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OBAMA TO MAKE IRAN DIPLOMACY 'significant focus' of State of the Union address -- WEST WING WORKS LOCAL MEDIA on Medicaid -- STEPHANIE CUTTER on ROBIN TONER
THE 1 THING YOU MUST READ if you're running for office in 2014 or 2016 -- The latest of the famous big-think memos by DOUG SOSNIK, Democratic political strategist and formerly political director in President Bill Clinton's White House, is posted by POLITICO Magazine -- "Which Side of the Barricade Are You On?": "Across the political spectrum, there is an growing populist push for a retrenchment from global affairs, with a renewed focus on the problems here at home. Americans are worried about the struggles of the battered middle class, whose real incomes have not improved in more than two decades, the elimination of special deals for the wealthy and big business and the protection of the public's privacy from what they see as predatory companies and an intrusive federal government. These are the issues that will dominate our politics going forward, and we will see populists from the left and the right increasingly come together to force change. … A widening economic and opportunity gap [is] the single most dominant issue of our times …
"For the three election cycles between 2006 and 2010, the country voted against the status quo, punishing the party in power. The existing problems have been building for a long time, and the current partisanship and gridlock suggest that there is every reason to believe that the trend will continue in the 2014 elections and beyond. …
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"[T]here are several areas of consensus that will provide the foundation for this movement going forward: 1. A pull back from the rest of the world … 2. A desire to go after the big banks and other large financial institutions. … 3. The elimination of corporate welfare. … 4. Reducing special deals for the rich. … 5. Pushing back on the violation of the public's privacy by the government and big businesses. … 6. Reducing the size of government." http://goo.gl/gnQVci
SIREN – "CNN/ORC poll: Democrats lose 2014 edge following Obamacare uproar," by CNN Political Editor Paul Steinhauser: "A new CNN/ORC International poll indicates a dramatic turnaround in the battle for control of Congress in next year's midterm elections. Democrats a month ago held a 50%-42% advantage among registered voters in a generic ballot … That result came after congressional Republicans appeared to overplay their hand … over the … shutdown and the debt ceiling. But the Democratic lead has disappeared. A new CNN/ORC poll indicates the GOP now holds a 49%-47% edge. … The 10-point swing follows a political uproar over Obamacare … The turnaround in the CNN/ORC poll follows similar shifts in recent national surveys from Quinnipiac University and Fox News." http://goo.gl/4U9lsT
GOP REBOOT -- "Tea party unscathed in early GOP civil war," by Anna Palmer: [T]he opening battles suggest the establishment is just starting to see how much it will take to reclaim the power it has ceded to the movement in recent years. … Part of the establishment's problem is it emboldened the movement for years. Republicans rode the tea party wave in 2010 and then cheered the rise of unlimited fundraising that allowed outside groups to flourish … 'This process is one that has been unfolding for a while, so the idea that you are now going to wrestle control back from the people who vote, good luck with that,' said former RNC Chairman Michael Steele … Now that the genie's out of the bottle, the establishment is discovering it's a lot harder to put it back in. The NRSC in particular [took] on the Senate Conservatives Fund after the tea party group targeted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. …
"Take Jamestown Associates, the group singled out for working with the SCF. It has continued to do work with the group … Sources … said the firm made a calculated business decision that SFC is going to make them more money than the party committees. … The clash between the establishment and movement conservatives has only begun in full in recent weeks. Both sides are digging in. And establishment supporters say they will get results — ultimately. … Matt Hoskins, the fund's executive director, said the establishment 'bullying' isn't going to make the group change course. … NRSC spokesman Brad Dayspring said the committee's goal is to win the Senate majority and make it a 'more conservative, functional place' and that others starting primary fights for profit endanger that outcome." http://goo.gl/XsNzR5
--PLAYBOOK TRUTH BOMB: Conventional wisdom holds that big business buys elections. The truth is that business is often timid and scared when it comes to risky political investments, such as plowing cash into a primary. Top corporate officials tell us the universal mood in business is that it's time to fight fire with fire in primaries going forward, and probably forever. But there are still scant signs that they will be remotely as creative or bold as Heritage, Club for Growth and others. Until business is willing to be more ruthless (picking candidates, investing in candidates and calling out the far right), Tea Party activists have far more juice in this fight.
HAPPY-HOUR HELPER: Chatty tidbits – "Faucets at $1,000 Abound as Home Equity Spigot Opens," by Bloomberg's Kathleen M. Howley: "A year ago, New Jersey contractor Michael Mroz's customers were focused on saving money when renovating kitchens and baths … Now, with a resurgence of home equity lending, … 'People don't want granite countertops -- they want marble costing at least 25 percent more,' said Mroz, owner of Michael Robert Construction in Westfield, an affluent town less than an hour's commute to Manhattan. 'Money is so cheap today, people can splurge on $1,000 faucets.' Spending on home renovations is rising to records as banks … increase lending for home equity lines of credit, or Helocs, after property prices this year gained at a pace not seen since the last housing boom. Heloc originations could rise 16 percent this year and reach another five-year high in 2014." http://goo.gl/DKLNak
TOP TALKER -- L.A. Times col. 1, "Entry to college may get easier: A smaller pool of high school seniors could mean more admission offers for applicants," by Larry Gordon: "After a long stretch of rising competition in college admissions, the numbers this year may be on the side of students … the smallest group in years applying to college. The population dip won't bust open the doors to Stanford, Harvard, UCLA and other highly selective campuses. But many experts predict it will be somewhat easier to obtain admission offers from many good, even competitive, schools. And colleges, particularly private ones that are not the top brand names, are working harder to court applicants, recruiting farther from their campuses and sweetening financial aid offers. To students, the demographic dip offers a bit of hope after months of writing essays, taking entrance exams and gathering recommendation letters. This is crunch time … Students typically don't find out where they've been accepted until the spring. …
"The numbers of high school graduates across the country rose from 2.6 million in 1996-97 to a peak of 3.4 million in 2010-11, as the children of later baby boomers matured into 12th-graders. Then a decline began and the low point will be this year's 3.2 million nationally, according to a report by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. The incoming college freshman pool may shrink further since Latinos comprise a rising portion of high school graduates but enroll in college at relatively low rates." http://goo.gl/LRmBtm
FIRST LOOK – Today's top White House message on health care (POTUS is in L.A.) -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report coming at 9 a.m. -- Big push on this today by the administration – Per an administration official: "SENIORS ARE SAVING MORE ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS UNDER THE ACA: Today, the Administration will release new data showing that Affordable Care Act is helping more seniors save more money on their prescription drug costs. To date, the law has helped more than 7.3 million seniors and people with disabilities who reached the donut hole in their Medicare Part D plans save $8.9 billion on their prescription drug costs nationwide – or an average of $1,209 in savings per person. According to the new CMS data, during the first 10 months of 2013 alone, nearly 3.4 million people nationwide who reached the coverage gap -- the 'donut hole' -- have saved $2.9 billion, an average of $866 per beneficiary. These figures are higher than at this same point last year, when 2.8 million beneficiaries had saved $1.8 billion for an average of $677."
