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In what is shaping up to be the statement game for the Fighting Irish, No. 5 Notre Dame (7-0) is on the road Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma to face the No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. All this excitement starts at 8 pm ET and will be broadcast on ABC.
The BYU Cougars fell victim to the undefeated Fighting Irish last week in a nail biter 17-14. The Sooners spanked division rivals Kansas Jayhawks by a score of 52-7. The two heavyweights last met each other back in 1999 in South Bend. The Fighting Irish prevailed over a No. 25-ranked Sooner team that day 34-30. Overall, the series dating back to 1952 is led by Notre Dame, 8-1. The Irish will try to give the Sooners only their fifth loss at home in the Bob Stoops' era dating back to 1999.
Fighting Irish Coach Brian Kelly has tried to keep his players focused on the game amid all the hoopla and pressure this week.
"We know who Oklahoma is," Kelly continued. "We have a great deal of respect for them. Our guys were clearly excited about it (this week's game) when we talked on Monday, but it's been a good week, because for me they've been focused on themselves and what they need to do to win this game."
Here is how this mighty matchup should look this week between the blue and gold and the red and white:
Notre Dame Offense
As reported here earlier on IrishCentral Notre Dame starting QB Everett Golson has been medically cleared to start on Saturday. He has not seen any action since suffering a head-to-head concussion against Stanford on October 13th. Golson played well that day for three quarters passing for 141 yards and one touchdown. Backup QB Tommy Reese, who started against BYU last week (117 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) will be on call if needed to take over.
The Fighting Irish have had difficulty scoring against ranked opponents in 2012 averaging roughly 17 points a game. This will certainly be remedied by a fierce Fighting Irish rushing tandem in Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood. The pair combined for over 257 yards against BYU as the team averages a combined 193.9 yards on the ground per game, good for 38th in the nation.
Notre Dame Defense
The school's defense rests second behind Alabama in points allowed (9.4). An opposing player has yet to score a touchdown rushing on Notre Dame that gives up only 280.7 yards per game. The Heisman Hopeful and team leader Manti T'eo will be the driving force to stall the high-powered Oklahoma offense. On the year T'eo's 69 tackles pace the team and four interceptions are second best in the nation.
Oklahoma Offense
The offense has been on a tear generating 156 points over the past three games thanks no less to the sublime play of QB Landry Jones: 62.3% completion rate, 880 yards, 7 touchdowns, 1 interception. He has lead a high-octane offense that has scored on 15 of its last 20 drives resulting in 12 touchdowns. The Sooners' average offensive output of 44.7 ranks it fifth in the country
Jones has able receivers in Kenny Stills (38 receptions, 471 yards, 4 TD), Justin Brown (24 receptions, 299 yards, and 2 TD), Freshman Sterling Shepard (19 receptions, 252 yards, 2 TD).
Oklahoma RB Damien Williams (74 carries, 552 yards, 7 TD) counters the potent Sooner passing attack. His athletic prowess makes Williams a threat as a receiver as well having caught 11 passes for 134 yards.
The blue and gold defense best be on watch for the OU "Belldozer". The play is named for backup Oklahoma QB Blake Bell who will rush with the ball in short yardage situations with great success. This season the 254-pound Bell has rushed for eight touchdowns on 31 carries.
Oklahoma Defense
OU had a strong unit only been surrendering 15.3 points per contest. Just in their last three games the Sooners have sacked opposing QBs 6 times and have forced nine turnovers.
The Sooners backfield is manned by the team's leading tacklers DB Tony Jefferson (48) and DB Javon Harris (34) .
Prediction: Notre Dame 21 Oklahoma 17

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Bubbly billygoat-bursting boffinry brouhaha at MoD
Caprine-fizzing experiment moratorium outrage
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has finally been challenged by animal-rights groups over a long-running programme of experimentation in which goats - among other animals - have been deliberately given the bends in decompression chambers.
Rather than a malevolent hatred of cloven-hoofed creatures, the tests in question were motivated by scientific inquiry into diving and submarine safety. Many trials have been carried out over recent decades at the Alverstoke research facilities in Gosport, formerly by the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). The Alverstoke lab was deemed to be something the private sector would like when DERA was largely sold off under the name QinetiQ in 2001.
Your correspondent visited Alverstoke ten years ago in the DERA days, as part of the navy-diver training course, though we didn't see any goats getting bent (so to speak). The staff there were already well aware that their days of putting goats through aggressive decompression regimes were probably numbered. The prevailing view seemed to be that as soon as the animal-lib tendency found out what was going on, experiments would cease; and according to The Herald of Scotland, this has now (finally) happened.
The idea of the goat-bothering trials - and the many other trials using humans, or just test equipment - is to improve safety for people in hyperbaric underwater environments.
For those who don't know, whenever human beings (or animals) are subjected to greater-than-normal pressures - as when diving, or during submarine accidents - their body tissues move gradually into a different equilibrium with the breathing gas. Such gas has to contain a high proportion of inert constituents such as nitrogen or helium, as oxygen is poisonous at high pressures.
The inert gas gets absorbed into the body tissues over time, and lurks there like the bubbles in an unopened bottle of coke - which isn't a problem of itself. The snags come when the person (or goat) moves back to lower pressures, as in the case of a diver surfacing or pressure in a hyperbaric chamber being released.
The trick is to let the pressure down gradually, as if opening the coke bottle just a tiny crack. If you let the gas out of a coke bottle slowly enough, after a while it will have gone completely flat without a single visible bubble ever forming. Likewise, a diver who surfaces sufficiently slowly will have no problems.
But sometimes you need to get up out of the water faster than that. Your submarine may be in trouble, or maybe you need to clear up a minefield in a rush, or perhaps you don't have infinite supplies of breathing gas. So you speed things up a bit, and you start to fizz.
If the bubbles are small enough, that could be fine. But at some point, they start to cause problems in the body. They can make nerves and muscles act involuntarily, doubling up people's limbs (a classic "bend"). Moving on up the severity scale, they can knock out your vision, cause excruciating pain, fatal brain damage, paralysis, heart failure, etc.
Other things than fizzing body fluids can go wrong, too. If you inadvertently hold your breath under falling pressure, your lungs can burst. A minor puncture may not be a big deal, but a serious one can cause an embolism which will finish you before the bends get a chance. Just by way of extra toppings, if you aren't careful your eardrums can rip during a fast change; you can suffer inner-ear damage; your sinuses might gush fluid or blood; your guts can rupture - especially if you've been drinking coke; and if you're really unlucky and have a shitty dentist, one or more of your teeth could explode.
It's great, being a diver.


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South Dakota State's Layne Somsen Drafted by Cincinnati Reds
South Dakota State pitcher Layne Somsen has been selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 22nd round of the Major League Baseball.
The right-hander from Yankton was the 675th player overall selected in the three-day draft.
Somsen was the 2013 Summit League Pitcher of the Year, going 4-5 with one save and a 1.87 ERA. He had 91 strikeouts in 91.1 innings, with opponents hitting just .196.
He is fourth all-time in the Jackrabbit record book in starts (38), strikeouts (180) and innings pitched (215).
Somsen continues a sting of recent draft success for SDSU. Six times in the last seven years, a South Dakota State player has been picked.


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Cadillac is offering a tantalizing glimpse at its ELR, a plug-in hybrid based on the Chevrolet Volt, before the car's Detroit Auto Show debut in January. The ELR was first shown in 2009 as the Converj concept, and is expected go on sale during the 2014 model year.
Judging from Cadillac's teaser image, the production ELR will be almost identical to the Converj. The CTS Coupe-like profile is still there, down to the character line running through the door handles, which seems to have been taken from the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. The ELR has side view mirrors and more substantial door handles, though.
Cadillac also kept the elongated headlights and vertical taillights, a brand trademark. Overall, the car looks like a CTS Coupe with a shorter hood, owing to its front-wheel drive platform.
The ELR will use a Voltec powertrain, including a T-shaped lithium-ion battery pack, electric motor, and four-cylinder gasoline engine-generator, but the specifics are still up in the air. Befitting a more luxurious car, Cadillac may offer a larger engine or battery pack to increase performance. We'll have to wait for the ELR's Detroit unveiling to find out.
The Volt's interior has been a major point of criticism, but the ELR will likely get a major upgrade. The Caddy's interior will get leather and the brand's new CUE (Cadillac User Entertainment) infotainment system.
The ELR will be the first luxury plug-in hybrid, other than the exotic Fisker Karma, and, like its Chevy sibling, it will probably be cross-shopped with all-electric cars. It's hard to see how Cadillac could squeeze Tesla Model S-rivaling performance out of the Volt powertrain, and this two-door coupe will definitely be less practical than either the Model S or Karma.
