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With Halloween coming up I have been thinking about pumpkins a lot more and when I was wondering what to do for breakfasts this week, a pumpkin bread seemed like a great way to go! Although I already have a recipe for a pumpkin bread that I really like I wanted to try to incorporate some of the ideas from the recently successful strawberry Greek yogurt banana bread into it. The Greek yogurt banana bread uses bananas and Greek yogurt to completely replace the oil or butter in an attempt to make it a little healthier while leaving the bread nice and light, fluffy and most importantly, moist. For my pumpkin Greek yogurt banana bread I pretty much took the Greek yogurt banana bread recipe and added pumpkin spices and pumpkin puree while removing some of the bananas to keep the moisture level consistent. In addition I replaced some of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour and since pecan go so well with pumpkin I added some of those as well. The pumpkin Greek yogurt banana bread turned out amazingly well, having one of the best textures that I have ever had in a quick bread! I am looking forward to breakfasts this week especially on Halloween!
Even after spending the time making a healthier pumpkin bread recipe I could not resist topping it with a vanilla bourbon caramel sauce !
I like to wrap my leftover quick bread in aluminum foil and store it in fridge. When I want another slice I simply pull one out and put it in the microwave for 10-20 seconds to warm it up and it is almost just like the day that it was made.
This pumpkin Greek yogurt banana bread with vanilla bourbon caramel sauce makes for such an amzing breakfast!
Pumpkin Greek Yogurt Banana Bread
A moist, light and fluffy pumpkin banana bread with Greek yogurt that is perfect for cool fall days and pretty healthy as well.
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (homemade or store bought)
- 2 large over-ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped (optional)
- Mix the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves in a large bowl.
- Mix brown sugar, pumpkin puree, bananas, eggs and yogurt in another large bowl.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients followed by the pecans.
- Pour the mixture into a greased 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until golden brown and a toothpick poked into the center comes out clean, about 60 minutes.
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The Baker's Apprentice
12 Mar 2014
These days, doing a strictly manual job is often considered a sign of having little education, of not having found anything better. Wanting to produce food, then, is like making a bad joke. People like to act as though food has lost all of its social value, but nobody would deny the importance of preparing the table when friends are coming round for dinner. I wanted to be one of the creators of that pleasure that is simultaneously denied and sought after.
I have been an apprentice for a year now, my path intersecting with that of bread-baking. While I knead, I think about how all cultures have some kind of bread or bread substitute, and I feel part of the world. Bread is a simple food, made from the transformation of basic ingredients. It does not need refined additions to be tasty and wholesome, but essentially nothing more than good flour without its nutrients removed, a long resting time—as a healthy organism should have—and well-cared-for yeast that is neither hungry nor thirsty.
Bread is a food that can be easily varied based on historic, climatic or dietary needs. It fills stomachs, is versatile and has many shapes, aromas and colors. Even its simplest forms are excellent, it does not hide the quality of its ingredients and is deliciously easy to embellish, making it special, even luxurious.
It is the result of carefully prepared recipes, of coveted combinations, but most of all of the perfect interlocking between its elements, and of sensory communication with the dough. In the end it is logic and concentration, minutes that change everything, applied theoretical knowledge and food education accessible to all.
After graduating, there is a moment of silence, in which you find yourself with diploma in hand and all the knowledge that has piled up in your head over the years… and you ask yourself what to do with it all.
The world of gastronomy had flung itself open to my classmates and me with a deafening clamor, revealing itself in its immensity. I had lost myself within it, unsure which direction to take. The only fixed point: talking about food had radically changed my life. Food entered forcefully into every thought, connected to everything, almost nauseating, and hard to manage socially. You feel as though you've found out about something obvious that nonetheless eludes many. Gastronomy is economics, politics, cooking, social relations, health, environment, and rights. It is holistic by nature, there is space for everyone and for the most varied of passions, and for many the next step towards what to do "after" is short and taken for granted.
But not for me. The more I thought about all the issues we had tackled, the less I understood how to become an active part of the game. Time was flying, and this helped me to focus on certain factors: Studying had opened my mind, but a specific and concrete skill has to be constructed, extrapolated from the university years by putting together the pieces. Now, I'm no theorist: I want to touch with my hands, to see the results of my thoughts grow tangibly. I was looking for something practical in which to reflect the theory I had learned. Plus I understood how difficult it is to feel stable these days. My generation has grown up with the idea of "if not here, then somewhere else." We have been trained to be ready to change places, relationships, jobs. Finally, the indelible mark of Pollenzo: not just appreciating the palatability of food, but grasping the meaning of nourishment and the provenance of products.
I concluded that I wanted to "specialize" in something that I could always take with me and which was completed through me, without needing anything else; something that could be useful in different parts of the world. That embedded knowledge that can, if necessary, distinguish me. A kind of work that has no need of desks and ties, of relationships fixed by convention. I wanted to use my senses, and communicate through them. I wanted that kind of work that in a world of online social relations brings people's feet back to the ground and makes them aware of their needs and bodily pleasures and the differences in fulfilling them. I wanted work that respects and reflects that capacity for "doing" that was once so useful and today has become… freeze-dried. You buy it from the supermarket, a flavorless ability, foods that someone has engineered, you don't know who, you don't know how… products without their own life.
So I was looking for a craft, a manual skill. A tangible ability that reflected the value of my efforts and the result obtained, and through this would connect me to the surrounding world.
The bread that I hold in my hands is the best expression that I could find to put into practice so much precious knowledge and pass it on to others. Inside there is everything, though it may seem as though there is little instruction. Following the master is a daily satisfaction, a constant evolution, the discovery of an art that demands slow and patient learning, dedication and personality. A skill that slowly, viscerally becomes your own. Having in your hands your own talent, which cannot be substituted, is a bit like being a wizard, who, when playing with the transformation of a material, reveals a secret, and offers its result.
Today we are re-evaluating the manual crafts, understanding the value of abilities and skills that could be lost forever and cannot always be replaced by the dexterity of a machine. Overwhelmed by the low-cost, throwaway consumption culture, we are perhaps reaching a limit; food no longer has flavor, shoes fall apart too soon. And we ask ourselves who, where and how we can find a remedy.
I love my work, despite the persistence it requires, the physical effort, the terrible hours.
I love it because the more I improve the more I feel that I give dignity to a food that is out of fashion but essential in time and space. I love it through the words of people, their eyes shining as their mouths water. I realize that I am finally satisfying those stomachs embittered from eating cheap air. I love being able to pass on the virtues of a slow and careful production process, whose dietary and economic value must be fully understood, receiving in exchange, finally, total satisfaction.
