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The legislative session that's concluding in Albany seems to be more about what's not getting done that what is getting accomplished. As Karen DeWitt reports, agreements were not reached on several key issues.
Governor Andrew Cuomo at this time last year was intensely lobbying lawmakers to pass a bill to legalize gay marriage. This year, he has taken a more hands off approach to the end of the current legislative session.
The governor introduced a bill on how to make teacher evaluations public, but said he would not push the legislature to approve it.
"If the Senate or the Assembly want to pass the bill, great," Cuomo said. "If not, it will further the dialogue."
The Assembly plans to pass the teacher evaluation plan, the Senate has not yet decided.
Cuomo was criticized during an all-night session in mid-March for issuing special messages of necessity to allow the Senate and Assembly to pass bills as soon as deals were struck on topics like a new pension tier for public workers, and redistricting lines. This time, the governor has vowed not to resort to the messages of necessity,
"You don't want to overuse them," Cuomo said.
Without the use of the special messages, there can be no down to the wire talks in the final days of the session. If the bills are to be passed by the end of the day on Thursday, then they needed to be finished by midnight Monday.
Cuomo also gave up on pressing for a measure to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. The bill, which has the support of New York City's police commissioner and mayor, was aimed at correcting a problem caused by the city's Stop and Frisk policy. Thousands of young black and Hispanic men stopped and searched by police have been arrested and received permanent records for possessing small amounts of the drug. Private possession of small amounts of marijuana is considered just a violation, but when the drug becomes public during a police search, the person is subject to a misdemeanor charge.
The Chair of the legislative Black and Hispanic task force, Karim Camara, says saddling a young person with a permanent criminal record can change the "trajectory' of their lives for the worse.
"It's going to impact your ability to get a job," said Camara. "It's going to impact your ability to get an education.".
Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos says he's reluctant to take steps to make marijuana legal in a vacuum, and would like to see some other substances criminalized first, like synthetic pot and bath salts.
"Bath salts, where people are inhaling this and going around and cannibalizing people," Skelos said, referring to an incident in Florida where a man high on bath salts allegedly ate part of homeless man's face.
The Governor says Senate republicans are facing political pressure not to further decriminalize marijuana, Senator Skelos denies that.
Assembly Democrats and unions have been pushing for an increase the minimum wage, and polls show most New Yorker's back the proposal. But Republicans in the Senate feared it would hinder job creation, and Governor Cuomo remained neutral in the dispute.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver predicts that Republican Senators will change their minds and might even come back to the Capitol before the November elections to vote on the measure.
"The Senate has to reconsider their opposition to what almost 80% of the people in the state of New York say is important to them," said Silver. "I think the pressure of an election is going to make the Senate consider that bill."
Last year, Speaker Silver pressed for a continuation of an income tax surcharge on millionaires. He was not successful when the session ended in June, but eventually convinced Governor Cuomo and the Senate GOP to agree to the measure.
There are some items that have been accomplished in the waning days of the session . Governor Cuomo won agreement on what he said was his top end of session priority, creating a new agency and new procedures to better protect the disabled in state care from abuse.
The legislative session that's concluding in Albany seems to be more about what's not getting done that what is getting accomplished. As Karen DeWitt reports, agreements were not reached on several key issues.


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Recently, following Beauville's book (exercises iv.(1),(2)) I have been working on Hirzebruch surfaces (from the algebraic geometry point of view) and I had to compute the space of global sections of several linear systems. For instance, if $h$ is a section of $\mathbb{P}^1$ and $f$ is a fibre, then I would be looking for $h^0(\mathbb{F}_n,\vert h+kf\vert),\ k\geq 0$. The reason to do this was to find morphisms into projective space.
Also I was interested in knowing the usual stuff: whether the linear system had fixed points, whether it separated points and tangents, in which points it didn't...
My approach was to do it for $\mathbb{F}_0\cong \mathbb{P}^1\times \mathbb{P}^1$ and then by induction find it for the rest of $\mathbb{F}_n$ using elementary transformations.
It seemed to me a bit 'ad hoc' and I feel the only reason I could do this is because I had a very explicit knowledge of $P^1\times P^1$ and how to find the other surfaces from this one. If I had started with the image via that linear system into projective space, even with lots of information about it, I doubt I had been able to find so much information or even understand which curves were linearly equivalent.
Question: Are there methods to find information (dimension, base points, incidence) about linear systems of divisors in a surface given (some) explicit information about the geometry of that surface? By information I mean configuration of lines, degree, whether it has curves embedded inside, intersection of particular curves...
I am aware this is a bit of a vague question, but that is precisely the point, I do not seek solutions to particular examples but tools that work for as many surfaces as possible.
Also, I do not look for methods that apply to rational surfaces by looking at curves in the plane.
Answers which are general to higher dimensions are valuable too.

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Videos | June 26, 2009
JPL's 'Free Spirit' Update
While Spirit rover is embedded on Mars, engineers on Earth are working feverishly to design an escape plan. Get the latest from Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager, John Callas, in the first of many "Free Spirit" updates.
Transcript:Subtitle: Bringing Mars to Earth John Callas, Mars Exploration Rover Project Manager: We're here in our test facility at JPL trying to help Spirit on the surface of Mars.
Spirit had become embedded in some loose, soft material and the rover is having difficulty extracting herself.
So what we've done, since we can't send people to Mars to help the rover, we're bringing Mars down here to Earth.
So we're in the process of recreating the conditions where Spirit is stuck in this facility.
The soil where Spirit has trouble moving is a very light, fluffy material.
So what we've done is develop a simulant here at JPL, from a constituent of different materials, and we're creating that material -- producing, mixing it -- and spreading it in our test box here, and then conditioning the soil, landscaping it, if you will, to be just like the terrain on Mars.
And then we'll take our engineering rover which is just like Spirit, the exact same size, and we'll put out engineering rover into this facility, deliberately embed it the same way Spirit is stuck.
And then experiment with extracting, trying to get the rover out. Trying to figure out what works here before we do it for real on Mars because there's always a risk that something we may try actually may make things worse and we want to avoid that.
So we want to find out what things work, what doesn't and avoid the things that don't work and focus on the things that do work.
We expect that it'll take some time for us to complete the testing here at JPL and then to actually extract Spirit on the surface of Mars.
So we will be regularly updating you on the progress both here on the ground and on the surface of Mars.
I'm John Callas, project manager for the Mars Exploration Rovers, here at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology


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Do You Hear What I Hear?
Said the footnoteMaven to the Bloggers all
Do you hear what I hear?
Ringing thru the web, Bloggers all
Do you hear what I hear?
Do you hear what I hear?
Ringing thru the web, Bloggers all
Do you hear what I hear?
A song, a song
With a Christmas Ring
With a Christmas Ring
Why it must be Blog Caroling
Why it must be Blog Caroling
Thank You All For Keeping This Tradition
It is better late than not at all.
And sharing is what Christmas is all about!
I enjoyed each and every one of your carols
I listened to each beautiful arrangement
and I loved them!
Merry Christmas!
Thank You All For Keeping This Tradition
It is better late than not at all.
And sharing is what Christmas is all about!
I enjoyed each and every one of your carols
I listened to each beautiful arrangement
and I loved them!
Merry Christmas!
Come Blog Caroling With Us
Songs, songs
sung by a choir of
Genealogy, Family History and FaceBook Angels,
Blog Caroling!
sung by a choir of
Genealogy, Family History and FaceBook Angels,
Blog Caroling!
Let The Blog Caroling Begin!
Select the name of the Blog to view the carol.
Vickie Everhart of BeNotForgot carols "From Christmas Day 150 years ago . . . I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day . . ." Thank you Vickie! So good to carol with you.
- Carol - Reflections From the Fence says Here is mine, Merry Christmas fM. Celebrating the reason for the season, again, yep, the threepeat! Well, if it's good enough for a threepeat it must be special. Merry Christmas Carol!
- Denise Olsen - "Over at Moultrie Journal we're Decking the Halls with a bit of Geneablogging Christmas goodness past . . ." This is a can't miss.
- Here's mine - it's a Huron Indian Carol which all Canadian school children learn. From Lorine McGinnis Schulze of the Olive Tree Genealogy blog comes T'was in the Moon of Wintertime. In the Huron Language it is Jesous Ahatonhia. I have provided the YouTube video of it sung in Huron, French and English.What fun!
- Heather Wilkinson Rojo - Nutfield Genealogy caroling Si Me Dan Pasteles said..."Thanks for hosting the blog caroling again this year! Merry Christmas!" So glad we could all get together! Merry Christmas to you!
Linda McCauley of Documenting The Details recommends we listen to a Christmas Carol on a steel drum. Oh, Linda, I like it!
