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Author Notes: I love Vietnamese take out - especially Pho - and as summer comes to an end the light freshness of this soup hits just the right note! Healthy take out style dishes like this easy recipe for pho can be made at home by cooks of all levels. Let me show you how! —Lyndsay Wells
Serves 8
- 1/2 pound chicken tenders cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 cup finely diced onion
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup diced carrot
- 4 cups chopped baby bok choy stems and leaves separated
- 8 sliced button mushrooms
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup Hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon Siracha chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 juice of fresh small lime
- 8 ounces Thai rice noodles cooked and drained
- n a large soup pot or Dutch Oven saute the onion, celery, carrot, and baby bok choy stems (the white parts) in the oil over medium high heat just until the onions begin to soften.
- Add the chicken and continue to saute, stirring often and moving the vegetables aside so that the chicken begins to go golden brown, add the mushrooms and let them begin to soften. (Adjust your heat to medium if the pan gets too hot)
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Boboli looked up from the pot of stew he was stirring. Teoro's voice sounded fearful. "What is it, Teo?" he asked.
"It's Men, Dad. There's Men outside, Men on horses." Boboli could see his son shaking with carefully controlled terror. "They're askin' who's the head of the family, Dad. They've got knives, Dad, knives and—and swords!"
Bob straightened up, feeling the hair on his head and feet standing right up. "What do they want now?" he muttered, then turned to his daughter Lilia. "You, lass—keep stirrin' this. I'll go see what they want. Maybe they'll just let us be."
Anemone looked up from where she sat in the corner, cradling her doll, their ratter Lister pressed against her. The child's eyes were wide, her usually rosy face pale. "They'll not try to hurt you like they did Gaffer Holc, will they, Dad?"
"I've no intention of lettin' anyone hurt me, sweetling," he said as he pulled open the rough door he'd made for the recently dug first larder. Inside was the item he'd found a few days earlier as he'd cleaned away the rubble of a fallen wall that lay where he'd been constructing the first parlor—a sheathed long knife. The leather of its sheath had still been mostly good, and had perked right up when he rubbed it with the oil he'd always used on the ponies' harness and reins. The blade of the knife inside had been a bit rusty, but it had responded to the oiled stone on which he sharpened kitchen knives and his axe blades; it now reflected the light from the as yet unglazed round windows, the engraved pattern of crescent moon, sunburst, and seven stars clearly visible as he drew it out. Certain he was a sight to make even the most rough of ruffians cautious, he went to the front door and carefully opened it.
Outside, a decidedly tall Man had dropped from an equally tall dun mare. He was more slender than had been the swart Southerners who'd invaded Bree and reportedly burned the family home and killed Boboli's father, and his shoulder-length hair and short beard were well kept. He wore a silver-grey cloak clasped at the shoulder with a silver star, the cloak pulled back to show worn but well kept green riding leathers embossed with leaf and star shapes and girded by a pale brown swordbelt, a dagger thrust behind it, and hanging from it the black sheath for a long sword, decorated with inlaid copper and silver wire in the pattern of a leafy branch. Behind him was a second Man—well, actually more a lad among Men, really, who also dropped from his own horse to take the first Man's reins as they were thrust at him.
Bob looked up at the Man warily, the drawn long knife clearly displayed in his hand. "What can I do you for?" he asked.
"You are the head of this family?" the Man asked.
"Yes, I am. What do you want?"
"You don't need a drawn blade to treat with me, friend."
"I don't? Last strange Men as we met up with should of been greeted this way, you see."
"Oh, so that's the way of it. Are you from within the Shire originally?"
Bob snorted. "Inside the Shire? I'll say not! No, my family's always farmed just outside Staddle. My brother's stayed there, tryin' to reclaim the land and farm from the ashes; but me and mine—we've had enough and come away. This land's always been empty, so we decided to try our luck here. You got some complaint about it?"
"No, small master, I've no difficulty with that, save that the title for this land has been granted to another by the King, and in order to settle here you will have to make arrangements with Lord Iorhael."
"What you mean? You sayin' as this land's already claimed?"
"Oh, yes. This land has belonged to the King's family for the past eighteen hundred years or so. He granted it to Lord Iorhael for his maintenance after the victory against Mordor. It is part of Lord Iorhael's holdings here in Arnor."
The arm holding the drawn knife dropped as Bob stared at the Man in confusion. "Who are you, and what's this talk about kings and lords and victories and such?"
"I am Faradir son of Rahael, a Ranger of Arnor, and this is my son Teregion. We were sent out to take a survey of the lands Aragorn has granted to Lords Iorhael and Perhail so that Lord Halladan can send them a proper description of their holdings in the North Kingdom."
"And this Lord Iorhael could make us leave?"
"Yes, he could, although I doubt he'd wish to from what I've seen of him."
"You know him?"
"Well, yes. I was one of those who rode south to fight by Aragorn's side as he led the armies of Gondor and Rohan against Mordor, and so rode north again alongside the party returning to Arnor. Thus I had much time to become acquainted with him, you see. A most gentle soul, Lord Iorhael. Now, if I might know your name, small master." The Man stepped forward a half pace, but halted as the Hobbit again lifted his blade.
"No further, you. You want my name? What for?"
"As I said, it is my duty to make a report on those lands the King has granted to Lord Iorhael, and I must note the names and particulars of any tenants on those lands."
Bob considered for some moments. "How you know as this is the lands as has been granted this Lord Iorhael?"
The Man turned, pointing northeast toward the River. "This land was one of the royal farmsteadings for the King of Cardolan, from the red standing stone a mile that way to the grey monolith a mile to the northwest, to the rockslip to the south that marks the northern bounds of the Shire at this point. Arvedui Last-king indicated it should lie vacant that the Hobbits of the Shire should have a buffer to their north where no Men might settle to disturb them."
"Then we'll have to leave so the land stays empty?"
"As our Lord King has granted this land to Lord Iorhael that is now his decision, and has nothing to do with the King's will from this time on. That Lord Iorhael might wish to see the land settled by Hobbits is very possible. After all, the Shire itself is populated by Hobbits.
"Now, may I again ask your name?"
The Hobbit finally dropped the hand holding his knife. So far there had been no threat by either of the Men. "I'm Boboli Hedges. My family's been farmin' our land just outside Staddle time out of mind, until the ruffians come and burned the place to the ground. Killed my dad, they did, and roughed up my wife. She died two months later. We was stayin' in Bree while my brother found the means to rebuild. After Thistle died I—I lost interest in returnin' to Staddle. It's not been particular good for some years, since so many outsiders began movin' into the area. Too many lookin' at us Littles as if we was somethin' strange and not to be listened to or respected.
