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"The only source of knowledge is experience." – Albert Einstein
Learning isn't just for the classroom
Think back to your days in elementary school. Can you recall all the stages of the water cycle? Which book your teacher read in the fourth grade? What about the sixth president of the United States?
But you can remember seeing the zoo's giraffes on your second grade field trip or zipping down the pole during a trip to the local fire department. According to Scientific American, the human brain can hold a million gigabytes of memory. So, what gives? Chances are, some of your most memorable experiences happened outside out of the classroom – and that's why experiential learning programs are so important.
Experiential learning is an integral part of education
In recent years, Oklahoma schools have faced increasing difficulties obtaining funds for supplemental learning experiences like field trips. Higher operating costs related to energy, transportation and insurance, among others, are forcing many schools to eliminate field trips and other experiential learning programs.
To demonstrate his commitment to the Sam Noble Museum and its educational programs, OU President David L. Boren committed $10,000 to the museum in 2007. These funds established the Fossil Fuel Fund (FFF), which provides scholarships to low-income, high-poverty area schools in Oklahoma.
A thank you note from a FFF recipient
Today, the FFF continues to provide scholarships to Oklahoma schools. Last year alone, 55 schools applied and $12,204.86 in reimbursements was distributed. That's 2,949 students!
Each scholarship provides an average of $400 in transportation reimbursement to the school, and allows approximately 40 students to experience the top-notch galleries, exhibitions and artifacts found only at the museum.
Students take in the amazing Hall of Ancient Life
The FFF also provides a classroom-based educational program that students can enjoy during the visit. These specialized classroom programs are designed to complement classroom curricula and are correlated to current Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) learning objectives for the state of Oklahoma.
A glimpse of our PASS-driven educator's guide
"To see the wonder, the awe, the interest in my students as they viewed the exhibits, to watch them interact and answer the educator, and to experience their growth in social/community skills was so satisfying for me," said one ninth-grade teacher from Ada Junior High.
Schools who visit the museum on a scholarship need only to provide the discounted student admission fee ($1.75 per student) for their entire field trip experience. In situations where the need is dire, the per student admission fee can be reduced waived. Funds are disbursed on a first come, first served basis.
"As a science museum, we understand that exploration, discovery and direct experience are powerful learning opportunities," said Jes Cole, head of museum education. "We strive to make the museum accessible to all Oklahomans, and the Fossil Fuel Fund is one important way we can accomplish this goal."
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, life, physical, and social science occupations are projected to add 190,800 new jobs between 2010 and 2020 as they grow by 15.5 percent.
With science occupations constituting such a major portion of America's future job market, it is imperative that we invest in today's students. If you would like to make a contribution, either on behalf of an organization or individually, please contact Pam McIntosh at (405) 325-5020. Or, if you would like to apply for scholarship assistance, please fill out the application on our website.
Help us make science unforgettable. Contribute to the Fossil Fuel Fund.
You, your friends, your grandparents, your neighbor, your coworkers, your dog (okay, not your dog) and anyone else you can think to bring along.
Museums all across the country are gearing up for Museum Day Live!, a program sponsored by the Smithsonian magazine. In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission to the public every day, participating museums will offer complimentary admission with a Museum Day ticket.
Museum Day Live! at the Sam Noble Museum is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 28, 2013.
The Sam Noble Museum
2401 Chautauqua Ave.
Norman, Okla. 73072
Museum Day Tickets can be obtained online from the Smithsonian magazine website and cover the admission cost for two people. Although there's a one ticket per household limit, remember that children under 5 always receive free admission!
No need to R.S.V.P. We know you'll be coming!
Thanks to several Hollywood blockbusters, we are familiar with the image of paleontologists digging in the field, but what happens after the big discovery when the end credits roll? What occurs between the field and museum in the life of a prehistoric bone?
According to Mr. Kyle Davies, Museum Preparator for the vertebrate paleontology department, once a fossil is discovered in the field, paleontologists dig a trench around it and surrounding rock. They then cover the piece with thin tissue paper, which serves as a protective barrier, before coating the artifact in a mixture of plaster and burlap. Once the plaster has set up, they undermine the specimen, cautiously remove it from the ground and wrap the exposed side in plaster and burlap. Paleontologists refer to this completed object as a field jacket.
An unopened field jacket.
Field jackets, like the one above, are then sent to museums for further preparation. The above field jacket contains Tenontosaurus bone from a dig at the McLeod Correctional Facility near Atoka, Oklahoma on May 2, 2002. The Tenontosaurus, a fairly common herbivore from the Cretaceous Period, roamed much of North America approximately 110 million years ago. This particular field jacket remains unopened, but will be examined by the 2013 Paleo Expedition ExplorOlogy team this summer.
When ready for preparation, the field jacket is opened using a cast-cutter, the same tool used by medical doctors. Then, paleontologists begin the tedious process of slowly chipping away at unwanted rock to expose the bone.
A typical tool-kit
Due the extreme level of caution required, removing bone from a field jacket may take several thousand hours. In the case of the Sam Noble Museum's Pentaceratops skull, the largest found in the world, the removal process required roughly 3,000 hours. For this reason, the vertebrate paleontology department utilizes a large number of trained volunteers.
A pin vise chips away at unwanted rock.
Of course, common practices have evolved over many years to determine the most efficient means of specimen removal.
"Everything we do is done under the lessons from the past about what does and doesn't work," explained Mr. Davies.
Once enough bone becomes visible, paleontologists seek to identify the species. But how do scientists identify an entire dinosaur from simply bone?
"How do you know what model car you have?" asked Mr. Davies in reply. "You know by looking at it. An expert could tell you a model and make just by looking at a tail light." He explained that in this way, identification of species relies heavily on specialized knowledge and previous training in comparative anatomy.
Occasionally bone fragments require repair, which calls for specialized forms of adhesive glues. Once the pieces are glued together, paleontologists use the help of a sandbox and gravity to hold the bone together as it dries over several minutes to hours. In the video below, Mr. Davies explains this process.
