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Channel shift - how quickly is the public sector persuading the citizen to use cost-saving digital services? Will the shift in behaviour happen soon enough to deliver much needed savings? What do we know today about progress across frontline services?
On the UKA Live panel to debate the key issues:
15 May 2015
How can technology can be used to enable 'smart' collaboration across local services? Is public servant and organisational culture a block or a driver for collaboration across both places and communities today?
20 March 2015
There is no denying the scale of the problem facing local government in the field of social care: inexorably rising demand coupled with severely reducing budgets.
27 February 2015
How can providers of local public services build on the technology that they already have to secure the foundations for tomorrow's smart services? And just how do you get the Finance Director's attention for smart digital investment?
18 February 2015
Are enough of our citizens able to use 'smart services' today to the extent that will deliver the scale of savings required? And if not, can smart processes behind service delivery realise these savings regardless?
3 February 2015
In recent years there has been a lot of talk about 'Smart Cities' - from driverless cars to intelligent buildings and transport to bins that tell HQ when they need emptying.
19 January 2015
Watch the video of the speakers' opening arguments and summaries below or listen to the podcast of either the speakers or the full debate including audience questions. You can also read a report on the debate here.
17 November 2014
Local government needs to adopt a single digital academy structure to develop and disseminate the skills needed in the sector for efficiencies and user-centric digital public services'.
Against the motion:Max Wide, Strategic Director of Business Change, Bristol City Council Dave Briggs, Digital Capability Manager, Department of Health
For the motion:Sarah Prag, Digital Consultant, Bristol City CouncilJulian Bowrey, Deputy Director of Corporate Communications, Department for Communities and Local Government
22 Oct 2014
A Local Digital Campaign event debated the concept of a specialist digital service for local government with a select audience of chief executives, members, heads of IT, digital specialists, customer services and other council service heads.
The speaker panel, comprising central and local government representatives and a consultant, spoke For and Against the motion: "The best way to deliver consistent, efficient user-friendly services for the citizen is to establish a specialist digital service for local government and create a common technology platform for local government websites."
9 Jun 2014
This panel debate, concluding the event, draws together the key themes from Local Digital Futures including the creation of an easy-to-use online experience for customers.
11 Nov 2013
A panel of local government experts have come together to discuss the key challenges identified in the ground breaking research, Local Digital Today. Published last week, DCLG and UKAuthority's report surveyed senior local authority and supplier decision-makers to investigate how councils are adapting to new technology.
15 May 2013
With much to learn from both central and local government approaches and best practice, the panel agreed that collaboration across the public sector was essential to both the fight against fraud and in targeting resources towards those who most need them. Such joint working and information sharing would also be essential in future to help guard against cyber-attack.
20 March 2013
In 2010, Martha Lane Fox recommended that public services should go digital by default. Since then - and in many cases, even before that - the entire public sector has been working to make this cost effective, engaging digital public services a reality. So how much progress has been made? What expected, and unexpected, benefits have been gained?
12 March 2013
As public health moves to its new local authority home next month, will 'big data' help uncover hitherto unforeseen opportunities for innovation in service delivery? Can Big Data identify the precise services and interventions required to improve specific community outcomes? And what new skills are needed to tease the information needle out of the data haystack? Join us to debate the benefits and potential that Big Data brings to a new generation of informed public service delivery.
18 December 2012
Can we ensure data security in the new cloud and digital by default public services landscape? And can we guard against fraud with robust citizen authentication? UKA Live invited those developing the policies and those at the front end to debate these key issues.
7 November 2012
The second round of the G-Cloud framework applications has gone live. What was different about this exercise? Who, and what services, are on the new framework? How will the G-Cloud team build momentum and demand for cloud services across the public sector? How do we build capability across the sector and gain real benefit from cloud? And just how much business has gone through the existing frameworks to date?
30 April 2012
How did Connect Digitally deliver 'digital by default' levels of take up for national online school admissions and free school meals? What lessons can be learnt and what can be applied to the current quest to deliver digital by default public services?
19 April 2012
Is Cloudstore a 'revolutionary new procurement vehicle for public sector ICT'? And will the Cloud deliver significant savings to the public sector?
13 March 2012
31 January 2012
Is the public sector serious about working with SMEs? Is it serious about Agile? What are the benefits SMEs could deliver? And how successful has the drive to get SMEs involved been?
13 December 2011
Why, where and when do citizens bail out of online transactions? How does this impact digital by default aspirations? And how can you help citizens overcome the blocks? Join ITU live and experts from the new Government Digital Service (GDS) to talk cookies, metrics and search for public sector websites.
6 December 2011
As government plans for the Cloud take shape and move to implementation stage, we bring key players to the debate table.
9 November 2011
The 2012 Olympics is the first ever to be held in a digital, mobile and always connected world. Indeed, organisers are confidently expecting more than ten times the data traffic experienced in Beijing - which, of course, happened in an age before smartphone, iPhone, iPad and the subsequent explosion of mobile devices.
27 October 2011
In the Age of Austerity, the public sector is harnessing the power of eLearning technology to reduce costs whilst at the same time improve learning outcomes – for both citizens and staff. Is this just an immediate response to budget cuts or the shape of digital learning to come?
16 September 2011
A few years ago, when digital was limited to websites, email or interactive voice response systems, organisations could get away with strategies that allowed them to take a channel by channel approach to experience. However, with the recent explosion of digital devices and their increased capabilities, organisations have come under fire to not only create but also deliver a unified experience across multiple devices and platforms. The boundaries between devices, channels and behaviours are increasingly blurring.
14 September 2011
UKauthorITy.com and ITU will unveil the results of new research into the state of play for Shared Services across the UK public sector.
31 August 2011
The importance of Open Standards to the future of public sector ICT is the topic for ITU Live on Wednesday 31st August. Will Open Standards finally allow the public sector to join up service delivery? What standards are key? And how will they be decided?
28 July 2011
Mark O'Neill has taken up the reins as head of the government's new Skunkworks at Cabinet Office. What does this mean for public sector ICT? How can the Skunkworks help your organisation? Mark joins the ITU Live panel on Thursday 28th July to explore what Skunkworks hopes to achieve.
12 May 2011
Public services are moving inexorably online, and the UK population becoming ever more digitally savvy. But how do we take advantage of the best in technology developments
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Oklahoma visitors enjoy Moberly weather
Reese and Mia Walters from Oklahoma visited during Christmas with their grandparents, Laurence and Lavella Walters of rural Moberly. The children of Larry and Tonya Walters really enjoyed sledding. This was the first snow Mia has experienced. She is two years old and brother, Reese, is five. Grandma Walters adds the children had snow ball fights for two days and loved it. Share your photos with the Monitor-Index and we will publish some and put some online as well.

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Now that summer has moved into the school year, we are going to continue with our original mission of delivering posts revolving around technology. For our first week back, we are going to look a fun project that you can do on your own for a school project or fun with your friends and family: making a QR code scavenger hunt!
You may have joined us for a hunt this summer at the Library's Teen Survivor Night and Animecon X.
A Little QR History
First developed by a subsidiary of Toyota in the mid-1990s, QR codes (short for Quick Response Code) were initially designed to track vehicle parts during manufacturing (much like a grocery scanner tracks inventory from UPC codes). Due to the high amount of data that can be stored, QR codes were adopted for other applications, most notably the advertising industry. QR codes can hold a URL address that, when scanned with a smartphone, takes the user directly to a website. This makes accessing a site much quicker that manually typing the site address and utilizing a search engine.
