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There is an old story that cake mixes didn't take off until manufacturers took out the powdered eggs and let women add their own fresh eggs to the mix. Cracking those eggs allowed women to say they had "made" that cake.
But does the same hold true for dinners? How much help does the home cook want? Where is the sweet spot between getting help with dinner and feeling like you're cooking for your family?
You know fast food, you know frozen food, you know prepared fresh foods (like rotisserie chicken) and then the stores where you pre-assemble your dinners for the week or month and freeze them.
But now companies such as Blue Apron, Chefday, HelloFresh and Plated are offering similar fresh dinner kits delivered to your home.
"Home-delivered food, of course, is not news, and neither is online shopping. Over the last decade, services like Peapod and FreshDirect have accustomed millions of consumers to buying fresh ingredients online, while frozen-dinner delivery businesses like Schwan's have sold them on fully prepared meals.
"But the dinner kit aims for a sweet spot somewhere between the bunch of asparagus and the finished asparagus-stuffed salmon. And it addresses some paradoxes peculiar to today's home kitchens: while Americans, fed a steady diet of TV cooking shows and nutritional news, care increasingly about what they eat, many feel too harried to hunt down new recipes and make dinner from scratch. Yet they remain unwilling to live on takeout and heat-and-eat meals alone.
"John Leeman, the director of marketing for FreshDirect, the New York-based company that has become the nation's largest all-online grocery, said his company's research shows that while prepared, or "turnkey," meals are a cornerstone of its business, customers feel uneasy if they do not cook often enough.
"Heating food up night after night is not what a mom does," Mr. Leeman said one regular customer told him. " 'That's no better than taking them to McDonald's.'"
Click here to read the full story.
So how do these delivered dinner kits compare price-wise to other options?
According to The Times, home-delivered meal kits run from $7 to $17.50 a serving, more than it would cost to buy the raw ingredients. A precooked version from Schwan's would run about $6 a serving and from Boston Market about $8.50.
So what do you think: Would you want dinner kits delivered to your home? Have you ever gone to one of those shops to put together meals for a week or a month? Do you regularly use prepared foods from the grocery store or frozen foods?
What level of contribution do you need to feel like you're "cooking" for your family?
February 13th, 2013
7:27 am
Out of my budget for a home cooked meal! For those prices, I would just eat out and relax!
February 13th, 2013
7:37 am
…slow days in a row on the mom front…
February 13th, 2013
8:01 am
Up to $17.50 a SERVING???? I feed my family of 4 dinner for less than that. No thanks on those kits. I work all day and would rather come home and make dinner than waste money on food kits. I use frozen vegetables from the store because I am notorious for deviating from my menu for the week and I hate when I waste fresh vegetables. I avoid the rotisserie chicken most times. It is cheaper to toss a chicken in the crockpot, set it & forget it. The food kits just seem excessively lazy to me.
February 13th, 2013
8:30 am
@Justmy2cents – not lazy, but there are TONS of Moms who simply do not MAKE time to cook. I know several women who refuse to cook, and they take the entire family out to for every single meal. My ex sister in law is one of them. She never cooks. Then she complains how she never has any money….Well, you spent about $1,000 last month in restaurants. I work too hard for my money to throw it away like that. Maybe once a month we may go out, but I don't like to do that very much. Neither does my husband. When we get home from work, we want to relax, not worry about where we are going to dinner, then have to go back out. No thank you! My kids can cook too.
I love to cook, I have the time to cook. My kids are older, not in sports, etc. and I get home at 4:30…I plan a weekly menu, gather my coupons, and head to the grocery store every Sunday morning. I take my lunch to work every day.
I have numerous cook books, recipe boxes and we love to watch Food Network,. I have a couple of three ring binders with recipes from Ina Garten, Paula Dean, Ann Burell, Melissa d'Arabian, etc.
In our neighborhood, we have dinner swaps. I'll make a huge pot of chili and deliver to a few neighbors. In turn, they give me some food. One neighbor always gives me ham bones, chicken carcuses, etc and I make soups, chili's etc from scratch. Another neighbor's husband travels (he's gone for months at a time), they have no kids at home, so she doesn't cook much. I cook for her about 3 times a week.
I don't much care for crock pot meals……my crock pot very rarely gets used. Last time I used it was christmas eve when I made some hot cocoa and we watched the Christmas recordings on the DVR. I love a good rotisserie chicken, especially Publix's mojo…..mmmmmm I think I may need to pick one of those up this afternoon…….
February 13th, 2013
8:38 am
While I would LOVE to utilize this, those prices are out of the question. For that money, we can go out to eat and not do any work at all!
February 13th, 2013
8:39 am
Definitely not worth it in my book! I have wanted to try one of those places where you go prepare your meals for the week but we don't have one nearby.
I do best when I set a menu for the week and grocery shop on Saturday or Sunday. I always choose easy meals for the days of the week when we're super busy and have to be out of the house by 6 or 6:30 and plan for eating out at least once. Having a plan and all the ingredients on hand is the biggest time & money saver.
February 13th, 2013
8:55 am
I've never used this service and don't expect that I will. I fall into the enjoy cooking camp. On the days when I am too busy to cook, I use the crock pot. We are all very healthy and no one is over weight. I figure I must be doing something right :-).
February 13th, 2013
9:02 am
Agreed… out of the question for me.
I had a subscription to emealz that I let expire. Every week, you could log in and get a week's worth of recipes/menus that were worknight friendly. It also came with a weekly grocery list, making the grocery store much easier.
I've seen Groupons where you could subscribe for $30 a year, which I think is worth it.
February 13th, 2013
9:02 am
Haha…cooking, to my husband, is putting something in the microwave. My daughter and I tease him about this all the time. He does most of the grilling and has baked a cake perhaps 5 times in the 30 years we have been married. I can count on him for eggs, toast and bacon for breakfast, if I am home on the weekend.
I am with Grayson, I would just as soon eat out but there are only two of us now. If I had to haul everyone out that might be different. Did anyone else see the article on Yahoo about the family who got 10% off of their check total for their children being well behaved in the restaurant? I loved that! I read it while I was in Chicago last week:
I have never gone to a shops to put together meals. I have seen several go out of business. I do pick up things at Costco. Their mac and cheese is good…grill some meat and add a salad and we are set, in ap ich. I also loved their stuffed salmon.
My husband left his car keys at work yesterday. He had a last minute interruption and simply forgot. He carpools and they meet at a lot. His carpool friend gave him a ride home, to our house. We then had to go back and get his car ( with the spare key). We got back home at 6:45 and I was thinking of those who walk in the door every night at this time. WOW…I am happy that was/is not my life. I had a nice dinner planned but was not too excited to fix it when I got back home: steak, baked potato, roasted squash, salad, fruit and rolls. My hat is off to those of you who get home this late each night and then tend to your family. I can see where take out might look good!