However, the ELR will still have the trump card of nearly unlimited range, courtesy of its onboard generator. It will also be easier to obtain than a Tesla: Model S production began in June, but there are still thousands of people waiting for their cars. The ELR could also undercut the Model S' $57,400 base price.
A slightly less daunting opponent is the Infiniti LE, which will be based on the Nissan Leaf. Picture the same Leaf-versus-Volt rivalry, but with more wood trim.
For now, it's hard to know exactly how the ELR will stack up against other green luxury cars. Cadillac will release all of the details in Detroit, and that will hopefully include the ELR's on sale date. Cadillac will only say that it will be a 2014 model, which means this snazzy plug-in could start production in late 2013.
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WILLIAMSBURG, December 6, 1776.
The officers and troopers belonging to the HORSE are to repair to this place by the 11th of the month, without fail, to join the regiment, which is ordered to march to reinforce his Excellency GENERAL WASHINGTON, or, after that day, to rendezvous at Fredericksburg, where the regiment will march from this place. Such soldiers as are, through sickness, unable to march, must certify the same to the commanding officer, under the hand of a magistrate of the county where he resides, or he must expect to be treated as a deserter. THEODORICK BLAND, major commandant.
Virginia Gazette (Purdie) December 13, 1776
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Theodorick Bland was to command six troops of light horse to Brunswick New Jersey and to take with them all the prisoners of war held in Virginia for exchange for Fort Washington. Fort Washington (in present day New York City) and more than 2,800 soldiers had been captured by the British and Hessian troops on November 16 of that year.
Sources: VA Gaz, (Purdie, 12/6/76), http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battles.asp


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Chair Korman will call the meeting to order.
Chair Korman will ask for approval of the minutes from the March 19, 2013 meeting.
Proposed Action – Approval – MOTION and Second Required
Chair Korman will offer opportunity for open comments concerning items on this agenda.
The Board of Governors (BOG) has specified that "Each board of trustees shall prepare a multi-year work plan/report for the Board of Governors that outlines its university's top priorities, strategic directions, and specific actions and financial plans for achieving those priorities, as well as performance expectations and outcomes on institutional and system-wide goals. The work plan/report shall reflect the university's distinctive mission and focus on core institutional strengths within the context of State University System goals and regional and statewide needs."
Interim Provost Earl Traynham will address the committee and present this item.
Action – Approval – Motion and Second Required
The purpose of this item is to submit, for approval, a proposed new degree program. Brooks College of Health, in collaboration with the Mayo School of Health Sciences (MSHS), proposes to establish a Bachelor of Science in Radiography. This degree will require 120 credit hours, 57 of which will be earned through Radiologic Technology courses. The program curriculum is designed to promote critical thinking, communication principles, knowledge, and expertise in radiography.
Radiographers perform X-ray examinations on patients in a variety of clinical settings. Using their highly developed skills in human anatomy and patient care, radiographers prepare patients for X-rays, explain the examination, and position the patients for the procedure. The associate degree in radiography enables an entry level technologist to become certified, whereas the B.S. in Radiography will provide future radiographers with the capability to understand the complex science of advanced imaging technologies. As a result, students with a baccalaureate degree will be better prepared to handle advanced radiography techniques that will be necessary to support the increasing demands of the radiography field. Another advantage of the baccalaureate degree is the increased potential for career progression into administrative leadership positions within healthcare agencies.
Radiographers are in high demand throughout the United States and have numerous opportunities to work in a variety of health related settings including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics, and doctors' offices. According to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, a radiologic technology career "offers a promising future, job stability, and a good salary" (ASRT, 2013). Furthermore, with continuous advances in technology and an aging baby boomer population, the demand for exams and procedures using radiography continues to grow.
Need for this Degree:
Data projections indicate that radiologic technology as a whole is growing faster than average. According to the 2012-13 Occupational Outlook Handbook employment of radiologic technologists is expected to grow by 28 percent between 2010 and 2020 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013). Furthermore, the services provided by radiologic technologists are beginning to be shifted away from hospitals toward outpatient facilities which will increase the number of new jobs in physicians' offices and imaging centers.
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists estimates over 2,600 students could be accommodated in radiography programs. The mean number of qualified students turned away in radiography equaled 37.1 per program or a total estimate of 14,978.
Due to the expansion of services at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and the anticipated retirement of employees in the Department of Radiology, a number of vacancies are expected. The Mayo Clinic wants to fill these vacancies with individuals holding a B.S. in Radiography. As a result, the Mayo Clinic has reached out to UNF to collaborate in the design and delivery of the B.S. in Radiography. Once the B.S. in Radiography is approved and implemented, the Mayo Clinic will cease to offer their Associate of Science program.
This proposed program in Radiography requires limited access status due to the limitations on available clinical placements and qualified faculty. The program will be able to accommodate a maximum of 16 students per year.
Under tenure by reason of appointment, distinguished faculty may be granted tenure upon being employed at UNF. The candidate must receive a positive vote from the tenured faculty in his or her disciplinary department.
UNF agrees to award tenure as a condition of appointment in order to be competitive in hiring these individuals. The Provost and President also conduct a thorough review of all candidates for tenure on appointment. Under these guidelines, the administration recommends approval of tenure, by reason of appointment, for Dr. John Kantner, Assistant Vice President for Research and Associate Professor of Anthropology.
Interim Provost Earl Traynham will address the committee and present this item.
Action – Approval – Motion and Second Required
UNF is currently in discussion with Academic Partnerships to support our efforts at online educational offerings for specific high-demand programs. This partnership will allow UNF to increase enrollments in these programs and provide additional resources.
Len Roberson, Dean of the Graduate School and Assistant VP for Academic Technology will update the AAC on the AP partnership.
College Scheduler is a web-based class scheduling system for student use at colleges and universities. Students can build optimized class schedules that take into account their personal needs (work, athletics, leisure, etc.)
Increases credit hours taken per student:
Megan Kuehner, UNF Registrar will provide a demonstration of this software program.
Presentation – No Action Required
Chair Korman will adjourn the meeting.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution will host its fourth-annual Supporters Summit at Gillette Stadium at 6:30 p.m., on Monday, Feb. 4.
The event is exclusively for registered members of the team's two recognized supporters groups – The Midnight Riders and The Rebellion – and is not open to the public. The E1 entrance to the Northeast Lounge in the Putnam Club will open at 6:15 p.m.
At the Supporters Summit, supporters have the opportunity to have an open and candid dialogue with club President Brian Bilello and General Manager Michael Burns through the question-and-answer program. In the past, topics such as player acquisitions and strategy, club culture, business objectives, parking and pre-game activities, supporters' away-game travel and security concerns, among other subjects of importance to supporters, have been discussed and debated.
"The Supporters Summit is an excellent opportunity for our supporters to come out and for us to engage and connect with our core fan groups in person and discuss the team matters that they are most passionate about," Bilello said. "Every year, after the Q&A and discussion, we all come away from the Supporters Summit with ideas and feedback that helps us make the supporters' experience better – not just for those in supporters groups, but for all of our fans."
"We in the Riders feel that Supporters Summit is a great way for the most loyal fans to have their questions answered in a forum that is focused on their game day concerns and issues," Fran Harrington, President of The Midnight Riders, said.
"The annual Supporters Summit is the chance for our official members to meet directly to front office," Rebellion Executive Director Brendan Schimmel said. "Any issues, ideas, feedback and suggestions for the Fort, the club and supporters are open for discussion as we work together to continually improve the section and match day experience. Change doesn't happen by itself, it requires action and this is the first step this season."
For more information about the club's recognized supporters groups, including information about how to join, visit revolutionsoccer.net/supporters.
Four- and six-game First Kick Plans – which include tickets to the March 23 match against Kansas City, three other matches of the purchaser's choice and a limited-edition t-shirt – go on sale tomorrow, January 15, and start at $90 for lower bowl tickets. Season tickets for the 2013 New England Revolution season are also on sale and start at $333 for 18-game packages. Call 1-877-GET-REVS or visit revolutionsoccer.net for more information about these plans or any other ticket option.


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The following is a rundown of all action taken by the Terrebonne Parish School Board on Tuesday.
The following is a rundown of all action taken by the Terrebonne Parish School Board on Tuesday. All votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted; board member Gregory Harding was absent.
Action: Presented an "Oscar" to Quvenzhan� Wallis, the 9-year old student at Elysian Fields school who is nominated for an Academy Award.
Action: Made appointments to various board committees. Executive committee: Roger DeHart, Richard Jackson and Hayes Badeaux; Finance, Insurance and Section 16 Lands Committee: Donald Duplantis, Roosevelt Thomas and Debi Benoit; Buildings, Food Service and Transportation Committee: Badeaux, Gregory Harding, L.P. Bordelon; Education and Policy Committee: Jackson, Duplantis, Brenda Babin.