- Kristin carols along with Carol of the Bells on Finding Eliza -Unique, clever and oh so entertaining! Go see this one.
- From Susan Clark, "Merry Christmas! We are caroling at Nolichucky Roots, singing an anthem from long ago choir days. Sing We Noel sparks many memories." Everything's better with a little history, especially Christmas!
- Jacqi Stevens raises her virtual voice - "After a bleak year, A Family Tapestry is Adding A Hopeful Voice to Blog Caroling with the Gloucester Cathedral Choir's tender offering of Gustav Holst's setting to Christina Rossett's poem, "In the Bleak Midwinter." Merry Christmas, footnoteMaven, and thanks for once again hosting this charming digital tradition." I know a little something about bleak Jacqi so thank you very much for taking the time to carol with us this year. Merry Christmas and may your New Year be bright.
- Debra Newton-Carter of In Black and White : Cross Cultural Genealogy says "I hadn't thought of it this year until I saw your post...thanks for the invitation! This isn't a true carol in the musical sense, but it is a favorite Christmas song. I hope you enjoy it: Mary Did You Know." I enjoyed it very much!
- Cheri Hudson, Carolina Girl Genealogy, gives us her Father's memory of his Mother. Her contribution -Jolly Old St. Nicholas. A 1949 rendition. Oh, I like this!
- Jill Ball, Genius, tells us she's "I'm in with another Australian favourite. So appropriate today in Sydney where the mercury has hit 95f. You can find The three drovers at the Geniaus blog. Merry Very Warm Christmas to you and the Mister, Jill.
- Shelley of My Genealogical Journey greets us with, "Compliments of the Season to all. We are blog caroling again this year with Jingle Bells From Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Nights." Try it, you'll love it! Why, I'd be sleepless in Seattle for this carol.
- Nancy says, "Oh, footnoteMaven, I was afraid you weren't going to lead the choir this year. I'm so glad you've invited us to carol with you again. I'm singing at My Ancestors and Me and other relatives too. Thanks and Merry Christmas to you and yours." Yes, Nancy love, late but in the spirit. And a very Merry Christmas to your family, ancestors and other relatives too!
- From Fran Ellsworth, Branching Out Through The Years, "Merry Christmas! Learned something this year reflected in While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks." It's always good when you can put genealogical finds to good work Caroling! Merry Christmas!
- Lisa, A Light That Shines Again, really has the spirit! "Hello dear footnoteMaven! I've joined you for some caroling once again. This time it's "The Twelve Days of Christmas". I've shared the lyrics (in Irish and English) and the back story about the song's hidden meaning within my article "God in a pear tree: The hidden meaning behind 'The Twelve Days of Christmas.' A very Merry Christmas to you, your family, and all of your readers."
- And one more for you from, 100 Years In America, in which I share my favorite Christmas song ("O Holy Night") and some special memories of Christmas Eve.
- And I couldn't resist: just one more! "'Don't blow the tall white candle out...': A song for Christmas Eve, from Small-leaved Shamrock."
- Merry Christmas Lisa Love, your Christmas joy and enthusiasm are infectious! Sing on!
- And too adorable to miss is our own Missy Corley, Bayside Blog, singing her way through Christmas for all her friends! "My Holiday Recording Debut!" Oh Missy, I'm so glad you gave us this peek into your childhood. Adorable!
- Kellie Reeve Griffith, The People In The Pencil Box, gives us a television tradition. "For 27 years, Darlene Love has been a special guest on the Late Show with David Letterman for his last show before Christmas." This is a real treat! Thank you Kellie.
- My dear friend Becky Jamison of Grace and Glory joins the Caroling with Joy To The World. And with all this joyous noise, at such late notice, it proves there is real 'Joy In The World."'
- LisaMary Wichowski of Taphopolis (say that twice), carols with Lulaby To Jesus and sends blessings to us all. And to you LisaMary a very Merry Christmas. May all your research wishes come true.
- Denise Levenick, The Family Curator sends us a "Merry Christmas to You and Yours! With love from Penny D. - Still loving "Silent Night," especially this version." Oh, PennyD, it would not be Christmas without your post.
- From our very own Dear Myrt, Where Are You Christmas! Pat Richley-Erickson, tells us; I
pray for the peace and love, tenderly sung by a girl of tender years.
Though we come from all walks of life, with different religious beliefs,
one thing rings true -- the desire for peace and love among family and
dear friends.
Merry Christmas, dear, dear fm, and Mr. Maven. It's been rough, but we are glad to see you are both on the mend. May the new year bring additional miracles of health and strength. And to quote another "tiny person", Dicken's Tiny Tim, "God bless us everyone!" Oh Pat, how I do love you! Merry Christmas to you and Mr. Myrt from the Maven Mansion. Where Are You Christmas? You're in our hearts this time of year!
- And From My Friends On Facebook:
- Jo Graham I'm being lazy - "Child in a Manger" "AKA "Leanabh an Aigh" or just plain "Bunessan", after the village on the Island of Mull where Mary MacDonald who wrote it lived. She died in 1872 and as a Gaelic-speaker, she never learned English, but many English versions can be found online. It's sung to the tune of "Morning has Broken". Enjoying the carols, Footnote Maven, better (and more meaningful to us genies) than the radio can come up with! "So true Jo!
- Libbi Powell Crowe sends us a beautiful Angels We Have Heard on High! Words: Traditional French carol (Les Anges dans Nos Campagnes); translated from French to English by James Chadwick in Crown of Jesus, 1862. Music: Gloria (Barnes), French carol melody; arranged by Edwin S. Barnes. Thank you so, Libbi, for making this a real Christmas!
- Skip Murray (Kim Place) says "I pick the same favorite Carol every year, it really is my fav. No time to blog this year, but can't resist an opportunity to join in a sing a long. This year, I present for your listening pleasure, a modern version of my fav, instead of the traditional large choir version. Enjoy! No matter what Holiday you celebrate this time of year, I wish each and everyone of you Love and Joy!" I can't thank you enough for taking the time to carol along from the comfort of faceBook. A very Merry Christmas, baby!
- Doris Irene Buckley Haskell "My favorite is Joy to the World. Merry Christmas!" I love that one as well. Merry Christmas to you!
- And my own, Good Bloggers All This Christmas Time - The Wexford Carol.
- Well, by now my friends there have been enough bells ringing for each of us and those we love to be wearing wings. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and the very best of new years!
- Trivia:
carol. French carole. Originally a song to accompany dancing,
but later, by common usage, it came to refer to old,
Christmas-season religious songs.
but later, by common usage, it came to refer to old,
Christmas-season religious songs.
Caroling, also known as wassailing, actually began in medieval times as a pagan ritual. The wassail, a hot beverage usually made with hot ale or mulled cider, was a ritual honoring the apple and fruit orchards in the dead of winter. Farmers went from farm to farm pouring wassail on the roots of trees while making a lot of noise to scare off the bad spirits responsible for making the days shorter and colder. Eventually the custom of going door to door singing and drinking became a Christmas tradition. (This is one of the many versions of the story of caroling, but all agree it is rooted in pagan ritual.)
Carols were formerly sung at large Christmas feasts and family dinners, in the open air on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, and at the time of public worship in the churches on Christmas Day.
Carols were formerly sung at large Christmas feasts and family dinners, in the open air on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, and at the time of public worship in the churches on Christmas Day.
You will note as you travel around caroling that the women singers far outnumber the men.
Perhaps this explains why:
In Pasquils' "Jests," an old book published in 1604, there is a story of an eccentric knight who, at a Christmas feast which he had made for a large number of his tenants and friends, ordered no man at the table to drink a drop "till he that was master over his wife should sing a carol."
After a pause one poor dreamer alone lifted his voice, the others all sitting silent and glum. Then the knight turned to the table where the women sat, and bade "her who was master over her husband" sing a carol. The story says that forthwith "the women fell all to singing, that there was never heard such a catter-walling piece of musicke."