February 13th, 2013
9:30 am
@MJG – I think the same thing when I get home at 4:30. How do people who work until 6, spend an hour in Atlanta traffic, get home, cook, get the homework done, shuffle to sports, spend QUALITY time with the kids before bed, etc. I've been very fortunate to work until 4:00, which puts me home at 4:30, and the best thing…..NO TRAFFIC!!!! 30 minute drive, unless it's raining, or there's an accident on the freeway, like last night. Took me 45 minutes to get home…Still not bad…
February 13th, 2013
9:57 am
Put me in with the ones that love to cook..I cook just about every night, the kids don't always like it though..I wish that I was one that planned each meal for a week, but I only plan my meals while I'm at work and we talk about whats for dinner that night..
@Mayhem..My late sister in law was the same way about cooking..They were married for 25 yrs. prior to her passing and they ate out every meal, every day.. The first Christmas with my husband, I had a dinner for all of his family (about 30)..Everyone kept telling to not let SIL off to cook anything..I'm thinking, really, she has three (healthy) kids, she has to know how to cook something..Haha..She brought deviled eggs..She boiled them, mashed the yolk up and put it right back in the egg..That was her version of deviled eggs..
February 13th, 2013
10:01 am
I am one of those moms who does not get home until 6:30 – 7:00 each night and that is leaving at 6:30 in the morning. Yes I see a lot of traffic. With that said I don't think I would consider using one of those services because of the cost. During the week I try to plan our meal around easy things to fix and leave the creativity to the weekends. My husband gets home a little before I do so he helps by starting the prep work and we both work together to finish. but most nights we are eating at 7:30 and some of my friends wonder why I don't have the time to go to the gym. Work, traffic, supper, homework, general house duties and it is 9:30 before I am done. .
February 13th, 2013
10:12 am
I make a few meals ahead of time, when I know I have a busy week. I do a LOT of cooking on Sundays, sometimes 3 or 4 different things.
The one constant in my home is Dips…..I make so many dips I could open my own Tapas bar….LOL
February 13th, 2013
10:13 am
I'm a huge fan of HelloFresh : ) Love getting our box each week and very relaxing cooking up their feasts. If anyone wants to try them out please us my personal discount code JBQ2UP and you get $20 off!! http://www.hellofresh.com/ Enjoy! : )
February 13th, 2013
10:14 am
I do use a menu site calledRelish (relishrelish.com). I like their menus b/c you can choose the number of meals each week and then it customizes your grocery list. I looked at eMealz previously and they didn't give you the options of which meals and the number of meals, they just gave you the set number and the grocery list. Maybe they've improved since then. I do like having a menu site to use- it helps you get out of the "dinner rut" and try some different things without spending hours looking through recipes and cookbooks.
February 13th, 2013
10:16 am
Our favorite is a black bean salsa. I'll share:
1 can black beans, rinsed & drained;
1 can corn, drained
1 tomato, diced
1 avacado, diced
1/2 red onion, finely diced
lemon zest
juice of said lemon
fresh cilantro
1 T olive oil
2 T red wine vinegar
Mix everything in a bowl. Cover and let sit in the fridge for at last an hour to let the flavors "marry". It's always better the second day.
Another easy dip:
1 8oz bar cream cheese
1 can Hormel chili w/beans
1C shredded cheese
fresh cilantro
Spread the cream cheese into the bottom of a small backing dish or pie pan. Spread chili over cream cheese. Sprinkle cheese on top. Put in oven for 30 minutes at 350. Sprinkle fresh cilantro on top, serve with chips.
I made the last dip for some friends up at the lake, and we devoured it in less than an hour. SOOOOOOOOOOOO good…..and a crowd favorite.
February 13th, 2013
10:44 am
@ Becky…that was funny! We knew someone who called them Devil's Eggs. She thought that was the title!
@ Mayhem …thanks for sharing. My sister makes a version of that first one and we love it.
@ Michelle…that would wear me out! Good that your husband helps you!
February 13th, 2013
10:48 am
I'm a huge fan of HelloFresh : )
Love getting our box each week and very relaxing cooking up their feasts.
If anyone wants to try them out please us my personal discount code JBQ2UP and you get $20 off!!
Enjoy! : )
February 13th, 2013
11:21 am
I often stop at Publix and grab a rotissiere chicken. Go home and cook a couple bags of veggies and we have a meal. Works for me. I spend a lot of time at work unfortunately. I try to leave by 3, but many days it's not possible.
February 13th, 2013
11:41 am
Thanks Mayhem for sharing..I will make the second dip this weekend…
@MJG..That proved to be a learning lesson for me on her cooking skills..Open a can of pork n beans, heat in microwave and you have "baked beans"..
@RJ..I buy the rotissiere chicken at Sam's Club and do the same thing, then the next day I take any chicken that is left and make chicken salad with it..
February 13th, 2013
11:55 am
For a real quick meal I pick up some Zaxby's chichen fingerz and top our salad for a fried chicken salad. Ten piece is only 7 bucks and will feed 3 topped on salads.
February 13th, 2013
12:19 pm
I am a proponent of buying in bulk when items such as chicken breasts go on sale. I often marinate them and them cut put one or 2 portions in freezer bags. There are so many good frozen veggies, some with a mild sauce, that taste great as well. The Foreman grill is pretty decent for a quick fix. i think these ready meals are too expensive.
February 13th, 2013
12:52 pm
@jmb – ever checked the nutrition (or lack thereof) content of those fingerz?
10 Chicken Fingerz (842 cal/40g fat/7g fiber/17g carbs/101g protein/2625mg sodium/7g saturated fat.
2,625mg of SODIUM. (you don't need more than 1,500 daily)
Herein lies the problem…..it's quick, easy, just zip through the drive-thru (because a healthy trip to the grocery store is way too time consuming), very convenient for YOU. However, look at what you are feeding your family, at a convenience to YOU.
February 13th, 2013
12:57 pm
Zaxby, my kids are grown and on their own. If my husband doesn't like it, he's welcome to eat just the salad I fix or go without. And FYI, I've never had to watch my weight so I really don't give a hoot about the calories. If I'm going to work till 6 and bring home the $$, best for no one to biatch about it. I'm also a great cook but I'm not going to get home at 7, finish dinner at 8:30, eat and clean the kitchen until 11. Nope, I'll pick up Zax's thank you unless you would like to come cook my meals.
February 13th, 2013
12:59 pm
And by your numbers the fingerz are only 84 cal each so I get a whopping 168 calories with my salad. Oh yeah, I cover it in Ranch dressing and cheese too.
