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Monday, March 27, 2006
Tuning In
While we're going to tune in, unfortunately, the two of us who live in markets that get Cowherd's show could potentially be in meetings for at least a portion of his 10am-1pm broadcast (ok, thruth is that's really the time each week our moms make us clean up so we can continue living in our parents' basements for free). Therefore, if you catch the show today, please email us about what was said and tell us your thoughts. We'd appreciate it.
We'll post an update tomorrow when our moms say the place looks clean enough and Wangs brings 'Nana back from the home.
53 comments:
You guys can't get enough of onepeat.com can you?
- March 27, 2006 10:41 AM
- Wangs said...
Yost - My mom can listen to Cowherd's show, today. It's only a 4-hour drive to reach a station with a signal strong enough to hear him. The closest station broadcasts via carrier current, I think. But remember, she's easily side tracked by yard sales and road side bars so I'm not sure we can count on her actually hearing him - or reporting back accurately.
I think she's going to be picking up Nana while she's out so we can still play Doom this afternoon.
- March 27, 2006 10:55 AM
i'd listen in, but i really don't think the loss of brain cells involved would be worth it...
i'll just smoke a joint instead and check in to every so often to see what goes down...
- March 27, 2006 11:32 AM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
I've already got my PalmPilot Calendar set: Monday, 23 March 2009—Start raising money for billboard in Bristol, Connecticut.
- March 27, 2006 11:37 AM
no acknowledgement as of 11:50.
could careless about how bad NY is a sports state. Or that Stairway to Heaven is the best Air guitar song.
Agree with another poster about the losing brain cells.
cc you suck and your show is lame!
- March 27, 2006 11:51 AM
- Benny Friedman said...
Anon, thanks for the update. Keep us posted if you can.
- March 27, 2006 11:54 AM
2 hours down...no mention whatsoever. My affiliate is going to the Jim Rome show now...so it will be up to someone else to update. Wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't say shit.
- March 27, 2006 12:02 PM
"Bad sports state"? What does that even mean? And how does he settle on NY of all places; is he basing his analysis strictly on recent College Football and this year's Knicks?
- March 27, 2006 12:02 PM
12:04 Colin announces for Michigan Fans to stay tuned in 40 MINUTES!
- March 27, 2006 12:06 PM
- Adam said...
Wow, Cowherd is really doing a de minimus effort here. He knows that a huge number of affiliates cut off his last hour. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if he goes Giambi on you and just apologizes without saying what it was for.
- March 27, 2006 12:12 PM
Imagine that. He is teasing it to the last segment of the show. Trying to milk it for listeners Colin?
This is the unfortunate part of all this publicity...it probably has attracted some listeners for him.
- March 27, 2006 12:12 PM
- MGOBLUE94 said...
I will keep you updated as long as I don't fall asleep at my computer or throw-up my lunch.
- March 27, 2006 12:13 PM
- MGOBLUE94 said...
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- March 27, 2006 12:17 PM
- NDIrish36 said...
Michigan Fans: Cowherd response in 20 minutes..
This is the best thing for this site. Got me to read up on it.
Which by the way, I will read this site from now on. Good stuff.
- March 27, 2006 12:27 PM
- MGOBLUE94 said...
ndirish ... he must have seen your posting on here ... he just slammed ND for the easy season last year!
- March 27, 2006 12:31 PM
- Wangs said...
NDIrish36 - does that mean you are approximately 92 years old? Welcome, old timer.
- March 27, 2006 12:31 PM
- Wangs said...
ND had an "easy season" last year? That's crap.
It took us 4 turn-overs inside the 10 before we could finally lose that game!
- March 27, 2006 12:36 PM
- MGOBLUE94 said...
12:34 and his comments are coming up next after commercials!
- March 27, 2006 12:36 PM
I bet he is completely condescending in his comments. We will find out after this commercial break.
- March 27, 2006 12:37 PM
- Sean said...
Just said that a few specific Michigan fans want to hear from him and that it's coming up next. Got it playing on the stream.
- March 27, 2006 12:38 PM
- Adam said...
I love how keeps addrssing the apology as something for Michigan fans, like this is some sort of partisan campaign that only they care about.
- March 27, 2006 12:39 PM
- The King said...
I just hear crappy music on the stream.
- March 27, 2006 12:41 PM
- Sean said...
Same, I don't know why either.
- March 27, 2006 12:42 PM
- Sean said...
Here we go...
- March 27, 2006 12:44 PM
Music is because the station can't play any commercials there...the time is devoted to local commercials.
- March 27, 2006 12:45 PM
- Sean said...
This is awesome. Talk about a victory for the blog-world.
"They deserve all the credit."
Gotta respect him for giving you guys the credit and plug. Let the hit train start rolling.
- March 27, 2006 12:47 PM
"Today, MichiganZone.blogspot gets credit for this."
"Intelligently written, hysterical"...at least 3 different mentions of the blogspot post.
12:45 PM - Cowherd
- March 27, 2006 12:47 PM
- The King said...
That was surprising to say the least.
- March 27, 2006 12:47 PM
Wow. He accepted responsibility for not checking. But he didn't mention his bitch-ass email responses...
However, as I write this...he is mocking himself and by extension the situation
- March 27, 2006 12:48 PM
- Sean said...
LMAO!! He's making fun of himself now.
"I sat down to write 'To Kill a Mockingboard' this week."
- March 27, 2006 12:48 PM
- The King said...
Basically he just bit our material again as a means of poking fun at himself.
- March 27, 2006 12:48 PM
Didn't you guys suggest he would try to pass off 'To Kill a Mockingbird' as his or soemthing when you were cutting him up this weekend?
- March 27, 2006 12:49 PM
He just gave you credit. Great job!
- March 27, 2006 12:49 PM
- MGOBLUE94 said...
eevwell after 10+ minutes of commercials and sportscenter every 20 minutes this is what cc had to say:
2 things we take a lot pride in the show:
1. try to be different (dig a little deeper)
2. work ethic (we owe you a really good day's work)
That said last Wednesday at this time we presented a very funny wonderlic test. A listener sent a very funny wonderlic test. The people who run the Michigan Zone blog zone dot blog spot created the test.
They deserve the credit and it was very funny.
He mentioned the numerous blazing emails they got.
They mentioned that you guys are still killing him on your web site and his boss made him check it out.
He also mentioned the site is very creative and people should check out the site.
He tried to pass the buck off on the person who sent him the wonderlic test via email. And ask people sending emails to give credit where credit is due so that it may be passed on.
He did say that the buck stops with him and he didn't do a very thorough look into where credit was due.
- March 27, 2006 12:50 PM
Glad he did the right thing finally.
With that being said... he's still an ass-wipe
- March 27, 2006 12:52 PM
- Adam said...
That was better than I expected it to be. He does deserve credit for coming clean eventually.
- March 27, 2006 12:53 PM
Herd fessed up @ 12:47PM However, it was weak... not once did he just simply apologize... he offered plenty of excuses: the staff didn't do research, the e-mail slipped through the cracks, yada yada yada. For someone who talks about character a lot, it seems to this listener that Colin isn't practicing what he is preaching. Too bad he's too arrogant to simply say that he messed up.
- March 27, 2006 12:56 PM
100% professionalism.
