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Crock Pot versus Dutch Oven cooking
I have both of these vessels & I really am confused about both. Can a crock pot recipe be made in the Dutch oven & can a Dutch oven recipe be made in a crock pot?
What's your favorite dish to cook in either one of these cookers? Perhaps if I could begin to favor one over the other & give up one for much needed space? What I'm really try to say is, can one of these things do the job of both? There, I've finally spit it out.
Right now I am sitting on the fence & don't really know why I need both of these. I bought the 6 quart Dutch oven to bake bread in, but that is about it. I have used the crock pot for a few dishes, but they either came out too mushy, too runny or too dry. My stews usually come out more like soups in the crock pot.
To me crock pots still need tending & besides, I am a little nervous about leaving food cooking like that all day while I am gone. But that darn Dutch oven weighs a ton to lug around & maneuvering it to the oven is a battle. I am exhausted trying to sort the whole thing out. Somebody please help.
Simply put (perhaps even over simplified) a crock pot is a dutch oven with a temperature control. I can't think of anything you could cook in a crock pot that couldn't be cooked in a quality dutch oven. Dutch oven cooking is a bit more challenging on the stove top where the heat source is focused on a small portion of the vessel's exterior. They're even more fun (and more challenging) to use on a camp fire. Much easier to use in the oven than stove top or camp fire. If the weight of the dutch oven is a problem for you and you need to make a choice, I'd recommend the crock pot. A good quality crock pot is worth the cost. Learning to cook with either means understanding how liquids react in the vessel you choose, and how to control or contain evaporation.
The difference is in evaporation--you don't get that in a Crockpot. You have to adjust the liquid which gives you a less flavorful broth/stock/stew. I like the crockpot because I feel better comfortable leaving it cooking. If I'll be home, I choose the dutch oven.
"... a Crock Pot is a dutch oven with a temperature control."
I don't think so. Low-end slow cookers do not have temperature control, as far as I have been able to determine. (I'm not going to take mine apart to find out,) All they have is a switch that selects one of (typically) three power settings (low, high, warm). The temperature stabilizes when it reaches the point where heat loss to the environment balances the power input. "Temperature control" is a misnomer for this type of cooker. The most expensive cookers may have thermostats built in, but it's hard to get wiring diagrams to prove it. These things are not intended to be repaired.
A dutch oven is a pot used in a conventional oven. All ovens have temperature control, so can be limited to a temperature below what a slow cooker will reach, or can be set much higher.
re: GH1618
"Power settings", "temperarture controls", what's the big deal. In the end, these "controls" limit the amount of heat applied over a given period of time. Get the picture?
re: todao
No, there is a significant difference. The problem with inexpensive slow cookers is that the temperature is not controlled, giving imprecise results. The "low" setting will reach approximately the same temperature as the "high" setting on most slow cookers, but will take longer to get there. Many users of these have complained that they reach too high a temperature, even on the "low" setting.
The bottom line is that a slow cooker is (typically) a crude, inexpensive device which does not have the flexibility of an oven/dutch oven. They are convenient and more energy-efficient, but good for only a few things, in my opinion.
re: GH1618
I took a 1st generation crock pot (tm) apart years ago. It was just an earthenware pot with a few turns of resistance wire around the outside. It was 'a slow cooker' because it took for ever to warm up. Even a slightly more expensive model just had two sets of wires. Another from that era was an enameled steel pot on a low power hot plate. I ended up using the pot on the stove top (for pasta) and in the oven (for meat braises).
Newer 'slow cookers' heat up faster, to satisfy food safety regulations, and MAY have some sort of thermostat.
Conceptually there isn't anything that can be done in a slow cooker that can't also be done in any covered pot in a low oven. Long before crock pots cooks were using residual heat in a pit, or baker's oven to cook foods overnight.
re: GH1618
I think you are right about slow cookers, they just don't have the flexibility that a dutch oven does, but so many folks are raving about their slow cookers, I thought I was just missing something.
Don't get me wrong, slow cookers are a great asset to busy families that need to have something ready to serve when they get home & a good ol crockpot will be there with the meal done. Still, I can only see soups & chili in there, the rest has only been hit & miss of what I expected the dish to be.
Everyone has their stand & maybe if I used my crock pot more often, I would begin to know how compensate for its shortcomings or just choose dishes like soups & stews.
Anyway, you all have some great points here, interesting conversation. Thanks.
re: todao
Agreed, todao. In addition, if GH1618 wants to be picky about terminology, it should be pointed out that a Dutch oven can be used in the oven, on the stovetop, or both. For braising, most people prefer to sear on the stovetop, then cover and transfer to the oven. But my mother did her braising completely on the stovetop, and I generally do likewise.
CI Dutch Oven everyday of the week and twice on Sunday over a Crock Pot for me. ~ Own several "Kitchen" ovens and even more "Camp" ovens. On the stove, in the oven, or over a camp fire...I prefer the CI Dutch oven hands down!! ~~ Used to own 3 Crock pots....Gave all of them to an enemy!
re: Uncle Bob
Cast Iron Oven, you go Bubba!! Tell us more about your Kitchen ovens, are they all cast iron, cast iron enamel or what?
Any time someone starts talking about cast iron equipment, I get all fuzzy inside, only trouble is, they are getting heavier & heavier for me. I just chipped out a piece of my enamel kitchen sink a while back because the darn pot had a collision with the edge of the sink. Now I have a silver dollar black chink in the off white enamel...battle scar deluxe!
Those old pots can tell many stories of hungry meals around a midnight campfire or just a wonderful stew chuckling on the back kitchen burner, just waiting to bring pleasure to everyone around the table. They are downright poetic if you ask me - (you did ask, didn't you?)
re: cstout
All ovens are cast iron...Well except for one 12 in. aluminum "Camp" oven that's used for long, slow braises (soups, stews, chili, whatever) that may contain wines, tomatoes, or both. ~ No enameled ones in inventory. ~~~~ Yep, they do seem to gain weight as the years go by!! :))
Two big differences: Temperature range and browning. The crockpot loses in both of these categories.
Few recipes that call for a 'dutch oven' really require a heavy enameled cast iron pot in designer colors that costs an arm and two legs. The heavy cast iron might even out the heat when used on the stove top, but it is not needed in a modern oven. Any covered pot will work. Restaurants (as seen on DDD) may use a hotel pan with aluminum foil cover for braising. The famous Good Eats chuck roast episode wraps the meat entirely in aluminum foil.
While I have a fairly heavy cast iron 'chicken fryer' with glass lid, more often I use an enamel steel 'dutch oven' (5qt), cast aluminum dutch oven (camp oven style actually), 3qt stainless 'dutch oven' (e.g.2 handle 'sauce pan'), or Chinese sandpot, when braising meat or a slow covered roast.
I can use the dutch oven on any heat setting. I can sweat, brown, boil, etc. in it. I can fry in it. I can use it over or in a campfire. Definitely not interchangeable with the crock pot.
