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The New York Giants' disappointing 0-6 start to the 2013 season never soured Tom Coughlin on extending his coaching career beyond 2014.
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Coughlin told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday that he has agreed to a one-year contract extension that will take him through the 2015 season.
"I really haven't paid a lot of attention to it; it's not a big deal," Coughlin told NFL Media's Kimberly Jones. "A year has been added to the contract."
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports the extension is a simple one-year addition to Coughlin's current deal, worth around $7 million.
Although Coughlin has reached the year-to-year stage of his career, he earned added job security with a 7-3 finish to the 2013 season.
With no superpower dominating the NFC East, it shouldn't be a surprise if Coughlin directs his team back to the playoffs next season.
» Asked by Around The League if David Wilson will be ready for training camp, Coughlin said the Giants don't know the answer to that question.
"He's not going to be put out there unless he's ready for that," Coughlin said. "He's very pleased with where he's at now ... Forget about the fact that he could be a difference-maker on our team -- it's the idea that 'Is he going to be healthy enough to withstand (hits)?'"
» Coughlin didn't sound confident about bringing back Hakeem Nicks. "He's a free agent," Coughlin said. "Who knows? I'm sure the market is where Hakeem will go."
» Coughlin is confident, however, that Eli Manning will bounce back from a head-scratchingly poor 2013 season. "I feel very good about that," Coughlin said. "I've seen it in his eyes."
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Social Shoppers Prefer Public Feedback from Businesses
Social media has had a big hand in making people's lives less private and that includes their interactions with businesses. In a recent survey, a majority of consumers indicated they would rather receive a response to their comments on a public forum such as Facebook and Twitter than by a direct method such as an email or a phone call.
Overall, 85 percent of people said they were very happy when they received an answer from businesses in online and social media venues. Of that percentage, 27 percent were delighted by a public response. That sentiment, however, was not shared for direct responses such as a phone calls, emails or letters. Just 6 percent of respondents said they were delighted by direct feedback.
An even higher number of young respondents preferred public feedback to direct feedback. One-third of customers ages 18 to 24 preferred public over direct feedback and nearly all of them, 28 percent, preferred receiving responses through Facebook.
"The study showed that responding to the voice of the customer requires a business to stop and listen to what is being said, and then respond accordingly," said Jim Stone, executive vice president of innovation and marketing science for Maritz Research, which conducted the research. "Online public methods of feedback offer up a new layer of complexity as responses are able to be viewed by the Internet audience at large – as is the lack of response."
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"Consumers are intelligent and are very aware that many companies are listening," Stone said. "The single most important message from both polls is that consumers actually want companies to pay attention to what they are saying in online public forums and on social media sites and they are thrilled when they get a response."
Customers were also mostly in favor of companies using customer data to improve the overall shopping experience. According to the research, a majority of customers approved of companies using information from customers to improve understanding of what people think of a company's products and their online presence. A majority were also in favor of using online info to understand what customers thought of competition.
"We know that companies increasingly need and want to understand the role of online public feedback methods," Stone said. "They (young customers) will increasingly expect to use online public forums and social media to give feedback to companies about products, services and experiences. And they will expect those companies to be listening to and responding to their feedback."
The information in this research was based on responses from an online panel of 1,400 people. The research was conducted by marketing research firm Maritz Research for the Consumer Preferences Study.
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So how were the stuffed pumpkins? Where can I find the recipe?
This weekend I went shopping at the local farmers market. We weren't looking for anything in particular, just browsing for what looked good.
While browsing, we noticed a giant posterboard sign titled "Award Winning Recipe." There were several delicious-looking pictures of stuffed pumpkins followed by an "easy" recipe. The recipe used simple ingredients that you would find in almost any kitchen: rice, onions, carrots, and some spices. And what else did you need? Two small pie pumpkins.
The stand featuring the award winning recipe sold, of course, pie pumpkins. The owner of the stand came over with a copy of the recipe, helped us pick out two pumpkins, took our cash, and wished us well. (See also: The 9 Secrets of Successful Craiglist Sellers)
A few things were notable about this pumpkin lady's stand. It only sold one item — pie pumpkins. Most farmers market stands feature multiple types of items — even the specialty stands will have a variety of whatever they are selling, be it the "apple stand" with Courtland, Honeycrisp, Harlsons, and MacIntosh, or the potato stand with fingerling, red, and Yukon gold potatoes. But the pumpkin lady only sold pie pumpkins, all about the same size and shape. And she had very few left that morning.
Personally, I've never bought a pie pumpkin before in my life. It never occurred to me to make anything other than pie with a pie pumpkin. And frankly, given that you can buy canned pumpkin, cooking and carving the real thing seems like too much work. Had you asked me, prior to my trip to the farmers market, what my chances were of buying a pie pumpkin that day — I'm fairly certain they would have been zero. And yet, I walked away from the market with two pie pumpkins.
So, what was the pumpkin lady's secret to selling something most people don't think they need?
She wasn't actually selling pumpkins. She was selling the only remaining ingredient I needed for an easy, award winning recipe — two pie pumpkins. She was selling me what I came to the farmers market for — not individual produce items, but a delicious meal.
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Why are gull chicks murdered especially on Sundays? How does man influence the size of gull populations? These and many other questions are answered in the doctoral thesis of Kees Camphuysen from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research NIOZ. Camphuysen will defend his thesis at the University of Groningen on 21 June 2013.
Kees Camphuysen has been doing research on seabirds since 1973, and since 2006 his focus has been on seagulls in the Texel dunes. There, he focused special attention on the European herring gull and the lesser black-backed gull. Since the sixties, the number of herring gulls has increased enormously, then stabilized and subsequently strongly declined. The lesser black-backed gull, which established itself in the Netherlands around 1930, suddenly became much more numerous later and this species has finally eclipsed the herring gull in numbers. Has the lesser black-backed gull supplanted the herring gull by taking up the best spots, or did it win the competition for food? Or does the decline in herring gulls and the increase of lesser black-backed gulls maybe have nothing to do with each other?
From Camphuysen's research it appears that both gull species have benefited from an expanded food offering caused by people. Herring gulls have learned to tap food in landfills, while lesser black-backed gulls in particular were attracted by the fish waste that was put overboard at sea. Now that the majority of landfills are covered and the fishing fleets are shrinking, both gull species are finding it more difficult to find food. It seems that the increase and decrease of both species is not directly influenced by each other.
Camphuysen also discovered a remarkable rhythm in the growth of the chicks and also that much more cannibalism took place over the weekend than on weekdays (gull chicks that were pecked to death by adult gulls and sometimes eaten). It turned out that gulls, especially during chick care, rely heavily on fish waste thrown overboard from fishing boats. Bad luck for these birds: at the weekend, the fishing fleet is largely in the harbour. This weekly rhythm is a problem, especially in the second half of the chick care period (in July), when there is barely enough food to be found for the hungry chicks.
The fleet is expected to shrink even more in the coming years. The problem of food shortage will continue to increase as a result, but then not only at the weekend. European policy, wherein by-catch may no longer be put overboard, will clearly have consequences for both gull species. How they will react to this is difficult to predict. A strong inland increase of gulls, looking for alternative food sources, is one of the likely effects.