Silvia Cancellieri is a graduate of the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Find out more at www.unisg.it
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Long Island Hardwood Floor Refinishing
Hardwood is a popular choice for flooring among homeowners. With the durability it offers, it indeed is the go-to flooring material that ensures a long-lasting shelf life. With that said, the hardwood floor in your care might have been serving you for a long time already or was used for so many years by now. Either way, it has sustained issues that need to be taken care of soon. Our hardwood floor refinishing service might be the thing that you need!
If your hardwood floor at home is already showing symptoms for a need to refinish, but you don't have any knowledge or the expertise to treat it, you better call a professional to handle the matter. Classic Hardwood Restoration is a well-known company that tends to hardwood floors that require refinishing as soon as possible.
We can give your hardwood floor a total makeover and make it appear brand new. We have been servicing the entire city of Long Island, NY, so we promise you of service with no disappointments. Check out the testimonies of our happy clients and be assured that your flooring investment won't go to waste after we refinish your hardwood floor.
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Hardwood floor is a great investment for anyone's home because of its long-term value. However, for it to last for a lifetime, it requires proper care and maintenance now and then. Sad to say, several homeowners have no idea how often this needs to be done and how to do it.
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We have shortlisted signs that it's time for you to get a hardwood floor refinishing project:
Scratches galore. Having plenty of scratches on your hardwood floor is a pretty clear indication that you need to refinish it as soon as possible, especially the ones that have already damaged the stain on your floor. We are sure that you don't want to keep the unsightly scratches that are hard to cover up with a rug.
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Boards are turning gray. If you had noticed that your hardwood floor does not have the same color anymore from when you first installed it, then it's time to have them refinished. When your wooden floor turns gray, it means that the polyurethane is waning. Your hardwood floor will then start to absorb water from any source. If not nursed immediately, it will keep absorbing moisture until it turns black. At this point, a total replacement will be the only option.
Water damage. A separation or cupping between your floorboards suggests that it has sustained water damage. If your boards are cupping just a bit, a little sanding can alleviate it. A replacement of the entire board is most likely to happen if there's a major separation between boards. So before that happens, acquire our professional hardwood floor refinishing service today.
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For your hardwood floor refinishing project, expect us to be in full control of the task from start to finish. To simplify it, you can expect full service from us. We will do all the work for you so you can chill while waiting for your refinished hardwood floor to be done. Your needs and wants will always be the forefront of our work goals, given, of course, that you have consulted our flooring experts and have discussed the pros and cons of your preference.
Also, our work speed is above average so expect a complete refinished hardwood floor in just three days or under, depending on the size of the project. Additionally, included in our exclusive deal is the regular inspection at your home to ensure that your hardwood floor is properly cared for and maintained. This is also our way of knowing if there are immediate repairs that need to be done, which we can also handle for you.
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With many graphics cards, basic functionality is available without additional firmware, but the use of advanced features requires an appropriate firmware file to be installed in the system. In some cases, a successful installation can still end up in a black screen or garbled display when rebooting into the installed system. If that happens, some workarounds can be tried to log in anyway (see Section 6.4.3, "Completing the Installed System").
On many older devices which require firmware to work, the firmware file was permanently placed in an EEPROM/Flash chip on the device itself by the manufacturer. Nowadays most new devices do not have the firmware embedded this way anymore, so the firmware file must be uploaded into the device by the host operating system every time the system boots.
In most cases firmware is non-free according to the criteria used by the Debian GNU/Linux project and thus cannot be included in the main distribution or in the installation system. If the device driver itself is included in the distribution and if Debian GNU/Linux legally can distribute the firmware, it will often be available as a separate package from the non-free section of the archive.
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It's now late in 2015, and the Wii U has comfortably supplanted the Wii as Nintendo's flagship console. While there have been a few Wii releases the past couple of years, most of them are just low-quality ports of titles that are much better on other platforms along with the typical shovelware. But Rodea: The Sky Soldier is very different story. It is a high quality third party release for the Wii. In 2015. This would be a neat, but not exactly newsworthy story, except there is no Wii version you can buy on its own; it's only found as a pack-in with the Wii U release within the first print of the game. Now, most people are probably wondering, "Why would I play the Wii version instead of the Wii U version?"
Because Yuji Naka, the legendary developer behind Nights into Dreams and the creator of Rodea, asked people to play the Wii version.
Rodea the sky soldier will be released today in North America! ! Please play the Wii version.
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Friends come in all sizes, shapes and formats. Some come, others go and only a handful leave an impression in our lives, chiseled in our every sense, for the lifetime to come. Friendships, while some will remain cherished and nurtured, others will break away maybe not forgotten but outgrown or remembered in disdain.
There are times when a person comes into your life and after exchanging just a few words you know you are going to click. There is that same wave you both are riding on and you feel it within your deepest self that this ones going to be a fun ride.
Sometimes, a friendship needs time to cultivate, like good wine, waiting for the right moment. When that moment comes around it opens the door to your heart and makes you wonder "why did we wait so long?" But you know the answer to that one already.
There are friends you have known for a lifetime, who have moved away and as life happens you loose touch, but on that day you get together again you pick up right where you left off as if not a minute went missing.
Others you have never met or met only briefly but shared so many delicate and treasured moments through emails, letters, telephone calls or tweets that a day without them is simply not imaginable.
Some friends come around to cheer you up with DVDs and food when you are down, others keep you company with gossip and make you laugh through emails and Skype when you are ill and feeling horrid.
The Germans do it well - they define their cherished friends and meaningful friendships with the word "Freunde" or "Freundschaft" – friends or friendship, everyone else are "Bekannten" – acquaintances. You know where you stand with them.
So, this ones to all my Freunde, those who have offered me the honor of their precious Freundschaft. Last week while I was down with a flu and at home, so many were there in your own ways helping me recover.
You are there for me in more ways than I can thank you for. You are there to motivate, support and kick me in the butt when I need it. You are there to share your energy, your concern and your remedies. You make me laugh, you make me cry. You give me wings to fly high. With you I plan future projects that challenge me, events that excite me and trips that educate me. You advice, correct and proof-read. You are loyal, trustworthy and forever there!
Thank you friend – you know who you are!