Note: New Board President Roger DeHart selects all of the board positions except for the executive committee, which is traditionally made up of the president, vice president and a member approved by the full board. Board member Roosevelt Thomas objected to Badeaux's appointment to the executive committee and protested his assignment to the finance committee, saying he had asked for a seat on the education and policy committee.
Action: Recognized February as African American History Month.
Action: Authorized the staff to purchase a wide area network service.
Action: Approved family and medical leave for Andrea Gregoire, teacher at Ellender Memorial High School, from Jan. 11 to May 23.
Action: Rescheduled the March board meeting from March 5 to March 12 because of a conflict with the Louisiana School Boards Association Convention.
Note: Babin objected, arguing the board shouldn't reschedule meetings because of other state meetings.
Action: Approved minor changes to the board policy manual for bullying, merchandise sales, naming facilities, employee compensation, electronic communication between employees and students, bullying, computer and Internet use, discipline and alternative schools. Most of the changes were required by new state laws passed last year.
Note: Bordelon objected to the addition of a policy change allowing the school district to sell obsolete computers to students, arguing it would be "cumbersome" to determine which student would get which computers.
The next school board meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at the School Board office, 205 Stadium Drive in Houma. All board meetings are open to the public, which can comment on any item before the board.


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In its stock form, the Cagiva Mito is not the most outlandish motorcycle every created. It boasts only a tiny 125cc motor, that makes barely 15hp. But when Simone Barbagallo got his on an unsuspecting Mito, the result was something quite the opposite of ordinary.
Barbagallo has increased the little elephants peak power to 90hp by adding a supercharger and NOS system to the donor bike. Not willing to call it quits, he then proceeded to bore out the motor 200cc's. With almost no stock part left to be replaced, the result is what Simone calls, the Scorpion Performance, and he'd be willing to part with it for $55,000.


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As well as playing with the Philharmonia Timothy has enjoyed playing as a guest with some of the finest orchestras in the world including the London Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Mahler Chamber Orchestra. He has also had the opportunity to indulge his passion for performance on original instruments with the Orchestra of the age of Enlightenment and orchestra of the Sixteen.
Timothy lives in Kent with his wife Sarah, a bassoonist, and young son. He enjoys living in the countryside and finds it the perfect contrast to the exciting and frenetic atmosphere of working in London.
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When it comes to dealing with storage, Solaris 10 provides admins with more choices than any other operating system. Right out of the box, it offers two filesystems, two volume managers, an iscsi target and initiator, and, naturally, an NFS server. Add a couple of Sun packages and you have volume replication, a cluster filesystem, and a hierarchical storage manager. Trust your data to the still-in-development features found in OpenSolaris, and you can have a fibre channel target and an in-kernel CIFS server, among other things. True, some of these features can be found in any enterprise-ready UNIX OS. But Solaris 10 integrates all of them into one well-tested package. Editor's note: This is the first of our published submissions for the 2008 Article Contest.
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30 November 2018 Not only another one-day-early issue, Ansible 377, but my best wishes for an impending festive season which may optionally be blighted by another free ebook release: Don't Try This at Home: Selected Convention Reports by (just between ourselves) me. 78,000 words of esoterica, gossip, bad taste and hangovers!
1 November 2018 And now, after what may look like an uneventful October but was in fact too busy for comfort ... here's Ansible 376.
1 October 2018 Here's Ansible 375.
31 August 2018 In accordance with a tradition altogether too boring to explain again, the September Ansible 374 appears one day early.
23 August 2018 Some links. Michael Scott Rohan memorial site (reminiscences solicited); SF Encyclopedia Worldcon News with Hugos and other awards; "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is the Best Place on the Internet" (blush).
1 August 2018 The hot weather made Ansible 373 more tiresome than usual to produce, but I had a moment's sense of wonder when for the first time I arrived at Kall Kwik to find the paper copies already printed and waiting. Traditionally I carry white laser-printer masters to the copy shop; in July I also took a PDF version on memory stick, which was received with enthusiasm; this time, as suggested, I emailed the PDF just before setting out for the town centre. A side effect of the new regime is that the latest offerings at the Ansible PDF download page are high-quality printable documents, not the jaggy bitmap scans of old.
2 July 2018 Argh. Ansible 372, just out, was a huge pain to produce because the ancient laser printer died a couple of days ago and I couldn't find another that was obsolete enough to be compatible with the Ansible production software. So the whole operation had to be moved to a different platform. My brain hurts. Huge thanks to Steve Davies of Plokta cabal fame for donating an old laser printer that couldn't substitute directly for the really old one that failed, but can print lovely white masters (still expected by two of Ansible's Hero Distributors) from the PDF version.
7 June 2018 A cheering mention of The Space Eater in a blog post by James D. Nicoll at Tor.com.
1 June 2018 Here's the just-published June issue of Ansible.
23 May 2018 Without comment, a photo by Gurf Morlix posted on Facebook by brother Jon.
10 May 2018 This 2018 reissue of a 1975 Jack Vance novel is particularly dear to my heart because it includes a new introduction by me.
4 May 2018 Oops. Once again I forgot to link to the new Ansible on publication day (1 May). Over at the SF Encyclopedia, I recently had some fun writing an entry on Grey Goo, and yesterday – having all too many other things to do – was mysteriously impelled to create the image below.
20 April 2018 Another Langford post at the Milford UK writers' conference blog: "The Silicon Critic".
11 April 2018 Yesterday I was distracted by having a birthday. Slight surprise that this unmomentous occasion was noticed by Steven H Silver at Black Gate and by History of Wales on Facebook. Brother Jon managed to take a day off his strenuous UK performance tour for a traditional lunch at Sweeney & Todd, and deployed famous artistic skills to draw a unique custom card while on the train to Reading:
27 March 2018 People are posting their Follycon (Eastercon 2018) schedules. Mine goes like this. Friday: stay in Reading, avoiding any Easter rail strike action and related travel stress. Saturday: various events including the ever-popular brunch and ciderklatsch near Cemetery Junction, Reading. Sunday: the intellectual workout day, with a big push at the Inquisitor crossword. Venue: 94 London Road, Reading. Monday: Easter bank holiday fun, probably involving outdoor activity in eastern Reading. Tuesday: the action shifts to KallKwik (printers) and Sweeney & Todd (pub venue for traditional envelope-stuffing lunch) in Reading town centre for publication of Ansible 369. With lots of hot Eastercon news, if anyone has sent it.
1 March 2018 Ansible 368 duly published, at least in print and via snailmail, but not immediately posted to the usual websites and email lists because our net connection had gone again. I've done what I can with my smartphone – all a bit like uploading a camel through the eye of a needle....
27 February 2018 Today, the famous LeVar Burton's reading of my short story "Different Kinds of Darkness" was released as part of his regular "LeVar Burton Reads" podcast series – here are links to his Stitcher and iTunes pages. It's free! This has been quite a thrill for me. For anyone looking for the original story, it's the title piece of my big collection Different Kinds of Darkness (print edition and ebook).
9 February 2018 Too many adventures here since the beginning of the month. Shortly after I'd dealt with the aftermath of Ansible 367, some time on Friday 2 February, we lost our internet access and didn't get it back until late Tuesday afternoon. I sneaked out a few apologetic emails via mobile phone, but otherwise there was general radio silence chez Langford for days. Hazel, despite a bad cold, struggled with Plusnet phone support. They admitted a problem at their end but the Monday fix "within four hours" failed to materialize. Presumably someone kicked the server on Tuesday, but not before subsequent support men had insisted on desperation measures like a factory reset of the router, which mucked up our in-house net (big networked backup drive, several computers and wireless access point all inaccessible). I've been doing repair work ever since. One printer remains intractable: Windows claims that it's unreachable by wireless yet strangely it's still happy to accept wireless scan requests and return scanned images via the wireless link.
1 February 2018 Ansible 367 published and posted to the usual places.
15 January 2018 The weekend just past was full of struggles with technology. None of the Langford websites had ever been set up for secure access (https rather than http), but Google supposedly favours secure sites in its rankings, and my webspace provider 1&1 had long been dangling the offer of a free security certificate for one domain.... So I tried it at taff.org.uk, where everything was fine after only minor tinkering (e.g. a site search option that had an http link to Google needed to be changed to https to avoid browser warnings). This tempted me to move into more complicated territory by investing in a "wildcard" certificate to cover not only ansible.uk but its various subdomains at ae.ansible.uk, news.ansible.uk, and so on. At first all seemed well – though with rather more tinkering required – but hubris was clobbered by nemesis when an Ansible reader reported hideous security-related error messages. After the usual routine panic, I realized that he was still using the old news.ansible.co.uk link, which for years had quietly redirected to news.ansible.uk but not any more. A nasty surprise to find that a simple "301 redirect" from a non-secure to a secure site fails in spectacular fashion ... until replaced by something far more complicated found via digilent online research. I fixed the problem eventually, though not before trying to throw myself on the mercy of webspace technical support and discovering that since I'd last used this feature all support options except via telephone had been removed. The caring message of 1&1 to disabled customers is: "If you're deaf, sod off."