"This land's never been settled, and I thought as there was no reason as why we couldn't settle here, build a farm. After all, the Brandybucks did that inside the Shire, didn't they—took over the lands t'other side of the Brandywine from the Shire and settled Buckland? If they could do it, we could do the same, couldn't we?"
The Ranger sighed, thinking. "Certainly the Hobbits of the Shire offer a precedent. It had been intended that area should also remain empty to provide a buffer between the world of Men and that of the Shire, although the Old Forest offers quite a buffer in its own right. We of the Dúnedain were not in any position to forbid the Oldbucks to settle that land when it was done. Nor would we have been likely to say no, although that region was originally the site of the capital of Cardolan and was where the line of kings for that people had settled before the kingdom was decimated by disease and war, and finally its rulers were killed by invaders from Angmar.
"Now that the kingship has at last been reestablished, it is our hope that again many of the empty lands will be resettled. I expect that neither the King nor the Hobbits of the Shire will object to Hobbits resettling this region, although it is possible a few of the descendants of Cardolan may wish to return to the area. If that were to be allowed, however, you will learn that we of the Dúnedain are very different from the ruffians that tried to invade the Breelands and entered the Shire, as well as many of those who have entered the Breelands in the last score of years. We of the Dúnedain have held nothing but respect for the Periannath since Argeleb the Second was approached by those who begged for a grant to establish a land of their own. Certainly the aid we received from Bucca of the Marish and more recently the aid of the four who went south to the destruction of Mordor has confirmed our respect for your people."
Boboli was shaking his head. "You're tellin' me as there is a King again?" he demanded.
The Hobbit searched the Man's face and saw no sign he was lying. "How is it as there's a King again? And who's this Lord Iorhael?"
The Man smiled. "The King is a kinsman of mine, Aragorn son of Arathorn, the Chieftain of our people, and directly descended from Elendil, Isildur, Isildur's youngest son Valandil, and Arvedui on one hand, and from Ondoher King of Gondor through his daughter Fíriel, who married Arvedui, on the other.
"The main reason so many have come north seeking to settle here in Eriador has been due to the wars in the south and east. Sauron was again building his power in Mordor, and was encouraging attacks against Gondor and Rohan and within Dunland, as well as increasing his power amongst the orcs and trolls of the Misty Mountains and in sending forces of orcs, wargs, evil Men, and other creatures against the peoples of Mirkwood, Rovanion, Erebor, and other lands east of the mountains. Those who've come from the south have no experience with Hobbits, and consistently underestimate you, and for that I am heartily sorry.
"As for Lord Iorhael—he and Lord Perhail between them saw to the destruction of Sauron's Ring and thus his power forever. All of the Free Peoples of Middle Earth owe the two of them a debt of gratitude I doubt we will ever be able to repay. Sauron is no more, and Aragorn Elessar Envinyatar Telcontar now is recognized as High King over the western lands, wearing the Winged Crown of Gondor and wielding the Sceptre of Annúminas as King of Gondor to the south and of Arnor in the north."
Faradir went quiet for a moment, allowing Boboli to digest this information. Finally he spoke again. "Would you mind, Master Hedges, if we were to sit down for a time? I know that I tire of just standing, and you look more than a bit shaken."
Boboli looked up at the Man, then gave a somewhat distracted nod, gesturing vaguely at the rough bench he'd fashioned from a tree trunk. It was still a bit high for Hobbits, and probably quite low for the tall Man; but it was all he had available as yet in what he'd planned as his dooryard. Realizing he still was holding the long knife and that it was likely unnecessary at this point, he turned to the house. "Teoro!" he called as he lifted it, "Bring me the sheath for this!" Seeing his younger son peering out the door at him, he sighed. "It's all right—these ain't ruffians."
He heard the youth snort, and caught the sight of a smile quickly suppressed on the face of the Man. The youth said something unintelligible, and his father fixed him with a stern look. "Do not speak words you know will be not understood by those you are with, ion nín," he admonished his son.
"Save when you call me 'my son' in Sindarin?" Teregion asked, somewhat cheekily, or so Boboli thought.
Faradir fixed the youth with a look of reproof, and Teregion ducked his head much as Teo himself might do and murmured an apology. Yet as the Man folded himself on the log bench Bob thought he might just have caught a twitch to the Ranger's lips. "Trust children to cast ones own words back at one," Faradir murmured, and suddenly Boboli found himself laughing, the Man joining in the laugh after half a moment. The last of Bob's fear left him.
It took some time for Teoro to gain enough courage to actually come out and give his father the ancient sheath, but at last he did so, and finding that the youth had unsaddled the two horses and tethered them to a sturdy young tree and then settled down at his father's feet, Teo did much the same, soon followed by his older brother Holdfast as he finished his work in the recently constructed byre, and at last the two lasses.
With careful questioning, Faradir had managed at last to get Boboli to tell the full story. "Most of the Big Men appear to of attacked Bree itself," he explained, "but there was a few, at least, as went round to the farms along the borders and attacked them instead, apparently partly to get what loot as they could find, but mostly, it appeared, to devil with us Hobbits. They had to of passed two farms held by the newer folks, all Bigs, as they approached our place, but none seems to of done nothin' to them. Instead about six of 'em surrounded our place and attacked it sometime past the middle of the night, they did. Me dad'd heard somethin' out there in the darkness—or maybe Lister here—" he indicated the dog, "—barked enough to warn him. I'm not certain. Me brother'n me'd gone into Archet to do a deal on a new wagon with a farmer as we've dealt with many a time afore, so we wasn't home—just our dad and our children and our wives, you know."
It was a simple enough tale. The next morning word had spread around the whole of the Breelands that in the past two days there had been assaults both on Bree village and on several farms near the borders. Boboli and his brother had hurried home to find the low house and barn and most of the outbuildings had been burned down, Boboli's wife was seriously wounded, and his father was dead. "The bairns was able to get away safe, for which I was grateful—they hid in the bolt-hole with me brother's wife Wren. Thistle just never seemed to get none better—can't say why save for the shock of it all."
Faradir sighed. "More hurt by those sent north by Saruman the Traitor," he said bitterly. "We've had reports on the attack on Bree itself, but had heard nothing on the assaults on Hobbit-held farms. But it appears there was grave trouble in the Shire itself while the four were gone south with Aragorn." He looked at the farmer as he sat, the point of the sheath for the long knife he held grounded between his hairy feet, his hands absently turning the weapon first one way and then back again. He finally asked, "Have you had training with that as a sword?"
Boboli looked up at him, surprised. "Trainin'? Me, with a sword? And when has a Hobbit ever been trained to use a sword proper?"
The Man gave a short laugh. "Actually, there are now four Hobbits who've been so trained, I understand, although Lord Iorhael has said he does not believe it his part to use a weapon ever again."