Camphuysen has also equipped gulls with a GPS data logger, so as to be able to see where they look for food. It emerged that lesser black-backed gulls foraged much further afield than herring gulls. Lesser black-backed gulls also went oftener and further onto the North Sea, following fishing boats. One lesser black-backed gull, which had three youngsters that were not growing well, took a desperate measure and flew via Hoorn to Amsterdam, in order to hang out in the Leidsestraat there. Who knows, did she eat chips there, or a kebab roll? She then flew to the North Sea in order to follow a fishing boat far out at sea. The next day, her young had grown properly again.
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Colin Powell defends Hagel
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday launched a full-throated defense of former Sen. Sen. Chuck Hagel and his nomination to head the Pentagon.
"He's had a very, very distinguished public service record that he can stand on," Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "There are a lot of comments about different things he's said over the years, and I think he'll have a chance to respond to all those comments at the his confirmation hearings."
Powell said he believes Hagel will ultimately be approved by the Senate.
"I think he gets confirmed," Powell said. "I've read some of the responses that he's already put together, and I think he will make a very, very spirited defense of his position. And I think he'll be confirmed."
Powell wasn't without criticism for how the nominating process of Hagel, a former Republican senator from Nebraska, and Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who was floated as a potential secretary of state, was handled by President Barack Obama.
"I think it was not handled well," Powell said, who endorsed Obama in both of his presidential campaigns. "One of the problems, both with Ambassador Rice and with Chuck Hagel, these sort of signals come out that, "This is who we are thinking about." And you're left out there to dangle for weeks. Well, if this is who you're going to nominate, nominate them, and let's get on with the process."
Hagel, a Vietnam war veteran, has come under fire from Republicans and Democrats for past comments, including about Israel, Iraq and gay rights.
Powell defended Hagel on a series of issues that have been raised in the discussion around his appointment.
"There are people who are very supportive of the state of Israel," Powell said. "I'm very supportive of the state of Israel. So is Senator Hagel, and you'll see that in the confirmation hearings, but it doesn't mean you have to agree with every single position that the Israeli government takes."
Powell criticized those who have painted Hagel as an anti-Semite.
"When they go over the edge and say because Chuck said 'Jewish lobby' he's anti-Semitic, that's disgraceful," Powell said. "We shouldn't have that kind of language in our dialog."
Powell said that Hagel will implement the policies of the White House, including the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell ban on gays serving openly in the military.
"There are still issues that have to be resolved," Powell said. "But I think he will go after these issues in a way that will be very consistent with the administration's position with the law, and with the aspirations of our gay and lesbian men and women in military."
Asked about Hagel's previous remarks that Iraq was "a huge foreign policy blunder," Powell pointed out that Hagel was criticizing policy that he oversaw the implementation of.
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
Korean Tofu Tacos
To make these tacos, tofu was drained, patted dry, and cut into one-inch cubes. A paste was made from Korean chile powder, gochujang, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and salt. In a separate bowl, cornstarch was combined with Korean chile powder and salt. The tofu cubes were tossed in the chile paste mixture and then in the cornstarch. Then, it was fried in hot oil for three minutes or less until browned and crunchy on the surface. Tortillas were filled with the fried tofu, hoisin sauce, kimchi, sliced pear, green onions, and chopped peanuts. I added a little extra gochujang as well.
I was completely thrilled with these tacos. This mix of spicy, tangy, crunchy, savory, and sweet was a big winner. I should have thought of this sooner, but an interesting substitution for the pear slices, and to extend the fusion concept, would be jicama. I also think this taco filling would be fun and delicious placed on top of crisp tostadas. Clearly, this is somthing I'll be making again and again.
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You cook the best recipes! Sounds delish, and your photographs make it look amazing!ReplyDelete
What an original dish! I love that combination of cuisines...ReplyDelete
These sound insanely delicious Lisa! I could get my family to happily eat tofu this way...those crispy little nuggets look irresistible!eReplyDelete
These look fabulous! I actually have one more pack of tofu from Costco I need to use soon so I've bookmarked the recipe :)ReplyDelete
Very creative! Tofu, kimchi, and taco...that sounds just fantastic!ReplyDelete
Wow, great flavours! Very healthy with tofu and looks so yummy!ReplyDelete
I love the fusion tacos that have been making their way around the country and blogger world. These look like one of my favorite varieties that I've seen so far!ReplyDelete
I have this love hate relationship with tofu. I've had some good ones but also some really bad ones but this does look very tasty indeed!ReplyDelete
Wow, these look and sound delicious. Love the jicama idea, and have fun with the giant jar!ReplyDelete
Sounds delicious Lisa :)ReplyDelete
Oooh I love tofu cooked like this and the whole thing looks so flavorful and delicious. I love the way you describe all the layers of textures and flavors. Now I need you to come over here and make me this.ReplyDelete
I want tacos!!!! I want Korean tacos. I love the use of tofu.ReplyDelete
WOW. This may be the inspiration that I need to head to the other side of town to Tang Freres, the enormous, always too-crowded Asian supermarket. Your version looks even better than the one in the magazine, too..!ReplyDelete
I definitely would like to try this....tofu is not bland at all!ReplyDelete
This sounds amazing, Lisa! I'm not really a tofu fan, but I love the way you've done it here. I have a Korean market nearby too. Looks like I will be visiting it soon!ReplyDelete
I love tofu, this fusion dish sounds great and convincing with your photo.ReplyDelete
I think I've said this before but you are a brave woman! Glad to know that this recipe, which sounded interesting to me in the magazine, is a winner. I just visited a close-to-me giant Asian market and I'm sure I can find all my ingredients there. Thanks for taking the initiative.ReplyDelete
i'm not one to turn away a taco, and this one sounds...interesting. the gochujang is definitely something i'd love to sample and i think it'd make the whole taco worthwhile!ReplyDelete
I have done tofu the not so regular way with indian flavors. I am fascinated with the flavors here. They look wonderful.ReplyDelete
I remember seeing this story and simply drooling over all those creative taco recipes. I love anything with kimchi, so I know I'd be over the moon about these spicy, crunchy tofu tacos.ReplyDelete
You know what? I think you are the first person to ever tempt me to eat tofu :)ReplyDelete
*kisses* HH
Lisa these sound amazing.I'm so making these when I get the chance, thankyou! :DReplyDelete
This is a great take on fusion tacos! I love the texture of fried tofu but have only attempted it once (not a success); this may just encourage me to try again. 8-)ReplyDelete
We love Korean tacos here, and your version sounds amazing. I just saw some that use poke as the main ingredient. Love all the creativity.ReplyDelete
Yum, just read about this on Lorraine's blog and I'm so making these this weekend. Will be a sure winner for the boysReplyDelete


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Clay Pot Cooking
Most people associate clay pot cooking with the Römertopf* – the very successful clay pot developed in Germany in 1967. Römertopf is a brand of clay pot and is sold world–wide; over 20 million in 40 countries! That says a lot for this method of cooking, which allows food to steam and roast in its own juices.