After dealing with all that and having a fairly stiff drink, I felt strong enough to tackle the ongoing problem with Hazel's elderly computer, where Excel spreadsheets (of which her family history research uses a vast number) consistently took 45 seconds to close. That is, they each saved more or less instantly but there was then a long hourglass-cursor delay before anything else could be done – such as saving and closing the next spreadsheet, and then the next, and the next.... After removing a couple of unnecessary background tasks without visible effect, I eventually found the culprit was Microsoft Outlook, a vile program which Hazel has never knowingly used. But it secretly watches over MS Office applications, including Excel, and by default records all file saves (among other data) to a "journal" file. This thing had grown over the years to seven megabytes. I can't imagine what massive inefficiency is required for Outlook to take 45 seconds to add an entry to a 7Mb database ... but the good news is that after I disabled Outlook's "journal" options and just for luck deleted the .pst (Personal STorage) file where all this rubbish had accumulated, Hazel's computer now saves and closes spreadsheets in a fraction of a second. Just another of the eight million stories in the naked city.
2 January 2018 Just when you were beginning to enjoy 2018 ... Langford spoils it all by posting Ansible 366.
1 January 2018 Happy New Year! Today there is no new Ansible because the printers are closed for the bank holiday – I hope to publish tomorrow. Instead, New Year's Day sees two momentous changes to the free ebooks page at the TAFF site. First, by popular demand of a few persistent fans, all titles are now available in PDF format (a quick-and-dirty conversion rather than proper digital typesetting, I'm afraid). Even more first, True Rat: The Beast of Leroy Kettle, edited as usual by Rob Hansen, collects the greatest hits from Roy Kettle's peak fanwriting years in the 1970s and early 1980s.
23 December 2017 A small treat for those who bought the Langford ebook Short Shrift: A Big Book of Little Reviews 1976-2017. This has now been expanded with a few more 2017 articles, boosting the word count from 262,000 to 264,500. Contents list and all indexes updated to match. You can download the Improved Version using the same login details as before.
18 December 2017 With Christmas looming it seems time to update the page of links to my F&SF "Curiosities" pieces with the recently published one on Max Beerbohm's A Christmas Garland – plus another, written this year, that the magazine rejected.
6 December 2017 Juliet McKenna reports victory for small businesses in the EU VAT Horror campaign, with the nightmare promised to end on 1 January 2019. See the long back-story here.
1 December 2017 As per the usual routine: here's Ansible 365, the December issue, and two more free ebooks at the TAFF site. Click through to read all about The Frank Arnold Papers (ed. Rob Hansen, introduction by Mike Moorcock) and The Complete Skyrack (Ron Bennett's 1960s UK fan newsletter). Has it really been a whole month since my last note here? Much of the time was spent panicking over SF Encyclopedia website problems first noticed on 28 October, traced to a 25 October software "upgrade" at the Hachette web servers, analysed and agonized about for several weeks, and eventually fixed by Hachette IT in late November. With this stress removed, I must have momentarily allowed my immune system to relax and duly went down with a foul cold. So it goes.
1 November 2017 Today's releases: Ansible 364 and two more free ebooks at the TAFF site. Graham Charnock's Running Amok in the Fun Factory brings together his favourite UK convention reports by various hands, while fan historian Rob Hansen has collected William F. (Bill) Temple's 1938-1960 humorous fanzine writing as Temple at the Bar.
2 October 2017 Who could have expected such an astonishing development as the appearance of Ansible 363? Buried deep in its innards is the news that the free ebooks page now includes Can't Get Off the Island, the collection of Greg Pickersgill's fanwriting produced by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer for the 2005 Glasgow Worldcon.
1 September 2017 Ansible 362 is published today and accompanied by a memorial supplement for the late great Brian Aldiss (1925-2017). A printable PDF version of the latter has since been posted as Ansible 362½
10 August 2017 As already announced in Ansible 361 (though not very prominently) and on Facebook, I'm offering copies of my first solo book War in 2080: The Future of Military Technology (1979) for the cost of small-parcel postage within the UK (only). Signed hardback first edition in dust jacket, with errata sheet. Yes, of course this is dated, but I hope it's still fun; there are many science fiction references for the SF fans. See button below, borrowed from the PayPal donations page: the suggested amount is £3.50 to allow for PayPal's commission but you're welcome to bump it up a bit if feeling madly generous.
1 August 2017 Regular readers will have been expecting Ansible 361, but nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! I'm sorry, I'll read that again: also out today is the ebook of my and Chris Morgan's Facts & Fallacies: A Book of Definitive Mistakes and Misguided Predictions – revised and significantly expanded from its 1981 print incarnation.
26 July 2017 Don't tell John Clute I said so, but SF Encyclopedia maintenance involves an awful lot of tedious drudge-work. Only once in a while do I find the time and inspiration for a new article that's actually fun to write, recent examples being the long theme entry for Swearing and the shorter author/artist piece on David Malki ! of Wondermark fame. Meanwhile, Hazel was charmed by this Underground-style map of Britain's Roman roads, while I came across a link to a forgotten Langford interview conducted by someone from the British Computer Society and hosted on their site.
30 June 2017 Suddenly it's the July issue of Ansible (a day early for reasons too tedious for the puny human intellect to comprehend), with the usual departments and, yet again, announcements of still more additions to the TAFF Free Ebooks page.
8 June 2017 Brother Jon asks me to post this vital cultural document. Click on it to see the full-size image; there's more information online at www.mekonville.co.uk.
2 June 2017 Every time I release an ebook there's a storm of two or three complaints, usually from the same people, deploring these new-fangled electrons and asking for a print edition. Which would mean a great deal more work (especially for the new Short Shrift: A Big Book of Little Reviews with its vast size and need for multiple indexes, which are a huge pain to recreate for a POD document). If only fifty or a hundred people were clamouring in earnest for a "real book", that would sway me; but last time I catered for the usual two or three, the resulting two or three – all right, half a dozen – sales emphatically did not justify the time and effort. Much of the Langford backlist that I've been reissuing in ebook form is still available in print, as listed with links on this page. While checking those links I found that one edition has acquired a wholly unfamiliar blurb: This new collection of essays, commissioned from a range of scholars across the world, takes as its theme the reception of Rome's greatest poet in a time of profound cultural change. Amid the rise of Christianity, the changing status of the city of Rome, and the emergence of new governing classes, Vergil remained a bedrock of Roman education and identity. This volume considers the different ways in which Vergil was read, understood and appropriated; by poets, commentators, Church fathers, orators and historians. The introduction outlines the cultural and historical contexts. Twelve chapters dedicated to individual writers or genres, and the contributors make use of a wide range of approaches from contemporary reception theory. An epilogue concludes the volume. What a scholar I was in those days! I mean, what a range of scholars. Now I feel the urge to daringly conclude a volume with an epilogue.
1 June 2017 It's publication day for Ansible 359, which in turn announces the release of Short Shrift: A Big Book of Little Reviews and several of those planned additions to the TAFF Free Ebooks page (see previous post).
21-31 May 2017 I thought my submission of Rob Hansen's THEN to the "fake reviews for charity" initiative at Theaker's Quarterly had missed the deadline and wouldn't be reviewed, but Rob just spotted it here. That led me to discover the also previously unnoticed review of All Good Things, in which that nice Mr Theaker has an old tormentor at his mercy yet magnanimously turns the other cheek. I am all abashed. During a long post-Eastercon bout of vague unwellness and lack of energy (I really must stop going to these things), I somehow lapsed again into the obsessive making of ebooks. Doing four simultaneously is probably an error: (1) Short Shrift: A Big Book of Little Reviews assembles a vast mass of reviews considered too short for inclusion in my more pretentious nonfiction collections, plus various brief bookish squibs, spoofs, review roundup columns and obituaries. The current tally is 650+ items covering over 800 books, all totting up to 262,000 words. (2) Facts and Fallacies: A Book of Definitive Mistakes and Misguided Predictions, the ebook of my and Chris Morgan's 1981 title – slightly revised to remove glaring embarrassments and to add at least one bonus item in each chapter. (3) Beachcombings (tentative title), still very much a work in progress, a sort of follow-up to The Silence of the Langford with a similar mix of fannish and generally light-hearted (though of course frighteningly authoritative) professional material, convention speeches, etc. (4) The TAFF Anthology, again a tentative title, began as a simple scheme to assemble all the fragments of unfinished Trans-Atlantic Fun Fund trip reports hosted at the TAFF site. Complications included the discoveries that some old material still wasn't on the site, that at least one long-incomplete report is regarded by its author as a work actively in progress, and that deciding on a cut-off date (so as not to put undue pressure on very recent TAFF winners) has its own difficulties. The digital text currently stands at 95,000 words, including some excellent writing, but work has temporarily stalled while waiting for permissions and further needed pieces. This will be coming sooner or later to the TAFF Free Ebooks page, where the latest additions are Fanorama (1950s/1960s columns first collected 1998 and long out of print) and The Harp at Chicon (1952) by Walt Willis, The Goon Omnibus (1950s/1960s fan humour first collected 1993 and long out of print) by John Berry, and the one I forgot to list above as (5) – Ansible Second Series 1991-2000. The last, running to 360,000 words, continues from Ansible First Series 1979-1987 (a 300,000-worder which was already on the TAFF page) with issues 51-161 of the infamous newsletter. I'll need a long rest before embarking on the ebook which logically must follow, Ansible Second Series 2001-2010....