From here, paleontologists prepare the bone for study, display or storage. For display, bones are reconstructed before use. Sometimes, but not always, they are replaced with precision castings made by molding and casting the actual bones or reconstructions in the lab. Staff members in either vertebrate paleontology or exhibit departments then paint the castings to resemble the actual bone. Finally, staff workers assemble the bones to form full skeletons inside the one of the museum's exhibit dioramas. Museums are most likely to showcase dinosaurs for which they possess many of the actual skeletal pieces, such as the Sam Noble Museum's Tenontosaurus.
Our Tenontosaurus display
The original bones rest inside the highly organized walls of a massive collection facility. Here they are protected and available for scientific study, or further replication.
What is citizen science?
When you hear the phrase "scientific research" you may call to mind images of scientists in lab coats, but have you ever pictured yourself as a research tool? Now you can, thanks to the merging of technology and research.
Katrina Menard, head of the insect department at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, has been tracking Velvet Ants in Oklahoma with student Jacob Mitchell as part of a research project with the University of Oklahoma Honors Research Assistantship Program. The program allows students to work alongside professionals for hands-on experience.
How does it work?
First, participants download the free iNaturalist app at the App Store or Android Market on their cell phone. Then, they simply snap a picture of the Velvet Ant and upload it to the app, which will record the user's location. Menard then collects the results and archives them as part of her research. Contributors even have the chance to get credit for photos published in scientific journals.
Note: the photo above is of a scientific specimen. No Velvet Ants should be harmed in this project.
To watch Menard's brief tutorial on how to submit a photo to iNaturalist, simply click below.
Menard's project, called "Mutillidae of Oklahoma," has only been active on iNaturalist for about two weeks and is still considered to be in a trial stage. If successful, Menard said that citizen science tools like iNaturalist could be used in a greater educational context in the future.
Why citizen science?
"Citizen science allows us to integrate everyone's natural ability to observe, make hypotheses and contribute information about their experiences of the world around us," said Menard. "This allows us to gather more information and observations than we can do alone as dedicated professional scientists."
In addition to her work with iNaturalist, Menard will also be participating this April in Entoblitz, another citizen science project hosted by the Texas A&M Entomology Graduate Student Association. Entoblitz is open to anyone interested in entomology and will give participants the opportunity to hunt for bugs in the name of science.
So whether you're an amateur entomologist, a stay-at-home mom or a middle school student, you can become part of the scientific process. By simply using your smartphone, you can lend a helping hand to the scientific community. So what are you waiting for? Science wants you!


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Certain things go together in a good way and some things, like alcohol and violence, do not.
It is proven that the use of alcohol greatly increases the alteration of the way a mind functions. Someone who may be very calm and peaceful while sober may become violent and quick-tempered when drinking alcohol. Such changes in mental functioning play a large factor in the relationship between alcohol use and violence.
Visit any police precinct on any given night and you will not be surprised to see a good number of arrested individuals brought in for intoxication and violent acts associated with such drunkenness. Not only does alcohol act as a mood inhibitor, but it gives a false sense of security among its abusers.
Violence and alcohol related issues are a major problem, from households to college campuses and everywhere in between. As crime levels increase from the dangerous duo, it continues to emerge as a powerful and dangerous problem.
Violence-related injuries are also ranked high among those people who have been taking part in drinking activities, one of the most obvious being physical violence from one person to another. Alcohol use and violence and the effects they have on those involved are insightful reasons to not take part in drinking at all. Substance abuse in all forms has the capability to turn into an unfavorable situation. And despite its current legal status, alcohol is no different in such situations.

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So this is a real thing.
Meow forwarded me this email advertising the charity gala premiere of this movie,
The Impossible, the story of how a Spanish family were separated and suffered during the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
Yeah, you read that right, how a white Spanish family suffered during the tsunami.
Fucking white people profiting from a (mostly) South/Southeast Asian tragedy. Yeah, your story is totally the one that deserves critical acclaim and be put to film. Assholes. And to show it here? Ugh.
Badly done!
Look at how white that poster is. You almost forgot that this happened in Thailand!


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Kitty McNamee is a highly regarded choreographer, earning distinction from Dance Magazine as an artist with "an outsize talent for that most elusive gift, originality."
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This past spring, Kitty returned to Disney Hall as part of LA Philharmonic's TchaikovskyFest. She also joined longtime collaborator Anna Clyne for Chicago Symphony Orchestra's MusicNow.
Ms. McNamee is the artistic director of Hysterica Dance Co. a consistently prolific and invigorating force in the LA dance community. She also brings her passion and unique voice to tv, film and live performances, most recently as choreographer for LA Philharmonic and for British artist Laura Marling. Kitty's work includes original productions for National Choreographer's Initiative, LA Ballet, LA Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and LA Philharmonic. Kitty is known for her ability to draw out sophisticated, engaging performances, she has coached and choreographed for Julianne Hough, Laura Marling, Margaret Cho, Vanessa Williams, Vittorio Grigolo, Lily Tomlin, Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, the boys of 90210 and the ladies of the L-Word.
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More power than both Commodore and Falcon. That's one of the claims Toyota is making for its upcoming Aurion as it starts the drip feed of information in the lead up to its launch of its own 'big six'.
The Camry-based Australian-built front-wheel drive six-cylinder sedan will be launched in October. It is powered by a 3.5-litre petrol V6 that Toyota says will produce 200kW -- up to 20kW more powerful than the V6 Commodore, 10kW on the Falcon and almost 25kW on Mitsubishi's almost-forgotten 380.
The Aurion's power figure is achieved on regular 91RON unleaded petrol (ULP). According to Toyota a switch to 95RON premium unleaded will yield another 4kW, bringing the total to 204. Holden, Mitsubishi and Ford all quote their power stats on ULP fuel.