** A message from GE: Advanced manufacturing is changing the way we make parts. GE is experimenting with 3D painting, or cold spray technology, which is the application of metal powder at a super-high velocity. This technique allows greater structural integrity with few manufacturing limitations. Learn about the manufacturing revolution and how GE works at Ideas Lab. http://www.ideaslaboratory.com/2013/11/07/3d-painting-is-a-fountain-of-youth-for-parts **
STEPHANIE CUTTER salutes ROBIN TONER as part of POLITICO's "Women Rule" series – "Passionate reporter always true to public service," by Stephanie Cutter: "Last year's presidential election was the first in over two decades without a Robin Toner byline, and there were many days on the campaign trail I found myself answering the phone or opening the paper and wishing she was there. … Robin was an important influence on my career and a deeply treasured friend. Robin was the first woman to serve as national political correspondent for The New York Times, where she worked for nearly 25 years. Over her distinguished career, she covered five presidential elections, countless congressional and state races and framed the conversation surrounding some of our country's biggest policy debates. But even as she emerged as an important voice on the national stage, Robin continued covering politics from the perspective of a typical middle-class voter. …
"After Robin died of cancer in 2008, my former boss, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, remarked that he used to look forward to Robin's stories because more than any other reporter she helped him see how legislation he was working on in Congress would affect people's lives. But … Robin said it best herself: She once described a fellow reporter as someone who 'believed that behind every arcane tax provision or line in an appropriations bill there were real people getting something or getting something taken away.' … With her life and her work, she raised the bar — not just for her fellow reporters but for everyone who works in politics." http://goo.gl/t7MZun
TRANSITIONS – "Top Corporate Government Relations Professional Joins The Bockorny Group: Carolyn Hicks Mayle will join the bipartisan consulting firm's team as a principal": "The Bockorny Group … announced that Carolyn Mayle, a highly respected corporate government relations professional, has joined the firm's leadership as its newest principal. … Dave Bockorny, the firm's Chairman and CEO[:] 'Carolyn possesses the rare blend of both policy and political acumen' … Before joining the Bockorny Group, Mayle worked over five years as a senior lobbyist for WellPoint … Prior to WellPoint, Mrs. Mayle worked for General Motors Corporation as Director of Congressional and Public Affairs … Mrs. Mayle was also the chief health care lobbyist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. … Carolyn holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and a master's degree in public policy from at Georgetown University. Mayle and her husband and their daughter Victoria reside in Alexandria."
COMING ATTRACTIONS – INSURERS PLAN SIGN-UP BLITZ IN EFFORT TO DEPOLITICIZE COVERAGE -- Kyle Cheney and Paige Winfield Cunningham: "Insurance companies are ready to unleash an expensive PR [and advertising] blitz to get 7 million new customers once HealthCare.gov is fixed. … Big insurers and the stock analysts that track them say that once the White House is sure its enrollment website is working, the companies will barrage the airwaves with messages encouraging people to join new health insurance exchanges, either by signing up directly with insurers or by giving the website another shot. … Kaiser Permanente has sent a letter to potential customers in the Washington area, touting the availability of federal subsidies and mentioning specific benefits and coverage options for 'hassle-free coverage that won't let you down.' … [T]he letter makes no mention of Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act or President Obama. …
"White House ally Enroll America, which has Kaiser Permanente and Blue Shield of California on its board, says it's preparing an early December 'chase program' to re-engage people who were stymied early on by the flawed website. … Only 18 percent of ads placed by health insurers since Oct. 1 have referenced the Affordable Care Act, according to Kantar Media. … 'It seems pretty normal for insurers to play it safe for this first round, see how things go,' said Elizabeth Wilner, vice president of Kantar Media's CMAG. 'They didn't know the website wasn't going to work, so now they seem pretty prescient.'" http://goo.gl/d3XQXE
WHITE HOUSE MEDIA STRATEGY -- "All (good) Obamacare news is local," by Carrie Budoff Brown and Reid J. Epstein: "In the past month, Obama and his Cabinet have hit nine of the top 10 cities with the highest concentration of the uninsured, while senior administration officials have held almost daily reporter conference calls in nearly a dozen states to challenge Republican governors who refuse to expand Medicaid. Obama's political arm, Organizing for Action, … holding protests — some only attended by a dozen or so people — that win coverage on the local pages … The effort mirrors how Obama's presidential campaigns operated. Pay special attention to local press because that's where far more people who Obama wants to target get their news. Josh Earnest, the principal deputy White House press secretary, got top billing in front page stories last week in The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg, S.C., The Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C., and the Portland Press Herald in Maine — offering the same talking points that the administration repeats daily in Washington without much notice. …
"The centerpiece of the local strategy is the White House's campaign against Republican governors or legislatures in 24 states that have declined to accept federal money to open up Medicaid to 5.4 million people. … [T]he White House has lost much of the high ground to push back on Obamacare attacks over the last two months, but the one exception is the GOP resistance to expand Medicaid access, said a senior administration official. … On the local media calls, administration officials quantify the impact state-by-state. In Nebraska, for example, the White House targeted Republican Gov. Dave Heineman, saying his refusal to expand Medicaid leaves 48,000 residents without access to affordable coverage. … The Omaha World-Herald put the story on A6 under the headline: 'Nebraska takes heat for not expanding Medicaid.' But flip to the front of the business page in the same edition, and the news is less favorable for the White House: 'Midlands employers expect jump in 2014 health costs.'" http://goo.gl/BV4nFL
"STATE OF THE UNION" PREVIEW – WSJ A1, "White House Launches Push To Sell Its Iran Nuclear Deal," by Carol E. Lee and Peter Nicholas: "[s]enior administration officials are now asking lawmakers to hold off [on new sanctions] for another six months while negotiators try to achieve a long-term accord. The administration is taking steps to burnish the agreement, casting it as the alternative to Mideast conflict. And enforcement officials, seeking to counter arguments that the interim deal signed Sunday in Geneva would erode punitive economic sanctions, publicly warned any business, bank or broker against trying to do prohibited business with Iran. … In an indication of the importance of the agreement to his agenda, President Obama will devote significant focus to the diplomatic effort in his State of the Union address shortly after the new year, a senior administration official said." http://goo.gl/U6ZkEl
SCOOP – "Spies worry over 'doomsday' cache stashed by ex-NSA contractor Snowden," by Reuters' Mark Hosenball: "British and U.S. intelligence officials say they are worried about a 'doomsday' cache of highly classified, heavily encrypted material they believe former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has stored on a data cloud. The cache contains documents generated by the NSA and other agencies and includes names of U.S. and allied intelligence personnel, seven current and former U.S. officials and other sources … said. The data is protected with sophisticated encryption, and multiple passwords are needed to open it … The passwords are in the possession of at least three different people and are valid for only a brief time window each day … One source described the cache of still unpublished material as Snowden's 'insurance policy' against arrest or physical harm." http://goo.gl/ZWHrJP
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD – N.Y. Times B5, "Leaving ABC News, Couric Describes Move to Yahoo [as 'global anchor'] as 'Being of the Moment," by Bill Carter: "Couric, one of the biggest names in television news over the last quarter-century[,] will now base her future work away from the established pillars of network news. In her career, she has worked for all three broadcast network news operations, as well as CNN. … Couric, best known as the longtime host of NBC's 'Today' show and then for her stint as the anchor of 'The CBS Evening News,' said, 'TV news is not over.' She added that there were now more outlets to report news. 'I have always been interested in online and social media and have been trying to figure a way to straddle both worlds … I like being of the moment and embracing what's happening.' …. Couric said … she would still mainly focus on [her] daytime show for the remainder of the current television season — that is, through next May. The longer-term future of the talk show, a respectable ratings performer that has been short of hit status, remains in doubt …
"'Marissa Mayer did reach out to me … We both speak the same language and share the same sensibilities.' … While working at CBS, … she initiated webcasts and answered questions from viewers on Facebook as well as setting up her own YouTube channel. One plan for the new position is to reverse the typical pattern of work that begins for a television news organization later being picked up by a digital site. Ms. Couric said: 'I hope to continue to have some presence on network news or cable news. I can envision doing a big interview and have it repurposed for another show that's broadcast or used on cable.'" http://goo.gl/udojNz
MEDIAWATCH -- NYT names new Media Editor – Staff email from Jill Abramson, posted by TalkingBizNews: Media Editor "Bruce Headlam … has agreed to direct our ambitious plans to expand our video journalism as Managing Editor of Video [succeeding Rick Berke, per NYT's Christine Haughney]. Bruce [age 50], who has headed the media desk for the past five years, … He built a team of tech savvy reporters, including David Carr, who embraced new media as he covered it. … Bruce will report directly to me and will be in charge of all the journalists in the video department. He will work closely with Rebecca Howard, General Manager of Video Production, who will report directly to Denise Warren, Executive Vice President, Digital Products and Services. Since joining The Times earlier this year, Rebecca has assembled a talented team that has helped create a growing variety of engaging video content — from the recently launched 'New York Times Minute' to the acclaimed Christine Quinn video to an array of video series including 'What's In It' and 'The Read Around.'