Favorite dish in the DO? Chili. Chuck steaks put on the smoker for an hour or two, not to cook, but just to get some smoke. Cube, then brown in the DO. Add other ingredients, including a GOOD chili powder, or better yet, freshly ground dried chiles. No beans, of course!
Can't think of a favorite in the crock pot, but it does get used, and won't be going anywhere.
My shiny crock pot is a piece of junk that consistently boils whatever is in it, even when set on "low." In contrast, my Dutch oven is 30-years-old and has the scars to prove it. My children will no doubt fight over it when I am gone...
Though when I want to do a lengthy slow cooking, I typically chose my All-Clad brasier, as it has a lip that prevents most vapor loss. I can put it in a very slow oven for many hours and will consistently get results that put my crock pot to shame.
re: bitchincook
I thought I was the only one feeling so badly toward my crockpot...kept thinking to myself,"am I the only one who cannot cook anything decent in that ol thing or what?"
Yep, I think I know which pot your kids are going to fight over!
I really liked this video about re-wiring a slow cooker to a set temperature:
I do not like my newer slow cookers at all! They get too hot, too soon. They should re-name them "Boil-O-Matics".
That said, I have harvested a couple of old crockpots from thrift stores because I like the traditional "cook for 8 hours" recipes. The old ones with heavy crocks and heavy glass lids do the best job.
The crock pot is awesome for very simple recipes that can tolerate over-cooking: soups, stews, pot roasts, etc. A couple other plus-es: you can take the darned things outside if you don't want your house to smell like baked beans, cabbage, or kidney pie, etc. They keep foods like mashed potatoes or cheese sauce nicely warm for holiday meals and parties.
For something a little more fiddly, like pulled pork, Spanish rice, etc, then the dutch oven in the real oven is the way to go. You pay a bit more in electricity or natural gas to keep the oven on for several hours in return for a more constant temperature.
Good thread!
re: applgrl
I got rid of my old crock (the heavy kind) because I broke the lid & never could find one at the thrift store to fit it exactly, so I hauled it along with about 5 lids that did not work.
Bought an oblong crockpot that goes from stove top to its cooking base if needed. Well, it is very flimsy, can't get anything to brown in it & the darn thing heats WAYYYYY too high for me to go out & leave it on.
Right now I am just lugging out the big red dutch oven that weighs a ton. But the old heavy crockpot had issues too. It was bulky to clean & I just could not see buying "crockpot liners" & using those every time.
Guess I will purchase a small dutch oven & see how that goes. Jeez..this is getting complicated!
Hey everyone, thanks for expressing your opinions...that's what always makes Chowhound so much fun.
A dutch oven is much more versatile than a crock pot. You can use it to cook just about anything. A crock pot is useful for slow cooking which can also be done easily in a dutch oven as well. Personally, I've found crock pots more hassle than they are worth.
Cooking in a crock pot involves considerable planning in order to time it correctly and often requires additional steps like browning or sauteeing something separately then adding it to the slow cooker. Once I discovered how much more easily I could do all of these things in a pressure cooker and attain the same type of results quickly, I've never had a need to pull out my slow cooker again. Even things I commonly used my slow cooker for like making stocks and cooking dried beans could be done much faster in the PS.
To repeat what others have said, a dutch oven can be used to cook just about anything, I use mine on the stove top much more than in the oven, although I do put it in the oven for things like beef burgundy. You can make soup, fry, whatever. the heaviness makes you much less likely to burn the bottom of things.
On a scale of 1-10, a dutch oven is a 10 and a crock pot is a 1. I find the crock pot useful for pulled pork and large quantities of grits. That's about it. oh yeah, I served hot chocolate at a brunch once from the cp.
Crockpots are essentially electric dutch ovens. Crockpots were originally developed to enable working home cooks to prep a meal and turn it on and go to work and come back 10 hours later and be able to serve dinner. There are several problems with the concept.
1. Evaporation - Something braising that long will lose liquid if the lid doesn't seal very well. It is mandatory to have a crockpot with a glass lid. Even then, you could lose some moisture.
2. Braising something for 10 hours is going to over cook most foods. The way a crockpot used to try to deal with this is to take several hours to get up to temperature. Unfortunately, it still resulted in most foods being over cooked.
3. The original crockpots would braise at about 220°F. Unfortunately, dangerous bacteria grows rapidly at temperatures between 50° - 160°F. It really needed to get above 160° F in an hour or less. To avoid lawsuits, crockpot manufacturers set their crockpots to cook at near 300 ° F and to get above 160° F in 60 minutes or so. With modern crockpots, the difference between low and high is about 25° and about 30 minutes in how long it takes to reach temperature. Now, you are really overcooking at that temperature.
With a cast iron dutch oven, you can control the temperature with your oven much more precisely. The cast iron dutch oven seals much better than a crockpot.
In conclusion, there are only a few things that crockpots cook well. They are great at making stocks because they will suck every ounce of flavor out of the bones and meat over several hours. Beans cook well in them because they can tolerate being cooked for several hours especially if you don't pre-soak. Pulled pork seems to work well even though the pork is probably over cooked. It still tastes great.
re: Hank Hanover
I disagree w/ #1. The rule of thumb when cooking with a slow cooker is to reduce the liquids because it forms a tighter barrier that doesn't allow for evaporation. When you've cooked meat/vegetables in the slow cooker, you can end up w/ more liquid than you start with, depending on the cut of meat and the vegetables.
I think a timer is important with a slow cooker. I would never buy one that didn't turn to warm because of the overcooking probability. I don't think a slow cooker is preferable to a dutch oven but for people who come home late and want a dinner ready to go, it's the best alternative. Between that and my rice cooker (which I also use for potatoes), dinners are easy when we get home at 8.
re: chowser
This might be helpful for the OP, on subbing a dutch oven for the slow cooker:
re: Hank Hanover
In general you got it right. A couple of minor points. Boiling water (at sea level) is 212F. Target temperatures like 300F would apply to the metal of a pot, or interior of an oven, or when cooking with oil. 140F is considered a safe holding temperature, 160F (or is it 165?) is set as a target for food handlers as it kills all bacteria right a way.
slow cooker guidelines
re: Hank Hanover
Crockpots do not get to 300 °F because the water limits the temperature to 212.
I don't like to leave any appliance on when I am not home so I use my dutch oven most often. I use the crock pot sometimes if I need an extra pot or I want to keep something constantly warm when I have guest over.
There are advantages to both, but if you can have only one, get a nice quality slow cooker crock pot. For the modern home cook an electric crock pot is a virtual necessity. A Dutch oven is a nice luxury.
I use a Dutch oven for searing, for cooking large batches of ground beef, or for baking soda breads. I use a slow cooker for large roasts, or for many things that I may be transporting to a covered dish dinner.