Preparing foods in a clay pot is not a modern invention; it dates back several thousand years when food in an earthenware pot was put in the glowing ashes of an open fire. Clay pot cooking is commonly used in several cuisines in Europe and Southeast and East Asia. In Japan they use the Donabe, in India the Chatti, in the Philippines the Palayok, and in Morocco the Tagine.
Not all clay cooking pots are the same – glazed and unglazed, different shapes, stove–top or oven only. They do have one thing in common though; clay pot cooking is a technique, and a very healthy one at that. Very little, if any, oil is needed and results in lower fat content. Unless specified by the recipe, foods cooked by this method do not require added liquid and produce natural juices.
For many years, we have used the Römertopf. We have it in three sizes and use them for roasting chicken, meat, fish, and making bread. Prior to each usage, the unglazed pot and lid are submerged in water for ten or fifteen minutes. After presoaking, the food is placed into the pot, covered with the lid and placed into a cold oven. The food is baked at a high heat (400 to 450 degrees) and the end results are wonderful. One pot cooking!
During the submersion, the unglazed clay pot absorbs water, which is later released in the form of steam throughout the baking process. This produces moist, tender and flavorful chicken, meat (great for less tender cuts) or fish. When used for baking bread, the crust is crispy and the inside moist. For bread making, we suggest lining the bottom of the pot with parchment paper for easy removal.
There are several guidelines to follow when using the Römertopf:
• Completely immerse the top and bottom in water for 10 to 15 minutes before each use.
• Place it in a cold oven (do not preheat the oven).
• Reach the correct temperature in stages: For an electric oven, set the temperature required by the recipe. The oven will heat up gradually. With gas ovens, set at low temperature and increase gradually over 5 to 10 minutes.
• Put the Römertopf on a folded towel or wooden board when you remove it from the oven. Sudden changes of temperature should be avoided. It should not be placed on a cold surface.
• Do not put in the dishwasher. Clean with hot water and a brush.
• Never use over a burner.
The Römertopf can be used in the microwave, although we have never tried it. It is available in several sizes, including the 6-1/2 quart Maxi which can hold a large turkey.
While reading Joan Nathan's cookbook, Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France, we especially liked her description of a luncheon visit to a house in Annecy, France. The hostess prepared Lamb with Potatoes, Zucchini, and Tomatoes in a Römertopf! She brought the finished dish to the table, took off the lid and "we were enveloped in the steam and aromas of the finished dish."
We love the aromas and taste of foods prepared in the Römertopf and do suggest treating yourself to this wonderful way of cooking. Your Römertopf will become an old friend -– after several usages it will start to lose the new look and show spots that reflect cooking – it will have a history.
Enjoy the following recipes and please share your Römertopft recipes with us: One Perfect Loaf (bread), Spiced Fish with Spinach and Country Chicken.
The Römertopf is available in department stores, specialty cooking stores and on Amazon.com: Romertopf 3-Quart Clay Baker, Romertopf 4-Quart Clay Baker, Romertopf 6-1/2-Quart Clay Baker, Reco International Fish Baker, and Reco International Vegetable Baker. For additional product information, please visit Reco.com.
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It's time for some Str8Talk. After flirting with the end of the blog (by virtue of my pledge that I would quit blogging if the Hawks defeated the Bulls in last year's playoffs), it's time to get back to blogging. As we go into our 4th year, I'm sure my tens of fans have asked - why the lack of blogs this offseason. Well, two things happened - there was this thing called the lockout, which was really not about principles but was simply a money grab for the owners so they could continue to run the league with the same issues of competitive balance at play (see Paul, Chris & Howard, Dwight) and there ALSO was this thing that happened called - the Hawks are NOT sold. The first muted my desire to blog, the second KILLED it...
Yes, this was a crushing blow for us here at Hawk Str8Talk HQ. You've seen our disclaimer since the start of this blog (and if you haven't - here it is - Disclaimer: As always, all criticisms come after blaming the Atlanta Spirit Group first, management second, and then coaches and players last. Those criticisms come through the prism of winning championships (or the things that result in championship team building)) and we thought we had permanently retired it at the sight of Mr. Alex Mereulo. But then, in true Hawks ownership fashion and like Sugar Ray Leonard, someone's money was kinda funny and well, long story short - the disclaimer is un-retired and is back. For those who are new to this blog, then you only need to read this and this to understand why the disclaimer is necessary. We'll discuss these further below, but to be clear - all critical thinking starts at the top and trickles down from there. So, with that, we needed a minute to ready for the season, but just like last year - 6 days in, we're ready to go. So, let's end 2011 with a kickoff for Hawk Str8Talk...like last year, the desire to do game recaps is over, but we will continue to do a weekly article here and on Peachtree Hoops called Honesty Corner's 5 Truths - where we put the week's 5 most important observations. Also, we will talk about things off the beaten path (like Al Horford's marriage - scandalous stuff indeed) and what's happening in Hawk land behind the scenes. If you want to get our musings during the games, you can check me out at @hawkstr8talk on Twitter. So, with no further ado, it's time to get to the thoughts and predictions where we promise - all predictions wrong or this blog costs you more than free.
Before we delve into the season, let's talk about the value of our blog in relation (not instead of) to our Hawks blog brethren - who you can check on here here and here and here along with my Hawks blog boo here. There are some things that you need to be aware of:
- This blog is all about winning championships. So, you can read here how we could win the battle and lose the war. This is about critical thinking our way to a NBA championship. Yes, on game day, I'm cheering my HEART out for the Hawks, but the goal of the BLOG is to report on all things related to how the hell do we win a title? Period. Go to our other brethren if you want a viewpoint that's more cheering no matter what the facts may say (Note: that's not meant as a slight to other blogs, just to say that that's my only true angle - winning a title).
- This blog is about talking the things that other blogs don't...like - how did the dance team do? where groupies in full force for the big games? what is happening in the front office? why you should go to Miami for a road trip once a year? Etc, etc, etc...
- This blog is lastly about fun - so keep your hate confined to Tea Party rallies. Here is where sanity reigns and critical debate is welcome as long as you know how to keep your feelings in check.
As we did the last 3 years, it's time to give our review of the coach and the team and its prospects. As well as our (drum roll please) best case and worst case predictions along with our true prediction for 2011-2012. One last note - we reserve the right to change our prediction as things change. We'll identify when that happens and make adjustments as necessary. Now, off to the analysis:
Offseason Additions/Subtractions:
Let's start with the subtractions - Hilton Armstrong, Josh Powell, and Etan Thomas will not be missed one iota. Damien Wilkins was replaceable while providing some negligible value last year. This leaves us with Pape Sy and Jamal Crawford. It's unfortunate that we have to use a seemingly average to below average player to prove a point, but Pape Sy is just another example of either the Hawks inability to develop talent or their inability to scout players. In either (or both), the waiving of a player that you bought out of his contract just last year should be a significant demerit against the Rick Sund regime. For me, it's both. A team with the limited budget that the Hawks have can't invest in a player that you don't get a chance to validate one way or the other. This more than a concern that we're missing out on hidden gems is the problem with our management and the coaching team's synergy in selecting players that will aid in our pursuit of a title. The franchise that doesn't give a reasonable chance to Jordan Crawford, Keith Benson, and now Pape Sy. Not to mention past casualties Acie Law IV, Salim Stoudamire, Solomon Jones, Sergiy Gladyr, and Cenk Aykol, Oh, and did I forget to mention Jeff Teague (we'll come back to him later). The point is simply that a team with razor thin margins for adding talent (via draft and veterans signed at the minimum) cannot be cavalier about the process of adding talent nor acquiring assets (draft picks, trade exceptions) that will move the franchise forward. After saying all that, Pape Sy and Keith Benson weren't good, never were, so let's move on.