"With most of that team in place, and … the quality and quantity of news and enterprise videos having grown dramatically on nytimes.com and Times mobile apps, Rebecca has increasingly been focusing on building a business -- expanding distribution of Times video and growing the awareness of our offerings among advertisers. The new structure will enable her to give full attention to this critical aspect of our video efforts, even as she continues to work with me, Dean [Baquet] and Bruce to develop content that appeals to Times readers. The team reporting to Bruce will include Michael Rubens, director of video production, who has played a major role in expanding our video horizons since coming to The Times a few months ago, and Ann Derry, editorial director, video partnerships, who is leading our efforts to acquire quality content from around the web as well as looking for opportunities to work with other news organizations.
"Peter Lattman [age 43] will become our new Media Editor. With countless scoops, agile writing, dogged reporting, immense collegiality and a metabolism that makes him one of our most productive reporters, Peter has been at the heart of BizDay for the past 3½ years. When he arrived on DealBook from The Wall Street Journal, he immediately made us competitive on the escalating crackdown on insider trading by the government. … Peter has had immense fun in his story telling, from the first word to the last, leading fellow DealBooker Peter Eavis to declare Peter the 'king of the kicker.' … These changes will take effect on Dec. 2." Full text of memo http://goo.gl/fA8bPq ... Christine Haughney's story (online only) http://goo.gl/GimsV5
SPORTS BLINK – Redskins now 3-8 -- "Kaepernick, 49ers dominate Redskins, RG3, 27-6" on "Monday Night Football" -- AP's Joseph White in Landover, Md.: "Always one to speak at length when there's a camera around, Robert Griffin III reflected on one of the worst games of his young career … It used to be a guarantee that the fans would chant 'R-G-3!' at some point during every Redskins home game, but not on a night when the franchise player completes 17 of 27 passes for only 127 yards and gets sacked four times -- and when the offense as a whole amasses a mere 190 total yards. 'We've got to conquer some of the demons that we have going on as an offense and just as a team in general -- and I think we will,' Griffin said. 'It takes all of us.' Griffin took some flak last week from teammate Santana Moss for not taking enough responsibility for mistakes, and on Monday Griffin said a report on the NFL Network that he's asked for his negative plays not to be shown during team meetings as evidence that 'people are trying to character assassinate' him."
BIRTHDAYS: Porter Goss ... NBC News' Alicia Jennings (hat tips: Patrick Gavin) … Erica Brettell (hat tip: husband Joe) ... Todd Deutsch, Senator Heitkamp's press secretary (h/t Abbie McDonough) … Rich Little is 75 … Tina Turner is 74 (h/ts AP)
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MCA classes in Partnership with Amy Howard
Memphis College of Art will partner with Memphis interior design entrepreneur Amy Howard to offer classes through MCA's adult continuing education classes. Registration is currently underway for Howard's two-day workshop,Rescue. Restore. Redecorate. which will be held Feb. 21 and 28, 1–4 p.m. at the Amy Howard Studio, 3674 Cherry Road, Memphis.
For more than 20 years, Howard built her luxury furniture manufacturing business in Memphis, developing, and later patenting, her own line of paints and finishes. "We throw away 8.5 million tons of furniture each year," said Howard. "I have created my line of products so that we can give these old, discarded furniture pieces new life and my classes and workshops teach people how to build a business painting furniture and selling it." Howard built a network of retailers across the country to sell her products and recently announced a partnership with Ace Hardware Corp. that will allow for a distribution of her product line nationally. She has been training retailers from around the world on how to use the Amy Howard at Home line so that they will be able to pass along their knowledge to the consumer.
Howard approached MCA with the idea of making her classes available through MCA's adult community education program. "We thought it was a great opportunity," said Cece Palazola, MCA's director of community education. "We especially liked the idea that Amy teaches skills that can lead to starting a business—a concept that is integral to the curriculum at MCA."
For Howard's Rescue.Restore.Redecorate. workshop, students are asked to bring in their own piece of furniture that they will renovate during the class sessions on Feb. 21 and 28, learning painting, antiquing and waxing skills. Howard will also offer her two-day Building Wealth With Your Passion workshop on April 11 and 18, teaching the skills she has learned in building a marketable business from doing what you love.
For additional information on upcoming Amy Howard classes, contact MCA Community Education at 901-272-5142, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.mca.edu to register online.
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Today was my second(?) ever attempt at this loop solo and although I did more than a couple of long double-takes I think I have it wired now.
I also felt pretty slow but my time is not bad at all! Interesting how that works. But... there might be a contributing factor. Namely I did not manage to correctly turn off my GPS when I got back to the car. This resulted in a 35-mile route, half of which was travelled at about 60 mph. I had to edit my file and re-upload it. It looked correct but I have been told that this route is 19 miles and my GPS usually measures it at around 17 or 18 (which seems normal as it's always a little short) but 15 does not seem right. So I'm guessing that my time is also messed up. Oh well.
The weather was muggy but NOT sunny. On the drive to Issaquah I got dumped on but by the time I parked it looked like it might clear up and felt significantly warmer so I left my shirt in the van. Of course it started to rain as I started to climb and at the top I'll just say that it was not conducive to being shirtless. And I felt kind of silly. But I kept moving and did not get too cold except for my hands which seem to numb up at the drop of one degree these days. By the time I got back to the car it has warmed up again (it was like Tiger Mt had a cloud/rain cap that I ran in and out of) but my hands had not quite recovered and it took me some time to get my key out, unlock the van and do anything that required dexterity like untie my shoes. Not good.
Run nature boy, run.
Just add this to the list of not-so-smart things Martin has done.
In spite of feeling slow I did manage to 'run' the entire loop including the wall to the second summit. The only times I stopped were to pee and the figure out which way to go.