Way to go CC
- March 27, 2006 12:56 PM
I just really think that you guys are making a bigger deal out of this then it actually is. Its a fake Wonderlic test, anyone can do it. I mean he didn't go on air saying that he made this up and it was all his ideas, he said that it was sent from a listener and it was funny. So the real problem is the person that is sending your things out as if it they made it, your problem isn't colin
- March 27, 2006 12:59 PM
I am surprised to say this, but I thought he sounded sincere and genuinely apologetic to MZone. Several times, he mentioned the web address and how funny your writing is. He even double checked with his producer to make sure it was blogSPOT and not blogSPORT. He also said that no matter if they get a source or not, it falls on him to make sure credit goes where its due.
Kudos to you, MZone.
- March 27, 2006 1:00 PM
Cowherd went way out of his way in today's show (Monday) to give you guys full credit for a great piece and admitted he had overreacted. He stated that he put his apology on the air at the the same time in his program that he used your piece last week, so the same listeners would be more likely to hear it.
I have XL Satellite radio and hear him on ESPN, although he's on local radio in Atlanta as well. Colin is a college football fanatic and makes no bones about his love of the Pac 10. He like ND but puts down the Big 10. Cowherd knocks Michigan football for losing to our rivals and in bowl games. He says we're resting on our laurels from a national champoinship won almost 10 years ago.
As a regular listener (and UM fanatic), his apology, and complimentary references to your website, are as good as it gets from him.
- March 27, 2006 1:03 PM
- The King said...
Anyone who thinks he did that for any reason other than the smackdown he got from his superiors at ESPN is delusional.
- March 27, 2006 1:03 PM
I heard him today, he apologized profusely.
- March 27, 2006 1:04 PM
- NDIrish36 said...
Good thing for the site...
I still like the 'To Kill a Mockingbird' comment.. pretty funny. Pretty much made a joke about the whole situation.
Cowherd for President.
- March 27, 2006 1:10 PM
dang. what a bunch of whiners. you guys write on a page that ends in "blogspot.com" for crying out loud. everyone knows that means you aren't good enough to get a real writing gig. if anything, you should be thanking colin. your site will probably get a 1000% increase in traffic just because he mentioned your name on air. [insert nasal whine here] "dang you, colin! i am on blogspot.com! you owe me an apology! i sit alone in my bed with my laptop all day coming up with material for my blog!"
you guys are pathetic.
- March 27, 2006 1:23 PM
Good on ya', guys. Simple email + fan support + reasonable cause = resolution. And you didn't even have to pony up the coin for a billboard!
- March 27, 2006 1:27 PM
- Wangs said...
Anon - 10:10am
First of all, we don't have lap tops because Mom hasn't bought one for us, yet. But I'm hoping she gets me one when I turn 30 next month.
Second, we sit in the basement, not our bed.
Third, it doesn't take Yost all day to write because he writes at night.
So there.
- March 27, 2006 1:37 PM
- J. C. Allison said...
"dang. what a bunch of whiners. you guys write on a page that ends in "blogspot.com"...
...you guys are pathetic."
Shouldn't you be working on stealing the material for tomorrow's show, Colin?
- March 27, 2006 1:59 PM
j.c. allision get over yourself.
- March 27, 2006 2:02 PM
- The King said...
Everyone KNOWS we're not good enough to be REAL writers!
- March 27, 2006 2:55 PM
- Yost said...
Anon 10:23 and 11:02,
Yes, we write on a free blog account. You on the other read it and feel the need to comment, then come back and comment again when somebody slams your first comment.
Yeah, you put us in our places.
Shit, gotta go. Mom's calling.
- March 27, 2006 2:59 PM
- Bruce Ciskie said...
Great job by Colin there. That was cool.
It was something that will only build the credibility of the blogosphere a little bit.
And I've been where Colin is right now in the past (on-air mea culpas are not fun). He sounded contrite, based on my own experience in that situation.
- March 27, 2006 3:51 PM
- Yost said...
Yes, it was very cool of him. Will be posting as much tomorrow.
Thanks for checking us out. Really appreciate it.
- March 27, 2006 4:30 PM

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Bullpen: What's your deal?
Hey everybody!
So as I said a few entries ago, I am busy in my finals weeks in school and have been loaded with papers to get in and tests to take, so haven't had much time for extra O's writing. But don't worry, I have still been keeping up with it all and will be posting a big entry on the Yankees and Red Sox series overall, and including Minnesota in that too probably since I will write it Sunday night. Will be in Cleveland this weekend, and going to the Indians vs. Tigers game, so will put up a picture or two from that.
I currently do some writing for Baltimore Sports Report and this week I was asked to do a piece on the bullpen situation, specifically Arrieta vs. Jim Johnson. I was actually surprised by this request. I do not think the organization is debating in the bullpen specifically between these two. Instead, I will talk about the bullpen options and what I think should be done.
So here is the bullpen overall as of last night (Wednesday night):
Matt Albers, Cla Meredith, Jason Berken, Mark Hendrickson, Will Ohman, and Alfredo Simon. You can count Koji Uehara in too, though as of me writing this he isnt officially on the roster until gametime tonight in Minnesota.
Well, let's look now at the options in the minors (that I consider to be MLB bullpen ready):
Alberto Castillo, Jim Johnson, Jake Arrieta, Kam Mickolio, and Pedro Viola.
Now how are those guys doing? Castillo was on and off, having solid outings, but then having no so great ones, like facing Robbie Cano in Baltimore last week (I don't like thinking about that). He is also a lefty with Hendrickson and Ohman, so the O's don't feel the need for another lefty in the 'pen, especially with his inconsistent pitching types (throws overhand, side-arm, and every so often a 3/4 pitch). He can be kept in AAA for now and will be used when needed. Good to have a veteran guy there though if need be for one.
Kam Mickolio won't have a chance at anything until he gets his command issues under control, and until that happens, there's no reason to even discuss him as an option. Pedro Viola is a high ERA pitcher with some experience in AAA, but he is also a lefty and won't be used this year unless injuries really start coming. My consistent on Jake Arrieta is that he has a great arm and needs to keep with his development work in Norfolk, and I see no reason to mess with it. Especially with the record we have now, we are not in contention, so there is no reason to mess up a guy's track in the organization when he could turn out to be a great starter of the future for the O's.
Now to Jim Johnson. The guy is given no breaks on a club that gives too many breaks to almost every player. Trembley did finally work with MacPhail and punished some guys like Mickolio and Atkins for their horrendous stats, but then there are guys like Jones, Reimold, and Scott who are still consistently playing despite their terrible hitting numbers on the year. Johnson is a veteran of the team, despite being only 26, and he should be given breaks as much if not more than a guy like Jones who hasn't even played a full season with the team yet. Also, people do not realize this, Jim Johnson is not doing horribly in his set-up role. His overall ERA may be 6.52 overall, but in the 8th innings, he has a 4.05 ERA. While that might not be incredible, it is still early in the season to be judged on ERA completely and he was pushed past his limit by pitching 2 or so innings in some games. That is not what he has been good at, and it is not something he is used to. Side note: He has better command during day games. 7:1 K:BB on day games and 2:3 on night games. Allowed his only homerun on the year during a night game as well.
Hm. Well, Albers definitely has proven himself lately after blowing 2 straight games against the Red Sox a week and a half ago and being on the chopping block for a bit until he caught fire and has been great as of late, finding his control once again. Cla Meredith, Mark Hendrickson, Jason Berken, and Will Ohman are basically locks for the season as long as none of them making any negative transitions. There are basically 3 spots or so that are up in the air and most likely will change at least a few more times throughout the season.
Arrieta needs to stay and develop. Don't push him. Viola is worse than Castillo, so if any lefty would be used it would be Senor Alberto. Gonzo is still hurt. Mickolio does not have his command down yet.