In economy terms, Toyota says it has a lead over the rest of the segment too. Consuming 9.9lt/100km, based on the mandated ADR 81/01 cycle combined cycle, the Aurion will be 0.8lt/100km ahead of the recently-announced BA Falcon MkII and 1.0lt/100km better than the V6-engined 180kW VE Commodore. For the record, with its optional six-speed auto Ford says the BA MkII will use 10.2lt/100km.
Of perhaps equal relevance, however, is the fact that according to Toyota's own stats, the 200kW Aurion matches its 'donor' stablemate Camry in auto form.
Powered by a 117kW 2.4-litre DOHC four, the Camry has been under the spotlight for its comparative thirst. In comparison to the likes of auto-equipped Mazda 6 (8.9) and Accord (9.4) Euro, the Camry is uses up to 1.0lt/100km more.
Arguably more of an issue in the showroom than the real world, the subject of fuel economy was a sore point at the Camry's launch in Sydney last month.
As CarPoint detailed in July (see here), Toyota Australia Chairman Emeritus John Conomos went on the offensive when the narrow gap between the Camry and Commodore was raised. In defending the Camry he stated that buyers were making purchasing decisions based on the number of cylinders -- not necessarily raw fuel consumption stats.
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Mommy for Four Months ... A Month Later
Momlogic's Talitha: When I lost my baby at four and a half months pregnant, I felt crippled. Today, I can breathe.
It was just a month ago that I lost the four-month-old baby living inside of me. Because I didn't know quite what to do with my feelings, I expressed them by writing them down in hopes to shed a little light on what it feels like to lose an unborn child. I was so overwhelmed with the responses I received from all of you -- personal stories of loss and grief and hope, that I wanted to give an update on how things are today:
I think about the baby every single day: when I'm working, pulling on my skinny jeans or drinking a glass of wine. Thoughts like "God, I definitely wouldn't be wearing THESE right now" or "Today. Five months, four days." Sometimes I still visit websites I used to go to that show the growth of a baby week by week, to see how big she would have been. But -- and there really is a but -- rather than the crippling effect it had on me a month ago, the loss has become part of my daily life, and my thoughts pass like most thoughts do -- quickly. Time has healed me; it's a bit easier now. I don't wake with grief and go to bed with grief. Now, it's more like mini-earthquakes that act as shaky reminders of loss -- little heartbreaks, that flare up at any given time (and for no apparent reason) on a daily basis. Loss is part of life and it's part of my life, everyday. But with loss comes an incredible amount of growth, too.
I know now, on a visceral level, that the only thing I know is that I don't know, WE don't know: Nothing is in our hands. Armed with this, I try to cherish the people I love more than I ever have before. I am quicker (but still not quick enough) to remind myself of how blessed I am if my boyfriend and I get in an argument over something stupid. I don't want to regret anything that I do (I am not saying this is possible, because I am very flawed, but I try). I know now, that we are on borrowed time in a world that functions much like the ocean -- with waves of pure joy and waves of unexplainable grief, but all ... temporary.
At the end of the day, I suppose that lesson is a bittersweet blessing: Knowing we can love and lose and then get up and love again, appreciating what we have and not taking it for granted. That was the gift she gave me, that was the gift of her loss.
The other day I ran into an acquaintance at the gym for the first time since I shared the news that I was pregnant. She kind of looked at my stomach in confusion, and rather than bursting into tears, I grabbed her arm and said: "It's okay, but I'm not pregnant anymore. I lost the baby." I could say it without choking for the first time, and I realized I had healed part of that once gaping hole. There will always be a tear there, and that's okay. It's okay, I'm okay, and whatever happens will be okay. I so look forward to being pregnant again, and think it will be a completely different experience the next time around. And I cannot wait -- simply cannot wait -- for the day my man and I welcome a healthy baby into the world.
Lastly, I just want to say thank you: For helping me realize that I am not just a woman who lost her baby, but that I AM a mommy ... the mommy of an angel.
thank you so much for sharing this. It happens so much. I remember reading about your loss and always wondered how you were doing afterwards. It's very brave. You write from the heart.
Thank You for the story. I am a mom of three angels, and one beautiful boy.
I'm a angel-mommy to my daughter that I lost at 21 weeks. Time is the healer of all things, but it never erases the memory. For that, I'm glad and although I still grieve often, it's much easier now and I've found so much support in others that have experienced the same.
Beautiful story to share, thank you!
Dear Talitha,
With tears in my eyes I read this story again and again.I am sure you will have another healthy baby soon.It is so very helpful for other women and men who are and were in the same situation as you to read about this.Thanks again and please keep writing and keep us all updated.
i just don't even know what to say. i had to read this thru the tears in my eyes, i can't imagine how hard it is. but you are right, you are a mommy.
I was wondering how you were doing! when i first read your story i was so moved. It really spoke to so many women and again with this story, it's just heartbreaking but very beautiful. Bravo momlogic, for having writers that are able to speak from the heart.
I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my last baby at only 5 weeks pregnant. The grief I felt even then was devastating and debilatating. I cannot imagine having lost one even later. May God bless you.
This December 31st would have been my second child's (approximate) 13th birthday. I went on to have three more wonderful children, and am now 23 weeks pregnant with what will probably be my last baby. I NEVER forget #2's birthday, or the date I lost him/her; until we meet in Heaven, I will ALWAYS remember.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I've not lost a child, but have had loved ones who have. Your story helps me to know how they feel, and how to come alongside as a friend. Thank you.
Thank you for being strong and taking the time to share your story. Your words so beautifully written will help angle mommies around the world. Thank you for the gift and god bless.