There are multiple free apps that you can use to scan and retrieve information from QR codes. To find one, search your App marketplace, any of the free apps will work just fine.
Since QR codes can hold large types of data (like really long URL addresses), they are the perfect tool for creating a digital scavenger hunt.
What do QR Codes have to do with Scavenger Hunts, exactly?
Since QR's can hold data types, like URL addresses, you can set up a website that holds information leading a seeker toward clues. Try scanning or clicking the code at the top of the page .
When the user scans a QR, they are taken to a web page that holds the information that will lead them to the next code. When they scan the next code, they will be taken to another webpage that has all the information for finding another clue until they reach the end.
Making Your own Scavenger Hunt
To make your own scavenger hunt, you'll first need to make your own website with as many pages as you have clues. For more information on making your own site, click here. (We used Weebly.com to quickly create our own free site)
Next, transform all the URL address for each page of your site into a QR code. We used goo.gl URL shortener. Just click details under the shortened URL after verifying the captcha. You will be able to save the QR image for the hunt.
Print and hide the QR's within the parameters of the hunt boundaries, and edit the pages to give clues to the next code. Be sure to hide the pages on the home page when editing your site, or else the player can simply click the link to the last clue and find the prize.
A Hunt of Epic Proportions
If you can't get enough of scavenger hunts, give Munzee a shot. This combines QR hunts with GPS technology to lead you to hides in 50 different countries. This does require you to have an additional device with a GPS receiver, but most smartphones have that.
Awesome Treasure Hunt ReadsIf you enjoy seeking treasure or a good scavenger hunt, then be sure to check out these great books from your Library. Special thanks to Heather at the St. Matthews Library and Lindsay at Southwest for the reading recommendations!
- Treasure Island
- The Hobbit
- Dash and Lilys Book of Dares
- The Dust of 100 Dogs
- 13 Little Blue Envelopes
- Holes
- The Caged Graves
- Treasure Forest
- Skeleton Creek
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Today we will discuss the information that you can access through the Librarys Research Tools and Jefferson County Public School's Practice Your Skills. There are different Practice Your Skills sections for each level of education Elementary, Middle, and High once you click on the Students link from the JCPS website.
By having a library card, you can access a variety of databases and research sources from the Library's website. Anything from Arts & Entertainment to Test Preparation is readily awaiting your use.
(Dont forget High School students with ACT test coming up the study guides and practice tests)
For the JCPS site, you do not need anything but a computer with internet access. Narrow your lessons by grade and content area. Some of the homework help tools may be cut-and-dry lessons, while some may have a game to go along with a lesson, like Math Baseball.
-Micah Followay, Shively-Newman Branch
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Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer
In January 1692 in the small village of Salem, Massachusetts, the daughter and niece of the towns minister, Reverend Parris, had fallen ill with strange symptoms. The young girls would speak in garbled words that no one could recognize, they would twitch and scratch and contort their bodies into abnormal shapes. The reverend and his wife were beside themselves as to how to care for the girls sudden disturbing symptoms, until an elderly town physician examined them and declared that the two were under an evil hand also known at the time as being bewitched.
Using startling facts, actual court transcripts, and striking black, white, and red scratch board illustrations, Witches: the absolutely true tale of disaster in Salem tells the story of the period of very dark days of the now infamous town of Salem. In the height of witch hysteria, over 100 individuals were accused of witchcraft and jailed. At least 20 were eventually executed. Brothers accused brothers, children accused parents, rich and poor alike were hauled off to jail to await trials that weren't based on any factual evidence but only on the dreams and visions of the accused.
This was a fascinating historical account that I recommend to anyone who has ever been curious about this dark period in history.
Cleopatra Rules! The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Cleopatra. Just her name summons images of other-worldly beauty and ruthless power. Undoubtedly one of the most famous female rulers in history, Cleopatras life hasn't always been portrayed in the most flattering of lights given that most of what we know about her came from the Romans, who hated and feared her. However, in Cleopatra Rules! we are offered a fresh and funny look at her life that strives to show Cleopatras point of view.
Peppered throughout the book are fascinating facts on Cleopatra and Egyptian life in general. For instance, did you know that Cleo was a hardcore book worm spending many hours of her youth at the Great Library of Alexandria? For a wedding present, Mark Anthony, instead of showering her with the customary jewels, plundered the library in Ephesus, Turkey for her. How romantic!
The author also has a way with words thats sure to keep you amused, Mark Anthony was a Roman Redneck, and Cleos competitive siblings were a "a nest of squirming, hissing reality-show stars, and Cleo herself was as compelling as a giant magnet in a room full of nails.
Cleopatra Rules! is a fun but informative trip through the life and times of the original teen queen, check it out from your local LFPL branch!
-Claire, Teen Services, Jeffersontown Library
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(Attendees from the Library's 10th annual Animecon try there hand at cosplay)
Its not surprising for someone who isnt familiar with cosplay to raise an eyebrow when they see someone dressed up. It begs the question, Why are they dressed up? What does surprise me is the number of people within the practice of cosplay that limit themselves and others on the broad array of cosplay to be experienced and shared.
Some cosplay arises from comic, anime and manga fandom. In that instance, it is often viewed as a subculture. The passion for particular characters arises out of a particular series or style; so, the cosplay is secondary or sub to the initial interest.
But how do you define it when the cosplay is a result of a passion for a particular movie or video game that doesnt have a culture? What if the person makes one costume to bring to life one character that they love? Thats just plain old fandom, right?
Then there are people who bring to life multiple characters from multiple formats: movies, video games, novels, manga/anime, online comics. They dont stick to any one series or format. The just bring to life the characters that grab their imagination and interest. I guess that becomes a hobby.
And hobby can also be applied to people that just love creating costumes. These people can be very singular in a style or origin for their costuming, or they can be interested in challenging themselves by seeing how many different types of costumes they can create.
Does that become a way of life? When does a hobby stop being just a hobby and become a way of life?
Is it when you become a professional cosplayer like, Jessica Nigri or Anna "Ormeli" Moleva? When you create your own company like Holly Conrad or Bill Doran? Or is it more gradual?
So, lets revisit my original comment about some people viewing cosplay too narrowly. Within subcultures and fandoms there is a bad tendency to turn up the nose at people who are not in your particular clique. It seems counterproductive. The thing that makes a community thrive is its members. And you get more members by making the subculture, hobby or way of life inviting.
Wouldnt it make more sense to at least allow for the appreciation of other types of cosplay? From what Ive seen of the various types of cosplay, the most successful cosplayers and costume creators are those that at least study a broad array of whats out there. If cosplayers of all types acknowledge and appreciate one another, it increases the chance that the world of cosplay will continue to grow and thrive.
I feel I must acknowledge and give credit to the cosplayers that already embrace this way of approaching cosplay. Not only are they helping to make it more mainstream, but they honestly seem to have more fun. Thats ultimately what its about, right? Having fun?
What do you think?
-Angel, Teen Services, Bon Air Regional Branch
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Be sure to turn in your Teen Summer Reading Card before Saturday, August 10 to get your name in for the grand prize drawing.
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The online magazine Ozy talks about people, places and trends on the horizon. Co-founder Carlos Watson joins us regularly to tell us about the site's latest discoveries.
This week, he tells NPR's Arun Rath about a rising star in human rights law, a rags-to-riches tale of a whacky impersonator and trend to look out for in the dating world.
It's time for the new and the next. Carlos Watson is the cofounder of the online magazine Ozy. He joins us now to tell us about some of the people, places and trends on the horizon. Welcome back, Carlos.
