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Here is a delicious very easy breakfast casserole recipe sent to me by my friend Michele Kvasnicka. I tried this one myself and really enjoyed it.
This recipe is a great one if you have agroup to feed. It's easy to prepare as everything goes into a casserole dish and pops in the oven. It serves 6 to 8 people.
The other great thing about this potato egg casserole is that you can customize it any way you want. You can change the kind of cheese or add other ingredients like pre-cooked sausage, bacon, onion, roasted veggies etc.
Lightly spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with Pam. Add hash browns (I used patties and covered the bottom of the dish) and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
The hash browns I used didn't have any seasoning so if you use hash browns with seasonings you probably won't need to add any of your own.
If you are going to add cooked sausage or bacon, place it on top of the potatoes.
Add 1/2 of both of the cheeses and Chiles. Sprinkle on top.
In a separate bowl mix the eggs, water and 1/2 of the Chiles with a wire whisk. Pour over the potatoes and top with the rest of the cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 55 minutes. Check the center for doneness by inserting a knife.
Serve with salsa and tortillas.
Another option would be to heat flour tortillas on a skillet and add a spoonful or two to a tortilla and roll it up.
Hey did we just create a breakfast burrito recipe? This would be great for an on-the-go meal.
Thanks for looking in on our easy breakfast casserole. Try it out the next time unexpected guests arrive or you just want something different for next weekends breakfast.
Chile Relleno Casserole - Beefy Mexican Casserole
Would you like to try one of my other breakfast recipes with fresh strawberries and yogurt, mexican style? It's my strawberry crepe recipe and it's so delicious you will think you are eating dessert.
Want to try a super easy and delicious breakfast recipe with eggs, tortillas, cheese, onion and green chiles? You must try this recipe inspired by my dad called Alphonso's Mexican breakfast recipe or Migas.
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Made your apple pie recipe yesterday. Absolutely the best!! And no gap! Your spice mixture was just right.
I have the apple/corer/peeler and it made perfect slices in no time. Thank you so much for your wonderful step by step instructions and for the video. Much appreciated. Lucky me! :)
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Hi! I just wanted to say that your tortilla recipe/video is pretty much the greatest thing ever! I'm a college student, so it's a really great/cheap thing to make. They're especially good with butter, honey, and brown sugar.
I just have to make sure my family doesn't find out I stopped using the family tortilla recipe! Ha! Thanks again!
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I just have to write to you and admit something! I'm preparing your spanish rice recipe at the moment AND....I want to thank you!
I had actually given up on making Spanish rice! No one, or no recipe, until YOURS, ever said to actually BROWN the rice so much.! I think thats the taste difference!
Thank YOU so much. I followed your recipe exactly,..and it is absolutely wonderful!
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Just to let you know that I found your website and love it. We have very limited Mexican produce in Australia and I am enjoying making your recipes.
I have made your enchilada sauce a few times now. We all love it and have managed to find pinto beans at our central markets. Good Job. Well done.
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Rockin' Robin, you truly rock! I live in china right now, far, far away from my beloved Mexican food. Finding ingredients is hard enough, learning how to make everything from scratch no longer is with your recipes.
Though I've only tried your tortilla recipe, I will certainly be coming back to your site to make retried beans and Spanish rice!
My tortillas were awesome, best yet, thanks for giving us a night of Mexican food all the way over here in China!
-Erin from Santa Barbara, California
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! I stumbled upon your website today as I searched the web for flour tortilla recipes. I made these just after viewing your video, and five of us devoured them.
SO DELICIOUS. And easy to make! I am most grateful to you for this simple, tasty recipe. Your video was a useful tutorial.
I've not attempted to make tortillas prior to making yours, though we often eat tortillas. We're vegetarians, so I was looking for a recipe which used canola oil instead of lard. You delivered. Merci.
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WOW! What a great website. Love how you show what to do and how it is supposed to look. Definitely in my favorites folder.
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- Where good Mexican food is hard to find.
Just made your enchilada sauce recipe and that's what I've been looking for. I like the fact it has a little heat but not too much so my kids will eat it. Thank you for posting the recipe. i am turning leftover turkey into turkey enchiladas tonight but the star is really the sauce. Thanks again.
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The Famous Battle of WOW
Under the leader of Ogrim, they finally reached the capital of Lordaeron. Before WOW Gold they had fight with Union in southern town, Arath highlands and Salas. Lordaeron is the last barrier of eastern alliance, once the fall of the city, the alliance will completely be horde defeat. At that moment, the tribe was very powerful. Outside, they had reinforcements from ogres and trolls. Inner, they had dragon knight trained by dragonmaw. Addition to, they had an orc army. The strength of the tribe was unstoppable. Unfortunately, they failed in the end. The fatal reason is that Gul Dan took a half of cemetery to find Sargeras which led the army got badly strung. Union seized the favorable opportunity and then launched a counterattack. Finally, they lost the battle at the foot of Black Stone Mountain.
The Defensive War of Dumholde
The offense (failure): Scourge
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Curse sect in Lordaeron missionary finally got the result. A considerable number of undead armies built up. Their goal was to attack Stratholme and Firplace Valley. However, when they heard that Ma Dui castle was about to be attacked by undead, they resolutely decided to send Jaina to find Knights and Uther. Scourge had its own unique set of tactics. They gave out the variation of grain to the round farms when they attacked the prince's team which made a lot of villagers died. This makes the strength gap between both sides of get more and more large. This is the first time that prince felt despair for war. Unfortunately, Uther and Jaina arrived on time, which made Shall have to retreat. The prince hate on the plague very much. Later he decided to purify the victims of the disasters.