Boboli's spine went rigid. "You sayin' as this Lord Iorhael you've been on about is a Hobbit?"
"Yes, he and Lord Perhail are both Hobbits of the Shire, as are Lord Iorhael's two kinsmen who accompanied them out of the Shire."
The Hobbit's eyes remained fixed on the Man's face. "But what Hobbit family would ever give a bairn such an outlandish name's those?" he demanded.
"Those are merely translations of their names into the Elven tongues, Master Hedges. It is by those names we praised them when they were made lords of all the free peoples for their great service by which Sauron, the great Enemy of us all, was cast down and all his power and might brought to naught."
"But I thought as you said the King fought'im."
"Aragorn was one of those who led armies to fight Sauron's forces before the gates of Minas Tirith, the capital city of Gondor, and he commanded the forces that marched to challenge Sauron's might before the very gates of Mordor; but it was two Hobbits who actually entered into the Black Land and crept through to the Mountain of Orodruin itself to actually cast him down. May their names be ever praised as we honored them in the Field of Cormallen! They were willing to offer themselves for all, but were brought forth from the ruins of Sauron's might on the wings of Eagles that we might ease them and honor them ever!"
Teregion looked up at his father, his expression thoughtful, then looked back to the Hobbits. "I pray you forgive him, for he becomes this way whenever he speaks of the Cormacolindor. Lord Halladan tells us my uncle, his brother, was seriously wounded before the Black Gate and would have been slain by one of Sauron's creatures had Lords Iorhael and Perhail not come to the Sammath Naur when they did. My uncle remained in Gondor at Lord Aragorn's side until the King can come again to us in the north kingdom. To know he owes the life of his brother to the two Cormacolindor has led Ada to honor them greatly."
"So," Boboli said slowly, "in order to get permission to settle here on this land, I must go to the Shire and get permission from this Lord Iorhael, then?"
Faradir smiled and shrugged. "That is indeed what you must do. I will write a letter of introduction to him for you to carry with you that he knows you have been advised of this by an agent of the King and that you be granted free passage to him within the Shire."
"I see," Boboli said thoughtfully. "Well, I was fixin' up a pot o' stew for luncheon, and we've a barrel o' ale from the Pony as I brought. Would the two o' you join us for a meal, for the childern'll be achin' for food o' the moment?"
The two Men exchanged looks. "We'd be honored, if we're allowed to offer some of our own supplies to supplement yours," Faradir said.
Boboli felt relieved, for certainly he'd not been prepared to entertain the appetites of Men--as much bigger than Hobbits as they were, how much would they need to eat? he wondered. But he nodded his agreement, and he set the lads to bringing out the table and setting it up before the bench, and sent the lasses to bring out cloth, plates and silver for all of them. They'd always used Gammer Opal's dishes at home, and so those his sister-in-law and Thistle had brought into their respective marriages had remained packed away for years in one of the storage holes on the farm; there'd been goods and to spare for him to bring away with him to furnish a new hole for himself and their children with still sufficient to leave with his brother for the house he and his neighbors were raising once more on the farm.
Teregion brought dried meat and vegetables to add to the stew, and a store of mushrooms they'd found that morning--the eyes of all the Hobbits lit with that addition to the meal; and some dried fruits to add to the fare. Boboli hurried back into the kitchen with them--he'd finished that room and a couple rooms for them to all sleep in and a stable sufficient for the ponies and milk cow first, and was completing others as he could, digging them into the ridge that had drawn him to the land to begin with. He soon had the meat, vegetables, and mushrooms added to the meal, and mixed the fruit into the compote he'd been preparing for afters. There appeared to be enough bread for all of them, although they'd need to bake again tomorrow, a day earlier than he'd planned; and the milk produced by Maddie would provide for the lasses and Teo, he knew.
The lads had placed the chairs and bench from the kitchen for the rest of them by the time Boboli was ready to bring out the meal. He found Faradir examining the long knife with interest as he set the pot of stew on the table.
"Where did you get this?" asked the Man as he turned the blade to examine the engravings on it.
"Found it as I was diggin' out the room as I plan for the first parlor," Bob explained. "Seems most o' the ridge is actually soil as has collected over the ruins of an old houseplace or somethin' like. Stone walls is standin' in most places chest high or higher, and the floors under all is stone flags. Some careful woodwork's been needed to support the earth as is intended for the roof, but there's timber and to spare there," he pointed over the ridge at the further wooded hillside beyond the open grassy field that lay immediately adjacent to the growing smial. "The work's proved far easier'n I'd thought to look for, havin floors 'n' walls already there--it's mostly been a matter of clearin' away sufficient and shorin' up walls and ceilin's as I go. Some places I'll have to raise earthen or wooden walls for now, although there's enough dressed stone tumbled about to do much of it." He watched as the Man returned the knife to its sheath and handed it to him. "Holdfast, go 'n' get the bread and the butter crock for us. There's the lad."
"It fits you'd find such a knife here. It would have been kept in the place for protection, I suppose, when this was the King's steading. Keep it by you that you have protection should any lawless Men seek to bother you here."
"It's a fair made blade," Bob commented as he served out portions of the stew and indicated to the lasses to see them passed to their guests. He saw they'd washed at the stream that watered the place, and appeared to have run a comb through their hair.
"Indeed," Teregion said. "It's fine steel that was folded at least seven times. The engravings of the seven stars are wonderfully done, and indicates this was indeed made for the King's own folk. The handle was carved from the antler of one of the great deer that live in the northlands, near the dwelling of the Snow-men; and it's inlaid with shell traded from the south, perhaps from Dol Amroth on the southern shores of Gondor."
Faradir smiled fondly at his son. "Teregion has already the makings of a smith, and has always been fascinated by the crafting of weapons. He spends much of his time in the swordsmith's forge as it is."
"It's an ancient blade," the youth continued, "at least a thousand years. I'm amazed the sheath is still intact, although there are indications it was wrought by Elves. Their work tends to be far more lasting than that done by Men."
Again Boboli felt the hair on his head and feet stand up at the thought of the ancient nature of this weapon as he stowed it beneath his chair.
As they ate they discussed what was needed to be done to secure Lord Iorhael's permission to remain on the land. "I'd certainly leave your older son here to care for the beasts and continue your work as he's able; but you at least will need to approach Lord Iorhael himself to discuss the matter, or so I'd think. I believe he dwells in Hobbiton, although he spoke also of having dwelt in Buckland, which is as you know just inside the Shire on the eastern shores of the Baranduin."
"I could take the lasses and Teo with me," Bob said thoughtfully. He turned to Holdfast. "What do you think, lad--could you hold down the place on your own, do you think, for a week or two at best? I brought plenty of flour and other supplies, as long as you try not to eat as a teen, of course."