CARLOS WATSON: Arun, it's good to be with you.
RATH: So, interesting story you had this week about Mario Joseph. Now, if there's such a thing as a rock star human rights lawyer, I guess that would be Mario. Tell us a little bit about him and his battles that he's taking on in Haiti.
WATSON: This human rights lawyer, Mario Joseph, a son of a single mother - first, he took on their former dictator, Baby Doc Duvalier, who very famously seemed above the law there in Haiti. In fact, despite the fact that he had to leave the country in '86, Duvalier comes back in 2011 and seems to be a guy who's not going to be challenged for accusations of mass murder.
But Mario Joseph takes the case and, unbelievably in Haiti, a court actually takes it up. So there's still more to be done. But, Arun, guess what his next big challenge he's taken on?
RATH: Yes, what now?
WATSON: He's going after United Nations. He's saying that some of the U.N. workers, when they came, actually imported cholera.
RATH: Right. This was during the disaster relief.
WATSON: Correct. And so, again, a very bold thing to do, controversial in some courts. But the Mario Joseph story, it's a reminder that while people may not be famous, there certainly still is a David and Goliath opportunity in this world.
RATH: Now, another story I wanted to talk about, kind of a fun, wacky piece this week, about a Zach Galifianakis impersonator. For those of you who don't know who Zach Galifianakis is, he's a great sort of alternative comic. And you probably would know him from playing Alan in "The Hangover" films.
ZACH GALIFIANAKIS: (as Alan) There is a tiger in the bathroom.
ED HELMS: (as Stu) What's going on?
GALIFIANAKIS: (as Alan) There's a jungle cat in the bathroom.
HELMS: (as Stu) OK, OK. I'll - I'll check it out.
RATH: Now, Zach has achieved some popularity, but he's not exactly leading man type. But tell me about this guy that - who's making a living out of playing Zach.
WATSON: Well - so his name's Thad Kalinoski, a 36-year-old guy from Philly. And a couple of years ago...
RATH: I'm sorry. I just thought that the Zach Galifianakis impersonator's name is - say it again?
WATSON: It's Thad Kalinoski.
RATH: Perfect.
WATSON: Too rich, too good to be true. So a couple of years ago, Thad hits upon all sorts of bad luck - loses his job, romantic troubles, you name it - and ends up staying at home for a couple of days growing a beard, puts on a pair of glasses. People start to whisper, and people start to look at him. And a lot of people were thinking he's Zach Galifianakis.
Well, he's having a great time all over Philly doing this. And people are buying him free drinks, comping him. And finally, a good friend says, why don't you take this on the road? Why don't you head to Vegas? And before you know it, he is not only making close to a quarter of a million dollars a year for people paying him to be in front of hotels and other things, but you name it - free rooms, et cetera - and he ends up in "The Hangover III" in a small bit role.
So, you know, we often say that we want to tell you about rising stars like Mario Joseph, but we also just want to tell you about the wild, wonderful and wacky provocateurs of this world.
RATH: Finally, we have something that's new in the world of dating. You have a piece on a speed dating service called Spanglish Exchange. How does that work?
WATSON: An American expat down in Argentina a couple of years ago realized that she wanted to kind of shake up her dating life and the dating scene. And so she set something up where four times a week they host these events and people show up and you sit at a different table and someone's there. And about five minutes into it, an alarm goes off, you got to switch from speaking in English to Spanish or in Spanish to English.
And so the idea is to bring together the best of two worlds: dating and learning a new language and keep things, if you will, a little flavorful, a little unexpected.
RATH: Carlos Watson is the co-founder of the online magazine Ozy. Carlos, good to talk to you again.
WATSON: Arun, really good to talk to you. Looking forward to talking to you again next week. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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GS: Where are you from?
AW: Bernice, Louisiana
GS: What degree did will you receive and when?
AW: PhD in Nutrition Sciences - Summer 2010
GS: What is your research?
AW: I am funded by the Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program (CPCTP) and am currently investigating health disparities and the influence of gene/environment interactions on body composition and free fatty acids.
GS: What made you choose UAB for your graduate studies?
AW: As a Registered Dietitian, I was looking for a nutrition program that had both a strong basic science component and clinical research activities. UAB's Nutrition Sciences department had a very strong reputation in both areas and was highly recommended by my mentors at Virginia Tech.
GS: Have you received any awards or honors?
- 2008 UAB Graduate Student Research Days – Life Sciences Division – Third Place
- 2008 Southeast American College of Sports Medicine, Graduate Student Research
Competition, Annual Meeting – Third Place
- 2007 William C. Bailey Award for Excellence in Cancer Prevention and Control
Research, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center – Honorable Mention/Second Place
- 2007 Howerde E. Sauberlich Award for Excellence in Research, UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences
- 2006 Travel Award, American Dietetic Association, Research Dietetic Practice Group
- 2006 Winner – Research Poster Competition, UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences Annual Retreat
- 2006 Conference Scholarship, American Institute for Cancer Research/WCRF International Research Conference on Food, Nutrition and Cancer
GS: What has been your most rewarding experience at UAB?
AW: My most rewarding experiences by far were the diabetes education classes my research team (the AMERICO study) provided to area elementary school children...oh, and the meetings at the F&F ranch.
GS: Who was your greatest influence here at UAB and why?
AW: Dr. Jose Fernandez has been an amazing mentor and friend. He has always encouraged me to "keep trying" and has also taught me more about the administrative side of academic research.
GS: What is your motivation in your academics/research?
AW: In clinical practice, I saw growing numbers of young patients debilitated by preventable diseases. I believe the work we do here can help individuals remain healthy and independent for much longer in life.
GS: What are your plans after graduating and for the future?
AW: I hope to stay at UAB and study the effects of adiposity on chronic diseases and cancer risk among HIV-infected individuals. I believe there is a great need for health promotion programs among this population.
GS: Is there anything else you would like to say?
AW: Try to enjoy the process - it has been a crazy ride but certainly well worth the effort!
Amanda's advice for other graduate students:
Explore all of your options, but then focus on your dissertation/thesis research and don't get distracted by too many extraneous projects.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Junior Nick McCrory took second in the men's 1-meter springboard competition to lead the Blue Devil divers on the first day of the Tennessee Diving Invitational, which continues through Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Volunteers' Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.
McCrory, who returned to collegiate action Thursday following a year of training which culminated in a bronze medal in synchronized platform diving at the 2012 London Olympics, qualified for Thursday's 1-meter finals with a ninth-place showing in the event preliminaries (303.00). In the 1-meter finals, McCrory earned an NCAA Zone Diving Championships qualifying mark of 319.75 to finish second of 12 divers. His highest-scoring dive came in the final round, a back 1 ½ somersault with 1 ½ twists which garnered a score of 56.25 from the judges.
Three other Blue Devils also competed in the preliminaries of the men's 1-meter competition, including senior Jordan Long, who just missed a spot in the finals with a 13th-place finish (294.55). Sophomore Clay Pinckney totaled a season-best 278.25 points to come in 17th, while freshman Deon Reid scored 258.95 points to finish 27th.
The preliminaries and finals of the women's 3-meter springboard competition were also contested Thursday, with rookies Kendall McClenney and Jaimee Gundry posting top-30 finishes in the preliminary round. McClenney placed 23rd with a score of 243.95 while Gundry totaled a season-high 237.30 points on her list of six dives to come in 26th.
The Tennessee Diving Invitational resumes Friday morning at 11:30 a.m. with the preliminaries and finals of the men's 3-meter and women's 1-meter springboard events. Live results and live streaming will be available.


