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SAN FRANCISCO -- Close encounters are starting to go the Marlins' way.
For the second straight night, the Marlins responded in the eighth inning, scoring three times Friday night to claim a 6-3 victory over the Giants. Marcell Ozuna and Greg Dobbs each collected two-out RBI singles in the eighth, and the Marlins won their ninth straight game at AT&T Park.Full Game Coverage
SAN FRANCISCO -- Close encounters are starting to go the Marlins' way.
For the second straight night, the Marlins responded in the eighth inning, scoring three times Friday night to claim a 6-3 victory over the Giants. Marcell Ozuna and Greg Dobbs each collected two-out RBI singles in the eighth, and the Marlins won their ninth straight game at AT&T Park.Full Game Coverage
Logan Morrison added a solo home run and RBI triple in Miami's nine-hit attack.
The Marlins have now taken the first two in their four-game set at San Francisco, and they are 3-2 on the road trip.
A night after delivering the decisive two-out, two-run, pinch-hit single in Miami's 2-1 win, Ozuna was again a key contributor Friday. The rookie drove in two runs, and he had a key outfield assist, after he was unable to catch a ball that was ruled an RBI double by Hunter Pence.
"He continues to grind and have good at-bats," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said of Ozuna. "He's had some big hits for us. I know that coming into this series that he'd been struggling. After that big hit last night, he looked really good at the plate."
In the eighth inning, the 22-year-old slapped an RBI single to right field off Jean Machi to put the Marlins in front. Dobbs added a pinch-hit, run-scoring single to give Miami a two-run cushion. The third run of the inning scored on Adeiny Hechavarria's infield single. But on the play, shortstop Joaquin Arias' throwing error allowed Ozuna to score from second.
Steve Cishek locked down his 12th save and second in two nights. It was tricky, as he gave up two singles, but he retired Buster Posey on a ground ball to third for the final out.
A.J. Ramos worked a scoreless seventh inning, and the right-hander picked up his first big league win the night after Tom Koehler celebrated his first victory.
"Obviously, it's something that I've wanted as a young kid, to get a Major League win," Ramos said. "Now that it's here, it's a good feeling.
"I saw Koehler and he looked like he was having a good time winning. I said, 'I wanted to do that, too.' I went ahead and had the opportunity, and it worked out. It just happened to be the next day."
Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco carried a 4-0 record with an 0.87 ERA at AT&T Park into the game. But he didn't factor into the decision, exiting after allowing three runs in 5 2/3 innings.
"It was a battle out there," Nolasco said. "You're not going to have your best stuff every game. You go out there, compete and try to keep your team in the game. I felt like I did that for the most part, whether it was ugly or pretty. Just go out there trying to make pitches. I think I did a good job limiting damage."
San Francisco countered with Tim Lincecum, who came into the contest 2-1 with a 3.67 ERA in four previous starts against the Marlins. Like Nolasco, he wasn't part of the decision, giving up three runs with eight strikeouts in seven innings.
After falling behind 3-1, the Marlins pulled even in the sixth inning on Morrison's two-out RBI triple and Ozuna's infield single that deflected off Lincecum's foot.
In the third inning, the Giants took the lead on Marco Scutaro's opposite-field double, making it 2-1. And in the fifth inning, a two-out RBI double by Pence opened a two-run San Francisco advantage.
On Pence's double, Nolasco encountered some bad luck. Posey was on first, and Pence lofted a floater to short center. Ozuna charged and was in position to make the play, but couldn't make the catch. It was ruled a two-base hit.
"I felt bad," Ozuna said. "I didn't want to see my pitcher give up runs because of me."
After the game, Redmond joked that Ozuna may not have made the catch because he was full after feasting at In-N-Out Burger.
"I think he had about four or five In-N-Out burgers," Redmond said. "I said, 'Maybe that was the reason why you couldn't catch that ball.' I said, 'You got a big hit, so I forgot about it already.'"
Ozuna corrected, saying he had three burgers, three chocolate chip cookies and apple juice.
Ozuna did step up defensively in the sixth inning to help keep the score at 3. Andres Torres doubled high off the wall in right field, and the ball caromed away from Giancarlo Stanton toward center. Torres raced toward third, but Ozuna retrieved the ball and made a perfect throw to third to nab Torres. It was the rookie's sixth outfield assist.