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Manuel Maria
always blinks tightly
with both eyes,
then opens wide
like he has
a startling
piece of news,
or is waiting for it.
I still don't understand
why his second name
is Maria. An
American thinks
macho means
so many things
that it isn't.
He brings out the busty statue
of his wife's great grandfather:
An admiral and commander
of the Spanish naval fleet,
he sailed to Santiago
to break the blockade.
Now, he is a Spanish
hero. And Manuel is
so proud of his wife.
He says her family
is so connected
or important?
That they even print a newsletter.
Back then, Spain
wanted Cuba,
and now Manuel looks
at night for his wife.
She goes about sleeping
while he turns the pages
of beaten words that antes,
had so much longing.
I come on Tuesdays
to sit down with Manuel
and our languages,
these new ways of
wanting to say something
we think we've said before.
Today is a history lesson
about the sea,
and the people you can conquer
with a famous fleet.
As he crafts and molds
his words, I wish I could hear
the melody of El Andalus,
or understand a political uniquity.
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see his pain before me,
or the long, bloody sea
stretching out for spaces
that wars and
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No. 294: African Beef & Peanut Stew
I read this recipe and the lovely story that went with it and was immediately intrigued. I couldn't walk away. I had to try this.
Plus, I had a busy to-do list to keep me occupied while this dish simmered away on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Our nursery pictures weren't going to hang themselves.
I could look at those sweet faces all day!
African Beef & Peanut Stew
Serves 4
1 tablespoon oil
1 1/2 pounds beef, cut into chunks
2 medium onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
2 cups water
6 tomatoes, seeded and chopped*
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
1/2 cup to 3/4 cup chunky natural peanut butter
Salt and pepper to taste
*It's not quite tomato season, so I used a combination of cherry tomatoes that were in the fridge and canned. I found this handy Fine Cooking article to figure out the conversion rates.
To make
Take a Dutch oven, pour a little oil on the bottom, and set it over medium-high heat. Let the pan get very hot, then add the beef chunks. Do not crowd the beef. Make sure the chunks do not touch. Cook the beef until it's nicely browned, about 2-3 minutes on each side. You may have to do a few batches of this, depending on how much meat you're using. Set the beef chunks aside.
Reduce the heat to medium, add some more oil to the pot, then add the onions. Stir them around so they get all the flavor from the meaty bits at the bottom of the pan. Sauté until softened. Add the garlic and ginger, and sauté for 2-3 more minutes.
Return the beef chunks to the pot and add water to cover (about 2 cups). Add tomatoes, cayenne, coriander, cumin, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until meat is tender, about 2 hours. If you find the stew getting too thick, add a little more water or some more tomatoes while it continues to cook.
Once the meat feels tender enough to puncture with a fork, add the peanut butter and continue to simmer until the meat is very tender (it should easily flake apart) and the veggies have cooked down into a nice gravy, about another hour.
At this point, taste it and adjust the seasonings and peanut butter as desired. If the stew is too juicy, you can use cornstarch to thicken the gravy, but you usually won't have to do that. This is a very forgiving recipe. You can adjust all of the ingredients somewhat without causing a problem.
When stew is thickened to your liking, serve over rice with a side of naan, pita or ideally homemade chapati. It's even better the next day once the flavors have really melded, so it makes great leftovers.
The results
Oh gosh. This is good.
The slow cooking takes some patience over a long afternoon, but I promise it's so very worth it. Once you add the peanut butter, everything thickens to a nice stewy gravy. Yum.
The sauce also never got too thick; two cups of water seemed pretty perfect.
We ate a couple bowls with pita bread and stored the rest in the freezer for post-baby eating.
Looking for an alternative to curry or traditional beef stew? This will be a nice addition to your repertoire.


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By Joseph Robertia
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A scourge threatening the ecological health of waterways in the Nikiski area — and possibly beyond, if it isn't stopped — sounds like something out of a science fiction movie:
The invasive submersed aquatic plant elodea was first found on the Kenai Peninsula in September 2012 in Stormy Lake. Left unchecked the plant can spread exponentially, as only a tiny fragment of elodea — attached to a float plane or boat propeller or trailer — is all it takes to start a new colony. It can not only survive freezing temperatures, but the hybrid species of the invasive plant seems to actually be thriving in Alaska's cooler waters.
Yet it seems so innocuous. Elodea is a common aquarium plant and specimen in school biological supply kits. But if left unimpeded in ecosystems where it does not occur naturally, elodea can and will entirely suffocate a water body, growing in a thick carpet from shoreline to shoreline and from the lake bed to the surface.
Ecologically, the choking mass would ruin spawning areas for salmon, trout and grayling, as well as migration areas for waterfowl. An infiltration also poses safety hazards, as a lake full of elodea would limit people's ability to swim, float-plane rudders could be snagged and boats wouldn't be able to navigate due to clogged propellers.
Efforts are being made to curtail the infestation, with a meeting held last week in Soldotna, hosted by Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Weed Management Area partners, to discuss the continuing efforts to stop the spread of elodea, proposed methods to eradicate it from currently infested water bodies, and to inform the public about the dangers of this seemingly innocuous plant.
Brianne Blackburn, a natural resource specialist with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, gave an update on the state's response to elodea.
The Division of Agriculture issued an emergency action quarantine for five species of aquatic plants March 5, she said. It prohibits the importation, sale and intentional transport of elodea, as well as Brazilian waterweed, hydrilla and Eurasian watermilfoil.
Blackburn said that an aggressive outreach campaign is ongoing to inform the public about elodea, the dangers of it thriving and what can be done to keep it from spreading. Outreach also is occurring to other state and local agencies to ensure their operations don't accidentally spread elodea, such as when fire crews take water from local lakes to combat a blaze.
"We wouldn't want them to take water from an impacted lake and introduce elodea to another," she said.
Libby Bella, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provided information on the 2013 lake survey conducted by the service, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Friends of Alaska Refuges volunteers. They surveyed 68 lakes with multiple collection points in each lake.
"After the surveys, we now know where elodea occurs and the extent of the infestation," Bella said. On the peninsula, elodea was found in Stormy, Daniels and Beck lakes.
"The plan is to treat these lakes this summer, evaluate the success and process this information as a model for other areas, since re-infestation is likely unless other areas are brought under control," she added, referring to Anchorage, Cordova and Fairbanks, where elodea has also been identified in several lakes, ponds, sloughs and rivers.
Lars Anderson, an aquatic invasive species expert from California, where the battle against elodea has been ongoing for years, spoke about the options available for combating the invasive plant, based on trial and error with various mechanical and chemical methods his home state has attempted over the years. A successful plan is one that includes species not yet found, he said, since only focusing on waters where elodea is known to exist can mean, when a new infiltration is discovered, starting all over again with the bureaucratic process of drafting action plans, filing permits, seeking funds, etc.
Anderson added that any plans being drafted to combat elodea, or other aquatic invasives, need to be done openly to the public, with their opinions and input sought, so they understand exactly what and why the stakeholders are taking the actions they are pursuing.
"So far, you're doing a great job of that here," he said.
Trish Wurtz, invasive plant program coordinator with the U.S. Forest Service, spoke about attempts to use suction dredging to remove elodea from the Chena Slough in Fairbanks, a waterway that, "Used to be a world-class grayling fishery, but not anymore," since the 2002 introduction of the invasive plant.