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BOULDER -- Boulder County commissioners decided this week to buy 17.5 acres of land in Larimer County that Boulder County has been leasing for a community forestry sort yard.
The county will spend $284,000 on the property near Meeker Park -- land that lies just north of the Boulder-Larimer county line and east of Colo. 7 on the Peak to Peak Highway -- under a transaction Boulder County's commissioners approved Thursday.
The current owners, Charles and Grace Page, have been leasing the land to Boulder County since 2008 for the Allenspark Area Sort Yard, also known as the Meeker Park Community Forestry Sort Yard. There, landowners from northwest Boulder and southern Larimer counties can drop off, at no charge, logs and slash they've removed from their private properties.
Jim Daus, a member of the Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department's acquisition staff, said the county has been paying the Pages about $1,000 a month, during months the sort yard is open.
Daus told Boulder County commissioners that the Pages have notified the county that they might not be able to renew that lease in coming years.
Daus said the Boulder County staff is recommending the purchase because the Page property "has proven to be an excellent site" for a sort yard, where its dropped-off materials are sorted into slash and usable wood. He said virtually all of that slash and wood is redirected to productive or commercial uses, such as converting it to mulch, compost and biomass fuels.
"It would be very difficult to locate a substitute property," Daus said in a memo. "The price is reasonable and potentially a bargain compared to what other landowners might ask for similarly scarce land appropriate for such an intensive use."
While no one spoke at Thursday's public hearing on the proposed acquisition, commissioners got a letter from Raymond resident William Ellis, who questioned whether other potential sites for a sort yard had been researched.
Ellis suggested that the county staff "is taking the easy way out in spending the taxpayers money" and said the commissioners should table the proposed purchase "until other options for locating and establishing a county sort yard can be demonstrated to be non-viable."
Ellis wrote that the current sort yard is not centrally located for northwest Boulder County property owners in the Allenspark region, but Daus said landowners appreciate the facility because they would otherwise have to burn or chip the wood on their own properties.
"Burning can have drastic consequences if the fire gets out of hand, and improper distribution of chips easily causes other unintended forest-health consequences," Daus wrote the Board of County Commissioners.
Property owners dropped off more than 3,000 loads at the Allenspark Sort Yard in 2012, Daus said, amounting to 1,853 tons of wood. It operated from May 1 through July 7 and also was open on a limited fall schedule.
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Brief for Applicant in the matter of the "Wyandott Robitaille Float."
Author: Weer, William
Date: Circa 1856
William Weer served as legal counsel for the Wyandotte Reserve and presented this brief on behalf of William Lykins and Robert Robitaille apparently to the Commissioner of the Land Office at Lecompton, Kansas Territory. Lykins and Robitaille were attempting to receive a patent for land that was also claimed by the Lawrence Association, Gaius Jenkins, Charles Robinson, S. J. Livingston, George G. Mathews, and William Savage. The brief contained a short history of the Wyandot tribes removal west and various treaties involving land. The claim involved parts of the city of Lawrence. The brief cited various cases and laws upon which Mr. Weer based his arguments.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: CK 978.1 -W97 W419b 1856
Item Number: 102592 Number of images: 19
Keywords: American Indians (see also Native Americans); Douglas County, Kansas Territory; Indian floats; Indian lands; Jenkins, Gaius; Lawrence, Kansas Territory; Lecompton, Kansas Territory; Livingston, S. J.; Lykins, William H. R.; Mathews, George G.; Native Americans; Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894; Robitaille, Robert; Savage, William; United States. General Land Office; Weer, William; Wyandot Float; Wyandot Indians
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Nine Wrestlers Named to Academic All-Big Ten List
Nine Husker wrestlers earned spots on the Academic All-Big Ten list after the conference announced its honorees on Wednesday. In order to earn Academic All-Big Ten accolades, a student-athlete must be a letterwinner in at least their second year of competition and carry a cumulative 3.0 or higher GPA.
Seniors Josh Ihnen and Ross Grande each took home their second Academic All-Big Ten award, earning the accolade in Nebraska's first season as a member of the conference in 2012 as well. Ihnen, a finance major, adds this honor to his already impressive resume which includes CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-America, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and three-time NWCA All-Academic Team accolades.
Grande was also a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2012 and a first-team Academic All-Big 12 member in 2011. Fellow senior Michael Klinginsmith picked up his first Academic All-Big Ten honor in 2013. He was a 2012 NWCA All-Academic Team member and held a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in 2010 and 2011.
Junior Shawn Nagel as well as sophomores John Svoboda and Skylar Galloway each earned their second honor. Nagel is a two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll and claimed a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll twice. Svoboda has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll a combined three times, holding a perfect 4.0 GPA in the spring semester of 2011. Galloway has held spots on the honor rolls four times and earned NWCA All-Academic Team honors in 2012.
Spencer Johnson, Ian Ousley and Austin Wilson were named to the list for the first time. A full list of Nebraska's Academic All-Big Ten honorees can be downloaded above.
Academic All-Big Ten
Skylar Galloway, So., History (Omaha, Neb.)
Ross Grande, Sr., Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science (Palatine, Ill.)
Josh Ihnen, Sr., Finance (Sheldon, Iowa)
Spencer Johnson, So., Sociology (Mountain Lake, Minn.)
Michael Klinginsmith, Sr., Biological Sciences (Kearney, Neb.)
Shawn Nagel, Jr., Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science (Kimball, Neb.)
Ian Ousley, RFr., Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science (Saginaw, Mich.)
John Svoboda, So., Animal Science (Schuyler, Neb.)
Austin Wilson, RFr., Biological Sciences (Hastings, Neb.)


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According to the bracket, the Carthage girl's basketball team's victory against Nevada Thursday night in the district tournament was an upset, but don't tell that to the Tigers.
According to the bracket, the Carthage girl's basketball team's victory against Nevada Thursday night in the district tournament was an upset, but don't tell that to the Tigers.
"They were the higher seed, but we were confident," Carthage head coach Jim Moore said. "We thought we were the better team on paper. You've got to come out and prove that, and we did. I thought the girls really answered the call well and came out and did what I expected them to do, get the win."
Carthage, the third seed in the Class 4, District 12 tournament, overpowered second-seed Nevada in the second half en route to a 49-32 victory, setting up a showdown with top-seeded Webb City for the district championship at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Carthage and Nevada battled to a 6-6 after a quarter in what was a defensive struggle early on. Freshman Maya Williams' free throw 17 seconds into the second quarter put the Tigers up by a point, but Nevada took an 8-6 lead before the Tigers went up 9-8 on two free throws by junior Amy Keller.
Nevada led 12-9 before junior Vanessa Pawlak made two free throws, and the Tigers took a 14-13 lead after she added a three pointer with 2:37 left in the half. Nevada, though, scored on two free throws with 1:07 remaining on the clock and led 15-14 at the break.
The second half was a different story.
Carthage opened the third on an 11-1 run to claim a 25-16 lead with senior Chloe' Shepherd scoring twice on the run, Pawlak scoring four points, Williams making a free throw and junior Regan Gartner scoring from the floor. Nevada crept back to within two points, but the Tigers ended the quarter with a 31-23 lead and only pulled away in the fourth.
Pawlak scored 15 points, Williams added 12 and Shepherd had 10.
Carthage now awaits Webb City on Saturday afternoon.
"You put yourself in a position to win a championship and we have a chance," Moore said. "Webb City and us are going to battle. They know us real well and we know them. They're talented, but we've got some talent too. It's the district championship, yeah, but it's also a big rival game and that's always fun, too."


