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I am definitely not a morning person. Never have been. I remember getting up every morning of my life at home with my parents by laying over the heater vent, praying for it to come on while I drifted back to sleep. This induced yelling by my mother over the fact that I wasn't moving. Hey – I was sleeping. I found her, the noise, all light, the sunrise . . . most irritating.
Having kids of our own changes this, thus turning us into morning people.
Nothing like hearing a little voice say, "Mom, I went potty on the bathroom floor" at 5:30am to get you used to getting up before your toddlers decide to mess with your morning by upchucking, or peeing on the dog, before the world gets up.
I've become pretty good at mornings. I still need my electronic coffee maker to self-brew at 5:30am, so I don't kill someone by 6:00am, but all in all, I've adjusted. No more curling up over the heater for this girl!
But God, Buddha, the Universe, or DNA, has a sense of humor depending on your belief system, and [insert your belief system here] gave me my son Brian . . . who hates getting up in the morning . . . worse than I did.
I think it's some cruel surreal joke that he behaves like me . . . so our mornings consist of this mom-person resembling a zombie (me) fixing breakfast and putting the milk in the pantry instead of the refridgerator, with zombie son (Brian) putting on his underwear and shirt, thinking he's ready for school. We're pretty much on course for running your local DMV.
Now, my ex husband is johnny-on-the-spot-leap-out-of-bed-at-5:30am-ready-to-go annoying guy. Yeah, I divorced that. He falls asleep at 7pm every night – so that makes things even. Needless to say, he's taken it upon himself to check on us in the morning – every morning. He calls, checks in and sometimes insists upon taking Brian to school.
I don't own a gun.
But I think I prefer Brian and my version of mornings . . .
Picture my son and I rambling around the house, managing to somehow shower, eat, make lunches, get dressed and get out the door on time, but we don't actually have a conversation AT ALL for an hour and a half, until I am driving him to school. At some point in the car Brain says something like . . .
"Mom, the sun's bright this morning . . ."
"There's Nate."
"Should I have stopped?"
Sigh, "No."
"Have a nice day."
"Thanks mom."
I now gulp half my coffee. He doesn't look back at me. He pretends he didn't get out of my car. I stare at the teenage girls in super short shorts on a freezing day and say a silent prayer to the [insert your belief system here] that I don't have a teenage girl.
I think it's working.
At night I ask Brian about his school day he says, "Mom! I already talked to you in the morning!"
"You did?"
"Yeah mom, we talked all the way to school!"
Yeah, he's my son alright.
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The racing car is the product of an endless search for a high speed and precision performance machine, both in terms of engineering and aesthetics. Sven Voelker's latest book Go Faster: The Graphic Design of Racing Cars looks at how the exterior graphic design of racing cars has become just as important as the engineering that lies underneath their form-fitting shells. To kick things off Sven Voelker takes a deeper look into the history of the racing car design since the turn of the 19th Century. Highlighting milestones such as the adoption of colour—first to signify the country each racer was representing then later shifting to represent each team—then progressing to look at one of the most iconic markings, the double racing stripes. Moving on into post-war racing, Voelker focuses on the shift in the role advertising has played on the car's bodywork where previously advertisers had been more concerned with ad space on the track sidelines. The essay presents interesting anecdotes including differences of opinions between sponsors and teams (Martini and Porsche 912/20 butcher's diagram car springs to mind) and the numerous artists who were invited to paint unique artwork directly on the cars.
Documented with beautiful archive imagery to bring context to the essay, the rest of the book's editorial direction is much more analytical. Using replica collectable toy cars sprayed with white chalk powder—juxtaposed with their liveried counterparts—they're displayed both side on and in top down profile views. This works really well in showing just how effective the graphic design of these classics really were. Everyone will have their favourites (though the Porsche 917K 1971 is a bit of a beauty), the uncluttered approach to the layout of Go Faster in conjunction with the index makes for a great visual reference.
What Go Faster highlights well is how surprisingly no graphic designers have ever been involved in creating the aesthetics of any of these racing cars. Instead the responsibility falling on a combination of engineers, car designers or sponsors. Yet looking at them as a body of work it's clear how successful they've been at creating visually faster cars as well as being accepted as icons in contemporary culture in a wider context than just design.
Sharing the racing car designs in Go Faster and the process that Sven Voelker went through to research the book, it's obvious that it was a labour of love for him. A lot of car racing fans will really appreciate this attention to detail and access to archive imagery. Hard bound and produced to a high standard as usual from any Gestalten title the production imagery of Sven at work interleaved in the book mirrors those who created these stunning racing car designs. Go Faster is pretty niche in its content but even if you don't have a specific project where this sort of reference material is likely to come in handy, most will relate to the work on show. It feels reminiscent of those imaginative doodling days of childhood, dreaming up frivolous designs full of kudos and speed much like the real things.
For anyone looking for further reading, have a look at the interview with Sven Voelker on Gestalten TV.
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Many people think the P-51 Mustang saved the day in World War II. Spring 1944 the P-51B relived many of the P-47D from their role as escort airplanes for the longer and longer flights of the bombers later on these got reinforced by P-51D's. The Jug reached limits even with the auxiliary tanks.
The P-47 was not retired, assigned to different squadrons the P-47 played THE role to win the airspace back over Europe and other theaters.
Here is an statement of Lt. Rip Collins, he flew both of them and ask to compare the two:
For sure, fighter pilots are a different cut of guys. I guess we got spoiled because we were considered the "cream of the crop." In most cases, not all, but most, if you were going into the USAAC, USAAF, USAF, or whatever name it was called at the time, the majority of us young bucks wanted fighters (1055) and not multiengine (bombers, transports, surveillance, rescue, etc.). I've seen the disappointment at "wash out" time, when the primary and basic flight instruction group was split up prior to advanced training. The men that couldn't cut it went on to multiengine advanced training bases, while the "cream" went on to single engine bases to fly the AT-6 Texan (advanced fighter trainer).
It is not unusual to favor your own aircraft. In fact, it is a bit common. We probably all look at this in a different way, and in a different light. And if you didn't get to fly both the Jug and the Mustang, you were at a decided disadvantage. Here are my dozen reasons why the T-bolt was the superior fighter of the two.
1. The Republic Thunderbolt had a radial engine that could take hits and keep on running. I know of an actual case where a Jug brought a pilot back from Borneo after 8 hours in the air. The pilot landed with the master cylinder and three other cylinders blown out of commission. But the Jug kept chugging along, running well enough to bring its pilot back safely to his base at Morotai. I was there.