2 May 2017 Here, as predicted yesterday by means of lengthy and complex algorithmic computations, is Ansible 358.
1 May 2017 I don't mind working on UK bank holidays but the Ansible printers think differently; so I hope to publish the May issue tomorrow. Meanwhile, let it be known that Rob Hansen's THEN has just won the 2017 Fanzine Activity Achievement Award in the category of Best Special Issue. Congratulations, Rob!
28 April 2017 Paul Barnett sends the link to a 2001 review of The Leaky Establishment that I missed when it first appeared.
14 April 2017 Now I'm off to Birmingham for the UK national Eastercon, which this year is nameless and thus called Innominate. Here's the programme schedule page. I make only two official appearances: at the NewCon Press launch, 6:30-7:30pm Friday (today) and, representing Rob Hansen of THEN fame, the BSFA Awards ceremony (5:30-7pm Saturday) [alas, Rob didn't win but we all love Geoff Ryman, who did]. Meanwhile, here's a politically inflammatory cartoon from the traditional Judy Horacek birthday card sent to me by Yvonne Rousseau.
10 April 2017 A birthday lunch treat in a local canalside pub whose gents' toilet has a forward-thinking notice:
30 March 2017 A little earlier than expected, here's Ansible 357. Also earlier than expected was my first fan letter (and a very nice one too) on All Good Things: The Last SFX Visions. Although this isn't officially published until 21 April, NewCon Press is already filling orders for the trade paperback edition. The limited-edition hardbacks will have to wait until I've signed them all at Eastercon.
14 March 2017 Time to book my rail ticket to the UK Eastercon. The NewCon Press book launch for All Good Things: The Last SFX Visions is currently expected to be at
1 March 2017 Happy St David's Day. Also, here's Ansible 356.
27 February 2017 My promised nonfiction collection All Good Things: The Last SFX Visions, officially published by NewCon Press/Steel Quill on 21 April 2017, will indeed be launched at Eastercon and is already available for pre-order at the NewCon Press website. The cover is by regular column illustrator Andy Watt, from the SFX 250 instalment, and many more of Andy's cartoons are to be reprinted in the book. Besides the trade paperback with black-and-white interior art, there is to be a super luxury hardback with the illustrations in full colour.
19 February 2017 The BSFA Awards shortlist has been released and (wearing my Ansible Editions hat) I am of course delighted that Rob Hansen's THEN: Science Fiction Fandom in the UK: 1930-1980 appears in the nonfiction category.
17 February 2017 My final collection of Langford columns from SFX magazine is to be launched at Eastercon as a title in the Steel Quill nonfiction imprint of Ian Whates's NewCon Press. Besides the 2009-2016 columns it contains reviews and criticism published elsewhere in the same period, bringing the total to 100 pieces plus a new introduction.
1 February 2017 Despite being so short, February is a bonus month with two issues of Ansible. The usual coverage appears in Ansible 355 and – reviving the long-lost tradition of extra "half issues" – Ansible 355½ is devoted to Tom Shippey's funeral tribute to Peter Weston.
11 January 2017 January freebie at Ansible Editions: the first 48pp of Rob Hansen's history of UK fandom (including introductions and the entire 1930s section) can be downloaded without charge until the end of the month. Why, yes, this is indeed a naked attempt to influence BSFA Award voters in their choices for the nonfiction shortlist.
7 January 2017 Good news for Ansible Editions: Rob Hansen is on the longlist for the nonfiction category of the BSFA Awards with his monumental tome THEN: Science Fiction Fandom in the UK: 1930-1980.
3 January 2017 There was an unavoidable delay between first-footing and first-Ansibleing, but here at last is the January issue.
1 January 2017 Happy New Year to all. The photo shows a mystical cosmic alignment (possibly marking the architect's birthday) whereby in late December the sun briefly shines through an upstairs window, slants through the full depth of the house and lights up our front door from inside. As Erich von Däniken was wont to say, "This proves it!"
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A group of conservationists and eagle researchers took a break in a day of review and discussion of the current status of bald eagles to honor Bryan Watts and Mitchell Byrd of William and Mary's Center for Conservation Biology.
Watts and Byrd—and the CCB itself—were recipients of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Recovery Champion awards for 2007. The luncheon presentation was a break in a day-long set of activities at the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries office at the Rice Center of Virginia Commonwealth University on June 12. That morning, Byrd and Watts had a group, including federal wildlife officials from offices in Washington, D.C., and Hadley, Mass., out on the James River to look at habitat used by bald eagles. After lunch, Watts gave a presentation on the strategic importance of the upper James and other areas of the Chesapeake Bay region. Such areas, he said, are important to migrating bald eagles from populations that nest along the entire Atlantic coast, from Florida up into the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
The day's activity was typical of the work that earned Watts and Byrd recognition for their contribution to the comeback of bald eagles. Virginia-based U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers Joe McCauley and Karen Mayne prepared the documents nominating Watts and Byrd for the Recovery Champion award, in recognition of decades of work to bring back bald eagles on the east coast.
Watts' presentation sparked a three-hour discussion among state and federal wildlife officials with Center for Conservation Biology staff and other conservationists, including representatives of VCU and the Richmond Audubon Society. The discussion centered on the need for amended federal policies to protect sensitive areas of eagle habitat within the Chesapeake Bay region in the wake of the June 2007 removal of the nation's bird from the U.S. Endangered Species List.


text: Review: Razer Chimaera Stereo Headset By Holden ZA at Monday, February 11, 2013 1:22:00 PM The Razer Chimaera stereo headset is one of the products from the Razer brand which has branched itself away from the PC accessories and equipment and into the console arena. The Razer Chimaera, however, is not a full conversion to the world of console gaming as the headset only provides support for the Xbox 360, leaving PS3 players that require Bluetooth on the sidelines. The move towards console accessories for Razer has had relative success in the early stages, with products such as the Razer Onza having some success early on. Razer now will be facing the problem of trying to force themselves into a tightly contested market of headsets, by providing both quality and substantial performance. This is turn will see them as a potential for runner or just a headset in the shadow of higher performing products. One of the first things you will notice when picking up the headset packaging of the Razer Chimaera is its sheer weight, which is definitely on the heavier side of the scale. However, this shouldn't be of too much concern as the headset wireless, which means that all your cables will need to feed into a base station. That is done in the form of a docking station that shaped in the form of an upside down 'T'. The docking station acts as a rechargeable area for your headset which uses 'AAA' batteries. I, however, will recommend that you buy yourself your own recharge kit as to swop batteries when they eventually go flat, but we will get to battery life in a minute. The initial setup of the docking station is easy an efficient as the structure itself doesn't look too bad either. Design and Build Moving on to the headset itself, the basic design of the headset is on the bulkier side which I didn't mind at all. As the headset has a solid feel to it and movement of the head doesn't cause the headset to be off set. This is largely thanks to two key features: the ear cups and adjustable headband. Starting off with the inner ear cup has a snug feel to it which covers the entire ear, but also allows for enough "breathability" to ensure that the ear doesn't become uncomfortable. With regard to the adjustable headband, there is good and bad. The headband itself has a solid feel to it, with two padded areas underneath to ensure that the top of your head isn't rubbing on to the hard exterior. One of the let downs are the adjustable bands which are extremely sticky. Moving from one height to another seems more of a chore than a compliment to the headset. The silver adjustable mounds are also flimsy, so when they are fully extended they could be prone to bending, as the metal strips on either side are extremely thin. Usability When it comes down to the accessibility of controls on the headset, you are provided with 6 features. Volume control of chat volume and game volume are on the back left and right of the headset respectively. The power and mute microphone function are on the left side of the headset where as on the right there is the 'sync' and mute game sound function on the right. These buttons are all easily accessible and are easily memorable thus making changes on the fly extremely easy. Moving on to the microphone, which is unfortunately non-removable. It, however, can flip back easily to leave your peripheral vision unhindered. Early on I struggled with the positioning of my microphone as team mates constantly reminded me that i was speaking too softly. The microphone is described as adjustable, but it barely accomplishes that by giving slight movement in either direction. I constantly have to remind myself to adjust my microphone before play as the inflexible microphone tends to straighten itself out over time. Audio Performance Now to the part that interest most of us, the sound and performance of the headset. When talking about stereo sound we have to remember that it is just picking up sound from two sources being left and right. This means that when it comes to headsets being able to do well as a stereo headset it how it defines those two audio channels. With the Chimarea I noticed that it was rather easy to determine whether an opponent was sneaking up to my right hand side or my left. However, this movement could not accurately be determined due to the fact that the movement would often be generalized by the headset. Noting that I must say I was impressed with the sound quality of the when you could pick up the slight changes as well as the major audio events throughout the in game events. In which the sound was good for stereo but not groundbreaking. The Razer Chimarea offers stability, comfort and is also one of the few stereo headsets to offer a wireless option. The sound quality is that what you would expect from stereo headset and doesn't manage to break that mould. That said it fits comfortably as a standard stereo headset and provides allot of comfort which allows for long playing times. This is also complimented by the fact that battery life on the headset is extremely good when fully charged, around +/- 10 hours. A good headset, especially if your looking for a wireless option, just not ground breaking. Pro's 1) Great comfort, allows for extended periods of game time without fatigue. 2) Accessible features, doesn't require you to remove headset when changing in game volume or muting mic. 3) Good exterior design, sleek look of headset as well as docking station 4) Wireless option Cons 1) Adjustable headband piece, sticky and flimsy 2) No PlayStation 3 compatibility, making the market very specific. 3) Price is on the steep side with a recommended retail price of R1399 Rating Looks: * * * * Value: * * * Durabillity: * * * Usabillity: * * * * Overall Rating 3.5/5 Stars Recommended Retail Pricing: R1399 Available via Musica Holden's Twitter / MWEB GameZone: Twitter | Facebook Other News from Around the 'Net: ZergNet Please note that the opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not MWEB Connect (Pty) Ltd


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Hi Guys,
I have a client who's inbox.dbx file gets corrupted, this would be the third time, renaming it and allowing Outlook express to build a new one gets him up and running again.