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One of the things that surprised me when I first got involved with the multiple sclerosis community was the popularity of yoga as a form of exercise for people with MS.
Indeed one of the first multiple sclerosis blogs I wrote focused on yoga and multiple sclerosis. My fascination with the subject has remained to this day. And it is not just me. If you Google "yoga and multiple sclerosis" you will find loads of articles on the subject.
So why another one I hear you cry!
Well really this is an opportunity to give a "Cook's Tour" of the subjects and at the same time give our readers the opportunity to share their experiences and suggestions for exercising if you have multiple sclerosis.
Firstly what actually is yoga? Very simply it is a combination of physical and breathing exercises that originated in ancient India. Even today many practice yoga as part of the Hindu and other religions. In non-Asian countries yoga is, however, used more for health purposes and it is this side of the equation we will be focusing upon.
Yoga being a low impact system of exercise through posture means that it has wide beneficial effects for health and for people with various medical conditions.
Outside the sphere of multiple sclerosis yoga is a great way of reducing blood pressure because of the gentle nature of the exercise. It also has been credited with improvements in mental health and, indeed, the elimination of depression specifically. Edward McAuley suggests in his article "The Acute Effects of Yoga on Executive Function" that it may have beneficial effects on cognitive functioning and thus brain fog.
With its emphasis on relaxation yoga is an excellent form of exercise for people with multiple sclerosis. It also helps with fatigue as yoga helps improve sleep routine.
Perhaps most importantly for people with multiple sclerosis the stretching of muscles improves their strength and indirectly their balance.
Those of course are the benefits. There are some interesting resources online and you may want to check out Garth McLean's story about how he treats MS with yoga http://yogarth.com/yoga-and-ms/. Garth makes it clear that while yoga is not a cure it has helped with his RRMS symptoms.
For more hands on information check out Yoga U's page on MS. http://yogauonline.com/yogatherapy/yoga-for-ms. It has a few very useful videos for you to watch.
Finally we would love your feedback.
- Have you ever done yoga?
- Have you ever used it as part of MS therapy? How successful was yoga in helping your symptoms?
- Do you have any links to MS and yoga resources you can share?
- Are there any other exercise regimes you would suggest for people with MS?
Please use our comments box below to share your thoughts about yoga and multiple sclerosis.
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2015 National Zero Waste Business Conference
For our 4th annual conference, USZWBC had a powerful, well-rounded program with some stellar speakers. Over 300 business leaders, government officials, nonprofits, and change-makers met to share best practices, network, get educated and inspired. USZWBC was also proud to offer educational workshops and tours for the first time in 2015.
USZWBC once again partnered with Elemental Impact to tell the story of our National Zero Waste Business Conference. The pre-conference articles 2015 Zero Waste Conference: A Star-Studded Event and Stellar Conference Program Highlights the "Stars of Zero Waste," gave an overview of the program and what was anticipated for the conference. The articles Business NOT as usual: fine-tuning the zero waste journey and Zero Waste Makes Good Business Senseero Waste Makes Good Business Sense provide a comprehensive recap of the power and the progress of the conference and the industry as a whole.
Photos from the entire Conference have been posted on the USZWBC Facebook page.
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Pre-conference Events
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
• Achieving Zero Waste at Colleges and Universities Workshop
• Zero Waste 101 Workshop
• USZWBC ZWBA Scorecard 101 Professional Training Course
Main Conference
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Welcome: Stephen Groner, Conference Chair, USZWBC Board Member; President, SGA Inc
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles
Discover the Zero Waste Stars of LA
• Greg Good, Director Infrastructure Services, City of Los Angeles* (Moderator)
• Zero Waste LA
Enrique Zaldivar, Director, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation*
• The Journey to Achieve Recycling Goals at LAUSD
David Piper, Administrative Services Manager, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Kaiser Permanente
Timothy Eng, Project Manager, Kaiser Permanente
Sustainability and Zero Waste: PLAN Transforming Los Angeles
Matt Petersen, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Los Angeles*
Exploring Source Reduction and Reuse
• MaryEllen Etienne, CEO, Reuse Institute (Moderator)
• The Happiest Reuse on Earth
Marialyce Pedersen, Senior Representative, Walt Disney Company, Corporate Citizenship*
• Hewlett-Packard Company
Elisa Varela, Hewlett Packard Printing Supplies Specialist, Hewlett Packard
• Exploring the Case for Reusable Packaging
Greg Kurkjian, Vice President of Retail Sales, IFCO Systems
Lunch Keynote: Fedele Bauccio, CEO/Cofounder, Bon Appétit Management Company*
Hard to Recycle Packaging
• EPA 2012 Data
Tom Wright, Sustainability Consultant, Sustainable Bizness* (Moderator)
• What are we gonna do with all this stuff? Flexible packaging and other conundrum
Matt Prindiville, Associate Director, Upstream
• Recycling-Analytics, Next Generation Capabilities for the Recycling Industry
Mike Centers, President, Recycling Analytics & Titus MRF Services
• Cartons: Recycling's Newest Success Story
Jeff Epstein, West Coast Coordinator, Carton Council
Concurrent Panels
• Getting Down and Dirty: A practical guide to Zero Waste audits
• What Waste Haulers & Recyclers Wish Businesses Knew!
• Green Labeling: What does that label mean and why should I care?