February 13th, 2013
1:16 pm
I worry about your future health. With all that crap you put into your body now, what will happen in 10-15 years????
I've never had to worry about my weight either, but I won't put that crap into my body. I want to live a long healthy active life. Too many people will have issues later in life.
February 13th, 2013
1:21 pm
Zaxby – why do you care what she eats?
February 13th, 2013
1:23 pm
Because I'll be paying for her health care years from now. So will you.
February 13th, 2013
1:25 pm
Fast food (which is neither by the way) is an awful thing to put into your body, aka your temple.
But people justify it, which makes it ok. I don't have time, I work too late, it's easier, etc. Years from now, there's going to be a horrible epidemic of sickly people who didn't take care of their bodies when they were younger. And unfortunately us healthy people will be paying the costs.
February 13th, 2013
1:35 pm
Zax, stop all the worry. I'm covered in the insurance dept. In fact, I'm an agent so relax. I cook 90% of the time although I cook a lot of country (unhealthy to you) meals. If you notice I said for a quick meal….geez, the nuts on here amaze me SMH
February 13th, 2013
1:56 pm
I think Zaxby is a little correct. It's like the smoker who keeps on smoking, because "I'm fine now". Or the person who doesn't go to a doctor for YEARS, because "I'm fine now". Had I not gotten a physical a few years ago (after a friend had a heart attack at 49 years of age), I would have NEVER been diagnosed with high blood pressure, the silent killer. I had no idea I had high blood pressure, as no one in my family has it. Don't know why I have high blood pressure, I'm a very calm relaxed person.
We all need to think long term, not just right now!!!
And jmb – I'd love to cook for you….but you have to move to my 'hood…LOL.
February 13th, 2013
2:09 pm
Mayhem, Zax is a nut!! I'm 5′2, 112 lbs, no meds and 48 years old. I've treated my body pretty well for the most part but I really don't think eating 3 chicken fingerz from Z's once every 2 months is going to put me on my death bed.
February 13th, 2013
2:16 pm
@jmb – LOL….
BTW I was diagnosed with high blood pressure when I was 49. I'm not quite as small as you, but I've keep myself healthy for the most part all these years….I'm in my early 50's and I go to the doctor twice a year (she only gives me 6 months of BP pills at a time)., and I have a physical every two years.
February 13th, 2013
3:04 pm
Ah, I see the food nazis are out in force: "How COULD you?"
I've tried very hard not to join the "But I made it for YOU — if you don't eat it, you don't LOVE me" clan that poured so much "love" into food and then made you feel bad for not eating it all up. I should plan our meals better, but with our schedule over the past few years, it has been almost impossible — I will go from cooking for 1 to suddenly cooking for 5 or 6 from week to week, depending on who was in town, whose friends were in town, etc., etc.
I've been poking around an interesting site called ZipList.– it polls markets in your areas for coupons, and you can use a small app to save recipes from other sites to this if you wanted to try something this week, for example. You can plan meals, and it will assemble a grocery list, with a little section that says, "You probably have these already, but if you don't, check here" for seasonings and condiments. You can have it on your phone/tablet, too. I'd like to think I was that organized . . . !


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It was like a curse – no matter what troubleshooting I did or how I fidgeted with the recipe on the chocolate chip bag, my mom's perfect cookie recipe, or the method I used, I always ended up with cookies described this way:
- flat
- thin
- floppy
- spread out
- crispy on the edges (not in a good way)
I just couldn't do it.
Then I printed a coupon for whole wheat flour and with it came this recipe. I finally got around to making them, changing the fats to healthy fats, and the results were amazing. Not only is this the perfect melt in your mouth, buttery soft chocolate chip cookie, but it's 100% whole wheat too. I didn't even have to use white whole wheat. My hunch? It's the coconut oil.
|100% Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup unrefined coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- optional: chopped walnuts (Mmmm!)
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- In large bowl, cream sugars, butter and oil for a few minutes with an electric mixer.
- Add vanilla and egg, beating until well combined.
- Beat in flour, baking soda and salt until well blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips and optional nuts.
- On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart. The smaller cookies make a better shape and don't spread out so much.
- Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until very light golden brown (centers will be soft). Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
Recipe also works with sprouted flour, but I added an extra 1/4 cup.
If your first batch spreads out too much, add about 1/4 cup more flour. Another alternative that helps sometimes is to give the dough a rest in the fridge overnight to allow the flour to absorb the liquids.
Ta da! How beautiful are these?
Important Recipe Notes:
I made these again some time later, and they turned out totally flat! I had to go back to this post to see if I was lying, or what? It may have to do with having freshly ground flour now, but if your dough seems a little loose, or if your first batch spreads out too much, add about 1/4 cup more flour. Another alternative that helps sometimes is to give the dough a rest in the fridge overnight to allow the flour to absorb the liquids.
I served the first batch at my real food Pampered Chef party, and they went over great. I honestly don't know if you'd guess that they were "healthy" if you didn't know.
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Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls. Each time the heart beats, it is pumping blood into these arteries--resulting in the highest blood pressure when the heart contracts and is pumping the blood. High blood pressure, or hypertension, directly increases the risk of coronary heart disease (heart attack) and stroke (brain attack). Hypertension is defined in an adult as a blood pressure:
Greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg systolic pressure (Pressure is at its greatest when the heart contracts and is pumping the blood--called systolic pressure.)
Greater than or equal to 90 mm Hg diastolic pressure (When the heart is at rest, in-between beats, blood pressure falls--called diastolic pressure.)
When a woman has pre-existing hypertension or develops hypertension before the 20th week of pregnancy, this is called chronic hypertension.
Other forms of hypertension in pregnancy include preeclampsia. Chronic hypertension increases the risk for preeclampsia.
Most risks are not increased for most women with mild chronic hypertension if there are no other complications. However, if hypertension is severe, if there are other conditions such as diabetes, or if preeclampsia develops along with chronic hypertension, risks are much greater for mother and baby.
Risks of severe chronic hypertension in pregnancy may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Blood pressure increasing
Congestive heart failure
Bleeding in the brain
Kidney failure
Placental abruption (early detachment of the placenta from the uterus)
Risks to the fetus and newborn depend on the severity of the disease and may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)--decreased fetal growth due to poor placental blood flow.
Preterm birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy)
Prenatal care and careful monitoring of blood pressure and other factors are important. Women with high blood pressure often need to continue taking their antihypertensive medication. Your doctor may switch you to a safer antihypertensive medication during pregnancy.