When I was making this Spanish tortilla it was a gorgeous sunny day outside. I was imagining a lovely picnic somewhere in the hills, under a shady tree by a meandering stream. I had all my dear friends around me. We were laughing, teasing, story-telling and simply enjoying each others company.
With those who are close I know I will be realizing this vision often this summer, others I will meet in a few weeks and for a few days we shall be together for real. But there are others so far away and I yearn to be closer – one day my friend we will. In the meantime you are there under the shady tree enjoying my Spanish tortillas.
Asparagus and fennel with a sprinkling of cress makes this tortilla a feast for any picnic, any party, any mealtime. Making use of fresh Spring produce, without overcooking the vegetables, it is vibrant with a slight crunch.
Spanish Tortilla with Asparagus, Fennel and Cress
Printable version of recipe here
4-5 eggs
2-3 medium sized potatoes, medium size cubes
250g asparagus, cut into 2 inch pieces
1 fennel bulb, finely sliced
1 garlic clove, unpeeled
Glug of extra virgin olive oil
Pinch fleur de sel
Handful of garden cress
- Heat a small drizzle of olive oil in a medium sized non-stick pan. Add the potatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes then reduce heat and continue cooking for about 10-15 minutes, turning frequently and making sure the potatoes do not brown. The potatoes should be soft and tender without taking on any color. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Add another drizzle of oil in the pan and heat to medium again- Add the unpeeled garlic, then the asparagus, toss to coat in the oil. After about 3-4 minutes add the sliced fennel and continue to sauté for a further few minutes. The vegetables should be slightly crunchy and not cooked through. Sprinkle with some fleur de sel and toss well. Remove from heat and set aside. Remember to take out the garlic clove and discard.
- In a large bowl lightly beat the eggs with a pinch of fleur de sel. Add the potatoes, cress and vegetables to the egg mixture and stir to coat.
- Turn the heat to medium and add the egg mixture in the pan. With a wooden spoon give the mixture in the pan a good stir. Once the eggs start to cook leave the mixture to set, simply evening the top. Cook for 2-4 minutes on this side.
- With a help of a plate flip the tortilla and cook for another 2-4 minutes on this side. Depending on how you like your eggs cook it for more or less.
- Sprinkle with some cress, cut into wedges and serve warm.
The Food Guide Tips:
- The luxury vegetable – Asparagus
- Aromatic fennel
The gently roasted fennel adds that subtle anis flavor giving a wonderful refreshing kick, while the crunchy green asparagus pairs wonderfully with it. All hugged by lightly beaten eggs and potatoes for the perfect weeknight meat. We enjoyed this with a large mixed salad, some good rustic bread and for the grownups a nice white wine.
You might like these picnic ideas from WFLH:
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The Festival of Stones: Autumn and Winter Tales of Tiptoes Lightly.
This is the second Tiptoes Lightly book by Reg Down. In it, Tiptoes and her friends - including Farmer John's children, Tom Nutrcracker and June Berry - celebrate the wonderful festivals of Michaelmas, Halloween, Martinmas, Advent and Christmas. As with the Tales of Tiptoes Lightly this book is lavishly illustrated by the author-artist. Reverent, humorous, sanguine and spiritual, they are innocent and magical tales suitable for reading to young children or for young children to read themselves.


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Here's today's puzzle, direct from Puzzlemaster UBragg:
Greetings SoSG Puzzlers!
Yesterday, SoSG arranged a 6-inning exhibition game between some of your favorite Dodgers from seasons past.
Here were the starting lineups for yesterday's game:
Team 1 Team 2 LaRoche, 3B Meusel, CF Lopes, 2B Garciaparra, SS Snider, RF Murray, 1B Baker, LF Cora, 2B DeJesus, SS Chen, RF Brock, 1B Bocachica, LF Boone, CF Dempsey, C Hundley, C Robles, 3B Koufax, P Alvarez, P Unfortunately, the official scorekeeper wasn't around, but we did manage to take notes of the events as they happened.
Top of 1st
LaRoche popped to first.
Lopes singled.
Snider grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher to second, Lopes out at second.
Baker lined to shortstop.Bottom of 1st
Meusel doubled.
Garciaparra walked.
Murray was hit by pitch, Meusel to third, Garciaparra to second.
Cora struck out.
Chen popped to catcher.
Bocachica flied to center.Top of 2nd
DeJesus popped to catcher.
Brock lined to pitcher.
Boone lined to first.Bottom of 2nd
Dempsey singled.
Robles popped to first.
Alvarez popped to shortstop.
Meusel walked, Dempsey to second.
Garciaparra grounded out, second to first.Top of 3rd
Hundley popped to second.
Koufax singled.
LaRoche popped to catcher.
Lopes singled, Koufax to third.
Snider grounded out, third to first.Bottom of 3rd
Murray walked.
Cora lined to first.
Chen walked, Murray to second.
Bocachica singled, Murray to third, Chen to second.
Dempsey popped to right.
Robles lined to second.Top of 4th
Baker singled.
DeJesus singled, Baker to second.
Brock singled, Baker to third, DeJesus to second.
Boone grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop to catcher, Baker out at home, DeJesus to third, Brock to second.
Hundley grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher to second, Boone out at second, DeJesus scored, Brock to third.
Koufax singled, Brock scored, Hundley to third.
Koufax picked off, pitcher to first.Bottom of 4th
Alvarez singled.
Meusel walked, Alvarez to second.
Garciaparra walked, Alvarez to third, Meusel to second.
Murray walked, Alvarez scored, Meusel to third, Garciaparra to second.
Cora grounded into fielder's choice, third to catcher, Meusel out at home, Garciaparra to third, Murray to second.
Chen grounded into fielder's choice, third to catcher, Garciaparra out at home, Murray to third, Cora to second.
Bocachica struck out.Top of 5th
LaRoche singled.
Lopes singled, LaRoche to second.
Snider singled, LaRoche scored, Lopes to third.
Baker grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher to second, Snider out at second, Lopes scored.
DeJesus singled, Baker to second.
Brock struck out.
Boone singled, Baker to third, DeJesus to second.
Hundley struck out.Bottom of 5th
Dempsey walked.
Robles struck out.
Alvarez walked, Dempsey to second.
Meusel grounded out, third to first, Dempsey to third, Alvarez to second.
Garciaparra walked.
Murray singled, Dempsey and Alvarez scored, Garciaparra to third.
Murray stole second, Garciaparra stole home.
Murray stole third.
Murray scored on wild pitch.
Cora lined to shortstop.Top of 6th
Koufax homered.