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I wonder if we don't need a couple more zebras on the field for games.
Replay is nice and works the way it is, but with so many missed calls, I wonder if adding a couple of officials would make the game better.
I wonder is adding another back judge would be helpful for pass interference calls.
I also wonder how an additional referee, perhaps and assistant referee would help in protecting the quarterback from late hits.
Your thoughts?


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Perona to compete in NAIA marathon national race.
St. James native Emily Perona has always enjoyed distance running.
But she never thought she'd be running THIS distance!
Perona, is completing her freshman year as a two-sport standout at Evangel University in Springfield, Mo. this month by participating in the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running her first-ever marathon.
She punched her ticket to the nationals by finishing as Evangel's top women's runner in the Highline Run For Scouting half-marathon, a national-qualifier held March 30 in Springfield.
At the half-marathon – her first race ever at that distance – Perona finished eighth overall with a time of 1 hour, 32 minutes, 28 seconds, a time that qualified her to compete in the marathon event at the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Unlike the NCAA, the NAIA offers the 26.2-mile marathon at its track and field outdoor championship.
The NAIA Outdoor Nationals will be held May 23-25 at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind. Perona is to compete in the marathon on Saturday, May 25.
"It's definitely a challenge," Perona said of the marathon training. "It's definitely a different experience. I've had to adjust but once I got used to it I enjoyed it. Whenever I decided to train for it – for the half-marathon – my mileage went up."
Starting in her freshman season Perona was a standout distance runner for the St. James Lady Tigers in both cross country and track.
She was a two-time cross country state meet qualifier before suffering devastating back and neck injuries as part of a fatal bus accident her junior season. And after that injury, Perona bounced back to have another strong senior campaign in both cross country and track.
And during her long journey through high school, Perona never fancied herself a marathon – as in 26.2 miles – runner.
"Never," she said. "Actually I had a teammate talking about training for a marathon and I thought to myself, 'I'll never do it.'"
However, that teammate, Brandon Hoffman, was training for the half-marathon and talked Perona into trying it. And like Perona, Hoffman has qualified for the men's NAIA marathon.
"He asked me if I'd be willing to try his training method," Perona said. "And I thought I did well in that half-marathon.
"I definitely feel the longer I run, the better I am."
Will her first marathon be her last? She said that will probably depend on the results.
"Right now it's definitely a trying-out thing," she said. "But if it goes like I think it will, it will be a four-year thing for me.
"I'm definitely very excited about it. My main goal is to finish. If by chance I get All-America, that would be awesome."
Regardless of how the marathon goes, Perona says she will see herself as a cross country runner first.
As a freshman this fall, she was a regular scorer for the Lady Crusaders as the No. 3 runner on the cross country squad, and was the team's top finisher in one meet.
"I don't think that will change," Perona said of her preference for cross country. "I think (marathon training) will make me better. I love cross country; a lot more than I do track. It's definitely my favorite."
The classroom portion of the school year at Evangel finished at the end of April, so Perona has been back home training and watching her sisters, junior Hannah and freshman Leslie, compete for the St. James High track squad.
In particular, Leslie has surpassed some of Emily's freshman marks in both cross country and track.
And that's just fine with big sister.
"Whenever Leslie started running in seventh grade, her times were pretty amazing," said Emily, who plans to major in elementary education at Evangel. "She trained with me my summer before college, then she blew away all of my times."
After the marathon national meet, Emily said she will take a rest.
"I plan on taking a few weeks off; that will be my recovery," she said. "When I start back it will be low-mileage until cross country."
But on May 25, the mileage will be anything but low.


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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Linzer Sablés
This week's Tuesday With Dorie recipe was picked by me! The first guy who joined the group finally got his pick :-)
I choose the Linzer Sablés, so far I've enjoyed the European style recipes more than the American, maybe because I'm European and my tastebuds are more used to those treats? Anyway, I love the way they look with the jam peeking out of the little hole.
I made mine with raspberry jam which I passed through a sieve, after heating it up, to get rid of the seeds.
They were very easy to make and the taste of the cookies comes close to "speculaas", must be the cloves.
I'm pleased with my choice, it's not my favorite recipe but I would make it again.
Here is the recipe:
When I was a kid, the main street in our neighborhood boasted a bakery every two blocks. We always had freshly made bread from the baker closest to our house and almost as often a box of butter cookies from the baker farthest away. My mother would always ask for an assortment, which meant we ended up with too many of those pink-and-green marzipan cookies and not enough of the linzers, buttery, lightly spiced sandwich cookies filled with raspberry jam that peeked through a little cutout on the top. These were the ones I liked best.
This recipe is not a duplicate of the cookie of my childhood, but it is inspired by it and it brings hack childhood memories. I've made these cookies a bit spicier than the originals- I like that extra zing-and I make the peekaboo cutouts only when I'm in the mood to fuss a hit. The rolling out, which is a cinch, can be done just as soon as the malleable dough is made.
1 1/2 cups finely ground almonds, hazelnuts or walnuts
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
Scant 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 large egg
2 teaspoons water
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup raspberry jam or strained apricot jam plus 1 teaspoon water (optional)
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Whisk together the ground nuts, flour, cinnamon, salt and cloves. Using a fork, stir the egg and water together in a small bowl.
Working with a stand mixer, preferably fitted with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together at medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl as needed. Add the egg mixture and beat for 1 minute more. Reduce the speed to low and add the dry ingredients, mixing only until they disappear into the dough. Don't work the dough much once the flour is incorporated. If the dough comes together but some dry crumbs remain in the bottom of the bowl, stop the mixer and finish blending the ingredients with a rubber spatula or your hands.
Divide the dough in half. Working ,,~th one half at a time, put the dough between two large sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap. Using your hands, flatten the dough into a disk, then grab a rolling pin and roll out the dough, turning it over frequently so that the paper doesn't cut into it, until it is about 1/4 inch thick. Leave the dough in the paper and repeat with the second piece of dough. Transfer the wrapped dough to a baking sheet or cutting board (to keep it flat) and refrigerate or freeze it until it is very firm, about 2 hours in the refrigerator or about 45 minutes in the freezer. The rolled-out dough can be wrapped airtight and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months. Just thaw the dough enough to cut out the cookies and go on from there.
Getting ready to bake: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment or silicone mats.
Peel off the top sheet of wax paper from one piece of dough and, using a 2-inch round cookie cutter-a scalloped cutter is nice for these-cut out as many cookies as you can. If you want to have a peekaboo cutout, use the end of a piping tip to cut out a very small circle from the centers of half the cookies. Transfer the rounds to the baking sheets, leaving a little space between the cookies. Set the scraps aside-you can combine them with the scraps from the second disk and roll and cut more cookies.
Bake the cookies one sheet at a time for 11 to 13 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly golden, dry and just firm to the touch. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool to room temperature.
Repeat with the second disk of dough, making sure to cool the baking sheets between batches. Gather the scraps of dough together, press them into a disk, roll them between sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, then cut and bake.
If you'd like to make sandwich cookies, place the jam in a small saucepan or in a microwaveable bowl and stir in the 1 teaspoon water. Bring to a boil over low heat or in the microwave. Let the jam cool slightly, then turn half of the cookies flat side up and place about '/2 teaspoon of the jam in the center of each cookie; sandwich with the remaining cookies.
Just before serving, dust the cookies lightly with confectioners' sugar.
If you want to see how all the other TWD bakers did, hop over to the TWD site and check out the blog roll!