Laboratory tests may be performed on a regular basis to check the levels of various blood and urine substances related to hypertension. Other tests to monitor heart and kidney function may also be performed. Fetal testing may begin in the second trimester and may include:
Ultrasound (to measure fetal growth)
Nonstress test. Measures fetal heart rate in response to fetal movement
Biophysical profile. A test that combines an ultrasound with the nonstress test
Doppler flow studies. A type of ultrasound which use sound waves to measure blood flow in babies with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
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At the White House, Obama denounced the vote, saying Republicans chose "once again to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest few Americans at the expense of the middle class." In a statement issued after the vote, he said he would keep pressing Congress to help the middle class. "It's just plain wrong that millions of middle-class Americans pay a higher share of their income in taxes than some millionaires and billionaires," he said.
Thumbs up to Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the lone Republican to vote for this step toward fairness.
Thumbs down to Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, the lone Democratic defector.
As an editor, you develop a B.S. meter—an internal warning system that signals caution about journalism that doesn't feel trustworthy. Sometimes it's a quote or incident that's too perfect —a feeling I always had when reading stories by Stephen Glass in the New Republic. Sometimes it's too many errors of fact, the overuse of anonymous sources, or signs that a reporter hasn't dealt fairly with people or evidence. And sometimes it's a combination of flaws that produces a ring of falsity, the whiff of a bad egg. There's no journalist who sets off my bullshit alarm like Ron Suskind.
Issues of accuracy, fairness, and integrity come up nearly every time Suskind publishes something. Key sources claim they've been misrepresented and misquoted, that basic facts are wrong, and that the Pulitzer-winning reporter has misconstrued the larger story as well. One discounts such complaints to some extent, of course. Good journalism often makes its subjects unhappy, and the kind of Bob Woodward-style White House reconstructions Suskind has come to specialize in inevitably favor those who pay the implicit blackmail of cooperation in exchange for sympathetic treatment. But Woodward is meticulous within the limitations of his method, and you seldom hear his subjects complain that he's gotten the details wrong or misrepresented their views by manipulating quotes.
Nixivan had invited his friends to supper and was cooking a succulent piece of meat for them. Suddenly, he realised that he had run out of salt. So Nixivan called to his son.
'Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much nor too little.'
His son was surprised.
'I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much for it, Father, but if I can bargain them down, why not save a bit of money?'
'That would be the sensible thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours.'
When Nixivan's guests, who had overheard their conversation, wanted to know why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could, Nixivan replied:
'The only reason a man would sell salt more cheaply than usual would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect for the sweat and struggle of the man who laboured to produce it.'
'But such a small thing couldn't possibly destroy a village.'
'In the beginning, there was only a small amount of injustice abroad in the world, but everyone who came afterwards added their portion, always thinking that it was only very small and unimportant, and look where we have ended up today.'
-Paulo Coelho (The Devil and Miss Prym)
Peter Corning:
The bitter, unresolved partisan struggle over our national debt, culminating in a near-default and an historic credit downgrade by the ratings agency Standard & Poors, is above all a struggle over competing visions of fairness - and ultimately a battle for the soul of this country.
In the rancorous, down-to-the-wire "negotiations" [sic] between the Republicans and the Democrats, the two sides advanced radically different visions of what would be a fair outcome. President Obama called for "shared sacrifice" - everyone doing a part to deal with our anemic economy and our deepening national debt problem, including some "revenue enhancements." The Republicans claimed that any increase in taxes would hurt the "creative class" and undercut job creation. ("What job creation?" one might ask.)
More important, though more muted, was the moral claim on the right that taxing the rich - especially to support the unemployed and the poor - is unfair. As the anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist puts it, tax increases amount to "stealing" money from those who have earned their wealth and who deserve to keep it.
A subtext for this moral claim was provided by the famed 1950s novelist Ayn Rand and her "gospel of selfishness." To quote one of her characters, the architect Howard Roark in The Fountainhead: "All that proceeds from man's independent ego is good. All that which proceeds from man's dependence upon men is evil… The first right on earth is the right of the ego. Man's first duty is to himself…His moral law is to do what he wishes, provided his wish does not depend primarily upon other men….The only good which men can do to one another and the only statement of their proper relationship is - hands off!"
Warren Buffet disagrees. In a recent op-ed piece in the New York Times, he wrote: "While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks. Some of us are investment managers who earn billions from our daily labors but are allowed to classify our income as "carried interest," thereby getting a bargain 15 percent tax rate. Others own stock index futures for 10 minutes and have 60 percent of their gain taxed at 15 percent, as if they'd been long-term investors. These and other blessings are showered upon us by legislators in Washington who feel compelled to protect us, much as if we were spotted owls or some other endangered species. It's nice to have friends in high places…
The bottom line here is that Ayn Rand, Grover Norquist, and other defiant libertarians have got it wrong about fairness. As I explain at length in my book, The Fair Society, a viable "social contract" requires us to take into account and balance three distinct fairness claims. The first is "equality" with respect to our basic biological needs - an imperative that we all share equally and a prime obligation for every society. The second fairness principle involves providing adequate rewards for merit ("equity"), though not all claims for merit are valid (obviously). And the third principle is "reciprocity" - paying a fair share to support our society in return for the benefits we receive.
Reciprocity is where Ayn Rand's brand of libertarianism fails the fairness test. Indeed, such terms as "fairness" and "social justice" are not even a part of her lexicon. It's a fatally defective philosophy.
Our choice is clear: We can opt for a fair society, or we can follow the dark, well-traveled road taken by so many failed societies of the past (and present), which leads to a nation that serves the interests mainly of the rich and powerful. To me, the right choice is obvious.
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But the New Deal brought more than jobs — it enhanced quality of life, especially among the most vulnerable. We can see its impact on infant mortality, which increased during the early years of the Depression after falling sharply for more than a decade. Without the New Deal's health and nutrition initiatives as well as investments in water and sewage-treatment infrastructure, millions of lives would have been lost.
This new idea of a federal safety net not only inspired Social Security in the 1930s, but also Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society of the 1960s. FDR and LBJ asked all working adults to care for American seniors and the poor. Before the New Deal, it was unthinkable that retired people could turn to the government for income or medical care. That responsibility fell directly to their children, if they had them. That's why the Republicans' proposed cuts to Medicare are so shocking — they shift these costs from the federal budget back to the family budget.
But even if these cuts get through Congress, they can't take away America's infrastructure. The New Deal's Public Works and Works Progress administrations spurred rapid productivity growth in the midst of the Depression. New roads and electrical power networks paved the way for post-World War II economic expansion built around the automobile and the suburban home. Astonishing 21st-century innovations such as next-day FedEx deliveries and Wi-Fi still rely on these aging investments. We associate FDR with massive hydroelectric dam projects — including the Grand Coulee and Hoover dams in the West, and the Tennessee Valley Authority in the South — but the New Deal also electrified rural America through cooperatives that distributed cheap, reliable power. Nearly 12 percent of Americans still belong to these collectives. Without the New Deal, they would be stuck in the much darker 1920s.