I have 3 ways to braise. A Le Creuset dutch oven (8 quarts), an All-Clad "casserole" (6 quarts), and a ceramic slow cooker (2, 4, 6 quarts). I find uses for all of them, but couldn't live without the All Clad. If I had to downsize my kitchen, I would keep that and ditch the others.
The Le Creuset is beautiful, but very very heavy. I also don't really like browning in enameled cast iron as much as plain cast iron. Best dish so far: beef stew
The slow cooker is one of the modern ones, and I have had poor luck with unattended cooking. It tends to come to a hard boil (eventually) and overcook. But, if I can pay attention to it, have had successes. Best dish so far: polenta
The All-Clad is a great size for my family, light even when full, and very versatile. Great for browning. Nice for all kinds of hot dishes. Okay for braising. Probably use it at least twice a week, every week of the year. Not a beautiful as the Le Creuset, but I can still put it on the table without being ashamed.
re: dkenworthy
Yes, plain cast iron is really the best way to cook - gets the toughest cuts of meat fork tender if cooked slowly with a lid on. Pot roasts are to die for in an iron pot, but that weight is getting harder to contend with. If there is a strong arm in the house, then you are in luck.
All-Clad - wish I had a couple of pots, but I am maxed out for space. Something will have to go in order for something else to come into my kitchen.
Thanks for the comparison of pots - something out there for everyone!
The crock pot cooks the food slowly and a dutch oven can do the same. However, it would be more economical to run a crock pot than it is to run an oven for the same period of time. I have the same struggle as you for the crock pot the end result is not always what I want it to be. One item that I have had great success with the crock pot is the baked bean recipe in the America's test kitchen cookbook, perfect results everytime.
re: Ruthie789
Baked beans in a crock pot, will have to see if I can find the America's test kitchen version. Nice to know when you are cooking serveral things & need everybit of oven & stove top space.
re: cstout
The recipe is called Boston Baked Beans and is found in the The Cook's Country Cookbook. I have tried to find the link but am not able to. They advise to soak the beans overnight, parboil them for 15 minutes the next day, and an important ingredient, 1/2 tsp baking soda to the mixture in the crock pot. The beans have to be covered with tin foil in the crock pot which helps to soften them. I would provide the entire recipe but not sure if I would be infringing on copyrights of authors.
re: Ruthie789
Boston Baked Beans - I am sure if I searched the net long enough I will come up with the recipe. Thanks so much for bringing this recipe to my attention. I just picked up about 10 Cook's Country magazines at the library's "free" cart, so maybe I will be lucky & find the recipe there.
re: cstout
I have found the link for you.
It does not mention the crock pot but my recipe book they use a crock pot and the recipe is almost the same except it uses 2 cups of water to commence. As well they cover the beans in the crockpot with aluminum foil. Cook on low for 10-12 hours or on high for 5-6 hours.
My recipe book, The Cook`s Country Cookbook. Hope this helps.
re: Ruthie789
Ruthie789- I pulled out the old crock pot & have some Boston baked beans cooking in there. Now I need to get a pork roast going & some cole slaw & sit back & relax.
Wish I would have had enough sense to put some No Knead Bread dough in the fridge yesterday. Oh well, maybe I can come across a No Knead Quicker Bread or something!
Thanks so much for the link, you are a dear!
re: cstout
Here's a quicker no-knead bread. I've made it, and it was good!
re: Jen76
quicker no-knead bread recipe - my lucky day! Thanks so much. Wish I could invite everyone over for some pulled pork, slaw & NK bread, & Boston Baked Beans right around 6pm this evening.
More realistically, go make yourself this meal & then sit back & be thankful for all the great folks on Chowhound. I know I sure am thankful for you all.
re: cstout
Hope it all works out! It's under 100 today which in Phoenix is "cool" for this time of year. I finished up a batch of plum jam, have milk culturing into yogurt, and have stock simmering in the slow cooker for soup tonight!
re: cstout
I also have them in the pot. It is not very warm in Montreal today, and you can feel fall in the air, a perfect day for the crock pot and baked beans. No Knead bread sounds good.
re: cstout
How did the beans turn out? Mine were good.
re: Ruthie789
Beans were absolutely delicious. Now have a couple of baggies of beans in the freezer for a meatless day - just beans, cornbread & slang jang.
re: cstout
Glad that it worked out, great to freeze for a later date!
I use my slow cooker mostly for making stock. It does a really good job at that task and keeps my house from getting even hotter in the summers (in Phoenix!). It's also my rice cooker, so it's not a single-tasker at least. On occasion, I also use it for other things, but usually when I'm home. Pulled pork works well in it but only takes a few hours.
I much prefer a dutch oven, either on top of the stove or in the oven, to a crock pot; if I'm at home all day. Probably due to false reasoning I don't worry about the crock pot burning my house down if it's on while I'm away.


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Where virtually everyone else on the roster of the Milwaukee Bucks has failed, John Henson has succeeded. Opportunities have been readily available for the likes of Brandon Knight, Ersan Ilyasova, OJ Mayo and everyone else looking to either establish an NBA career or move that career in a new direction, yet, the Khris Middleton success story aside, each of those players has underwhelmed.
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But Henson, he's been good. He's been reliable. He's been fun.
With Larry Sanders out and everyone else struggling, the Bucks have looked to Henson to anchor the team's post-up offense and largely act as a top scoring threat. While he's no finished product, Henson hasn't shrunk from the role. He isn't a dominant post-up player by any means, but he's given Bucks fans reason to be optimistic that he could eventually be a reliable scoring option when catching the ball in the post. The mere ability to create optimistic thoughts for Bucks fans this season, makes Henson something of a hero.
"I'm happy with it," Larry Drew said when asked about Henson's development as a post-up scorer. "I think, in watching John play, he's one of those players who has to be at his sweet spot, right off the bat. We try to do thing to get him there, to where, he doesn't have to spend a lot of time where he's dribbling the ball, trying to maneuver into the post. We try to get him in there on movement. Chances are, if he catches that basketball where he wants it, his length will allow him to get a high percentage shot."
Henson's sweet spot seems to be the right block. When he gets planted there, with a foot right outside the paint, he can take a dribble or two to get the feel for the defender and either launch one of his increasingly reliable left-handed hook shots or, if the defender allows for it, turn all the way inside and get to the rim for a layup.
Typically the Bucks like to run Henson off a screen to free him up for an entry pass from the point guard. A common occurrence in Milwaukee's offense is Henson standing at the high post before running to the opposite block to set a screen for Milwaukee's other big, who flashes to the free throw line. After Henson sets that screen, whoever is in at the two will then screen Henson's defender, allowing Henson to either get a mismatch against a guard in the post or get position on a big who has fought through a screen.
"That's what we try to emphasize with him, really work to get to your spot," Drew said. "Don't settle for being bumped off. Really, really work to get to your spot. we try to put a lot of emphasis on that and show him game after game as far as tape is concerned things he could have probably done differently. Most teams that play against him, they're going to try to push him off. Because they know, once they get him out of that post, he's not a strength guy, as far as backing a guy in to get to a spot. So it's up to us to try to get him to his sweet spot so he can maneuver."