Next week: Grandma's All-Occasion Sugar Cookies on pages 146-147
62 comments:
- steph- whisk/spoon said...
welcome back! thanks for a fun pick this week! they are cute, aren't they?
- December 2, 2008 at 12:31 AM
- Mary Ann said...
Glad to hear you had a great trip~!
These cookies were really fun and delicious. Thanks for a great pick. Yours look picture perfect!
- December 2, 2008 at 1:01 AM
- Jess said...
Welcome back, and thanks for a great choice this week. Your sables are lovely. I agree these really are a European-style cookie - in fact, I think I am going to wrap some up for a German friend. They were tasty and a lot of fun to make.
- December 2, 2008 at 1:12 AM
- vibi said...
Beautiful Noskos! Delicate and dainty, worthy of a great culinary magazine!
Thank you so much for picking such a nice one!
- December 2, 2008 at 4:39 AM
Glad everything was great with the cruise!
Thanks for choosing this great recipe I really enjoyed it. A great way to start December!
Your sablés look great btw.
- December 2, 2008 at 4:54 AM
- Julie said...
Great pick! I absolutly love to make them and they are tasting amazingly good! Thank you!
- December 2, 2008 at 4:58 AM
- Carla said...
A great choice! I definitely liked these more than I thought I would.
- December 2, 2008 at 5:32 AM
- Jules Someone said...
I love cruising. Nice choice! Your cookies look great.
- December 2, 2008 at 5:36 AM
- Linda said...
Welcome back --- sounds like you had a great time on your cruise.
Thanks for a terrific selection ---these cookies were a treat to make ...and to eat! :)
- December 2, 2008 at 5:53 AM
- Jodie said...
Thanks for the great pick! I loved these!
- December 2, 2008 at 6:18 AM
- Em said...
Thanks for picking this week's recipe - finally gave me a reason to use the Linzer Cookie cutter set I bought a few months back :)
- December 2, 2008 at 6:31 AM
- Jaime said...
welcome back, glad to hear you enjoyed your trip :)
thanks for a great pick! i've never made these before and will definitely be making them again! they are so cute and i love the jam in the middle :)
- December 2, 2008 at 7:04 AM
- The Food Librarian said...
Thanks for a fun pick! Yours look perfect. Welcome back.
- December 2, 2008 at 7:10 AM
thank you for picking this recipe. Like you, they're not my favorite--but they make a great presentation.
Your linzer sables look great!
- December 2, 2008 at 7:24 AM
- natalia said...
Welcome back and thanks for the good choice !
- December 2, 2008 at 7:38 AM
- Marie said...
Your cookies look fabulous! Thanks so much for picking this recipe. I really enjoyed them myself as did my husband.
- December 2, 2008 at 8:03 AM
- Piggy said...
Thanks for the great pick, the cookies are yummy!
- December 2, 2008 at 12:08 PM
- What's for Supper? said...
I really liked these cookies too. Thanks for the great pick.
- December 2, 2008 at 2:10 PM
- Jamie said...
Welcome Back! Those are gorgeous! I loved this cookie...Great choice!
- December 2, 2008 at 3:00 PM
- Alwayzbakin said...
Awesome choice! Yours look great. Thanks for picking this recipe. I've been dying to try them.
- December 2, 2008 at 3:16 PM
It was a wonderful choice, many thanks. And yours look great.
- December 2, 2008 at 3:47 PM
- spike. said...
Thanks for picking these cookies, they brought me down memory lane a bit!
- December 2, 2008 at 4:06 PM
- kim said...
your cookies look wonderful! thanks for a great pick :)
- December 2, 2008 at 4:19 PM
- Cathy said...
Welcome back! And thank you for this fantastic pick -- we loved them, and these will become a holiday tradition for us. Your cookies look beautiful!
- December 2, 2008 at 4:46 PM
- chocolatechic said...
Thanks for such a wonderful recipe.
We loved them.
- December 2, 2008 at 4:46 PM
- Gabe's Girl said...
I had fun with this! I absolutely love the Netherlands. My hubby and I had our first lovers get-away there! I can hardly wait to go back.
- December 2, 2008 at 5:17 PM
- Engineer Baker said...
Thanks for the wonderful pick - I absolutely loved them. And it's funny - I hadn't realized how long it took for a guy to get to pick :)
- December 2, 2008 at 5:17 PM
- Di said...
Welcome back! Lost luggage is no fun, so I'm glad yours was only delayed by a day. These aren't my favorite, either, but I'm glad I got to try something new.
- December 2, 2008 at 5:44 PM
- Amy said...
Glad you had a nice trip! Thanks for picking these cookies - I really had fun baking this week! Yours look fantastic too!!
- December 2, 2008 at 5:50 PM
- Kimberly Johnson said...
Your cookies turned out great! Thanks for picking this recipe.
- December 2, 2008 at 6:07 PM
- Kristin said...
Beautiful cookies! Thanks for the great pick!
- December 2, 2008 at 6:35 PM
- Pamela said...
Welcome back from your trip. This was a good pick, thanks for choosing them. These cookies will be a good addition for Christmas. Your cookies look great!
- December 2, 2008 at 7:16 PM
I'm glad you picked these cookies, and I wish I could have made them. They look wonderful. I guess I'll just have to be happy reading about everyone else's cookies!
- December 2, 2008 at 7:27 PM
- Tami said...
Your cookies look great! I hope mine turn out looking as good as yours. :)
- December 2, 2008 at 7:36 PM
- Cafe Johnsonia said...
Great choice, Dennis! And welcome back! Your cookies look perfect. I loved these.
- December 2, 2008 at 9:41 PM
- Kayte said...
Thanks for the Linzer Sables pick...I have always wanted to make these kinds of cookies and just never have...thanks for the nudge! Enjoyed your blog...browsed around a bit. Great looking cookies.
- December 2, 2008 at 10:23 PM
- Tammy said...
thanks for a great choice - these cookies aare perfect for December as they would make a lovely gift!
- December 3, 2008 at 12:21 AM
- Madam Chow said...
They look fabulous - my husband really liked them. Glad you had a great trip, too!
- December 3, 2008 at 1:01 AM
- Carol Peterman said...
This was such an enjoyable recipe and one I will be making again. I think these were the first cut-out cookies I have ever made that I didn't get frustrated and feel like they were more work than they were worth.
- December 3, 2008 at 1:03 AM
- Rachel said...
Great job! I can't wait to make them when I'm feeling less sneezy. Welcome back, BTW!
- December 3, 2008 at 2:06 AM
- Rhiani said...
Thanks for hosting this week. I had fun with this recipe and yours look great!
- December 3, 2008 at 3:58 AM
- Judy said...
Great choice! I love any kind of cookies and it gives me a chance to use my cookie cutters.
- December 3, 2008 at 4:26 AM
- Eunice said...
Man, yours look amazing!!! I think I rolled mine too thin. These European style cookies were the bomb at my house. Le bro said "i like em. they aint floury." It was the expensive almond meal.
thank you for the great pick!
- December 3, 2008 at 7:07 AM
- HoneyB said...
They look great - welcome back from your cruise!
- December 3, 2008 at 11:09 AM
- Danielle said...
Great pick om the cookies. They were great I enjoyed baking them.
- December 3, 2008 at 11:24 AM
thanks for a most wonderful pick--i loved these cookies. yours look fantastic, and i love the idea of passing the jam through the sieve. i didn't, and i could taste the seeds.
