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Easy Minestrone Soup
This minestrone soup is easy to make and easy on calories—190 per serving.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 cup)
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- Calories: 190
- Calories from fat: 3%
- Fat: 0.6g
- Saturated fat: 0.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.4g
- Protein: 11.3g
- Carbohydrate: 36.1g
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- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 3.8mg
- Sodium: 380mg
- Calcium: 51mg
- 2 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans, undrained
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups diced zucchini
- 1 cup chopped leek
- 3/4 cup sliced celery
- 1/2 cup diced carrot
- 1/3 cup dry red wine
- 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 (8-ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup uncooked small elbow macaroni
- Place 1 can of kidney beans in a food processor, and process until smooth. Spoon bean purée into a Dutch oven; stir in remaining can of kidney beans, water, and the next 8 ingredients (water through tomato sauce). Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the elbow macaroni; cook, uncovered, an additional 10 minutes or until tender.
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- MAIN INGREDIENT: Beans, Pasta, Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Meatless, Low Saturated Fat
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Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Flight Of Fear, a roller coaster at Kings Island. (The minimum height to ride is 54 inches.)
Written by Ty Mullins
A Premiere Rides LIM launched, indoor, dark coaster with four inversions and an elaborate science-fiction theme.
The ride opened as Outer Limits: Flight of Fear in 1996 before being renamed to just Flight of Fear in 2001.
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Good not great. A great launch. But you do not have an idea which way the ride is going inside. Great to get away from the rain. - Joe Schwartz
Flight of Fear is an indoor launch coaster similar to, but not as good as, Rock 'n' Roller coaster at Disney Hollywood Studios. I have ridden the version at Kings Dominion in the past and this one at Kings Island (despite being a little better maintained) is the same. The indoor queue with the flying saucer (left over from the old Paramount days) is pretty cool. The launch is fun, and the course, outside of the complete dead stop in the middle, is decent. For some reason the lights were on when I rode, which pretty much ruins the experience and makes the darn thing seem very slow after the initial burst of speed. Also, the ride is getting a bit rough, so hold your head back to avoid the head banging effect of the ride. NOTE: I rode again when the lights were OFF, and the ride is a much better, "faster" experience. 7-Good. - James Rao
Since they removed the over-the-shoulder harness and replaced them with locking lap restraints, it brings FoF up a point and a half from a solid 7.5. Why? The increase in freedom of movement and overall comfort is a huge factor for an enjoyable riding experience. Being surrounded by pitch-blackness leaves you totally disoriented and unsure which way is up. Great fun. 9/10 - Eric Stumpf
I was a bit disappointed. I felt that it was a good launch then a rough but fun Cobra Roll and Sidewinder. The momentum is killed by the mid-brake. Then comes an interesting sideways drop for about a minute. The best part was the corkscrew afterwards. I felt that it was short and rough. I thought it was a good layout but it was too bright and rough. I could see all the track in front of me. 8/10. - Edward Morgan
The best indoor coaster i have been on the theming was also wonderfull and the cool air was a plus! - ed shaheen
9/10, one of the best at KI and I simply missed it for years; don't make the same mistake. This coaster is underrated big time. The launch is not as intense as it seems from the station offride but the course sure is intense. - Bradley Keith
Easily the best indoor coaster that I have ridden. I didn't even know it had a loop untill I rode the ride wow exceeded my expectations by far. Flight of Fear is a must ride when visiting Kings Island. This ride is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY better than Disaster Transport at Cedar Point 8/10. - Shayne Nissen
I've ridden the KD version several times, but I must say I enjoyed this one more. I think it was either because the interior lighting was less or maybe since it was a walk-on my eye didn't have time to adjust. - M. Ryan Traylor
Never go to Kings Island and not ride this ride. This is the best ride at Kings Island by far the only bad thing is the air conditioning makes a longer wait because people want the ac. Dont be a wimp if your 54 inches tall and just ride the ride. - Darrell Weaver
Never go to Kings Island and not ride this ride. This is the best ride at Kings Island by far the only bad thing is the air conditioning makes a longer wait because people want the ac. Dont be a wimp if your 54 inches tall and just ride the ride. - Darrell Weaver
I couldn't tell which way was up. Easily the best indoor dark coaster I've ever ridden. - Jamie Bennish
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Four men in their 20s were leaving a wedding reception at the hall when they were approached by a group of male suspects and stabbed by at least one of the suspects.
All four victims were transported to a hospital for treatment and were released.
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El Paso — After much anticipation, the time has come to officially break ground on El Paso's new Ballpark, the ground that will be home to El Pas's new Triple-A baseball team next season, beginning in April 2014. The downtown site is fully cleared and ready for construction of the state-of-the-art baseball facility.
"The groundbreaking for El Paso's Ballpark is a momentous occasion. It has taken many months and much hard work to reach this point. Now we can join together as a community to celebrate an event that is both a symbolic and very real development in an exciting and progressive future for our City," said Mayor John Cook.
The groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. on the ballpark site, just off the intersection of E. Franklin Avenue and N. Santa Fe Street. Local dignitaries and community leaders will be present for the festivities, along with leadership from Minor League Baseball, the Pacific Coast League, and the San Diego Padres Baseball organization.
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VIDEO: Heidi Klum ATTEMPTS to Sing
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
I guess I should have added AGAIN as she had an "album" called "Wonderland" back in 06 that sold for charity to benefit her hometown in Germany and can be heard on Seal's track "Wedding Day".. but still.
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It's not necessary to peel the apples in this very moist cake. And the sugar produces a wonderful, crunchy top that's best eaten the day it's made. A glass of milk is a great accompaniment.
- Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 cake piece and 1 1/2 tablespoons sauce)
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- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 cups diced Granny Smith apple (about 3/4 pound)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted
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- Preheat oven to 350°.
- To prepare cake, beat sugar, oil, and eggs at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through nutmeg) in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating just until blended. Fold in apple and walnuts.
- Pour batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Run a knife around outside edge; cool.
- To prepare sauce, combine raisins and rum in a microwave-safe bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in butterscotch topping; microwave on high 45 seconds or until hot. Serve cake with sauce.
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- Calories from fat: 29%
- Fat: 10.3g
- Saturated fat: 1.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 5g
- Protein: 4.3g
- Carbohydrate: 57.6g
- Fiber: 1.6g
- Cholesterol: 41mg
- Iron: 1.2mg
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1. Ricky Parks prides himself on being able to play pretty much any position on the football field. But the 6-foot-4, 225-pound athlete from Hogansville admits to being more than a little pleased that Georgia Tech wants him to play quarterback in college.
That is Parks' primary position at Callaway High School. The Yellow Jackets offered him a scholarship to play quarterback for them early Wednesday morning.
"It elevates them a little bit knowing they want me to play quarterback," said Parks, who is projected mostly to play tight end on the next level. "We run the option at my school, but not the triple option like they do. But I believe it's something I could do."
Clearly Tech believes so, too. It is the first school to offer Parks purely as a quarterback.
Parks, who I included among my "Tentative Top 10″ prospects for 2012, also has offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Only the Gators have discussed with him the possibility of playing some quarterback.
"Florida offered me but not purely as a quarterback," Parks said. "They're thinking of me more as a hybrid like Trey Burton."
Despite Tech's welcomed overture, the Jackets don't immediately shoot to the top of Parks' list. Alabama holds that spot
"So far I'd say Bama is my leader," Parks said. "They have probably one of the coolest coaching staffs around and their fans are great and really know how to make you feel at home."
Nevertheless, Parks in no rush to make a decision. He doesn't expect to choose a school at least until the national all-stars next January. He has been invited to both the U.S. Army and Under Armour All-America games.
2. Neiron Ball's football career may or may not be over at Florida. But that's the last thing coach Mike Parris is worried about right now. "He's going to live; he's going to be all right. So we'll worry about that football stuff later," said Parris, who coached Ball at Jackson High.
Ball, a rising sophomore linebacker for the Gators, dropped out of an off-season conditioning drill in Gainesville on Monday because of severe headaches. When the headaches persisted, Ball was taken to Shands HealthCare hospital where it was determined he was suffered from bleeding in his brain. Doctors eventually diagnosed him with a congenital vascular condition.
"The last update I had is he's stable," Parris said Thursday morning. "He's still in ICU but they're going to let him out Friday maybe."
Ball (6-2, 222) was a four-star prospect when he signed with the Gators out of Jackson. He appeared in eight games as a true freshman last season and finished with 10 tackles. He was expected to compete for a starting position this season.
"I wouldn't assume football's over for him right now," Parris said. "They have not even discussed it yet. He's definitely out for spring, which is fine. The important thing right now is it looks like he's going to be all right."
3. Georgia followed the latest trend in college football coaching when it went to the NFL to make its latest hire. The Bulldogs on Wednesday tabbed Washington Redskins' assistant Kirk Olivadotti to coach linebackers. Increasingly college teams are turning to NFL coaches to join their staffs as their pro experience is attractive to recruiting prospects hoping to one day play in the league.
Olivadotti's selection was hardily endorsed by at least one UGA letterman. "UGA you just got one hell of a coach in Kirk Olivadotti," Redskins defensive end Phillip Daniels posted on Twitter. "The defense just got a whole lot better. One of the smartest coaches I have ever known. Enjoy success with him on board. Congrats K.O."
4. Remember Josh Jarboe, the can't-miss wide receiver prospect out of Atlanta's Cedar Grove High School? Well the 2008 Oklahoma signee just landed at Arkansas State.
The 6-3, 195-pound Jarboe was dismissed from Oklahoma before ever playing a game after he was arrested on felony gun charges (later reduced to a misdemeanor via first-offender laws) and followed that by posting a controversial rap video on YouTube. Jarboe transferred to Troy, where he was also dismissed (for undisclosed team rules violations) after sitting out a year. He ended up at Northeast Mississippi Community College before signing with Arkansas State during the ongoing national signing period.
"I am just convinced that he has matured and wants to put that past him," Arkansas State coach Hugh Freeze told The Jonesboro Sun. "I've never had a recruiting meeting like that before where a kid is as emotional, breaking down and crying just thinking that somebody is willing to listen to his story. We all have a past. He made a mistake, and he is the first to confess 'I made a mistake.' . . . It's up to him to rewrite his story, and we want to help alongside of that."
Interestingly, Freeze also recently hired Lane Kiffin's younger brother Chris Kiffin, who also is overcoming past run-ins with the law.
5. Speaking for one-time signees landing elsewhere, former Georgia Tech safety Brandon Leslie signed with Hawaii this week. Leslie signed with the Yellow Jackets out of Edison High in Fresno, Calif., in 2008. But after redshirting and playing one year at Tech, he returned to California to take care of an ailing father. He played for the College of the Sequoias junior college last season before settling on the Warriors this past Monday.