As would modern travelers. Without the New Deal, New York commuters would be without the FDR Drive, the Triboroughand Whitestone bridges, and the Lincoln and Queens-Midtown tunnels. There would be no air traffic at LaGuardia and Reagan National airports. D.C.'s Union Station, wired for electricity during the New Deal, would have a very different food court. Between New York and Washington, Amtrak runs on rails first electrified during the New Deal.
Out West, the New Deal gave us Golden Gate Bridge access ramps, the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, the first modern freeways, and San Francisco and LAX airports. Between the coasts, it brought more than 650,000 miles of paved roads, thousands of bridges and tunnels, more than 700 miles of new and expanded runways, improvements to railroad lines, and scenic routes such as the mid-South's Natchez Trace Parkway. Without the New Deal, of course, some of these would have eventually been built by state and local governments or the private sector — years after America's recovery from the Depression.
Moreover, private infrastructure improvements would have bypassed poor regions such as the South. Because of its vision and virtually unlimited borrowing capacity, the New Deal underwrote Southern modernization with new roads, hospitals, rural electrification and schools. These public investments paid off. After 50 years of stagnation, average Southern incomes began to catch up with the national average during the New Deal era. Even today, the South receives more federal money than it pays in taxes. Though the South has embraced tea party conservatism, the former Confederacy would probably lag behind the rest of the country in a world without the New Deal.
Across America, the New Deal fashioned a new social order that empowered marginalized groups, notably industrial workers. Through support for unions and the Wagner or National Labor Relations Act, FDR codified workers' power to bargain for fair wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions. These policies, as well as steeper, more progressive income taxes, secured a more equitable income distribution from the end of World War II to the late 1970s. And the Fair Labor Standards Act — mandating a minimum wage, a 40-hour workweek and improved working conditions — brought benefits to all workers, not just those in unions. The New Deal gave us the weekend. Would we have one without it?
Beyond days off, a New Deal for labor built on the founders' principle of countervailing political power. Unlike his cousin Teddy, FDR was not a famed "trust buster." Still, while endorsing cartel-like control over key industrial sectors, his New Deal encouraged trade unions to curb the economic power of big business. With the dramatic increase in private-sector union membership in the 1940s, millions of workers could assert their collective voice in the political process on par with large corporations, while federal agencies mediated conflicts and forged compromise between organized private interests.
This last legacy of the New Deal — fairness — may be its most important. If House Republicans have their way, we may be stranded in a world without it.


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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, will ride into the Democratic stronghold of Maryland next week as part of his mission to rustle up business for the Lone Star State.
Perry's press office said he will visit Maryland on Wednesday to hold private meetings with companies and possibly host a reception. His Maryland itinerary is still not complete, spokeswoman Lucy Nashed said.
The Texas governor's incursion into the territory of Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley, a possible contender for his party's nomination, will follow Perry's launch Thursday of a nearly $500,000 radio and TV advertising campaign bashing Maryland's business climate.
In the Maryland ads, Perry criticizes O'Malley for fees and taxes increased during the governor's seven years in office.
"When you grow tired of Maryland taxes squeezing every dime out of your business, think Texas," Perry says in a 60-second radio spot.
Perry, in his 13th year as Texas governor, has used a similar one-two punch of media buys and personal visits in other states with Democratic chief executives, including New York, Connecticut, California and Missouri. So far, he has avoided forays into states with Republican governors.
The ads aimed at luring businesses to the Lone Star state, as well as Perry's travel, are paid for by TexasOne, an economic development group funded by private donations, Perry's office said.
The news of Perry's visit comes as O'Malley is planning an aggressive travel schedule of his own. An aide said Thursday that he will visit four states in the next month to promote Democratic candidates for office.
O'Malley, who is term-limited and openly considering a presidential bid, will hit states that are important in building a nationwide campaign — Florida, Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania. He also will head to New York City for a panel discussion at the New School to tout Maryland's progress.
O'Malley political spokeswoman Lis Smith said his work to promote Democratic governors in other states "is a lot more effective than Perry's job-poaching expeditions."
Perry has said he will not seek another term as governor but has left the door open to another presidential bid in 2016. He was a late entrant into the 2012 GOP nomination contest but stumbled in debate performances and was an early dropout.
When the news of Perry's radio ad campaign broke Wednesday, O'Malley dismissed it as a "tired old PR gimmick" and invited the Texan to Maryland "to see firsthand the better choices that have led to these better results."
After Thursday's announcement that Perry would indeed visit, an O'Malley spokeswoman said the governor would have no comment.
Democratic House Speaker Michael E. Busch of Annapolis said he was surprised that another governor would come to Maryland and criticize a state that's been top-ranked in education for five years in a row, particularly when better education leads to better jobs for citizens.
"It's equally ironic that it's coming from someone who, when he ran for president, couldn't even identify the three government agencies he'd like to eliminate," Busch said. "Maybe he's coming here to take some of our remedial higher education classes. We'd be happy to offer him our affordable higher education prices."
Maryland Republicans had a mixed reaction to Perry's message. While they love the critique of O'Malley's economic policies, they said they don't actually want to see Maryland businesses drifting to Texas.
"We're Marylanders first," said House of Delegates Minority Leader Nicholaus Kipke of Anne Arundel County. "We're here to make Maryland more tax-friendly, more business-friendly."
Del. Ron George of Anne Arundel, a Republican candidate for governor, urged Marylanders to reject Perry's effort to lure business away from Maryland. George said his message was "Don't move, vote."
"While private-sector jobs continue to disappear under O'Malley, we can still turn our state around," George said.
GOP state chairwoman Diana Waterman said that the party hasn't scheduled any events with Perry during his visit but would get in touch with his office.


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The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, which are each about the size of your fist. They are located at the back of your abdomen, on either side of your spine. The kidneys work like a filter, getting rid of extra fluid and waste material in the blood. When your kidneys lose the ability to filter and clean the blood, the fluid and waste can build up and poison the body. This is called kidney (renal) failure.
When the kidneys can no longer clean the blood, dialysis may be needed.The most common form of dialysis is called hemodialysis. In hemodialysis, blood from an artery in your arm flows through a thin plastic tube to a machine called a dialyzer. The dialyzer filters the blood, working like an artificial kidney, to remove the extra fluids and waste from the blood. The cleaned blood then flows out of the machine through another tube placed into a nearby vein in the same arm. Most people have 3 dialysis sessions every week. Each session lasts about 3 or 4 hours.
What is a vascular access site?
Before you can begin hemodialysis, there needs to be a way to remove the blood from the body (a few ounces at a time) and then return it. Your arteries and veins are usually too small, so you will need surgery to create a vascular access site.