- December 3, 2008 at 4:29 PM
Yours look beautiful! I'm baking mine late this week oops! I hope they can look half as good! I guess most important... taste scrumptious!!! Thanks for hosting!
- December 3, 2008 at 5:15 PM
- ostwestwind said...
Thanks for picking the cookies. You saved the tradition of homemade cookies for the first Advent.
Besinnliche Adventszeit ...
Ulrike from Küchenlatein
- December 3, 2008 at 8:17 PM
- Flourchild said...
Im sorry I missed this one. It's definetly on my list of must trys! Your cookies look great.
- December 3, 2008 at 9:32 PM
- Annette said...
Thank for picking a winner! We love these cookies. I will definitely make them again.
- December 3, 2008 at 9:49 PM
- Erin said...
These look great! Welcome back to TWD. Thanks for the great pick this week. I enjoyed them even more than I thought I would!
- December 4, 2008 at 12:55 AM
- AmyRuth said...
Definitely a nice eye candy addition to the Holiday Cookie Collection. Thanks so much for picking a cookie we could actually enjoy and share. Happy Holidays
- December 4, 2008 at 2:13 AM
- TourGuide Jenn said...
Mine are late, but so far so good. Your pictures from the trip look great, as do your cookies!
- December 4, 2008 at 9:11 AM
- Amanda said...
Yours look wonderful :) Mine were a flop LOL Oh well, can't win them all!
- December 4, 2008 at 1:16 PM
- dharmagirl said...
thanks for the delicious selection! i very much enjoyed these European style cookies:)
- December 5, 2008 at 1:25 AM
- Libby said...
I agree- seeds are no fun! I had to look long and hard to find seedless. Nice job!
- December 5, 2008 at 3:34 AM
- Peggy said...
Sounds like you had a fun time on your cruise! Thanks for a great pick. I loved these even though I got lazy and didn't sandwich them.
- December 5, 2008 at 4:58 PM
- Amanda said...
Welcome back from your cruise. I love to cruise....so I'm officially jealous!! Anyway, your cookies look good and I enjoyed making them this week. Thanks for this weeks selection.
- December 7, 2008 at 8:10 PM
- karen said...
i just finished making mine, thanks for a great choice. yours look beautiful.
- December 9, 2008 at 12:07 AM
- Jill said...
Thank you for picking this recipe! They're delicious and look so beautiful!
- December 10, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Do you measure the nuts before or after you ground them ?
- December 21, 2008 at 6:23 PM
- noskos said...
@ Diana:
I used almond flour. You but if you start with whole nuts, grind them up and measure after that.
- December 21, 2008 at 7:10 PM


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Duke swimmers and divers totaled 12 individual and two relay victories on the afternoon in their last non-conference dual meet of the season.
The program's swimmers opened the meet in strong fashion, as the team of junior Steven Gasparini, junior Hunter Knight, freshman Sam Skinner and senior Ben Hwang edged South Carolina in the 200 medley relay, posting a time of 1:31.49 in the win.
The Duke divers logged impressive performances all around, winning three of the four springboard diving events. Senior Abby Johnston took first in the women's 1-meter competition with an NCAA Zone Diving Championships qualifying mark of 309.83 while freshman Jaimee Gundry placed second on the 3-meter board at 237.00. Senior Jordan Long edged teammate Nick McCrory to win the men's 3-meter competition with a score of 377.10, good for NCAA Zone Diving qualification. Meanwhile, McCrory posted a win at the 1-meter height, garnering a score of 379.50 on his list of six dives to finish the day with NCAA Zone Diving qualifying marks in both springboard events.
"The whole team had a good day," said diving coach Drew Johansen. "Jordan, in his senior year, winning the 3-meter event was great. He and Nick had a great battle going on. And then Abby and [freshman] Kendall [McClenney] both had great performances on the 1-meter."
Freshman Kiera Molloy kicked off the individual swimming events with a third-place finish in the women's 1,000 freestyle, clocking 10:28.77. Fellow rookie Chelsea Ye added a second-place performance in the 200 freestyle, touching in a season-best time of 1:52.06, while sophomore Michael Donnalley notched a third-place finish in the same event on the men's side with a time of 1:43.39.
Gasparini claimed Duke's first individual win of the afternoon in the men's 100 backstroke, touching in 50.45 to edge South Carolina's Michael Covert. The Blue Devils then swept the 100 breaststroke events, with Hunter Knight eclipsing the pool record in the men's race at 55.65 for his fourth win of the season in the event. On the women's side, junior Christine Wixted also won at the 100-yard distance for the fourth time this season, besting the field in a 1:02.83 clocking.
Sophomore Ali Horn followed with a first-place finish in the women's 200 butterfly, tapping the wall at 2:05.26. Duke collected another sweep in the 50 freestyle events, as junior Lauren Weaver won the women's race with a time of 23.28 and Hwang (20.26) and senior Adam Flur (21.01) went one-two on the men's side. Hwang also edged the field in the 100 freestyle, recording a season-best time of 44.90 for his second individual win of the meet. Ye paced the Blue Devil women with a first-place finish in the women's 100 freestyle, notching a mark of 52.53.
Senior Ted Minturn placed second in the 200 backstroke, touching in a season-best time of 1:52.69, before Wixted also took second in the 200 breaststroke at 2:15.91 for an NCAA provisional standard. In the men's 200 breaststroke, Hunter Knight once again emerged the winner with a time of 2:02.83.
The women's 100 butterfly event saw Weaver take second, just behind South Carolina's Casey Papp, at 57.10. Horn followed suit, clocking 2:08.26 in a second-place showing in the women's 200 IM, while Hunter Knight (1:53.77) and Gasparini (1:54.32) finished second and third, respectively, in the same event on the men's side.
Weaver, freshman Linsay Cooper, Wixted and Ye capped off the afternoon for the Duke women with a first-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay (3:29.89). The team of sophomore Stefan Knight, Donnalley, freshman Sam Skinner and Hwang placed second (3:05.35) behind South Carolina in the men's 400 freestyle relay to close out the meet.
"It's always interesting to see how you compete the first time coming off of a break like we just came off of," said head coach Dan Colella. "Our last time competing was back in November at the Tennessee Invite, and I thought both teams raced extremely hard today ... The energy stayed on high and they continued to race hard all the way to the very end. It's a great start to our second semester."
Saturday's meet also marked Senior Day for 15 Blue Devils who will be graduating in May. Emily Barber, Jacob Bieze, Matt Carder, Chris Cirillo, Adam Flur, Ben Hwang, Abby Johnston, Jordan Long, Ted Minturn, Evan Schwartz, Ty Stahl, Francesca Tocci, Cara Vogel, Mariah White and Jim Zuponeck were all recognized for their contributions to the program prior to the start of the meet.
"This was a great way to send off our seniors," Colella said. "This was their last meet here at Taishoff and it was a nice way to send them off after their four years of being committed and the things they've done for the program."
Up next, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams hit the road Sunday, Jan. 20 for a dual meet in Charlottesville, Va., against reigning Atlantic Coast Conference champions Virginia.


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Without Tommie Frazier's heroics, the Nebraska Cornhuskers would have won exactly zero national championships in the Tom Osborne era.
Without Tommie Frazier's heroics, the Nebraska Cornhuskers would have won exactly zero national championships in the Tom Osborne era.
After years of failures on the big stage, Nebraska turned to the Bradenton, Fla., native to lead two scoring drives late going of the 1995 championship game at the Orange Bowl against the Miami Hurricanes.
Frazier ran the option against Miami, something that other Nebraska quarterbacks had failed to do with any level of success.