"It would give me a fine chance to finish the paddock and expand the vegetable garden and the like, Da. And they grow the finest root vegetables to be had in the Shire. Could you bring me some starts, do you think? And perhaps some bushes and flower starts as well, while you're at it."
"It will take me about two days to get all ready," Bob said, calculating in his head. "But I s'pose as the sooner's I start the quicker 'twill be done."
"I'll let the Rangers that patrol here on the northern borders of the Shire and east of the Breelands know that you're building a smial here and that your son will remain on the land while you go into the Shire to consult with Lord Iorhael. They'll not allow anyone to offer your son any violence while you are gone."
"Where were you when the farm was attacked?" Holdfast grumbled.
"In the south alongside our lord cousin," answered Faradir. "Much ill was done while we must be at his side. But we who patrol this area were the few who could be gathered in haste when the call came for some of the Grey Company to come to his aid for the final defense against Mordor."
The rest of the meal was punctuated with lighter talk and a great deal of planning on the part of Boboli Hedges. Teo and Teregion washed the dishes at the stream and gave them to the lasses to carry back into the house and put away. "I'll need to put in a proper pump afore next winter," Bob said. "But you come again then and will find all will be in proper trim. This Lord Iorhael o' yours cooperates, and all will be well enough, I think."
But after they'd seen their guests off and he stood watching after them as they rode north, Bob found his mind worrying over just what kind of individual this Lord Iorhael might turn out to be.


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Jimmy Kimmel's Emmys Prank With Tracy Morgan "Passing Out" Tricks Thousands on Twitter
It may be hard to believe, but Jimmy Kimmel's prank with Tracy Morgan Sunday at the Emmy Awards actually worked!
Emmys host Kimmel, 44, teamed up with the 30 Rock star to try and fool Twitter into believing Morgan, 43, passed out on stage.
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The Jimmy Kimmel Live host told viewers to tweet, "OMG, Tracy Morgan just passed out on stage at the Emmys, turn ABC on now!"
And to get Twitter users to believe the prank, Kimmel had Morgan lie down on stage. "Okay, hold my nunchucks," Morgan told the host while taking actual nunchucks out of his sparkly tuxedo coat before sprawling out on the floor.
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"Just lie there for about 10 minutes or so, and when people tune in they'll see this on the stage," Kimmel explained.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A mixture of decaying organic matter, as from leaves and manure, used to improve soil structure and provide nutrients.
- n. A composition; a mixture.
- transitive v. To fertilize with a mixture of decaying organic matter.
- transitive v. To convert (vegetable matter) to compost.
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- n. The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer
- v. To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer
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- n. A mixture; a compound.
- n. A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap.
- transitive v. To manure with compost.
- transitive v. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.
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- To manure with compost.
- To plaster.
- To form or convert into compost. See compost, n., 3.
- n. A mixture.
- n. A mixed dish; a compote.
- n. In agriculture, a mixture or composition of various manuring substances for fertilizing land.
- n. A composition for plastering the exterior of houses. Usually called compo.
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- n. A computation or calendar of astronomical and ecclesiastical data.
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- v. convert to compost
- n. a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
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Then follows the maturation of the compost manure, a stage that is reached during this final process in which particles of decomposed refuse slowly turn into humus, which we refer to as compost manure.
Students used old bleachers from Madigan Gym and wood stumps to create the terraced rows, and they fertilized the less-than-ideal soil with compost from the dining halls.
Plunge to half their depth in compost or a trench in open ground if you don't have a frame.
Some say that adding manure to your organic gardening compost is a positive.
And even though some gardeners will tell you that pulling weeds and throwing them in your organic gardening compost is a positive thing to do, Beatrix would ask you, have they gone to seed yet?
"With the exception of collecting compost from the Supreme Court and the Capitol building, it pretty much has met all of our expectations," joked Simon, 28.
When the compost is ready, you can even re-gift it as a party favor at your next shindig and remind guests that they helped make what is in their goodiebags!
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 The green compost is nitrogen-rich and comes from your vegetable and fruit matter, coffee grinds, and green plants.
The compost is of a nice rich consistency with tiny bits of shells visible in the mix.
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Retirement.....are you prepared?
The cost of buying a pension has shot up by 40% in the last three years. So much so that a male worker now needs €200,000 to get an annual pension of €10,000. Ten years ago €140,000 would get you an annual pension of €10,000.
Furthermore the number of people contributing to occupational pensions in Ireland is falling, with over half of Ireland's workforce now without a pension, according to recent research. Some 51% had no pension, with females and young people least likely to have one. A separate survey by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) last year indicated a drop in private held pensions by self-employed workers from 47% to 36%.
With the age at which people can receive the old age (State) pension set to rise to 68, putting a plan in place is vital! However, set against the backdrop of falling incomes and increasing taxes, funding for retirement is more of a challenge. Another obstacle is the poor performance of funds in recent years and the Government decision to impose a 0.6% levy on pensions hasn't helped matters.
More research, however, has indicated cuts of up to 50% to the real value of the State's old-age pension are inevitable! The Department of Social Protection is currently awaiting the publication of an OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) review of Irish State pensions. The department plans to base its future pensions policy around the report.
However a more sinister reality is that we raided the National Pensions Reserve Fund to recapitalise the banks with further contributions to the fund being suspended in the face of a large deficit on the Governments budget. This has the impact of today's and tomorrow's workers having to work longer before retiring and having smaller public pensions.
Simply speaking if things don't change in Ireland by 2060, when today's graduates retire, the gap between the amount being paid into national pensions and paid out would be equivalent of 10% of GDP according to the OECD.
With this backdrop private pension funding becomes even more important to fill the gap in public pension funds (State Old-Age Pension). Even if further increases in retirement ages are implemented, private pension provision should be promoted to allow workers draw on their savings in old age, complimenting their working income and public pension benefits. Making private pensions compulsory would be the ideal solution to eliminate the pension gap and ensure benefit adequacy.
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Robert Pattinson, 24, best known for being the irresistible heartthrob in the hit movie trilogy Twilight turned heads recently by appearing inside the pages and on the cover of the latest issue of the United Kingdom's Playgirl Magazine (view the cover). No one other than the people behind the magazine knew that he would be posing so it was unexpected to many of his fans.
However, while he appeared inside the pages of the magazine where men usually do a full frontal, that wasn't the case for Pattinson. On the cover and inside the pages of the magazine, he was shown donning a tuxedo, keeping it classy. Therefore, no nudity was shown inside the magazine, much to the disappointment to many of his female and male fans. As a consolation prize, however, we at the website have uploaded far better shots of Pattinson shirtless during shooting Breaking Dawn, which you can view by clicking here.