LaRoche grounded to first, unassisted.
Lopes walked.
Snider walked, Lopes to second.
Baker was hit by pitch, Lopes to third, Snider to second.
DeJesus grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher to catcher, Lopes out at home, Snider to third, Baker to second.
Brock struck out.Bottom of 6th
Chen walked.
Bocachica was hit by pitch, Chen to second.
Dempsey flied to center.
Robles lined to short.
Alvarez grounded out, second to first.At this point, Bud Selig, who was in attendance, declared the game a tie, promising that it would never happen again and somehow that the game would be made more meaningful next year. After getting some help from the starting lineups, you must then keep official score of the game to determine which Dodger was being honored at the event.
(Note: There are many possible ways to keep score. For best results, use exactly the notation shown on only this page: http://www.baseballscorecard.com/examples.htm. Do not include any scoring notation methods that do not appear on that page, and be sure to include the notation methods that do appear on that page. The only exception is that the strikeout examples on that page do not show the associated out number for some reason -- for the purposes of this puzzle, they should.)
Puzzle Rules: The answer to the puzzle is the name of a current Dodger. Comment freely in the thread, but if you have the solution, please don't give it away to everyone in the comments section. Instead, do the following:
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- Post a comment simply saying you have emailed your solution attempt. I may not be able to reply to your original email promptly, so please be patient and check back on the comment thread for the latest news; I may confirm correct answers there.
- Keep your eye on both the comments section for possible hints from UBragg as well as the post for possible hints from me.
You have until midnight PT tonight to submit your answer. Good luck!
Hint #1 (8:54am): There are four distinct steps to solving it. The first step involves the players' names. And if you get the first step correctly, you will know you did.
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Visualizing Star Wars
When I was a kid, one of my most beloved books -- so beloved that I eventually split its binding from reading it so much -- was The Art of Star Wars, which included pages upon pages of concept art for the film. A lot of this concept art was done by Ralph Mcquarrie and I remember being intrigued by what at the time seemed like really weird versions of things we saw in the films, like this early interpretation of R2-D2 and C-3PO:
There's a definite Metropolis vibe to C-3P0 that I like. He looks a lot more like a human being than the movie's version and, for some reason, this pleases me. At the very least, it gives a different notion on what a 'droid might be.
Then there's this illustration of some stormtroopers preparing to face the heroes:
There's a lot to love here, particularly the shields. I mean, sure, it is cool to see lightsabers as standard issue weaponry, but I really dig the shields they're carrying. It makes no sense, of course, but it looks awesome to me and it's one of those nonsensical esthetic choices that helps to ground the film in a fairy tale reality rather than anything more realistic.
Speaking of lightsabers, here's Vader facing off against a similarly armed opponent:
I love the fact that the other guy is wearing goggles and a breathing mask. That kind of stuff screams space opera.
And here's a group shot of the protagonists from a very version of the screenplay:
I distinctly remember that the Star Wars Fan Club sold a poster of this image in its early days. I never got it then, because, well, I was young and stupid and didn't see any point to a poster that had characters on it who weren't "real." Now, I kick myself for not having gotten one, because I find it really evocative. I get a clear "Star Wars vibe" from it, but it looks sufficiently unlike the actual film that I find it a lot easier to use it as a springboard for letting my mind wander so as to come up with new approaches to the basic ideas Lucas was playing with when he created his space fantasy.
And, yes, before anyone mentions this, I am aware that Hasbro released action figures based on the Mcquarrie concept art (a pity their subsidiary WotC couldn't be similarly broad-minded when it comes to D&D). If I had the money to spare, I'd probably try to acquire a few of these -- the stormtrooper at the very least. I don't usually indulge in such geekly man-child purchases, but I can't deny that these things really hit a sweet spot with me.
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Holy gooberastic transnerdia! I had no idea about these minis/figures. I'm very taken with them, and with the spirit of making them.
I didn't have the art book, I had the portfolio of the same art presented in glossy letter-size 'prints.' I leafed through that for hours on end, my imagination spiraling to great heights. Thanks for the reminder of fond memories!I remember when I picked up the old Galacta miniatures game (my very first minis rules) I noticed that the heroes and villains looked like they had been based on this art. They even had a Stormtrooper leader with a "laser sword".
As to your difficulties in running your "own" SW setting I know what you mean. I played both as player and GM with some serious SW fans. They were the sort who own multiple suits of trooper armor and have hand-made replicas of weapons etc.
These guys were the best and worst people to play Star Wars with. Fortunately, I was/am also pretty good with flexing the muscles of the Lucas-verse, but to other players less initiated, they could be real tools. Heck, I even caught flak a few times when I tried to expand the universe too far.
It can be hard playing an RPG set in an iconic setting. I imagine there are D&D groups that are like this too, who get miffed if you play too fast and loose with Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms.
-EliThis is just conjecture here, but perhaps the shields would have served the same function as riot shields in today's world. The shields could help deflect laser bolts, which seem to down stormtroopers instantly, despite their armor.
I almost never play in published settings, because my first foray into that was Forgotten Realms (it had been out for a year or so), where a player took me to task because I didn't follow TSR's metaplot they had going. It didn't make him happy to hear that not only was I going by what was written in the campaign set but also in countless articles in Dragon by the Realm's creator, Ed Greenwood.Nice stuff, James. I'm not sure if this is part of what you mean by the more 'human-like' C3PO depicted above, but I remember first seeing C3PO when I was kid, and not being able to comprehend why all of his innards were showing. I never pictured anthropomorphic robots (as I called them with my exceptional 5-year-old's vocabulary) as being unfinished, or with the nuts and bolts and tubes and wiring showing. I was always trying to understand what the deal was with him, and fabricated all kinds of stories to explain what led him to this sorry state. So to me, even though I never really have liked the character, he always sort of agitated my thoughts on the Star Wars world.
ReplyDeleteC3PO's "innards" are more than likely a plausible diversion meant to distract you from the fact that it's a man in a costume.
The picture with a hairless Chewbacca and Han Solo wielding a lightsaber has another interesting feature: a female Luke character. In the various drafts, Lucas toyed with having a female protagonist out to rescue her long lost brother who is held by the bad guys.
The shields carried by the stormtroopers were brought back in the prequels and used by the Gungans.
What all this shows is that George Lucas may drop ideas at one point, only to bring them back later in a different way -something all creative people should emulate. Just because it doesn't work now doesn't mean it won't work in the future.Thanks largely to your recent spat of posts on this, I too have been giving serious thought to a re-invisioned Star Wars for gaming purposes.