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I really can't emphasize enough here how lazy Henson's screen attempt was on this play. He made a general motion as if he intended to be an obstacle for Jared Sullinger, but really was just focused on coming off his own screen. Henson's screens have been terrible this season. I know that seems like a small detail, but for a big man, that's an important aspect of being a complete player.
Of course, some of Milwaukee's offense issues are apparent, even in this simple play. Is it really much of a threat to have Ekpe Udoh free at the free throw line? Do defense respect that? It looks like Sullinger gave a token effort, but by the end of the play was much more focused on Henson.
And you see Bass has committed to Henson as well, yet Mayo ends up fading into the corner, behind the 3-point line, where Henson doesn't have much of a passing angle. He didn't look for the backdoor cut on a helping Bass, so Henson couldn't look to drop it off. Not that Henson has been a very willing passer once he's committed to a post move, but the movement would still be nice. As he continues to develop, to increase his efficiency in these possessions, Henson will need teammates to be cutting and the ability to find them in stride. We haven't seen much of either of those things just yet this season. At least no where near as often as we've seen rainbow left-handed hook shots.
It's a bit more difficult to spin to the baseline and launch a lefty hook than it is to turn to the middle of the court and do it though, so it hasn't been all chicken wings and Wild Cherry Pepsi (I wrote that instead of gumdrop and sunshine or whatever metaphor is often used … because I really like chicken wings and Wild Cherry Pepsi) for Henson though. When teams have forced him to catch on the opposite block, he's been hesitant to trust his right hand the way he does his left. Shocking. He's more apt to face up and attempt a short jumper or try and drive by bigger opponents, but that's led to a couple of ugly misses and a rough shooting chart from 8-16 feet.
Despite some of his struggles, this is a season about development and Henson's getting a lot of opportunity to develop down low. The wins and losses aren't what the Bucks organization is looking for, but the rest of us can take solace in an aggressive movement to see what Henson can do. He's had nearly as many plays out of the post this season as he had all of last season.
And it sounds like Drew is committed to him in the post going forward. I piggybacked on some recent debate over at Grantland on the efficiency of post offense and asked Drew for his thoughts on the matter.
"It's important, it's important," Drew said of post-up offense. "When you talk about teams that are successful, they play inside out. And certainly we want to establish an inside game to open up our outside game. We need him, we count on him to get the ball down low, so we can operate offensively where we can focus on playing inside out. The pick and roll game is the NBA game, everybody is doing that, but you have got to have some type of inside presence to open up your perimeter."
The numbers back up Drew's statement about relying on Henson getting the ball. He has 60% more possessions out of the post than Milwaukee's next most used post threat, Zaza Pachulia and is shooting a much better percentage. But it'll be interesting to see how the Bucks use Miroslav Raduljica going forward.
The rookie out of Serbia is a huge target and has shown touch and a willingness to get a off a quick shot if he catches deep in the paint. And his strength has allowed him to establish a very deep target a few times this season. We make fun of his foot speed on the defensive end, but his size and slow feet haven't burdened him on offense when he's been around the hoop.
But 'Slav would probably serve to compliment Henson rather than take away his precious minutes. Henson has been the only above average two way player on the Bucks this season and he's improving in an area where the Bucks could use a reliable threat. Sure, the team may be 5-19, but that lottery pick at the end of this dark, dreadful hallway of a season paired with a version of Henson that's even better than the one we watch nightly right now sounds pretty good.
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Been saying this since the beginning of the season — feed Henson the ball down low on the block time and time again so that he may develop his offensive game because he's the key developmental project of this season; outside of him, the other major task is to find out whether or not Brandon Knight can be the Point Guard for the Bucks going forward. On the side, I'd hope that another important aspect of this season would be the coaching staff getting OJ.Mayo and G.Neal to model their offense role off of Rip Hamilton in that they'd be mostly focused on moving without the ball in order to get open catch and shoot opportunities; then, working P&Ps and P&Rs with E.Ilyasova and K.Middleton (though, Middleton could also be given opportunities to make plays with the ball in his hands as well as find himself in catch and shoot opportunities like OJ.Mayo and G.Neal). Lastly, C.Butler should be looked at as more of a relief bench player who gets limited minutes and Giannis.A should be giving between 15-20 minutes on average every game to develop his game too. All other players except maybe Nate Wolters are simply depth and nothing more.
but what about Mad Larry? hes not simply depth
True; forgot to add him in that comment… simply put, Larry Sanders needs to become the defensive anchor for this team again. Outside of that, the coaching staff shouldn't be focused on developing his offensive game at the cost of developing J.Henson's, but his offensive game should be centered around aggressively going after offensive rebounds and being used to screen defenders off of moving shooters such as OJ.Mayo, G.Neal, and K.Middleton, plus he could also find uses in setting up some P&Rs.
In Jeremy's schematic above, put Sanders in the Ekpe spot, work on Larry's free throw jumper and pump-fake-and-go game, make that a threat. Or run him up top on P&Rs and cuts to the hoop. Eschew a back-to-the-basket game entirely in favor of something more dynamic that takes advantage of his speed/athleticism and frees him to chase down boards/resets in addition to whatever he can find off cuts and free throw jumpers.
Party time.
You know, if Knight isn't the PG of the future, he could be the SG of the future, and a fellow named Marcus Smart could slide into the open spot quite wonderfully…


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ABO incompatibility
ABO incompatibility is a reaction of the immune system that occurs if two different and not compatible blood types are mixed together.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
A, B, and O are the three major blood types. The types are based on small substances (molecules) on the surface of the blood cells. In people who have different blood types, these molecules act as immune system triggers (antigens).
Each person has a combination of two of these surface molecules. Type O lacks any molecule. The different blood types are:
- Type A (AA or AO molecules)
- Type B (BB or BO molecules)
- Type AB
- Type O
People who have one blood type form proteins (antibodies) that cause their immune system to react against other blood types. Being exposed to another type of blood can cause a reaction. This is important when a patient needs to receive blood (transfusion) or have an organ transplant. The blood types must be matched to avoid an ABO incompatibility reaction.
For example:
- A patient with type A blood will react against type B or type AB blood
- A patient with type B blood will react against type A or type AB blood
- A patient with type O blood will react against type A, type B, or type AB blood
Because type O lacks any surface molecules, type O blood does not cause an immune response. This is why type O blood cells can be given to patients of any blood type. People with type O blood are called "universal donors." However, people with type O can only receive type O blood.
Since antibodies are in the liquid part of blood (plasma), both blood and plasma transfusions must be matched to avoid an immune reaction.