As for what Pattinson is up to, he will be appearing on the big screen in Water for Elephants and Bel Ami. He will also soon be starring in the latest movie of Twilight, too.
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I am an environmental historian at Michigan Technological University. I have recently finished a book on climate change and toxics in the Lake Superior basin titled Sustaining Lake Superior (Yale University Press, Fall 2017). The book will be available in September 2017.
My next project will explore climate change and animal migrations, focused on the upper Great Lakes. How has climate change affected the movements of three iconic species of the northern forest: woodland caribou, coaster brook trout, and loons? These species were once abundant in the Great Lakes region, but habitat change, toxics, and over-hunting decimated their populations by the early 20th century. Conservation efforts recovered breeding populations of loons, but woodland caribou are now ghost species throughout much of their former range. On a few islands along the north coast of Lake Superior, vigorous populations persist, but climate change threatens their populations. Coaster brook trout are hanging on in a few runs, but their future is equally uncertain. How have the relationships between humans and these other species been influenced by climate change? How do animal migrations influence the mobilizations of toxics into distant spaces, and how does climate change in turn affect toxic mobility? Can restoring these species help in the fight against climate change? I am currently preparing a series of lectures on these topics for the 2019 Mandel Lectures in the Humanities at Brandeis University in Spring 2019, which will be revised into a book to be published by University Press of New England.
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Alaska has traditionally been the home of people who are strong individualists. The weather, terrain and geographic isolation make this a difficult country to live in; those who believe in taking care of themselves have always done the best.
But is seems we are now turning into a Nanny State, passing laws to say what you must do. Many approved when smoking was banned in many places as no one claims smoking is a healthy thing to do.
Only a generation ago most people smoked; the generation before regarded smoking as a moral issue. That attitude was discarded along with Prohibition. Then the health issue was raised in 1964 and once again smoking is outlawed in most places.
Now, on the flimsiest of evidence, a small group is trying to force a smoking ban on the entire town. To criminalize an activity that harms no one but the participant seems about as un-Alaskan as is possible.
People vote with their feet. If they find a store or restaurant full of smoke and it offends them, they can leave.
French fries are not healthy either; shouldn't eating them in public also be banned?
If fumes are a problem, why are tour busses allowed to idle on downtown streets?
Find the smell of smoke off-putting to the appetite? What about watching those who demonstrate terrible table manners in restaurants?
Seriously, with all the real business the Assembly has to attend to, should they really be bothering with an issue that intrudes upon private property, private decisions and adult lifestyles? One of the joys of visiting Europe is the freedom found there to act as an adult and make choices as an adult. (By the way, in the range of world health, virtuous United States ranks in the middle.)
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Czechs break Davis Cup final drought
Czech Republic has reached the Davis Cup final for the first time when Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych beat Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 to open an unassailable 3-0 lead over Croatia overnight.
They will travel to Spain, winners in 2000, 2004 and 2008 for December's final, most likely on clay, after the Spaniards took a 3-0 lead over Israel in Murcia.
"This is an unbelievable success for our country," Czech captain Jaroslav Navratil told Croatian TV.
"We made it to the final after 29 years and I am exceptionally proud of our players who put up a great performance in all three matches."
The former Czechoslovakia won the Davis Cup in 1980 by beating Italy with a team led by Ivan Lendl but this is the first time the Czech Republic has reached the final.
The Czech doubles pair won in two hours and 15 minutes in a contest that was much less difficult than their singles matches.
"It was really hard to play after the dramatic matches on Friday but the Czech players were better and I congratulate them on the well-deserved win," Cilic said.
On Friday, Stepanek had put the visitors ahead by beating Karlovic 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 16-14 in a marathon opener in which the 82 games played equalled the highest number in a Davis Cup rubber since the introduction of the tiebreak in 1989.
Even Karlovic's record 78 aces were not enough to win an extraordinary match that had the fans on the edge of their seats at the Zatika Arena in the northern Adriatic town of Porec.
In the second singles rubber, Berdych needed three hours and 47 minutes to beat 15th ranked Cilic 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3.
Life after Nadal
Defending champions Spain decisively proved once again that there is life beyond Rafael Nadal.
The world number two skipped this weekend's semi-final win over Israel in Murcia after being forced to rest an abdominal strain picked up in his recent run to the US Open last four.
It was a familiar scenario for the Spanish who defeated Argentina in the 2008 final without the six-time Grand Slam title winner, sidelined from that encounter because of a knee injury.
On Saturday, doubles pair Tommy Robredo and Feliciano Lopez defeated Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-2 to give their team an unassailable 3-0 lead and a place in a seventh Davis Cup final.
In the December 4-6 title match, which they will host, they will start overwhelming favourites to claim a fourth title having now won 17 straight Davis Cup home ties.
It will also give Spain captain Albert Costa a selection headache with Nadal and fellow top 10 player Fernando Verdasco, who was another semi-final absentee, likely to be fit.
"It was a question of taking our opportunities," Robredo said.
"The first two sets were very close, but then we played our best in the third and fourth sets."
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This afternoon, BMO Capital analyst Karl Keirstead picked up coverage of the software giant with a Market Perform rating and $30 target.
"Bottom line, we conclude that a weak PC market, a slowdown in transactional enterprise license sales, and a slow ramp of Surface tablet sales will cap the upside in Microsoft shares," Keirstead writes in a research note. "While we're positive on touch-enabled PCs and enterprise demand for Office-enabled Windows tablets, demand could take longer-than-expected to ramp ... While we believe that the Server and Tool business can continue to grow at a ~10% clip and gain share, we conclude that more of the growth in this business is driven by Microsoft's licensing model changes and price increases than most investors believe."
The analyst asserts that the Street consensus for the December quarter is too high: he projects profits of 73 cents a share, below the Street at 77 cents. For the June 2013 fiscal year, he sees profits of $2.73 a share, well below the Street at $2.89. For FY 2014, Keirstead sees $3.20 a share, just shy of consensus at $3.22.
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New to pitching, Doolittle in command on mound
A'S Onetime prospect Doolittle back as a reliever, and he has potential
Updated 5:52 pm, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Phoenix -- When Sean Doolittle took the field against the Cubs this week, he hadn't appeared in a big-league spring game in three years.
The last time, Doolittle was a hot-shot first-base prospect for Oakland. On Sunday he was on the mound, a left-handed pitcher who has the A's believing he might be a superb reliever in the not-so-distant future.
And after Sunday's nice outing - Doolittle walked one and struck out two in a scoreless inning - he, too, can envision himself as a big-league pitcher.
"Absolutely," Doolittle said Monday in the A's clubhouse. "I've had a lot of success in bullpen sessions, live batting practice, but until it's a real game situation, you don't believe it. To do that, amidst all the jitters and emotions, that's huge for me."