I am so sorry for your loss. I too lost a baby at 4 1/2 months. 20 weeks to be exact. It was a little girl and it took me a long long time to deal with. I guess it wasn't until my 2nd pregnancy after 20 weeks that i started to relax a bit. I still think about her alot, it was 12 years ago this June. It is very hard, but on May 2/98 I gave birth to a 10'11 oz baby boy with blonde hair and blue eyes, his name was Dylan. I say was because when he was 4 and 1/2 years old i too lost him, suddenly and tragically due to an undiagnosed bowel obstruction by the hospital.I todate have an angel baby and an angel son in heaven and a 6 1/2 year old daughter on earth - her name is Jaden. She was 11 1/2 months old when we lost Dylan. I thought i would never get past losing my first in gestation, but i have to tell you, losing my little boy has just about taken all i have. You are not alone in your saddness and some days when you feel you are please remember that there is support out there for you. i hope that your days get better soon.
Please momlogic. please write us more stories like this. my daughter just went through this and she really has no outlet. noone talks about the stuff everyone is afraid to talk about. it seems you have people on your staff that are able to express themselves so that others can relate, and we need that right now in our world. It's so difficult to lose someone and hearing Talitha's story gives everyone hope. I look forward to hearing about when she is pregnant. And i will forward this to my daughter. Thank you.
Thanks so much for sharing your story. I lost a baby much earlier on back in September of 2007, and I was devastated by it. I too counted the milestones and on my baby's due date, April 21st, my daughter, husband, and I participated in the March for Babies.
Though I still think of that baby often, I have come to terms with the fact that I would not have my second daughter, turning a year next week, had I not lost that baby.
Whatever the reason, whatever the plan, it's out of my hands.
Thank you again, and I wish you the best in continuing to have children.
I sit here reading your story with tears in my eyes, and hope that the strength, courage, and acceptance you feel now will stay with you. Thank you for sharing your story, and I hope you will welcome a healthy baby soon.
My darling Angel Abigail was stillborn at 30 1/2 weeks. My husband was Active Duty Navy in school, which was more important of course and I knew no one because we had just moved to town so I had to go through labor by myself while making funreal arrangements, lying in bed listening to babies being born to happy mothers. It crushed me! After giving birth the hospital placed me in the maternity ward. Can you even imagine? That was nine years ago and not a day goes by that I don't miss her. My other daughters carry her eyes. Ever glance from them reminds me she was here. Which I'm so grateful for.
Since losing her my husband and I have had four healthy babies and I had one previously. It hasn't been an easy road though. Every pregancy brought on worries and fears of what was to come.
Through all this I found my peace in God and his plan. Even though I cannot understand why things like this happen faith it what has gotten me through.
Good luck to you and God Bless!
I have been trying to get pregnant and have had 4 miscarriages. The hard part aboutit is that the joy when you're pregnant comes crashing down on you so strongly. It's almost like you can't even get excited. I live in constant fear of this happening again, and never being a mom to a healthy baby. I ask why every time. Is it not in the plan? I don't understand.
Dear Talitha,
Yvette just wrote me an email and now I read for the first time about your situation. Words fail to express something like this and therefore I can even begin to tell you how sad I feel and sympathize with you. Please realze that many more people than you know are thinking of you and from all these thughts must come something positive. Take care, take time and heal yourself to over come this. I wish you the very best! Love mark
I was the husband that wrote about his wife. Thank you, i will share this with her. And thank you for putting my quote up-that means a lot. I think there are probably a lot of guys out there wondering how to deal with their wives grief, which I am now realizing, after reading your story, never quite goes away.Iam sorry for that. We don't really feel the same way you do-we feel grief, but it's not in our body the way it is for you. I know my wife is not alone and I treasure her because she went through this more than ever. She is strong to live with it. thank you.
While I am very sorry for your loss, I couldn't help but piece together your article and realize that hopefully the other thing that will be different next time around is that you and your boyfriend will be married! Why is it SO okay with so many people theses days to have children out-of-wedlock like it is the norm instead of the exception? I honestly do not mean to be offensive, but everywhere I turn the page I am reading about another unwed mother-to-be. This is SO not ok!!
stephanie-i can't believe that that was your comment. Would it have been better to NOT try and have the baby? What is the alternative? And what does it matter if someone is married or not, if a couple is committed and has love to give to a new life? Just because someone is married that guarantees a happy family? What planet are you from in this world of a 60 % divorce rate. You can't judge anyone-you don't know anything about this couple other than the fact that they seemed committed and excited to have this baby that they so sadly lost.
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Emily Skarbek on Call For More Oil
Recorded: Thursday, May 19, 2011
Emily Skarbek, Director of the Center on Entrepreneurial Innovation at the Independent Institute, talks to Freedom Watchs Judge Napolitano about the need for more oil and how to go about getting it.
Experts: Emily C. SkarbekType: TelevisionIssues: Energy, Environment
Is U.S. Justice Broken?
Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
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From fingerprinting to criminal sentencing, from lawyer licensing to judicial selection, and from eminent domain to wealth transfers via class-action lawsuits, how do perverse incentives impact the law and what reforms would create a more just and efficient legal system?
Experts: David D. Friedman, Alex Kozinski, Edward J. López, David J. TherouxType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Crime, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Law Enforcement
Economic Religion vs. Environmental Religion in America
Recorded: Thursday, October 7, 2010
Experts: Steven F. Hayward, Robert H. Nelson, Max L. Stackhouse, Alexander T. TabarrokType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Environment, Regulation and Deregulation, Religion
Charles Peña on Increased Airport Security
Recorded: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Originally aired on 12/28/09 on CNNs Anderson Cooper 360. Charles Peña, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, provides perspective on the fairness and effectiveness of the new TSA security measures implemented after the attempted bombing on Christmas day.
Experts: Charles V. PeñaType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Terrorism and National Crises, Transportation
Fred Singer on Climate Change Data
Recorded: Monday, November 23, 2009
Originally aired 11/23/09 on the BBC. Fred Singer, Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and author of Hot Talk, Cold Science, provides a skeptics perspective on global warming and discusses the controversial emails from University of East Anglias Climate Research Unit.