2. The Jug's radial engine was air cooled, instead of liquid cooled with a radiator system, like the Mustang's V-12. This is significant because one small caliber hit on an aluminum cooling line in a Mustang would let the coolant leak out, and when the coolant was gone, the engine seized, and the show was over.
I took a small caliber hit in a coolant tube over Formosa (Taiwan). When I landed back at base, my crew chief said, "Lieutenant, did you know you got hit?" I replied, "No." He continued, "You took a small caliber shell in the coolant tube on the right side of the engine. I'd give you between 10 and 15 minutes flying time remaining." I had just flown from Formosa, over nothing but the Pacific Ocean, to our fighter strip on Okinawa.
3. The P-47 could fly higher than the P-51. With its huge turbocharger, it could climb to over 40,000 feet. You could just look down at your enemy in a stall and smile.
4. The Jug could out dive the Mustang. As a matter of fact, it could out dive any enemy fighter, and at 7.5 tons loaded, it dove fast! I have personally been in a dive at what we called the "state of compressibility," at nearly 700 mph indicated air speed. I was scared to death, but with a tiny bit of throttle, I pulled it out at about 2,000-foot altitude, literally screaming through the sky.
5. The Thunderbolt had eight .50's. The Mustang had six. That's 33 1/3% more firepower. This made a major difference.
6. The later model Thunderbolt's could carry and deliver 2,500 pounds of bombs. (One 1,000-lb. bomb on each wing, and one 500 lb. bomb under the belly.) This was a maximum load and you had to use water injection to get airborne. But it would do this with sufficient runway. I have done this myself.
In addition to being a first class fighter, it was also a superb fighter-bomber and ground level strafer. Jugs practically wiped out the German and Italian railroads. I have strafed Japanese trains, troops, ships, gunboats, warships, airfields, ammo dumps, hangers, antiaircraft installations, you name it. I felt secure in my P-47.
7. The P-47 was larger and much stronger, in case of a crash landing. The Jug was built like a machined tool. Mustangs had a lot of sheet metal stamped out parts, and were more lightweight in construction. One example was the throttle arm. You can see the difference. What does all this mean? The safety of the fighter pilot.
8. The Thunderbolt had no "scoop" under the bottom. You can imagine what happens during a crash landing if your wheels would not come down (due to damage or mechanical trouble). On landing, it could make the P-51 nose over in the dirt as the scoop drags into the earth. In water (and I flew over the Pacific Ocean most of my 92 combat missions), it could cause trouble in a crash landing because the air scoop would be the first part of the aircraft to hit the water. Instead of a smooth belly landing, anything might happen.
9. The Thunderbolt had a much larger, roomier cockpit. You were comfortable in the big Jug cockpit. In my Mustang, my shoulders almost scraped the sides on the right and left. I was cramped in with all my "gear." I could not move around like I could in the P-47. I found the ability to move a little bit very desirable, especially on seven and eight hour missions.
10. The Mustang went from 1,150-horse power Allison engines to the Packard built Rolls-Royce Merlin engine that had 1,590 hp. The Thunderbolt started out with a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney engine, and ended up with 2,800 war emergency hp with water injection. That's close to twice the power.
11. The Jug had a very wide landing gear. This made it easy to land just about anywhere, with no tendency to ground loop. Many times we had to land on rice paddies and irregular ground. When you set the Thunderbolt down, it was down. In the Far East, England, Africa, and Italy, this helped you get down and walk away from it. To me, that was very important for the safety of the pilot.
12. The Jug's record against all opposing aircraft is remarkable. The ratio of kills to losses was unmistakably a winner. Thunderbolt pilots destroyed a total of 11,874 enemy aircraft, over 9,000 trains, and 160,000 vehicles.
But, the big factor, above all else, it saved pilots in great numbers. Ask most fighter pilots who flew both in active combat and they will tell you that, given a choice to fly either one in combat, it would be the Juggernaut hands down.
Now one last thing: the P-51 Mustang was a superb fighter. I am fully aware of that! But, considering that I flew about every kind of mission the Pentagon could dream up, and a few they didn't know about, I will rate that 8 tons of destruction first as long as I live, and no one can change my mind. I was there. Simply walk up to one of them and see for yourself.
The dictionary defines "juggernaut" as: "any large, overpowering, destructive force or object." That was the P-47 of World War II.
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President Obama's gun-control package was always going to be a tough sell in the Republican-led House -- but the plan is already running into resistance, or at least hesitation, from moderate Democrats in the Senate.
The lukewarm response in the Senate to Obama's highly anticipated anti-gun violence plan portends an uphill climb for the legislation. And it underscores how, as the president's backers prepare to launch a veritable campaign to promote the plan, they will be pressuring members of their own party as much as reluctant Republicans.
No Democrat in the Senate came out against Obama's gun plan. But several appeared to be on the fence or noncommittal, even as the president's allies in the House cheered the package as a long-sought solution to America's gun violence problem.
"We must find a way to balance our Second Amendment rights with the challenges of mental illness, criminal behavior and the safety of our schools and communities," Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said in a statement, noting Louisiana's tradition of hunting, target shooting and gun collecting. She said she would give the proposals "serious consideration."
The president on Wednesday called for a new and stronger assault-weapons ban as well as a 10-round cap on magazines and universal background checks. The last assault-weapons ban expired in 2004 amid questions about its effectiveness and political considerations.
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I've been putting it off for a few months now....it's time that I serviced my gun collection....they all need a good cleaning and oiling to get rid of the dust they've been collecting.
Even Franken is unwilling to appear too fired up about the gun-grab. Of course, his attitude will surely change after Nov 2014, but maybe this whole thing will fizzle by then.
One insider reported that Obama was going to do much harsher things my EO but that he backed down because of the furor. We actually DID win this one. It could have been far worse. Reportedly even Reid told Obama to back off.
That just means another convieniently timed massacre is needed.
I wonder how often they think they need to see which way the wind is blowing on this particular issue...
Unfortunately, that is all too plausible, and it doesn't have to be a tinfoil plot to release a specific shooter. It can be just a continued drumbeat of coverage and lurid publicity with anguished victims along with identifying all the gun free zones. Such coverage pushes the crazies and identifies their targets. It increases the odds of additional copycat attacks.
Not gonna happen. That Feinstein bill will die in committee. Dingy Harry wants to get re-elected in Nevada.