This brings us to Jamal Crawford. There was a lot of chatter about whether or not to bring back Jamal Crawford and so that I don't spend a lot of time on this - here's a truth that many people still haven't grasped and that's that - Jamal Crawford was never a great acquisition for this franchise. For $18M over 2 years, getting highlights and scoring is not enough. You can compare him to Acie Law IV and Craig (can't call him Speedy) Claxton, but I'd prefer to compare him to what else other teams would have attempted to get for $9M a year in their place. So, instead of trading for a luxury piece vs. a true need, I've said this since the trade and I maintain that Jamal Crawford (much like Kirk Hinrich) are not players you can retain at the price tag we are paying when you have other glaring needs. It was tolerable during his 6th Man of the Year season, but last year - a $9M price tag for a backup shooting guard who doesn't do anything other than score (esp. at less than an elite level) - Jamal Crawford should have been on the trading block from offseason through the trading deadline. Unfortunately, our management and coaching staff looked at him as a core component instead of the enhanced Eddie House luxury piece to a puzzle that any other championship level team would view Jamal as. To be clear, I like Jamal Crawford as a person, but I've maintained for 2 years that he's a flashy guy who exhibits traits that belie why his previous teams have never made the playoffs. Additionally, there are players for a cheaper price that could put up similar numbers if all you asked him to do was come in and score the ball. The whole thing was always illogical to have $30M invested in the shooting guard position for a combo that doesn't include Jordan, Wade, etc. So, in true Hawks fashion, we never looked to get an asset back from a player we certainly weren't going to be able to resign from the moment we re-signed Joe Johnson. Like Mike Woodson, I suspect that we'll look back and say - hmmm, why isn't he setting the world on fire the way we thought he was (for those who believe that) in his post-Hawks career? (Note: I'm still waiting for the first article blasting the Hawks for letting Jamal Crawford go.)
Enough of looking backward, let's go forward and say that we added some players...Tracy McGrady, Jannero Pargo, Donald Sloan, Willie Green, Jerry Stackhouse, Ivan Johnson, and Vladimir Radmanovic. We know that all of these guys are coming in for the absolute minimum you can pay a player, so let's separate the gold from the fool's version. Here's what you hope happens - Tracy McGrady and Vladimir Radmanovic are good additions that you hope don't fall victim to the insane schedule this year. Whether they have anything left in the tank by the (spoiler alert) playoffs will determine what round this team bows out of. Jannero Pargo and Willie Green probably shouldn't be on the team (not at the expense of Pape Sy or Wanamaker in my mind), but we know that developing talent is ..oh, see my rant above - so let's just hope that their veteran-ness provides some value or their terrible-ness keeps Teague and Hinrich on the court more often that not. Jerry Stackhouse is what we hoped Josh Powell would be last year..a veteran leader who provides locker room leadership. Anyone who watched the Hawks last year, there was not much leadership, so let's hope that Stackhouse can be that guy - or else he needs to be cut. Finally, Ivan Johnson and Donald Sloan are this season's sit on the bench guys and they may deserve to be, but let's hope that when the schedule is insane and players are in foul trouble or injured that opportunities to prove their worth are offered to these guys (or in Pargo's case - simply letting Sloan play could just be the best thing to do no matter what).
Overall, the additions are a net positive over last year's group at first glance (Jamal Crawford included), but we'll see if that lasts since we know that one or two of these guys will be waived during the season to keep the team under the tax and who knows how the injury front will impact us. So, I congratulate Rick Sund on signing players who can contribute this year while I continue to give him the side eye for not being able to make the hard decisions to carve out cap room and draft picks for use this year and in anticipation of next season's free agent pool.
I was a very vocal dissenting voice in selecting Larry Drew as our coach. Never say that I'm not consistent when I say - I still don't believe in Larry Drew. I give him credit for his use of Jason Collins in last year's playoff series vs. the Orlando Magic. That's about the only thing I can say was A+ work. When I juxtapose that with his decision to sit Jeff Teague long enough that we gave away our Jamal Crawford replacement AND a draft pick (hello Chris Singleton or even Norris Cole) searching for what was sitting on our bench at (wait for it) a higher price tag than the other guy we shouldn't have been paying (Mike Bibby anyone?) as much as we were, then the Jason Collins move doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy. In fact, that decision alone makes me angry. Every time I watch Jeff Teague do something that none of our other guards can do - I say to myself how can the point guard developing Larry Drew not see what my limited basketball knowledge seems to see. So, call me biased, but something drastic will have to happen to change the opinion that this is NOT the coach for the future.
What drastic thing could happen - well, glad you asked...they are going to be things that aren't foreign to many Hawks fans (and some that may). They are:
- Not allowing Josh Smith to shoot jump shots without his ass hitting the pine
- Giving Jeff Teague the freedom to run the offense and allowing him to make mistakes without pulling him like the rest of the starters.
- Never starting Kirk Hinrich (unless it's as a SG and Joe Johnson as a SF or as a result of an injury).
- Selecting Al Horford as your ONE and ONLY captain.
- Retiring the Horford Treatment (a la 2 fouls and you sit for the half).
- Making Marvin Williams your 6th Man (my request for the past 3 seasons)
- Putting an end to the Hawks proclivity to turn transition opportunities into jump shots (mostly due to forwards and centers trying to run the break)
These are things that would move the needle in terms of putting a stamp on this team's identity and showing that we are more disciplined and focused on the things that win championships. The sooner he recognizes that this team's ability to win a title is tied to defense, depth, and Jeff Teague's development - the better. Until then, I'm not a believer.
This season I'll only make some statements in the form of bulleted items:
- Bottom line, Jeff Teague is the far and away X factor for this team. It can be argued that there's some improvement to be pulled from Joe, Josh, Al, and Marvin, but I prefer to think that those guys are who they are within some standard deviation. I'm not expecting them to do much different this year than last year (unless of course, you move Marvin to the 6th Man role), but as the number one Teague fan (see here and here) and as seemingly the only sane voice in the Hawks blogosphere in Teague's rookie season who called for him to start THEN - it's beyond obvious that having a penetrating guard who can finish at the rim AND defend other point guards credibly is the key to giving this team a new look and more varied options offensively and defensively. He is more and more becoming the guy I said he could possibly be and that's...Rajon Rondo. (Note: It's also fair that I'm going to be biased about this all season long because it validates maybe the best call I've made since I drafted LaDainian Tomlinson his rookie year in my keeper football fantasy draft.)