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Martin Luther, Part 2
When we trust in Christ alone for our salvation, our sins are imputed to Him as the one who bore the wrath that we deserve. Consequently, by faith alone His righteousness is imputed to us, and we are declared "not ...Read More
Martin Luther, Part 1
Apart from Christ, the law of God crushes us. It demonstrates how unable we are to meet God's demands. It shows us that we can never do enough to earn back the life Adam enjoyed before he fell into sin. ...Read More
Thomas Aquinas
God has revealed Himself both in the Scriptures and in the physical world. Therefore, if we find a seeming contradiction between the two, we have not understood correctly either the Scriptures, the physical world, or both. Purpose to study special ...Read More
Augustine said, "Oh Lord, thou hast made us for thyself and our hearts are restless until they rest in thee." Augustine's life is a good example of the truth of this statement. Only Jesus can give us rest. If you ...Read More
Arian teaching has not disappeared from the world. Cults like the Jehovah's Witnesses embrace Arius as a model of faith. Liberals within Christian denominations deny the divinity of Christ. Study the New Testament diligently so that you would not be ...Read More
Whoever values his own life more than Jesus will actually lose it (Matt. 16:25). Martyrdom seems foreign to us in the United States, but it is a daily reality for many in this world. Pray that suffering believers would stand ...Read More
The Passover
The wrath of men is only temporary, but the wrath of God is eternal. Therefore, we should not be afraid to face the wrath of men. At times, however, we are more afraid of men than we are of God. ...Read More
The Reproach of Christ
Have you embraced the reproach of Christ? Do you consider the shame that might come from following Him in the eyes of the world to be greater than all the world has to offer? Take some time to look at ...Read More
Fleeting Pleasures of Sin
Sometimes we choose to remain in a certain place because we think we can have a great impact for God even when we know God is calling us elsewhere. Sometimes we avoid heeding God's call because we know it may ...Read More
Moses Was Hidden
Do you fear the king's edict? Are you more concerned for your own safety than with the kingdom of God? True persevering faith fears God and not the decrees of wicked rulers. Pray for believers around the world who are ...Read More


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There are two problems with the directFn property on DirectStores:
Tested with: Ext Designer 1.2.2, on Ext 3.3.x projects.
- You can't set the directFn property on a new or existing DirectStore, if you haven't set the Ext Direct API URL in the preferences. Any input in the directFn property is lost immediately without error.
This is a regression from 1.1.2, which kept the input.
- When opening an .xds file that has an empty Ext Direct API URL, all existing directFn properties are cleared without warning.
This happened to me when I imported .xds files from Ext Direct 1.1.2, which doesn't require the Ext Direct API URL in order to create DirectStores with directFn.
This bug is keeping me from upgrading to 1.2. Using the API URL was optional in 1.1.2, which suited me just fine. I don't want to set the API URL, because this would mean that I have to have the correct web app running every time I edit an .xds file. The drop-down menu that lists all services and their methods is of no use to me, since I have so many services that the menu doesn't fit inside the window.
Please make the Ext Direct API URL optional again.


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From the creators of Despicable Me comes the animated feature film adaptation of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, a beloved cautionary tale of environmental conservation wrapped up in a colorful children's story. The 3D-CG animated adaptation is an adventure that follows the journey of idealistic 12-year-old Ted (voiced by Zac Efron) while he searches for a real Truffula Tree for Audrey (voiced by Taylor Swift), in order to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find one, he must learn the story of the Lorax (voiced by Danny DeVito) from the enigmatic and bitter old hermit, known as the Once-ler (voiced by Ed Helms), who let the temptation of greed and success get the better of him. For more on the film, here's some images, trailers, 8 clips from the movie, and the Super Bowl spot.
At the recent Los Angeles press day, I was able to speak with Zac Efron for our partners at Omelete. During the interview, Efron talked about how he got involved in The Lorax, how his character changed during the recording process, karaoke, his favorite movie, actor and director, and who he plays in director Josh Radnor's Liberal Arts. Finally, fans of Joss Whedon might know that Efron's first acting job was a role on the sci-fi series Firefly. Do you remember who he played? Hit the jump to find out.
The answer to Firefly is a young Simon in the episode Safe. Here's the episode listing on IMDb. Otherwise, if you missed my video interviews with Taylor Swift or director Chris Renaud, just click the links.
Zac Efron
- How many people bring up Firefly when talking with him
- What's his favorite movie, actor and director
- What's his karaoke song and do people refuse to go with him because he's a good singer
- How did he get involved in The Lorax
- How did his character change during the recording process
- Talks about Josh Radnor's Liberal Arts


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Ski Boot Orthotics: Plowing Through The Options
As December arrives, patients who enjoy winter sports begin to think about skiing. Ski boot technology has come a long way in recent years, with many comfort features added to complement the performance the boots are designed to provide. Patients will often ask your opinion as to what they need and how they can enhance their skiing. With this in mind, our expert panelists offer their opinions. Q: What are the most interesting advances now available in ski boots for the upcoming season? A: In the past five years, ski boots have moved in a few directions, according to Ben Wax, CPed. They have become more anatomically designed, providing better fit, which in turn gives skiers better performance and circulation. "Most mid- to high-level boots have a thermal molding liner," notes Wax. "The liners are heated up and the foam in them expands. The skiers then put their boots on and the liner sets around their feet." He notes this is a comfort feature and is not a performance enhancement like a foam-injected liner. While custom fit liners are expensive, Michael Schneider, DPM, says they will help accommodate structural problems. He emphasizes "adjustments for bony prominences early on." Dr. Schneider says he encourages his patients to seek out an experienced boot fitter who is familiar with foot types and boot lasts. Wax says ski boots have become softer and the key is providing skiers with boots they can flex. He points out that the style of skiing is changing with the new shape of ski design and skiers must have forward flex in their boots to steer and balance on their skis while they are accelerating. He says if a boot is too stiff, skiers will constantly be sitting on the back of their skis and losing control. Indeed, Wax says the days of DPMs considering only the stiffest boots for skiing are gone. Wax mentions the new "Soft Boots" by Rossignol, Nordica, Salomon and Dolomite. He says they're "very soft and comfortable," although the jury is still out on their performance level. Still, he says they're probably the best option for novice and intermediate skiers. "You cannot put a low intermediate who skis 15 days a year into an all mountain high performance boot," says Wax. "They will not have fun. And that is what it is all about." Women's ski boots have been given major attention in the past five years, observes Wax. He says these boots are designed to accommodate skiers with narrower heels and higher insteps. Specifically, he notes the upper cuffs of the boots are lower to accommodate the shorter Achilles tendon and lower calf muscles that many women have. He adds that women's boots are also softer in flex than their male counterparts. Dr. Schneider prescribes his Snowthotic device for all "on snow" sports including alpine, Nordic Telemark skiing along with snowboarding. He says the Snowthotic "is the most precise method of bringing the ground up to the foot which, in my experience, has allowed my patients to have more control with less effort." Dr. Schneider says since there is no heel-toe dynamic in skiing, his device locks the foot into "neutral" position by using extrinsic rearfoot and forefoot posts along with other modifications of the device. Doing so converts the boot/Snowthotic/foot into an integrated system that responds to action from above, according to Dr. Schneider. Q: Under what conditions would an orthotic be advisable as opposed to canting of the outside of the boot? A: Howard Dananberg, DPM, says that as a general rule, you should manage any deforming component of the legs (i.e. genu varum or valgum) with an external cant on the outer or inner edge of the boot. "Canting outside the boot is a great tool to give the skier a level playing field," says Wax. Since skiers use both the inside and outside of their skis, Wax says they closely distribute weight to both. As skiers roll their knees across the axis of the ski, they will be transitioning from the medial edge of one ski with the lateral edge of the other ski to the opposite edges, ideally at the same time, notes Wax. He says canting brings the timing of the transition for each leg as close as possible. As for cost considerations, Wax notes canting outside the boot costs about $100 for plates which are added under the bindings. Doing that creates a left and a right ski. For about $150 to $200, you can have the soles of the boots ground and then the boots are built up back to DIN (industry binding and boot standards). However, Wax notes that canting without an orthotic or custom insole to stabilize the interface between the boots and the feet is "useless." Until you stabilize the foot and ankle in the boot, you can't get a reliable interpretation of what type of out-of-boot canting will help, notes Wax. Once the foot is stabilized, you can determine the relaxed position of the center of mass of the knee at the tibial plateau, which he says should fall just inside of the center of the axis of the patient's foot in the ski boot. "Canting outside the boot is great. It really helps but not as much as an orthotic and not without an orthotic. I don't know any top boot fitters who cant someone without them having a good orthotic in the boot," emphasizes Wax. Dr. Dananberg says changes to the inside of the boot with a custom foot orthotic are best used to manage the varus relationships of the foot itself, excluding the leg influence. "On a fairly routine basis, I do use first ray cutouts to permit plantarflexion of the first metatarsal (since) controlling the inside edge of the boot against the snow is of major significance," explains Dr. Dananberg. Dr. Dananberg says when the first metatarsal is posted in varus, it increases the difficulty of first ray plantarflexion and seems to exacerbate control and pain issues. He also advises that you make sure the medial arch of the orthotic is not excessively high. Dr. Dananberg says taking this precaution seems to enhance comfort, particularly during the break-in period. Wax adds that Tecnica Ski Boots have a cuff alignment mechanism (dual pivot adjustment) that actually assists alignment and sometimes negates the need for canting the boot. As Wax points out, most "canting adjustment" mechanisms on ski boots are really geared toward lower leg cuff alignment. He says they are effective in helping the upper cuff follow the shaft of the lower leg, which prevents deflection of the lower leg away from the axis of the boot and ski. Q: What other comfort features would you recommend to enhance the skier's experience? A: All three panelists mention toe heaters. The heaters use a small disk added to the sock liner or orthotic in the boot, directly under the toes. Combined with a rechargeable battery pack, the heaters can provide an all day heat source. Wax feels rechargeable batteries work the best in boot heaters. Dr. Dananberg says the toe heater feature is "far and away" his favorite and notes that several models are available. Dr. Dananberg and Wax also cite the better wicking materials used for hosiery. When the feet can be kept dry, they feel far less cold. Keep in mind, however, that these materials do wick the moisture to the boot liner, according to Dr. Dananberg. It is important to allow these to dry out at night so as not to put on a wet boot on that next cold winter morning. "While 'heat' may not be the right word, they do prevent that 'freezing' feeling on even the coldest days," notes Dr. Dananberg. Dr. Dananberg (pictured) practices in Bedford, N.H. Dr. Schneider has practices in Vail, Aspen, Carbondale and Frisco, Colo. He designed the Snowthotic and formerly owned the South Shore Ski and Sport in Cedarhurst, N.Y. Mr. Wax has been running Inner Bootworks in Stowe, Vt. since 1997. He has been fitting ski boots since the mid-1970s and became a certified pedorthist in 1999.