The Senate is going to do a combination of the Beer Barrel Polka, the Fish Fry two - step and the LA Hip Hop, honk, cough, and roll out a Barber Shop Quartet and then do nothing. The Democrats don't want any of this sticking to them.
I suppose it's unchristian of me, but it's actually amusing to watch Harry Reid right now. I just get the feeling that he wishes this whole thing would just go the hell away. I think he is not in his happy place right now.
How do they gather dust at the bottom of a lake?
Actually, I've had them ALL demilitarized.....
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I hope this article is true. I'm still smarting from being told Romney would win.
I was going through my stuff and found a case of 500 rounds of .223.
Funny thing is, I don't have a .223 :)
He just did... he has nothing to worry about.
I'll tell you what...you don't need those nasty dangerous rounds......I'll give you a mailing address and you can just send them to me....I'll send you the same number of 22 shorts back...fair trade?
Hence the lack of enthusiasm for a gun ban among fly-over Democrats. Who wants to put their ass on the line so that Feinstein or Schumer can have have their gun ban? It's not like they have to worry about a voter backlash.
Honestly, I voted for Romney but when it comes to RKBA rights, I'm glad Obama won. Have no doubt, Romney would've pushed for the same gun grab Obama is going for only he would've faced less opposition from Congress.
LOL! Do they even still make 22 shorts? You must have been hanging on to them for awhile ;)
Here's a game we can play. Pin the Tail on the Franken.
In a carefully worded statement, Franken said he's "always supported the First Amendment rights of Minnesotans to publish newspapers and attend churches. But I also think we need to find a balance between those rights and the harmony of our cities and towns."
In a carefully worded statement, Franken said he's "always supported the Third Amendment rights of Minnesotans to be free from having soldiers quartered in their homes. But I also think we need to find a balance between the rights of homeowners and the need to house our military in our communities where they will soon be needed.
Who wants to try the Fourth Amendment?
He may not have to worry about his seat, but he really likes being Majority Leader.
Look at the Senate seats up in 2014, then figure that it'll probably follow the pattern of previous mid term elections that take place during a President's second term.
Gun control will turn a 50/50 shot at kepping the Senate Dem and turn it intoa serious GOP blowout.
A good approach right now would be to both hammer Obama on being anti Second Amendment while ticking off his own base be accusing him of selling out and caving in to the gun lobby.
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BOSTON — The U.S. House of Representatives has rejected an amendment to the farm bill that would have made commercial fishermen eligible for the Department of Agriculture's emergency disaster loan program.
The amendment introduced by Massachusetts Rep. John Tierney was defeated 215 to 211 on Thursday. It would have allowed fishermen to apply for the loan program, just as farmers or ranchers do.
Tierney said 23 Republicans backed the amendment, but it was defeated because many Republicans are unwilling to roll back automatic spending now cuts being implemented in various programs.
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As short story writers, we all want to see our name in print, to have our stories read and enjoyed. One avenue could be submitting a short story to Bellaonlines Literary Journal and this process couldnt be easier; I found this out just today.
How many stories have you written, followed all the guidelines, proofread it for the smallest of errors, posted it off to a journal or magazine and after three to six months, heard nothing. Although some still prefer the mail option the younger generation prefer the option to submit work online, not even considering the snail mail option. The opportunities are increasing, and in the main it is simpler and quicker.
The wait is often eventually followed by a rejection slip, from the more reputable journals or magazines. The other, less professional dont even bother to acknowledge receipt of your precious work. Some are encouraging and ask the writer to keep trying, so all is not lost.
Mused is the literary ezine for Bellaonline and is simplicity itself to submit a piece of work electronically. Some journals ask you to submit via email and ask for the submission to be included in the body of the email others ask for it as an attachment.
Submitting to Mused was simplicity itself. I found a piece that I wished to be considered for the Winter Solstice ezine (the closing date incidentally is November), brought it up onto my screen and minimised it.
I went into Bellaonline Members area and clicked on Literary Journal. After reading the ezine, I checked the Mused guidelines and checked the category I wished to submit to. I chose a short piece of flash fiction, which I am proud of and as yet hadnt been published. You can submit up to three stories of up to 5000 words.
I was happy with the copyright rules, Bellaonline have first world electronic rights, but once published, the rights revert back to the author. The form simply asked for name and email address. All I then had to do was copy and paste my submission into the box. All that remained for me to do was click on the form to submit.
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Episode 7 of Game of Thrones, You Win or You Die, has just aired. Wow. Another fantastic episode. What did everyone else think? Discuss the show amongst yourselves below. I'll be back with a full recap along with my thoughts and reactions as soon as possible!
Spoiler Note: This post is for those who have read the first book. As such the post itself and the comments will contain spoilers. The new viewer recap and discussion thread can be found here.
The episode opens on Tywin's camp. And right off the bat we meet the man himself, Tywin Lannister. He is skinning a stag (a symbolism not lost on me) and putting Jaime in his place. Charles Dance so captures Tywin's commanding air that I don't even mind his lack of mutton chops. The normally unflappable and cocksure Jaime is reduced to an uncertain and timid fool in his presence. Tywin instructs him to ride to Riverrun and enact vengeance on the Tully's, because a Lannister always pays his debts.
Back at King's Landing, where Ned has summoned Cersei to the courtyard where he reveals what he knows. Cersei does not seem phased. In fact, she admits outright that she is glad that her children are Jaime's and not Robert's. Some of Lena Headey's best work as Cersei is in the this scene. Ned cautions her to flee King's Landing before the King returns from his hunt. Cersei does not take Ned's advice. "When you play the game of thrones, you either win or you die. There is no middle ground." Cersei is playing to win.
Ah yes… Littlefinger and his whores. The scene did go on far too long, so I won't spend much time on it here. I will say that I don't necessarily find it out of character for Littlefinger to share this info with his whores. It's not he's telling them his plans and machinations. He's relating a story from his past, one that is pretty well known amongst court anyway. And I also love his response to Ros' question about what it is that he wants. "Oh, everything, my dear. Everything there is."
Next is time for our brief, weekly look at the goings-on at Winterfell. Here we see Theon acting like a smug prick, bossing around someone who he actually can boss around. I love Luwin's smackdown of him when he calls Osha a prisoner and not a guest. "Are the two mutually exclusive in your experience?" Osha then proceeds to creep Luwin (and me) out. "They was sleeping and they ain't sleeping no more."