"It looked like Andres saw it, and it looked like he was going to make it," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Then their center fielder made a great throw and put it right on the money. He made a nice throw right on the bag and he got him."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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Discussion in 'TW Questions/Comments' started by ductrung3993, Nov 20, 2012.
I heard that there will be a restock of these next year. Is that correct? Tks!
those should die a horrible death
Yes, keep an eye out for them around mid 2013.
Siobhan, TW
No, they shouldn't.
If you don't like them, that's fine - you have the choice not to buy them.
But its great that's there's something original out there, that's bright and bold and which jazzes up the tennis court, and which there will almost certainly be a market for.
Hmm, will my newly purchased gift card still useable until then?
I was hoping for a date much sooner than that.
BTW, isn't the Gel Res. 5 supposed to be out in January? Unless I'm confused and it is just new Gel Res. 4 colorways due out.
hmm....someone takes the 70's very seriously
Freedom of choice is good.
that's debatable
They are valid forever, but just remember to keep the card itself because it's easier to look up in the system.
@Capt. Willie,
You're right on both counts; the Gel Res 5 is due out early next year, and mid 2013 is just when we get more of this Gel Res 4 colorway.
Siobhan, TW
Still going as planned TW? I'm just nervous...
Yes, they are scheduled to be here in April.
Brittany, TW
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1. Where did you think Edward had gone off to at the start of the chapter and why did you think he had vanished?
I thought that he had dropped out of school, and I was still trying to figure out why he would just vanish.
2. We learn a few things about Bella's parents in this chapter. Charlie can't cook - Renee is rather needy and so on. What does this tell us about Bella as an individual?
I think it signifies that Bella has really had to step up in life to take care of both of her parents in different aspects. I think it's what makes her the mature individual that she is. She wasn't able to depend on Renee fully, because Renee was busy depending on her.
3. What was your reaction to the polite way Edward treated Bella when he returned? Did you think he was putting on a show? How did it change your thoughts about his initial reaction to her?
I was so baffled as to what was going on. I thought he was bipolar, lol.
4. What was your first explanation for the change in Edward's eye color?
Well some people's eye color gets darker when they're angry, so I assumed that is what happened with Edward.


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The system is called JLENS -- or Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System -- which is composed of an integrated radar system on two tethered, 80-yard aerostats.
The aerostats fly at altitudes of 10,000 feet above sea level and remain aloft and operational for 30 days, enabling the use of defensive measures against cruise missiles, low-flying manned and unmanned aircraft, and moving surface vehicles such as boats, mobile missile launchers and tanks.
Threats can be detected from as far as 340 miles away.
Raytheon said the system can also detect tactical ballistic missiles and large-caliber rockets in their ascent phase.
The U.S. Army has acquired two JLENS systems – one is undergoing operational evaluation and one is being held in reserve, Raytheon said.
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"JLENS has proven its ability to extend the air-defense umbrella by integrating with our nation's land-, sea-, and air-based air defenses to detect and intercept threats, such as airplanes, drones and cruise missiles," said Doug Burgess, Raytheon's JLENS program director. "The success of this operational evaluation is another significant step forward because it will demonstrate that JLENS has unmatched defensive capabilities.


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Skrillex and Boys Noize thrilled EDM fans back in 2012 with the announcement that the two DJ/producer powerhouses had joined forces to form a new band, Dog Blood.
With only a handful of live performances and three releases under the Dog Blood moniker (including the new EP, Middle Finger Pt. 2: The Remixes, which dropped earlier this week), the superstar dance duo has revealed the first official Dog Blood music video for the song "Chella Ride."
Originally found on the Middle Finger Pt. 2 EP, "Chella Ride" was an immediate hit, soaring to No. 1 on the Beatport Breaks chart. Now the track has a stark music video accompaniment, with the animated clip featuring the group's signature space dogs on a wild interstellar mission that quickly escalates into chaos.
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Great grandma's inspiration brings donation to the Medical Center
Ten-year-old Alex Marshall sold hand-made bracelets and key chains at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts last summer. He made $400 and he knew exactly what he wanted to do with a portion of the money - donate it to Mount Nittany Medical Center.
"My mom suggested I have a booth, and when we talked about what to do with the money I earned, we decided to donate part of it," said Marshall. "I chose the hospital because I knew my great-grandmother was involved there."