Leslie said he had no hard feelings about things not working out at Georgia Tech. "I had good relationships there," he told the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
6. After writing a recruiting profile on Stephenson running back Mike Davis on Wednesday, I had a lot of readers ask me about where he stood with Georgia. Davis — who received his 16th scholarship offer on Wednesday from Auburn — told me the Bulldogs have not offered him and he's a little bummed about it.
"When I started getting offers like every other day I was wondering, this is my home state, Georgia," Davis said. "Colleges from out of state are offering me but Georgia is the only team that has not. It's made me wonder, what is the hold up? I'm left to think they just don't have much interest in me. I still wonder if and when they'll offer me. I guess I just have to be patient and wait."
Asked if a UGA offer was something he covets, Davis laughed and said, "It's Georgia. Yes sir."
7. One local running back both the Bulldogs and Georgia Tech have offered is Columbia's Kenno Loyal. Loyal, who's first name is pronounced KEEN-o, is a 5-11, 230-pound bruiser. He led DeKalb County in rushing with just under 1,500 yards and scored 17 TDs in only nine games as a junior last season.
Coach Mario Allen said he didn't even know until recently that UGA had offered his star back. "It must've been right before signing day when Coach [Mark] Richt and Coach [Rodney] Garner came by the school," Allen said. "Kenno said Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn, Tennessee, North Carolina and Florida have offered. Alabama, Clemson, Kentucky, LSU, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State haven't yet but probably will soon."
Despite Loyal's big frame, Allen said all his suitors are projecting him as a tailback and not as a fullback. "He's extremely fast for his size," he said. "He's a pure tailback. Georgia Tech likes him at their B-back position."
Here is 11 minutes of video of Loyal in action last season.
8. Stephenson assistant coach Corey Johnson, who handles a lot of the Jaguars' college recruiting responsibilities for head coach Ron Gartrell, tells me CBS College Sports Network recruiting analyst Tom Lemming is planning to come to the school Friday to do a story on all the Football Bowl Subdivision talent the school is producing. The Jaguars are expected to have as many as 15 players ink scholarships with major colleges in 2012. Lemming seems to think that might be the most in the country this year.
Stephenson has sent more than 20 seniors to college football each of the past two seasons. Georgia High School Football Daily publisher Todd Holcomb points out that at least three this year's expected recipients are first-year transfers into the school. Linebacker Raphael Kirby, who has moved in from Parkview, has offers from Auburn, Florida, South Florida and Southern Miss. Tight end Joshua Parris, who came from Shiloh, has an offer from South Florida. Running back T.J. Moon, who came from Union Grove, has an offer from Memphis and is being recruited by Notre Dame.
9. Former South Carolina assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Shane Beamer recently joined his father Frank Beamer's staff at Virginia Tech. I found this Q&A with Beamer in the Virginian-Pilot an interesting read. Beamer, a former Georgia Tech assistant, was given a lot of credit for the Gamecocks' recent recruiting successes. In this interview, he talks about how he has made recruiting Georgia a cornerstone of his talent-acquisition philosphy and he intends to continue to recruit the area for Virginia Tech. South Carolina signed 11 players out of the Peach State on national signing day.
10. THIS & THAT: Central Gwinnett sophomore linebacker Trey Johnson is expected to be one of the most heavily-recruited prospects in the Class of 2013, along with Grayson defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche. Johnson just received an offer from Illinois, which is his sixth so far, according to head coach Todd Wofford. Georgia Tech, Auburn, FSU, Southern Cal and Cincinnati have already offered, Wofford said. . . . Illinois also offered Central Gwinnett running back George Morris. . . . Maryland offered Marist OL Nick Brigham (6-4, 281), according to Scout.com's Chad Simmons.
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a glimpse of what the future holds in 2012 when we visit…………
we always win at Bama under Richt
DawginLex—— I prefer this video. Be careful what you ask for son, these aint Mike Shula's players Saban is coaching anymore. UGA had at least five 1st round picks on that team and had to go to OT to beat Alabama team that Louisiana-Monroe beat straight up. Whew , that's really something to brag about.
When you puppies come back to Tuscaloosa , Alabama fans will call this 'the knockout' to your blackout.
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UGA still could be in it for Jordan Jenkins Tech just landed a DE so don't count out UGA with Jenkins i am sure Grantham and his new coach will recruit hard for Jenkins I agree with Conley i think with Mitchell , Rome , Chris Conley Murray will have more weapons .
February 18th, 2011
3:48 pm
@ Saban Says…, I agree that UGA had more talent than Bama did that year, but at least that close game was a road game for UGA. I certainly think Shula left more in the Bama cupboard than the Louisiana-Monroe coaches brought to town. While I still don't like what our program pulled that night in the Bama "Blackout" game, you certainly have no point with your Louisiana-Monroe reference. We can go back and forth on who has done what over the years and points can be thrown around forever. Just try to bring something informative to the table as most of your fellow Bama bloggers do. Give us knowledge in this recruiting forum, rather than spouting off about our Coach and our program. If you can't do that then maybe you should switch your loyalties to the group on the Plains. You're starting to sound like them.
February 18th, 2011
3:49 pm
Richt always wins in Tuscaloser
February 18th, 2011
3:54 pm
@ RRTDawgs, Robert Nkemdiche for the 2013 class could very well be the most heavily recruited player ever from our state. He is the #1 player in the state today, regardless of class. I certainly hope that we can get these two to stay home. (He and his brother) I saw where Jeremy Daniels' teammate has Florida at the top of his list. Let's hope the big fella is not a follower. Go Dawgs!!!