The dredge essentially vacuumed the plants from the water but it did not work well in areas less than three 3 feet deep, so pitchforks were used in the shallow areas. Also, the removed elodea was very heavy once bagged, and the overall work was so physically taxing that those dredging didn't exceed four hours of work at a time.
"Elodea removal is extremely difficult with mechanical methods," Wurtz concluded.
Andrew Skibo, an aquatic researcher from the SePRO Corporation, spoke about the safety of using his company's product Sonar, which has fluridone as the active ingredient, as a chemical means of eradication.
"It is absorbed through the roots and shoots of the plants and then translocates to the shoot tissues," he said.
It can be administered in pellet or liquid forms, and at the dosage intended to treat Kenai Peninsula lakes — not more than 8 parts per billion — the product comes without swimming, fishing or potable water restrictions from the state or Environmental Protection Agency.
Skibo said the product poses negligible risk to the safety of the environment and wildlife — such as invertebrates, fish, birds and mammals. Sonar degrades in the hydrosoil in roughly 90 days and from aquatic environments in around nine months, and in lab tests of the herbicide administered as high as 5,000 parts per billion, there was no effect on salmonoid fry and fingerlings, which, he added, "Really speaks to the safety of this product."
A second herbicide, diquat, will also be used selectively, as it is not as selective in killing only elodea species and will cause some die-off of native plants, as well.
John Morton, a supervisory biologist at the refuge and a leading proponent of the local fight against elodea, presented on the permitting process and plan to use Sonar in the three local lakes starting this summer.
Stormy and Beck will require whole-lake treatments, and Daniels will be a partial-lake treatment, he said.
Stormy Lake, at 295 acres, will require liquid and pellet treatment at a total cost of $329,000, with treatment slated to begin July 1. Beck Lake, at 198 acres, will also require both types of treatments at a cost of $117,000 with treatment scheduled for June 1. Daniels Lake, with elodea confined to five main areas, will only require pelleted treatment, at a cost of $172,000, scheduled to begin in June, as well.
"We think we nipped Daniels in the bud. We're confident, from surveys, that it is only at those five sites, which is only about 50 acres of the 650-acre lake," Morton said.
The local treatments will take place four times over three years, and the Stormy Lake boat launch will likely be closed for a second summer this season. Nets that permit fish passage will also be maintained at the outlets of Beck and Daniels to prevent elodea from entering Bishop's Creek.
In addition, the public outreach campaign to inform people of what elodea looks like and the dangers it presents will continue, in the hope of curbing its spread and isolating it in any lakes or ponds outside of those surveyed on refuge land.
"It's been a lot of work," Morton said, "but we've fast-tracked this thing and we're ready to treat."
For more information or to report a sighting, visit plants.alaska.gov/invasives/elodea.htm or call 877-INVASIV (468-2748).


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We would like to thank everyone for the prayers, cards, flowers, prayers, and expressions of sympathy. Special thanks to Tony Levander for all the support and extras, Millie for helping Mom look great and the people who helped with the luncheon. So many people did so much – thank you!
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Our thanks to everyone for your kind thoughts, cards, words, prayers, spiritual bouquets and flowers at the loss of Lita. Special thanks to the EMT's for their quick response. To Sharon Gossman and nurses at Antelope Memorial Hospital…to the Dr's and nurses at Faith Regional Center in Norfolk for their professional care. To Lyle and Betty Mackel for their help during this stressful time. Thanks to all who brought in food. Special thanks to neighborhood ladies who hosted the coffee after the wake…Circle 1 for preparing the delicious meal. To Fr. Dan Andrews for his spiritual guidance during this difficult time. To Fr. Kramper and Fr. McKercher for their assistance at Mass. To Tony Levander for his guidance and help. Words cannot express our gratitude.
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The Elgin Chamber/Community Club thanks the Bob and Teresa Moore family for organizing this year's Chili Cookoff. A big "thank you" to the VFW Auxiliary members, Teresa Heying, Betty Getzfred, Alan and Michelle Reicks, Jenni VonBonn, Greg Tharnish and the chili "cooks" for their help serving and cleaning up. Also, thank you to the Knights of Columbus for donating the use of their hall and to Dave Hoefer for his assistance. Special thanks to the Pope John musical performers and to the Saints and Sinners for the entertainment they provided. You can't have a cookoff without judges – thanks to Betty Getzfred, Steve Dennis and Janet Koinzan for lending us your taste buds for the evening. So many people helped, please accept this thank you if we didn't mention you by name. All was appreciated!
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By BridgeNews Deere & Co. said it will cut 1,250 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, as the Moline, Ill.-based farm equipment maker tries to cut costs and boost lagging profits caused by the slowing economy. Deere will offer 2,500 salaried employees an early retirement option and expects to record a $140 million after-tax charge in the fourth quarter tied to the program. It said the job cuts will generate annual after-tax savings of $90 million. "In pursuit of our goal to double value twice, we have been aggressively improving our processes," says Robert W. Lane, Deere's CEO. "The special early retirement offer is a part of these ongoing efforts to run lean and enhance our efficiency, competitiveness, and financial strength for future growth opportunities." Employees whose age and years of service add up to at least 80 by Oct. 31 are eligible for the program. Eligible employees will receive details of the program on July 10. Those accepting the buyout will leave Deere no later than Dec. 31. In May, Deere said its second-quarter profits fell by more than one-third as its construction and consumer equipment businesses struggled to ride out the economic slowdown. It was the third straight quarter that Deere's earnings came in below analyst expectations.
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EDWARDSVILLE, IL (KTVI) – SIUE students, faculty and others joined together in a march across campus Tuesday morning to protest what they call hate and bigotry on campus along with a culture of fear.
The protest began at the Vadalabene Center at 10:30 a.m., with demonstrators marching a quarter-mile to Rendleman Hall in the campus' main quad.
Some 250 to 300 people participated in the march, with many of the organizers dressed in black. The group was protesting allegations of hate toward minority students on campus since the presidential election a week ago.
The protest group said that on election night, students of color had notes placed on their doors, telling them to "go back to Africa," "go back to Mexico," and to "build that wall." The group also alleges that a female Muslim student had a hijab pulled from her head by a passing student and that a truck full of students yelled at another student to "go back to Mexico" and called her a "w------."
Organizers said incidents like these make them feel unsafe and unwelcome on the SIUE campus.
SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook said none of victims of the alleged incidents the group described has come forward to file a formal report with the campus police or administration.
Pembrook said that makes it difficult to investigate the allegations. However, Pembrook said he's committed to making all students feel safe and welcome on campus.
Protesters said the victims in the aforementioned incidents do not feel comfortable coming forward and speaking to campus officials.
Pembrook said the university has hosted three Black Lives Matter conferences in the past, with another planned. He said events like these conferences show the university's commitment to having open lines of communication with students about many issues including race.
The protest organizers say they will be hosting a 'safe space' student meeting on Thursday. The group is demanding a town hall event with the SIUE administration by December 2.
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William J. Warner is the founder of Avid Technology, Inc. and Wildfire Communications, Inc., FutureBoston, Inc, and Warner Research, LLC.
Avid (Nasdaq: AVID) makes video, audio and film editing systems that make, manage and move media.