The best bullpen would be Meredith, Hendrickson, Berken, Ohman, Johnson, Albers, and Simon. I love Alfredo, and he is on the top of my list to be the closer until we figure out the Gonzo situation. If we let him close, JJ can go back to set-up, and I think we are set with that. That is the order that has obviously worked best, so I do not know why we have strayed away from it. I know I have left Uehara out so far. That is because I have no opinion on him. He hasn't really shown much for the team. Ever. Except that he can get injured. So this bullpen isn't the one as of now since Koji is taking JJ's spot (for now), but I expect him to get injured or for JJ to come up somehow. By the end of this month, the bullpen should be what I said or switch maybe Simon out for Uehara (I hate that idea but the O's will do it because they don't like winning it seems).
Now, the other issue is what to do when Arrieta and Tillman are ready for the bigs. Both will get rotation spots soon enough, and whoever is kicked out is either off the team or in the bullpen, depending on who. For instance, Hernandez could be converted to a bullpen guy. Guthrie, though, is a starter and we would not try him in the 'pen. We will just have to wait and see how that works out along with the constand and nagging injuries that come about. The issue they will have to deal with is that the starting pitching has been very good quality so far, and the bullpen is the main issue (in terms of pitching, the hitting is what overall drags us down the most), so it will be a tough decision to demote a guy like Hernandez or Guthrie if they keep up with solid starts (both of them have had bad starts their last times out, but we will see if that trend continues, although both were against the Yankees).


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In January 2012, Liddell Shannon and her friend, Kara Sweeney, were camping on the banks of the Mississippi River a few miles from the Gulf of Mexico.
In January 2012, Liddell Shannon and her friend, Kara Sweeney, were camping on the banks of the Mississippi River a few miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The two had just kayaked 1,800 miles of river — a journey that started at the mouth of the French Broad River in Rosman and ended near the Gulf of Mexico.
This past January, Shannon, 35, was hired as a physical education teacher at Mountain Community School in Hendersonville, N.C. Her days now spent at Jackson Park adjacent to the school working with kids are just the latest chapter in her history of adventures, and she uses her experiences to inspire and encourage students to dream big.
The two friends' journey took them the length of the French Broad and Tennessee rivers and down the southernmost 982 miles of the Mississippi River.
"You get to see a lot of natural beauty," Shannon said. "You get to see all aspects of the country."
For most of the journey, they were alone, she said. That changed on the Mississippi when they communicated with tug boats and other ships via walkie-talkies.
The idea for the trip originated while the women were working for Adventure Treks in Alaska. Shannon had the idea of kayaking the rivers, and that idea expanded to include hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, which spans 2,650 miles from southern California to the Canadian border.
They planned to start the Pacific Crest Trail in April 2012, but finished their journey on the rivers three months ahead of schedule. They weren't ready to go back to real life yet, so on the banks of the Mississippi River, the duo decided to bike to the foot of the Pacific Crest Trail.
Shifting from kayaks to bikes, they gathered their gear and went to New Orleans in early March to start the cycling trip across the country.
This second leg of their journey took them across 2,300 miles. They crossed Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and finally wrapped up in San Diego, Calif.
Like the kayak trip, they finished their bike journey early. They had a week to ship their bikes back home and get their hiking gear shipped to California. The two friends made their way to the Mexican border to begin the third and final leg of the journey.
"It didn't start out being a triathlon of sorts, but it ended up being that way," Shannon said.
Their trip ended in September just a few miles across the Canadian border.
"I definitely loved the hiking and the scenery on the Pacific Crest Trail," she said, adding that it was her favorite part of the 6,700-mile journey across America. The kayaking, however, was the most original. Not a lot of people are doing that.
"There's not really a guide book for what we did," Shannon added.
After returning home, she worked at Adventure Treks in Flat Rock until the job at Mountain Community School showed up on her radar. Shannon has a master's degree and teaching license for middle school science and was excited about the idea of teaching physical education.
She was exactly what the charter school was looking for, Principal Denise Pesce said.
"We're so excited to have Liddell," Pesce added. "She's exactly the kind of role model we want for our kids. In Liddell's world, everything is possible."
And that's the bridge between the journey and her work with kids, Shannon said.
"I'm not an Olympic athlete. I'm an ordinary person," she said. "Ordinary people can do extraordinary things. It's just deciding to do it and going for it."


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Private Practice at first glance looks like it's about to die. But by the end of its premiere tonight it has miraculously come back to life, apparently without even the aid of a tall, handsome, mysterious script doctor.New York Daily News Full Review
Ultimately, asking if Private Practice is good is like asking if a Twinkie is good. The answer is "No" and "Of course!" and, also, "Give me another one."Salon Full Review
New beginnings can be difficult; there are problems here, though they are not irremediable. By and large the show improves on its pilot.Los Angeles Times Full Review
Still, for all the show's flaws, here's the good news: Practice is far better than the dismal Grey's episode that introduced it.USA Today Full Review
The talented cast isn't quite as successful in getting past the shortcomings of a teleplay (from Rhimes, naturally) that's typically light on believability and heavy on the outrageous.The Hollywood Reporter Full Review
I was disappointed by the opening episode, which left me with the distinct impression that Taye Diggs (playing a newly divorced doctor in the practice) and Tim Daly (Walsh's first love interest on the show, but I'm sure not the last) were simply working off their ABC contracts that began on other, now-canceled shows. The portrayals of alternative medicine were unfortunate and too much forced zaniness.Kansas City Star Full Review
ABC's eagerly awaited spinoff of "Grey's Anatomy" initially qualifies as a disappointment -- hitting completely familiar medical-drama beats while pursuing a whimsical tone it never fully achieves.Variety Full Review
Kate Walsh seemed like a guest star in what should be her show.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Full Review
Even with Walsh's star sizzle and an attractive, talented supporting cast that includes Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman, Taye Diggs and Audra McDonald, Rhimes still hasn't found her spinoff's storytelling grooveDetroit Free Press Full Review
The good news is that the show's first non-"Grey's" episode is a decided improvement and recaptures the sense of humor that the mothership seemed to lose last season. The bad news is that as a medical show, it's so predictable that anyone who's watched any David E. Kelley show in the past 15 years or so, from "Chicago Hope" to "Boston Legal," will see certain plot points coming a mile (or two) away.Philadelphia Daily News Full Review
Tonight's opening episode is somewhat better than the pilot, although it's clear there is still work to be done in defining the characters and setting an overall tone.San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times Full Review
The premiere showcases seven different women, doctors and their patients, in various states of anger, insecurity and neediness. It's like a Hogarth engraving of the seven stages of womanly despair, "A Surgeon's Progress."The New York Times Full Review
The pleasure to be extracted from Private Practice--well, not so much pleasure as cringey curiosity--resides entirely in trying to figure out what's really going on inside the actors' heads as they skip through this latest Adults Are the New Spoiled Brats fantasy from "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes.Entertainment Weekly Full Review
The problem is that Private Practice attempts to drum up comedy from things that aren't funny and to wring drama from situations that are melodramatic, predictable or reek of barely repressed anger.Chicago Tribune Full Review
Private Practice manages to turn the viewer off in an entirely different way from the moment it starts.Seattle Post-Intelligencer Full Review
While the series created by Shonda Rhimes brings some outstanding performers like Amy Brenneman and Audra McDonald back to weekly TV, tonight's season opener is not very appealing.Baltimore Sun Full Review
Fans of Grey's Anatomy femme fatale Addison Montgomery may find her a little dull now that she doesn't have a husband or boyfriend or intern to cheat on or with in ABC's spin-off Private Practice.Miami Herald Full Review
Addison isn't very strong or decisive in her professional capacity either, spending most of the pilot waffling on whether she should have left Seattle Grace.Newark Star-Ledger Full Review
This lightweight medical drama still needs serious script surgery.TV Guide Magazine Full Review
Private Practice is hugely disappointing, and in so many ways that a mere review can't even begin to do all the problems injustice.Newsday Full Review
Spun clumsily and greedily off "Grey's Anatomy," the new series seems shallow and smirky.Washington Post Full Review
You can see the script and directional tone holding back the actors.Chicago Sun-Times Full Review
Private Practice is bad. Not "worse than "Grey's Anatomy bad" in the sense that Rhimes really is good at pulling people's heart strings with melancholy and humor.San Francisco Chronicle Full Review
Private Practice is just plain McLousy, from its stock cast of whiny healers down to the hokey, gimmicky medical cases of the week.Boston Globe Full Review
It's amazing there's no orthopedist, since the show's so lame.Philadelphia Inquirer Full Review


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Goodbye from Hear It Local
Dear Hear It Local friends, musicians, and partners,
Glenn and I co-founded Hear It Local three years ago to change the way fans connect with live music through house concerts and private events. Over these past few years, we've had an incredible ride building a community of 10,000 musicians and facilitating so many amazing shows. Working with you and co-founding this organization has been a dream come true for both of us.