There are 3 kinds of vascular access sites:
An arteriovenous fistula or A-V fistula. Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
An arteriovenous graft or A-V graft. Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
What to Expect
The operation will usually be scheduled at a time that is best for you and your surgeon, except in urgent cases. As the date of your surgery gets closer, be sure to tell your surgeon about any changes in your health. If you have a cold or the flu, this can lead to infections that may affect your recovery. Be aware of fever, chills, coughing, or a runny nose. Tell the surgeon if you have any of these symptoms.
Also, remind your surgeon about all of the medicines you are taking, especially any over-the-counter medicines such as aspirin or those that might contain aspirin. You should make a list of the medicines and bring it with you to the hospital.
It is always best to get complete instructions from your surgeon about the procedure, but here are some basics you can expect as a patient.
Before the Hospital Stay
You will most likely need some special tests to help the doctors decide the best type of vascular access and the best place to put the access. The most common tests are venography and Doppler ultrasound.
Most patients are admitted to the hospital the day before surgery or, in some cases, on the morning of surgery.
The night before surgery, you will be asked to bathe to reduce the amount of germs on your skin. After you are admitted to the hospital, the area to be operated on will be washed, scrubbed with antiseptic, and, if needed, shaved.
The medicine that makes you sleep during the operation is called "anesthesia." Because anesthesia is safest on an empty stomach, you will be asked not to eat or drink after midnight the night before surgery. If you do eat or drink anything after midnight, it is important that you tell your anesthesiologist and surgeon.
If you smoke, you should stop at least 2 weeks before your surgery. Smoking before surgery can lead to problems with blood clotting and breathing.
Day of Surgery
Before surgery, you may have an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), blood tests, urine tests, and a chest x-ray to give your surgeon the latest information about your health. You will be given something to help you relax (a mild tranquilizer) before you are taken into the operating room.
Small metal disks called electrodes will be attached to your chest. These electrodes are connected to an electrocardiogram machine, which will monitor your heart's rhythm and electrical activity. You will receive a local anesthetic to numb the area where a plastic tube (called a line) will be inserted in an artery in your wrist. An intravenous (IV) line will be inserted in a vein. The IV line will be used to give you the anesthesia before and during the operation.
After you are completely asleep, a tube will be inserted down your windpipe and connected to a machine called a respirator, which will take over your breathing. Another tube will be inserted through your nose and down your throat, into your stomach. This tube will stop liquid and air from collecting in your stomach, so you will not feel sick and bloated when you wake up. A thin tube called a catheter will be inserted into your bladder to collect any urine produced during the operation.
The surgeon leads the surgical team, which includes other assisting surgeons, an anesthesiologist, and surgical nurses.
The surgeon will then create the A-V fistula or the A-V graft in one of your arms. If you are right-handed, the fistula or graft will usually be placed in your left arm. If you are left-handed, the fistula or graft will usually be placed in your right arm.
Recovery Time
You may use your arm as you normally do the same day as the procedure, but try to avoid heavy lifting.
If you had a catheter placed so you can have hemodialysis while your A-V fistula or graft is healing, you cannot get the catheter wet. An A-V fistula can get wet 24 to 48 hours after the procedure.
The A-V fistula procedure is an outpatient procedure, meaning you will not need to stay overnight in the hospital.
Patients who get an A-V graft will need to spend the night in the hospital for observation. Sometimes there is swelling or redness in the area where the graft is placed. The swelling will usually go away if you prop your arm on 1 or 2 pillows and keep your elbow straight and relaxed. Call your doctor if there are signs of severe redness or swelling, or if your arm becomes numb or weak.
Life After Vascular Access Surgery
Patients should avoid heavy lifting. Any injury to your arm can cause bleeding. When you go to the doctor, do not let anyone take your blood pressure, start an IV, or take blood from the arm with the A-V fistula or graft.
If you have an A-V graft, you should avoid wearing anything tight around your wrists or arms. Clothing or jewelry that is tight can decrease the blood flow in the graft, which can lead to blood clots within the graft. Also, do not lie or sleep on top of your arm.
You should always be able to feel blood rushing through your A-V graft. This feeling is called a thrill. You will also notice a slight vibration in the graft when you put your fingers on the skin over the graft.
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National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/hemodialysis/index.htm Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Hemodialysis


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WORCESTER CO., Md. - A man is behind bars after allegedly crashing into another vehicle in Worcester County, while reportedly driving under the influence. Maryland State Police's Berlin Barrack says on Friday, around 1:20 AM, an Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, driven by a 28-year-old man, was driving on Route 90, just West of the St. Martins River Bridge, when he noticed a Volkswagon Passat approaching him very fast.
According to the report, the Cutlass pulled into the shoulder, to avoid getting hit from behind, but the Volkswagon hit the drivers side of the Oldsmobile, and then sideswiped a guardrail in the median, and then continued driving without stopping. The Oldsmobile called 911, and tailed the Volkswagon.
A Trooper was able to meet up with the pair, and reportedly watched as the Volkswagon lost control near Route 367, just South of Hotel Road, and ended up disabled in a roadside ditch.
The Volkswagon driver was identified as 28-year-old William Glenn, 5th. An investigation apparently showed that Glenn was driving under the influence, and wanted out of both Delaware and New Jersey. He was arrested, and is being held at the Worcester County Detention Center, while awaiting extradition proceedings.
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This week, our Corporate Chef Bruno Le Gac shares his expertise on what to look for when you're buying beef. He's also got plenty of tips on how to cook the meat you've chosen.
Find a good butcher
Before going to your butcher to buy beef there are a few basic questions to ask yourself:
- How do I want to cook the meat?
- How much do I want to spend?
- How much time do I have?
What you want to prepare will determine the cut you need to buy. The most important thing to me is to find the right butcher. Meat in general is a very specific produce, and you need to trust the person who is selling it to you.
A good butcher knows where his meat is coming from, how long it has been resting in the cold room, what he should serve you according to the circumstances and the answers to your three questions listed above.
Summer BBQ
Looking for something to serve at a summer BBQ with friends? Go for a nice, thick prime rib. Nicely marbled with thin layers of white fat and aged to perfection. Important: once cooked, the meat has to rest for at least 10 minutes before being sliced and served.
Cooking for the kids
Preparing a quick lunch with the kids at home? Flank steak is a great option. Thin and easy to prepare – use a cast iron grill-pan - it's a delicious and juicy cut. Great with sliced shallots just sautéed in butter and sprinkled with freshly ground pepper.
Romantic dinner for two
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Prime category red meat is always best served medium rare. If you prefer your tenderloin well done, I would recommend you open it 'butterfly' style for a quicker cooking time.