Mr. Warner won an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1993 for the development of the Avid Media Composer.In 1999 , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Avid with the Oscar® for its success in transforming the editing process in filmmaking. Mr. Warner accepted the award and was shown on the worldwide telecast.
Wildfire developed an innovative electronic secretary that used speech recognition to manage one's phone calls and messages. Wildfire was sold to Orange, PLC. in 2000.
Since 2000, Warner has shared his time between work with non-profits, and a focus on helping entrepreneurs.
In 2002, Warner started a shared-space center for entrepreneurs called the Collaboration Space at Warner Research.This center is now called the Brickyard Collaboration Space and provides low-cost space to early stage entrepreneurs. Many successful companies have started here and moved on to get additional capital for growth.
In addition, Mr. Warner has acted as an angel investor for eight startups, and for three non-profits. The startups are in such diverse areas as 3D animation, email-based blogging, event networking, ad insertion for online videos, visual environments for nightclubs, shared calendars, and compensation design and management. The non-profits are involved with historic/current mapping of Boston for planning purposes; a film school, and an open-source mechanical design approach for new vehicles for people with disabilities.
Mr. Warner is also working on book about entrepreneurship called "Intention and Invention." It explores how to optimize the connection between what drives an entrepreneur, and how they go about making inventions that spring from that drive.
Mr. Warner has been a long-time trustee of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, and has taught classes for entrepreneurs through that organization. In 2008, Warner created and co-chaired the MassTLC Innovation 2008 unConference.
Mr. Warner attended MIT and received a BSEE degree in 1980. Mr. Warner grew up in Millburn, NJ, and is an avid cyclist and photographer.
Over the years, Mr. Warner has started these companies:
1975 – Bionic Control Corporation – Designed environmental control systems for people with disabilities. Turn lights on/off, change TV channels just using your own ability to whistle.
1980 – New England Handcycles – Manufactures hand-pedaled cycles
1987 – Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) – Makes video, audio and film editing systems. Public company.
1992 – Wildfire Communications, Inc. – Designed first speech-based electronic secretary – Sold to Orange in 2000
1999 – FutureBoston, Inc. – Non profit – designs high-resolution mapping systems that combine past/present/future maps as layers. City of Boston uses the technology.
2002 – Warner Research, LLC – Runs the Collaboration Space at Warner Research – shared space for entrepreneurs.
2006 – Move With Freedom, Inc. – Non-profit focued on open-source designs of mobility tools for those with disabilities.
William J. Warner is the founder of Avid Technology, Inc. and Wildfire Communications, Inc., FutureBoston, Inc, and Warner Research, LLC.


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Road Trip Day 3–Museum, Movie, and Father's DayPosted by danaandtammy on Sunday Jun 20, 2010 Under Holidays, Kid Pictures, Photographs, Special Events, Travels
Oklahoma City has a nice science museum and the four of us spent the whole morning learning and playing there. Emma really enjoyed the gymnastics exhibit and then the kids' area where she could do her own face painting. Emma also got to ride on a Segway. Kenny enjoyed the water area and the bubbles.
In the afternoon, we decided to try going to a movie with both Emma and Kenny. We went and saw Toy Story 3. Emma did a great job, but Kenny being only 20 months needed to get out of the theater for a while to stretch his legs. It was a great Father's Day.


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I did it with my best-selling IMMORTAL REMAINS and now I'm doing it again for the second in my Tim Reaper series, THE GIRL ON VICTORIA ROAD. That's right, I'm looking for sample chapters from authors whose books are urban or dark fantasy. It's gotta be published work, though, got it? Why am I doing … [Read more…]


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During PAX West 2016, the new and improved version of NECROPOLIS was revealed. Simply titled NECROPOLIS: Brutal Edition, this updated version of the game takes direct feedback from fans and critics alike to create an even better game.
NECROPOLIS is a third-person dungeon crawler created by Harebrained Schemes and available on PC via Steam. The game's art style is simple and minimalistic, yet beautiful. You and/or 3 of your friends play as a nameless hero that is stuck inside a magical dungeon. The dungeon changes each time you play and it will change often because you will die…often. However, each time you play, you also get more loot, level up, learn new skills, and improve your dungeon crawling knowledge along the way. The only way out, is to keep heading down, where bigger and badder enemies await you.
With this new version of the game, there is also a new playable character called the Brute (hence the title…obviously) and much more!
- A completely new wintery outdoor biome to explore, the Black Forest
- Over 50 additional procedural environment modules that expand existing gameplay
- Deadly new enemies, spawning, and AI behaviors
- New Loot! Weapons, armor sets, magic scrolls, potions, and more
- Revised weapon and magical codex descriptions that expose more game functionality
- A large assortment of game balance adjustments and polish in single-player and co-op modes
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Of course I'm motivated. Sitting there and watching and not playing toward the end of the year was incredibly frustrating, so this is what I wanted. I wanted an opportunity and wanted it to happen in Kansas City, and it did. It's my job now to go out and make the most of it. —Alex Smith, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback
STATELINE, Nev. — Since being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, Alex Smith has spent his entire career trying to prove himself.
Over the past two seasons playing for coach Jim Harbaugh with the San Francisco 49ers, it appeared that the former University of Utah quarterback was finally delivering on some of the expectations that are associated with being a top pick.
But Smith experienced a concussion 10 games into last season, which allowed backup Colin Kaepernick a chance to play. The promising young quarterback's running and passing success kept Smith on the sidelines for the remainder of the season, which ended with the 49ers losing to Baltimore in the Super Bowl.
Now, an offseason trade to the Kansas City Chiefs has given Smith more motivation to prove himself all over again.
"Of course I'm motivated," Smith said last Saturday following the second round of the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament near Lake Tahoe. "Sitting there and watching and not playing toward the end of the year was incredibly frustrating, so this is what I wanted. I wanted an opportunity and wanted it to happen in Kansas City, and it did. It's my job now to go out and make the most of it."
Smith didn't vent his frustration to the media or cause a divide with the 49ers when Harbaugh decided Kaepernick was his starting quarterback.
"For me, San Francisco is in my rearview mirror, and I'm really looking forward to embracing the change," Smith said.
Smith's maturity and professionalism impressed NFL observers.
"I commend Alex for how he handled it last year, and it's a great situation for him," said Marshall Faulk, an analyst for the NFL Network and a retired NFL running back.
San Francisco traded its eight-year signal-caller to the Chiefs for a 2014 second-round draft choice as well as a conditional pick.
Like Smith, new Chiefs coach Andy Reid is adjusting to a change of scenery after spending 14 seasons as the Philadelphia Eagles' head coach.
"His track record speaks for itself as far as an offensive mind and head coach," Smith said of Reid, who led the Eagles to four straight NFC Championship games from 2001 to 2004 and the 2004 Super Bowl. "The other thing that has jumped out at me right away is his joy for coaching. How much he still enjoys being out on the field, how he enjoys being in the classroom, enjoys the teaching. It's contagious. You can see the energy and how much he likes it."
They began forming a bond during offseason workouts.
"I had a great offseason with coach Reid, the staff and team," Smith said. "There will be a lot of new stuff going on. It's exciting to get to work."
Faulk believes that a change in ZIP codes will benefit Smith.
"Going to Andy Reid, there is no better player-coach that you can have, and I think Andy, with what they do, is going to fit what Alex does well," Faulk said. "They have a lot of really good talent, but it's whether they can block for him."