The easy route is to take the rather obvious feudal japan influences to the next degree. Planetary systems and their resources being parts of Clan holdings (maybe Clan leaders are called Moffs or something); incessant Clan skirmishing (hence the 'Wars' part of the title), etc. Jedi can stay pretty much what they are: shinto priest/samurai. Just imagine each Clan with it's own personal army of stylized-armored stormtroopers (or battle droids or whatever floats their boat).
Of course, there is that other major influence on Star Wars...Flash Gordon. Maybe you could take it more in that direction; each planet is already a single topology/climate (like the planet Mongo).There's a lot to love here, particularly the shields. I mean, sure, it is cool to see lightsabers as standard issue weaponry, but I really dig the shields they're carrying. It makes no sense, of course, but it looks awesome to me and it's one of those nonsensical esthetic choices that helps to ground the film in a fairy tale reality rather than anything more realistic.
For similar reasons, I've always liked the way the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica carried short swords and bayonets.Actually shields are still fairly useful even in the modern world. Its far easier to armor a shield to stop a modern bullet then any sort of body armor because a simple reason, the shield never has to flex, bend or twist. A shield might not help in an open field, but in an urban area or inside a building of sorts they could be definite life savers. And the Star Wars universe makes that even more true as there is a material that can short out a lightsaber blade. A layer of that over an ablative material that will stop the military grade blaster bolts that drop Stormtroopers and you have a solid setup for urban patrol.
ReplyDeleteI, despite the nice look of the prequels always end up re-imaging them. I guess I just love the stories that happen after the original movies with Han and Lei having Jasen, Jayda, and Anakin(named after Anakin). I personally always thought of the empire forming in the Past with a capital "P" and not under a couple decades ago. That just did not seem like enough time for all the things that they seem to find out about the Empire in the after movie books.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousSeptember 19, 2010 at 12:42 PM
I like getting SW imagery from the novelization by George Lucas of A New Hope. The level of detail and the conjuring of images is masterful. Too bad he didn't have that same spark with the prequels.
ReplyDelete I agree with the difficulty of running a SW rpg. I ran a Star Wars: Saga Edition game set in the Old Republic era not long ago, and it was one of the most difficult games I've ever ran. I just felt too much pressure trying to keep within the framework and time line of the established universe.
ReplyDeleteI've come to the conclusion that there are really 2 good ways to run a Star Wars campaign: Either say "Canon be damned" and set it in the world of the films, but let things diverge how they will, or take the imagery and broad themes of Star Wars and simply make a separate Star Wars universe of your own design with lightsabers, blasters, Sith, etc. that takes place in an undefined galactic era. (The second is roughly reminiscent of what Bioware did with Knights of the Old Republic, which is one of the greatest works set in the Star Wars universe.)
ReplyDeleteEverybody go get the art book for Episode III. It's beautiful, and the potential stories that emerge from some of the earlier pieces of art are a window into all that you imagine a movie called Revenge of the Sith should've been.
It also shows, like Doug Drexler's blog, that regardless of what the writers may be failing to do, the art department usually loves the idea of playing in these worlds and what they mean to them.- AnonymousSeptember 19, 2010 at 4:00 PM
I like getting SW imagery from the novelization by George Lucas of A New Hope. The level of detail and the conjuring of images is masterful. Too bad he didn't have that same spark with the prequels.
That's more easy to understand when you realize that this novel was written by Alan Dean Foster, not George Lucas... For those of you who love McQuarrie's work, a cheap an inexpensive way to get a lot of his stuff is to buy the movie trading card sets (remember those? 8) from ESB and ROTJ. They included a lot of cards of McQuarrie's conecptual art, as I recall (well, I know one of the three ESB movie sets did). You should be able to get these from any card collecting store pretty cheap (I know one near my parents' place had the sets for less that $20 a piece at one time... since it was I who sold them said sets 8).
ReplyDeleteActually, from what I've read, that *is* a *bearded* Han with the lightsaber and flowing cape (and headband? - LOL). And the Swamp Thing in question is just a more *equipped* Chewie in an early design concept form. I absolutely LOVE the McQuarrie art! Some of my favorite illos.
Oh, and yep, as someone has noted, Luke was a *girl* in a real early vision.Do the movies ever say that the beam weapons are shooting lasers? The beams clearly move at less than light speed, and wasn't there a scene where a robot was hit with a beam, and it didn't damage the metal, but just seemed to 'stun' it for a while? Given that, shields made out of the same metal as robots might make sense.
ReplyDelete- AnonymousSeptember 22, 2010 at 11:36 PM
Nice. I always loved how the early Star Wars art never resembled the finished product...I could not understand it as a kid...who wanted to see more Starships and cool clothes (like the Stormtroopers costume or Leia's outfit on my girlfriend). But, clearly this different vibe was eventually all recycled into the films anyhow.
The strange thing is the original Lucas plan was to do a 9 hour epic telling the tale of Anakin but the studio execs persuaded George that his ideas were good but not that good. I suspect if Lucas ever did make that 9hr film...it would flop as it would be so expensive, it could never recoup the cost...and the audience would have lost interest in 1977 and not wanted to sit through it all.


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man pages section 9: DDI and DKI Driver Entry Points Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library |
- MAC driver entry points
#include <sys/mac_provider.h> #include <sys/mac_ether.h> int prefix_getstat(void *driver_handle, uint_t stat, uint64_t *stat_value);
int prefix_start(void *driver_handle);
void prefix_stop(void *driver_handle);
int prefix_setpromisc(void *driver_handle, boolean_t promisc_mode);
int prefix_multicst(void *driver_handle, boolean_t add, const uint8_t *mcast_addr);
int prefix_unicst(void *driver_handle, const uint8_t *ucast_addr);
mblk_t *prefix_tx(void *driver_handle, mblk_t *mp_chain);
void prefix_ioctl(void *driver_handle, queue_t *q, mblk_t *mp);
boolean_t prefix_getcapab(void *driver_handle, mac_capab_t cap, void *cap_data);
int prefix_setprop(void *driver_handle, const char *prop_name, mac_prop_id_t prop_id, uint_t prop_val_size, const void *prop_val);
int prefix_getprop(void *driver_handle, const char *prop_name, mac_prop_id_t prop_id, uint_t prop_val_size, void *prop_val);
void prefix_propinfo(void *driver_handle, const char *prop_name, mac_prop_id_t prop_id, mac_prop_info_handle_t prop_handle);
pointer to the driver-private handle that was specified by the device driver through the m_driver field of the mac_register(9S) structure during registration.
statistic being queried
value of statistic being queried
promiscuous mode to be set
whether to add or delete the multicast address
value of the multicast address to add or remove
value of the unicast address to set
STREAMS queue for ioctl operation
message block for ioctl operation
chain of message blocks to be sent
capability type, MAC_CAPAB_HCKSUM or MAC_CAPAB_LSO
pointer to capability data. The type of data depends on the capability type specified by cap.
name of a driver-private property
property identifier
property value size, in bytes
pointer to a property value
property query flags
property permissions
Solaris architecture specific (Solaris DDI)
The entry points described below are implemented by a MAC device driver and passed to the MAC layer through the mac_register structure as part of the registration process using mac_register(9F).