• Taking a Lesson from Higher Education on Environmentally Preferred Purchasing
• Source Separation Maximizes Material Value
Concurrent Panels
• Marketing your Zero Waste Efforts
• Solutions for Organics Diversion
• Measuring What Counts: How to determine the metrics that are right for you
• Supporting Actors: The critical role nonprofits can play in your Zero Waste plan
• Pieces of Zero: Critical components for a successful Zero Waste program
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Welcome:Sue Beets-Atkinson, Board President, USZWBC; SBM Management
Keynote Speakers:
• Community & Zero Waste Business
Eric Lombardi, Executive Director, Eco-Cycle International
• Recycle Across America
Michelle "Mitch" Hedlund, Founder and Executive Director, Recycle Across America
USZWBC Certification
• Cheri Chastain, Sustainability Manager, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company* (Moderator)
• Fetzer Vineyards
Josh Prigge, Sustainability Manager, Fetzer Vineyards*
• Raytheon's Road to Zero Waste
Brian Balukonis, Solid Waste Process Owner, Raytheon Company*
• Disneyland Park's Circle D Corral's Journey to Zero Waste
Kimberly Chips, Environmental Integration Manager, Disneyland Resort
Lunch Panel: Moving the needle to Zero Waste through media and celebrity support
Video: Preview of Elvis Nolasco in ABC's American Crime
Video: Commercial Celebrating Sony PGA and Donation to Schools
• Michelle "Mitch" Hedlund, Executive Director, Recycle Across America (Moderator)
• Nicole Starr, Director of Social Action Campaigns & Programming, Participant Media/Pivot TV
• Actor Elvis Nolasco, ABC's American Crime
Leadership: Directing the Zero Waste Journey
• Curt Smith, Manager Refuse & Recycling, Albertsons/Vons* (Moderator)
• Kellogg Garden Products
Kathy Kellogg-Johnson, Director of Sustainability, Kellogg Garden Products*
• Metrics: Directing the Zero Waste Journey
Ryan McMullan, Manager of Environmental & Safety, Toyota Motor North America*
• Ingersoll Rand
Gretchen Digby, Director of Global Sustainability Programs, Ingersoll Rand
Concurrent Panels
• Zero Waste at Multi-Tenant Properties
• Connecting National Chains to Local Programs
• Make Your Event Shine- Zero Waste Events Big and Small
• Making Zero Waste Happen: Changing Behavior for Total Participation
• Complement your Zero Waste Efforts with Additional Certifications
Our World Without Waste: The Global Crisis Suggests New Opportunities
• Christine Nguyen, USZWBC (Moderator)
• Richard Anthony, Principal, Richard Anthony Associates
• Plastic Pollution
Charles Moore , Founder & Research Director, Algalita Marine Research and Education
• Zero Waste Millionaires Ahead
Eric Lombardi , Executive Director, Eco-Cycle International
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With the MLS all-time leader in saves, Kevin Hartman, out with back spasms, FC Dallas had to make an adjustment. They turned to the rarely used Chris Seitz to man the nets in Saturday night's game at Vancouver.
Playing in just his second league match since joining Dallas before the 2011 season, Seitz didn't keep a clean sheet or get a win, but he did get some much needed and much appreciated playing time.
"I felt comfortable going in," Seitz said. "Obviously, you never want to see somebody get injured, but I was definitely ready for the opportunity. "
Camilo Sanvezzo got the matchwinner, besting Seitz in the 11th minute to put the Whitecaps up 1-0 — a lead they held onto for the rest of the game.
But Seitz performed valiantly throughout. He made a couple of key plays including a save on a Camilo rocket in the 75th minute.
"The guy ended up coming down the line. It's one of those things where you try to stay big across the goal," Seitz said. "He made a near-post run, and I was lucky enough to react to it."
In other words, time and again, Seitz kept his team in it. But FC Dallas just could not equalize.
"I think we did pretty well in the match," Seitz said. "We created a lot of chances in the first half. At the end, we only allowed two shots on goal. Going forward, we definitely created chances."
Not that the positives outweigh the negatives. Dallas are still winless on the road, and have now slipped to 5th place in the Western Conference.
But Seitz is confident his team will eventually find success away from home if they keep working hard.
"It's disappointing losing on the road, but we have to bounce back. We have a game on Wednesday," Seitz said. "We just have to get our legs underneath us. We have to keep on grinding, and if we do all the right things, we are going to get goals, and we are going to get wins."
FC Dallas will take on Real Salt Lake on April 25. With a short week coming up, Seitz could get his second start of the season if Hartman is unable to make a full recovery.
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Kia Campaign to Emphasize New Sorento is Made in AmericaBy Michelle Krebs October 29, 2009
Surging Kia Motors America is planning to get more than auto assembly out of its new plant in West Point, Georgia, that goes on stream next month to build the 2011 Sorento crossover: the West Point plant will feature prominently in Kia's pre-launch ad campaign to emphasize the Sorento is made in America.
With the sourcing of all manner of consumer goods to low-cost countries being an increasingly persistent burr under many American consumers' saddles, "Built in American has turned into a positive," said Michael Sprague, KMA's vice president of marketing.
Acknowledging the outgoing Sorento did not peg the meter in third-party quality metrics such as those of Consumer Reports, Sprague told AutoObserver that improving the overall perception of Kia quality "is probably still the biggest challenge we have as a brand. The perception still lags the reality by three to five years."
Kia thinks that with many U.S. consumers weary of low-quality foreign-made products, highlighting the fact the Sorento is built in the U.S. will improve the perception of the Sorento as a high-quality product.
Kia won't overdo the point, Sprague said, but emphasized, "We're going to let people know it's built in America."
Kia kicks off its Sorento pre-launch campaign this week. Its ads will be featured in various television programming, including National Basketball Association games as Kia has an ongoing marketing relationship with the NBA.
Made in America Means Something
There was a time when American-made vehicles were the consistent butt of jokes. But vastly improved quality from domestic automakers, along with transplant-automaker plants earning longstanding reputations for quality assembly, has elevated the prestige of U.S.-sourced auto assembly, Sprague said. He said with all the past year's downcast headlines in the auto industry - including a raft of plant closings - Kia also wants to highlight the good-news aspect of inaugurating a new auto assembly plant.