Smith passed for 3,144 yards and 17 touchdowns in leading the 49ers to the NFC West Division title and into the NFC title game in 2011. His stats were even better 10 games into the 2012 season as Smith had delivered 13 TDs, completed 70.2 percent of his attempts and had thrown five picks. He doesn't see any reason why he can't continue to improve.
"It's new scenery and some new things. You have to work those out — a new system, new faces — but I'm just looking to take my game and continue to get better and better," Smith said.
Running backs Jamaal Charles and Peyton Hillis and receiver Dwayne Bowe should provide Smith with the offensive talent to become immediately successful.
"We have plenty of talent; it's just a matter of all of us doing it," Smith said. "So, as a unit, coaches and players included, it's on everybody to really come together and be successful on the field."
Smith threw for 47 touchdowns, completed 66.3 percent of his passes, tossed only eight interceptions in 587 attempts and ran for 15 touchdowns during his career with the Utes. The 2004 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year still makes time to watch his alma mater play and made a financial contribution early in his pro career to redo the program's weight room.
"I stay in contact with (coach) Kyle (Whittingham), and (co-offensive coordinator) Brian Johnson is a good, good friend," Smith said. "Without a doubt, I still watch them. On the West Coast, it was easy to get the Pac-12 Network, so I picked up a bunch of games. We'll see if we can get it out in Kansas City."
The 29-year-old Smith was looking forward to being reunited with former Utes coach Urban Meyer at the celebrity tournament, but the Ohio State coach withdrew because of unspecified reasons.
"It would have been great to see him. I got to play with him last year; it was great seeing him," Smith said. "It's hard seeing each other when we're all working all over the country."
Especially now that Smith has some unfinished business in Kansas City.


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Steve Jobs was a pretty private guy, for a mogul. The Mac inventor and Apple co-founder worked hard to control his image while he was alive, and when he lay dying of cancer last October, he cooperated with biographer Walter Isaacson to, as best he could, control his legend.
But the dead have no privacy, at least not where U.S. disclosure law is concerned. The Privacy Act of 1974 prevents the government from publicly releasing confidential information gathered by federal agencies about living American citizens. Such files are prominently labeled with warnings that their contents are not to be "discussed or shared" except with officials who have "need-to-know."
Once someone is deceased, however, privacy protection also ceases.
After the iconic and elusive Apple chief executive died last year, Wired magazine submitted information requests to the Pentagon and FBI for copies of Jobs's secret records. Top Secret, actually.
This week, in compliance, with open government laws, the Department of Defense released 54 pages related to Jobs's 1980s Top Secret security clearance conducted when he was chairman of NeXT, a company he founded between his stints running Apple. While at NeXT, Jobs acquired Pixar, which had developed an image computer that the military wanted to use for rendering information from reconnaissance flights and satellites.
A detailed questionnaire (pages 24-27), a two-hour interview with Jobs (pages 12-13), a three-page personal statement (pages 14-16) and summaries of interviews with a handful of colleagues reveal a little more of the man the world came to know as detail-driven, quirky and mercurial.
But for readers of Isaacson's bestseller, and others who have followed Jobs's skyrocketing career, what may have been startling revelations in the '80s come as no surprise now.
The file delves into the tech titan's youthful phone-hacking, family drama ("Subject stated he has a daughter born out of wedlock"), two years of frequent ("10 to fifteen times") LSD experimentation ("I would ingest the LSD on a sugar cube or a hard form of gelatin"), and frequent use of marijuana and hashish ("The best way I would describe the effect of the marijuana and the hashish is that it would make me relaxed and creative").
As distasteful as these revelations might have seemed for the straight-and-narrow military investigative service conducting the query, the background check determined that the subject was "loyal to the United States" and had "no involvement with advocacy of force to overthrow the U.S. Government" (page 13).


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Q: Is Country Hills Golf Club open to the public?
A: Country Hills is a member-owned private equity golf club that is only open to Members of the Club, and their guests.
Q: When did the club first open?
A: The club opened in 1992.
Who designed the two courses at Country Hills?
A: Dave Bennett of Texas designed the original two courses at Country Hills (The Links & The Ridge). The Links course was redesigned by award-winning Canadian course architect Thomas McBroom of Ontario. The re-designed course was completed in 2010 and re-named "The Talons".
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BACKGROUND: Hip arthroscopy has become a viable option over the last few years for small animal orthopedic diseases, including hip dysplasia, osteoarthritis, and joint evaluation. However, the narrow joint spaces make it difficult to manipulate the instrument, and depth of tissues make it difficult to distract the joint space. In addition, it is very difficult to maintain consistent distraction over time with a manual distraction due to hand fatigue.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate safety and accuracy of lateral pin placement for the use of a Leipzig stifle distractor (LSD) and to assess improvements in visualization and treatment of the lateral meniscus in the canine stifle.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of a 7-day course of postoperative antibiotherapy (cefpodoxime) on surgical site infections (SSI) after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO).
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical study.
OBJECTIVE: To describe a minimally invasive toggle repair technique under arthroscopic guidance to correct a coxofemoral luxation in a canine.
STUDY DESIGN: Case report ANIMALS: A 9-year-old, male (neutered) Alaskan husky.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, degenerative disease affecting the articular cartilage and subchondral bone that causes pain and inhibits movement. The stifle's joint fibrous capsule contains the synovial membrane, which produces cartilage nutrients. A ruptured cranial cruciate ligament injures the joint and produces OA.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a Veress needle as a fluid egress system for stifle arthroscopy in toy dog breeds.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the radiographic, computed tomography (CT), and arthroscopic findings in the elbow of dogs admitted for elbow lameness after previous arthroscopic treatment of medial coronoid disease (MCD).
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series.
ANIMALS: Client-owned dogs (n = 25) admitted for elbow lameness after arthroscopic treatment.
The intra-articular administration of lidocaine is a frequent practice in human orthopaedic surgical procedures, but an eventual absorption of the drug into the bloodstream can lead to toxicity, mainly concerning the central nervous system and the cardiovascular systems. The purpose of this study was to determine the pharmacokinetic profile and the safety, in terms of cardiovascular and CNS toxicity, of lidocaine after intra-articular administration to anesthetized dogs undergoing arthroscopy.
OBJECTIVE: To document the progression of disease after an unloading procedure when combined with arthroscopic debridement to treat osteochondrosis (OC) lesions affecting the medial humeral condyle in juvenile dogs without medial compartment disease.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series.
ANIMALS: Dogs with medial humeral condyle OC (n = 6)
OBJECTIVES: To report short- and long-term outcomes after arthroscopic treatment in young large breed dogs affected by medial coronoid process disease (MCPD) and identify variables affecting outcome.
STUDY DESIGN: Prospective observational case series.
ANIMALS: Large breed dogs <3 years old (n = 15; 23 elbows).


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Client-Side Installation for COM+ Applications
After a COM+ server application is installed on a computer, it may be necessary to access the application remotely by using DCOM or Message Queuing.
If an application is to be accessed remotely, you can use the Component Services administrative tool to export a COM+ application proxy. The application proxy file (.msi) contains the information needed to remotely access classes in a COM+ server application from a client computer through DCOM. Using this file with the Component Services administrative tool, you can install the COM+ application proxy on the site's client computers.