I have no idea as to what is causing the problem.. he claims OLE locks up during the mail transfer.. when he restarts OLE the splash screen comes up then OLE closes.. delete/rename inbox.dbx and OLE is working again..ideas on this? anyone?
also this fellow has some "important" messages locked one of these damaged files and wants me to try to recover it.. $h1t.. the files are at least 40Mb in length.. I know if I can extract his messages I may find an answer to the problem..
I am not familuar with the structure of the dbx files and am clueless after using hex and text editorson the damaged files. any clues or perhaps a utility that may help would be appreciated. I am not expecting miracles..
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P.S: I've categorized all the dishes by the featured herb/plant/vegetable just like dear Kalyn does.
Padma of Padma's Kitchen from New Jersey, US sent aromatic Koi Thotakura Fry (Amaranth Stir-fry).
Rachel of Rachel's bite from Chicago, US sent us this warm, delicious Baby Arugula, Orange and Fennel Salad with Grilled Shrimp and White Balsamic Vinaigrette.
Baby Peas:
Jennifer of Like to Cook from Southern France sent this creamy Pasta with Baby Peas, Ham and Cream.
Anna of Morsels and Musings from Australia sent her healthy Zucchini & Basil Salad w Verjuice & Currant Dressing and her post alerts us the forgotten acidifiers.
Andrea of Andreas Recipes sent this scrumptious Spinach and Basil Lasagna.
Bitter Melon:
Anna of Anna's Cool Finds from Mill Valley, California, sent a healthy, flavorful Tofu and Bitter Melon Stir-Fry. I can not pass this as it features my favorite vegetable.
Minti of A Suitable Spice (I love the name :-) ) from Massachusetts, US sent us this aromatic Curried Carrot and Apple Soup.
Our lovely Kalyn of Kalyn's Kitchen sent a salad with a dressing that involves her favorite herb, the Cilantro. Her Red Cabbage and Chicken Asian Salad with Tangy Cilantro Dressing is welcomed warmly at this dining table.
Sher of What did you eat sent this tasty and tangy Nigella Lawson Fishcakes With Tomatillo-Cilantro Salsa.
Cilantro and Spices:
Ruth of Once upon a Feast has sent Indian inspired dinner. What's more? She tells, this dinner is South Beach Diet friendly.
Ulrike aka ostwestwind of Küchenlatein from Northern Germany has sent this delicious and warm Gratin of white cabbage & lentils in a Provençal sauce.
Lalaine of The Cook Mobile sent a flavorful, creamy, tasty appetizer, Shallot Toasts with Creme Fraiche and Smoked Salmon.
This fragrant Oven Baked Zucchini Fritters from Burcu of Almost Turkish Recipes has a special appeal, a combination of Zucchini and Dill.
Fava Beans:
Gretchen Noelle Jones of Canela & Comino from Lima, Peru sent this very refreshing Fresh Fava Bean Salad.
Fennel (Seeds):
Peter of Kalofagas from Toronto, Canada sent this fragrant and hearty Roast Loin of Pork With a Fennel Seed Crust.
A blogger, who named her blog aptly after a herb, Katie of Thyme for Cooking from Vendée, France, sent this comforting and beautiful looking Pulled Pork Stew with Olives and Chickpeas that has appeased a vegetarian like me.
Kale: (Cavalo Nero or Tuscan Kale or Black Cabbage)
Haalo of Cook (almost) Anything from Australia send healthy and tasty Baked Eggs with Cavalo Nero and information about this variety of Kale.
Kaykat of Cooking from A to Z sent this fabulous and yummy Kohlrabi Caponata
Pam of The Backyard Pizzeria sent this delicious and succulent Pomegranate, feta, cucumber and mint salad.
Nectarines & Strawberries:
Arfi of HomeMadeS from New Zealand has sent the only dessert on the table, Sugar-Grilled Nectarines and Strawberries. And, of course, she has sent some summer to this corner of the world.
Pam of Sidewalk Shoes sent these mouth-watering Savory Herb Black Pepper and Parmesan Shortbreads. A great snack for kids and adults.
This warm Chicken Tortilla Soup from Kevin of Closet Cooking from Toronto lifts up any soul.
Papaya, Mango:
Mike of Mike's Table from Florida, who loves Mahi-Mahi, has sent some sunshine and flavor through his Poached Mahi Mahi with Papaya Mango Salsa.
Patricia of Technicolor Kitchen sent this warm Autumn Spicy Rice, which can be enjoyed anytime during the year.
Helene of News from the kitchen from Landau, Southwestern Germany has sent this colorful, nourishing Vitaminsalad. Although she has prepared this to brighten the grey and muddy weather, this salad gets invitation anytime.
Laurie Constantino of Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska sent us these cute, yummy Palestinian Spinach Pies.
Bee and Jai of Jugalbandi from Northwestern US has not only sent a delicious and healthy Citrusy Sprout Salad, but also loads of information on sprouts.
Sugandhi Flower: (White butterfly ginger lily or ginger lily):
Maya of beautiful KonkanWorld has sent us valuable information about this beautiful and fragrant flower.
Sweet Potato:
Desie of Maybahay from Sydney, Australia, who loves to host, has sent these sweet and warm Sweet Potato and Raisin muffins.
Sweet Potato Tops:
Gay, who is A Scientist in the kitchen from Philippines has sent this mouthwatering citrusy Sweet potato (kamote) tops Salad.
Swiss Chard:
Suganya of Tasty Palettes sent wonderful Mashed Greens using western greens (Swiss Chard) in Indian style.
Vegetables: (Carrots, spring onions, dill)
Priya of Food and Laughter has sent us delicious Veggie Twists (roasted vegetables) that are well-seasoned.