After a two-week absence, we finally are back at the Wall where Jon and Sam are standing watch when they spy a rider. Only it's not a rider, just a horse. Benjen's horse. But where is Benjen?
King's Landing now, where Renly delivers the bad news to Ned, the King has been attacked by a boar and is dying. Ned goes to his bedside, to find Robert speaking with Joffrey about how he should have been a better father. Even though Robert is a shitty father and a worse husband, I still feel bad that he has been cuckolded and led to believe this boy is his son and sad that he is disappointed he didn't spend more time with him. If only he knew…. Ned has the decency not to tell him. Addy is great in his final scene, mixing humor with heart as he appoints Ned regent until Joffrey comes of age. Ned slyly writes "rightful heir" instead. Not that it will matter anyway. But I'm getting ahead of myself…
Across the Narrow Sea, Dany is braiding her husband's hair and telling him of the Iron Throne. Drogo says a khal doesn't need a throne to sit on, just a horse. Drogo and Daenerys (Daenogo? Dronerys?) may have gotten off to a rocky start but is now one of the few tender and loving relationships in the show.
Dany heads to the marketplace accompanied by Jorah and her handmaidens. After assuring the khaleesi that Drogo will eventually help her win back the throne, Jorah excuses himself to go retrieve a message; in this case, a royal pardon. Dany encounters a wine merchant that insists on gifting her a cask of (poisoned) wine from the Arbor. Jorah seems to have second thoughts about his role in what is about to transpire and steps in to save Dany's life. The wine merchant flees only to be brought to justice by the long arm of Rakharo's whip.
Back at the Wall, Lord Commander Mormont is delivering his graduation speech to the new recruits about to be sworn in as men of the Night's Watch. He gives them their assignments and Jon is shocked to hear he has been assigned to the Stewards and not the Rangers. He goes all emo on poor old Maester Aemon, who is much less whiny here than when we last saw him. Sam eventually explains to him what is happening. He has been handpicked by Mormont to be groomed as the next Lord Commander.
To King's Landing, where Renly makes Ned an offer he must refuse. Stupid Ned and his honor. He summons Littlefinger to his quarters where Petyr explains to Ned that all the power is his, he just needs to "reach out and take it." Again Ned's honor gets in the way. "Well why did you bring me here Lord Stark? Not for my wisdom, clearly." Ned needs Littlefinger to ensure that the Gold Cloaks will be on his side. Gillen is so good, you can almost see the plans for his double-crossing take shape in the Machiavellian smile he gives Ned.
To the Wall now, beyond the Wall actually, where Jon and Sam go to say their vows in front of a heart tree. (Which looks amazing by the way.) The vows sound as epic on screen as one would hope. Everyone is smiles and bro hugs, until Ghost finds a severed hand in the woods. Oh, and Ghost barking? Despite hearing about it all week, I didn't even notice it. That is how much I don't care.
Speaking of vows, back at Vaes Dothrak, Drogo makes a vow of his own. He vows that he will cross the Narrow Sea and take back the Iron Throne, for his wife and for his unborn son. An epic performance by Jason Momoa. Just an outstanding job learning Dothraki and then putting that much emotion behind it. I got chills.
And finally, in King's Landing, Ned is summoned to the throne room by King Joffrey. Robert is dead. Littlefinger assures him he has the support of the Gold Cloaks as he goes to faceoff against Cersei and her son. Joffrey has wasted no time acted like a pompous little shit. Ned shows them Robert's decree and Cersei tears it up, much to Ned's (and Barristan's) chagrin. No matter, Ned thinks, I still have the Gold Cloaks. He orders them to seize Joffrey and Cersei. Unfortunately, things don't go exactly to plan. The Gold Cloaks turn on Ned, killing his men (spear through the chest seems to be the death of choice for Stark guardsmen these days). Littlefinger steps behind Ned and puts a knife to his throat. "I did warn you not to trust me."
And that is where this week's episode ends. Another fantastic episode. I know you nitpickers had a field day over some of the stuff in this episode, but I thought all the important scenes were spot on. Like I said, Tywin's introduction was perfect. Ned and Cersei's confrontation was great, well-acted by both Headey and Bean. Addy's final scene was a good one. Drogo's speech gave me chills. And the scene in the throne room was epic in the way it just twisted and turned. I can't wait until next week.


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Ethanol's Discount to Gasoline Steady as Corn Costs Slow Output
Mario ParkerEthanol's discount to gasoline was little changed amid speculation that higher corn prices will curtail output that's down 16 percent from a year ago.
The grain-based additive was 57.44 cents a gallon less expensive than gasoline, based on prompt-month contracts for both commodities, compared with 57.24 cents yesterday.
"A lot of producers were out here buying today," said Jim Damask, a manager at StarFuels Inc. in Jupiter, Florida. "Some of them are short and corn's strong. That's put pressure on some of the guys. They're getting a little nervous being short."
Denatured ethanol for February delivery rose 1.5 cents, or 0.7 percent, to settle at $2.22 a gallon on the Chicago Board of Trade. Gasoline for February delivery gained 1.7 cents to $2.7944 a gallon on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Corn for March delivery gained 3.25 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $6.8875 a bushel in Chicago. One bushel makes at least 2.75 gallons of ethanol.
In cash market trading, ethanol in Chicago climbed 3.25 cents, or 1.5 percent, to $2.1975 a gallon and in the U.S. Gulf the additive increased 3 cents, or 1.3 percent, to $2.265, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Ethanol on the West Coast jumped 2.5 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $2.365 a gallon and in New York the biofuel advanced 1.5 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $2.28.
Producers of the fuel have tempered output as drought in the Midwest baked corn fields, cutting yields and raising prices.
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Based on March contracts for corn and ethanol, producers are losing 27 cents on each gallon of the fuel made, unchanged from yesterday, according to data compiled y Bloomberg. The figures exclude the revenue that can be made from the sale of dried distillers' grains, a byproduct of ethanol production that can be fed to livestock.
Output will remain at the current levels through the middle of the year before recovering from the drought, the Energy Department said today in its Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Idled capacity will restart in 2014 to meet the U.S. renewable fuels standards to use 14.4 billion gallons of ethanol from 13.8 billion required this year, it said.


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Our world has been brought together in many new and exciting ways by technology. Due to the expansion of the internet into our everyday lives we can now shop, chat, and do many other activities online. However, this also means that our personally information is being shared in new ways, resulting in an increase in identity theft.