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Stephen Halbrook Testifies in Opposition to Eric Holder
Recorded: Friday, January 16, 2009
Stephen Halbrook testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to Attorney General nominee Eric Holder.
Experts: Stephen P. HalbrookType: TelevisionIssues: Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice/ Prisons, Gun Control, Law Enforcement
Fred Singer on Fox News on Global Warming
Recorded: Thursday, September 11, 2008
Dr. S. Fred Singer challenges the causes of global warming and weather changes in an interview with Fox News.
Experts: S. Fred SingerType: TelevisionIssues: Energy, Environment, Science
Michael Crichton on States of Fear: Science or Politics?
Recorded: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
The late Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park and State of Fear, along with a panel of distinguished scientists, examine the increasing politicization of science.
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A vacationing couple, Polly (Jill Wagner) and Seth (Paulo Costanzo), are taken hostage by a criminal (Shea Whigham) and his drug addicted girlfriend (Rachael Kerbs). When their car is damaged by a strange splinter infested animal, the foursome must isolate themselves in a nearby gas station and fight for their lives. This movie has a ton going for it. The acting is solid (especially Shea Whigham's character), the script is tight and fast paced, and the visual effects are great. Another plus? It doesn't use heavy CGI. All in all, it's a pretty solid creature feature.
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Gimme My Sake!3 Reviews
Mugen must deal with a drunken Fuu.
Author's Note: The Grumpy Mugen song should be sung to the tune of Frere Jacque.
By FrustratedPhoenix
Chapter 1: Gimme My Sake!
"Silly bitch can't hold her booze," thought Mugen and shoved another dumpling into his mouth as he watched Fuu delicately sip her drink. Disgusted, he said, "What a friggin waste of sake."
Fuu turned her flushed face towards Mugen, grinned goofily and shouted, "Mmmm, yummy!" Mugen glared at her, but Fuu giggled and began singing,
"Grumpy Face Mugen, Grumpy Face Mugen.
Is such a grump, is such a grump.
Maybe if he took a bath, he wouldn't be so grumpy.
Grump, grump, grump.
Take a bath, take a bath."
The surly pirate clenched a fist but chose to ignore her. "What's the point," he thought, "in yelling at the little idiot if she won't remember in the morning? Yep, I'll punish her when she's nice and sober." He smirked evilly at her but Fuu wrinkled her nose and began to loudly sing The Grumpy Mugen song again.
Mugen slammed his palm onto the table, and accidentally jostled Jin with his elbow. He glanced disdainfully at Jin's slumped form and scowled. "He calls himself a samurai," thought Mugen, "Hah! He didn't even drink half a jug of rice wine."
"Damn!" he fumed, "I'm gonna have to drag their drunk asses back to the room." Mugen picked his teeth with a dumpling skewer as he contemplated ditching his inebriated companions. He yanked Jin's ponytail to lift the ronin samurai's face off a half-eaten plate of food. Mugen grabbed the remaining dumplings and plopped Jin's face back onto the plate. "Why?" he thought, "Why am I always so fucking noble?"
Fuu giggled. When Mugen glared at her she raised her empty sake cup and wiggled it. "More, please."
Mugen chewed the last dumpling and swallowed. "No."
Fuu slammed her cup down and said, "Yes."
Mugen arched an eyebrow and firmly said, "No, Fuu."
"Yes, Mugen" yelled Fuu as she reached across the table and grabbed the sake jug.
"You stubborn Bitch!" shouted Mugen as he grabbed the sake bottle and tried to pry it out of her grasp. "Damn," he thought as they tugged the sake back and forth, "she has a strong grip."
"Let go of my sake you Man-whore!" shouted Fuu.
Mugen released his grip upon the bottle, grabbed Fuu's arms and growled, "What did you call me?"
The sake bottle slipped from Fuu's grasp splashing its contents on an unconscious Jin. "I called you a man-whore," she said, "Because you'll sleep with any woman as long as she has big hooters and reasonable rates." Fuu flinched as Mugen's grip upon her arms tightened. "Face it Mugen. You're a male slut."
Mugen was beyond pissed. He dragged Fuu across the tabletop, tossed her over his shoulder and stomped toward the exit of the teahouse. "Sir! Oh, Sir," exclaimed the owner of the teahouse, "You've forgotten the bill." Mugen turned and glared at the old man who wisely placed the bill in front of the comatose Jin and said, "I'm sure your friend will take care of it when he wakes up. Have a pleasant evening, Sir!"
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Greece Activates Emergency Bailout, Testing Financial Strength of Eurozone Countries
Greece on Friday officially asked to tap into a $60 billion (45 billion euro) emergency aid package after months of talks, setting into motion a bailout process that will put the financial strength of Eurozone nations to the test.
Greece Prime Minister George Papandreou called his debt-stricken country's economy a "sinking ship," as borrowing costs reached 12-year highs and recent austerity measures didn't rally the market support needed to save Greece.
"This is the moment. The time that was not granted to us by the markets will be given to us by the support of the Eurozone," Papandreou said.
Goldman Director Linked to Insider Trading on Buffett Investment
Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam Rajat may have engaged in insider trading on Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) stock by profiting from a tip from Rajat Gupta, a director at Goldman, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person it didn't identify.
The new disclosure stems from a government examination into whether Gupta gave inside information to Mr. Rajaratnam about a $5 billion investment Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) made in the Wall Street bank before it became public knowledge.
In a March 22 court filing, the government revealed more details about the information it alleges Rajaratnam received, alleging that he or "co-conspirators" traded on non-public information, including advance notice about the Buffett investment in Goldman.
Six Ways to Profit as Brazil's Economy Takes Off
Is Brazil one of the best emerging markets? Should it be in your portfolio? Martin Hutchinson breaks down the pros and cons of investing in the Brazilian economy. And, he's not as bullish as you might think. Find out the best ways to play Brazil in this report.