The Sorento's pre-launch ads will be more about brand-building, Sprague said, but "come January, we'll be laser-focused on the Sorento."
Launching Into A Crowd
The 2011 Sorento is the first product to be built at the West Point site and goes on sale in January. Sprague said the new crossover's launch will be Kia's overarching new-product event for the year - this past year, Kia has had two important launches with the Soul hatchback and the Forte, the replacement for its best-seller, the Spectra.
Apart from the made-in-America emphasis, Kia hopes to make a mark in the jam-packed midsize crossover segment by promoting the 2011 Sorento's class-leading fuel economy, Sprague said at a media event in Atlanta. He said one of the Sorento's chief competitors, General Motors Corp.'s 2010 Equinox, already has claimed the top spot in the class with its 32 miles per gallon on the highway. But Federal Trade Commission rules permit the top three players to lay claim to the "class-leading" boast, and the Sorento's 28-29 highway mpg will put it in the top three.
Sprague said the new Sorento also will have "tweener" attraction because the base 4-cylinder, front-wheel-drive model will start at less than $20,000, giving fits to players in the compact crossover market such as the Toyota RAV4 (beginning at $21,500) and Honda's CR-V (starting at $21,545) - but with the availability of occasional-use third-row seats and an optional V-6, the Sorento also will mix it up with midsize crossovers such as the Ford Edge and Mazda CX-7, among others. -- Bill Visnic, Senior Contributing Editor
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The 2011 Kia Sorento will boast it is made in America.
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Lets be clear the Sorento will not have the best fuel economy. A true American car, the Equinox, is 10% more fuel efficient (a pretty big margin).
"A true American car", the Equinox is manufactured at CAMI Automotive GM/Suzuki joint venture plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.
where was this Kia designed and engineered? what is the domestic content? A vehicle can be assembled here and still have less overall economic impact that a domestic branded vehicle made in Canada. Americans have trouble understanding that though. BMW and MB assemble cars here but they don't design squat here.
At the end it doesn't matter. If you built it here means jobs and revenues for the states. No wonder that most IMPORT brands are located in Republican leaning states.
Designed in California, engineered mainly in Korea.
Good question about domestic content - one I should have asked at the media preview. I have the question in with Kia and will update this story with the domestic-content figure as soon as we get it.
Considering the labor is domestic, the engine is built in Alabama and all the body stampings are done at the U.S. plant, a guess is that U.S. content will be at least 75-80 percent, if not more.
Its funny how many Americans think that Ford, Chevy Chrysler etc are American owned, made, or manufactured!! I don't have the exact figures but I'd ask you all to check for a real wakeup call! Most are partially produce and assembled in the USA. Many are produced in good old Canada or Mexico! I read once that 76% of all Fords parts are Imported. I don' t Know exactly how much of the Sorento is made in the USA but it seems I read it was around 46%, and it is 100% assembled in the USA by American workers. Not only that, the South Koreans stood with us in the Vietnam war and did a super job. Thats more than I can say for Japan, Mexico, Germany, or Canada! If you can come up with any good information on the % of our so called American cars and parts made in USA, Please feel free to forward to me. Proud and happy KIA owner, firstname.lastname@example.com. Oh, dose KIA mean anything to you Vets out there? It dose when you count dead soldiers, even South Korean ones. Odd Huhhh?


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South Florida is full of people with gobs of disposable income. Hang outside any steakhouse, and you'll see them in action: tanned, leathery men rolling around in convertible Bentleys, clouds of Davidoff Cool Water and cigar smoke following in their wake as they bounce from one champagne-soaked party to another. Though the wealthiest Floridians often act like they can get whatever they want — including their own tax laws or zoning ordinances — occasionally, things do get in their way. But Fort Lauderdale's Millionaire's Concierge exists to make sure that rarely happens. Need a Lamborghini or 60-foot yacht for the day? Easy. Got a zillion bucks and want to be unnecessarily placed in a film? No problem. Want to spend a leisurely Saturday inside a fighter jet? They've got entire party packages for that. As the founder, Doug Turner, claims on his website, "Your only limitation is your imagination!" Ditto the size of your wallet.
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The beach is fun. The beach is great. But getting to the beach can be a major pain in the ass. You have to lug around chairs and coolers, along with your bottle of sunscreen. And wallet. And keys. And radio. Then when you get to the beach, you have to step onto the searing-hot sand as you navigate oily bodies to try to find a spot. Then you need a towel to lie on and an umbrella, unless you're one of those people who likes to slowly broil to death. Then you have to get back up to go buy food on the Broadwalk when you're hungry or when nature calls. It's a goddamned chore. But it doesn't have to be — because Hollywood North Beach Park is right there to alleviate the pain-in-the-ass production that is a day at the beach. It has a bevy of benches with grills, so you can just bring your own food to cook. It's also shaded by trees, so no umbrella is required. There's also a restroom. The park even has the Turtle Cafe, if you should get a hankering for a hot dog. Best of all, it's literally steps from the beach. The park also extends across A1A, where you can watch the boats, fish, have a picnic, or just people-watch. You can either park at the meters or inside the park itself for $8 on weekdays ($10 on weekends). If you arrive after 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, the price drops to $6. We knew you'd love a deal.