The following are symptoms of transfusion reactions:
- Back pain
- Blood in urine
- Feeling of "impending doom"
- Fever
- Yellow skin (jaundice)
Signs and tests
- Bilirubin level is high
- Complete blood count (CBC) shows damaged red blood cells, may also show mild anemia
- Lab testing of patient's and donor's blood shows that they are not compatible
Treatment may include:
- Drugs used to treat allergic reactions (antihistamines)
- Drugs used to treat swelling and allergies (steroids)
- Fluids given through a vein (intravenous)
- Medicines to raise blood pressure if it drops too low
Expectations (prognosis)
This can be a very serious problem which can even result in death. With the right treatment, a full recovery is likely.
- Kidney failure
- Low blood pressure needing intensive care
- Death
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if you have recently had a blood transfusion or transplant and you have the symptoms listed above.
Careful testing of donor and patient blood types before transfusion or transplant can prevent this problem.
McPherson RA, Pincus MR. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2006.
Hoffman R, Benz E, Shattil S, Furie B, Cohen H. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone; 2004.
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Stuart I. Henochowicz, MD, FACP, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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A construction crane collapsed at Point East Plaza in Mentor, Ohio, on Jan 30, around 10:58 a.m., causing massive damage to cars in the parking lot. The Mentor crane collapse is just one of many happening in recent months, evidence of an ever-worsening earth wobble.
The earth wobble (a Figure 8 movement) developed in 2004 as a result of Planet X (Nibiru) in the area, according to the Zetas of ZetaTalk. Since that time, it has continued to increase in intensity, becoming more extreme in its movement.
The crane operator jumped off and got away safely as the crane start tipping. However, the crane fell on several cars, crushing them. Fortunately, they were unoccupied. Police pulled the damaged vehicles from under the crane one at a time.
Eight cars were heavily damaged:
- Saturn four-door sedan
- Kia Soul
- Cadillac CTS
- Cadillac DTS
- Nissan Murano
- Honda Accord
- Chevrolet HHR
- Chevrolet Impala.
The crane is owned by Buckeye Crane & Rigging Inc., who sent in another crane to upright the toppled crane. At 12:30 p.m. the crane was lifted from the damaged vehicles to allow them to be towed from the scene.
Expect more of the same. Tick tock, time's almost up.


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Established over twenty years ago to offer consumers an alternative to the complex world of investing, The Share Centre has developed a reputation as being a leader for quality investment advice, plain speaking, and fair value for consumers looking to invest in a wide variety of products and services, including stocks, shares and pensions and ISAs.
The Brief:
SiteVisibility was tasked with designing an Integrated SEO and PPC campaign in order to improve The Share Centre's search rankings for a range of highly competitive finance sector keyword terms by better targeting audiences and increasing the overall efficiency of the paid search campaign.
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Using the THEME™ Integrated Search strategy, the integrated SEO and PPC campaign was designed to accurately target the best audience for The Share Centre including:
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Comparing the first three quarters in 2011 to when we began in 2008, there has been:
- An overall increase in search traffic of 810%
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- An increase in practice accounts opened of 667%
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- 38% increase in non-branded organic search traffic
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When Jerry Heimann's son arrived at his father's home in Everett, Washington, he found his grandmother, an Alzheimer's patient, alone in the house, starving and dehydrated. His father was missing. The furniture was gone. Within hours, police realised that Jerry's live-in housekeeper, Barbara Opel, had robbed him and fled. But where was Jerry?The next morning, Opel's 11-year-old son led police to Jerry's body. Soon, stunned detectives were getting confessions from a rage tag group of teens and pre-teens. At Barbara Opel's command, they had set upon Jerry Heimann with knives, fists, and baseball bats - and battered him to death.From 13-year-old Heather, who frantically stabbed Jerry after having sex with her boyfriend, to 7-year-old Tiffany, who helped clean up the blood, this is the horrifying true story of how a mother turned her children and their friends into stone cold killers - and then rewarded them for their crime...MOM SAID KILL-Burl Barer
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ENVISION THIS: The threads of Love that weave us together spread throughout all aspects of our lives and our universe, including personal, cultural, spiritual, philosophical, intellectual, and scientific.
Burl Hall is author of the upcoming book, Sophia's Web: A Passionate Call to Heal Our Wounded Nature. You will probably also recognize him as co-host of Envision This! Merry interviews him regarding his understanding of the unity within diversity that underlies the book.
Advance praise for Sophia's Web comes from many outstanding sources. Anne Baring, author of The Dream of the Cosmos: A Quest for the Soul calls Sophia's Web, "A most wonderful and inspiring book, incandescent with personal visionary experience and words that communicate in prose that is often poetry." Don Oscar Miro-Quesada, co-author, Lessons in Courage: Peruvian Shamanic Wisdom for Everyday Life and founder of The Heart of the Healer Foundation says "In Sophia's Web, Burl Hall has masterfully articulated a long overdue vision of human evolutionary transformation found reflected within the inherent integrity of Creation itself." Rob Kall, Editor-in-Chief of Opednews.com says "This book pulls together the holistic Earth-Wisdom of many physicists, philosophers, psychologists, and myths. It will inspire you, get you thinking in new, out of the box ways and give you hope for the future of humanity within us all." Carolyn Baker, author of Collapsing Consciously, in her Forward says "Rarely do we have the opportunity to hear an embodied male acknowledge what Burl Hall lays bare in Sophia's Web."
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Burl Barer is a Edgar Award winning author and two-time Anthony Award nominee with extensive media, advertising, marketing, and public relations experience. Garnering accolades for his creative contributions to radio, television, and print media, Barer's career has been highlighted in The Hollywood Reporter, London Sunday Telegraph, New York Times, USA Today, Variety, Broadcasting, Electronic Media, and on ABC's Good Morning America.
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In the mid-to-late 1980's, a quiet neighborhood near Tacoma, Washington was terrorized by the violence of three men: Paul St. Pierre, an alcoholic psychopath; his younger brother, Chris, who had committed unspeakable acts to be one of the boys; and Paul's childhood friend, druggie Andrew Webb.
The three beat up one man before cutting his throat on a deserted beach. They decapitated another victim, whom Paul St. Pierre had killed, and buried his head in a bucket of concrete. Soon, the twisted triad turned on each other. St. Pierre shot Andrew Webb in the stomach during an argument. Chris St. Pierre called the cops. He and Webb, who survived his attack, were sentenced to life in prison. Paul St. Pierre choked to death alone in his jail cell. HEAD SHOT-Burl Barer
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Hey y'all...we are breaking ground on this episode! Join us for our first musical at Mama Char's houzzz! Award winning Songwriter/Singer, Amy Hindman (amyhindman.com) will be sharing her music, her journey as a musician and her inspiration for each song!
Amy's music has been shared on the west coast and Hawaii including singing with Burl Ives (actor, writer and folk singer) and in her CDs, "In my waking Dream" and "Beyond the edge". Her style reminds me of Joni Mitchell and her lyrics pack a message. You won't want to miss her song "Gandhi and King; Becoming the dream"...a song about Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr...it is so awesome Mahatma Gandhi's grandson endorsed it!