- As for the rest of the team, they are who they are. Hopefully, we'll decide to trade Josh or Al and get a center (Howard anyone?) and move toward pushing toward a title, but until then - let's just see whether Joe can put up a $20M worthy season, Marvin's back lets him get to making a better defensive contribution and open jump shots and that Al and Josh do what they do BEST ALL THE TIME.
I mentioned much about them in my offseason piece, so I'll simply say that if we don't have to use Jason Collins over Zaza Pachulia, then this season is success. I'm not sure why he's not considered a part of the core, but Zaza is a 2nd team beast and he should be utilized as such. Done and done.
I'm not really sure what to make of the Hawks being full of veterans that we know aren't going to be here next year, but we will have to just see if T-Mc and V-Rod can provide some significant value to go along with Zaza and Hinrich. While I have serious reservations about the ability of this team to go past the 2nd round, I can say that as long as Teague is leading this team - I have hope that we will compete differently than ever. We still don't have any championship leaders or toughness, but...in Teague I trust. Last note - there have been recent discussions about trading for Dwight Howard. Short of them saying we want your starting 5 and your next 3 years worth of draft picks - my answer is DO IT! Yes, it's a risk, but if you're trying to win a title - you will do it with Dwight Howard more than with Josh Smith, Joe Johnson, etc. So, doesn't matter the package - just do it (well, it does, but I'm saying that a reasonable offer even one more weighted to the Magic is ok with me), then figure out how to keep him in town. Probably too much to ask of this ownership and management, but I must admit that if the conversations are even being had, then KUDOS. Bout time we're in the discussions for elite talent.
Ok, you had to read through all of that just to get to my predictions, so here they go:
Best Case Prediction - 44-22 (3rd in Eastern Conference)
Worst Case Prediction - 31-35 (9th in Eastern Conference)
My Prediction - 38-28 (5th in Eastern Conference) and a 1st round playoff exit
Simply put, at our healthiest, we are a good team with a puncher's chance, but I can't overlook the fact that the schedule is crazy and injuries and overuse happen, so we can't believe that no one is going to get hurt and that these old veterans won't be shells of their selves by season's end and with little evidence from past years that we'll develop our players for that circumstance - we have to believe that we'll hit a stretch where we lose games we shouldn't that will lead us to the 5th seed (Miami and Chicago are easy - I'm fearful that New York and my darkhorse, Indiana may jump up over us).
So, what do you guys think? Leave your predictions in the comments and we'll see you at the Highlight Factory!!!
I'm not really sure what to make of the Hawks being full of veterans that we know aren't going to be here next year, but we will have to just see if T-Mc and V-Rod can provide some significant value to go along with Zaza and Hinrich. While I have serious reservations about the ability of this team to go past the 2nd round, I can say that as long as Teague is leading this team - I have hope that we will compete differently than ever. We still don't have any championship leaders or toughness, but...in Teague I trust.
Last note - there have been recent discussions about trading for Dwight Howard. Short of them saying we want your starting 5 and your next 3 years worth of draft picks - my answer is DO IT! Yes, it's a risk, but if you're trying to win a title - you will do it with Dwight Howard more than with Josh Smith, Joe Johnson, etc. So, doesn't matter the package - just do it (well, it does, but I'm saying that a reasonable offer even one more weighted to the Magic is ok with me), then figure out how to keep him in town. Probably too much to ask of this ownership and management, but I must admit that if the conversations are even being had, then KUDOS. Bout time we're in the discussions for elite talent.


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The honorary title "Hero of the Socialist Labour" exists since 1938 and is awarded to civilians for having performed outstanding feats in the field of labour, such as an important invention or the implementation of pioneering techniques. Recipients of the medal will be awarded the title: Hero of Socialist Labour simultaneously, they will also be awarded the Order of Lenin and they will receive a Diploma from the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. The title can be awarded more than once, however, the Order of Lenin only once. The accompanying medal was instituted by Decree dated May 22nd, 1940 by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. The medal resembles that of the "Hero of the Soviet Union". It consists of a 15.5 gramm Golden, Five-Pointed, Star with the hammer and sickle on the obverse and on the reverse the text "Hero of Socialist Labour" in Cyrillic. The medal hangs from a red ribbon with hanger. The hanger measures 15 x 20 mm.
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Virtues of Ramadan Pt 11
"The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful."
Baqarah 2:185
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Perhaps the most common questions asked of Answers in Genesis—next to evolution and millions of years—relate to Satan, the origin of sin and evil, and the Fall of man in general. A complete understanding of this issue requires a careful examination of the Curse in Genesis 3 and other early chapters in Genesis.
In our secularized culture, there is a lot of mythology surrounding Satan, angels, demons, and so on.
Genesis 3 seems to indicate that Adam was with Eve when she ate the fruit. Is this accurate? Bodie Hodge, AiG–U.S. examines this issue.
While this series has examined questions about the Curse, sin, and Satan, the real focus of the Genesis account is Jesus Christ.
When looking closely at Genesis 3:6–7, one can't help but wonder why Eve's eyes were not opened until Adam ate and what exactly Scripture means by, "their eyes were opened."
Genesis 3:16 says that God increased Eve's pain after the Fall. Does that mean that pain already existed before sin?
Christians generally use illustrations of the Garden of Eden that place the serpent in a tree—usually the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. But is this accurate?
The Bible tells us that unlike animals and plants, humans are created in the image of God. But what do we know about angels, Satan, and the heavenly host?
Did Adam and Eve have to eat from the Tree of Life to keep from dying? Why didn't God remove it from Eden? What happened to it?
If sin and the Curse had never entered the creation, wouldn't the earth have become overpopulated?
Building on last week's article, Bodie Hodge, AiG–U.S., shows how to calculate the age of the earth and the time of the Fall.
How long did Adam and Eve live in Eden before the Fall? Bodie Hodge, AiG–US, shows why sin must have entered in soon after Creation.
Was Abel eating meat soon after the Curse even though he wasn't supposed to? After all, he kept the flocks and sacrificed an animal.
If God created Eve from Adam's side, wouldn't that make her a clone of Adam? Bodie Hodge, AiG–U.S., explains why this is not the case.
How can God who is, according to Scripture, perfectly holy, create anything that can be unholy (or fallen)?
Prior to the Fall, did humans require sleep? What can we learn from the biblical account?
Who is the "dragon of old" and where did his name come from?
Some have claimed that the Bible doesn't necessarily mean what it says in Genesis 2:17, since Adam and Eve didn't die the moment they ate.
How is original sin passed in order for Christ to remain sinless?
Isn't it harsh for God to punish all of Adam's descendants for something Adam did?
Does the description in Revelation of Satan being the "serpent of old" imply a real serpent wasn't present in Genesis 3?
Often, people say that they can't believe the serpent in Genesis 3 spoke because they claim animals don't speak.
Determining features of the serpent from the precious little information given in the Bible is a difficult task.
No results found in Satan, the Fall, and a Look at Good and Evil.