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Shuster made the following statement after the announcement of his selection:
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"Transportation issues are among the most critical that we face in Congress and as a nation. Our transportation infrastructure is the backbone that supports economic growth and global competitiveness. Working together in the 113th Congress, the committee will focus on strengthening America's transportation networks to make us more efficient, more competitive and more prosperous.
"I look forward to continuing to work to reform programs, focus our resources where they are needed most, restore regulatory balance and better manage our federal assets."
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) said, "Bill Shuster is an experienced and well-respected member of our conference and as the incoming chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, his leadership will be critical to our important work next Congress."
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Many of the welfare benefits people claim to sustain a livelihood in the performing arts are being abolished by the government's welfare reforms. Universal Credit will replace income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, Housing Benefit and many other benefits. Join us for this free session on Universal Credit to find out about entitlement under the reformed system, how it will work and what will happen to the benefits you claim now.
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The Brunswick layover, which will be constructed on the rail yard property owned by NNEPRA between Church Road and Stanwood Street, will provide an enclosed facility to service trains during the day and overnight. Trains are currently serviced outdoors, adjacent to the Portland Transportation Center on Thompson's Point.
The new facility will provide a safer environment for workers, while improving the efficiency and reliability of Downeaster operations. Once the Brunswick layover is complete, the Downeaster will make one additional daily round-trip between Brunswick and Boston without increasing the current frequency of train movements. Presently, trains travel between the Portland layover and Brunswick Station at the beginning and end of each day. The Brunswick layover will eliminate the need for trains to idle outside for hours each afternoon between runs, enabling them to be brought inside and shut down for proper servicing.
Layover construction cannot begin until the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has made a final determination regarding the Brunswick layover under the National Environmental Policy Act. NNEPRA has forwarded draft Environmental Assessment (EA) documentation to the FRA for review. Once the EA has been completed, it will be available for public review and comment before the FRA makes its final determination.
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Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind Knights of the Old Republic 2, still wants to tinker more in the Star Wars universe. Studio CEO Feargus Urquhart says they pitched a new RPG to Lucasarts, before Disney bought it lock, stock, and barrel. Though it hasn't gotten approval from Lucasarts, Obsidian plans to keep pitching once the dust settles on the Disney deal.
"There's a lot of different eras in Star Wars, and that's what we would focus on," Urquhart told Rock Paper Shotgun. He hopes that by picking a different era, they might avoid Disney feeling gun-shy after EA's big investment in The Old Republic failed to catch fire.
"We pitched a between-Episode III and Episode IV game [to LucasArts]," he said. "Because we think that timeframe is super interesting. It's the fall of the Republic, the extermination of the Jedi, it's Obi-Wan going off and making sure Luke is okay. You have the Sith, but you have the extermination of all Force users except for very, very few. So it was an interesting time to set a game, and you know, Chris Avellone came up with a really cool story. We also latched onto it because it has elements people remember, but not the stories. It can just completely not involve [the movies]. It can tease them, but nothing else."
Now that Disney has bought up the brand it seems to have ambitious movie plans, including a new trilogy and spin-offs. Its game plans, however, are more nebulous. Urquhart is still hopeful, but is waiting for the right time to pitch again.
"We haven't [talked with Disney yet]," he said. "We're kind of waiting for the smoke to clear. But that's one of my next big things to do. To kind of go over there and [get the ball rolling again]."


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Brundi Crawford of Fletcher was the grand prize winner in the 2013 Apple Recipe Contest at the North Carolina Apple Festival, taking top honors for her Sour Creamy Apple Pie.
Crawford's creation was the first-place winner in the pies and pastries division. Other category winners were Jay Farris for his Gluten-Free Apple Cake in the gluten-free category; Linda Stowers, Apple Bran Muffins in the breads category; Susan Sneeringer, Ginger Gold French Apple Cake in the desserts category; and Merri Tyndall of Mountain Pie and Cake Co. in the professional category for Matrimony Pie.
The prize-winning recipes follow.
Sour Creamy Apple Pie
2� tablespoons all-purpose flour
� teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
� cup sugar
1 unbeaten egg
1 cup sour cream
1� teaspoons pure Mexican vanilla
2 cups Jonagold or Honey Crisp apples (diced and peeled)
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon
� stick of butter, slightly softened (Do not use margarine)
Sift together the flour, nutmeg, salt and sugar. Add the egg and blend together. Then add the sour cream and vanilla. Add the apples and stir carefully. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 35 minutes.
About 10 minutes before pie is finished, combine the topping ingredients until they are crumbly. You can do this step with your fingers.
When pie is finished after the 35 minutes, pull it out and crumble the topping all over the top. Increase the oven to 425 and bake for 10 more minutes.
Remove pie from oven and let rest for about 30 minutes before serving. This will give it time to set up.
By Brundi Crawford
Ginger Gold French Apple Cake
1� pounds (3 cups) Ginger Gold apples, peeled, cored, cut into 8 wedges, and sliced 1/8-inch thick crosswise.
1 tablespoon Amaretto liqueur
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
� teaspoon salt
1 large egg plus 2 large egg yolks
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Confectioners' sugar
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Spray 9-inch springform pan with vegetable oil spray. Place prepared pan on rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Place apple slices into microwave safe pie plate, cover and microwave until apples are pliable and slightly translucent, about 3 minutes. Toss apple slices with liqueur and lemon juice and let cool for 15 minutes.
Whisk 1 cup flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, baking powder and salt together in bowl. Whisk egg, oil, milk and vanilla together in second bowl until smooth. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and whisk until just combined. Transfer 1 cup batter to separate bowl and set aside.
Add egg yolks to remaining batter and whisk to combine. Using spatula, gently fold in cooled apples. Transfer batter to prepared pan; using offset spatula, spread batter evenly to pan edges, gently pressing on apples to create even, compact layer and smooth surface.
Whisk remaining 2 tablespoons into reserved batter. Pour over batter in pan and spread batter evenly to pan edges and smooth surface. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon sugar evenly over cake.
Bake until center of cake is set, toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and top is golden brown, about 1� hours. Transfer pan to wire rack; let cool for 5 minutes. Run paring knife around sides of pan and let cool completely 2 to 3 hours. Dust lightly with confectioners' sugar. Cut into wedges and serve.