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Featured this exquisite creature last year...Looks even better than I remembered.
Images by halloween_guy.
Who also runs spookshows.com
Thursday, November 4, 2010
King Of The Scarecrows
Featured this exquisite creature last year...Looks even better than I remembered.
Posted by Rot at 8:51 PM
Labels: halloween_guy, jack o'lanterns, pumpkins, scarecrow, Scarecrows, spookshows.com
4 comments:
- Tom said...
Wow, that window display is impressive!
- November 4, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- BelladonnasJoy said...
Truly awesome!! What a great collection.
- November 5, 2010 at 12:16 AM
- SPOOKSHOWS.COM said...
Thank you Rot! I left the scarecrow outside all of last year. The color of the bones and JOL head had turned a wonderful sickly yellow. Aged to perfection!
- November 5, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- trickortreat said...
Never thought of sharing a collection like that- what a nice idea.
- November 5, 2010 at 9:45 PM
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Multigenre, Multiple Intelligences, and Transcendentalism
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Colleen A. Ruggieri offers a multigenre, mulltiple intelligences unit on transcendentalism complete with suggested texts and an assessment plan.
Ruggieri, Colleen A. "Multigenre, Multiple Intelligences, and Transcendentalism." English Journal 92.9 (November 2002): 60-68.
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have tied an NFL record and they're not proud of it.
Detroit blew a 10-point lead in their third straight game to match a dubious league mark in a 27-20 loss Sunday night at Green Bay.
``We have to be accountable and find a way to get over this,'' Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch said. ``We are the best three-quarter team in the league.''
The 2011 Minnesota Vikings, 1999 New Orleans Saints, 1991 Cleveland Browns, 1980 St. Louis Cardinals, 1952 Washington Redskins and the 1947 Green Bay Packers are the other teams in NFL history that have lost three in a row after leading by at least 10 points in each game, according to STATS LLC.
The Lions (4-9) have dropped five straight games overall - by an average of 5.2 points - to guarantee a losing record this season after winning 10 games and ending an 11-year postseason drought a year ago.
``It's very difficult to lose in professional sports, in any kind of sport. It's even more difficult, I think, when the games are so close,'' Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said Monday. ``Sometimes if you get blown out, you can sort of put it off your radar pretty quickly.''
Detroit's next opponent is coming off quite a blowout. The Arizona Cardinals (4-9) got beat 58-0 by Seattle, one point short of the NFL mark for the most lopsided shutout and their most one-sided loss in franchise history. It was Arizona's ninth straight setback after a 4-0 start.
Arizona seems to be the perfect team to give the Lions a chance to snap their skid.
Schwartz said he doesn't see it that way.
``We've lost five games in a row, so we're worried about ourselves not our opponents,'' he said. ``It's more about us and ending our losing streak than anything that's happened to them or anything that they're going through right now. Nobody feels sorry for anybody in the NFL, I'm just telling you.''
If they did, Lions kicker Jason Hanson would get some sympathy.
The 42-year-old Hanson, perhaps one of the nicest players in the league, was drafted by Detroit in 1992, not long after their last win in Wisconsin against the Packers.
Since Dec. 15, 1991 - when Eddie Murray was kicking for the Lions - Green Bay has won an NFL-record 21 straight home games in the regular season against Detroit and 22 in a row, including a 1994 victory in the playoffs.
``It is just sad,'' Hanson said after Sunday's loss in Green Bay. ``It is not fun to talk about. For a lot of years we didn't win, we weren't good and you can't come in here and win. But there were years where we were pretty good, and we still couldn't win up here. It is just a terrible streak. I wish we could have ended it.''
The Lions looked as if they had a shot Sunday night.
Matthew Stafford ran for a score and threw for another to give Detroit a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. Stafford, though, couldn't stop the football from slipping out of his right hand on a pivotal play and Mike Daniels recovered the fumble and returned it 43 yards to pull the Packers within four points with 6:15 left in the half.
After the strong start, Detroit drove into Green Bay territory six times and had just two field goals from Hanson to show for it.
The Packers took the lead for good early in the fourth quarter and held off the Lions, who lost their previous double-digit leads late in home games against the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans.
Schwartz refused to blame the latest loss on Stafford's fumble.
``Had a lot of critical plays in the game and there were plenty of opportunities to change it after that,'' Schwartz said. ``But we didn't make any of those plays.''
Notes: Schwartz said TE Brandon Pettigrew (ankle) and DT Nick Fairley (shoulder) were scheduled to have tests Monday to determine the extent of injuries they had in Sunday's game. ... Lions WR Calvin Johnson, who had 10 receptions for 118 yards at Green Bay, joined Marvin Harrison and Andre Johnson as the only players in NFL history with 1,500 yards receiving in consecutive seasons. Johnson has 1,546 yards receiving with three games left, putting him 303 yards away from breaking the NFL's single-season record set by Jerry Rice with San Francisco in 1995.
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Audrey Flack is an internationally renowned New York artist, who emerged as a major painter in both the photo realist and feminist movements of the 1960s and 1970s. At the height of her acclaim as a painter she abandoned that medium to become a sculptor.
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New York artist Audrey Flack attained art-world fame for her Photorealist painting before turning to sculpture in the 1980s. This print is based on her large-scale 1996 cast sculpture, Daphne (a version of which is now sited in the lobby of UND's Education building). Though inspired by Greek and Roman art in both its subject and style, Flack's Daphne was conceived as a contemporary feminist icon. The bullets on Daphne's head make reference to the issue of violence against women in today's world.
Sundog Multiples was a printmaking venture created by Art & Design Professor Kim Fink, in conjunction with UND Art Collections, and generously funded by the Myers Foundations.
Known to be a strong advocate for teachers, Flack was the keynote speaker at the National Art Education Association Convention in 2007. During the same year, she came to UND as a Visiting Artist and worked closely with student assistants on multiple editions of prints. By working alongside Flack, the students gained a valuable learning experience.


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JEFFERSON CITY -- After finishing a phenomenal career as a defensive back on the Lincoln football team, O'Hara Fluellen was selected as a Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-American honorable mention.
The senior football player, who broke up an MIAA-best 11 passes and nearly broke the LU record for career interceptions, was one of 175 players recognized as being among the best in the country by the Don Hansen Football Committee.
Fluellen led Lincoln with 67 total tackles and 55 solo takedowns this season and made four tackles that led to a loss of 12 yards.
Besides being one of the best defensive backs in the MIAA, Fluellen made an impact on all three phases of football this year. Fluellen racked up 516 yards on 24 kick returns this season.
Fluellen also played on offense, catching a 97-yard touchdown pass on his first-ever snap as a receiver.
The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010.
This marks the fourth postseason honor of the year for Fluellen, who was also tabbed to the All-MIAA first team, the Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Super Region 3 second team and to the Daktronics Super Region 3 All-Region second team.