February 18th, 2011
4:01 pm
Saban Says,
Fortunately for us, DawginLex offers a blueprint for the kind of high-brow post we've come to expect from UGA fans: authoritative, no excessive punctuation to slow the reader down, and a spareness of style that harkens to Hemingway at his best.
Follow it as best you can.
February 18th, 2011
4:02 pm
Conley, hey man ,chill out I got no beef with you. You are a respectful poster that doesn't insult my state or my university. DawginLex is not. My comment was directed to him, relax.
DawginLex—Too bad he never wins in Jacksonville, loser
February 18th, 2011
4:04 pm
K. Conley……I like our young backs if they have room to run.
I like our QB's if they have time to throw.
I like our receivers ….only if Mitchell plays both ways.
I am very worried about the OL.
I am so on the same page with you on Theus and Alexander.
February 18th, 2011
4:10 pm
OL has been our only problem hopefully Will Friend will do a better job than Stacey UAB OL got better under Friend .
February 18th, 2011
4:13 pm
No 1 For Tech 2012 – DE/LB Junior Gnonkonde from Lanier County
February 18th, 2011
4:37 pm
@ BigTime TECHFan, Uh good luck with that, Junior has stated Florida has a big lead for his services.
@ RRTDawgs, I have some good news and some bad news from a post I read from Lowndes25. The first thing is that apparently Jenkins has no desire to play in Athens at this point, which is what I had been hearing. Lowndes said that he was embarassed at the Athens camp by John Theus who kept whipping his ass in drills. On a positive note, Big J. Taylor has Athens squarely in his sights and it "looks real good" for the Dawgs. Lowndes also thinks that Keith Marshall will end up in Athens. I hope he's right on this one, but I know we're going to have a battle with UNC on our hands for that kid. Theus must really be a nasty dude, because I know that Jenkins is a player. Roll Tide can say what he wants, but if we pull Theus and Alexander to go with Ward this year, we will be in great shape on the O-Line.
February 18th, 2011
4:41 pm
K Conley: He committed to Tech today
Junior Gnonkonde:
"I never really thought he would be a football player. The first time in the weight room he benched 200 pounds after never lifting before, in four to five weeks he was up to 260. He just fell in love with that weight room," White said. "Now Junior benches 385 at six-foot-five and 225 pounds and he is still growing!"
February 18th, 2011
4:47 pm
@ BigTimeTECHFan, Wow! That sort of came out of nowhere. Congratulations. I read a few weeks ago that he was pretty set with UF. I would much rather you get him than the Gators. Maybe he doesn't like the new regime at UF. He could be a real find for the Tech people. Again, my apologies.
February 18th, 2011
5:17 pm
Thanks Conley for that info John Taylor can't wait to see Taylor in Athens Marshall loves Hershell Walker has good relationship Richt i told you that before Theus sound like he will good one .
February 18th, 2011
6:01 pm
I think one thing that could help UGA get Kieth Marshall is that UNC is still under investigation with NCAA .
February 18th, 2011
7:48 pm
K Conley… you bring good stuff to this forum. Are you Lowndes25? You sound alot like. I have noticed you are pretty hard on the Lambert kid. He seems to be rated pretty high by several early lists. http://www.theringer.com/Football2012
As for mobility… I think that's more of a requirement to run a successful spread offense. One more thing…you guys all seem to think Lambert is a Bama lock. Jameis Winston QB from Alabama is a life long Bama fan and someone most Bama fans consider a lock. Although most believe Saban signs two QB's in this class.. I have a hard time believing both will sign with Bama.
Realproblem… you are quickly becoming a favorite poster. Very legit statements. You see the big picture and that is the fact that Richt has been getting beat to the punch on these kids. Keep in mind coaches can't officially offer until they're juniors. But the evalutation period starts well before that in summer camps. Richt did a great job last year beating Saban on several Georgia kids that Bama lead for at various times. UGA will have another great class. ROLL TIDE!!!!
February 18th, 2011
8:43 pm
Just like to get others thoughts on something. First, let me say that I am not a fan of Bobo as the OC. At least, not as far as calling plays goes. He's been the OC at UGA for several years now. Yeah, I know we haven't won the NC, and the last two years haven't been great as far as wins goes, but UGA is still a great school with a rich football tradition.
I'm curious why I never hear of anyone trying to hire the guy as a HC. Or am I just missing something?
February 18th, 2011
8:58 pm
@ Blackoutanyone, No, Lowndes25 has quite a bit more insider info. than myself. I'm not sure of the actual affiliation, but Lambert's Dad is either a big Bama fan or has some kind of Bama ties. From what I hear locally, (I live about 45 miles from Jesup) Greyson is a big Bama lean. I'm not going to say much more on my opinions of the kid other than I will stick by what I've said in the past. He's a local kid, so I wish him well. You can answer a question for me too. What is the word around Bama about the QB situation? Is it all AJ or is Phillip Sims making a move? Sims is one heck of an athlete.
@ RRTDawgs, let's hope for the best or the worst as it may be on the UNC/Marshall front
@ bigtime, haven't heard from you since the arrest yesterday. HAHA
February 18th, 2011
9:46 pm
K Conley… not sure of the deal with Lambert's dad and his ties to Bama. In an article this week Lambert said this weekends visit would be his dad's first to campus. So I don't know what his ties to Bama are.
As for our QB situation. That is the great mystery and this spring will go a long way in determining that. AJ has a strong arm and has the benefit of time in the sysytem. AJ impressed and outplayed McElroy in last years spring game. Most Bama fans see him as the young gunslinger who trusts his arm and at times may force the ball. Phillip Sims has the stronger arm between the two and is a little more mobile. I'll say this, we have more talent at the position than we've had in 5 or 6 years. Ultimately it will come down to who makes the fewest negative plays. AJ has the lead going into spring. I expect one to transfer this time next year.