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When I took the cellophane off, I saw what was probably the ugliest premium cigar I've ever seen - dents, divots, lumps, and a funny looking, very dry, two-tone brown/black wrapper, with petrified tips coming unravelled. Undaunted, I sparked it up, and that was even a bit of a chore. It took three touch ups, but soon was burning evenly, leaving a bent, dark grey ash. I was unimpressed with the taste due to its inconsistency - sometimes it was quite good, a touch chocolaty. Other times, I thought I had an overgrown Camel Light in my hand - very hot, harsh draws at times. All in all, very disappointing, especially since I consider the Sancho Panza Dulcinea (the figurado w/ the natural wrapper, always to be found in my humidor) one of my favorites. I will probably stay away from this one - you never get a second chance to make a first impression.
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K-State Closes Two-Game Road Trip at Oklahoma
K-State Closes Two-Game Road Trip at Oklahoma
Feb. 18, 2013
Game Notes
Game 26
Kansas State at (rv/19) Oklahoma
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 | 7 p.m. | Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) | Norman, Okla.
Game Information
TV: FOX Sports Oklahoma (PbP: Bob Carpenter; Color: Dan Hughes)
Check local listings for availability with your cable or satellite provider.
Radio: K-State Sports Network (PbP: Brian Smoller; Color: Danielle Zanotti)
Internet: Free live audio & free live stats available at www.kstatesports.com
Tickets: Visit www.soonersports.com or call (405) 325-2424
Kansas State Wildcats (13-12, 4-9 Big 12)
Head Coach: Deb Patterson (Rockford `79)
Career Record: 333-201 (.624) 17th year
School Record: Same
Last game: L, 80-45 at (25/24) Oklahoma State on Feb. 16, 2013
website: www.kstatesports.com
Twitter: @kstatesports, @kstate_gameday, #KStateWBB
(rv/19) Oklahoma Sooners (18-7, 8-5 Big 12)
Head Coach: Sherri Coale (Oklahoma Christian `87)
Career Record: 374-175 (.681) - 16th season
School Record: Same
Last game: L, 81-71 at Kansas on Feb. 17, 2013
website: www.soonersports.com
Twitter: @SoonerSportscom
Series History and Notes
Oklahoma leads the series, 31-23... Oklahoma has won 11 straight in the series and 18 of the last 22 meetings... K-State is 8-15 all-time against the Sooners in Norman... The Sooners won the last meeting, 74-68, on Feb. 6 in Manhattan... K-State's last win over Oklahoma came on Jan. 31, 2004 in Manhattan, 74-65... Head coach Deb Patterson is 4-17 against the Sooners.
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State will conclude its two-game road trip to the state of Oklahoma on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats travel to Norman to face Oklahoma at 7 p.m. K-State will look to halt a three-game road losing streak and end an 11-game skid against the Sooners.
Wednesday night's game will be available on FOX Sports Oklahoma. The game also be broadcast on the radio through the K-State Sports Network and for free online at kstatesports.com/allaccess. Handling the radio broadcast will be the award-winning Brian Smoller on play-by-play and former Wildcat letterwinner Danielle Zanotti on the color analysis. Fans can also follow the free live stats at kstatesports.com and receive updates on Twitter by following @kstate_gameday.
Kansas State (13-12, 4-9 Big 12) started off hot from behind the three-point line on Saturday, but No. 25/24 Oklahoma State used a strong interior game to dismantle the Wildcats at Gallagher-Iba Arena, 80-45. This was K-State's third straight road loss. The Wildcats started the game 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, but finished the game just 9-of-34. With its nine made 3-point field goals, K-State has now made 208 three-point field goals this season, surpassing the 200-mark for the first time since the 2009-10 season. This was the ninth time in school history that K-State has made 200 or more 3-point field goals in a season. K-State leads the Big 12 and is ninth in the nation for 3-point field goals made per game at 8.3.
K-State was paced by freshman Bri Craig with 17 points on career-high 5-of-9 shooting from deep. This was the 11th double figure effort by Craig this season. The product of Lincoln, Neb., has 12 games with two or more made 3-point field goals, including six with 4 or more connections from deep.
For the season, Craig is averaging 9.2 points per game and needs three made 3-point field goals (47-of-165, .285) to become the first K-State freshman since the 2009-10 season to knock down 50 three-point field goals in a season.
This season K-State has been led by two-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree and 2013 All-American candidate Brittany Chambers and sophomore Haley Texada. The senior from Jordan, Minn., is among the top-10 in the league in six statistical categories including: second in the Big 12 in scoring (19.2 ppg), eighth in rebounding (7.4 rpg) and paces the league in minutes played (36.3 mpg). With one made 3-point field goal, Chambers will become the 32nd player in NCAA Division I history with 300 made 3-point field goals in a career.
Texada is second on the team and ranks 17th in the Big 12 with a career-high scoring average of 12.3 points per game. The product of Frisco, Texas, is shooting .400 from the field this season, including a .347 (43-of-124) effort from the 3-point line.
At a Glance: Oklahoma
Oklahoma (18-7, 8-5 Big 12) will look to bounce back following an 81-71 defeat at Kansas on Feb. 17. The Sooners lead the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (.386) and is second in the league in 3-point field goals made per game (8.1).
The Sooners are led on the bench by 17th year head coach Sherri Coale. The 1987 graduate of Oklahoma Christian owns a 374-175 (.681) record during her time in Norman and guided the Sooners to the 2010 Final Four.
On the floor, Oklahoma is paced by three active players who average double figures in scoring. Leading the way is junior guard Aaryn Ellenberg with an average of 18.5 points per game which ranks third in the Big 12. Ellenberg leads the Big 12 in three-point field goals made per game with 3.4. At Kansas on Sunday, Ellenberg tallied 21 points on 9-of-26 shooting.
Joining Ellenberg in double figures are juniors Nicole Griffin and Morgan Hook. Griffin, a 6-6 center from Milwaukee, Wis., is averaging 11.7 points and 4.8 rebounds.