The mc_getstat() entry point returns through the 64 bit unsigned integer pointed to by stat_value the value of the statistic specified by the stat argument. Supported statistics are listed in the Statistics section below. The device driver mc_getstat() entry point should return 0 if the statistics is successfully passed back to the caller, or ENOTSUP if the statistic is not supported by the device driver.
The mc_start() entry point starts the device driver instance specified by driver_handle.
The mc_stop() entry point stops the device driver instance specified by driver_handle. The MAC layer will invoke the stop entry point before the device is detached.
The mc_setpromisc() entry point is used to change the promiscuous mode of the device driver instance specified by driver_handle. Promiscuous mode should be turned on if the promisc_mode is set to B_TRUE and off if the promisc_mode is set to B_FALSE.
The mc_multicst() entry point adds or remove the multicast address pointed to by mcast_addr to or from the device instance specified by driver_handle.
The mc_unicst() entry point sets the primary unicast address of the device instance specified by driver_handle to the value specified by ucast_addr. The device must start passing back through mac_rx() the packets with a destination MAC address which matches the new unicast address.
The mc_tx() entry point is used to transmit message blocks, chained using the b_next pointer, on the device driver instance specified by driver_instance. If all the message blocks could be submitted to the hardware for processing, the entry point returns NULL. If the hardware resources were exhausted, the entry point returns a chain containing the message blocks which could not be sent. In that case, the driver is responsible to invoke the mac_tx_update(9F) entry point once more hardware transmit resources are available to resume transmission. The driver is responsible to free the message blocks once the packets have been consumed by the hardware.
The mc_ioctl() entry point is a generic facility which can be used to pass arbitrary ioctl to a driver from STREAMs clients. This facility is intended to be used only for debugging purpose only. The STREAMs M_IOCTL messages can be generated by a user-space application and passed done to the device libdlpi(3LIB).
The mc_getcapab() entry point queries a specific capability from the driver. The cap argument specifies the type of capability being queried, and cap_data is used by the driver to return the capability data to the framework, if any. It the driver does not support the capability specified by the framework, it must return B_FALSE, otherwise the driver must return B_TRUE. The following capabilities are supported:
The cap_data argument points to a uint32_t location. The driver must return in cap_data a combination of one of the following flags:
Partial 1's complement checksum ability.
Full 1's complement checksum ability for IPv4 packets.
Full 1's complement checksum ability for IPv6 packets.
IPv4 Header checksum offload capability.
These flags indicate the level of hardware checksum offload that the driver is capable of performing for outbound packets.
When hardware checksumming is enabled, the driver must use the mac_hcksum_get(9F) function to retrieve the per-packet hardware checksumming metadata.
The cap_data argument points to a mac_capab_lso_t structure which describes the LSO capabilities of the driver, and is described in details in mac_capab_lso(9S).
The mc_setprop() and mc_getprop() entry points set and get, respectively, the value of a property for the device driver instance specified by driver_handle. The property is specified by the prop_id argument, and is one of the properties identifier listed in section Properties below. The value of the property is stored in a buffer at prop_val, and the size of that buffer is specified by prop_val_size. The MAC layer ensures that the buffer is large enough to store the property specified by prop_id. The type of each property is listed in the Properties section below.
The mc_propinfo() entry point returns immutable attributes of a property for the device driver instance specified by driver_handle. The property is specified by the prop_id argument, and is one of the properties identifier listed in section Properties below. The entry point invokes the mac_prop_info_set_perm(), mac_prop_info_set_default(), or mac_prop_info_set_range() functions to associate specific attributes of the property being queried. The opaque property handle passed to the mc_propinfo() entry point must be passed as-is to these routines.
In addition to the properties listed in the Properties section below, drivers can also expose driver-private properties. These properties are identified by property names strings. Private property names always start with an underscore (_) character and must be no longer than 256 characters, including a null-terminating character. Driver-private properties supported by a device driver are specified by the m_priv_props field of the mac_register data structure. During a call to mc_setprop(), mc_getprop(), or mc_propinfo(), a private property is specified by a property id of MAC_PROP_PRIVATE, and the driver property name is passed through the prop_name argument. Private property values are always specified by a string. The driver is responsible to encode and parse private properties value strings.
The mc_getstat() entry point returns 0 on success, or ENOTSUP if the specific statistic is not supported by the device driver.
The mc_start(), mc_setpromisc(), mc_multicst(), and mc_unicst() entry points return 0 on success and one of the error values specified by Intro(2) on failure.
The mc_getcapab() entry point returns B_TRUE if the capability is supported by the device driver, B_FALSE otherwise.
The mc_tx() entry point returns NULL if all packets could be posted on the hardware to be sent. The entry point returns a chain of unsent message blocks if the transmit resources were exhausted.
The mc_setprop() and mc_getprop() entry points return 0 on success, ENOTSUP if the property is not supported by the device driver, or an error value specified by Intro(2) for other failures.
The mc_tx() entry point can be called from interrupt context. The other entry points can be called from user or kernel context.
The stat argument value of the mc_getstat() entry point is used by the framework to specify the specific statistic being queried. The following statistics are supported by all media types:
MIB-II stats (RFC 1213 and RFC 1573):
The following statistics are specific to Ethernet device drivers:
RFC 1643 stats:
MII/GMII stats:
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
libdlpi(3LIB), attributes(5), mac_hcksum_get(9F), mac_prop_info_set_perm(9F), mac_register(9F), mac_tx_update(9F), mac_capab_lso(9S), mac_register(9S)


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That was my head hitting the keyboard as I struggle to stay awake. It is 8:15 pm.