By Susan Sneeringer
Gluten-Free Apple Cakes
3� cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
� teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon good vanilla extract
1 cup good applesauce
8 ounces (2 sticks) room temperature, unsalted butter
1� cups sugar
� cup diced sweet apples
8 large egg whites at room temperature
� teaspoon cream of tartar
1/3 cup sugar
1 pint whipping cream
1 medium peeled sweet apple, sliced
� cup pecan pieces
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease two loaf pans and place parchment paper in the bottom.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in the milk, applesauce and vanilla.
Add one-third of the dry ingredients and alternate with one-third of the wet ingredients until all are combined. Set aside.
Beat egg whites with the whisk attachment in the mixer. Add the cream of tartar. Continue mixing until the egg whites are fluffy. Add the sugar and mix until soft peaks appear.
Fold the egg whites into the cake batter at intervals of thirds.
Pour into the loaf pans. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from pans to cool. Refrigerate the cakes.
Whip one pint of whipping cream with mixer using whisk attachment. When the cream is clearly getting stiffer, add sugar and whip until soft peaks appear.
Top the cakes with the whipped cream mixture. Garnish with apple slices and chopped pecans. Serve immediately.
By Jay Farris
Apple Bran Muffins
2 cups All-Bran cereal
3/4 cup skim milk
1 cup applesauce (homemade, half Wolfe River and half Ginger Gold apples)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 small-medium Ginger Gold apple, shredded (about 1 cup)
� cup Splenda (the granulated kind for baking)
� cup loose brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
� teaspoon cinnamon
� teaspoon vanilla
Heat milk in microwave until just warm and pour over All-Bran in large mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients. Stir and combine thoroughly. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 23 minutes. Let muffins sit in pan for 5 minutes before removing to rack to cool. Eat when warm or freeze.
By Linda Stowers
Matrimony Pie
3 cups Granny Smith apples, pared and sliced
2 cups firm pears, pared and sliced
2 cups halved and seeded muscadine or purple grapes
2 teaspoons lemon juice
� cup firmly packed brown sugar
4 tablespoons all- purpose flour
Dash of salt
� teaspoon grated lemon rind
� teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Crust for two-crust pie
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, mix apples, pears and grapes with lemon juice.
In a small bowl, mix sugar, flour, salt, lemon rind, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Toss lightly.
Place bottom crust in pie pan; add filling. Cover with top crust, then crimp. May be trimmed with a pie crust braid. If using a solid top crust, pierce to vent steam.
Bake 50 minutes or until brown.
Merri Tyndall
From staff reports
Merri Tyndall and the staff at Mountain Pie and Cake Co. on Asheville Highway in Hendersonville developed the following recipes for the 2013 Apple Recipe Contest. Though they did not take home blue ribbons, Tyndall wants to share them with readers.
"We loved the Caramel Apple Pecan cookies and the apple bread," Tyndall said in an email.
Apple Hand-Me-Downs
Second prize winner in the professional category, 2013 Apple Recipe Contest
Sweet crust
3 cups all-purpose flour
� cup sugar
� teaspoon salt
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Sift flour and salt together and set aside.
Place the butter in mixing bowl and beat until softened. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Gradually add the beaten egg, beating just until incorporated. Don't over mix or butter will separate and lighten in color.
Add flour mixture all at once and mix just until it forms a ball. Don't overwork or pastry will be tough when baked.
Dough will be sticky. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Apple filling
2 cups finely chopped Fuji apples
1 tablespoon corn starch
� cup brown sugar
3 tablespoon lemon juice
Dash of salt
Peel and chop apples, add remaining ingredients and place in a microwavable bowl. Cook four minutes in the microwave until thickened. Set aside.
Assembly instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Prepare apple filling, then roll out dough to �-inch thickness.
Cut dough with large shaped cookie cutter 3 to 4 inches in size. We use a large heart.
With finger or brush, wet edges with water or egg white.
Spoon a bit of filling into each cookie, being careful not to touch edges.
Place second, identical shape on top and press lightly.
Using a fork, crimp edges all of the way around.
Brush tops with egg white (using a brush) and sprinkle with raw sugar.
Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes until crust is lightly browned.
After cookies cool, drizzle with icing made with 1 cup powdered sugar thinned with 3 tablespoons of milk and beaten well.
Recipe may be halved. Yield depends on size of cookie cutter.
By Tonja Gentry
Caramel Apple Pecan Cookies
1 cup butter
2 2/3 cups brown sugar
1 egg
� cup milk
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoon cloves
2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups finely diced Fuji apples
2 cups raisins
1 bottle Smucker's caramel ice cream topping
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add egg and milk and mix well. Set aside.
Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Stir. Gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in apples, pecans and raisins.
Drop by tablespoons two inches apart on parchment or greased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes, watching for brown edges. Oven temperatures vary. Set a timer.
Cool on wire rack or just pull your parchment off the tray.
Tip: We use a bottle with a small tip to ice with caramel topping. We add chopped pecans to the top.
By Tonja Gentry
Apple Cinnamon Bread
2/3 cup brown sugar (not packed)
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
11/3 cup white sugar
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
4 Fuji apples, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside for filling.
Beat white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until evenly mixed.
Combine flour and baking powder together in another bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture.
Mix milk into batter until smooth. Pour half the batter into an oiled loaf pan.
Next add half the apples and half the brown sugar cinnamon mixture. Lightly spoon apple mixture into batter.
Pour the remaining batter over apple layer and top with remaining apples.
Add the remaining brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Lightly mix the remaining apples into batter. Swirl using a spoon.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 40 minutes.
Yield: Two loaves.
By William Tyndall
Fresh Apple Pecan Cake
1� cups butter
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon allspice
2 cup chopped pecans
3 cups peeled and chopped Fuji apples
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla. Sift all dry ingredients and add to first mixture.
Add pecans and apples, reserving a few for top decor. Pour into oiled tube pan.
Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes until a knife comes out clean.
Cool in the pan about 30 minutes before turning out to cool completely.
Watch your oven. Uneven oven temperatures can ruin your cake.
Makes about 1 cup of frosting
1 cup confectioner's or powdered sugar
2-6 tablespoons milk or other liquid
� teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
Measure the sugar into a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of milk and the extract. Stir until it forms a thick, creamy paste. Pour over the top and let it run down the sides.
Place whole pecans on top in a decorative pattern.
By Merri Tyndall
Louisiana Brown Butter Apple Pecan Pie
One prepared pie crust
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
3 large eggs
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
� cup dark corn syrup
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
� teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups chopped Fuji apples
Using a saucepan or shiny skillet (so you can see the color change), melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir with a wooden spoon, watching the butter carefully. In 2 to 4 minutes, the butter will turn a dark golden brown. Pour it into a bowl and let it cool. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Combine the eggs, brown sugar, corn syrup, honey, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Mix well to blend. Add the browned butter and whisk again until evenly combined. Place the apples in the pie crust, then the pecans and pour in the filling.
Bake at 325 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes until the pie is set in the middle.
Place decorative pecans on top of the pie.
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You know, in my experience there are enough online shenanigans without developers encouraging more. For that matter, there are enough peripheral compatibility shenanigans without Vivactard encouraging more. And hell, there are enough Hollywood shenanigans without Uwe Boll encouraging more. Cut out all these shenanigans, video game industry.