Hook is averaging 10.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and a team-leading 5.4 assists this season. The 5-10 guard from Lowell, Ark., ranks fifth in the Big 12 for assists.
K-State Casts Away from Beyond the Arc
Due to a lack of size in 2012-13, K-State has attacked its opponents from beyond the 3-point line. For the season, K-State is 208-of-707 (.294) from beyond the arc. The 707 attempts from beyond the arc are a new school record.
K-State is averaging 8.3 made 3-point field goals per game to lead the Big 12 and are ninth in the nation. In Big 12 games, K-State leads the league with 9.1 three-point field goals made per game. K-State has four players with 10 or more made three-point field goals this season, includine three with 40 or more.
The school record for 3-point field goals made in a season is 262 in the 2001-02 season and the mark for 3-point field goals made per game is 7.7 during the 2001-02 season in 34 games. The 2012-13 season is the ninth season in the program's history with 200 or more made 3-point field goals and is the first since the 2009-10 season.
This season, K-State has scored 624 points on 3-point field goals or 39.9 percent of its overall point total. This is the highest percentage of K-State's overall point total from 3-point field goals in school history. K-State has completed six seasons with a percentage of 30-percent or higher, including a record high of 35.3 percent in the 2009-10.
Against Oklahoma State on Jan. 23, K-State set a school record with a 16-of-41 (.390) performance from beyond the arc. The 16 made 3-point field goals set a school record, a Bramlage Coliseum record, tied for ninth in Big 12 history and at the time was the fifth-highest total in the nation this season. K-State has made 10 or more 3-point field goals in a game eight times this season. This marks the most games with 10 or more 3-point field goals made in a season since the 2009-10 season when K-State had eight such games.
The Wildcats set a new school record against Baylor on Jan. 16 with 44 three-point attempts, which is tied for second in Big 12 history for 3-point field goals attempted in a single game. K-State has 21 games in the Deb Patterson-era with 30 or more 3-point field goals attempted in a game, including 11 this season. K-State is 11-10 in games with 30 or more 3-point field goals attempted.
Bri for Three
Freshman guard Bri Craig has been able to attack defenses from beyond the arc in her debut season. She ranks sixth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game (2.0) and is 47-of-165 (.285) from deep after a career-high 5 makes at Oklahoma State on Feb. 16. She has made two or more 3-point field goals in a game 12 times, including six games with four or more made 3-point field goals. She is the first freshman since the 2009-10 season to have five or more games with 4 or more made 3-point field goals in a game.
With three made 3-point field goals, she will become the sixth K-State freshman to make 50 or more 3-point field goals in her debut season and the first since the 2009-10 season.


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David Cameron has been in tighter spots: at the 2007 Conservative conference, for instance, when there was a real danger that Gordon Brown would call a snap election, and win. But the PM has never faced such a jamboree of hyperbole, lost nerve among his colleagues and collective neurosis: and this time, he is in No 10 and it is his judgment - his very character - that is on trial. Cameron and his aides hope that his statement today to the Commons on the hacking scandal and subsequent appearance at the 1922 Committee will do the trick, but acknowledge the difficulty of the balancing act. He must address the feverish mood, without inadvertently compounding it. He cannot dignify the calls for his resignation with a serious response; neither can he safely pretend that he has returned from Africa to political business as usual.
Yesterday's extraordinary scenes at the Commons saw to that. Though the detail of what the Murdochs and Rebekah Brooks said is still being absorbed and analysed, it is as political theatre and mythic drama that these hearings will be remembered. The custard pie attack on Rupert Murdoch marked the traditional intervention of the harlequin in the solemn deliberations of the court, but also - in the formidable reflexes of Wendi Deng - humanised the whole occasion, reminding us that this was a fairly frail 80-year-old man being defended from common assault by his wife.
Throughout the afternoon, Murdoch Sr was compared to the Wizard of Oz, the supposedly scary magician who is revealed to be a little old man hiding behind a curtain. I was reminded more of George Smiley's reaction to his great foe, the Russian spymaster code-named Karla, in the closing pages of Le Carré's Smiley's People: "He recited in his despair a whole list of crimes to lay upon the frail shoulders of this one pedestrian on the bridge, but they would not stay there One little man, hatless with a satchel in the halo Smiley saw his face, aged and weary and travelled, the short hair turned to white by a sprinkling of snow."
And yet I wonder how much we truly learned about the great tycoon yesterday. At times, he seemed distracted to the point of confusion - more Iris Murdoch than Rupert. But the sharpness and concision of many of his responses told a different story. He spoke throughout of his humility - "the most humble day of my life" - yet his anger was no less evident. Asked by the Tory MP Louise Mensch whether he had considered resigning, he was emphatic that he had not, "because I feel that people I trusted, I am not saying who, I don't know what level, have let me down". This was emphatically not Murdoch's last bow.
In their sheer intensity, these hearings raised the bar for the PM today. He must deal with the resignations of Sir Paul Stephenson and John Yates from the Met; the disclosure that Neil Wallis (a former deputy editor of the News of the World) gave some informal advice to his old boss, Andy Coulson, before the general election; and the resignation as CEO of News International and arrest on Sunday of the PM's friend, Rebekah Brooks. Cameron's supporters have let Boris Johnson know of his displeasure that the Mayor, when asked on Monday whether the PM should stand down, replied that "this is a matter you must frankly direct to No 10 Downing Street". But there is broader concern that so few senior Tories took to the airwaves in the Prime Minister's absence to defend him.