Vegetables and Tofu:
Nora of Life's Smörgåsbord from Sydney, Australia, sent us this flavorful Fried Tofu with Sweet Soy Dressing.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - CTESOL vs CELTA For Working in the US (specifically CA) Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in CTESOL vs CELTA For Working in the US (specifically CA) Goto page Previous 1, 2 Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General North America Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message EFLeducatorJoined: 16 Dec 2011Posts: 595Location: NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:56 pm Post subject: Chancellor wrote: I have to warn you, though, that government schools across the U.S. are laying off teachers left and right as states and school districts deal with having to cut their budgets. Right! That's something to think about unfortunately. Sorry if I am sounding all gloom and doom but facts are facts. Things are NOT good in the U.S. right now. I would say that most TEFLer's can do better overseas. Back to top EFLeducatorJoined: 16 Dec 2011Posts: 595Location: NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:59 pm Post subject: johnslat wrote: Dear EFLeducator, "This seems to be becoming the norm in the states in general." " . . . to be becoming???" It's been that way for quite a while. When I came back in 2003, it was darn near universal then. Regards, John True, but in the past I was able to get a part-time ESL gig pretty easy here in Texas and get a temp or university admin job in less then a month. Those days are gone amigo. I was out of the states for three and a half years and just got back three months ago and I can tell you there is a HUGE difference now. Things have gotten FAR WORSE. That's why I think it will be very difficult for anyone to land a good ESL gig in the U.S. now. Back to top johnslatJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 13859Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:30 pm Post subject: Dear EFLeducator, It's all only part-time, no benefits, and has been for quite some time. But the community college I work at hired three new ESL (part-time/no enefits) teachers this year. It all depends on whether anyone currently working leaves or has to take time off because there are literally dozens of qualified people looking for even part-time/no benefits work. But again, that's been the case here since 2003. Regards, John Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General North America Forum All times are GMTGoto page Previous 1, 2 Page 2 of 2 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Premier League Football – Weekend Betting Preview
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With the second week of Premier League action about to get underway, bwin.com has put together a timely betting preview of all of the top-flight matches due to take place over the next few days. All odds quoted in the article were correct as of 12:00 on Friday, 18th August but are subject to change.
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The 2011-12 Premier League season got off to an unpredictable start last week when just one team managed a home win, and this was only secured in the final fixture of the game week.
Manchester City thrashed Swansea 4-0 at Eastlands in the Monday night match to join Bolton Wanderers at the top of the first league table, with the Trotters having surged to a 4-0 win over QPR at Loftus Road on Saturday.
But judging by bwin's 3Way football betting odds, the trend towards away team dominance is likely to be brought to an end over the next few days.
Of the ten Premier League teams playing away from home over the course of Saturday, Sunday and Monday, only Man City are favourites to record a victory.
The Citizens are 3/4 favourites to beat Bolton at the Reebok Stadium, with a win for Owen Coyle's side priced at 15/4 and a draw at 49/20.
However, this is not to suggest that away teams are travelling to matches without hope.
Liverpool, for one, will be looking to earn three points at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal at odds of 19/10.
The Gunners look vulnerable despite being 7/5 favourites to win – not least because of an injury crisis, the sale of Cesc Fabregas and the impending departure of Samir Nasri – with a draw available at 11/5.
Meanwhile, Newcastle will be hoping to build on their record against Sunderland last season, with the Magpies having beaten their local rivals 5-1 at St James' Park and drawn 1-1 at the Stadium of Light.
However, with the Black Cats having performed impressively against Liverpool in their opening game, they have been installed as 11/10 favourites to record only their second win against Newcastle in 11 attempts.
A draw is available at 9/4 and a Newcastle victory at 49/20.
Interestingly, the Sunderland-Newcastle 3Way betting market is identical to the one for Swansea-Wigan, with the Swans 11/10 for the win, the draw at 9/4 and a Wigan victory at 49/20.
The Welsh side will be looking to bounce back from their mauling at the hands of Man City but the odds on a Wigan success look attractive given they had one of the better away records in the Premier League last season.
Saturday's remaining games all look home bankers, as does Monday's match between Man Utd and Tottenham.
Everton are 1/2 to beat QPR (25/4) with a draw at 11/4; Aston Villa are 13/20 to beat Blackburn (9/2) with a draw at 5/2; Chelsea are 7/25 to beat West Brom (8/1) with a draw at 9/2; and United are 31/50 to beat Spurs (17/4) with a draw at 11/4.
Sunday's 13:30 game at Carrow Road looks to be the hardest of the weekend to call, with Norwich (3/2) looking to record their first victory of the campaign against Stoke 7/4, with the draw at 9/4.
The Canaries will be looking to capitalise on the fact that Stoke played away in Europe on Thursday, although the Potters' 0-0 draw against Chelsea in their opening league game of the season suggests they are likely come away with at least a share of the spoils.
This leaves Wolves against Fulham, with the Old Gold favourites (13/10) and Fulham at 41/20 to win and a draw priced at 9/4.
Given the Cottagers drew nine games on the road in the last campaign, the latter option looks like the best bet.
But more importantly, what do you think? Will it be another successful week for away sides? Can Swansea and Norwich really justify their status as favourites and beat Wigan and Stoke? Will Man City record another big win against Bolton, or can the Trotters continue where they left off against QPR? And can Arsenal put their problems behind them and beat Liverpool?
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Expert Reviews
2012 Kia Rio
Completely redesigned for 2012, the Kia Rio comes ready to pick a fight with anyone in the subcompact segment, armed not only with good numbers in terms of power, fuel economy, warranty and price, but also with a degree of style and, dare we say, refinement not often found in inexpensive cars.
The 2012 Rio four-door sedan and Rio 5-door hatchback versions share styling influences but not all details; with different grilles, tails and side scallops they look more like siblings than twins. Compared with other subcompacts, the Rio models are wider, have a longer wheelbase, shorter overall length and lower roofline; only Nissan's Versa is considerably bigger outside.
Cabins are nicely put together, easy to live with and not overwrought with gimmicky styling. What conveniences aren't standard are usually available and anyone can quickly master the controls. Both models offer useful space. We favor the hatch merely for added load flexibility and maneuverability. Interior room stacks up well against competitors; the Rio is best in terms of front legroom but offers the least rear legroom.
The 2012 Kia Rio mechanicals go a step better than econocar basic. Its 1.6-liter engine uses direct injection to aid power and fuel economy, resulting in the best horsepower in the segment and fuel economy highway ratings in the 40-mpg range. An optional Idle Stop and Go system, typically reserved for more expensive cars, automatically turns the engine off and on at long stops, saving more fuel for urban drivers and reducing emissions.
Rio's 6-speed manual and automatic transmissions and all-disc brakes are uncommon in this bracket, as are its available 17-inch wheels. Suspension is conventional in design, delivering a ride suitable for long commutes and behavior suitable for the class.
Kia's reputation for value is carried on by standard features such as air conditioning and power heated mirrors. Mid-line Rio models have Bluetooth as standard. Upgrades include navigation, UVO infotainment by Microsoft, rear camera, leather upholstery and heated front seats. Like a Mini you can get big-car features in a small car; unlike a Mini you don't pay through the nose for it.
The 2012 Kia Rio is classed as a subcompact and competes against the Ford Fiesta, Chevrolet Sonic, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Versa, Honda Fit, and Toyota Yaris. Kia says they used the European Ford Fiesta and Peugeot 207 as comparative targets, a good neighborhood to aim for and one our initial impressions say they are competitive with.
Model LineupKia Rio LX 4-door ($13,400); Rio EX 4-door ($16,300); Rio SX 4-door ($17,500); Rio 5-door LX ($13,600); Rio 5-door EX ($16,500); Rio 5-door SX ($17,700)
Walk Around
Kia spoiled Americans with the Optima's restyling, going from dowdy to dressed-to-kill in one fell swoop. So the Kia Rio, which is as contemporary as anything in the class, doesn't come across as ground-breaking and send us searching for superlatives. Any relation to the Optima is intentional, and a good thing.
Although the Rio sedan and hatchback models share front doors and basic structures, surface cosmetics keep them separate. The sedan mirrors the Optima more, with the pinched center top grille and full-width lower air intake. The hatchback has a much smaller upper grille, almost like an engine air intake rather than cooling, and a deeper lower grille segmented in three sections where the angled side sections meet the flat center. Sedan and hatch models use different headlamp housings, and the SX version of each also gets unique lights, including LED daytime running lights. On both body styles the front wheels are well outboard of the headlights, adding a lower, more aggressive look; it's not mean, nor as comic-like as some small cars.
A pronounced wedge profile in side view shares a deep front door window, and ahead of the mirror, a small triangular piece of fixed glass that's quite useful for driver vision. The top crease of the scallop in the door panels echoes the windshield pillar line and fairs rearward, on the sedan leading directly to the top of the taillight. Combined with the slender roof pillar and minimal painted surfaces above the lamps, the sedan has an elegant, light, tailored look, disguising the substantial trunk height.
On the hatch the roof line tapers down, pinching the rear windows, one reason the Rio hatch does not have more rear-seat headroom than the sedan. The short rear panels wrap around into the hatch, the lights protruding slightly (but still well inside the bumper) for better all-around viewing and staying cleaner in bad weather. On SX models, the taillights have LED elements.
The hatchback's rear window is close to horizontal at the top edge, fitted with a small spoiler, and close to a semicircular arc along the bottom edge, reminiscent of the grinning grille on some Mazdas. A dark close-out panel sweeps up from behind the rear wheels serves to visually lower and widen both models. And on both cars the license plate is in this recess, not the hatch or trunk lid, so you never hear it rattle. With trunk or hatch open some portion of the taillights and low-mount reflectors remain visible to improve night-loading safety.