I'm so tired today. I yawned so much at work my co-workers are starting to think my life isn't as boring as it really is. I don't know what it is, but I'm going to go to bed in a few minutes.
For this week's Tuesdays with Dorie selection, Amy of Sing for Your Supper chose Banana Creme Pie, page 342 of Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours. I made 1/4 of the recipe and skipped the pie crust. Instead, I used these lovely ginger Japanese cookies and some thin ginger cookies from Trader Joe's (watch the blog next week for giveaways that include these cookies!)
My pastry cream was a little too cooked and ended up a little "tough." Ah, I need to practice more on the puddings, custards and creams.
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The Top 10 Coldest NFL Games Ever!
Andy Reid is certainly built to survive in cold weather, but unfortunately his Eagles couldn't make the same claim.
Days before the Arizona Cardinals nearly applied a death blow to Steeler Nation, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in conjunction with Coors Light, released its list of the 10 coldest games in NFL history. A panel of some of the NFL's all-time greatest players narrowed their selection down to 10 epic contests. When asked about the bone-chilling 10 games RotoRob's reaction perhaps best summed up the players' sentiments.
"It's !#*@* cold."
Without further ado, let's take a look:
No. 10 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (27) @ Philadelphia Eagles (10), January 19, 2003
Temperature: 26 degrees (wind Chill: 16 degrees)
Memorable Moment: With the score 20-10 Tampa, Donovan McNabb tried to rally his teammates and lead a fourth quarter comeback in the final game at venerable Veterans Stadium. In what is the defining moment of the Andy Reid era in Philadelphia thus far, Buc cornerback Ronde Barber interrupted the comeback by taking an interception 90 yards for a touchdown. Barber's big play prompted him to say afterwards "Pro Bowl my *** baby, I'm going to San Diego damn it."
No. 9 – Tennessee Titans (14) @ New England Patriots, (17), January 10, 2004
Temperature: 4 degrees (wind chill: -10 degrees)
Memorable Moment: Tom Brady + Best Patriots Defense during the Bill Belichick era = Home Field Advantage; Steve McNair + physical defense – washed up Eddie George = good team that cannot score quite enough.
No. 8 – Oakland Raiders (17) @ Denver Broncos (20), January 1, 1978
Temperature: 18 degrees (wind chill: N/A, but reportedly cold enough to freeze your 'nads off)
Memorable Moment: In the game's critical sequence, Bronco running back Rob Lytle took a handoff, dove towards the goalline and fumbled. Raider defensive tackle Mike McCoy scooped up the ball took off towards the end zone. Unfortunately for the Raiders, the play was blown dead and the officials claimed Lytle never fumbled. Television replays suggested otherwise (back in the '70s, the instant replay was still a decade away from becoming reality). Denver scored on the next play. Oakland eventually fell 20-17. Years later, it was revealed that Raider defensive tackle John Matuszak was bothered not by the cold weather but instead partying a bit too hard a night earlier. The Broncos got word of it and took advantage.
No. 7 – New York Giants (7) @ Green Bay Packers (16), December 30, 1962
Temperature: 13 degrees (wind chill: N/A, but when your pee freezes before it hits the ground, it's friggin' cold)
Memorable Moment: The weather proved to be the game's defining factor with winds up to 40 miles per hour. Jim Taylor scored the game's lone touchdown for Green Bay, while offensive lineman Jerry Kramer booted three field goals to secure the Pack's second NFL title.
No. 6 – Oakland Raiders (13) @ New England Patriots (16), January 19, 2002
Temperature: 20 degrees (wind chill: N/A, but apparently cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey…no, I don't get that either)
Memorable Moment: Unless you lived under a rock for the past 10 years, this is known as the "Tuck Game" and is mostly noted for the ill-fated call that eventually turned a Brady game-ending fumble into a mystifying game-tying field goal by Patriot kicker Adam Vinatieri. This is the game that got the Patriot dynasty off the launching pad and started to turn that Brady fellow into a star.
No. 5 – New York Giants (23) @ Green Bay Packers (20), January 20, 2008
Temperature: -4 degrees (wind chill: -24 degrees)
Memorable Moment: A brief interlude if I may…one of my friends refers to Brett Favre as 'old red nose' for his penchant to resemble Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer during games in this type of weather. With the Giants reeling and the Packers controlling the ball in overtime, Rudy with his nose so bright fired his final pass at Lambeau Field as a Packer…into the hands of Giant cornerback Corey Webster. A few plays later, the Giants went to Super Bowl XLII and one of America's greatest mini-series began: Brett Favre Holds America (and the Packers) Hostage!
No. 4 – Oakland Raiders (10) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (16), January 4, 1976
Temperature: 11 degrees (wind chill: N/A, but cold enough to cross the Mississippi on foot)
Memorable Moment: The best moment of the game, besides the fans storming the field like lunatics, came prior to the start of the game. It was alleged by Raider owner Al Davis that the Steeler grounds crew didn't take the best care of the Astroturf at Three Rivers Stadium. In fact, Davis believed that the crew allowed tears to occur in the tarp covering the field. The precipitation that hit the area that week led to patches of ice all over the field. Thus, Oakland's greatest offensive asset – team speed – was deemed moot. With the Oakland aerial assault grounded, the Steelers won the AFC title 16-10 and eventually defended their world title.
No. 3 – Los Angeles Raiders (23) @ Buffalo Bills (29), January 15, 1994
Temperature: 0 degrees (wind chill: -32 degrees)
Memorable Moment: Another Raider entry? Are we sure this poll wasn't conducted by Steeler fans looking to highlight Raider shortcomings? It does seem a little bizarre that a somewhat warm weather team like the Raiders has been involved in this many frozen classics. At any rate, when the clock hit zero in the fourth quarter, the Bills vanquished the Raiders and advanced to another AFC title game. Soon after the game, you could hear America collectively groaning "oh no, here we go again." At least for Raider fans that day it wasn't another 51-3 debacle.
No. 2 – San Diego Chargers (7) @ Cincinnati Bengals (27), January 10, 1982
Temperature: -9 degrees (wind chill: -59 degrees)
Memorable Moment: The game itself wasn't very good. However, seeing players try to catch the ball in this weather was almost laughable at times. Making matters worse for San Diego was the fact that it had just been in the epic playoff tilt against Miami a week earlier. In these conditions, the Chargers laboured to score points. By the way, I've never understood the pandering towards the '81 Chargers that occurs from time to time. They played poor defense, weren't a great running team and were by and large one-dimensional. Sure, they had skill players, but that doesn't always pay the bills in the clutch.