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ENVISION THIS: Water managed locally for the good of the community, not diverted for corporate profit and big agribusiness
Our guest, Judith Jubb, represents METEMPYRION FOUNDATION, a nonprofit philanthropy sharing ideas about cooperation with the environment. "For over 20 years many of our programs have extended to the greater community. The Board elected to look into a request from a Water Clan member of the Hopi People in northern Arizona in2005. The regional draught has continued into the present and water is no longer available to plant food for people or raise livestock. This is our first venture into locating a subterranean water source adequate for a large group of people.
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Not since the Green River Killer had the Pacific Northwest been terrorized by so savage a serial killer. By day, Robert Lee Yates, Jr., 48 was a respected father of five, a skilled helicopter pilot who served in Desert Storm and the National Guard, and a man no one suspected of a deadly hidden life. By night he prowled the streets where prostitutes gathered, gaining their trust before betraying them with a bullet to the head. On August 26, 1997, the half-naked body of 16-year-old street prostitute Jennifer Joseph was found in an empty lot in Spokane, Washington. The same day, the decomposed corpse of prostitute Heather Hernandez, 20, was discovered in a wheat field. Both women had been shot point blank in the head. By the day after Christmas, four more women were added to the mounting death toll. All were found with plastic grocery bags tied over their heads - the gruesome signature of a killer who had sexually violated each one of them after snuffing out their lives. Spokane's elite Homicide Task Force's intense investigation turned up only one common link: a white Corvette driven by a frequent customer of Spokane's prostitutes. Investigators found a button from Jennifer Joseph's blouse and multiple blood stains in a vehicle recently sold by Yates Jr. On October 18, 2000, Yates pled guilty to 13 murders and was sentenced to 408 years. Sentenced for two similar murders in Washington's Pierce County, Yates is now on death row, awaiting execution. BODY COUNT-RE-RELEASE-Burl Barer
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I have been a patient for eight years, initially for much needed periodontal surgery, and thereafter for the yearly follow up, and thereafter the quarterly periodontal cleanings that are absolutely necessary to maintain gum health after periodontal surgery. The results of my surgery have been outstanding. In my personal experience, Dr. Jespersen's manner has at all times been perfectly courteous and professional. She has taken the time to listen to my concerns in a manner that reflects her respect for my needs, my viewes, and my intelligence. Where surgical work is concerned, unforseable situations may arise that delay another patient's appointment time. I would MUCH rather see my surgeon take ALL the time required by with my surgery, thus it hasn't particularly annoyed me to occasionally wait a while for my turn if another patient required it.
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PHIL& 115 Critical Thinking • 5 Cr.
An informal, non-symbolic introduction to logic and critical thinking emphasizing real-life examples, natural language applications, and the informal logical fallacies.
After completing this class, students should be able to:
- Recognize and use basic philosophic vocabulary relevant to critical thinking (e.g., "valid," "invalid," "sound, etc) in in-class and take-home essays, short answer test, and/or matching quizzes.
- Recognize and create valid arguments using methods of deduction. For instance, students may be given a list of deductive arguments and be required to determine which are valid. Or students may be asked to create a two-premise valid argument with a specified conclusion.
- Recognize and create strong arguments using methods of induction. For instance, students may be given a list of inductive arguments and be required to determine which are strong. Or students may be asked to create a two-premise strong argument wit a specified conclusion.
- Recognize and name informal fallacies. Students should be able to read a list of arguments and determine which ones are guilty of informal fallacies and be able to name the fallacy in each case.
- Recognize the different types (e.g., genus and difference, enumerative, etymological) of definitions, and to create accurate definitions. For example, students may be asked to provide a genus and difference definition of "ice," or a definition by synonym for "physician." Students should also be able to point out common mistakes in definitions (e.g., being too narrow or broad, being merely enumerative).
- Use scientific (i.e., hypothetical) reasoning to
- create a hypothesis to explain an puzzling phenomenon,
- suggest an implication to that hypothesis,
- suggest a test for that implication,
- explain in writing what may be concluded given the result of the test. Students should be able to explain in a short answer some of the limitations to scientific reasoning.
- Develop arguments from analogy and critique existing arguments from analogy appealing to criteria learned in class.
- Use Mill's Methods of Causality to determine the cause of an event.
- Explain in writing what the logical strengths and weaknesses are in an example of rhetoric or persuasive reasoning.
- Write an argumentative essay containing a clear thesis claim, strong arguments for the thesis, reasonable consideration of opposing views, and conforming to the writing standards set forth in the "BC Philosophy Writing Guidelines" (found at www.bellevuecollege.edu/philosophy).
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Insurance rates will balloon unless station is manned
Representatives from the city and North Whatcom Fire and Rescue Services (NWFRS) met with state fire insurance raters to work out how to turn back the clock on the recently downgraded rating for many Semiahmoo homes.
�We got a lot of information,� said NWFRS division chief Jim Rutherford after a January 21 meeting in Seattle. �In a nutshell there�s a difference between a rating and a grading. Blaine�s rating is still a six but there can be buildings within that that can be graded something worse.�
In the case of Semiahmoo homes it was their distance from an active fire station that landed them with a rating of 10 � the lowest on the scale. While Blaine city council only found out about the downgrade last week, it happened last year.
As the national Insurance Services Organization (ISO) implemented computer mapping systems identifying each building in a fire protection zone and coordinating it with distance from a fire station and hydrants, those homes no longer automatically fell under the Blaine rating. The Semiahmoo fire station, unmanned since 2000 due to a lack of local volunteers, no longer counted and response from the Birch Bay station was too far. �Officially the station was not recognized anymore since 2002 when we implemented our geographic information system (GIS) database,� said Jeff Zechlin of the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau (WSRB) which sets ISO ratings for the state. While previously it was up to individual agents to determine how hydrant location and fire station distance would play into how they insured a property, they now have a computer program that sets the risk level. �The agent doesn�t have any leeway,� Zechlin said.
The city and NWFRS only found out about the changes when concerned homeowners started calling them as they found their insurers would either no longer insure them or would only do so at much higher rates. �We do not make it a policy,� Zechlin said when asked if they had informed local authorities in 2002. �I did not tell them explicitly. I went on the information they gave to me.� Zechlin said he had called NWFRS and asked whether the station was manned, and was told it was not.
Local insurance agent Glenn Fleming said he was shocked the Semiahmoo homes had been given the lowest fire protection rating they could get. �It�s ridiculous. In the last 24 years I haven�t quoted three policies in a 10 area and they were out by Mount Baker,� he said.