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The force with which you live your life very much imitates the depth of feeling held regarding liberation. Those who consider themselves to be tightly shackled will not move around much – either figuratively or physically. They will tend to conform – only going places in their minds and with their bodies that are "allowed" or "suggested" by the ones doing the shackling.
A glance at the population gives you a clear picture of which ones of us are in fact unchained. If we take this vision to an extreme – it will show us something quite disturbing to accepted belief systems.
Those among us labeled "crazy" are perhaps in a very real sense the freest of all. They follow none of the rules. Entire industries have grown up around conformity, subjugation, ownership and obedience. These would be our schools, judicial systems, police forces and governments. Each upholds the idea of a specific state of being, level of loyalty, body of answers or behavior as mandatory for acceptance into polite society.
We are conditioned to conform – keeping a watchful eye on each other to see that those who step out of line are obvious and noticed. These behaviors demonstrate weakness, jealousy and dependence, not strength. They are indicative of some very human emotions and not those of an omnipotent being.
The creator has no needs and therefore makes no demands of creation – merely wishing it to thrive. If there was such a thing as "sin" it would be something that prevented that from happening.
All activities are "allowed". The creator does not "need" to experience itself through its "offspring". The creator has no needs, rules or requirements. It merely is.
The truth that can be used as a measure for discovering the source of any request would be the statement "I AM". Thus stands the definition of One.
Names, titles, needs, emotions and descriptors that follow those two words are separators and indicators of a lesser god, a "poser". Omnipotence has no needs and makes no such declarations or demands.
The structure of a world under such a being would very clearly indicate the truth. Our ability to thrive within any system on such a world may indicate not sanity, but sovereignty. Nonconformists understand and express the force of freedom.
Freedom can not be bound by any system at all and must by definition follow its own course, unimpeded.
We do not know this expression here; those that do have loosed the bonds of "sanity" and run unbound, by an internal code of behavior. This code is theirs alone.
Any control of or infringement on the actions of another being stems from fear, not power. There is no enforcement necessary in a sovereign society – all are held equally responsible and reliable to and for the whole. No one has to tell you that you are free, or fight to uphold your freedom – it is understood.
When limitless is the only description of life's possibilities, we'll know freedom. Understand in your core that this is what you are. This cannot be given to you, it can only be realized. This realization can happen in an instant or over a lifetime. You are the one you've been waiting for.
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30,000 Unit Sales for C-Class W204 in Australia SurpassedClarissa May 15, 2012
Last February, Mercedes-Benz was recognized as the number one car brand in Australia, getting 95% rate in terms of customer service.
That's not the only achievement that the company got from Down Under, because the W204 which is the current C-Class, surpassed the 30,000 unit sales target.
David McCarthy, Mercedes Australia Pacific's Senior Manager for Corporate Communications said, "We wanted to deliver to our customers the same outstanding value in our "Edition 30" C-Class that they have enjoyed since the vehicle line was launched. We have delivered over 30,000 of the current generation C-Class sedans in Australia, this alone is a significant figure but it is between 35 and 98 percent higher than our traditional competitors."


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Sadly I received an email Wednesday that I've dreaded for some time.
|Private Bill Ryan, 1945
|Bill, 2013 (Credit & Full Bio: Xav Van Daele)
In his honor, my last post about Bill, (June 6, 2014,) is reposted below the Tennyson poem.
Rest In Peace, Command Sergeant Major Ryan. You were truly one of the founding members of the Greatest Generation.
Crossing the Bar
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.
Seventy years ago today, the Allied invasion of mainland Europe began - and D-Day became an instant part of our global history.
From the 156,000 men who stormed the beaches or parachuted into enemy territory, I have the honor of calling one D-Day veteran a friend.
|U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major (Ret.) William "Bill" Ryan (2006)
U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) William "Bill" Ryan is a sprightly 89, but he lives in Melbourne, Fla., and I'm out here, so
I hadn't heard much from Bill this past year.
I was a little worried...
...and then, yesterday, I saw this picture (#17 of 31) on a Yahoo! slideshow...
|(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
(From Yahoo:
Command Sgt Major Retired Bill Ryan, who landed at Omaha Beach 70 years ago tomorrow, kisses a young French boy at a ceremony honoring the First Infantry Division above Omaha Beach June 5, 2014 in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.)
My first reaction?
Talk about making my day... I punched the air in absolute and pure delight.
"You bloody well did it, Bill! You made it to the 70th anniversary!!"
(Bill's traveled
back in Normandy many times, but had told me on numerous occasions that the 70th would be the last big "hurrah" for many of the remaining WWII veterans.)
PS: On D-Day last year, I shared Bill's story. If interested, click HERE.
PPS: Want to hear from Bill himself? Check out this 2-min YouTube video (from 2012.)
Cheers, Bill.
A sincere and heartfelt thanks to you, and all your mates who made it home.
Like so many others, I hold dear the memories of
all those who paid the ultimate price.
We will never forget.


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Let us never underestimate the internet's ability to come up with freaky crap. The vast reach of the web creates mysteries as often as it dispels them, and sometimes those mysteries are truly scary.
The "Slenderman" is a longstanding horror meme based on the mythological archetype of a tall, faceless man who appears in the dark and… does scary things. Steals you away, grabs children. That kind of thing. He's haunted lots of places, from message boards to Minecraft, and feels a bit reminiscent of that freakshow in Pan's Labyrinth or even Jack from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
YouTuber AgentParsec has crafted Slender, a simple Unity-based horror game that stars the Slenderman. It's very simple, and free to download (links are below). In it, you'll play as a nameless woman (going by the sounds of your breath when you run) who must go around a closed in park at night and collect eight notes. You've got a flashlight, and that's about it.
And yet the game is super freaky. It's amazing just how simple horror can be—put me in the woods at night with a flashlight and no means of defending myself, set a scary monster after me and… well, I'm gonna be scared. Bonus scary points for putting vague fun-facts about the monster on the notes.
There seems to be a bunch of great indie horror games out at the moment, huh? Fine by me.
You can download a free beta of Slender for Windows or for Mac. Happy note-hunting.
(Via MCV)


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Six weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, my family and I snuck out of our apartment in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkov with what few possessions we could carry. My parents were terrified by rumors of pogroms from ultra-reactionary Ukrainian groups. Today, Jews who have remained in what is now Kharkiv are once again hunkering down in fear of Ukraine's far right. I find myself grateful to be in America, worried about family back in Kharkiv, and baffled to see Washington and most of the US media ignoring the same radical elements that led my family and thousands of other Jews to flee.
To many Americans viewing the upheaval in Kiev and Crimea, Vladimir Putin is plainly the villain, and the protesters who ousted his ally Viktor Yanukovych as Ukrainian president the obvious heroes. Yet the new ruling coalition includes some disturbing elements, most notably the Svoboda Party. Last month, members of this far-right nationalist group, known until a decade ago as the Social-National Party, were among the demonstrators in Kiev's Maidan movement. But on Jan. 1, about 15,000 Svoboda members had taken to the streets of Kiev to celebrate the birthday of Stepan Bandera, a Nazi collaborator. In recent years, one Svoboda leader has frequently quoted top Nazi figures; another has called the Ukrainian-American actress Mila Kunis a "dirty Jewess."