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2011 Previews: N.L. East
Let's see if we can get through the rest of the divisions before the All-Star break…
Atlanta: I am not sold on the idea that Freddie Freeman is ready (yet), lord knows what they do when Chipper Jones breaks down, and I have some doubts about the set-up men in the bullpen. But the rest of this team is solid, The Ted has long been Dan Uggla's favorite ballpark to hit in, and I like the starting depth with Mike Minor already pressed into service for the injured Jair Jurrjens. Hope if you play fantasy ball you were not misled by Fredi Gonzalez's insistence he would be giving Jonny Venters a share of the closer's job; Craig Kimbrel will soon be regarded as one of baseball's bests. If you were to pick one team not widely believed to be a division winner to pick as a division winner, it'd be this one.
Florida: If Mike Stanton is healthy and the bullpen doesn't fall apart, this is another contender. Power is down with the trade of Uggla, but up with the acquisition of John Buck and the maturation of Logan Morrison and Gaby Sanchez. The three younger players already mentioned, plus Chris Coghlan, join Hanley Ramirez as five of the highest-ceiling hitters in the league and there are scenarios in which they all reach their apogees simultaneously and the Marlins crush the division. I don't think that's likely and I don't think a Leo Nunez/Clay Hensley/Mike Dunn bullpen is going to get them very far, but it might be enough to put them into Wild Card consideration.
New York: This might not be as bad as it seems, and Terry Collins might be just the right guy to get the maximum out of Jason Bay, Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, and David Wright, and the giant franchise disaster that is the Madoff Lawsuit might not distract from whatever is done on the field. But that's a lot of mights – and we haven't even gotten around to what might be the implications of having to play a Rule V draftee at second base, and having built a set-up staff exclusively out of guys released by other teams, and being stuck dragging around an injury-prone leftfielder for another three years whose fly ball arcs end at the warning track and was only signed because ownership insisted.
Philadelphia: If everybody had been healthy, they still would've been overrated. Win all the divisions you want – eventually an unreliable closer will cost you too much to survive it. Now he's hurt, and his heir presumptive is so incapable of stepping up that his manager and general manager have publicly expressed their doubts about him. There's the outfield, already a problem spot before Domonic Brown was hurt (Raul Ibanez is its power – he hit 16 homers last year). And most disastrous of all, deranging everything from the infield defense to the entire batting order, is the combination injury/enigma of Chase Utley. I'll repeat what I wrote here in my Fantasy Notes last week: everything I heard from everybody I know connected to the Phillies says that Utley's options are season-ending knee surgery, or virtually-season-ending rehab. Either way, offensively the Phillies are reduced to Ryan Howard with very little line-up protection, the hustle and skill of Shane Victorino, and lord-knows-what from Jimmy Rollins. The Phillies are not contenders. Oh yeah – nice rotation. Unfortunately it's like living in a mansion with no furniture.
Washington: It is yet to be explained why this franchise yoked itself to Jayson Werth. He's a fine component for a contending team. He is not a franchise player, and has been evidenced by where they're hitting him, the Lerners inexplicably invested $126,000,000 in a number two hitter. Here's a young team with exciting young players like Danny Espinosa and Ian Desmond (though they should switch defensive positions) and Jordan Zimmermann and Wilson Ramos (and maybe Drew Storen) – and even a young superstar in Ryan Zimmerman. Why not invest that money in Zimmerman? I know he's locked up through 2013, but 2014 is when Bryce Harper is probably going to hit 67 homers while Stephen Strasburg wins 24 games. Or if you really feel like spending money on veterans, make them bargain buys like Adam LaRoche, or at least make them pitchers to relieve the despair created by some of those who will toe the slab in the Capitol this year.
Overview: I liked the Braves before Utley got hurt. I still do. I will take them: 1. Atlanta, 2. Florida, 3. Philadelphia, 4. New York, 5. Washington (Washington could vault into 4th if things go really sour in Queens). I think the Marlins and Phillies are Wild Card prospects but I'm not sure yet.
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You know this is still mostly Greek to me…but what happened today in Wrigley field made the national news. Wrigley is the field I am using to study the diagram of a baseball park. The dimensions are good exercise for my head. Anyway, a flock of birds…seagulls…took over centerfield and a guy named BIRD, or could it be Byrd, caught the ball that ended the game. And you thought YESTERDAY was spooky! I saw one headline that said…"Birds flock to Wrigley, fans do not"…now I want some gum…Juicy Fruit!
I have a feeling that you like San Francisco and Colorado to make the playoffs. I think you are spot on with your predictions.
Hey, Maybe you should go back to working on MSNBC and talking about politics. Its fairly obvious that you don't know much about baseball.
I don't usually agree with Phillies fans, but in the vernacular of Ed McMahon, "You are correct, sir!" Well at least half right… He has no clue on politics either.
If Florida makes the playoffs watch out. History is they win the world series when they make the playoffs. They seem to do the most with the least. Dollar for dollar they have the best team in baseball. Therefore, just for fun, go Marlins.
So far the Phils havent' missed Utley nor Lidge. The bats are working and the bullpen has been superb. The Phils will lead the East the whole season and win the pennant.
Why is it when anyone mentions a Rule V draftee (and they always mention that a player was one) they make it sound like the player has some sort of incurable disease?
The hardest thing about being a fan is being an objective fan and I spent most of my off season dreaming of a Broad Street parade based on our rotation. And I think our starting rotation puts up in the top three of the division without a lot of fuss. After that, like everyone else, it's about health and production. And our bullpen, who I love like I love family — you don't always like them, but they're your family and you don't get to pick them so you might as well get out there and support them when they need you. I think you're hasty in counting the Phillies out, but only time is going to tell on that one 🙂
ridiculous keith. to say lidge's injury is the biggest problem for the phils is a startling indicator of your propensity to pontificate whilst knowing little of the subject you are writing of. Utley's injury is infinitely more problematic than losing Lidge. Now, if you had a chance to respond today, you would see that Contreras is out for now as well and this certainly hurts the effort of the bullpen, but Madson has turned in the last two seasons into a tremendously valuable asset – and to think that he is merely an 8th inning guy is to be mistaken. It's early, but the Phils have the best record in baseball and almost all of the starting rotation (PLUS the bullpen!) has an .era of 2.00 or less. With those kind of numbers we can afford to count on Ryan Howard's bat, and Victorino's speed, and Rollins…wait a minute, I almost forgot, seeing how you failed to mention it, that Placido Polanco wears the red and white as well. Wait a second there, is he hitting .366 with an OBP of .429 – I'm not exactly sure but maybe you should look it up. Regardless, my point is that with even slightly above average offense (which is what, I admit, it is), The ability to only have to score 3 runs to win half of your games will certainly result in a successful season. Phils – 100+ wins – Braves – wild card – Florida – the realization that at least they are going home to nice weather come the fall.
ps. Utley's absence, while hurting the Phils offensively, does little defensively when you look and see the agility of Valdez, despite his convincing at-the-plate imitation of Pedro Feliz…and Pedro has a ring.
Well said, JT! And, as of today Polanco is now batting .390 and has the most hits in all of MLB. Besides Valdez and his excellent fielding the Phillies have Orr who is also excellent at 2nd with awesome speed and a good bat. And, don't forget the great bench the Phillies have, best in MLB right now. The Phils' aren't even hitting their stride yet and they are still winning. Lidge who?
I really miss countdown Keith!
Hey Keith – which horses should I bet on?
Keith – you're an idiot.
hahahahha oh my god his predictions…
Nice predictions chief.
He wishes he could redo those predictions
Phillies still in first place in NL East. They have not relinquished their first place position, merely being in a tie with ATL for only 1 day. Now the Phillies have a 6 game lead over ATL. My prediction is still holding. Keith's (as much as I love you) prediction is shot.
As a Phillies fan, I like our furniture just fine in our mansion. Underwhelming hitting until the All Star break, but picking it up as the nights get warmer. Utley has, to this point, been Utley, after returning from 70+ games on the DL. Every night, someone seems to step up. Balance throughout the lineup. Add Hunter Pence, who arguably has the oddest swing and gait in baseball, and you not only have furnished the mansion, you've tastefully furnished the guest house. Keith, you had it right with Atlanta; they're a very good team, but you completely missed your Phillies prediction. Still love ya, man.
No wonder he's out of sports.


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by Kady Harari -Kady Harari lives in Jerusalem with her husband Joey. She's a food enthusiast, enjoys shopping at the local shuk (at times up to 3 times a day!) and teaches "Traditional Syrian Cooking" to seminary girls studying in Israel in a post high school program. She also owns the most magnificent upscale Jewelry and gift shop in Jerusalem. www.yigaljewelers.com
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Monarch Swimmers Fall to James Madison
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HARRISONBURG, VA (Jan. 20) -- The Old Dominion University swimming and diving teams fell to James Madison this afternoon. The men lost 147-90, while the women came up one point short, 122-121.