- Striking writers costing big bucks
- Alan Keyes' answers don't really depend on what question you ask
- When performing ambitious and complex tasks, always be prepared
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BitNami JRubyStack provides a fast, easy way to develop and deploy Ruby on Rails applications on a Java runtime using JRuby. It includes JRuby, Rails, Java, Tomcat, the GlassFish gem, MySQL, and Subversion. It supports Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, so you can share the same Rails environment on multiple platforms.
GlassFish Tools Bundle for Eclipse is an Eclipse distribution containing Eclipse Java EE 6 tooling. GlassFish 3 Java EE 6 is preconfigured, and optionally a JDK 1.6 all-in-one single installer is provided for XP, Mac OS X, OpenSolaris, or Linux. The GlassFish plugin for Eclipse provides the Application Server WTP adapter to enable Java EE development.
The Imixs Workflow project offers a Java based BPM framework to build workflow management systems (WFMS) in a fast and easy way. The project provides different components and sub-projects that contribute to the development of workflow solutions in any kind of Java or Java EE application. The goal of this project is to offer an easy-to-use Java based technology with a focus on human based workflow. This means that the Imixs Workflow is typically applied to human-to-human workflow applications. But it can also be used for technical business process management solutions (BPM). The Imixs JEE Workflow is a full featured Workflow Management System (WFMS) based on the JEE specification. The project extends the Imixs Workflow API project to fulfill the requirements to a scalable, transactional, robust and simple deployable Java EE Workflow System. The Project provides different service components (EJBs) to be used in any kind of BPM application.
Moterako is a Semantic Web operating system. It provides users with a tool for integrated management of knowledge. It proposes a model of representation, manipulation, and exploitation of all human knowledge. On a collective level, Moterako aims for the establishment of an open and shared knowledge base.
Azzyzt JEE Tools is a set of Eclipse plugins for creating a so-called "azzyzted" project, and for creating code from a model. Azzyzt uses Java JPA entities as a model, and from that model it creates an enterprise application, ready to be deployed in a Java EE 6 application server like GlassFish 3.1, ready to be accessed via CORBA, SOAP, and REST. Thus the generated application is a set of Web services, providing all that you need in a typical CRUD application. Generated enterprise applications have separate source folders for generated and developer-supplied content. You can add your own functionality to a well-engineered base project. Azzyzt JEE Tools is not about user interfaces. It is expected that the generated application is accessed by a RIA frontend or by a fat client.


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Ask a parent to name the greatest health threat to children and you'll hear about drinking or drugs. Rarely will anyone cite obesity--even though it can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, or diabetes.
And it's rampant. Almost one child in five is overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One out of four obese children will likely be obese as adults. And as many as 80 percent of obese preteens and teens will be obese as adults.
Researchers place much of the blame on fast food and a sedentary childhood. Kids today spend an increasing amount of time watching TV, playing video games, or sitting at the computer. Schools have cut back or eliminated physical education classes in favor of more academic subjects. Busy families often let nutrition slide, as they rely on fast-food meals and junk food snacks.
Although genetics may predispose a person to obesity, it largely stems from a combination of poor eating and exercise habits, so both must be addressed. In addition, a healthy food relationship is a foundation for weight control. Use food to meet basic nutritional needs and do not use it to meet other emotional and physical needs.
Set realistic goals. Talk with your pediatrician or family doctor about healthy ways for your child to lose weight.
Offer healthy snack alternatives. Keep fresh fruit and raw vegetables on hand instead of chips.
Teach moderation. One cookie is OK--not eight. Don't order your child a super-sized fast-food meal.
Get your child moving. Exercise as a family and encourage your child to be active every day. Build up to 60 minutes of vigorous activity every day as recommended by the 2005 guidelines for nutrition and exercise from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Change habits. For example, just switching from whole to skim milk can help. Serve unsweetened cereal and allow the child to sweeten with Equal or Splenda or other no-calorie sweetener. Sugared sodas and fruit drinks are a common unrecognized source of high caloric intake. Eliminating these drinks or switching to diet drinks will help.
Start early. Healthy food and physical activity foundations need to be molded early in childhood.
Set an example. As a parent, are you eating right and exercising?
In general, the goal for overweight children who are still growing is not to lose weight, but rather to slow down their weight gain and allow their growth to catch up.
Research has shown time spent watching television, playing video games, or sitting in front of the computer correlates with the risk for obesity. Also, having a TV or computer in the child's bedroom is an additional risk factor for obesity. Limit TV time to 30 minutes per day for young children and one hour a day for preadolescents and teens. Take the TV or computer out of the child's bedroom.
Consult a pediatric dietitian for additional assistance. To locate one in your area, visit the American Dietetic Association website at www.eatright.org.
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The Innova Champion Monarch is a great beginner friendly distance driver that is understable. It has significant high speed turn making the Monarch a good choice for beginning disc golf players and those with slower arm speeds. The Monarch also makes a great roller disc. This disc is much like a faster Roadrunner with more glide. Great for beginners looking for a fast distance driver, and great for advanced players looking for an out of the box roller. The Monarch is the first speed 10 disc to be available in weights below 160 grams. Highly recommended beginner friendly distance driver.
Speed 10, Glide 5, Turn -4, Fade 1
About Champion plastic in general - it is more stable than all other plastics. It provides outstanding performance and durability. Champion golf discs retain original flight characteristics much longer and are distinguished by their clear or pearlescent colors.
About Color and Availability - pictured above are some available Champion colors. This model may not be available in all of these colors. Likewise, each weight range may not be available in all colors. Therefore we ask you to list and prioritize your color preferences and to give us guidance if the color or weight range you want happens to not be available. Feel free to contact us if you need more specific info.
|153-175 grams
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"The Monarch is such a great disc. I would say they have taken about 4 or so strokes off my game. The Monarch is a really dependable turnover disc. If I lose one, it is easy to get another one because I can just pull a new one out of my car and know what it's gonna do." - Courtney Peavy
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more Fade, try a Beast
more Turn, try a Mamba
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If you love Quinoa, like my family does, then here's a great Quinoa Salad recipe to try from Skinnytaste.com
*To cook the quinoa, it works similar to cooking rice. I cook mine in the rice cooker; however, for every cup of quinoa, I place 3 cups of water.
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Recipe
A protein packed salad with Mediterranean flavors – quinoa, cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon and a little feta cheese combined makes a healthy salad with fresh clean ingredients.
I had dinner at my friend Julia's house last week, and she made a similar salad as a side dish which she served with fish although hers didn't have tomatoes or feta (I recall she mentioned she was out). I posted a picture of it on Instagram the other day and got so many requests, most of you mentioning the feta was a must! So I made this for dinner last night, with the feta as you requested.
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
Servings: 6 • Size: 1 generous cup • Old Points: 3 • Weight Watcher Points+: 5 pt
Calories: 145.5 • Fat: 8 g • Carb: 15.5 g • Fiber: 2.5 g • Protein: 4.3 g • Sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 137 mg (without the salt) • Cholest: 7.4 mg
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 1/2 - 3/4 lemon, squeezed
- 1/4 cup (about 10) kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups cucumber, peeled and diced (from 1 English)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta
- salt and fresh pepper, to taste
Rinse quinoa for about 2 minutes, using your hands to make sure all the saponins are removed.
Fill a medium pot with water, add quinoa and salt to taste and bring to a boil. When the water boils, reduce heat to low and cover; simmer covered 15 minutes. Removefrom heat and keep covered an additional 5 minutes without lifting the lid; then fluffwith a fork and set aside in a large mixing bowl to cool.