Heavy-Handed Politics Could Boost Bank Reform, Stock Prices and the Economy
Defenders of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) say the civil fraud charges the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has levied against the investment-banking giant are without foundation, and are politically timed to push President Barack Obama's bank-reform agenda.
In his Cooper Union speech to Wall Street and the American public yesterday (Thursday), President Obama took pointed aim at opponents of his bank-reform agenda by stating: "Unless your products depend on bilking people, there's little to fear from these reforms."
Whether or not the timing of the Goldman Sachs fraud case was politically motivated, or whether or not President Obama was referring to Goldman with his "bilking" comment, one thing is for sure: The president and his administration are taking the reform fight to the Street.
At stake in this fight is the future of our capital markets, the health of the U.S. economy and the direction of the U.S. stock market.
To see how the Obama bank-reform push could perpetuate the bull market, please read on…
Money Morning Mailbag: What's More Broken – Washington or Wall Street?
While policymakers will have taken up the debate over financial reform in the halls of Congress, Money Morning readers have been posting comments to our Money Morning Facebook page and writing in to our e-mail mailbag at email@example.com with their thoughts on the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) case and the relationship between Washington and Wall Street.
A week after the Securities and Exchange Commission brought fraud charges against Goldman Sachs, President Barack Obama yesterday (Thursday) blamed the financial meltdown on both Washington and Wall Street in a speech in New York and urged Wall Street giants to stop fighting reform.
Is There an Ulterior Motive for Bailing Out Greece?
Since back in December, when Fitch Ratings Inc. slashed its credit rating on Greece's debt to below investment grade for the first time in 10 years, there's been a mind-numbing flood of media coverage of that European country's debt crisis.
And yet, despite high-volume of high-level media coverage, none of the stories have picked up on a very basic – yet very key – fact…
The bailout being developed is as much for Germany as it is for Greece.
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- India and Brazil Join U.S. in Pressuring China to Let Yuan Appreciate
Bankster Gangsters: Global Commodities Grab Causes Major Bank Profits to Soar
Major bank profits are up. Way up.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) just reported that its first-quarter earnings nearly doubled to $3.46 billion, the investment-banking giant's second-most-profitable quarter since going public a decade ago.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) recently said its first-quarter earnings came in at $3.3 billion, up 55% from a year ago.
And Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) reported that its earnings for the first three months of the year rang in at $2.83 billion.
For all three of these banking giants, the first-quarter results blew past analyst expectations. Their stock prices? Approaching levels not seen since the start of the financial crisis. In fact, JPMorgan's stock is within 10% of its five-year high.
Major bank profits are zooming – despite the fact that U.S. consumers are struggling to repay loans.
So how are these guys pulling this off? Well, if you dig, you'll find that the bulk of major bank profits are coming from stronger trading revenue and other segments that are enabling the largest banks to overcome weakness in the lending area, which decades ago was the banking sector's bread-and-butter business.
If you dig deeper still, as I've done, you unearth one of the key reasons these banking behemoths are booking such massive profits. They've been moving enormous amounts of capital into one area of the market.
I'm talking about commodities.
For an inside look at how banks can reap 15-fold returns on their physical-commodities stakes, please read on…
Retailers Make a Surprising Comeback
You may be hearing a lot of bearish commentary centering on the premise that the market's advance is unsustainable because it has benefited so much from government spending.
But one big swath of the rise in stock prices has come from retailers, and it's hard to make a direct link between fiscal spending and chain store sales.
When the government pays for things like more highways and military goods, more people gain employment and then their families go out and purchase things at companies like Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) – a position in our Strategic Advantage portfolio that is fast on the rise. But that's really a "second-derivative" concept, as the statisticians say.
Employment and wage improvements have been the big catalysts.
IMF Proposes "Fat Cat" Taxes on Banks to Pay for Future Financial Crises
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is proposing that Group-of-20 (G20) nations levy two separate taxes on banks, including a "Fat Cat" tax on profits and compensation to pay for the costs of any bailouts resulting from future financial crises.
"Expecting taxpayers to support the [financial] sector during bad times while allowing owners, managers and/or creditors of financial institutions to enjoy the gains of good times misallocates resources and undermines long-term growth," the IMF wrote in a briefing paper for the G-20 industrialized and developing countries, obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
The report proposes a tax – called the Financial Activities Tax (FAT) or "Fat Cat" tax – that would be levied against financial institution balance sheets, profits and compensation. It would be paid into a nation's treasury to help finance the broader costs of a financial crisis, The Journal reported.


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Kansas Woman Meets Circus Tiger in Bathroom
A central Kansas woman likely won't remember her first circus for the clowns or performances — it'll be the tiger in the bathroom. The big cat had escaped briefly after its turn in the ring Saturday at the Isis Shrine Circus in Salina. Staff members blocked off the concourses at the Bicentennial Center as the tiger wandered into the bathroom, where one of the doors was blockaded.
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ANAHEIM, California, December 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
The MD&M West 2013 conference program has been revamped and redesigned to include themed tracks - each reflecting the key stages of medical device development:
- Design & Prototype
- Validation, Testing & Trials
- Regulatory Submissions & Approval
- Post-Market Compliance & Production
The MD&M West Conference features seventeen full-day sessions focused on the most critical industry regulations, best practices, and technologies to help MedTech professionals in all functions succeed in their product development projects. The conference promises to be one of the most sought after face-to-face gatherings of MedTech professionals in the world.
Peers from R&D, Product Development, Design, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Clinical Affairs will find highly relevant and impactful presentations delivered by top industry experts, and have the opportunity to network with these industry leaders.
"The overall theme of the 2013 conference is 'Innovation without Constraints,' with the purpose of providing implementable strategies and showcasing best practices to overcome challenges that medical device manufacturers will face in 2013 and beyond. Everyone working in medical device development will receive the best-possible four days of education and inspiration at our conference," said Vu Nguyen, Conference Program Director, MD&M West.