On the men's side, Eric Mitchell (Armonk, NY), Mark Giusto (Va. Beach, VA), John Wall (Hoover, AL), and Steve Corson (Delmar, NY) each logged first-place finishes, but it wasn't enough as the Dukes pulled away late.
The women's team was paced by Kara Fichthorn (Landsdowne, PA), Jamie D'Agostino (Ardsley, NY), and Ashley Kirchner (Arlington, VA) on the diving boards. The Monarch women held the lead in the dual meet until the very last event, but could not hold off James Madison in the 400 relay.
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Source allows users to answer a range of management questions, such as where to place on-ground works to maximise water quality. It can predict the flow and constituent loads at any location in any catchment over time. Scenarios can include actual or planned changes in land use, land management, climate variability and climate change. For example, Source can be used to understand issues such as:
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alterations made to quantity and quality of runoff by climate variability, different land uses, or riverbank restoration – now, or in the future
optimal locations for on-ground work to maximise water quality improvement
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Source is highly flexible and is able to create an overall integrated model that is tailored to the problem. Constructing a model for a particular catchment management situation involves selecting appropriate component models and linking them in the software.
The model is based on the following building blocks:
Sub-catchments: The sub-catchment is the basic spatial unit, which is then divided into hydrological response units (or functional units) based on a common response or behaviour such as land use. Within each functional unit, three models can be assigned: a rainfall-runoff model, a constituent generation model and a filter model.
Nodes: Nodes represent sub-catchment outlet, stream confluences or other places of interest such as stream gauges or dam walls. Nodes are connected by links, forming a representation of the stream network.
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Source features a wide range of data pre-processing and analysis functions that allows users to create and compare multiple scenarios, assess the consequences, and report on the findings.
The contribution of a particular constituent on areas of the catchment can be viewed, and various visualisation methods used to show uncertainty including bar charts, line graphs, tables and maps such as rasters or polygons.
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To construct a basic model in Source for Catchments you will require the following:
A Hydrologically correct Digital Elevation Model (DEM) or Sub-catchment Map as an ASCII grid file (*.asc). This is required to define the sub-catchment boundaries and node-link network. It is recommended that users unfamiliar with DEMs use a sub-catchment map to get started. In Australia this data is often available from State Government Natural Resources Agency, CMA's or local government.
List of functional unit types (eg landuse) you want to represent in the model.
Functional unit map (often a landuse map) as an ASCII grid file (*.asc) or the area each functional unit occupies in each sub-catchment. In Australia this data is often available from your state government Natural Resources Agency, CMA's or local government.
Climate data, that is rainfall and potential evapotranspiration (PET) data. Most commonly accessed in Australia through DERM Qld SILO website or Bureau of Meteorology.
Constituent generation information may be as simple as export rates or detailed correlation between flow and constituents (eg Sediment and Nutrient data ) Commonly sourced from literature, Research organisations and State Government Agencies.
NOTE: If you are only interested in the relative contribution at a broad scale you may not need climate data just aerial loading rates for each functional unit type.
Please note that this guidance applies to Australia and other countries may differ.
Please see the Source for Catchments Scientific Reference Guide (available with product download) for further details on input data for each component model.


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Friday, October 19, 2012
"BBQ" Broiled Red Snapper – This One's For the Haters
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19 comments:
lol @ "swimmin chicken" & "ocean veal" my laugh after a long day. Thanks, Chef!
- October 19, 2012 at 11:16 PM
- beeje11 said...
Chef, it is difficult for me to broil like this because I have one of those under-oven broilers and the heating element is way too close to the broiler pan, so food always burns before it cooks. If I were going to bake this instead, would a very high temperature, like 500 degrees, be appropriate and do you think it would turn out the same way? Thanks
- October 19, 2012 at 11:36 PM
- Chef John said...
Start under bad broiler for just a few minutes to get it started and then pop in oven until done!
- October 20, 2012 at 12:35 AM
- beeje11 said...
Thank you! Looks delicious by the way
- October 20, 2012 at 1:04 AM
Looks like a variation of the 'Rusty chicken' and I'm wondering how this would work with thin chicken breast slices. Instead of baking or done on the grill. (Sometimes it's too cold and nasty to grill, here in New England.)
- October 20, 2012 at 5:25 AM
I'd just fry it in a frying pan with bacon fat and butter!
Squirt it with a little lemon juice after plating.
~ jcard21
- October 20, 2012 at 2:04 PM
- Donna said...
Because I'm not a fish person myself, a "hater" perhaps. I do something similar with salmon filets. Mayo / soy sauce / chives / prinkle black pepper then baked in the oven. I think it's awesome and makes me want to eat fish.
I've never made red snapper ... but I think I'll try your recipe for variety :)
- October 20, 2012 at 3:08 PM
- Unknown said...
Ever since I saw your video for making creme fraiche, I have been experimenting; mustard coleslaw with CF, etc.
I want to try your fish BBQ with salmon, and CF instead of mayo.
Wish me luck.
- October 20, 2012 at 6:00 PM
- Jan Schattling said...
I really don't like fish, but that looks kinda tasty.
I a little surprised that you ad the pepper in advance.
I always try not to use spices as the top layer cause they tend to burn and become bitter.
And what did you do to those tomatos?
They have such a dark red color and look realy delicious.
- October 20, 2012 at 9:24 PM
- Chef John said...
They are just a purple heirloom variety. I forget the name!
- October 21, 2012 at 1:20 AM
For a more or less definitive reference on fish population and sustainability, refer to
and they suggest avoiding gulf Red Snapper.
I spent a few years involved in oceanographic research and the allied sciences. Iknow folks from MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) and they are among the best scientists in the business. If they say something about oceanography or marine biology, I am inclined to believe them.
Your mileage may vary.
I should also note that many fish are sold as Red Snapper which really aren't. Fish labeling is not always as precise as they might be.
- October 21, 2012 at 5:37 PM
Tried this tonight - so easy, so good!! Thanks Chef!
- October 22, 2012 at 12:07 AM
Hey Chef just wondering if you have ever tried barramundi? Super great taste, nice texture, and is a sustainable fish! My hubby and I love it, only issue is it is very hard to find where we live :(
- October 23, 2012 at 11:17 AM
- Ed the house chef said...
Chef, I've tried many of your recipes and loved them all. I failed on this one though, not because I can't cook fish but because I had to substitute fish..I think. The commissary where I live has a horrible selection of fish (most everything else too) and never has anything fresh so I picked up a packet of frozen flounder. I'm not sure if it was the fish or that I had to use a little countertop broiler because the broiler on the over blows our circuit breakers so is unusable, anyway the fish turned into a gelatonous mess. I turned the pan every 2 minutes like you instructed, but each time the broiler pan was full of juices so I dumped them out. All in all it turned out to be really bad. I'm thinking maybe flounder is a juicier fish that red snapper, am I correct?
- October 31, 2012 at 8:47 PM
- Chef John said...
It was the fish! Sounds like cheap water-logged frozen fish. Nothing you can do.
- October 31, 2012 at 9:04 PM
- Chef John said...
It was the fish! Sounds like cheap water-logged frozen fish. Nothing you can do.
- October 31, 2012 at 9:05 PM
- Dad said...
Hi Chef John.
2 Things.
1. I LOVE your site. Every recipe that I have tried has come out "magnifique". My friends and family are so impressed that they have begun to call me Little John.
2; I used your "fish hater" sauce for Red Snapper on Tilapia. It was a huge hit.
Thanks again for bringing us such delicious and easy to follow recipes.
- January 14, 2013 at 4:17 PM
- Scion said...
Hey, I really love this! And it gave me a chance to use up those extra packets of mayo from Chic-fil-et and BBQ sauce from Sonic!
I did this with ocean perch (which was great) and flounder (good but needs to cook a little to dry it out a bit before broiling). And it was nice not to get things so fishy-smelling in the kitchen.
- September 3, 2014 at 11:30 PM
- Unknown said...
Liked your observation of problems being caused by waterlogged, frozen fish. Where I live here in Ohio it is very hard to find anything else. Can you give me any advice on how to defrost and prepare fish for the cooking methods you use?"
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Minnesota Affiliate (Minnesota SCA Survivor Network)
The Minnesota SCA Survivor Network is a non-profit, grassroots organization whose mission is to support SCA survivors and their families, advocate for community access to AEDs, and educate people about SCA and early defibrillation. Its membership engages in community and state-wide AED program planning and advocacy and education for public access to defibrillation.
Among its many accomplishments, the MSCASN has donated dozens of AEDs to Minnesota schools and assisted in the training of students, staff, and community members. MSCASN has also been active on the advocacy front, successfully lobbying Minnesota State Legislators for a mandate requiring all Minnesota State Patrol vehicles to be equipped with AEDs. Visit www.mnscasurvivor.org to learn more about this Affiliate and its many contributions to the community.