February 18th, 2011
9:50 pm
Not Blackout, Conley, but the QB situation in Tuscaloosa should be THE storyline of the spring. McCarron is a cocky, talented kid. But PS apparently had some heads on the serious swivel while running the scout team.
Given McCarron's standing and experience, Phillip will have to be very, very, very good to supplant him. But there are those around the program that say he has that kind of ability.
The kid from Gainesville will be getting some snaps, given the possibility that whoever doesn't start might choose to leave.
February 18th, 2011
9:53 pm
Saban Says, Not trying to be A hole but just because you have the top recruits doesn't
Transform into National Championships, It happens to the best teams, as I remember last
Year Bama was suppose to play for the National Championship, (on paper), but Auburn
With lesser talent ended up with the 2011 National Championship.
Auburn and Bama's last five-year Rivals.com rankings.
According to the rankings Bama had more stars and should have been better than
Auburn. This is Sabans Third #1 ranked class, counting this year, according to rivals.com
If Saban starts losing out at the end of the year to other teams with lesser talent those
Bama people will make life unbearable for him.
February 18th, 2011
9:59 pm
Rome Dawg, Tech Irrelevant? It's been 31 years since UGA only MNC! Now that's Irrelevant my friend.
February 18th, 2011
9:59 pm
K Conley, one other point. If either of our kid QBs plays as well as yours, we will be hard to handle in the year ahead.
February 18th, 2011
10:29 pm
Terry….. if you take a look back at the past few National Champions you'll see a pattern. Most had several close games that were decided by one or two plays or the ball bouncing their way. Last years Bama team was one play away from winning at LSU and had several opportunities to finish off Auburn. Win those two and Bama is back to back National Champions. I get what your saying but I think your missing the point. #1 in recruiting doesn't assure you of championships… but it can be an indicator as to who will be in the conversation. That's really all any fan can hope for… then it comes down to who makes those few plays.
February 18th, 2011
10:40 pm
Terry, you misread Alabama fans. Bama as a coach killer is way, way, way overrated.
Based on two years far beneath anything that Saban has done or will do, Alabama fans would have elected Franchione governor. He was on the verge of being offered a 10 year contract when he bolted like a dog.
DuBose was a joke. Price was a basket case and Shula was over his head. Those were bad hires brought on by the strangle of probation. Nick Saban will leave when he chooses, and not before.
And Blackout is right. Our disappointing season, with nine new starters on defense and a banged up offensive line, was one stop against LSU and one catch or non-fumble against Auburn from playing in Arizona. We'll take that every year. Meanwhile the depth and overall ability of the team improves by the year. We'll take that, too.
February 18th, 2011
10:54 pm
How many times can the Toomer's Oaks die? Really good read…. http://networkedblogs.com/eobO5
February 18th, 2011
11:00 pm
Blackoutanyone?…..Roll Tide bro! I hear Bama could land another huge commitment this weekend at Jr days. Could be Shanks, could be Winston , could be both. I think Bama makes it to double digit 2012 recruits by the end of the month. I can see a consensus number one recruiting class in the very near future my friend. Roll Tide.
K Conley…..I bailed out……lol……Seriously that wasn't me. For what it's worth rumor has it that Phillip Sims works his tail off to get better everyday and AJ's kinda lazy in the learning department with great talent. If anyone watched the Bama All Access last summer you would notice that during QB meetings Sims was taking notes listening and AJ had his down on the table during the meeting. This is an example of what I'm talking about. AJ has a CANNON arm and a gunslinger mentality but he has got to get the mental aspect of the game down pat. Phillip Sims has potential to be scary good. This is great problem for Bama to have.
Roll Tide
February 18th, 2011
11:11 pm
Blackoutanyone?….Good link. Let us not forget that these were not the first trees to be poisoned.
February 18th, 2011
11:16 pm
bigtime…still can't believe you outed yourself on finebaum… your going to have to pay me back for the cash bond. lol as for shanks and winston yeah I wouldn't be surprised to get a commit from either or both of those guys this weekend. 2012 is shaping up to be the strongest class yet. All these early commits could make for an uneventful signing day. But I can live with that. Really interested to see what Sanders Jr. has to say after this weekend. ROLL TIDE!!
February 18th, 2011
11:28 pm
Blackoutanyone?…..lol……'allegedly'…….Dog the Bounty Hunter will be looking for me.
B. Sanders Jr. has recently been believed to be a slight Bama lean at this point and I can see him rolling with the Tide. He would certainly be a marquee recruit for this class. Bama seems to have a lot of marquee recruits already in this class . Roll Damn Tide…….
February 18th, 2011
11:34 pm
@ bigtime and Blackoutanyone, Good info. on the QB battle. I'm a little surprised to hear that about AJ being outworked by Sims. If Sims continues to work like that, he could easily become one of the top handful of QBs in America. (Kid has a world of bigtime talent, no pun intended) You're both right in that it is a really nice problem to have. And Blackoutanyone, it could be that Lambert's Dad has just been a vocal Bama fan for a really long time. (Either way, I know the kid is excited about being a part of the Bama tradition, I'm actually a little surprised he hasn't already committed)
@ bigtime, Lowndes believes UGA does indeed lead for Keith Marshall. I was kind of surprised to hear that, but it was nice to hear from him. He also said that we are on the outside looking in with Jenkins, (May be a Ga. Tech, Bama, Barn fight). Looks like we are in really good shape for Deion Bonner and Big Jon Taylor. (I'm really excited about the Taylor info., he's the type of recruit UGA has missed out on lately) Can't wait till Boise!!! Go Dawgs!!!