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Tony Danza is WELL KNOWN for playing characters named "TONY".
Tony Danza was born Antonio Iadanza on April 21, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York. He received a wrestling scholarship to attend the University of Dubuque in Iowa earning himself a BA in History. He then became a pro boxer for a while, doing fairly well until he was spotted practing one day by a producer, be brought him in for his first television role in 1974, playing a young Italian taxi driver on the show "Taxi". This is where Tony seemed to have picked up his habit of playing characters named Tony.
After appearing in a few low budget films including "Cannonball Run II" and "The Hollywood Knights", he got a role starring at Tony Micelli in the sitcom "Who's the Boss?" Starting in 1984, the hit show lasted 8 seasons, and made him famous. Once again he played a Tony, a housekeeper working for Angela Bower and her upper class Connecticut family. His work on that show earned him millions of fans and made him into a veritable 80's icon.
During and after the end of "Who's the Boss?" Tony continued to work minor movie roles, until in 1995 he got a role starring in "Hudson Street" where he played another Tony, this one Canetti. The show was a flop. Not to be discouraged, in 1997 he gave a go at "The Tony Danza Show" which he produced himself. The show was one of the biggest failures of the year, being pulled after only 4 episodes.
Apparently rethinking his strategy of playing dumb guys named Tony, he accepted a guest role on "The Practice" for which he received an Emmy nomination. Thinking that perhaps lawyers not named Tony (the character on "The Practice" was a Tommy) might be a better gig, in 2000 he landed a role playing a lawyer (Joe Celano) on the show "Family Law", which is his main gig now a days. He has also recently gained praise for his work on Broadway, in the play "The Iceman Cometh."
As for stuff unrelated to his career, he has a son, Marc, who was born in 1971, married his wife Tracy in 1986, and has two daughters, Katie and Emily, born in 1987, and 1993 respectively. The 90's don't seem to have been very nice to Tony. In 1993 he broke his back in a skiing accident in Utah. This tree decided not to move out of his path, and as a result he had to have some plates rods and screws attached to his spine. In 1994 his house in Northridge was destroyed by an Earthquake. And then there was those two shows he had that flopped. But things seem to be looking up for Tony, he's gaining a lot of respect as a serious actor that he didn't really have before. He also got to show off his singing skills (he is actually pretty good!) when he hosted the Miss America Pagent for 2001. As long as he can stay away from playing dumb guys named Tony.
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Say I want to do a smog test for a 1999 Honda Accord after the battery has been unplugged and reinstalled. There are 3 monitors incomplete. I know for sure it will fail on the functional part of the readiness monitors as it only allows 2. My questions is once it fails, can it possibly be classified as a Gross Polluter because the systems weren't ready to performed due the readiness monitors, or will it fail only due the FUNCTIONAL part due to the monitors, and that this has nothing to do with why is vehicle is a gross polluter?
Since the monitors are not ready, that means that emissions will be high because those emission parts are not working yet, right (I.E. the catalytic converter monitor not yet ready)? Checking OBD II diagnotic for readiness monitors tells you if the emission systems are ready to perform, is that correct? If it is not ready that means the system is not up yet and therefore, NOX and/or CO/HC will be higher due to EGR and CAT monitor not ready?
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Walker open to limiting police, fire unions
MADISON, Wis. —
Gov. Scott Walker said he is open to limiting collective bargaining rights for police and firefighters, who were excluded from the restrictions placed on nearly all other public employees two years ago.�
Walker made the comments at a Monday speech to the Governmental Research Association. But his spokesman on Tuesday quickly backed away from them, saying Walker had no intention of pursuing such a proposal.�
Police and firefighters were not included in the 2011 law that barred other public sector unions from collectively bargaining over anything other than base wage increases no greater than inflation. The law also forced those public workers, including teachers, to pay more for health care and contribute more to their pensions.�
Walker has said in the past, and again on Monday, that he did not include police and firefighters in the proposal over concerns about being able to protect the public if officers went on strike or took other job actions.�
"If I had one jurisdiction where somebody walked off, or didn't come to work or slowed down on things, and someone was injured or killed because of that — I said I can't deal with that," Walker said in the Monday speech.�
But now, after the restrictions for other unions have been in place for two years, Walker said he's open to expanding them to police and firefighters. Walker has already taken away the ability of police and firefighters to negotiate over their health insurance plans.�
"I think now, for those areas, having seen that the world didn't come to an end for other municipal employees and county employees, there might be a greater opening going forward because they'd say, 'hey, you know, things worked out,'" Walker said in the speech.�
Tom Evenson, Walker's spokesman, said Tuesday that the governor was not actively pushing the idea.�
"This issue is not something Gov. Walker is pursuing," Evenson said in an email. "If the issue were to arise in the Legislature, the governor would take a look at it as he does with many other issues, but again this is not something he is pursuing."
Republican legislative leaders showed no enthusiasm for the idea.�
Expanding the limitations to police and firefighters hasn't been discussed by Senate Republicans and there are no plans to talk about it in the near future, said Dan Romportl, spokesman for Republican Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald.�
There has likewise been no discussion of the idea among Republicans who control the Assembly, said Kit Beyer, spokeswoman for Republican Speaker Robin Vos.�
Jim Palmer, executive director of the statewide police union the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, said if Walker's comments were a trial balloon for a potential 2016 presidential run, then he has made a "serious misstep."
"It is disappointing that public safety now appears to be taking a back seat to partisan presidential politics, and we hope the governor reconsiders his unfortunate position on this issue," Palmer said in a statement.�
The WPPA, along with the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, endorsed Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in both his 2010 race against Walker and in the 2012 recall. Unions representing Milwaukee police and firefighters backed Walker.�
Mahlon Mitchell, president of the statewide firefighters union, said he wasn't surprised by Walker's comments. Mitchell was Barrett's running mate in the 2012 recall.�
"You never know with this governor what you might see," Mitchell said. "Right now it's just a holding pattern. We just have to get prepared for the worst, it's all you can do."
Barrett has long called for treating police and firefighters the same as other public workers when it comes to collective bargaining rights.�
Walker's comments about expanding the union limitations came in the same speech in which he likened his philosophy on public employee unions with that of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.�
"The position I pushed is not unlike the principle that Franklin Delano Roosevelt — not exactly a conservative — pushed as well when it came to public sector collective bargaining," Walker said at the meeting, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. "He felt that there wasn't a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people. We are the people. And so what we've done is to be able to empower our great employees, to affirm them."