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A good starting point, however, is on Bob's site. This is one of many and I also highly recommend his Beyond Network Nutrality article.
This quote from the first article will help set the direction.
Today's Internet is treated just like another service in the image of the phone networks or even another channel on your Broadband Set Top Box. And to a large extent that image is reinforced by the central authority of ICANN as the dispenser of identifiers and identities.
But this isn't in the spirit of the Internet which is defined by the user/developers outside the network. The Internet is just a name for the community of those cooperating and using common protocols. Instead of viewing the Internet as something we connect to we should view it as radiating from us and our devices. Our home networks reach out through community networks and beyond finding paths that work.
Put another way, he is saying the purpose of the infrastructure is to transport bits and nothing more. But, the business models of telcos and cable companies have them charging for "a service" instead. His example in his interview with Doc is that a bit in an SMS message costs much more to the consumer than a bit in a video stream but there is no difference in the two as far as the network is concerned.
I bring this up here because Nicaragua has a lot less existing infrastructure than the U.S. in terms of moving bits. It is growing rapidly but maybe there is still time to think about what Bob is suggesting. It boils down to free local connectivity, cacheing at a local level, community networks, ... This may all sound very complicated and technical (and, on one level it is) but the socio-political aspect of it is very simple.
Let's look at what this could mean for a community. I will pick the ficticious city of Netville, Nicaragua to talk about it. Netville has a population of 30,000 people and (for convenience) is located on the Pan American highway. It currently has only dial-up Internet access.
Step one is for Netville to get a whole bunch of WiFi access points and "scatter them around". That is, build a local network where all of the residents have access to a WiFi access point and all the access points talk to each other. This immediately means anyone with a computer and a WiFi card can talk to anyone else with the same thing in Netville. If Netville high shcool decides to make homework assignments available on-line, all the students can now have access. Same for government, ...
Now, while this may not seem unique, what you have is local communications with virtually no network costs. Contrast this with Estelí today. I have Enitel DSL. If I want to send a message to someone across the street that has a cable modem, the message has to go to the Enitel office (and I am not sure if that means here or in Managua) get routed to the gateway from Enitel to Estesa and then delivered over Estesa's network.
Estesa and Enitel want you to pay for sending that message because it used their facilities. But, that was only because there wasn't a local way to deliver the data. That is, their design forced an inefficiency.
I don't want to make this too complicated but let's just toss in video (let's say the 6PM news) over your "local network". If you want to watch the same show as 500 others in Netville, you just need to deliver one copy of the news to the Netville local network server. It is cached and routed to all who want to see it.
That should be enough to get some people interested and others lost. In social-political terms, it means looking for a local solution and then growing that solution to connect to other resources. It seems like something that could be done, would be good for Nicaragua/Nicaraguan communities and would even appeal to some organizations looking to make grants. Much like the grants for the sewer and water projects in Estelí, this is infrastructure. Up-front costs are much larger than operating costs so it doesn't build that dependency cycle.
Am I crazy?
If your PC and the guy sitting across the street in Esteli have a WiFi card set to ad-hoc mode then you could send him a message directly and by pass the Central Office. A few of these around the neighborhood and you have a mesh network and they could all use your DSL for the internet connection.
Guess I'm forgetting a way to route the message, but that would be easy if you're using Linux.
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Not a geek. I wish I knew mostly what you are talking about although I realise it's probably music to someones ears, Just what are you proposing?
mesh is a cool topology..
we never had an opportunity do do any hands on with it when I was going to geek school. Things were geared towards Microsoft's NT vision. Wireless was that "unsecured option that had little real world application", bless their cold and steely little hearts.
With 802.11s isn't there power that goes to the WiFi card even if the CPU is powered down ? Wouldn't this open node act as a repeater of sorts? And how is key authentication handled without a trusted server?
The IEEE working group has and online class for rusty old geeks that want to catch up on this topology but it seems to be down at the moment;
onward through the fog...
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate
I'm no expert either, but I think cost would be a huge factor for the network. On e-bay for less than $30 you can buy a Linksys wireless router.
The one I have is about three or four years old and I up loaded or flashed the EPROM memory with some free firmware from Sveasoft replacing the manufacturer's official software. This enables me to boost the transmission power of the router from about 30mw to about 250mw and get more range. I can also telnet into it for easy management. It is basically a linux computer that can transmit and receive messages for under $30.
With a little more work and a Pringles potatoes chip can, you can make a directional Yagi antenna and boost the range even more(point it at the Geek Ranch). One of these on every city block and you have connectivity all around the city. In a small town like Netville, you wouldn't need many.
You could even sell subscriptions and limit access by IP or MAC address to spread the cost around.
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firmware from ;
sounds cheaper than Sveasoft:
"Sveasoft firmware and support is available via an annual $25 USD subscription"
The directional antenna sounds interesting, and cheap, any estimates on the range?
I'm new to open source, just got fed up with being an unpaid beta tester for Microsoft, and want to do without them as much as possible.
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate
The openwrt.org firmware looks good and is probably more current. It was some years ago I flashed my router and never got support. As long as I have power, I'm good to go. It has a GUI to tweak the signal and security which openwrt probably has too.
The yagi antenna is a popular homebrew project. Seems to me I saw some site where a guy got a 10 mile line of site connection. One guy started going to the suppermarket with a tape measure looking for the perfect size can for the wave length.
electricity comes first
FYL, the problem is the traditional tendency towards monopoly of a given service or commodity. The Pellas family has done a fine job slowly accumulating their wannabe chaebol or keiretsu (conglomerates). This is the same behavior that the Somozas engaged in.
One of the things that drives me crazy about Nicaragua since 1990 is the pricing of goods and services without taking into account the average man's purchasing power. We all know that internet in Nicaragua remains a luxury. The average person cannot afford $60-70 per month. And what do you get for that price??, speeds that are 1/4 of those in the U.S.
If prices were fixed re purchasing power parity, that internet would cost less than $20 per month
Add to that the dismal state of the nicaraguan electrical grid and you will see where your netville dreams falls apart. Computing by necessity assumes a reliable and stable electrical grid.
No sizeable investment will be made in the electrical sector. You need first to undo the piñatero culture of theft of services, and that has been deeply rooted since 1979.
$60-70/mo, is that the cost of internet in Esteli?
And what does the phone to connect cost? Is this DSL, or what? If not, is DSL available around Esteli?
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The 32-year-old could become the fourth woman on Arizona's death row if convicted.