In the words of one Cabinet source: "We could quietly wait for the economic story to drive this off the front page, but that would be a mistake. Dave needs to show he has a grip on the Murdoch scandal precisely so he is trusted if there is a global financial crisis over the summer." The preliminary second quarter growth figures will be released on Tuesday. There is an appreciable risk of another banking collapse in the coming months.
It is true that voters quickly lose interest in stories about the media. But the hacking scandal has become a test of Cameron's authority, and therefore a test of everything.
Even last night, there was fierce debate in the PM's inner circle about what he should say about his hiring of Coulson, and how close he should get to issuing an apology. Personally, I respect Cameron for sticking by his friends, and believe that a man is innocent until proven guilty. But the increasingly prevalent view among the PM's advisers is that he must distance himself explicitly from Coulson and concede that employing him was an error. "Because he is such a decent person, he [Cameron] did not initially realise the toxicity of the charge," says one ally. "But now he recognises that further steps must be taken."
Some Cameroons compare this to President Obama releasing his birth certificate to prove he was born in America: the PM should not have to turn his back on Coulson, but must do whatever is necessary to stop Westminster being (to borrow Obama's metaphor) "distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers".
I am not sure that throwing Coulson to the wolves would be either honourable or a viable means of ending this almighty distraction. But there is no doubt that the PM is raising the stakes today and seeking to regain control of the narrative. It will take all of his undoubted political talents to cool the collective fever that began in a single newsroom and has spread insanely to every institution in the land.
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Dear Pope Francis,
As Catholics who are inspired by your pastoral ministry as the Bishop of Rome, we are excited to welcome you to the United States in September 2015 for the World Meeting of Families. We strongly support your efforts to create a Church and society that is "always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven."
Even when some might oppose your efforts to transform the Church's pastoral outreach to the LGBT community, to divorced and remarried Catholics and to those who live outside the nuclear family structure, know that we stand with you.
We also hope your visit will compel our leaders to move past partisan divisions and work together to create a nation where families are strong and where everyone has a name, a face and a future. We join our prayers with you and "beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people and the lives of the poor!"
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Electrical In The 1940s
By Jim Olsztynski
The electrical trade arose pretty much in lockstep with plumbing. After Thomas Edison found a way to use electrical power to make light in 1879, his invention spread rapidly. By the end of the 1880s, small electrical power stations were in place in many major cities and by 1930 nearly 90% of urban households were plugged in, though only 10% of rural households were so lucky. The cost to bring power lines to remote farm homes was too expensive for private utility companies.
There are still a few old-timers around who remember what life was like without electricity. There were no electric lights, radios, TVs, air conditioners, washers and dryers, electric irons, and so many other electronic devices we take for granted. People living in households without electricity tended to awaken with the sunrise and go to bed at nightfall. What little nighttime activity they engaged in was lighted, barely, by kerosene lamps. Imagine trying to milk cows by kerosene light! Families heated water on a stove to take baths and wash clothes. Meals were cooked on the same stovetops, heated by burning coal or wood. A few enterprising farmers hooked up battery systems to run lights, a radio and a few crude appliances, but they were a small minority of rural households.
President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal program included creation of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) in 1935, and by 1939 the percentage of rural households with electricity had risen to 25%. This boon also gave rise to a big increase in rural indoor plumbing, because electricity made it possible to operate the pumps needed to circulate water indoors.
Despite resources being redirected to the war effort, REA progress continued throughout World War II. Farmers were exempted from the military draft because agriculture was considered a critical occupation, needed to feed both the military and civilian populations.
Electrical manpower shortages arose as electricians were put to work in shipyards, industrial plants and housing for both the military and an increasingly transient population of workers heading to where the jobs were. As with plumbers, electricians working on projects deemed critical to military needs were draft-exempt. Many other electricians were called to military service. Their ranks were replaced by retirees, teens and those deferred from the draft due to health problems or other reasons. At the end of 1942, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union reported membership of 240,000.
At this point a digression is in order to point to one of the most valuable resources discovered by your author in researching this subject. The IBEW has published a monthly magazine, The Electrical Worker, previously called The Journal of Electrical Workers and Operators, ever since 1893. Remarkably, each edition since then is archived online. This collection reveals a richly detailed history of the electrical trade union spanning government relations, technology, economic progress, and our evolving American culture. I skimmed various editions from the 1940s and learned much about life on the home front and organized labor's perspective of that era. The scope of this article permits me to report only an occasional glimpse of that content. For anyone interested in more detail, you can spend a lot of time reading about the electrical trade's history at www.ibew.org/media-center/IBEW-News-Media-Center/Archives.
IBEW's publications reflect the universal patriotism of Americans during World War II. Yet at the same time they show that the politics of organized labor continued unabated. Here is one passage, excerpted from the August 1943 edition of The Journal of Electrical Workers and Operators, which nicely illustrates the confluence of patriotism and self-interest that motivated both labor and management during the war:
"THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS (original caps), by wise leadership and by the loyalty of individual members, is growing stronger each day despite the multiplicity of problems that face it during the war. Membership is increasing monthly and problems are being solved intelligently. It is well to recapitulate. Unionism is an index of democratic strength in any country. As fascism grows, unions diminish. It is to be believed, therefore, that America has its course well charted toward democracy as union strength increases. Despite the cheap, hostile opposition to unionism by clandestine conspirators who say one thing and do another, unionism goes forward in this country, and it should. Unionism is the best way yet formulated for common people to look after their own affairs, to gather strength, to register dissent, to cooperate with one another, to voice their aspirations, to seek a more just position in the national economy, and to carry on the eternal battle for human emancipation."