The fourth grader at Park Forest Elementary made approximately 80 multi-colored paracord bracelets and key chains that he sold during Children and Youth Day, which kicks off the festival held in State College each July. Paracord is highly elastic and can withstand immense weight, making it perfect for hiking and camping. Its common use in the wilderness inspired the name of Marshall's booth: "Survival in Style."
"I sold out of my bracelets. When people saw the sign that said I was donating money to the hospital, they said that was really nice," said Marshall. "One person did not buy a bracelet, but still made a donation."
Marshall's great-grandmother, Eileen Leibowitz, encouraged him to make the bracelets and key chains, and was also his inspiration for donating part of his earnings to the hospital. Leibowitz is the co-chair for the campaign for emergency medicine for Mount Nittany Medical Center.
"My great-grandmother is fun and always shows me how much she loves me. She does so many things for the community and she has always taught me how important it is to donate to different causes," said Marshall. "I am lucky to have her in my life."


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O's game-ending DP stands after Reds' challenge
Hamilton's baserunning miscue prevents tying run from scoring in ninth
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
BALTIMORE -- A video monitor for the replay system in the Reds' clubhouse was paused, showing the outcome the team wished hadn't happened.
The Reds lost, 5-4, to the Orioles on Tuesday, with a potential tying run nixed by a game-ending double play by Todd Frazier and a baserunning mistake by rookie Billy Hamilton.
With runners on the corners and one out against closer Zach Britton, Frazier grounded to second baseman Jonathan Schoop. Running from first base, Hamilton did not stop and lure Schoop into a rundown or make him throw to first base. Despite trying to lunge out of the way, Hamilton was tagged on the thigh before Schoop threw to first base for the double play that kept the tying run from scoring.
"He made a good play on me," Hamilton said. "I needed to try and beat him in there or stop. It was a little too late before it happened. He made a good play, and it ended the game."
"We got a ground ball, which would have scored the tying run," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We needed to avoid the tag there and not get tagged in that situation."
The Orioles celebrated the win and headed off the field. After a few moments elapsed, Price challenged the call.
"What a play by Jon there," O's manager Buck Showalter said. "Tough call whether to play the infield up or back, but Jon made a heck of a play there. Wasn't really close. I don't know why -- I thought they weren't able to challenge that at a certain point. I was surprised they even went through it."
It didn't take long for the call to stand and the game to really be over. The play of Hamilton being tagged on the leg remained frozen in time inside the clubhouse.
"They said he tagged him. We've got it up on the video board right there," Price said. "The glove is on his thigh. There is no angle that would have showed any separation. It took about 12 seconds to uphold the call. He made a baserunning mistake to run into the tag, and it hurts."
It was a tough time for a teachable moment for the rookie Hamilton, who set a new rookie club record with his 55th steal in the first inning.
"You know as a baserunner that you absolutely cannot be tagged there," Price said. "It's the only way they're going to turn two in that situation, at least a traditional tag and throw to first to prevent the run scoring from third base. It's those things that you have to learn from them. It's the only thing you can pull from a game like this. You hope it's the only time we have to learn that lesson, and not re-live it at some point again."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hunter gatherers revisited
With the pending activation of the new Massachusetts teacher evaluation system, teachers will be judged on how well they meet 33 state performance indicators, or rubrics. To satisfy all of them, they may be required to hunt for and gather up all of the available "evidence" to prove their success.
If some aspects of their instruction can't be measured, quantified and qualified, will they be penalized? Will each evaluation cycle resemble the kind of evidence gathering usually reserved for the New England Association of Schools and College's 10 year reaccreditation visit? If so, assembling this evidence will consume vast quantities of time and energy. Will the curricula they teach need to be rewritten to comply with the detailed models now available on the Massachusetts Department of Education website? If so, 48-hour days won't be long enough.
In fairness, some time will also be saved. As the standardization process intensifies and grows, public school teachers may be relieved of much of the responsibility of thinking about what should be taught. Others may do that for them as we race faster and faster to the top. In some classrooms, the MCAS test already defines the curriculum. Conversion of the public schools from centers of learning and art to centers of measurement and assessment will soon be completed as the final pieces of the business accountability evaluation model are fitted into place.
How will superb artistic programs such as Pittsfield High School's Proteus drama society, formerly directed by Ralph Hamman, be affected? Will Proteus be forced to compete against testing and data collection for time and relevance? Will it face devaluation or elimination if its value cannot be statistically qualified and quantified?