For its part, Moscow has used Svoboda's activities to its political advantage, portraying the whole Maidan movement as "fascists"; the crux of Putin's excuse for invading Crimea is protecting Ukraine's Russian population from fascism.
This justification is, of course, ludicrous. The mere existence of a fascist party does not grant one the right to invade a sovereign nation. The majority of Maidan is not fascist; it contains an almost implausibly diverse mix of Muslims, Jews, western and eastern Ukrainians, and Ukrainian- and Russian-speakers. But it also contains Svoboda. And just as it would be foolish to swallow Moscow's rationale for invading Crimea, no one should just write off the radicals in Maidan.
So far, the West has largely dismissed concerns about Svoboda — those are Putin's talking points, after all. The US State Department maintains that "far right ultra-nationalist groups . . . are not represented in the Rada [Ukrainian parliament]. There is no indication that the Ukrainian government would pursue discriminatory policies." Yet the deputy prime minister, Oleksandr Sych, is a member of Svoboda. So is Oleh Maknitskyy, the prosecutor general. How can their roles be minimized? Imagine if the US vice president and attorney general belonged to the Ku Klux Klan or a neo-Confederate group. Would that not cause concern? Is it any wonder that many eastern Ukrainians, such as Muslims, Russian-speakers, and some Jews, distrust and feel threatened by the new coalition?
On March 1, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Donetsk, Odessa, and Kharkiv. Many waved Russian flags. Some are doubtless in favor of Putin; some, like my friends and family in Kharkiv, are afraid of Moscow, but terrified of the radical parts of Maidan. Yet when Hillary Clinton likens Vladimir Putin to Hitler, as she did in a March 4 speech, she makes all those eastern Ukrainians appear to be Nazi sympathizers. And when Secretary of State John Kerry and Senator John McCain stand alongside Svoboda leader Oleh Tyahnybok — who once sought an investigation into "Muscovite-Jewish mafia" control of Ukraine — they throw American support behind the very reason why a third of Ukraine is turning toward Russia in the first place. Surely the international community can acknowledge those Ukrainians' wariness even as it opposes Putin's actions.
One of the biggest mistakes of US Cold War policy from Latin America to Central Asia was the use of broad labels that allowed little room for complexity. Everyone who opposed the Soviet Union — be they freedom fighters, dictators, or, as in Afghanistan, future members of Al Qaeda or the Taliban — was America's friend, and anyone who disagreed with those friends was a Communist.
This paradigm, while convenient, ignored the fact that most nations do not split cleanly into teams of good guys and bad guys. It also sowed the seeds of future conflicts. If we want to avoid repeating the mistakes of history, a good place to start would be dispensing with sweeping Cold War assumptions — and being careful in Ukraine.
Lev Golinkin, a Boston College graduate, is the author of the forthcoming "A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka."


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So, here are some candidates for top stories, in no particular order. We'll do national issues this time, and international, state and hardy perennial stories later in the week.
* -- immigration reform passes/fails: much has been made of the GOP's need to attract Hispanic voters, who make-up a growing, identifiable political bloc (that will nearly double to 40M by 2030). Immigration is a significant issue for them, although it's easy to oversimplify the interests of a community more diverse than some gringos might suspect (in fact, that issue ranks fifth among Latino voters: education's number one). Texan George W. Bush attracted 44% in 2004, whereas Mr. Romney garnered a much lower percentage (27%) of a larger number last time around.
That news has reached the Senate, which passed a pragmatic bi-partisan compromise in 2013. That bill has languished in the news-immune House, but Speaker Boehner has signaled some interest. It IS an election year, after all.
I believe it will happen, piecemeal and painfully. That said, it's too little, too late for the GOP – especially when combined with strenuous state and local GOP efforts to restrict voting, in the flimsy guise of fraud avoidance. Most folks can differentiate window-dressing from commitment.
* -- systemic inequity issue gains traction: the Dems have been suckered into adopting the unfriendly term "income inequality" to define the problems of middle class malaise, wage stagnation, a stale economy, deindustrialization, etc. No one is calling for equality of incomes, which is a dog-whistle for dreaded socialism (and an 'out'come, anyway). What is sought is a rebalancing of the domestic table that is now slanted toward the most fortunate – inequitably and unsustainably.
With even the Pope is calling for some reform, this issue will get attention. If the feds conclude that they can address it by simply throwing a minimum wage bone to the rabble, however, a huge opportunity to invest in a better future for all our progeny will have been missed.
* -- the Dems/GOP take the House/Senate: the midterm election outcomes will be significant in their own right, and color everything else. This season's electoral Sweeps will have two stages, with pitched Primary battles for the Republican Party's soul, followed by the general elections. The TeaPers handed the Dems a huge favor by driving their ill-considered government shutdown – which those fair-minded Dems promptly returned by bolloxing-up the ACA roll-out.
* -- speaking of which, ObamaCare will remain in the news. Sign-ups, by pace and age distribution, will continue to make news, but when the sky fails to fall, resistance is likely to recede. Perhaps then the society can come to focus on the other major problem with medicine (besides access to it): its co$t. The unholy alliance of providers and insurers to keep pricing information away from patients and corporate payors, unnaturally inflates treatment costs, often several-fold. It will begin to crumble, as corporate America begins to focus, and get creative with it.
* -- A definitive same-sex marriage ruling? I'm guessing this is a 2015 issue, based on timing. Utah's case will be argued at the intermediate appeal level in March or April, leaving too little time before the SCOTUS goes on hiatus in June. Given the bob-n-weave routines of these Supremes on the issue (you can't hurry love, after all), the budding political consensus in favor of S-SM may actually work against it. If enough states are trending rational on this issue via the political process, the Justices may conclude that they can duck the important Constitutional mandate. BTW, does anybody else despise the acronym SCOTUS? To my ear, it manages to sound both pretentious and vaguely carnal.
* -- Secrecy/Security/Spying/Snowden: revelations about the excesses of unfettered secret NSA processes will continue, as will the debate about whether they even make us safer. The NY Times recently called-for an amnesty for whistleblower Snowden. While that seems unlikely, pressure for some manner of compromise regarding his status will build, assuming his leaks continue, and continue to be credible. Those who question hisbona fides, and his manly bits, based on his preference to bargain his fate from beyond the jurisdiction have never contemplated the terrible risks he's taken by bearding the might-and-majesty of the federal government lion, in its den.
How'd I do? What are your domestic issues for the new year?
Next time: Global, State-wide and Hardy Perennial issues.


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The collective random motion of tiny bacteria can be harnessed to turn much larger mechanical gears in a preestablished direction, a new study demonstrates. The research, set to be published online this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, presents a new spin on the concept of the so-called Brownian ratchet, in which arbitrary fluctuations generate directed motion to power tiny mechanical systems.