Just getting into a game of any sort, at any position, is a triumph for Doolittle, 25, whose career was disrupted by injuries much of the past three seasons. Last summer, Doolittle was just about to resume playing after two knee surgeries when he developed a tendon problem in his right wrist.
"I was looking at another surgery, another offseason of rehab," Doolittle said. "I thought, 'What am I doing?' "
Dismayed at the possibility of another lost season, Doolittle began throwing some bullpen sessions, more as a distraction than anything else. He knows what he's doing - Doolittle was a pitcher as well as a position player at Virginia, and he left as the school's all-time leader in RBIs (167) and wins (21).
"We said, 'For fun, let's start the process,' " A's director of player development Keith Lieppman said of converting Doolittle. "We did it mainly to help occupy his time, because it had gotten to the point where Sean was going crazy with the frustration. It was awful watching him suffer. How many times can you get shut down?
"So it was done to appease him - but we've realized subsequently that we really have something."
Still, Doolittle was three years removed from pitching. When he went to the instructional league in the fall, no one was quite sure what to expect, so imagine the A's delight when Doolittle was clocked throwing 97 mph.
"Sean has an overpowering fastball," said Max Stassi, who caught Doolittle last fall. "His changeup has really developed. His slider is nearly there. He's got three great pitches, and he has a lot of confidence and works quickly. I know he'll be successful with his mind-set and what he's been through."
Minor-league pitching rehab coordinator Garvin Alston worked extensively with Doolittle, saying, "Sean is so astute it was easy, but I didn't know it would go so well so quickly. He's going to take his lumps sometime, but right away, the ball was jumping out of his hand. And he still has a hitter's approach - he can use that to his advantage.
"I love everything about him; I think he was destined to do this. I think Sean can be an impact reliever, and very soon."
Most A's players remember Doolittle as a slick-fielding first baseman who banged a couple of homers during camp in 2009 and looked poised to be a big-leaguer there.
"He was unreal at first base, the way he picked it," Stassi said. "His approach at the plate was great. He was definitely ready to go to the big leagues as a first baseman."
"I remember watching him defensively and thinking, 'Pure talent,' " A's starter Dallas Braden said. "Soft hands, great baseball savvy, good hitter, we thought he'd be at that position a long time."
Braden added with a grin, "What really ticks me off is that he puts down the bat, and he picks up 97 mph - he can go jump in the lake. But there's no doubt in my mind, I'll call it right now: He'll be the surprise of camp. He throws 95, and it's right on you."
Manager Bob Melvin repeatedly has paid Doolittle the best compliment he could hear at this stage: Melvin said that Doolittle looks like a pitcher, not a converted first baseman. One scout who saw Doolittle pitch Sunday said he was hitting 93 mph and worked both sides of the plate effectively.
"It's a good story about perseverance and flexibility," Lieppman said. "To see the glimmer turn into a flame, that's been fun."
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The Oceanaire Seafood Room Restaurant Review: Reminiscent of a '30s restaurant, this 9,000-square-foot place with plush cherry-wood paneling promises and delivers especially fresh seafood in a variety of ways. Check the top of the menu for the catches of the day---about two dozen fish varieties---and listen to your server's specials before you make any decisions. The menu includes big shrimp cocktails and crab-cake appetizers, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller (plus a splendid assortment of fresh oysters---at the oyster bar or at your table) and soups (a Maryland blue crab soup leads the list). Menus are drawn up twice daily to ensure that freshly arrived catch can be served simply grilled or broiled and brushed with olive oil and lemon. The crab Louie salad might be a lighter choice than the cioppino, but we adored the latter, a seafood stew that is a mix of fish and shellfish in a peppery broth---sensational. Desserts are wickedly outsized; you'll wish for an elastic-waisted outfit if you plan to finish off the for-two portions of cheesecake or Key lime pie. Smaller old-fashioned desserts like Toll House cookies with milk or a root beer float may become all the rage in this town where looking back is as much fun as peering into the future. Service here is courteous and diligent.
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If you had the choice of Kershaw, Chamberlain, Buccholz, or Price, which one would you pick to build a team around?
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I went with Price.
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I'd go Price over Kershaw but not by a lot.
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Both are so good, it's a tough decision. Price throws a bit harder and has a slider while Kershaw throws the curve.
I don't think Joba is a prospect anymore. But maybe he hasn't pitched enough, although I'm sure he has.
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It's gotta be Price.
First....it's Buchholz
Second, I don't think the comparisons are fair. Price just got drafted, Joba's starting, Buchholz is starting and has already thrown a no-hitter and Kershaw has thrown a handful of starts in the ML already.
I'd say the only fair comparison is Joba/Buchholz, and maybe you can add Kershaw to that group.
What's your reasoning for picking Buccholz BTW? I'm curious to see whether there's any other reason besides the fact that he pitched a no hitter.
Price by a ALOT. Power stuff, very polished with really good command. But then again if Kershaw had the seasoning Price did..
Joba, I'm just being homerish though.
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How could anyone pick Price over Kershaw. Kershaw is 20, Price is 23. Kershaw and Price both throw about the same speed on their fastball. Also, Kershaw is already in the majors and price is not. Plus if you want to build around a pitcher, wouldn't you rather build around a guy 3 years younger.
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FED-UP with seeing the modern obsession with celebrities, Los Angeles-based artist Danny Evans decided to do something radical.
As a reaction to over-retouched photos of celebrities that are everywhere, he started the "Celebrity Make Under" project back in 2006.
Most photographers use the computer programme Photoshop to 'touch up' celebrities, and enhance them. In fact, many famous names have a team of photoshop experts at the ready, to work on any publicity shots being released to the often-unsuspecting public, to make sure they are looking as perfect as possible before the image is zapped into newsroom emails around the world.
But Danny has taken a different approach and has, in effect, 'un-Photoshopped' the celebs, to see how they might look without all the touching up, airbrushing and enhancement.
He wants you to look at these, and think to yourself: If I ran into these famous people on the street today, would they even stand out?
A little bit of extra weight here, a bit less make-up there, maybe even a bad hair day, or a post-gym collar of sweat — what a difference a 'dose of reality' makes to them.
Or, indeed, the lack of a team of stylists.
Take a look and judge for yourself.
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Hospital and community
health care for disturbed children are both needed
I take issue with Gwen Skinner's contention that closing the Child and Adolescent Unit at Georgia Regional Hospital will result in either cost savings or in more children being served ("Children's unit closing will not hurt care for those with mental health needs," Letters, Feb. 16).
I believe she is wrong on both counts. Only the most severely disturbed children are served at GRH, and then only when their problems are most acute and can't be managed in the community.
If GRH's Child and Adolescent Unit closes, those youngsters will have to be shipped to institutions farther away, making family contact even more difficult. That will be despite the fact that, as Ms. Skinner noted, children with mental health problems thrive when they remain connected to family and community support.