And he ran the option in the most critical moments.
His ability to draw defenders opened up big runs by Lawrence Phillips and Corey Schlesinger. His skill at turning the corner on the option yielded clutch first downs that kept the Huskers game-winning drive alive.
Credit the Husker defense for putting the team in position to win. Brook Berringer deserves credit as well. Berringer's touchdown pass was essential. His leadership was critical.
But, in the most important moments of that game, it had to be Frazier making plays in order for the Huskers to win.
If Berringer had been left in for the remainder of the game, Nebraska loses. If you take out Frazier in those situations and substitute another Husker option quarterback, any of them, it doesn't matter from what era, the Huskers lose.
Turner Gill could not have done it. Nor could Steve Taylor, or Scott Frost, or Eric Crouch.
Frazier did what others could not.
And it set up Nebraska's dynastic run.
Nebraska kept its core group together to chase another title with Frazier at the quarterback in 1995-96. The team's swagger was almost indescribable but was illustrated perfectly in the Huskers' trouncing of Florida in the Fiesta.
Would the core of players stayed together in the absence of a win over Miami? Would the team have had the same swagger?
I think there would have been some defections. The swagger and momentum of the Huskers would have been lessened for sure.
No national titles for Frazier means no national title for Frost either.
What did Frazier's title success have to do with Frost's championship?
Those first two titles gave the Huskers enough credibility to avoid a larger drop in the polls after the Miracle in Missouri. Without the titles and credibility, the near loss to the Tigers would have been seen as a larger flaw.
And so the win against Tennessee or any other team would not have been enough to bridge the gap.
Frazier's heroics in the 1995 Orange Bowl got the ball rolling, scored the first national title for Osborne, and set up two more.
Frazier should have gotten the Heisman in the fall of 1995. Frazier's induction into the College Football Hall of Fame soothes some of the hard feelings from that error by the Heisman voters.
More than that, it makes sense.
Hall of famers are program changers.
Frazier made it possible for the Huskers to win three national titles in the 1990s.
And people are still talking about those great Husker teams.
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This reddit thread is the outcome of an AMA session with Crystal Dynamics attended by Karl Stewart, Global Brand Director for Tomb Raider and Noah Hughes, Creative Director for Tomb Raider. As noted on Videogamer, they were asked along the way about the possibility of single-player DLC for the new Tomb Raider reboot, which they shot down. "There are currently no plans in place for any Single Player expansions," said Karl Stewart. "All of our DLC is based around the Multiplayer experience for now." They also seem to rule out throwback appearance DLC as well. "We did try to have a lot of nods to the classics in this reboot," says Hughes. "And even her outfit itself is intended to evoke her classic outfit in a way, but is more practical for her situation. This was just an example of trying to play that balance between fresh and familiar."
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Here is another example of Expanding your research. I have, sort-a, read Wills in the past. They were interesting, but don't normally read and record what I find in them.
This project reminded me of why I should read wills.
Doing a generic Google search for Charles Ridgely, believed to be a brother of David Ridgely OR the father of another Ridgely, I came across a link to the Maryland State Archives for "a" Charles Ridgely. The search results were "in the ball park" for what I was looking for. But, check the wording in the Will:
Charles Ridgely of Hampton (1760-1829)
Governor of Maryland, 1816-1819 (Federalist)
December 6, 1760 in Baltimore as Charles Ridgely Carnan. His uncle, Captain Charles Ridgely, willed his estate to him on the condition that he assume the name Charles Ridgely; he did so legally in 1790. He was also known as Charles Ridgely of Hampton.
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It turned out that Carnan surname shows up in this line, so now I know "where that name came from".
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BATON ROUGE -- The LSU Athletics Publications office has completed design of the 2014 LSU Football Poster (view larger). These annual schedule posters are now available for pre-order for those who cannot be on campus for events or Fan Day this season.
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The veteran composer Henri Dutilleux died yesterday (22 May) at the age of 97. Known as a musical perfectionist, he leaves a highly distinguished catalogue of works.
His 97th birthday on 22 January this year was celebrated with the release of a world premiere recording of his Correspondances for soprano and orchestra, along with new recordings of his extraordinary five-part cello concerto, Tout un monde lointain, and the orchestral piece The Shadows of Time for orchestra and three children's voices. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, with soloists Barbara Hannigan and Anssi Karttunen.
Appraising Tout un monde lointain in the Guardian, Tom Service wrote: "It's music of sumptuous but rigorous splendour, music whose sheer attractiveness belies the refinement of Dutilleux's harmonic and structural imagination, and which seduces you into a faraway world of heightened feeling. I defy you not to be won over by this music."


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Vidlak Leads Huskers to Victory
Lincoln - Senior co-captain Trevor Vidlak took runner-up honors to lead the Nebraska men's cross country team to the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park Saturday morning. The Husker women added a fourth-place finish.
Ten Husker runners finished in the top 25, led by Vidlak's second-place showing in a time of 25:05.20.
"I thought I had a good race today, I didn't feel the best and wished I could have run a little faster, but I am really happy with how our team finished today." Vidlak said. "It was a tough meet, I didn't know there was going to be so many great runners competing out there today."
Husker Men Show their Depth
Not only did the NU men win the competition, they showed their depth in the process.
Sophomore Jacob Olson placed fifth with a time of 25:37.30. Fellow sophomore Matt Bloch placed 11th with a time of 25:55.00, while Jonah Heng and Matt Gilbert finished 13th and 14th, respectively.
Freshman Joe Harter continued to perform at a high level as well, placing seventh overall, marking his second consecutive top-10 finish this season. Harter ran a 25:43.60 in his first race at Pioneers Park since high school.
Andrade, Larson and Edwards Lead the Women
The Nebraska women's cross country team finished eighth overall in the 6k competition, placing fourth in the university division. The Huskers placed three runners in the top 20.
Leading the way for the Huskers was senior co-captain Isabel Andrade. Andrade finished 11th overall, running a time of 22:48.50. Juniors Sarah Larson and Hannah Edwards placed 12th and 13th, respectively. Larson ran a time of 22:49.40 and Edwards ran a 22:51.80.
Freshman Kristi Oslund performed at a high level in her first race at PioneersPark in Lincoln, placing 26th overall with a time of 23:28.90. Oslund placed fourth overall on the team, showing that she very well could be the leader of the future for the women's team.
Head Coach David Harris was very pleased with how the women performed, but noted that the team still has some work to do before they can reach their full potential.
"I was very proud with how some of our women ran today. The women are a work in progress, I keep saying that." Harris said.
Junior California native Hannah Edwards really impressed Harris today, as he put it, running the best race of her career.
"I have to say this about Hannah Edwards, this was by far her best race of her career. She helped our women compete today which is one of the first times in her career that she really made a major impact in a race. It was good to see." Harris said.
Heng and Gibson Make their Return
Returning for the Husker men's team today was senior co-captain Jarren Heng and junior Connor Gibson. Both Heng and Gibson missed most of last season battling injuries and made their 2013 debuts at the Woody Greeno.
Heng mentioned that it was great getting back on the course, thanking the fans that came out and supported the Husker cross country team.
"It felt really good," Heng said. "A lot of people came out here and supported us which was good to see. Coming back and being able to run in front of all these people was a great feeling, it felt great to run with the team as well."
Vidlak also made notice that Heng and Gibson made their return, noting that it was great finally seeing them out racing again after a long time off.
"I have been running with Jarren and Connor for a long time and anytime you see them racing again it is great," Vidlak said. "They really ran well today, and they also ran really close which was good."