The electrical home front: Most urban homes and apartment buildings were electrified by the 1940s and the average consumer enjoyed indoor lighting and rudimentary appliances such as radios. A form of wiring called "Knob & Tube" had become standard practice since about 1920. It was strung along wooden framing on ceramic knobs and run through lumber via ceramic tubes. Anyone who knows anything about combining electricity, heat and wood can tell this was inherently dangerous. By the 1940s electrical code changes led to safer practices.
As of 1943, the War Manpower Commission put 149 occupations in its critical list, stating: "Men with those skills who are not in essential industry at present should register with their local employment office and make themselves available to take essential jobs. If they do not agree to transfer when called, they will be subject to reclassification so that they will be available to the military forces which also need skilled men." In other words, though exempted from the draft, electricians had to work where the government told them to or else serve in the military.
An interesting sidelight uncovered during my research was an upsurge in demand for protective lighting around industrial facilities. This was to protect against enemy sabotage and espionage, which was in the forefront of public concerns. "Loose lips sink ships" was a propaganda slogan devised by the War Advertising Council and a familiar sight on posters at defense plants and facilities. Electricians also went to work on air-raid systems and devising blackout procedures to prepare for attacks that were anticipated but thankfully never reached the United States mainland.
Fast-track construction of wartime factories often called upon electrical work to begin even before the drawings were completed, or with new construction superimposed on what was already built. Adequate lighting was deemed an important element to maximize production in factories. Electricians also found plenty of work with maintenance and repair in industrial plants running full tilt, often with 24-hour operations.
Even in defense work, material shortages plagued the electrical trade. A supplement to the 1940 National Electrical Code revealed new amendments to help electricians interpret existing Code rules in light of the materials shortage during the war. In the November 1942 issue, John M. Turnbull, service engineer for the United Electric Light Co., Springfield, Mass., reviewed these new provisions and illustrated important changes, starting with the scarcity of rubber.
"Rubber is too precious to be put onto 'white' wires intended for general use, and government orders now prohibit the use of rubber on grounded neutral conductors," he wrote. "The NEC permits the use of AC systems, weatherproof braided wires, and emergency insulation as grounded conductors in any of the 0V to 600V Code wiring methods. This means wiremen can use them in cables, run them exposed as in open wiring, or pull them into raceways. The Code has approved bare conductors for use in open individual service drops. The shortage of copper will inevitably force the electrical industry to use whatever materials it can to transmit the maximum amount of power over minimum-sized conductors."
After the war, a common problem faced by residential electricians of the era was undersized electrical systems. Small systems of less than 100 amps were common, as were two-prong ungrounded outlets. This stemmed from an era when typical homes and apartments were tiny and electrical appliances few. Back then, it was common to put all the electrical needs of one room or even a couple of rooms on the same circuit. As households grew in size and more appliances came into use, the older circuitry became overtaxed. In kitchens, for example, lights might dim every time the compressor in the refrigerator kicked on. Postwar electricians got plenty of work helping to construct new homes and upgrade older ones.


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The range of laptop speakers offered by Kaymu sellers include portable as well as fixed speakers for laptop. The standard laptop speakers that require a live power plug are not included in the category of portable laptop speakers. Those which are powered by the USB port of a laptop are in fact the portable speakers for laptop. The louder volume of speakers drains battery fast whereas so you should try to keep the volume low or medium to enjoy best battery timings and performance for your speakers. The general features of laptop speakers include the bass and ultra-bass functions, volume control, on-off buttons, drivers and more.
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Plastic surgery is no longer for women, and men in fact now represent a significant percentage of Dr. Teitelbaum's patients. From face to chest to love handles, men now seek surgical improvement in nearly every area that women have for decades.
Male breast reduction for the treatment of gynecomastia is the most popular plastic surgery operation for men. Restoring a masculine shape and reducing the protuberance of a chest makes a man look stronger, leaner, and more attractive.
Men do not need a tummy tuck in the same sense that women do unless they have lost very large amounts of weight. But many other men have a natural separation of the muscles of their abdominal wall, which can give them almost a pregnant look, and along with it many have a hernia in their belly button area.
Liposuction of the abdomen and hips is very effective for men. The hips in particular can accumulate large amounts of fat in even very thin men, and this fat can be very resistant to diet and exercise. When this is a problem, liposuction is often the only way to improve this area for men.
In general, men have specific goals for plastic surgery. Dr. Teitelbaum believes his role is to help those patients understand what procedures will bring them the outcomes they desire. From a technical point of view, his goal is to make his patients look better, without any obvious signs of surgery. A "done look" is unacceptable to all men.
Often, men are some of the happiest plastic surgery patients. For instance, when a man loses his love handles, loose skin under his chin, or excess fat in his chest, he simply looks more fit, strong, and masculine. Dr. Teitelbaum firmly believes that any plastic surgery procedure he performs should be carefully inconspicuous to others. The key in retaining the masculinity of his patients is keeping with the integrity of the patient's original form.
Most of Dr. Teitelbaum's male patients come in for stubborn areas that are resistant to efforts such as diet and exercise. These include: neck fat, loose skin after weight loss, or excess fat in the chest or outer thighs. Inappropriate fat deposits in men are not just a matter of looking thin, in the wrong places, excess fat can undesirably feminize a man's body. Dr. Teitelbaum has a very keen eye for proportion and the types of improvement that make a man look better with plastic surgery, and you can rely upon him to help sculpt an ideal body for you.
Often, men are some of the happiest plastic surgery patients. For instance, when a man loses his love handles, loose skin under his chin, or excess fat in his chest, he simply looks more fit, strong, and masculine.


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Often, when you send a mail to different ad agencies, you never know whether that mail was send in junk mail immediately or was transferred to HR, without even being read. That's why an old fashion postcard was send to creative directors, owners and recruiters of New York ad agencies, to tell them there is a new art director in town.
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