Fleming said homeowners wouldn�t lose the ability to insure their homes, but they could face an impact in for how much and by whom they are insured when it comes time to renew. �An ISO 10 simply means there�s a deficit of protection, therefore the premium is going to be higher,� he said. �It probably won�t preclude the home from being insured if it�s in good shape.�
He said the insurance industry was becoming more conservative in how they assess risk and many major companies were tightening rules. �One of the underwriting rules I�ve stumbled upon is Farmers Insurance won�t insure anyone more than five miles from an active station,� he said, adding many other major insurance companies are following the same rule. That means homeowners in an area with an ISO 10 rating will only have access to more marginal policies. �You don�t want to hear the premiums and the coverage is meager,� he said. �Lloyds of London might insure you but it will cost an arm and a leg.�
If insurance is available for a home in an area rated 10, Fleming calculated it would cost more than twice what the price of insurance is in an area rated 6. �Most of the people I know are going to have a fit when they see their premiums increase,� he said.
Rutherford said a Thursday meeting at the Blaine Community Center would present the information they had learned from the WSRB about what it would take to get Semiahmoo back under the city�s rating. �It�s a difficult thing to deal with from our perspective but there are some things we�re going to take a look at,� he said. Blaine city manager Gary Tomsic said the likely solution would be to man and equip the station, but the problem is no one who lives in the area has volunteered as a firefighter. �I�m sure it�s going to cost some money to do it,� he said.
Fleming said there was no choice. �Somebody�s going to have to man that station one way or another,� he said. He suggested a separate tax assessment in the Semiahmoo area to pay for professional firefighters if local residents would or could not make up the base of a volunteer response.
Zechlin said as changes were implemented they would lead to changes in the Semiahmoo rating. �They have some ideas of what to do to regain credit for that station and what they have proposed sounds viable,� he said.
At 7 p.m. at the community center on January 23, the city and NWFRS will host a joint meeting to present those ideas and answer questions from the public at the Blaine Community Center.


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The UN Sporting Precedent Committee in New York has ruled that there are sufficient parallels between England's 1984-85 series win in India, which presaged a 3-1 Ashes win for David Gower's men in the ensuing summer, and this current tour, that "they might as well start the post-mortems in Melbourne now".
Professor BS Kalhuke, the committee's chair, explained: "England crashed to a heavy defeat in the first Test after being scuttled by Sivaramakrishnan, a spinner who became progressively less effective the longer the series went on. They bounced back with a thumping second-Test victory after dismissing the home team for just over 300, scoring just over 400 themselves, before chasing down a small target with loads of wickets in hand."
High-fiving himself enthusiastically, Kalhuke, emeritus professor of sporting coincidence at the Nantucket Institute of Unarguable Facts, continued: "England then won the penultimate Test of the series to go 2-1 up, after again dismissing the Indians relatively cheaply, then posting a big lead with all of their top four passing 50, exactly as they have just done at Eden Gardens. They won that penultimate Test 28 years ago by knocking off a target of less than 50. So all things considered, you can start booking the open-topped buses for 26th August, the day after England clinch the urn at The Oval once more with a left-handed batsman as captain."
Pressed by journalists about aspects of the 1984-85 series that do not provide exact parallels to the 2012-13 version, and the potential for all these parallels to be rendered invalid by the final Test not ending in a draw, Prof Kalhuke pointed out that the last match of the mid-eighties rubber was played in a city ending in the letters p-u-r ‒ Kanpur then, Nagpur this time. "If that game is not a draw, then I will have a tattoo on my face of the words 'Ravi Shastri was the most exciting cricketer of all time.'"
He then stuck his fingers in his ears and pretended he was deaf to avoid answering further queries, before running away at high speed, shouting something about Alastair Cook being a left-handed opener making big scores in India, making him the new Graeme Fowler. "Cook will never play for England again after this series, mark my words," screamed Kalhuke as he bundled himself into the boot of his car.
England captain Alastair Cook was unavailable for comment, but, had he been available for comment, and commented, he would have commented: "Yes, yes, yes. A third successive Ashes win for the first time since the 1970s - that's an awesome achievement. I'm not fussed about being the new Graeme Fowler. This is about the team, not me."
Cook continued: "Our whole strategy on this tour of India was geared towards mirroring the 1984-85 series here as closely as possible, so we are delighted with how things have gone. Leaving Monty out of the first Test in Ahmedabad was a masterstroke, as we knew the Indians were very vulnerable with bat, ball and in the field after their results and performances last year, so had to make sure we got the result we needed to set up the entire pattern of the series. It worked a treat."
Australian skipper Michael Clarke tearfully acknowledged that England would be the better side in next summer's showdown. "Ah, look," he wept to a press conference in Sydney, Baggygreenland, "I will not discuss my position as Australian captain now, eight months before we lose the series. There's no disgrace in losing to a team that will have just secured a come-from-behind 2-1 win in India, particularly when that defeat is made inevitable by a few historical coincidences. We'll head to England having just lost a home series to the world's top-ranked team, just as we did in 1985, so frankly we might as well just accept what's coming to us. Well played, England. Enjoy your moment. But remember, you're going to get whitewashed in West Indies early next year and you will not win a single Ashes series from 2017 to 2033."
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2013 Spring Academic All-Big Ten Selections Announced
MSU had 113 student-athletes recognized for having a 3.0 or better GPA.
Men's Golf Close Boilermaker Invitational on a High Note
Spartans post second lowest round of the day; Moseley cards low round individually.
Men's Golf 13th at Boilermaker Invitational
Freshman Mitch Rutledge in a tie for 23rd to lead Spartans.
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Senior Dan Ellis had his best finish of the season, tying for 11th.
2013 Spring Graduation
Just one of 11 Spartans all-time to be named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar ... Four-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7 or better GPA for the year) and Academic All-Big Ten (cumulative 3.0 GPA) ... Received the most prestigious award at the 2013 SASS Academic Gala, the President's Award, honoring the MSU graduating senior with the highest cumulative GPA.
SENIOR (2012-13): Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... MSU's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award ... Received the President's Award at the SASS Academic Gala, which recognizes MSU's graduating senior with the highest cumulative GPA ... Played in nine events ... Posted a scoring average of 77.5 ... Shot a career-low 69 in the opening round of the Wolf Run Intercollegiate ... Had his best finish of the season at the Colleton River Collegiate, placing 22nd as an individual ... Was the second-best Spartan at the Big Ten Championship, tying for 25th with a 302 (76-77-74-75).
JUNIOR (2011-12): Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... MSU's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award ... Appeared in nine events ... Posted a career-low scoring average of 74.16, which was second on the team ... Carded his best career finish in the season-opening Fossum Invitational, tying for eighth as an individual with a 219 (75-70-74); his second round 70 was a career low ... After appearing in only two tournaments in the fall, played in all seven spring tournaments ... Shot a career low 214 (71-72-71) at the FAU Spring Break Classic, tying for 25th ... Wrapped up the season with a 20th place finish at the Big Ten Championship with a 301 (72-77-75-77).
SUMMER 2011: Tied for 34th at the Tournament of Champions at 7-over par 223 (75-75-73).
SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Appeared in six events ... Had a stroke average of 77.2 ... Had his best finish of the season, tying for ninth at the Fossum Invitational with a 150 (75-75) ... Posted his season low 18-hole (71) and 54-hole (221) scores at the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate.