February 18th, 2011
11:46 pm
K Conley…… Marshall is a great RB . Bama has offered and is recruiting him also. UGA is in better shape for him than Bama at this point for sure.
About Jonathan Taylor – DT, Millen, GA, he will be attending Bama Jr day tomorrow and I hope for Saban to make a big push for this guy. He is an absolute monster that is nearly unblockable. He would be a nice fit in any 3-4 scheme for sure.
Jordan Jenkins is all over the map. He says AU leads , then he says he loves the Jack LB position that 3-4 defenses use. Who knows but he will be an excellent pickup for someone.
Roll Tide
February 18th, 2011
11:53 pm
bigtime… Taylor's teammate James Deloach: "If Georgia does offer, I will look at them hard and break them down like I am doing with the rest of the schools," admitted Deloach. "Alabama has stood out to me so far because of the environment and everything really. Especially the crowd; their fans are probably the craziest I have seen. Both Alabama and Georgia have a lot to offer and they both seem to push their players to the best of their ability. They both have a lot of similarities, so it really all comes down to how people treat you."
He goes on to say there is a 99.9% chance they attend the same school.
February 18th, 2011
11:59 pm
Blackoutanyone?……That could be good for Bama . Correct me if I'm wrong but DeLoach is originally from Alabama isn't he ?
Roll Tide
February 19th, 2011
12:52 pm
Blackoutanyone…..thanks for the nice words.
Just believe that Georgia fans would be much better off with less foaming of the mouth and more correct the problem attitude. And to those who do not think we have problems…..well there in lies the Real Problem. I for one admire the way Alabama goes about it business…who would not enjoy the way they conduct themselves on the field….TOTAL FOCUS.
And total focus is what I want at Geogia….on and off the field. Fan base is here and good grief, this state is loaded with talent. Need to keep the Tide out, create some outrageous toll for entering the state. Make them take us to the Supreme Court. I don't care what it takes…..sign some peace treaty with Alabama. We need one more fantastic year to help right the ship and get this…. COACH THE KIDS UP.
February 19th, 2011
2:18 pm
@ bigtime, agree with you on Taylor, He's my #1 player in the state besides the 2013 kid. Check out Leonard Floyd's tape if you get a chance. He lists UGA, Bama, and UF. The school that gets him is getting an explosive kid off of the edge.


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In this paper we present a study of the time dependent analysis of a metal hydride bed (MHB) which provides constant flow to a fuel cell at required power loading and pressure. The hydrogen gas phase pressure, the hydrogen concentration in the metal hydride and the hydrogen desorption rate are consider as key variables in this study. Both the space scale and time scale analysis are performed. ...
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3 Faculty of Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Affinity-based sensing often relies on the blockage for electron transfer at an electrode surface due to complimentary binding. Such blockage will reduce the electron transfer rate (ETR) in an electrochemical detection method such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) or cyclic voltammogram (CV). To improve the sensitivity of the CV method, we studied the CV performance of ...
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Centro Nacional del Hidrógeno
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N. Godino1, F. J. del Campo2, and F. X. Muñoz1
1Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
2Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina "Vicent Pallar Palasi", Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Microfluidics enables the miniaturization and integration of sensors into advanced analytical devices. Electrochemical detection is currently one of the preferential techniques of use in microfluidic devices due to its sensitivity, low cost and compatibility with new microfabrication techniques. In this work, we first model the electrochemical response of a set of microband electrodes placed ...
Modeling of the Transport Phenomena in Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes
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Applied Electrochemistry, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, Sweden
Modeling of mass transport is an important step in evaluating lithium-ion battery electrolytes and understanding cell performance. For high-power applications, concentration gradients in the electrolyte lead to limiting currents, which limit the power-density of the battery. The model has been used for determining a complete set of transport and thermodynamic properties for LiPF6 dissolved in an ...
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R. Pushpangadan, S. S. Dimble, and S. P. Duttagupta
IIT Bombay
Maharasthra, India
A three Dimensional model of the PEM Fuel cell is implemented using COMSOL Multiphysics and the channel width is varied to study the performance.Effect of channel width on the performance of the cell is studied by varying the width of the channel and keeping channel width to rib ratio constant at 1. Rib width is the width of the GDL area which is not covered by the channel. All other parameters ...


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Got leftovers? I do. All the time. Need ideas for putting those leftovers together to make a quick and tasty dish that doesn't taste like leftovers? I get that. All that's needed for this meal is a little leftover cooked pasta, cooked veggies, some kind of protein, if you so desire, a few eggs and a hot pan.
In this case, I scored some leftover pasta from dinner made by a friend and brought it home. Dinner was delicious, bucatini pasta, haricot vert, garlic, hot pepper flakes and parmesan. A simple, tasty dish, just like Mama would make. Not MY mama, but someone's Italian mama. At home, a day later, I pulled the pasta from the fridge and heated up the cast iron skillet. A little splash of olive oil heated to shimmering, and in went the pasta. I cut up some of my country French chicken breast that was left from another meal, shaved up some extra parmesan and sprinkled on a few extra red pepper flakes. Don't mess with the pasta at all, just let it sit there and sizzle. It's busy making a nice pasta crust on the bottom.
Sometimes I'll invert the pie over a board and serve it bottom side up, but I liked the way the chicken and green vegetables looked, so it stayed right side up. Love the way the little holes in the pasta showed up on the cut side.