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March Bucksness: Trail Blazers 120 – Bucks 115
Category: Recaps
|Ersan Ilyasova, PF Shot Chart 23 MIN | 6-10 FG | 0-0 FT | 9 REB | 2 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 12 PTS | +2
Removed from this season's context, this game was really enjoyable to watch. It was close all the way through. There were multiple lead changes. The game had a good flow. The Bucks didn't win, but the ending was good. This is the only way to enjoy any Bucks games this season – removed from context. Because once you actually start thinking about this team's situation, finding a reason to care about their games becomes a suffocating burden. So enjoy the good games as they come along because they have been few and far between this season. Kind of like good Ilyasova games.
|Khris Middleton, PF Shot Chart 40 MIN | 7-17 FG | 0-0 FT | 6 REB | 5 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 18 PTS | +5
After a miserable first half, Middleton followed it up with a hot second half. Then he caught fire in overtime to keep the Bucks close. But even with his overtime contributions, the Bucks couldn't keep up.
|Zaza Pachulia, C Shot Chart 37 MIN | 7-14 FG | 3-3 FT | 13 REB | 3 AST | 4 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 17 PTS | +4
Solid. His best performance since his hot start to the season. Pachulia keeping up with Robin Lopez was a bigger factor in keeping this game close than the offensive production from the guards.
|Brandon Knight, PG Shot Chart 37 MIN | 8-20 FG | 5-7 FT | 8 REB | 4 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 4 TO | 24 PTS | -2
I don't get to see the Blazers very often because of time zone differences. But I do have a friend that lives there that has yelled at me about how good they are. I am not as bullish on their playoff chances. Knight and Ramon Sessions put up a lot of points against the Blazers, but with how easily they got into the paint, I'm sure most adequate guards could have put up 20 on the Blazers last night.
|Ramon Sessions, PG Shot Chart 35 MIN | 8-16 FG | 6-9 FT | 5 REB | 5 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 23 PTS | -13
Sessions had it all in the fourth quarter. Except for two of his last four free throws that would have forced Portland to go for more than a layup in the final seconds of the game.
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Not to beat a dead horse, because OJ Mayo certainly couldn't. Haha, BOOM. Bucksketball, we got mean-spirited jokes!
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The Bucks were close, but I will never be a fan of random-game-where-Henson-plays-less-than-20-minutes. Boo this man.
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- Important question:
A player who falls on his duff in NBA games more than Zaza Pachulia is _____ ?
— K L Chouinard (@AnaheimAmigos) March 19, 2014
- Giannis didn't do much of anything tonight, except for this:
- Middleton's hot streak comes with the caveat that he got swatted the hell out of the building by Thomas Robinson. After that, he never really went near the bucket again. Be brave, young man!
About the Author (Author Profile)Ian Segovia has been watching the Milwaukee Bucks for several years and has been writing for about as long. Those are all his qualifications.
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Embrace Khris Middleton, EMBRACE HIM!
I second that motion!
Do I hear a third?
They didn't credit Giannis for that block; they gave it to Adrien
One thing that can be said in favor of the Hammond/Kohl regime is that they've made some nice draft picks in the middle of the first round: Tobias, Larry, John, Giannis.
However, Tobias has been traded for a handful of magic beans, and now John Henson is being underappreciated and disrespected. What was it, 16 minutes last night? When was the last time John was played down the stretch in the fourth quarter of a game? It's pathetic player development, and personal treatment!
I do appreciate Ian's lodging a protest above against Larry Drew — although I have to wonder if the coaching strings are being pulled from upstairs. (Even so, Drew should have the nerve to play Henson, anyway; why would he want to coach a team if it is being manipulated from the front office, plus he gets paid even if he's fired, right?)
Fans on this site have complained about me bringing up the loss of Tobias too much, and perhaps with some justification, as I do tend to get carried away with things I'm passionate about; however, besides my genuine sadness at losing Tobias as a player and a person, one of my reasons for at times bringing back the issue of Tobias was the lack of remorse and accountability from Bucks' management, and the lack of outrage from the staff at Bucksketball. To what extent has the mistake been acknowledged, and the lesson learned?
Now, Bucks management is mistreating another promising second-year player, and Bucksketball has been standing by again without protest — with the exception of Ian duly noted. John has been given erratic minutes all season, and put in mismatches on the court. If there was ever a textbook case on how to put a player in a position to fail, as well as to discourage and alienate him, this might be it.
Please Bucksketball guys — to whom I've given a good measure of praise — take a stand with the players who are getting jerked around by the management of the Bucks. Please fans, stick up for the guys you like on our team, and don't assume the so-called basketball experts know what they're doing half the time — brilliant minds can be completely clueless when it comes to people skills and common sense. Remember the record for the Bucks, not just this year, but going back a decade, and even a quarter-century. Why is their so much impatience with young players, and seemingly so much patience with management? If we're not loyal to our players, and don't show a genuine concern for them and their well-being on and off the court, why should they be loyal to us? At least us fans can step up and show our guys on the Bucks first-class treatment and heartfelt support.
my main rebuttal to your point is that it's not like the Bucks aren't playing young players or anything haha, brandon knight and khris middleton are pretty much the main scorers on this team at this point, should tell you all you need to know about what the front office wants. if the front office doesn't want henson to play huge minutes, its either because they don't believe hes conditioned well or hes not as talented as a lot of people believe he is. personally i think over the course of the season i overrated what i thought he was last season. now at the same time i dont think hes a bad player and he obviously hasnt reached his peak, but i think the front office or drew still probably sees a ceiling for him in the near future (next couple years) and probably not much after that, not sure though
Not quite sure the first part of your post makes sense. Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton are both younger than Henson, so what does that tell me about the Bucks Front Office? also, if OJ is going to be on the team the next two years wouldn't we want him out there developing chemistry with our young core? And if we plan on moving him this summer shouldn't we have him out there at least trying to improve his trade value? (Im sure its nothing because who wants to pay 8 million a year for a shooting guard who does not get playing time for the the team with the worst record in the league)
First: Why do you trust the management of the Bucks so much to evaluate John Henson when the team's track record is so utterly abysmal?
Second: Why do you give up so easily on such a young player, especially when that young player has not really had a chance to play a consistent role with consistent minutes, and has to play amidst the general chaos and overall catastrophe of this season?
Is there not one person to stand up for John Henson on this site of Bucksketball? Anyone? As I said, if we fans aren't loyal to the players, why should they be loyal to us?
The bottom line is that the NBA is a league of stars. If you don't have one, you probably aren't going to win a title. The last time a team did it was the Pistons when they had 5 solid players awhile ago and that was an anomaly. And neither Henson, nor Tobias Harris are anywhere near taking our team to the next level. My point, I guess, is that crying over the same players day in and day out is utterly pointless. As Bucks fans, we can only hope that the draft goes well.
I feel like the Pacers can be put in that conversation as a title contender with out a star. Paul George is more of a hype star than an actual star. (See shooting %, APG, RPG)
That's a good point, but I still don't think they can beat Miami in 7