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The Proposed Method of Risk Analysis and Profit Estimation for Exporters of Vegetables and Fruits from Jordan
This paper aims at developing an effective method of risk analysis and estimating export profitability of vegetables and fruits from Jordan, as a case study. The method analyzes the marketing chain between the farm gate and the first receiver at destination market. Through this process exporter may reduces the risks of the export shipment. The impact of these risks is identified in the Export Analysis Table (EAT) for Agri-business, which seeks to develop three items of marketing information including, an estimate of produce cost, selling price in destination market and additional marketing costs between the farm and first receiver in destination market. The EAT is an online tool that enables the exporter to evaluate the profitability of his shipment, who is just needed to enter the quantities of vegetables and fruits decided to be export by type of product, the expected sales and purchase prices of the products into the EAT, which directly presents the scenario of operating margin along the marketing chain and in destination markets. The EAT is an effective method to describe and guide the exporter to update and to standardize with the marketing chain requirements. Numerous products of vegetables and fruits usually export to Arab Gulf or Europe Union Markets could utilize the EAT. EAT gives a flash picture of the profitable of the export products, depending on the range of costs and sales prices given by product in each market. The EAT is intended to help the Agri-business analyze for fresh produce such as fruits and vegetables maximize export opportunities from Jordan.
Key words: EAT; Export; Marketing chain; Cost; Fruit; Vegetable; Profit; Risk; Price
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The police department is comprised of 48 sworn officers and 14 civilian staff. Officers are assigned to patrol, traffic services, investigations, K-9 Unit and school resource officers. Civilian staff includes records management, customer services, and provide emergency dispatching services for both Police and Fire Departments. We are an Urban Enterprise Zone community.
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How to go to the movies for less
If you're paying full price at the box office every time you see a film, know that the people across the aisle may not have. What do they know that you don't?
With dinner and a movie easily costing upwards of $70, the stereotypical date night has been priced out of many peoples' budgets. Indeed, it's natural to wonder whether cheap movie tickets are just a relic of days gone by. In some cities matinee tickets go for more than $10 a pop, and IMAX, 3-D, and other special screen options often add on extra charges.
To give you some relief from sticker shock, we hunted down ways to save when going to the movies. Solutions come from startups, corporate promotions, and even from theaters that reward loyal customers.
Launched last July to help college students in Santa Cruz, Calif., afford summer movies, Dealflicks has since spread to theaters across the country.
The company helps movie theaters fill up seats that would otherwise sit empty by allowing them to discount ticket prices at the box office (exactly how much is at the theater's discretion). Through the company site or app you'll find cheap movie tickets at 15% to 60% off retail and bundle packages, such as two tickets/two drinks/one popcorn, for the same steep discount.
Dealflicks doesn't have an agreement with a big distributor like AMC, yet but the list of participating theaters is growing. The company's iPhone app also helps you locate participating theaters with discounted movie tickets nearby.
Another interesting app for iOS and Android has been released by Cinemark, which runs Century Theaters, CineArts, and Tinseltown. The app rewards moviegoers who refrain from using their mobile phone during the presentation.
In order to earn rewards, such as free goodies at the concession stand, users must open and activate the app when the movie starts. If at any time during the movie you open a different app, answer a text, or use your phone for any reason you forfeit the reward. Plus, you can stack the rewards on top of any deal you find for cheap movie tickets elsewhere.
The buy-in-bulk trend has been around for some time now but is still worth mentioning. Members of AAA and Costco, for example, have access to packs of 10 AMC movie passes for $70 to $85. That may not count as a cheap movie ticket in some locales, but if you're in a city like New York or Los Angeles, that could be the equivalent of a 50% savings.
You can also by movie ticket packs directly from AMC and Regal but you'll have to buy lots of tickets upfront. Consider joining forces with a group of friends or co-workers to keep that upfront outlay reasonable for each participant.
Daily deal sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial also occasionally mount promotions for such passes but stay alert -- the deals only run for a few days. Although these cheap movie tickets deals are cheaper than the regular price, you'll pay extra to use a pass for special screenings like RPX or 3-D films. Some passes come with restrictions and may not be valid for the opening week (or two) of popular movies.
Large movie theater chains such as AMC, Regal and Cobb also offer loyalty programs for frequent customers. As a member of the program you earn points for each ticket you buy and can redeem points for movie tickets or concession stand snacks. The Cobb program offers one free ticket after you've bought 15. At Regal you earn a point per dollar spent on tickets and at 150 points you get a free ticket.
The AMC program comes with a $12 annual fee but includes free popcorn and soda upgrades and reverses Fandango fees for moviegoers who buy tickets online. Instead of earning points, AMC gives you a $10 gift card for every $100 spent on tickets. One drawback is that these programs don't reward purchases of discounted movie tickets, like the passes mentioned above.
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KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Ben Miller says he wants to leave more than just hair clippings for his son when he retires.
Miller is a long way from hanging up his clippers, but the stylist at Lox Salon, 103 W Jackson Avenue in Knoxville's Old City, is already branching into more than just cutting hair.
We've noticed this about entrepreneurs before: often necessity is the mother of invention.
It was Miller's own unruly, thick hair that led him to create his own product line of pomades and hair waxes that he makes in his home.
"Probably about a year ago, I started experimenting. I have thick and unruly hair and was looking for something that worked for me. I started researching ingredients and found different ways to make different waxes and create different things. Some failed. Some were great. My friends were cool and motivating, and they wanted me to keep it going, and I started the company," said Miller.
Miller is a bit of a Renaissance man. He's a graphic designer, an editor and a filmmaker.
His website features videos that show his journey, which led him to the Anchors Hair Company. His products are sold, not just in Knoxville, but courtesy of the Internet, around the world.
"I want a company that I can hand over to my son one day. I think that's the main thing. I do it for him and my family. It's a cool lifestyle and a platform to help others," said Miller.
Miller helps others by donating a bar of soap to needy families for every online purchase.
"Ben's pretty awesome and passionate about what he does, which is why I hired him in the first place," said Brynn Lox, owner of Lox Salon.
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MOREHEAD, Ky.—The No. 15 Arizona State volleyball team rallied from an 0-2 deficit to defeat Northern Illinois, 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-10), in its second match of the Comfort Inn & Suites Invitational on Friday at Wetherby Gym.
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MOREHEAD, Ky.—The No. 15 Arizona State volleyball team dropped its opening match of the Comfort Inn and Suites Invitational, 3-0, to Louisville (25-23, 25-13, 25-17) on Friday at Wetherby Gym.
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TEMPE, Ariz. – Junior setter Bianca Arellano had a career high five service aces to go along with her 46 assists and junior outside hitter Macey Gardner had nine of her 18 kills in the decisive fourth set as the No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devil volleyball team (5-0) defeated the visiting Idaho State Bengals (2-3) 23-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-18, in their second game of the Residence Inn Challenge on Friday evening at Wells Fargo Arena.