Her contention that those youngsters will be transitioned into community-based services failed to take into account that, at least here in Chatham County, the few mental health services that exist are already inadequate to meet the immense need.
Outpatient services are completely overwhelmed. Therapeutic foster care and residential beds of any kind are in enormously short supply. And no local facility other than GRH is equipped to handle kids who are a danger to themselves or others. The jail is already the largest provider of mental health services for adults in Chatham County.
Closing GRH's Child and Adolescent Unit will mean that many more children with mental health problems may end up in the criminal justice system at a colossal cost both in terms of money and more importantly, human suffering.
In-patient and out-patient services shouldn't be pitted against each other. The question isn't whether we need hospital or community-based services for emotionally disturbed kids, because clearly we need both.
The question instead is how we can adequately fund a full-range of accessible, affordable and quality mental health services for children and families. And not just because prevention is far cheaper than remediation, but because it's the right thing to do. A civilized society doesn't forsake its most desperate and vulnerable.
Evidence abundant as
proof of creationism
In a letter on Feb. 14 ("He's still searching for the evidence that proves creationism"), Albert Munitz wrote that he'd love to learn of evidence that exists proving creationism. That evidence isn't hard to find.
First, the idea of a creator-God is logical. Does Mr. Munitz believe that a house, which is immensely less complex than any one cell in the human body, could build itself? Most people believe in a creator because it makes sense.
Colin Patterson, scientist at the British Museum of Natural History, has abandoned evolution, concluding that he and others like him didn't know one thing for sure that was true about evolution.
Mathematics provides evidence of a creator. Read respected scientist Dean Overman's book, "A Case Against Accident and Self-Organization," or Isaac Asimov's "The Genetic Code."
The sudden appearance of new plant and animal groups in the fossil record points to a creator. Even Darwin admitted that whole groups of species appear to have abruptly developed, which if true would prove fatal to his views.
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Future is safe with these
teenagers leading way
Afraid of the future of our community, state, country? Worried that the young people of today are valueless, self-involved creatures? Think again. The Ronald McDonald House Teen Board, comprised of 24 high school students from area schools, has once again dispelled those worries.
These Savannah teens recently completed their annual Bake-a-thon, raising more than $12,000 for the Ronald McDonald House. The money is used to offset the deficit created when families of sick children stay at the house but are unable to pay the nominal fee of $10 per night.
In a three-week selling extravaganza, the teens pre-sold dozens of chocolate chip cookies and cupcakes. On Feb. 12, they gathered to bake and package 353 dozen cupcakes and 435 dozen cookies. It was a 12-hour day, but it was a teen-planned, teen-driven and teen-executed event.
Thank you to those in the community who supported these teens. Rest assured that our future is in good hands.
Teen Board Advisor
Ronald McDonald House
Larchmont drivers need
to slow their speed down
The people of Larchmont Estates subdivision need to realize that speeding through the neighborhood is breaking the law.
The speed limit is 25 mph. The safety of the children and pets are at stake in the neighborhood when drivers travel above that posted limit. I can't even walk my dogs without putting my life and theirs at risk.
On March 10, the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Unit came out here and gave out 15 tickets in just one hour, all but one person lived there. I've had to call them again because the problem is so bad.
As for the lady in the SUV who actually backed up and jumped out of her car to yell at me for asking her to slow down, she should realize that time she spent yelling at me wasted the time she was trying to make up by speeding. And she said she was on her way to church.
Is the 30 seconds a person saves by speeding worth the life of a child who may have run out into the street after their ball or pet?
There's no excuse for people speeding in a residential neighborhood. They should learn to get up and get ready a little sooner and then they won't have to worry about making up time.
Supporters of HB 218
are making fool's bargain
Given current efforts to promote fiscal responsibility in government, it is ironic that a fundamentally irresponsible public-private partnership bill (House Bill 218) is being promoted in Georgia's General Assembly.
This ill-considered measure would allow arrangements made by local governments and development authorities with would-be private investors to be hidden from the public until after sweet-deal contracts are signed.
For many years government giveaways to corporate players that pit one community against another have been known to be the worst kind of welfare capitalism, hurting the public instead of helping us.
Doubly ironic, if not downright hypocritical, is that many of the same politicians who condemn social programs targeting low-income people are among the first in line to fork over public resources and tax breaks worth millions to private ventures in the name of economic progress, with no guarantee of results and little on record to bolster confidence.
Making it lawful to keep such negotiations secret until after they become legally binding deprives the public of constitutional control over the use of public resources, monetary and otherwise.
Such covert operations are likely to turn tax dollars and natural resources into excessive corporate profits that benefit only a privileged few at the expense of the vast majority.
Corporate welfare and the back- room bargains that enable it are promoted by those who benefit greatest: the most opportunistic segment of the business sector, including many people in high places who own a piece of the action and well-meaning but intellectually challenged public officials who simply don't understand when they are making a fool's bargain.
As Midway State Rep. Al Williams said, the need to attract new jobs shouldn't trump the public's right to know what is being done with tax money. I remind our politicians that not all jobs are worth creating and not all employers will be responsible members of our communities unless they are held publicly accountable.
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Only a Sith deals in absolutes, Darth Siegler
MG Siegler has it exactly wrong in his latest attempt to explain his wacky review of the new Galaxy Nexus phone. Siegler's iOS goggles make it difficult for him to write a real review. He's ended up more with a list of debating points for iPhone lovers to cite. Worst of all, the piece was dripping with condescension, hubris and confirmation bias. After getting called out by The Verge's Joshua Topolsky, Siegler went off again:
"I don't know about you, but when I read my favorite technology writers, I want an opinion. Is the iPhone 4S the best smartphone, or is it the Galaxy Nexus? I need to buy one, I can't buy both. Topolsky never gives us that. Instead, he pussyfoots around it. One is great at some things, the other is great at others. Barf.
Fucking pick one. I bet that even now he won't.
This is the problem I have with most technology reviews these days. Everyone seems so afraid to say how they really feel about the device. And more often than not, that's exactly what readers want."
But Siegler's got it exactly backwards. The least useful gadget reviews declare a product as the best or the worst. Does he seriously think there's one best phone that everyone should own? Insane.
Topolsky had it exactly correct when he said the world is full of shades of grey. I need this camera because I take a lot of pictures in low light but you want a big zoom lens. I prefer a car with simple radio controls but you want satellite radio, video screens in back for the kids and a Bluetooth iPod connection. I have a big budget for a fancy stove but you almost never cook at home so you're going to scrimp.
The very best reviews help you understand a product's strong point and weak points, answering the question: who would get the most out of this phone/car/movie/bathing suit and who would find it lacking? And it's quite difficult to do well.