The MD&M West 2013 Conference equips participants with the best tools and techniques through tactical workshops such as Assumption Storming (as taught at Stanford's Design School), IDEO Creativity, Risk Analysis, Process Validation, Biocompatibility Testing, UDI & Traceability, Globalization, MedTech Polymers (developed by the Society for Plastics Engineers Medical Division), and Regulatory Strategies for each submission pathway including 510(k), PMA and Combination Products, to name a few.
The Opening Keynote Speaker of the MD&M West 2013 Conference is Edwards Lifesciences' Chief Scientific Officer and Corporate Vice President of Advanced Technology Mr. Stanton J. Rowe. Other notable speakers include government officials and industry experts from FDA/CDRH, FDA Los Angeles District, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott, GE Healthcare, Bayer Healthcare, St. Jude Medical, Edwards Lifesciences, Stryker, Ossur, Covidien, Johnson & Johnson, DePuy Synthes, BioControl-Medical, Premier, Allergan, DEKRA, TUV SUV, and more.
In addition to the four main tracks of the conference program, the 2013 event features bite-sized, modular seminars. The 'MedTech Innovate' seminars each run less than two hours to accommodate busy expo visitors. Topics for the MedTech Innovate Seminars include:
- Implantable Devices
- Bioresorbable Polymers
- Orthopedic Devices
- Wireless Medical Devices
- Medical Mobile Apps
- Microelectronics and Sensors
- Cardiovascular Devices
- Power Source Technologies
The 2013 MD&M West conference and seminars are sponsored by Nelson Labs, Electrochem Medical, Lubrizol, Cirtec, Valtronic, and Agilent Technologies.
The MD&M West conference takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California USA over four days, from February 11th to the 14th, 2013.
For more information…
- Full agenda on the web
- Join our group on LinkedIn
- On Twitter @CanonMedShows / #MDMwest
About UBM Canon-Organizer of MD&M West
UBM Canon LLC, the leading B2B media company dedicated exclusively to the global $3.0 trillion advanced manufacturing sector, helps support the flow of information, commerce and innovation in such sophisticated segments as medical devices and pharmaceutical development. UBM Canon also addresses cutting-edge developments in broader areas of advanced engineering design and manufacturing, and manufacturing processes and packaging. UBM Canon is part of UBM plc (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.
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The Internet of Things will put IT to its ultimate test by creating infinite new opportunities to digitize products and services, generate and analyze new data to improve customer satisfaction, and discover new ways to gain a competitive advantage across nearly every industry. In order to help corporate business units to capitalize on the rapidly evolving IoT opportunities, IT must stand up to a new set of challenges.
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There's Big Data, then there's really Big Data from the Internet of Things. IoT is evolving to include many data possibilities like new types of event, log and network data. The volumes are enormous, generating tens of billions of logs per day, which raise data challenges. Early IoT deployments are relying heavily on both the cloud and managed service providers to navigate these challenges. In her session at 6th Big Data Expo®, Hannah Smalltree, Director at Treasure Data, to discuss how IoT, Big Data and deployments are processing massive data volumes from wearables, utilities and other machines.
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P2P RTC will impact the landscape of communications, shifting from traditional telephony style communications models to OTT (Over-The-Top) cloud assisted & PaaS (Platform as a Service) communication services. The P2P shift will impact many areas of our lives, from mobile communication, human interactive web services, RTC and telephony infrastructure, user federation, security and privacy implications, business costs, and scalability. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Erik Lagerway, Co-founder of Hookflash, will walk through the shifting landscape of traditional telephone and voice services to the modern P2P RTC era of OTT cloud assisted services.
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While great strides have been made relative to the video aspects of remote collaboration, audio technology has basically stagnated. Typically all audio is mixed to a single monaural stream and emanates from a single point, such as a speakerphone or a speaker associated with a video monitor. This leads to confusion and lack of understanding among participants especially regarding who is actually speaking. Spatial teleconferencing introduces the concept of acoustic spatial separation between conference participants in three dimensional space. This has been shown to significantly improve comprehension and conference efficiency.
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The Internet of Things is tied together with a thin strand that is known as time. Coincidentally, at the core of nearly all data analytics is a timestamp. When working with time series data there are a few core principles that everyone should consider, especially across datasets where time is the common boundary. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Jim Scott, Director of Enterprise Strategy & Architecture at MapR Technologies, will discuss single-value, geo-spatial, and log time series data. By focusing on enterprise applications and the data center, he will use OpenTSDB as an example to explain some of these concepts including when to use different storage models.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Gridstore™, the leader in software-defined storage (SDS) purpose-built for Windows Servers and Hyper-V, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 15th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Gridstore™ is the leader in software-defined storage purpose built for virtualization that is designed to accelerate applications in virtualized environments. Using its patented Server-Side Virtual Controller™ Technology (SVCT) to eliminate the I/O blender effect and accelerate applications Gridstore delivers vmOptimized™ Storage that self-optimizes to each application or VM across both virtual and physical environments. Leveraging a grid architecture, Gridstore delivers the first end-to-end storage QoS to ensure the most important App or VM performance is never compromised. The storage grid, that uses Gridstore's performance optimized nodes or capacity optimized nodes, starts with as few a...
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The Transparent Cloud-computing Consortium (abbreviation: T-Cloud Consortium) will conduct research activities into changes in the computing model as a result of collaboration between "device" and "cloud" and the creation of new value and markets through organic data processing High speed and high quality networks, and dramatic improvements in computer processing capabilities, have greatly changed the nature of applications and made the storing and processing of data on the network commonplace. These technological reforms have not only changed computers and smartphones, but are also changing the data processing model for all information devices. In particular, in the area known as M2M (Machine-To-Machine), there are great expectations that information with a new type of value can be produced using a variety of devices and sensors saving/sharing data via the network and through large-scale cloud-type data processing. This consortium believes that attaching a huge number of devic...