Last November,at our Monthly Meeting 8 of us contributed $1000.00 in cash to Present to the Rochester Ronald McDonald House on Nov 17th towards purchasing an AED. That day was the Grand Opening of the New "Arch with a Heart" McDonalds Restaurant- The First of it's kind in the country-Designed completely to express the Kids at our local RMH. By the end of January we were able to give the RMH a check for $1500.00 to cover the cost of the AED!
trying to establish a connection with a well known corporation such as
McDonald's or Coca-Cola. Some time ago we had contact with the management
of the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester trying to encourage them to
consider installing an AED to protect their guests (and staff, of course).
We had not heard anything for quite some time and then a few days ago a call
was received from Paula Haraldson of the Ronald McDonald House indicating
that they had now decided to move forward with obtaining an AED for the
house. We also realized that there was a new McDonald's grand opening in
Rochester on the 17th which was to include a fund raiser for the Ronald
McDonald House. We decided that now was a great time to try to help Ronald
McDonald House purchase an AED. We took a collection in the meeting and
raised $750 on the spot. We voted to include another $250 from our general
funds, for a total of $1,000, to be presented to Linda Bonow, the executive
director of Ronald McDonald House during this grand opening.
We gathered at the new McDonald's at 9:00 AM on the 17th. Ron Scheid, our
treasurer and an employee of that McDonald's, spoke briefly to the customers
about what we had done and why we believe it is so important. He then
presented Ms. Bonow a symbolic presentation check for $1,000.00 which will
be followed by a real check as soon as the AED is invoiced. Ron also spoke
to other McDonald's executives who happened to be present, in hopes of
getting them to think about AEDs in McDonald's restaurants.
There are many Ronald McDonald House residences across the country - one
near every major medical center. If we could be part of helping to
encourage all of these facilities to acquire AEDs then we will have made an
even greater contribution.
The attached photo shows (from left to right) Ken Albin, survivor; Steve
Johnston, co-chair; Ron Scheid, treasure; Charlie Butruff, survivor, Linda
Bonow, Ronald McDonald House Executive Director, Jerry Griffin, survivor and
Erik Ickler, McDonald's Store Manager.
Defibrillators work. Just ask the salesman: Woodbury man uses his 'second chance' to promote a life-saver
If not for the product he now sells, Dale Wakasugi would be a dead man.
Nearly two years ago, Wakasugi went into cardiac arrest while refereeing a basketball game at Fridley High School and collapsed on the gym floor. Spectators, including a 16-year-old student, revived him using the school's automatic external defibrillator to shock his heart back to its normal rhythm.
"I was given a second chance," said Wakasugi, adding the survival rate for sudden cardiac arrest is less than 6 percent. "So I feel I'm on bonus time."
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All Activities of MNSCASN for 2010
January 6,2010- Lakeville Take Heart Meeting 9am...Working with a committee of 12 Lakeville people to educate their community in CRP/AED . They asked us (MNSCASN) to help trainer their trainers.
January 7,2010- Snowstorm but still met for our regularly scheduled monthly meeting of MNSCASN at Boston Scientific in Arden Hills, MN. About nine SCA survivors and three ambassadors attended. Much was accomplished and the lunch was superb!!!!
January 8,2010- Gene Johnson Met with Neil Strader the Activities Director for the Lakeville South HS along with Dale Wakasugi to be present as Neil announced to his coaches and other teacher staff members the plan to educate a readiness team of Coaches, teachers, and students for a rapid emergency response unit. There were 18 people in attendance.
January 9,2010- Ray Eyler, Kim Bermenderfer, Wendell Mogren, and Gene Johnson manned a SCA booth for Take Heart Minnesota. We had about 60 people passing by and chatting and gathering info from us from 9am-1pm.
January 16,2010- Ray Eyler and Gene Johnson attended a CPR/AED course for six newly recruited firefighters of Rockford, MN Fired Dept.. We told our SCA stories and help inform them of the recent equipment additions for the first responders team.
In addition, we spoke briefly to a group of 16 cub scouts being trained upstairs. Told our stories and wished them well in their instructions from the Allina Hospital training team of Kim B. and Raj.
January 19,2010- Another Lakeville meeting of the 12 members to plan and prepare the methodology of training and information dissemination for the CPR/AED unit. Ray Eyler and Gene Johnson represented the MNSCASN.
January 26,2010-Dale Wakasugi refereed a Lakeville South HS basketball game and spoke at halftime about his episode in Fridley , MN HS of SCA..he also helped kickoff the Lakeville Take Heart Initiative. He spoke to about 300 attendees at the game.
January 29,2010- Kim Bermenderfer called together our MNSCASN CPR/AED training team and educated us to "be on the same page" with all of our instructions to the Lakeville students that we will encounter in April 8 at the City Hall Forum from 7pm-9pm. The team consists of nine instructors from MNSCASN. And St.Cloud Take Heart.
January 30, 2010- Kim Bermenderfer and Raj held a pre-training meeting with Rockford, MN officials and Fire Dept. personnel to begin a similar Take Heart Rockford , MN Initiative. About 11 people attended.
February 9,2010- United Hospital Health Fair in the Lobby-Kim Brermenderfer and Sara P. the Take Heart MN booth from 10:30am-2pm. Gene and Ray helped inform passing nurses, doctors, and technicians on updates and new information. 100 people passed by and 50-60 percent stopped.
February 11,2010-Lakeville AED Business owners gathering -Dick Reissner should be contacted and brought to speak as he has an AED in his butcher shop in Hastings, MN..
Gene , Ray, and Dick will attend. 5-7pm City Hall. Dick did come and did a fine job! We saw and spoke to about 30 people that evening.
February 15,2010-Mended Hearts Cardiomyopathy lecture at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park... 3pm. Gene and Ray will attend. Informational enrichment content meeting for our speeches. Thirty people attended and the staff showed us the Robotic Surgery Machine that literally assists in less invasive heart by-pass surgery! An amazing, innovative machine to assist doctors perform this delicate surgery! Totally impressive!
February 16,2010- Mended Hearts meeting at Mercy Hospital in the Brian Anderson Room 1. Lunch will be served. Donna Burns will coordinate. Gene should attend as a past visiting MH member and to serve as a substitute/consultant. Our MNSCASN will probably have a booth at the national convention being held here in Mpls. In May 6-9.
February 17,2010- Lakeville Take Heart Initiative meeting- Gene Johnson and Ray Eyler attended and our discussion was about our successful evening of Feb. 11,2010 at the City Hall of Lakeville Forum for the Lakeville Business owners who we're hoping to convince to have AEDs in their establishments for employees and customer possible life saving usage. This planning committee normally has about 15 members but today nine showed up.
February 18,2010- State Capitol Bldg. Rotunda area.. EMT bill..Rally with Buck M and OJ Doyle. Gene and Ray will attend 11:30am-2pm. This rally was to help defend a S.F. 2168 Bill that GAMC Reform Legislation was sponsoring to avoid cuts in Ambulance services. Al Berke, Ray Eyler, Gene Johnson, and Wendell Mogren were the SCA survivors that had a table for supporting the bill along with the adjoining table from Take Heart MN with the St. Cloud group Bob Kempenish, Susie Osakie, and Mike...who worked with Debbie Gillquist and Sara ....
Lots of pictures were taken and we spoke with about 50-60 interested political people in support of the S.F.2168 bill. The TV news people were there ...along with newspaper and website political analysts who spoke with us and recorded our comments.
All in all, a good day of exposure for our MNSCASN and Take Heart MN!
February 18,2010- First planning meeting of the Gov. Fire Prevention State Fair Day with Dan Bernardy... Dale Wakasugi will sit in for Gene and Ray.
February 18,2010- Go Red Day for the women of AHA- Speak UP! Will be held at the Hilton Airport Hotel in Bloomington.. 9am -1pm. Natasha F. Jeanne K., Dawn B. hopefully will attend.
March 2,2010- Take Heart Lakeville Mtg.- Gene J. and Ray E. attended: Continued planning to train CPR/AED future trainers. Set date for April 8 to do a large group of community volunteers. We had about 12 community committee members help with this task.
March 7,2010- AED/CPR class 10am. For Lee Porath at his church Faith United Methodist in St. Anthony, MN.
We had about 30 people turn out for the SCA/AED/CPR education portion . Gene Johnson led the training/information/ and discussion questions. They plan to obtain an AED for the church with our assistance and help.