Think about people's opinions of New York City. It's the greatest city on earth to some and a dirty hell hole to others. Both sides use facts to make their case -- both sides are "true." How can that be? It all depends on your individual perspective, your needs and wants and tastes and tolerances.
I lived in New York for a decade, spent six years in Washington DC and then the past 10 years up here in Boston. One thing I learned was that if you tried to be a New Yorker in DC, you'd be pretty unhappy. And Washingtonian's don't thrive in Boston. By which I mean, each city has completely different strengths and weaknesses, attitudes and atmospheres. I liked DC a whole lot better when I stopped trying to find late night diners and started using the parks more. Boston favors smaller, private gatherings against DC's sprawling spectacles and black tie dinners.
One of the most boring aspects of gadget writing by people like Siegler and DaringFireball's John Gruber ¹ is that they're just like the people who hate New York City. It's so dirty, it's so noisy, there's so much crime. And every time you run into them, they want to talk your ear off with another anecdote about the litter or the muggings or whatever. But it's not black and white. New York is the perfect place to live for some people, the worst for others and something in between for everyone else.
So please, Darth Siegler, stop hitting me over the head with your condescending, know-it-all, b.s., Sith-laden crap.
¹Gruber amended this post after the controvsey erupted. Instead of just reiterating Seigler's black & white sentiments ("You either see it or you don't"), he later added: "If you don't, that's cool, enjoy your Nexus. But I think the reason Apple Stores are so crowded, and getting so big, is that there are an awful lot of people who do see it."
Siegler doesn't understand the difference between what he does and what Josh does. One writes troll-bating page view fodder for a technology rag while the other actually tries to provide a balanced a fair overview of the gadget world: you know, journalism.
Here's how you can tell the difference in one easy test. Do I ever have to read an article or post by Siegler or Gruber to know what they're going to say? What value do these two men provide besides comfort and ammunition to the fanatics?
I found this site through Techmeme's tracking the discussion and I'm very impressed!
I loved the title for this post and the body didn't disappoint for having more bon mots and insight.
Your NYC comment was awesome, too. I like a lot of Gruber's posts and scoops but sometimes it's like he's stuck in a very silly loop.
I totally agree with your point about opinions about a best phone vs. the best phone for a person. I love Apple but have loathed iTunes from its inception and thought my video iPod was an expensive waste of money. So I've never been too tempted by the iPhone until the iPhone 4s.
The whole "some people don't get the iPhone" vein that Siegler is in discounts the experience of people who totally get Apple's designs but don't think every product line is equal. My choosing Android and Mac and GoogleTV instead of iPhone and Mac and AppleTV isn't because I selectively lost appreciation for Apple.
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Teachers get creamed
Published 8:00 pm, Tuesday, May 18, 2010
By TRACI L. WEISENBACH
Tribune Staff Writer
CASEVILLE — While a student giving a teacher an apple is considered a kind and thoughtful gesture, a student smooshing a whipped cream pie in a teacher's face would usually mean time in detention.
At Caseville Public Schools, though, teachers willingly — and graciously — took pies in the face Friday afternoon for a fundraiser to benefit the school garden.
The eighth-grade class came up with the fundraiser, in which raffle tickets were sold for the chance to throw a pie. Tickets were sold between May 10 and May 14 for $1 for four.
The following teachers bravely participated in the pie-in-the-face event: Kalen Pokley, Kathleen Tighe, Erin Czerwinski, Remona Nowak, Patrick Brannan, Shannon Bowman, Erin Pearl and Mike Shilakes.
Approximately 20 to 30 pies were thrown by students. Some teachers received several pies in the face, while others squeaked by with only a few.
"This is for all the homework you gave me," student Kaylin Ewald exclaimed as she pied Bowman, who already had quite a bit of whipped cream on her face from previous pie-ings.
Taylor Schauer, an eighth grader, said there have been other pie-in-the-face fundraisers, and they've been successful, so that's why the eighth grade decided to pie teachers in the face to raise money.
"It's a chance to get back at the teachers for giving that quiz last Friday, or for whatever other reason," Schauer said.
The community garden is a K-8 project, in which each grade will get two flower beds. The garden, located behind the school by the nature center, will include flowers and vegetables. The garden is part of the school's Michigan Green School status.
Michigan Green Schools is a non-profit 501(c)3 agency dedicated to assisting all Michigan schools achieve environmental goals, including protecting the air, land, water and animals of our state along with world outreach through good ecological practices and the teaching of educational stewardship of students pre-kindergarten through high school. Schools have a list of 20 environmentally-friendly activities to choose from to earn points, and a school that earns 10 points in a school year is deemed a Michigan Green School. Scott Whipple, consultant with the Huron Intermediate School District, is on the agency's board of directors.
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Runco International introduces its 103-inch flat panel, the CinemaWall XP-103DHD. A true statement piece for the most discerning of home theater customers, the XP-103DHD plasma display brings world-famous Runco engineering and design quality to the ultra-large 1080p full-HD plasma category.
Runco continues to provide leading-edge product to our exclusive network of dealers and highest-echelon customers looking for display solutions that are truly enviable, said Scott Hix, vice president and general manager, Planar Systems Inc. Home Theater. This breathtaking plasma display epitomizes the heritage and reputation of the Runco brand with a luxury display that complements the exclusive lifestyle.
The CinemaWall XP-103DHD delivers 1920 x 1080 native resolution, provides ISF calibration modes for the installers convenience and addresses the unique needs of the most demanding customers. It includes DVI with HDCP and RS-232 inputs for connection to its outboard DHD Digital Controller. Runcos next-generation DHD features a wealth of inputs and switching, and incorporates Runcos ViVix II digital video processing technology, which prevents distortion-causing double scaling. The DHD provides premium aspect ratio control, optimizing signal reproduction for anamorphic, letterbox and 4:3 content, and its VirtualWide technology converts 4:3 video to the displays native 16:9 while retaining image integrity. The DHDs Orthogonal Line Correction adjusts for unwanted time-elapsed artifacts. For film-oriented programming, the DHD provides 3:2 and 2:2 pull-down for maximum-quality playback.
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VW has released first details and photos of the VW e-Golf. A must read!
The front-wheel drive electric Golf VII will feature an electric motor capable of developing 115 hp (85.76 kW) and an instant torque of 270 Nm (199 lb-ft). Thanks to this setup, the e-Golf will need 11.8 seconds to complete the 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) run, before reaching an electronically limited top speed of only 84 mph (135 km/h).
The lithium-ion battery is mounted under the rear seats and has a capacity of 26.5 kWh which should be enough for a range of up to 175 km (109 miles). Charging from a regular household outlet will be done in at least five hours.


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