While the quinoa cools, dice all the vegetables. Add the red onion, olives, cucumber, tomatoes to the cooled quinoa, and squeeze 1/2 lemon over it.
Drizzle the olive oil over the quinoa, then add feta, salt and pepper to taste and toss well. Taste for salt and adjust as needed, add more lemon juice if needed.
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Textbook-Integrated Guide to Educational Resources
Chemistry by Whitten, et al.
4. The Structure of Atoms
4-15. The Quantum Mechanical Picture of the Atom
All Videos
Videos: 26 results
Standing Waves on a Wave Demonstrator (with frequency)
The relationship between frequency and wavelength for standing waves on a 0.90 m short-rod wave demonstrator is explored. The frequency is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Quantum Chemistry
Energy Dissipation, Constructive and Destructive Interference
Important wave phenomena include energy dissipation (wave damping) and wave interference as seen in the following slinky demonstrations.
Quantum Chemistry
Waves Consisting of Single Pulses
Characteristics of single pulse waves include direction of displacement and wave speed illustrated in the following slinky demonstrations.
Quantum Chemistry
Wave Trains
Examples of transverse wave trains in a Slinky™ are shown.
Quantum Chemistry
Waves in a Slinky™
A Slinky™ is used to demonstrate transverse and longitudinal waves, reflection, energy dissipation, interference, and plane polarization.
Quantum Chemistry
Wave Diffraction, Interference, and Scattering
Diffraction, interference and scattering - properties common to all wave phenomena - are demonstrated with waves in a ripple tank.
Quantum Chemistry
Circular Standing Waves in a Ripple Tank
Circular standing waves in a ripple tank are demonstrated.
Quantum Chemistry
Waves in a Ripple Tank
Circular waves, linear waves, and waves from two point sources in a ripple tank are shown and described.
Quantum Chemistry
Standing Waves on a Wave Demonstrator
The relationship between frequency and wavelength for standing waves on a 0.90 m short-rod wave demonstrator is explored.
Quantum Chemistry
Interference in a Wave Demonstrator
Constructive and destructive interference are illustrated with a 0.90 m long-rod wave demonstrator.
Quantum Chemistry
Waves in a Wave Demonstrator — Wave Speed, Reflection, and Interference
Wave speed, frequency, wavelength, and reflection are illustrated with a 0.90 m (long-rod, low wave speed) wave demonstrator.
Quantum Chemistry
Standing Waves on a String - Separate Movies
The relationship between frequency and wavelength for standing waves on a stretched string is demonstrated in a series of separate movies.
Quantum Chemistry
Standing Waves on a String
The relationship between frequency, wavelength, and energy absorption for waves on a stretched string is discussed.
Quantum Chemistry
Unique Nodal Patterns at Resonant Frequencies - Square Plate
The development of nodal patterns on a square Chladni plate at resonant frequencies is shown. The wave driver is set at a resonant frequency and sand is scattered on the Chladni plate forming a resonance pattern characteristic of that frequency.
Quantum Chemistry
Specific Frequencies - Round Plate
Unique nodal patterns at several resonant frequencies for a round plate are shown.
Quantum Chemistry
Standing Waves on Chladni Plates
In these movies we demonstrate two dimensional standing waves on Chladni plates.
Quantum Chemistry
Background Information for the Photoelectric Effect
This section provides background information about the apparatus used for the photoelectric effect demonstration.
Quantum Chemistry
The Photoelectric Effect
The photoelectric effect is demonstrated.
Quantum Chemistry
Light as a Particle: Photoelectric Effect
The discovery of the temperature dependence of the spectrum of an incandescent light source and the discovery of the photoelectric effect led to the characterization of the particle-like properties of light. Here we demonstrate these two phenomena.
Quantum Chemistry
Light and Electrons
Some wave-like and particle-like properties of light and some wave-like and particle-like properties of electrons are shown.
Quantum Chemistry
Neon Signs
Here are images of gas discharge lamps filled with the noble gases helium, neon, argon, krypton and xenon.
Quantum Chemistry
Resonance Boxes
Conditions for energy transfer between resonance boxes are discussed.
Quantum Chemistry |
Transport Properties
Sound Waves
Wave concepts such as standing waves, resonance and interference can be demonstrated using sound waves.
Transport Properties |
Quantum Chemistry
Light as a Wave: Reflection, Diffraction, Polarization, and Absorption
The following demonstrations illustrate diffraction, scattering, and absorption of light.
Quantum Chemistry |
Physical Properties
The Electron as a Particle: Crookes and Cathode Ray Tubes
The Crookes tube and various cathode ray tubes demonstrate the electron as particle.
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Applications of Chemistry
Cloud Chamber
Charged radioactive particles produce condensation trails in a cloud chamber.
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The largest component of the capital plan is spending $2.3 billion on BNSF's core network and related assets. BNSF also plans to spend approximately $1 billion on locomotive, freight car and other equipment acquisitions. In addition, the program includes about $250 million for continued installation of federally mandated positive train control (PTC) and $550 million for terminal, line and intermodal expansion and efficiency projects.
BNSF's expansion and efficiency projects will be primarily focused on capacity expansion to accommodate Bakken Shale-related industrial products growth, intermodal terminal expansion, such as the completion of BNSF's Kansas City Intermodal Facility and other terminal improvements to enhance productivity and velocity.
"This record capital plan continues our long-term focus on ensuring our network is prepared for the growing U.S. demand for freight rail," said Matthew Rose, chairman and chief executive officer. "We are focused on investing to meet our customers' expectations and to expand capacity where growth is occurring. Given the importance of our low cost supply chain to the U.S. economy, our privately-funded rail infrastructure is well positioned to ensure the U.S. ability to compete in global markets."


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Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS), 1991-2006 (ICPSR 20520)
Published: Jan 23, 2012
Principal Investigator(s):
Alejandro Portes, Princeton University; Rubén G. Rumbaut, University of California-Irvine
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Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS) was designed to study the adaptation process of the immigrant second generation which is defined broadly as United States-born children with at least one foreign-born parent or children born abroad but brought at an early age to the United States. The original survey was conducted with large samples of second-generation immigrant children attending the 8th and 9th grades in public and private schools in the metropolitan areas of Miami/Ft. Lauderdale in Florida and San Diego, California. Conducted in 1992, the first survey had the purpose of ascertaining baseline information on immigrant families, children's demographic characteristics, language use, self-identities, and academic attainment. The total sample size was 5,262. Respondents came from 77 different nationalities, although the sample reflects the most sizable immigrant nationalities in each area. Three years later, corresponding to the time in which respondents were about to graduate from high school, the first follow-up survey was conducted. Its purpose was to examine the evolution of key adaptation outcomes including language knowledge and preference, ethnic identity, self-esteem, and academic attainment over the adolescent years. The survey also sought to establish the proportion of second-generation youths who dropped out of school before graduation. This follow-up survey retrieved 4,288 respondents or 81.5 percent of the original sample. Together with this follow-up survey, a parental survey was conducted. The purpose of this interview was to establish directly characteristics of immigrant parents and families and their outlooks for the future including aspirations and plans for the children. Since many immigrant parents did not understand English, this questionnaire was translated and administered in six different foreign languages. In total, 2,442 parents or 46 percent of the original student sample were interviewed. During 2001-2003, or a decade after the original survey, a final follow-up was conducted. The sample now averaged 24 years of age and, hence, patterns of adaptation in early adulthood could be readily assessed. The original and follow-up surveys were conducted mostly in schools attended by respondents, greatly facilitating access to them. Most respondents had already left school by the time of the second follow-up so they had to be contacted individually in their place of work or residence. Respondents were located not only in the San Diego and Miami areas, but also in more than 30 different states, with some surveys returned from military bases overseas. Mailed questionnaires were the principal source of completed data in this third survey. In total, CILS-III retrieved complete or partial information on 3,613 respondents representing 68.9 percent of the original sample and 84.3 percent of the first follow-up.Relevant adaptation outcomes measured in this survey include educational attainment, employment and occupational status, income, civil status and ethnicity of spouses/partners, political attitudes and participation, ethnic and racial identities, delinquency and incarceration, attitudes and levels of identification with American society, and plans for the future.