Phil Neuenfeldt, state president of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, said Walker's comparing himself to FDR was "laughably delusional." While FDR brought the country out of the Great Depression with a strong investment in workers and jobs programs, Neuenfeldt said Walker backed limitations on collective bargaining that divided workers and took away their ability to have a safe work environment.


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Following a double shooting at Ruggles station Friday, the alleged gunman and another man with an illegal firearm were arraigned Tuesday, authorities said. Terrell Harris, 19, is accused of shooting two men in the lower busway before fleeing the station, police said. While searching for Harris on an MBTA bus, police allegedly found Kelvin Thames, 18, with a semiautomatic handgun under his seat. Both men were arraigned in Roxbury Municipal Court on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and related gun charges. Harris faces additional charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the Suffolk district attorney's office said. Not-guilty pleas were entered on their behalf.
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Does Kenobi think R2-D2 is shorthand for Retar-D2 or something?
I'd think Artoo is smarter than that, he should have known better. I would expect such ignorance from Threepio (afterall, he "forgot" that he turned off the DS comlink ) but not Artoo.
Does Kenobi think R2-D2 is shorthand for Retar-D2 or something?
I'd think Artoo is smarter than that, he should have known better. I would expect such ignorance from Threepio (afterall, he "forgot" that he turned off the DS comlink ) but not Artoo.
R2 wasn't doing so hot until Obbers told him to aim for the center eye.
That's what I'm saying, he should have been smart enough to figure it out himself.
But why would he be smarter? It's only his eye and I'm sure most droids could operate with out an eye (look at 3PO in ROTJ). I would assume that the buzz droids had some sorta shotty wiring that shorted 'em out and mayhaps R2 didn't know that little bit of info.
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
Yep. Hitting the eye of just about anything would be my first course of action in trying to kill something in a desperate situation. It reminds me of that episode of Angel where he has the higher powers reverse time so he can kill a demon properly without incurring the consequence that he becomes a mere human - why oh why did it take him so long to realise that he had to smash the jewel in the middle of the demon's bloody forehead??!!?? Why aren't these things obvious. You'd smash the thing just out of curiousity.
Slick, I just meant that if Obi-Wan knew how to handle a buzz droid, maybe their on board Astromechs would know, too.
Then again Obi-Wan does say in AOTC that "if droids could think there'd be none of us left"...but you hate that movie, so you can't use it as reference.
I totally got what you were saying but I couldn't really think of how to put into words.Originally Posted by Caesar
What I WANTED to say was that maybe Obi-Wan has had more experiences than just the Coruscant battle with buzz droids so he knows there weakness. R2 may have encountered them for the first time during that battle so he didn't know how to properly handle them.
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
That's possible, I am now in agreeance with you.
I'd say for sure that R4 didn't have experience with them before or else he might not have had his dome ripped off. If Obers had experience with them before, it must not have been with R4 in the side pocket.
Any time someone is in a fight, someone else yells where to hit the other person. He was just cheering him on.
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obi wasn't even present when jar jar found out from anakin how to deal with droids in ep 1. if anything anakin should've been the one saying to hit the center eye.


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Clippers 107, Rockets 94
HOUSTON J.J. Redick felt what no one else could have midway through the second quarter Saturday night. The Clippers were down by 10 and the Rockets kept taking the HOV lane to the rim, scoring easy buckets.
"I felt like we were close. Even when we were down (13 points) in the second quarter, I could feel it turning. I could," he said.
"I'm not saying I'm prophetic or anything …"
What Redick saw materialized in the second half as the Clippers locked in defensively and steamrolled Houston, 107-94, at Toyota Center.
It was the second time the Clippers defeated the Rockets this week, this time with an 18-0 run that turned a double-digit deficit in the third quarter into a fourth-quarter lead.
The Clippers seemed as if they would be heading home on a three-game losing streak.
"I kept telling them to hang in there. We started out so well, and then it went bad. And we went bad," Coach Doc Rivers said. "We were all pouting. Our body language was awful. And I just kept telling them to hang around."
Rivers said the Clippers began pressuring the ball better, guarding the pick-and-roll more effectively and communicating more frequently, and that sparked the 18-0 run that lasted nearly seven minutes.
"We caught ourselves," Rivers said. "We got back into the game and we played."
The Clippers outscored Houston, 61-39, in the second half despite foul trouble to their two biggest stars.
Chris Paul and Blake Griffin were whistled for their fourth fouls in the third quarter, but Rivers stuck with both players, needing to get back into the game. Neither fouled out.
Griffin and Redick each scored 22 points, Paul had his seventh consecutive double-double (14 points and 13 assists) and DeAndre Jordan pulled down 18 rebounds in the victory.
Dwight Howard had 21 points and eight rebounds. James Harden scored only 12 points on 4-of-15 shooting.
Playing in his hometown, Jordan had plenty of family and friends in the crowd, but he was thinking most about the one person who wasn't there.
Tobi Oyedeji was following in Jordan's path — starring on the court in Bellaire, Texas, just like Jordan did. He was committed to play at Texas A& M, where Jordan played.
But on May 16, 2010, Oyedeji died in a car accident, driving home after a post-prom party at Dave & Busters.
The last time Jordan saw his friend is still etched on his mind.
"He ran up to me and gave me this big hug like he hadn't seen me in years," Jordan said before the game. "He was like, 'I can't wait to come to the game. You're my role model.' It was a tough situation."
Jordan has never forgotten his friend, honoring him with a simple message before every game.
Jordan wears a bracelet with Oyedeji's name and tweets "#35 @TobiOye…" before every game as a measure of respect for his friend and as a reminder of life's fragility.
"It's me saying that you don't know what's going to happen in your future," he said. "You need to take advantage of what's happening now."
Jordan hosted 25 children at Saturday's game.
Redick continued to get the Clippers out to good starts offensively, scoring eight points in the first quarter. On the season, Redick has scored 64 of his 123 points in the first quarter. …
Jamal Crawford and Darren Collison scored a combined 19 points in the fourth quarter. Collison scored eight of his 10 points late and Crawford scored 11 of his 16 in the fourth. …
Matt Barnes missed his third consecutive game because of a right thigh contusion.
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I love the feel of this keyboard --- it's got a solid feel to it while not being as heavy as a weighted keyboard, so you can play piano sounds and then go right into a synth sound without having to adjust your playing style.