Compared with the Ford Fiesta, Chevrolet Sonic, Honda Fit, and Toyota Yaris, the Rio has a longer wheelbase but shorter overall length, and it's wider and lower than most. Extra wheelbase helps ride quality and stability, but a longer wheelbase with a shorter overall length also means shorter overhangs front and rear. All these dimension play into how the Rio comes across a bit sportier than most other subcompacts. The other aspect is that few competitors offer big 17-inch wheels.
We found nothing ground-breaking about the Kia Rio cabin but don't consider this a fault. First, it's hard to do really-new in a budget price segment, and second, some companies try too hard with interiors and the end result doesn't always work well. The Rio's cabin works.
Cloth upholstery feels smooth and breathable to the touch, but we never submarined (sliding forward under your seatbelt) on it, got stuck to it in muggy weather, nor found the faint geometric pattern like tour bus or cheap hotel upholstery.
The Rio EX interior has a pleasant appearance with soft-touch dash and door panels you don't get on some cars a class higher, matte-silver trim, a lacquer-black finish to the ventilation control panel, and with substantial push switches along the lower edge. While it doesn't scream luxury it doesn't scream economy car either.
The driver's seat offers height adjustment and all but the base model have a tilt and telescoping steering column to find a proper driving position. The front buckets have enough lateral retention for spirited driving and support sufficient for one-hour drives. Some long-legged types noted short seat cushions with the backhanded compliment, "not as bad as I was expecting."
Rear-seat space is small yet comparable to others. Duck your head for entry if you're more than 5-foot, 9-inches and skip the back entirely if you're more than 6 feet. We did stuff most of a 6-foot, 3-inch tester in, but his knees weren't happy and bringing the second size-12 in was mildly problematic. Riders have bottle holders in the doors, assist handles, the only coat hook (behind the driver) but no center headrest. Any group of four should manage for short trips, and the rear seat is fine for kids or petite co-workers.
A 13-button steering wheel (on the Rio EX) groups controls for audio, cruise, trip computer, and phone on four spokes, with standard stalk controls on both sides. The three-cylinder instrument panel provides the usual info, including an engine temperature gauge many manufacturers have relegated to warning lights. Crisp white-on-black lighting with red needles and central display ensures readability day or night.
Audio inputs and power points are ahead of the shifter, the control panel top center. Our co-pilot had some issues requesting tracks by name through Bluetooth, but noted this problem has occurred before with the device out of its home continent. All the hard- and soft-key controls functioned as we hoped, as did the ventilation system. The automatic shifter has manual up/down on the driver's side where it belongs.
Cubby storage up front is good, with a variety of sizes and shapes; the glovebox is big and the box next to the radio will not hold many smartphones. Amenities include exterior temperature indication, map lights, and covered (but not lighted) visor vanity mirrors on both sides.
Cargo space is reasonably good, including a well that drops approximately nine inches from the opening to the floor. Cargo space can be expanded by folding the split rear seats but you might need to temporarily move the front seats forward so the rear headrests can drop clear. The cars we drove had no spare tire but there appears to be room for one if you don't want run-flat tires.
Relative to others in the class the Rio has competitive seating dimensions and cargo capacity, trading the most generous front legroom for tightest rear legroom. Standardized measures of trunk space vary by sedans and hatchbacks, so comparing sedans and hatchbacks using the cargo numbers can be misleading.
Driving Impressions
The Kia Rio is fun to drive, with a willing engine, 6-speed transmissions, and capable if unsophisticated suspension. It conveys the willing, youthful energy most of its buyers will share.
A 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine is the only one offered. It employs direct fuel injection, first used on a street car more than 50 years ago and still reserved primarily for more expensive cars. This yields good power and fuel economy. The Rio's 138 horsepower is better than anything in the class except the Chevrolet Sonic with the same rating. Peak torque is 123 lb-ft at a fairly high 4850 rpm, but again this has most of the class covered, except for the Sonic's optional turbocharged 1.4 at 148 lb-ft.
The Rio needs to be revved for maximum power, but so do most gasoline engines. This one is smooth so it doesn't really matter if you want to push hard because it adds only a bit of busy noise, absent the vibration or harshness. And with the most power and among the lightest weight in the segment, the Rio accelerates comparably well.
Fuel economy is another good story for the Rio. EPA numbers are 30/40 mpg City/Highway, which are unmatched by the Fiat 500, Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris, Ford Fiesta, Nissan Versa, or Chevrolet Sonic. A couple of them can match the Rio automatic EPA Combined rating of 33 mpg, however. Even the fuel-economy specials that account for a small fraction of Fiesta sales (and Chevrolet's Cruze with the 1.4 turbo available in Sonic) don't rate 30 mpg City with an automatic. (Remember these are EPA estimates and driving style makes far greater differences.)
While Rio's direct injection helps fuel economy, so do 6-speed transmissions where competitors often use 4- or 5-speeds. More gears allows better acceleration, lower highway engine speed, or both, hence better performance and fuel economy in the same car.
Rio EX automatics offer an option no one in this class does: Idle Stop and Go (ISG). Much like a hybrid, this system automatically switches the engine off at stops and restarts it when time to go, saving gas in urban situations and adding one mpg to the city rating. ISG requires nothing of the driver: No switches to activate, no shifting into neutral, no special pedal techniques. As the car stops with the brake pedal depressed the car disengages transmission from engine and switches it off. As you lift your foot off the brake pedal the car restarts and drives off as normal.
We found the Idle Stop and Go system works just as it should, limited by circumstances including engine temperature, battery state, air conditioning demand, and so on, and it won't reset to activate again until the car has passed 5 kph. If you get stuck in a lot of stop and go traffic, as we did in Seoul, the system helps, and it can be switched off if you wish. My co-driver was so engrossed in the entertainment system he never noticed it shut off the first time it happened, but you should feel a slight change and hear the starter on restart. On a hot, humid day with AC on, we averaged near 35 mpg, not bad in light of the circumstances.
Both transmissions are easy to operate. The automatic has been programmed for economy so you have to be forceful with the gas pedal to effect a downshift when speed is needed, or you can shift manually; it will hold the gear selected even if you mat the accelerator in sixth gear. The manual offers light throws and clutch action, not as precise as a Fit perhaps but we never got the wrong gear. Throttle activation has been tamed relative most recent Kia models, so it doesn't jump forward with just a minor touch on the pedal. Rio now has hill start assist to keep it from rolling backward on uphill starts.
On the road, the Rio feels quite comfortable, though the road surface determines how much noise seeps in from the rear tires. The ride is taut without being firm, the feeling one of stability and not punishment. Wind noise is not an issue, at least up to Interstate speeds, and the 6-speeds allow relatively low engine speeds for most highways so there's no mechanical noise.
Economy cars aren't designed for top handling marks but frequently make plausibly entertaining drives because they weigh less. With just 2500 pounds to control, the Rio has low mass on its side; it changes direction with minimal effort and no drama. The electric-assist steering is vague on center (many are) but does offer up some feel at speed.
The Rio SX, top of the line in luxury and sportiness, adds bigger front brakes, slightly firmer suspension settings and 17-inch wheels for a minor improvement in responsiveness at a minor cost in ride quality. We imagine the majority of SX buyers go there for the features but some will find the ride/handling balance skewed more to their liking and pay the features-heavy price premium to get it.
The Kia Rio is a good choice among subcompacts because it does everything well. It gets excellent fuel economy, it's enjoyable to drive, it's roomy and comfortable. We like the Rio 5 hatchback for its convenience.
G.R. Whale filed this NewCarTestDrive.com report after his test drive of the Kia Rio in South Korea.


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It appears that Leighton Meester and Adam Brody are becoming parents, which, in the fan-fiction universe, means Queen B and Seth Cothen are having a baby.
It's as if Chrismukkah came early this year!
The "Gossip Girl" star and her "The O.C." alum hubby, who resurrected our teen angst with news of their coupledom and subsequent marriage, were spotted over the weekend having lunch together, and she was photographed sporting what appears to be a sizable baby bump,


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It seems there is almost as much buzz around 50 Cent's new album "Animal Ambition" as there is around his super exclusive SXSW performance the other night. For those unable to make it through the Austin historic's doors on Tuesday night, live streaming and simultaneous chat app Hang w/ has the archived videos to replay the night's biggest moments.
50 Cent himself broadcasted to crowds worldwide as he broadcasted live via Hang w/ with Kidd Kidd and Machine Gun Kelly (MGK). Fans of his old hits were treated to In Da Club, P.I.M.P. and If I Can, to Poor Lil Rich, What Up Gansta and 21 questions. The rapper treated fans to a preview of songs from his new album "Animal Ambition," available for pre-order March 18, including debuting his new single Hold On.