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Russell Sage Foundation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Spencer Foundation
National Science Foundation
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Geographic Coverage
CILS followed a sample of over 5,200 children of immigrants from early adolescence to early adulthood, interviewing them at three key points of their life cycle: in junior high school, at average age 14, just prior to high school graduation (or dropping out of school), at average age 17, at the beginning of their work careers (or continuing schooling), at average age 24. Each sample wave retrieved approximately 85 percent of the preceding one. The third wave produced data on 3,564 respondents or 68 percent of the original sample.
Immigrant second generation children born in the United States with at least one foreign-born parent, or children born abroad but brought to the United States at an early age.
Unit(s) of Observation
survey data
Mode of Data Collection
Original Release Date
Version Date
Version History
2012-01-23 Variable naming convention detail was added to the updated codebook.
2011-12-20 New covers were added to the documentation.
2010-08-19 Minor edits were made to some variable labels and question text.
2008-01-07 Minor edits were made to the metadata, and additional text describing the third survey, CILS-III, has been included.
2007-10-18 Variable naming convention detail was added to the codebook.
The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
This study was originally processed, archived, and disseminated by Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR), a project funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).


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The Innova Star Katana is a distance driver that is straight. It was built with the finesse thrower in mind. It's a recommended downwind driver. If you hit the angle right, watch it bolt out of sight. The physical characteristics resemble a Boss with flight characteristics of a Sidewinder on steroids. Makes a good roller.
It is great for fast, long, easy distance off the tee and for huge turnover shots.
Speed 13, Glide 5, Turn -3, Fade 3 Champion Katanas have slightly different flight characteristics at 13, 5 ,-3, 3.
About Star plastic in general - it has the durability of Champion plastic with the superior all-weather grip of Pro plastic. Star discs have the same flight rating characteristics of Champion discs, although some Star Lite discs may be slightly more high-speed stable. Star retains flight characteristics longer than DX or Pro Plastics.
About Color and Availability - pictured above are some available Star colors. This model may not be available in all of these colors. Likewise, each weight range may not be available in all colors. Therefore we ask you to list and prioritize your color preferences and to give us guidance if the color or weight range you want happens to not be available. Feel free to contact us if you need more specific info.
|Slightly Overstable
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"The Champion Katana went right in my bag brand new. I throw it hard, with a slight anhyzer angle, and low. When it hits the ground it skips really far which I like. I also use it for most of my drives into a headwind." - Hannah Leatherman
"I love the Blizzard Champion Katana for side arm flick shots. It goes long and super straight." - Sandy Gast
"Possibly my favorite out-of-the-box high-speed driver. It takes a while to turn over and glides really well. Recently, this 52 year old 3'd a 780' hole from 45' behind the pin with 2 Pro Katana drives. I'd say the disc works pretty well." - Gregg Hosfeld
If you are looking for a disc with
more Fade, try the Ape
more Turn, try the Vulcan
more Glide, try the Groove
Other Speed 13 discs include the Ape, Boss, Daedalus, Dominator, Groove and Vulcan.


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Northwestern hires Collins as coach
Northwestern hired Duke assistant Chris Collins as its new basketball coach, CBSSports.com reported.
Collins replaces Bill Carmody, who was fired last week after 13 seasons.
"I'm so grateful ... for the opportunity to lead the men's basketball program at one of the premier universities in the world, to compete in the Big Ten Conference, and to do so in my hometown," Collins said in a statement released by the school on Wednesdsay night. "Northwestern University is a special place that strives for excellence in every regard, and our program will be no different. I can't possibly thank Coach (Mike) Krzyzewski and Duke University enough for preparing me for this day."
Collins, an Illinois native, is familiar with the Chicago area. He was the state's Mr. Basketball in high school at suburban Glenbrook North and a McDonald's All-American. His father, Doug, is the coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and a former Chicago Bulls coach.
After playing for Krzyzewski at Duke, Collins worked as an assistant at Seton Hall for two years. He joined Krzyzewski's coaching staff at Duke in 2000.
Carmody had mixed success at Northwestern. He guided the Wildcats to four consecutive NIT berths from 2009 to 2012, but his teams never reached the NCAA Tournament. This season, his injury-riddled Wildcats slipped to 13-19.


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A Hallmark Christmas ornament has drawn criticism from people who accuse the greeting card company of political correctness and anti-gay bias. The ornament — a tiny sweater — is decorated with the words "Don we now our FUN apparel!" "Fun" replaces the word "gay" from the line in the Christmas song "Deck the Halls." Hallmark says it was trying to avoid misinterpretation and should never have made the change.


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Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum
Imagine someone discovering a settlement in the UK 1,000 years from now. Not a huge, bustling city like London; more Milton Keynes, or Derby. Somewhere that offers a very everyday view of urban life in that place and time. That's what this exhibition does, and it does it very well, through an overarching domestic theme highlighted by its design as a typical home of the time, complete with kitchen, toilet, and even a garden.
In these spaces, 250 exhibits quietly and memorably evoke the ordinary experience of life in these times. Out in the street along with the bakery and the butcher's shop lies the heartbreaking cast of a little dog, and there in the entrance to the house he appears again – this time in a floor mosaic. All around, equally absorbing exhibits paint a wonderfully real picture of the two towns just before Mount Vesuvius buried them in AD79: from carbonised food and stunning wall paintings to – this being the Romans – lots of erotica (watch the kids delight in spotting the cake tray figurine with the huge cock, or the phallic wind chime).
This isn't to say 'Life and Death…' avoids the tragedy and horror of the eruption; a section on the catastrophe has just enough casts and interpretative material to lend insight and poignancy without tipping over into the mawkish or gratuitous. Through this thoughtful mix of practical and beautiful, prosaic and extraordinary, the British Museum has created an experience that's almost as good, and definitely as informative, as visiting the real thing.
Yolanda Zappaterra
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|British Museum
44 Great Russell St
|Opening hours:
|Open daily 10am–5.30pm, Friday until 8.30pm. Closed Jan 1, Dec 24–26
|Tube: Tottenham Court Rd/Holborn/Russell Square
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If you plan on getting a shiny new Nintendo 3DS when it launches later this month, you should probably take care not to use flash carts to play ROMs. A report from GoNintendo claims that firmware updates may render the 3DS inoperable (aka "bricked") if it detects fishy activity.
Japanese retailer Enterking has updated its site with a warning about the possibility. The (very) rough translation states, "In case if you use equipment which is illegal or unapproved by Nintendo or if you do customization which is unapproved by Nintendo, there is a possibility that Nintendo 3DS become non bootable by system update."
This is all highly speculative at the moment, but Nintendo has promised stronger piracy measures for the 3DS, and has mentioned that automatic firmware updates are part of the effort.
In response to an inquiry, a Nintendo spokesperson told Shacknews, "We do not discuss product security details (for obvious reasons), nor can we discuss the details of countermeasures available in the Nintendo 3DS system."