No. 1 – Dallas Cowboys (17) @ Green Bay Packers (21), December 31, 1967
Temperature: -13 degrees (wind chill: -48 degrees)
Memorable Moment: The weather tales from this one are legendary. Cowboy Hall of Fame receiver Bob Hayes ran pass patterns with his hands in his pants. Meanwhile, a referee had a whistle stick to his lips. As for the game, the Packer dynasty — on its last legs — outlasted the Cowboys for the second straight season to win the NFL championship. Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr snuck in from one yard away to give Green Bay its last NFL title under head coach Vince Lombardi. Everyone is so quick to romanticize the '58 NFL title game, but this is the definitive game in league history. While maybe not as influential, it's one of the most historic battles of all time.


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Some 80 elderly South Koreans, long cut off from family members by the Korean War, arrived in North Korea on Thursday for a brief reunion with loved ones they have not seen in decades.
About 180 North Koreans were meeting with 82 elderly South Koreans and 58 of their family members who had traveled by bus to the North Korean resort of Mount Kumgang, or Diamond Mountain. The meetings between family members will take place Feb. 20-25.
Business Korea reports, "Their bus trip across the militarized border came four days before South Korea and the United States kick off their annual joint military exercises, which are denounced by the North as a rehearsal for invasion." Those exercises nearly derailed the meetings after Pyongyang sent an ultimatum to Seoul to delay them.
The BBC reports that they carried gifts, including clothing, medicine and food.
"It's hard for people to understand what it's like when you've been separated so long," South Korean Lee Du-young, who is in his late 70s, told the BBC before departing on the bus. "But it's a true miracle; I'm so elated. All that was missing in my life was my brother, and now that I can see him again, I'd have no regrets whatsoever if I were to die tomorrow."
"Sister, why can't you hear me?" North Korean Lee Jong Sil, 84, asked 87-year-old Lee Young-sil, who has difficulty recognizing people because of Alzheimer's disease, according to South Korean media pool reports.
Tears flowed down Ri's deeply wrinkled face as Lee's daughter began sobbing, telling her mother: "Mom, it's my aunt. It's my aunt. She's your sister."
The difference in the sisters' family name is a product of the Korean Peninsula's division: It's basically the same family name, but each country uses different spelling rules in both Korean and English, The Associated Press explains.
In the past, temporary thaws in bilateral relations have allowed some families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War to meet briefly at the border.
The most recent reunion occurred in 2010, before tensions that have coincided with the rise of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stalled the reunions.
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Finally this hour, we remember a musical legend. George Jones was flat-on-his-back broke back in 1980. He'd burned through most of the money he'd made as one of country music's great all time voices with drugs and a drinking habit so mean and deep that once his wife, who happened to be Tammy Wynette, hid the car keys. So, he drove a lawn mower to a bar eight miles away. He missed so many performances for being hung-over or strung-out he was called No Show Jones. If you saw me sober, chances are you saw me asleep, he said in a memoir. Then Bobby Braddock and Curly Putnam brought George Jones a ballad about a man who tells a woman I'll love you till I die and does.
SIMON: At first, George Jones thought the song was too gloomy to be a hit. But this man who felt half-crazy now and then himself sang with a ring of conviction that helped make the ballad what's often called the greatest country song of all time. George Jones was admired, beloved, rich and ten years sober when he died yesterday at the age of 81. This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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In Florida, where Republican Gov. Rick Scott is running for re-election, he's got a few things going for him. The state's economy has rebounded from the recession and he's on track to raise at least $100 million for his reelection bid.
But Scott's campaign has recently run into trouble with an important group of voters — Hispanics.
Latinos make up just 14 percent of Florida's electorate. But, as a bloc of voters, they have the power to swing elections statewide.
Although Scott has not formally announced his re-election bid, he is working to court the Hispanic vote. This week, he met in Miami with Venezuelan-Americans concerned about political violence in their native land.
Afterwards however, Scott was once again forced to answer questions about the resignation of one of his top campaign fundraisers, billionaire Cuban-American businessman Mike Fernandez.
In an email leaked to the media, Fernandez said he quit because of concerns with how the campaign was being run and the staff's insensitivity to Hispanics. Fernandez cited an incident in which one of his partners heard senior campaign staff members mimicking a Mexican accent on the way to a Chipotle restaurant. Scott's campaign denies the incident ever happened and the governor says he believes them.
"We have a very diverse team. They care about everybody in our state. I'm going after every vote in our state. They would not tolerate anybody doing the wrong thing," he said.
For Scott, winning support from Hispanics is especially crucial. In his first election four years ago, he won just over half of the Hispanic vote. But since then, his approval rating has plummeted with all voters.
Scott's former campaign finance co-chair Fernandez is a Cuban-American success story—immigrating to the U.S. when he was 12 and later starting a series of successful healthcare companies. A week and a half after his resignation roiled the political waters in Miami, Fernandez said he thinks the story has been overblown.
He supports Scott, but says he is still concerned about the Chipotle incident.
"In my opinion, I have no reason to believe that it did not happen. And I'm not sure that it has been addressed properly," Fernandez said.
Well before this, Florida's Republican Party was losing ground among Hispanics: President Obama won 60 percent of Florida's Hispanics two years ago. Obama even carried Cuban-Americans — a community that once was strongly Republican.
Following Fernandez's resignation, another prominent Cuban-American Republican broke with Scott. Gonzalo Sanabria resigned — Scott says he was fired — from his position on a local transportation board.
Sanabria says he's upset about how Fernandez was treated and the campaign's insensitivity to supporters, including Hispanics.
"It's not that we're all going to run over to the Democratic Party. But we're not enthusiastic about supporting the governor," he said.
The flap over the slights — perceived or real — comes just as the Scott campaign seemed to be making progress. Some polls show him closing the gap with possible Democratic opponents. And recently, he appointed a Miami legislator, Carlos Lopez-Cantera as his lieutenant governor—a move that helps him connect with Latinos in South Florida.
Political scientist Dario Moreno of Florida International University says for Scott to be re-elected governor, he needs every Hispanic vote he can get, especially in South Florida.
"It's very hard for a Democrat to win the state of Florida if they don't win Dade County by 80,000 votes. And the Scott campaign is dangerously close to that number," Moreno said.
That is one reason why, between now and November, Governor Scott is likely to be spending a lot of time wooing Hispanic voters in South Florida.
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