Perhaps devices can be installed in the theater to measure the decibel level of the audiences' applause. Then rubrics can be created that utilize decibel levels as indicators of varying theatrical quality.
When a skilled teacher stands before a class making micro-second adjustments to the pace, content and direction of each lesson based upon perceived behavioral cues, will that subtle adaptability be measurable?
Will the depth of students' engagement in lessons or their joy of learning be measurable or will such matters be dismissed as fluff? The tidal waves of reform flooding our schools produce strong currents that are difficult to resist, even the optional ones.
Some reforms are often wrapped in shiny, irresistible packaging, frequently offering generous financial incentives to any community willing to sell their autonomy for the right price. Those who hesitate to do so are vilified for their stubborn insistence that they retain some control over their own destiny.
To justify this march toward standardization, we point selectively to other nations where the school days and years are longer or we highlight the success of a select few charter school programs. Most often, private schools are cited for their academic excellence. In fact, many critics of public education insist that vouchers that enable children to access private school education will lead us out of the wilderness and that privatized programs free of those pesky public school unions are the only way to go.
Ironically, those private schools, commonly recipients of much more praise than criticism, operate without high- stakes testing, without state mandated curricula and programs, without evidence based micro-evaluation and without the need for statisticians and number crunchers to lead them to the Promised Land. The schools that we often identify as our very best are free from the regulatory requirements that have become the hallmark of public education reform.
In a private school, it will still be possible for a teacher to select and read a favorite poem to a class without a measurable objective. The goal might be to simply share a poem as a source of joy, or dare I suggest, of beauty. According to the new Massachusetts Standards and Indicators of Effective Teaching Practice Rubric, an exemplary lesson requires "measurable objectives and appropriate student engagement." Perhaps electrodes could be attached to students' brains to measure their emotional reaction to a poem. If not, in the new world where measurement and data rule, joy might easily become an unwelcome interloper.
We are so desperate to find a solution to our educational woes, that we are willing to consider almost any approach, especially one that mirrors the business world. Critics do have a point about the desirability of private education. In that world, teachers still decide what should be taught, how it should be taught and how to collaborate to create learning environments in which emotions, artistic expression and ideas that defy measurement still have value. Lewis Carroll had it right.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
O The frumious Bandersnatch!"
Edward Udel is a regular Eagle
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I remember receiving a seemingly innocent phone call from my doctor after a routine mammogram in 1994, but I thought nothing of it and returned to the office as she requested.
I went alone.
My apathy was quickly and permanently erased when I was told I had breast cancer.
Tears in my eyes, I drove home that afternoon with only one thing on my mind – my husband and two daughters.
My name is Estela Riela. I am a two-time breast cancer survivor.
This year, my husband Sam and I are chairing Susan G. Komen Orange County's Pink Tie Ball, which takes place on Saturday, May 11 on the water and under the stars at Lake Mission Viejo.
I am the first breast cancer survivor to co-chair this event. I support Komen because it provides local breast health services to underinsured women in our community and also funds innovative research, both of which helped save my life — twice.
Following my first diagnosis, the treatment was agonizing. It included a lumpectomy and seven weeks of radiation.
I lived cancer-free for more than a decade.
In 2006, when I was asked to return for a follow-up appointment after my mammogram, I brought my sister-in-law for support.
I knew better than to go alone.
I was diagnosed with HER2+ breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of the disease, right before Mother's Day and my birthday. Jessica, my youngest, had just returned home from college, and it pained me to tell her I had been diagnosed again. That year we didn't go out and celebrate Mother's Day as we always did; instead our family stayed home and spent the day together.
I was in a second fight for survival.
My oncologist at Mission Hospital approached my treatment positively and hopefully.
While I did undergo three aggressive rounds of chemotherapy treatments and surgery, he encouraged me with news that for my type of cancer, there was a medicine called Herceptin, which had just cleared clinical trials. I believe it ultimately saved my life. Herceptin had been made available through a number of initiatives including Komen-funded research and development.
While undergoing treatment, I thought: "When this battle is over, I want to help others who are less fortunate fight breast cancer."
I had the means for regular checkups, but realized other women may not be as fortunate, which is why I found Komen shortly after my recovery. Now in my seventh year of survivorship, I'm working on my fifth Pink Tie Ball – and grateful to Komen for making mammograms available to those who are underserved and underinsured.