March 11,2010- Monthly MNSCASN meeting in Rochester, MN at Jerry Griffin's home 11am-1pm. We carpooled down a had about nine SCA survivors attend along with our executive board . Total attendees numbered 17 people. Charlie B. our Treasurer resigned and Ron Shied was voted in as his replacement.
March 18, 2010- Ray Eyler attended the planning committee meeting for the Minnesota Fire Fighters State Association State Fair booth and exhibit areas. The committee consists of 18 members.
March 23, 2010- Another Take Heart Lakeville Mtg.- Ray Eyler attended. Continued more planning to train CPR/AED future Trainers. 12 members attended. The long range goal is to train 14,000 people in CPR/AED techniques by year end 2011.
April 5, 2010- Gene Johnson met with Donna Burns the Mended Hearts Coordinator from Chapter 89 at Merch Hospital. The purpose of this meeting was to file the forms for Gene to attend as a Mended Hearts Representative at the Nat'l MH Conv. On May 20-23, 2010.
April 6, 2010- Tuesday, AED/CPR class for John Sweeny 2pm in Roseville, MN. Contact 651-636-5645 Ray and Gene told their stories and gave the 60 attendees additional information and updates on AEDs and CPR techniques...along with the purpose of our group MNSCASN and how the Kwanis Organization could be involved.
John S. would like us to also speak to his apt. complex unit for possible AED purchasing and placement.
April 8,2010- Monthly MNSCASN meeting at Alliance Corp in Roseville, MN at the (Take Heart MN Offices) , . 11am-1pm. 19 people attended and planned the future activities of MNSCASN well into August of this year.
April 8,2010 - Thursday, from 7-9pm. Lakeville City Hall Forum Town Hall Mtg. Scheduled for 7pm. Be sure to call the readiness training team members to attend as a show of readiness! That would include Gene Johnson, Ray Eyler, Dale Wakasugi, Wendell(Skip) Mogren,Jeanne Kalein, and Ralph Bartalotta. Also the St.Cloud group of Susie O.,Mike N.,and Bob K. The actual attendees were about 30 Lakeville, MN community people and Gene J.,Ray E, and Dale W. assisted Patty McCulley train the 30 trainees. Dale W. also spoke on the panel between the training sessions.
April 10,2010- Health/BenefitsLabor Fair-Medtronic booth/stage show-Gene J, Dale W, Ray E., Al B. and Ralph B. worked the booth and stage from 8am-3pm. We had about 100 people pass by the booth and stopped to inquire about the latest CPR/AED techniques. A wonderful full day of informative teaching and presentations.
.April 12-13. Monday and Tuesday, the Minnesota Police will hold its Convention in St. Cloud, MN. We will staff a MNSCASN booth (number 9). Gene Johnson solo'd this event manning the boot on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The booth was off the high traffic area and we had sparse passers-by!! From 10am until 4pm we only had about 15 people stop for inquiries!!! Location is everything! Note that for next year!
April 14, 2010- 11:00AM-11:30AM-Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park...Gene spoke to the leadership staff of Mended Hearts here in the Metro Area about our MNSCASN and how we can educate all Mended Hearts Volunteers with more knowledge and understanding of SCA vs Heart Attacks... and AED/ICD knowledge .
We also plan to have a MNSCAN booth at the National Convention for Mended Hearts being held this year 2010 in May 19-23, Bagging help will be needed on May 17.
April 16,2010- Gene Johnson visited Mended Hearts patients at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapid, MN as a MH volunteer.
On this "Friday afternoon he chatted with our first ICD shocked and saved survivor that we know of in Minnesota! The gentleman's name is Kenneth Butah from Dayton, MN and his ICD unit shocked his heart at least 2-3 times at his home on Monday ,again 2-3 times on April 12th, on Tuesday, April 13thth (in the hospital), and finally, again 2-3 times on Friday, April 16th in/at Mercy Hospital. He had the ICD implanted some time ago as a precautionary measure in case just such an atrial fibrillation should occur. It did (600BPM)! After a life saving repair job by our Dr. Steven Remole at Mercy, Ken should be good to go and he can resume a somewhat normal life in society again! These shocks saved his life! He now is a SCA survivor and probably should be listed in our MNSCASN as such!
April 21, 2010- Wednesday meeting with Kim B. Susie O. Bob K., Mike H. and Ray E. training committee for Take Heart Minnesota. Kim will update us on the equipment soon available to each of us and where this equipment will be stored. This equipment, along with our expertise, will help to train many new trainers in the metro and outstate for the rest of this year.
April 26,2010- CPR/AED training at the Anoka, MN Community State Development Center.6:30-7:30pm. Kim Bermenderfer will lead. Ray Eyler, Dale W. , and Gene J. will also attend and assist Kim.
April 28,2010- Kim B. again will lead a citywide community group of attendee/adult students in CPR/AED techniques assisted by Ray, Gene, Dale, Ralph, and Al.
May 6,2010- Monthly meeting of MNSCASN at Medtronic World Headquarters in Fridley , MN from 11am-1pm.
May 15,2010- CPR/AED classes with Kim B. assisted by Ray E. and Gene J. at Lifetime Fitness Training Center in Lakeville, MN from 9am.-2-m. Dale W. Al B., and Ralph will also assist.
May 17,2010- Volunteer Bagging Day at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington. Ralph B., Gene J, and Ray E. will assist the Mended Hearts Coordinators Joe Norstrom and Norm Petrik.
May 19,2010- A 9am morning meeting of the Take Heart MN education planning committee to be held at Lyndee's in Osseo, MN. . Eight members will attend.
May 19,2010- Another CPR/AED training session at the Anoka Community Development Center with Kim B. 6:30- 7:30pm. Again, Gene J, Ray E. and Dale W will assist.
May 19-23, 2010- Mended Hearts National Convention held in Mpls. This year and we have been invited to staff a MNSCASN booth in return to assist in helping with volunteer duties at the convention. Bagging day will be April 17...help needed.
May 27,2010- Kathy Lewis of the Lakeville, MN Take Heart Initiative needs our help at the Rotary Club CPR/AED training session from 7:30pm-8:30pm. Ray, Gene, and Dale.
June 3,2010- Monthly MNSCASN meeting in Rochester, MN 11am.1pm.
June 5, 2010- Fred Whipple scheduled some SCA survivors to tell our stories to his Rotary Group. I will keep in contact with Fred as to the place, date, and time draws nearer.
June 16,2010- This Wednesday the Take Heart MN Initiative Education Committee will meet at Lyndee's Café again in Osseo, MN at 9am. Eight members.
June 17,2010- Fire Fighters State Fair Booth Mtg.. 10am Libby Bldg. State Fair Grounds
July 8, 2010- MNSCASN monthly meeting...
July 15,2010-FireFighters State Fair Booth Mtg. 10am. Libby Bldg.State Fair Grounds.
August 5, 2010- Monthly MNSCASN meeting 11am-1pm. Location to be announced!
August 18,2010- Take Heart MN Education Committee Mtg in Monticello, MN 9am. Eight members attend.
August 27,2010-...State Fair Booth at the Fire Prevention Day....Details to follow...
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I've been reading all this 10x developer blogstorm recently and I must say I'm a bit puzzled why developers, not businesspeople, would ever slip into such talk. Speaking about productivity in such measurements is perhaps apt for a bricklayer or factory worker, or in general someone in a tightly standardised environment, where one unit of production is the same as any other unit.
Some may expect me to follow that intro up with talk of every developer being a beautiful and unique butterfly with their own strengths and weaknesses, but I actually want to make the point that differences can be much, much larger than 10x. Only in the narrowest of domains does this 10x metaphor hold, and then it's only a few lines of turing-complete code away from collapse. Developers deal with intricately complex systems that need to be comprehended and diagnosed. In that sense they're more akin to medical professionals.
My company has been running as a small agency for the past couple of years, helping entrepreneurs and businesses get their products off the ground, some times taking over from other teams. What we're seeing is that the difference between a good developer (or team) and a bad one is simply vast. A bad developer (or team) can cause bugs or worse, pile hack upon hack to deliver after delays an unmaintainable mess that barely works, and no one else will touch without a rewrite. This last point is important. A bad developer, through incompetence or malice, will lock you in, since switching costs will be sky high. In business terms, this can be the difference between launching on time and on budget, and getting lost in development hell. In other words, life and death. A good developer on the other hand, can help guide your development towards the more effective paths, and while developing, they can identify and remove assumptions that will open up new business pathways, and new dimensions for a product. With better code and architecture, maintenance and change become easier, which again can translate to life or death for a business under competitive pressure. A good developer will let you know when awesome functionality is just one integration step away. A good developer will understand the business and get things right the first time.
Nobody talks about the 10x painter, singer, doctor, actor, philosopher, or leader. And they shouldn't talk about 10x developers either.