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My mother never forgave my father
for killing himself,
especially at such an awkward time
and in a public park,
that spring
when I was waiting to be born.
She locked his name
in her deepest cabinet
and would not let him out,
though I could hear him thumping.
When I came down from the attic
with the pastel portrait in my hand
of a long-lipped stranger
with a brave moustache
and deep brown level eyes,
she ripped it into shreds
without a single word
and slapped me hard.
In my sixty-fourth year
I can feel my cheek
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The Russell Country Federal Credit Union found a way to save over a million dollars for their Great Falls members and gave some of those savings to organizations helping those in need.
Dave Crum, of the Great Falls Public School Foundation, says, "They were going to try and save these finance charges and they were going to give back to each one of the organizations. The GFPS Foundation was contacted because we handle funds for the homeless program. We are fortunate that they chose us, and they gave us $3,000 to help homeless students. We are very appreciative of that."
Crum says the money means so much to the students he helps.
"We step and do whatever it takes to keep that student in school. They didn't choose to be homeless when they came into this world. It was the circumstance of their family that made it as such, so we want to make sure that they have a good fighting chance."
The UNITY Project also awarded grants to the Kairos Youth Services and the YWCA Mercy Home because they wanted to build a better community for less fortunate children.
Sharon Lynde, a RCFCU Financial Service Manager, says,"That homeless student program was a huge one for us, and so were YWCA Mercy Home and Kairos Youth Services. All of those organizations are geared toward helping the betterment of children in our community. It was great to have them involved with us."


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A Valley family is trying to recover after a fire ripped through their home.
Samia Anglo and her family surveyed the damage less than 24 hours after the fire broke out.
She said, "No more house. Everything is gone. It's destroyed. Everything's destroyed. I have nothing."
Anglo lived in the house with her husband, their nine children and three grandchildren, ages 1 through 25. She is originally from Sudan and moved to the United States 13 years ago to provide a better life for her family. Now their home is uninhabitable.
Nahsoon Koko says, "Everything is soaked in water and we tried to save some clothes but they were all wet, with smoke and stains, so it smells just like fire. It's kind of disturbing. It made me really sad because it took my mom a long time to finally get a home, so to find out that it caught on fire made me sad."
Firefighters are still investigating what caused the fire but say it started in the back patio area and quickly spread through the attic to the front living room. Many family members were home at the time, but fortunately no one was hurt.
Koko said, "I was worried how my mom would feel, but when she came, she was just worried that we were alright, so that made us feel better. She wasn't worried about the disaster, she just ran straight to us and started hugging us."
Anglo is determined and says the fire will not destroy her family. She said, "You have to be strong and that's why I am strong. We need my home back. We don't need to move out. We need to just fix it."
The Red Cross is helping the family. They're staying in a nearby hotel, all in one room.
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Three months ago, Psychology Today blogger Susan Krauss Whitbourne posted an essay entitled The Rarely Told Story of Zimbardo's Prison Experiment. I eagerly read it in the hope that it would reveal some heretofore relatively unknown truth about this famous experiment. But, in fact, the essay is simply a summary--a well written one--of the experiment that takes at face value Phillip Zimbardo's and his colleagues' conclusions. In the introduction to the essay, Whitbourne states that the experiment is "Depicted in movies, television and of course all introductory psych textbooks…" It's true that Zimbardo's experiment is one of the two or three most famous experiments in the history of psychology. But it's not true that it's depicted in all introductory psychology textbooks. I'm the author of one such textbook (which is now in it's 6th edition and is used in many colleges and universities). One of the questions I'm frequently asked about the book by professors who teach from it is, "Why don't you include Zimbardo's prison experiment, like all other textbook authors do?"Here's why, the results of the famous Stanford Prison Experiment have a trivial explanation. See also, The lie of the Stanford Prison Experiment [more inside]
" all the game's content is winner-generated. That means that the game starts out barren. One class for players to play, one monster to fight, and one item to use. But every round, the top two scoring players use a tool built into the game to make a monster, item or class and then that object is automatically inserted into everyone's game, and players fight for new high scores in an entirely different game every round."