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Ben Jarvis 50+Jan 8 2013: sounds like the definition of a drop in the ocean to me, and it also enables the greedy to keep hanging onto their greed. say i make $100 over, that $100 i give to my neighbour who's getting minimum wage because his boss wants his company to be as profitable as possible; net result is i'm giving my money to some rich guy who feels no obligation to reward his hard-working employees with honest pay.
i have a counter idea. most people are familiar with benjamin franklin, but i think not so many are familiar with his story. by his 40s he had become very rich from his printing business, and he realised he was getting enough income that he could live very comfortably without even working. he decided to retire and worked on his inventions, none of which he patented, so the people who had made him so rich (the general public) could also benefit and have their lives improved. all the rich are free to make this choice however only a handful feel any obligation to give back to the world that has given them so much and allow others to rise as well, so i suggest we tax all income over 100x the national average at 100%. perfect capitalism! you have an incentive to work hard and be rich, but you can't have so much that there's none left for other hard workers.
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Some homeowners in McCalla are concerned about a proposed apartment development.
They were prepared for a big showdown Thursday in a zoning hearing for the project but a lack of a quorum meant the meeting was canceled.
About 1,000 residents in McCalla, Bessemer and McAdory have signed a petition opposing the project. The notice says the estate of Margret Kendrick, which is represented by developer Mitchell Davenport, wants to change the property from A-1 agricultural status to multi-family.
People living in this area believe this could become a low-income, government-subsidized apartment community. They fear it will impact their home values.
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Trim says homeowners are not opposed to low-rent housing but they don't want it in the area.
FOX6 News has been unable to reach Davenport for comment on the issue.
The zoning and planning board has rescheduled the hearing for Feb. 13.
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Faced with an outbreak of demonic blood, which transforms humans into insane and hideous creatures bent on violence and death, only one man can stand against the tide of destruction. Joseph Jobson, the only man able to control his cursed demonic form, must hunt down the man who cursed him and save the world from apocalypse. With stunning visuals, epic battles and a dark, mature storyline, BLASSREITER sets the standard for the next generation of animation.
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State Legislative and Regulatory Activity Update - May 7, 2013
In Hawaii, both chambers of the Hawaii legislature adopted a conference committee
The Indiana House and Senate conferenced and approved H.B. 1314. As currently drafted, agent permits for "credit bearing" private sector postsecondary institutions will no longer be required. The bill also permits the Board for Proprietary Education (BPE) to join interstate reciprocity agreements and adds a section providing that a person who "knowingly and intentionally" makes certain misrepresentations is subject to action by the attorney general's office. Once officially enrolled, the bill will be sent to Governor Mike Pence (R) for his signature.
Colorado's Senate passed H.B.1263 clearing its way for enrollment and Governor John Hickenlooper's (D) signature. The bill, pertaining to private sector institutions below the baccalaureate degree level, allows individuals claiming a "pecuniary loss as a result of a deceptive trade or sales practice" to file a complaint with the Private Occupational School Board (POSB). Under current law, individuals must first exhaust any complaint and appeals process provided by the school before filing a POSB complaint. Additionally, the bill stipulates that a complaint "must be filed within two years after the student discontinues his or her training at the school or at any time prior to the commencement of training."
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Four men were arrested after a vehicle collision and foot chase in north Columbia Friday.
An officer was on routine patrol in the area of Fairfield Road when he initiated a lawful traffic stop, Columbia police said.
Dominique Jamar McKie, 17, Alvin Anderson, 18, Devonte Anderson, 19, and a juvenile were arrested on several charges including failure to stop for police and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Police said McKie did not stop for police blue lights and proceeded to drive at the intersection of Monticello Road at Interstate 20 when he collided with another vehicle, a Richland County Recycling and Solid Waste Management truck.
The driver of the county vehicle did not appear to have life threatening injuries, but was transported to a local hospital by EMS, police said.
Police said the driver and three other people are accused of getting out of the wrecked vehicle that was reported stolen out of Richland County, and tried to run away from the scene.
Police said they set up a perimeter in the area and requested that a K9 team assist in the search for the other suspects.
During the search, officers located clothing, a cell phone and a green leafy substance that field-tested positive for marijuana, police said.
Two of the suspects are validated gang members, police said.
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In the prep area behind the Corti Bros. Market meat counter, meat department manager and master butcher Mike Carroll used a metal paddle to move around the trimmed briskets and other gorgeous cuts of beef soaking in his proprietary brine in stainless-steel barrels.
In preparation for St. Patrick's Day, the brine-injected cuts will soak for 21 days before they're displayed in cold cases and sold to home cooks planning to carve corned beef for their Irish-themed dinners.
Meanwhile, stacked in the display case out front is an item new to the store. The beef chuck shoulder tender filet sold under the name "T major roast" for $7.99 a pound is "remarkable," Carroll said.
"It comes off the top of the cross-rib shoulder and weighs between three-quarters of a pound and a pound," Carroll said. "It just sits up there and doesn't do much (work). Like the beef tenderloin, it's just along for the ride. That's what makes it so tender. It's a very lean piece of meat that's been forgotten by most butchers. Traditionally, it's thrown into the trim bucket for hamburger."
We brought some home and cooked it two ways. The first steak was cut into medallions, rubbed with olive oil, coarse-ground black pepper and coarse Vignalta herbed salt from Italy, and pan-seared in olive oil to medium rare. The meat was shockingly full of flavor and more tender than many filet mignons we've had.
We seasoned the second steak the same way and put it under the oven broiler, turned it several times, removed it and let it rest, then cut it into slices. The rare beef was delicious, but the pan-fried version was better.
"You can put it on the grill for about 10 minutes," Carroll said. "It seems to do best when it's cooked rare, but you can take it up to medium. It's very versatile; you can make kebabs, roast it whole, pan-fry it, make steak sandwiches, turn it into hash, add it to salads. It's an amazing piece of meat."
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