The random and omnipresent movement of particles in a fluid, known as Brownian motion, presents on its face a tantalizing avenue to perpetual motion. In the classical, theoretical model of a Brownian ratchet, a paddle wheel is connected to a mechanical ratchet that constrains its rotation to one direction—say, clockwise. When the thermal fluctuations around the paddle wheel are sufficient to nudge it clockwise, the ratchet clicks over and a directed rotation of the system is achieved. But the pesky second law of thermodynamics intervenes, prohibiting the extraction of mechanical work from such fluctuations in equilibrium. In the thought experiment of the Brownian ratchet, the same equilibrium fluctuations that drive the paddle wheel also nudge about the brake on the ratchet mechanism, causing it to fail often enough to render it useless.
But that has not stopped researchers from pursuing the harvesting of directed motion from random motion, bowing to the laws of thermodynamics by introducing energy inputs that throw the system out of equilibrium. "So long as that system is out of equilibrium, if there is any flow of energy in the system at all, it is going to move," explains Dean Astumian, a University of Maine physicist who did not contribute to the new research. Several out-of-equilibrium setups have been devised, utilizing inputs such as alternating electric currents or magnetic fields, says Peter Hänggi, a physicist at the University of Augsburg in Germany who was also uninvolved in the study.
In the new implementation, researchers from Argonne National Laboratory, Princeton University and Northwestern University turn to a biological energy source: the common soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis. In the presence of oxygen and other nutrients, the tiny rod-shaped bacteria take to swimming about. Moving essentially randomly, B. subtilis bacteria provide what Hänggi describes as "a nonequilibrium source of random velocity kicks" to any obstacle in their way.
In a thin fluid layer along with the bacteria, the researchers placed just such an obstacle in the form of tiny gears—just 380 microns across—with slanted teeth so as to preferentially spin in one direction. (A micron is one millionth of a meter.)
In spinning ability, B. subtilis have an advantage over inanimate particles, says study co-author Bartosz Grzybowski, a Northwestern physical chemist: they tend to swim in swarms, like schools of fish. Even though the group's movement is essentially random, the bacteria's collective behavior allows them to leverage their collective heft to turn a gear, which in the experimental setup created by Grzybowski and his colleagues is as massive as millions of bacteria. "When you form swarms, the collective behavior has a collective gain in the amount of momentum they carry together," Grzybowski says. "They work in unison to push on this gear."
In the researchers' experiments, large swarms of bacteria, roughly 20 billion per cubic centimeter, turned the gears at a speed of about one to two revolutions per minute. The schools of B. subtilis were even able to turn a pair of directionally biased gears—one clockwise and one counterclockwise—whose teeth were enmeshed. What is more, Grzybowski's team could switch the motion of the gears on and off by controlling the flow of oxygen to the bacteria.
Astumian calls the new work "a fascinating implementation." At the same time, he is unsure that any applications using bacteria will be immediately forthcoming—for one thing, bacteria pollute their surroundings with waste and eventually die. "You go to the pet store and you see the hamsters, and they're all the time running around that wheel," Astumian says. "And I suppose that in principle you could attach it to a generator and power a small electric lightbulb. But so far that hamster-driven motion hasn't become a household appliance, and I think that this is probably similarly far from that."
A self-described theorist, Astumian is more interested in the ways that experiments such as the bacteria-powered gears further our understanding of physics at the smallest scales, where macroscopic analogies do not always hold. "It's all about building an intuition in an area where we don't have any," he says.
His colleague Hänggi calls the concept of using biological drivers for such Brownian-type ratchets or motors "a really nice idea, a nice experiment." Hänggi is optimistic that micromechanical motors could be powered by microorganisms—to sort healthy cells from diseased cells, for instance. But he is curious to see how the system responds to an opposing force—in the new experiment the gears spin freely. "It doesn't do work, really, against a load," Hänggi says, emphasizing that the new study is a starting point. "It's a first step," he says, "that gives you all kinds of ideas for engineering at the bio-level."
Crowd Forcing: Random Movement of Bacteria Drives Gears
In the swimming motions of aerobic bacteria against asymmetric gears, apparent randomness can yield directed motion
The collective random motion of tiny bacteria can be harnessed to turn much larger mechanical gears in a preestablished direction, a new study demonstrates. The research, set to be published online this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, presents a new spin on the concept of the so-called Brownian ratchet, in which arbitrary fluctuations generate directed motion to power tiny mechanical systems.


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Bell leads half of Texas race for win and Xfinity title shot
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Christopher Bell keeps leading laps, winning stages and going to Victory Lane. Now he is for sure going to get a chance to race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
Bell led 101 of the 200 laps, won both stages and crossed the finish line at Texas more than 5 1/2 seconds ahead of Ross Chastain on Saturday night to secure one of the four championship-contending spots for the series finale in two weeks.
"We're definitely not going to have to think points next weekend," Bell said.
Last season, Bell didn't secure a spot in the final four until winning at Phoenix. He gets to go back there next week with a different focus - and a chance to look ahead to the Nov. 16 finale at Homestead.
"Winning the race," said the 24-year-old Bell, who is already in line to move up to the Cup Series next season.
"The mindset is going to be a lot different going to Phoenix. We will do some prep for Phoenix, do more prep for Homestead," crew chief Jason Ratcliff said. "We will go to Phoenix and have some fun."
Bell leads the Xfinity Series with eight wins, 1,874 laps led and 20 stage wins - including both stages at Texas. Cole Custer is second in all of those categories with seven wins, 903 laps led and eight stage wins.
At Texas, Bell led four times, going ahead to stay with 30 laps remaining.
Three championship-contending spots will be up grabs and determined next weekend at Phoenix. Bell entered Texas as the points leader, followed by Custer, defending Xfinity champion Tyler Reddick and Justin Allgaier -and that order was unchanged.
Austin Cindric finished third at Texas, three spots ahead of Allgaier. Custer was eighth, Michael Annett 11th and Chase Briscoe 22nd. Playoff contenders Reddick or Noah Gragson didn't finish the race because of accidents.
Briscoe got too high up the track on lap 160, and made solid contact with the wall when Reddick was right behind him. While Briscoe was able to drive away, Reddick spun and made hard contact with the inside wall and ended up with a 29th-place finish, one spot ahead of Gragson.
After starting the night fifth and just outside the cutline for the final four, Briscoe managed to keep that spot though his deficit behind fourth increased from two to 18 points. Along with the incident that got Reddick loose, Briscoe had two other significant tire issues.
Briscoe made it back to pit road without bringing out a caution on lap 176 when his right front tire shredded. He got back out and finished three laps behind Bell.
"Obviously we have our backs against the wall going into next week but we have really good fast race cars. We will go there and try to win the race," Briscoe said.
The only change in the top eight in points was Gragson dropping from seventh to eighth in a switch of spots with Cindric. Annett was just ahead of them in sixth.
Reddick had taken the lead on the restart after an earlier caution caused when Briscoe had a cut right rear tire. Briscoe again was able to keep the car from any signification damage and was still restarted in the top 10. Reddick was fourth when the yellow flag came out, and took only two tires on the stop.
Gragson made contact with Jeb Burton on the front stretch that sent him on as spin through the infield and tore up his splitter with about 50 laps left, bringing out a red flag for an extensive cleanup.
More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/apf-AutoRacing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports


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