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Don't Wear Flip Flops to a Fish Market, and Other Lessons I Learned in Japan Posted July 5, 2012 by admin & filed under Blog. By Corianda Dimes Last summer, my uncles took my brother and I on "our trip." It had already happened for the other cousins, who were taken to China, and my aunts, who hiked—spurred by coca leaves—in Peru. But this year, it was our turn. My uncles decided on Japan in 2010, booking flights and making plans to spend half of the week in Tokyo and the other half in the historic city of Kyoto. I was born in Germany but never ventured further east than Prague, and that was when I was a toddler. Japan was a magical world away. And then the devastating tsunami struck in March of 2011, a few short months before our flights. Everything was cast into doubt. Will trains be running? Will it be safe? It's a testament to my uncles' travel lust that we still went. Prices were more expensive and the air conditioning was sometimes turned off, but we were greeted with friendly people and an inexplicably wonderful experience. I also learned some vital travel lessons from the week-long journey: 1. Don't Wear Flip Flops to a Fish Market Like any sensible, modern girl who knows that all photos will be on Facebook, I carefully planned what went into my suitcase. It was July, the height of the rainy and hot season in Japan, and we were going to be doing a lot of walking. On the first day in Tokyo, I donned cute but functional shorts, sunglasses, and sensible black sandals. And then we went to the Tsukiji Fish Market. Tsukiji is home to early-morning tuna auctions, a fish Mecca filled with seafood vendors that provide Tokyo with its daily mercury and tentacles. But this isn't Pike Place or Lexington Market. This is a giant warehouse, with zipping industrial scooters and Styrofoam boxes and glass tanks glittering with shellfish and fish like you've never seen before. Tuna heads eye you from blocks of ice and Martian crustaceans wave their feelers, and the ice spills over into narrow paths riddled with fishy puddles. Here, the accessories of choice are PVC aprons, thigh-high galoshes, humongous knives and the occasional dangling cigarette. And I'm in sandals. I'm that tourist with a colossal backpack, wearing socks and Tevas at Mann's theater, or the inevitable petite blonde "hiking" Griffith park in six-inch wedges. Even the Kardashians know when to don Sketchers. I gave up flitting between the puddles/landmines and embraced that my feet were going to get wet and fishy or I was going get smacked in the face by a shopper's bag. It was magical, and we ate the freshest sushi in a closet-sized eatery next door. 2. Give Up On Your Plans (Or: How I Learned to Love the Guidebook) Before we left for Japan, I did what I usually do: I hit the internet. Googling, reading, ChowHounding, tweeting, watching Bizarre Foods and No Reservations—I had a nice little list of to-eats when I touched down at Narita. But like any good plans, they were abandoned. And no matter how awesome it must be for people to "travel like the locals," there's a reason guidebooks exist: to save your butt. We spent two hours navigating the subway, deciphering street signs, and dipping into the ground floors of office buildings in Tokyo to try to find a place I had flagged for chicken sashimi, only to find that they were closed for lunch. So we turned to the guidebook, and ducked (and I mean, ducked) under some train tracks to find two Yakitori haunts. Using the pack of grizzled old lunch-breakers as our indicator, we slid into a low table and followed their lead: Tofu. Two chicken. Chicken heart and intestine. Beef. And four, giant, ice-cold beers, please. Actually, bring two more? Barring the beers, the food came out glistening with fat and sauce, charred in front of us and becoming the most delicious thing we could have imagined. The 90 degree heat and being huddled under a train track only added to the magic, though the beers definitely helped. The end of the week found us in a cab in Kyoto, lubricated with champagne, the driver whizzing off as per instructions rapid-fired at him from the Hyatt Recency general manager. We thought we were going to a rowdy Izakaya. Instead, we are ushered into a building, instructed to remove our shoes, and seated at the bar of a tiny room. The menu placed in front of us read like a poetry class: Delicate, like snow falling on winter cedars—[three-figure-price]. Graceful, like a lotus petal opening after rain—[what I paid for textbooks last semester]. My brother and I looked to our uncles for the lead, and they forged ahead: we're staying. What ensued was a breathtaking, Kaiseki menu of indescribable dishes, from a scored fish inverted in a broth studded with gummy herbs to Kobe beef sliced like sashimi to a cedar box of Furi-Yuba (soy milk skin). We were lucky the chef spoke English. I didn't get my chicken sashimi, but I got lip-smacking chicken. My suggestion of lunch in a maid café (look it up) was vetoed when it was deemed too creepy, but we slurped ramen instead. And we did eventually get to a raucous Izakaya, A-Bar, and between drinking games with Japanese students and fried chicken skin, it was just as great—and we found it in the guide book. 3. Get Over Yourself Say you have a museum. Say you have an entire hall to devote to "American History." What would you put in it? Growing up in Maryland, with family in Boston, "The Thirteen Original Colonies," "Revolutionary War," and generally, "The Founding of America" are all good answers. Apparently, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles decided "Gold Rush and Trains" were all that needed to be covered. I was offended. The east coast has an inflated sense of self-importance when it comes to America, and I'm going to say justifiably so. Boston Tea Party? We have that. The Liberty Bell? Yup, ours too. "The Bombs Bursting in Air?" Happened in the Baltimore Harbor, homies. One day walking around Kyoto destroyed any semblance of that significance. I'm not saying I'm no longer proud and patriotic, but we walked around for five hours and saw over a dozen temples that had been there since before the U.S. was conceived. Ancient Greek ruins are one thing, but to see a culture so entirely different than our Western worldview, so in tune with nature and history and identity in an entirely foreign way, was awe-inspiring. There are 17 World Heritage Sites in Kyoto alone. Rain was falling softly when we walked through a bamboo forest and tiptoed through a monastery garden that was almost entirely moss and rocks. We stopped at a giant, palatial temple and wandered among hundreds of statues of gods, warriors and emperors in a long, squat hall. Small, untouched buildings and stone streets led to a towering pagoda. The last temple we visited wasn't a temple at all, but a vast maze of torii gates, bright orange. The Fushimi Inari Shrine is dedicated to the deity Inari, the Shinto god of rice and by extension commerce. His messengers are foxes, and the whole expanse is three miles of hiking trails through thousands of archways, one after the other. We climbed up stone-hewn stairs, and every so often, the endless tunnel of orange broke away to stone shrines, piled on top of each other, guarded by fox statues and the occasional very-much-alive cat. There's nothing that can compare to that experience, and the experience of the trip as a whole. 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Activision announced today plans to bring the Nuketown Zombie map to Season Pass holders in December of this year.
Fans who purchase the Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC Season Pass not only get all four epic DLC Map Packs for the discounted suggested retail price of $49.99, but they also get access to the Nuketown Zombies bonus map – available for Xbox 360 first in December with other platforms to follow, plus an exclusive in-game calling card.
For those picking up the CE version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the Nuketown Zombies map will be available exclusively starting tomorrow, before it becomes available for Season Pass holders in December.


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