It is possible to create an application proxy that accesses a different server than the computer from which it was exported. This is useful when the application proxy for a production computer needs to be exported from a staging computer. To change the server name, click the Options tab of the computer properties page in the Component Services administrative tool and enter the correct application proxy remote server name (RSN).
For step-by-step details about exporting and installing application proxies, read Exporting COM+ Application Proxies and Installing COM+ Application Proxies.
Exporting COM+ Application Proxies
You can use the Component Services administrative tool to export a COM+ application proxy. When the proxy is installed on client computers, client applications can use the proxy information to find and access, via DCOM, a COM+ server application running on a production computer.
Important If a component's class ID (CLSID), type library identifier (TypeLibId), or interface identifier (IID) changes after you have exported an application, you must export the application proxy again and reinstall it on the client computers.
To export a COM+ application proxy
- In the Component Services administrative tool console tree, right-click the application and then click Export.
- In the initial dialog box for the COM+ Application Export Wizard, click Next.
- In the Application Export Information dialog box, enter the full path of the application proxy file to be created or click Browse to locate an existing file or directory.
- Under Export as, click Application proxy – Install on other machines to enable access to this machine and then click Next.
- In the closing dialog box, click Finish.
By default, the application proxy file includes remote server information that points to the server computer from which the application proxy was exported. If you export an application proxy from a virtual server, by default the application proxy uses the physical node the virtual server was on when exporting as the remote server name. You can use the Component Services administrative tool to change the default remote server name.
The default remote server name in an application proxy file can also be overridden at installation time.
To specify an alternate remote server used by application proxies
- In the Component Services administrative tool console tree, right-click the computer from which you are exporting applications and click Properties.
- In the computer properties dialog box, click the Options tab.
- Under Export, in the Application Proxy RSN box, enter the name of the remote server computer to be used by application proxies.
- Click OK.
Installing COM+ Application Proxies
After the application proxy is created as a Windows Installer (.msi) file, it is easy to install it on a client computer. Installing the application proxy provides the registration information needed for client applications to access the COM+ application remotely from the client computer.
Important You can install a COM+ application proxy on any computer that's running the Windows Installer. The Windows Installer is automatically installed on all computers running Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or later and is available for computers running Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, and Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0. However, if an application proxy requires the COM+ Queued Components service, this proxy can be installed only on a computer running Windows 2000 or later. The Queued Components service is available only on platforms that support Component Services.
To install a COM+ application proxy using the Component Services administrative tool
- In the console tree of the Component Services administrative tool, under Component Services, locate the COM+ Applications folder associated with the computer on which you want to install the application.
Note If you have the COM+ Partitions service enabled, you can locate the COM+ Applications folder in the COM+ Partitions folder for the computer on which you want to install the application proxy. For more information about the COM+ Partitions service and instructions for enabling it on your system.
- Right-click the COM+ Applications folder, point to New, and then click Application.
- In the initial dialog box for the COM+ Application Install Wizard, click Next.
- In the Install or Create a New Application dialog box, click Install pre-built application(s).
- In the Install from application file dialog box, browse to select the .msi file for the application proxy you are installing and then click Open.
- In the Select Application Files dialog box, click Add to browse for any additional application proxies you want to install and then click Next.
- In the Application Installation Options dialog box, specify the directory in which to install the COM+ application proxy and then click Next.
The application's component files are copied from the .msi file to the installation directory. The default installation directory is:
%Program Files%\COMPlus Applications\<appid>
You can either accept the default directory or click Specific directory and Browse to search for another location.
Note To perform this procedure, you must have write access to the installation directory.
- Click Finish.
The hierarchy in the console tree now shows the new application in the detail pane. If you install multiple applications, the directory you choose in step 8 is used for all the applications.
To install a COM+ application proxy using Windows Explorer
- On the client computer, locate the application proxy file (.msi) by using Windows Explorer. This file can reside locally or on a network share.
- Double-click the application proxy file. You can also right-click the filename and then click Install. The Windows Installer automatically installs the application proxy on the client computer.
To install a COM+ application proxy using the command prompt
At the command prompt, type the following:
msiexec -i
[<property overrides>] <application_name>.msi
In addition to the standard Windows Installer property overrides, you can specify the installer options described in the following table.
Installer option and Descritpion
<new target server>:Changes the server to which the client computer connects, from the exported default to the specified new target server.
<target installation directory>:Changes the installation directory for the COM+ application from the default to the specified directory.


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Today's Inside Higher Ed features an interview with AAA members James D Faubion (Rice U) and George E Marcus (UC Irvine) on their new edited volume Fieldwork Is Not What It Used to Be: Learning Anthropology's Method in a Time of Transition.
In the interview, Faubion and Marcus discuss their early fieldwork experiences and how the Internet is providing a new "array of objects and subjects of anthropological inquiry" in addition to new modes of inquiry. They describe the ways in which pedagogy based on previous forms of anthropology may no longer be relevant today, at a moment of innovation in how we understand anthropological subjects, questions and methods.
The messy, busy, intermingling world in which we currently live turns out to permit of new anthropological discoveries everyday. It's just a matter of observing it for what it is, and not through the lens of older, outdated assumptions about what the proper subjects of proper anthropological inquiry are or should be.
For information on the book and its authors, or to download selected portions of the book, visit the Fieldwork Is Not What It Used to Be blog. Marcus and Faubion have also recently collaborated with Paul Rabinow and Tobias Rees in Designs for an Anthropology of the Contemporary (2008).


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1) ifconfig = allows the operating system to setup network interfaces and allow the user to view information about the configured network interfaces
View the network settings on the Ethernet adapter currently used.
ifconfig eth0
View the network settings on the first Ethernet adapter installed in the computer.
ifconfig -a
Display into on all network interfaces on server, active or inactive.
ifconfig eth0 down
If eth0 exists would take it down causing it cannot send or receive any information.
ifconfig eth0 up
If eth0 exists and in the down state would return it back to the up state allowing to to send and receive information.
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.102 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255
Assign eth0 with the above values for IP, netmask and broadcast address.
2) ifup = bring a network interface up
ifup eth0 – bring up interface eth0
3) ifdown = bring a network interfacedown
ifdown eth2 – bring down interface eth2
4) ping = ping allows a user to ping another network IP address. This can help determine if the network is able to communicate with the network.
ping gmail.com – Would ping the gmailhost .com to see if it is alive.
ping gmail.com -c 1 – Would ping the hgmailost .com once and return to the command line
5) traceroute = print the route packets take to network host
$ traceroute google.co.in — Trace the route for Google Server.
$ traceroute -v 192.168.12.1 — Show more details.
$ traceroute -n server — Print the HOP Address in numeric form.
$ traceroute -I server — Use ICMP ECHO instead of UDP datagrams.
$ traceroute -i eth1 server — Use eth1 for send the probe packets.
$ traceroute server 100 — Sent 100 Bytes packet instead of default 40 Bytes packet.
6) host = simple utility for performing DNS (Domain Name Service) lookups. It is normally used to convert names to IP addresses and vice versa
$ host google.com — Show the IP Address of Google.com.
$ host -v google.com — Show detailed output.
$ host -a google.com — Show more details.
$ host 127.0.0.1 — Do reverse lookup and Show the host name.
$ host -l mydomain.com — List all hosts available in MyDomain.
7) dig = DNS lookup utility
dig yahoo.com
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