And as far as sounds that come with the unit, the piano is nice and there's some interesting guitar voices that get used here a lot. Overall, this keyboard still has the most bang for the buck on the market, although the new 6.2 version only features 1 card expansion slot (the QS6.1 has 2).
I'd buy another one without hestitation.
Features: 8 64 voices are enough, no sequencer but.. who care? 4 useful sliders to use in real time for editing or modify sounds while you're playing. The keyboard is, as far as I'm concerned, the best one I've found on an (economic) synth, the feeling is fantastic, semi-weighted, responsive, well done, Alesis! Two slots for expansions via Q-cards are a good choice, pitch and modulation wheels are not that good but usable, the chassis of this synth seems to be hard and resistant but (this is important), this baby weights only a few kgs.... great surprise!
Expressiveness/Sounds: 9 Ok, I know, I'm speaking 'bout a 400 Euros synth, I can't expect too much.... but when I put my hands on it I felt in love with this one. Very realistic sounds, very good pianos, electric pianos, organs and synths, Factory presets are enough to begin, good choice at all, bread 'n butter! The only thing it sucks is the rotary speaker effect... too much noisy and you MUST work on it if you need a decent result (may be it's better to buy an external simulator, such as Spin or G4...). Anyway, a very good variety and quality, for the price: 9
Reliability: 9 I don't know... never gave me problems, it seems solid and resistant
Customer Support: 9 I contacted European customer care center (in Germany), a few days ago,about general informations, and they gave me an answer within a couple of days. Very good!
Overall Rating: 9 I would buy it again, this is, imho, THE BEST CHOICE for quality/price. Ok, it's simply a PCM based but do its work, it's simple to use and you can buy it for less than 500 Euros / Dollars. I've owned a lot of synths, from Korg M1 to Roland D70, from Roland XP 80 to Ensoniq SQ1, Korg 01wfd, Yamaha W5, SY 85 and so on... this baby is one of my preferred "toys"!!


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10 Gift Ideas For A Healthy Heart
The best gift anyone can give is the gift of good health!
A sedentary lifestyle is one of the leading causes of heart disease. Luckily, it's a risk factor that you can do something about. Like all muscles, the heart becomes stronger as a consequence of exercise. So here is a list of some fantastic www.activeforever.com products that help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Not only does this cardio exercise equipment help to strengthen the heart. There are additional health benefits to starting a cardio exercise routine including: improved circulation, balance and flexibility. A cardio workout routine can also improve your mental health by reducing stress and anxiety.
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Anticoagulants for Coronary Artery DiseaseExamplesUnfractionated heparins
Low-molecular-weight heparins
Direct thrombin inhibitors (only used in the hospital)
How It WorksAnticoagulants are often called blood thinners, but they don't really thin blood. They work by increasing the time it takes for a blood clot to form. This prevents an existing clot from increasing in size, thereby preventing a heart attack or stroke. Why It Is UsedAnticoagulants are not typically used to treat coronary artery disease. But you might take them after having angioplasty or bypass surgery. You might take an anticoagulant if you also have atrial fibrillation or other complications. How Well It WorksAnticoagulants lower the risk of problems caused by blood clots, such as a heart attack or stroke.1 Side EffectsAll medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine. Here are some important things to think about:
Bleeding: Call
Call your doctor right away if you have unusual bleeding:
If you are injured, apply pressure to stop the bleeding. Realize that it will take longer than you are used to for the bleeding to stop. If you can't get the bleeding to stop, call your doctor. Allergic reaction: Call
Call your doctor if you have:
Heparin: Side effects often happen at injection sites. These side effects include:
Warfarin: Other side effects include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.) What To Think AboutWhen you take anticoagulants, you need to take extra steps to avoid bleeding problems. For more information, see: Long-term use of heparin is not typically recommended. It requires one or two injections each day. And long-term use is linked with osteoporosis. Taking medicineMedicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk. There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed. Advice for womenWarfarin Do not take warfarin if you are pregnant. Warfarin can cause miscarriage or birth defects. If you are taking warfarin, talk to your doctor about how you can prevent pregnancy. If you think you might be pregnant: Call your doctor. If you are pregnant, you will take heparin during your pregnancy. If you plan on getting pregnant: Talk with your doctor. You and your doctor will decide which medicine you will take—warfarin or heparin—while trying to get pregnant. Heparin If you are pregnant: You will take heparin during your pregnancy. Heparin has not been shown to affect the fetus. For more information, see Pregnancy and the Increased Risk of Developing Blood Clots. CheckupsFollow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take. Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication. References
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Mauviel Hammered Copper Jam Pan
- Summary
Prized in French kitchens, this classic copper pan helps transform fruits into delicious jams, jellies and preserves. Made of heat-responsive copper in a wide, shallow design, it's also useful for making caramel and other high-sugar foods. It's crafted in France by Mauviel, a family-owned maker of fine copper cookware since 1830.
- The wide, shallow bowl and heat-conductive 1.2mm-gauge copper promote a rapid boil, which develops fruits' natural pectins.
- Unlined interior is safe for use with foods with a high sugar content.
- Riveted brass handles.
- Dimensions & More Info
- 15" diam., 5" high.
- 11 1/2-qt. cap.
- 6 lb. 11 oz.
- Made from 1.2mm-gauge copper.
- Made in France.
- Use & Care
- Ideal for gas and electric cooktops.
- Oven and broiler safe.
- Because the copper pot is unlined and highly reactive to ingredients, it should be used only for cooking foods with a high sugar content – never for general cooking.
- Allow pan to cool before washing.
- Hand-wash; dry immediately with a soft cloth.
- Avoid using steel wool, steel scouring pads or harsh detergents.
- Copper will develop a rich patina over time. This will not affect the pan's cooking performance. To keep the exterior looking new, use a copper polish or a combination of lemon and salt.
- Shipping
Shipping Information
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 4-5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
Shipping Rates
The shipping rate varies depending on your order total and shipping destination. View Shipping Options and Charges.
Next Day Delivery
For an additional charge of $17.50 per address, we can expedite delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
Orders received by 9:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
Return Policy
At Williams-Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
If within 30 days, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required for all returns and exchanges. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded in the form of a Merchandise Credit for the amount indicated on the gift receipt. Returns with original receipt will be refunded in the original form of payment, cash and check refunds over $100 will be issued as a company check (may take 14 business days from time of request).
For all cutlery returns (knife sets, single knives, cutting boards, knife sharpeners, and knife storage) please contact us at 888.922.4108 to initiate the return.
We cannot accept returns on monogrammed, personalized, special-order items, custom upholstery, food, items shipped direct from the vendor, or on items damaged through normal wear and tear. Final sale items ending in .97 or .99 cannot be returned.
Made to Order and Final Sale Furniture items are non-returnable, and cannot be cancelled once the order is placed.
For returns of items purchased from your Williams-Sonoma Gift Registry, we will gladly provide a refund or exchange for the merchandise within 90 days of your event or within 90 days of purchase, whichever date is later. View Full Return Policy.
- More about Mauviel
In 1830, Ernest Mauviel established his namesake cookware company in Villedieu-les-Poêles in Normandy. The village had a long history of outstanding metalwork; the locals were considered experts in the craft. Today, much of the manufacturing is still done by hand using traditional processes passed down through generations of copper makers. True to France's rich culinary history, Mauviel 1830 is a favorite in professional kitchens, where copper's quick, even heat conductivity is essential for making delicate sauces and other French classics. Mauviel now also offers stainless-steel collections crafted with the same attention to detail as its traditional copper cookware.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by illmakethecake from Worth the price I bought myself a birthday present last summer. This is a gift that keeps on giving! I have made apple butter, jams, grape jelly, and ketchup two summers in a row. The fruit comes to a boil very quickly without scorching or sticking. The flared shape speeds reduction and reduces spatters. It cleans easily and is so beautiful that I leave it out all year. This pot has made preserving fruits MUCH easier.Date published: 2016-09-12Rated 5 out of 5 by missmommy from Better pan, better jam After doing doing some research in Rachel Saunder's and Christine Ferber's books on preserving and making some so-so jams with conventional recipes and techniques, I decided to invest in a Mauviel preserving pan. What a difference! I have used it four times now to make simple jams - raspberry, blackberry and peach using techniques that call for bringing the fruit, sugar and lemon to a simmer in the pan, then refrigerating it overnight and cooking to jam consistency the next day without any pectin. The intensity of the fruit and the depth of flavor is incredible. Totally worth the investment of time and money - no scorching and even cooking. As a bonus this piece of art is beautiful enough to leave out on display.Date published: 2015-08-22Rated 5 out of 5 by Ellendy from An Investment, But So Worth It!! I received this jam pan as a gift earlier this summer. I hadn't made any jams or preserves since the 70's, when I had a very minimalist batterie de cuisine. I could not believe how much hassle using a wide-mouth copper pan takes out of cooking high sugar foods. No sticking or burning! Cooking preserves quickly with less sugar allows more of the true fruit flavor to come through! I have been using Pomona Pectin to make awesome, lower sugar jams out of the summer's most perfect fruit! Also, this hammered copper pan with hefty brass handles is a thing of beauty, which adds to the joy of using it!!Date published: 2013-08-04


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Album Summary
- Yevgeny Sudbin (Piano)
Notes & Reviews:
The Times, 28th June 2013
Full-blooded yet precise in tone and attack, Sudbin hits the mark in every register, from grand rhetorical gestures to crisp-fingered lyrical song...[The Symphony is] projected here with gorgeous colours and the sort of beseeching woodwind playing that can make a listener go weak at the knees.
Completed in 1891 and 1895 respectively, the Piano Concerto No.1 and the D minor Symphony were Sergei Rachmaninov's first large-scale orchestral compositions, written by a young man still in his early 20s. The composer, whose self-critical vein was evident from the start, almost immediately decided to revise the concerto, even though he did choose to perform it in its original form when he made his London début as a pianist in 1899. Two years earlier, the symphony had been premièred, an event which has become notorious as one of music's great disasters: the rehearsal time had been completely inadequate, and Glazunov, who conducted the work, was less than sympathetic to it - and may also have been drunk during the performance. The scathing reception caused Rachmaninov to doubt not only the quality of the work, but his own gifts as a composer, and he didn't write anything of importance for three years. In 1917, he did revise the piano concerto, making use of the experience gained from having in the meantime composed the immensely successful 2nd and 3rd piano concertos and performing them numerous times himself. Rachmaninov also repeatedly expressed the wish to return to his first symphony, but the score was lost in the upheavals of the Russian revolution and the composer's move to the USA. Not until after his death in 1943 was a set of the original orchestral parts rediscovered. That Rachmaninov never forgot the work is however proven by the fact that he quoted it in his very last orchestral composition, the Symphonic Dances from 1940. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Lan Shui have previously impressed critics worldwide with their performances of Rachmaninovs Second and Third Symphony, and are once again joined by the piano soloist Yevgeny Sudbin, with whom the team recently recorded what the reviewer in American Record Guide described as 'the most stunning performance of the Rhapsody [on a theme of Paganini] I've ever heard.'
BBC Music Magazine, October 2013
The orchestra is sleek and well balanced in a handsome recording...Sudbin's playing feels as if he's improvising whole swathes. Performances of the Concerto don't come much better than this.
Gramophone Magazine, September 2013
Lan Shui has good, firm ideas in this interpretation [of the Symphony]...The chief focus of the CD, however, is Yevgeny Sudbin's thrilling, beautifully shaped performance of the First Piano Concerto...Sudbin has a natural feel for the Rachmaninov idiom: the piano playing has depth of tone, subtlety and richness of texture, and scintillating dynamism.
MusicWeb International, 25th September 2013
Shui certainly has an ear for the romantic passion behind the notes, though others have brought out the Russian spirit more in terms of orchestral colour...The eloquence of Sudbin's playing in the central Andante is a joy...This is a praiseworthy release though once again it is Yevgeny Sudbin who steals the show.
The Telegraph, 4th July 2013
Lan Shui with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra is obviously a conductor who cares about the symphony, but, if anything, he tries just a mite too hard...With Sudbin asserting his interpretative personality [in the Concerto], the orchestra and conductor are inspired to match a thrilling performance that stands alongside the greatest.
Recording information: Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore (08/2012).
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Works Details
Rachmaninov, Sergey : Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13 (lost; reconstructed from piano duets and orch. fragments)- Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin (Piano)
- Conductor: Lan Shui
- Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Notes: Composition written: 1895.
- Running Time: 45 min. 8 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1895
Rachmaninov, Sergey : Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
- Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin (Piano)
- Conductor: Lan Shui
- Running Time: 24 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1890-1891


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