I continue to find motivation in helping spread the message of early detection. I'm motivated to help raise funds for groundbreaking research.
I'm motivated to keep fighting.
I'm motivated to survive and help others do the same.
–Estela Riela is a Lake Forest resident and taught at Santa Margarita Catholic High School for eight years. She retired from teaching to spend more time with family and friends and give back to the breast cancer community.


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SNOW HILL — After delivering a 30-minute dissertation on how much he cared for his late elderly mother and how much money he spent on that care, a Pennsylvania man last Friday was sentenced to 25 years in prison for repeatedly running her over on a rural road in northern Worcester County last August.
Steven Frederick Molin, 58, of Darby, Pa., last Friday was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty by a Worcester County jury in March of second-degree murder in the death of his mother, Emily Belle Molin, 85. Circuit Court Judge Thomas C. Groton, who sentenced Molin to 25 years, just shy of the 30-maximum allowed for the conviction, called the case one of the most unusual he had ever seen in three decades on the bench.
Shortly before midnight last Aug. 31, the Worcester County Sheriff's Office responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on Carey Rd. in Berlin. The victim, Emily Molin, was transported to PRMC in Salisbury where she died of injuries sustained from being run over by a motor vehicle.
From the beginning, Steven Molin did not deny running over his mother as many as three times, but claimed the incident was an accident, caused in part by a faulty passenger side door on the 2008 Chevy work truck damaged in a different accident earlier in the day. However, a Worcester County Sheriff's Office accident reconstructionist, after reviewing the physical evidence and interviewing Molin, determined the victim had been run over three times despite ample opportunity for the suspect to avoid hitting her after the first collision.
Last week, Molin continued to assert the tragedy was just an "accident", blurting out the word on several occasions during the sentencing hearing, even though it wasn't his time to speak. From the beginning, Molin had been somewhat of an enigma, appearing at different times to be intelligent and lucent and at others to be dim-witted and vacant.
At different points during the sentencing hearing, Molin was described as a "man-child," and appeared at times to be not entirely coherent. Even the judge questioned Molin's intelligence.
"There is a piece missing," he said. "Something is just not right. Because of that, I find this to be the most unusual case I have ever seen."
Nonetheless, in March a Worcester jury found Molin guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his mother.
State's Attorney Beau Oglesby said during the sentencing hearing last Friday, despite Molin's continued assertions it was an accident, the jury had returned a second-degree murder conviction in the case and sought the maximum penalty allowed.
"What can't be overlooked is the absolute finding by the jury that Mr. Molin intentionally killed his mother," Oglesby said. "Mr. Molin is lying when he says his mother accidentally fell out of the vehicle, then he accidentally backed over her, accidentally pulled forward, and accidentally backed over her again."
Oglesby closed his statement at sentencing with a powerful, yet simple account of the event.
"As disturbing as it is, sons do murder their mothers, and Steven Molin, in this case, murdered Emily Molin," he said. "Emily Molin brought Steven Molin into this world, and Steven Molin took Emily Molin out of it."
When it was his turn to speak during the sentencing hearing, Molin unleashed a 30-minute account of his care for his mother from the time she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's nine years ago right up to the fateful night last August. Molin went into detail about every expense he had made on care for his mother, from improvements at their shared home to the caregivers he paid to the meals he cooked for her.
He said things started unraveling when his mother was taken from him and placed in a nursing home, and the subsequent loss of the money he received to help pay for her care. On the day of the accident, Molin had taken his mother out of the nursing home and brought her to Berlin, ostensibly to visit her late husband's gravesite.
"I want you to understand how much I cared for her," he said. "We need to protect our parents and never put them in a waiting station. God only gives our parents one life, and we must not take that from them."
After his only hint at remorse during the sentencing hearing, Molin immediately went back to claiming it was an accident.
"I feel horrible about the accident, but I feel good about how I took care of my mom," he said. "She didn't fall out. She was pulled out when the door swung open."
After the incident, it came to light Molin and his mother were scheduled to appear in court in Pennsylvania the following day for a hearing on the transfer of two pieces of property they jointly owned. The property was going to be transferred and the money used to help pay for her care in the nursing home. Molin said last week the weight of the pending property transfer was on his mind on the night of the incident.
"The night of the accident, I was so stressed about maybe losing that property," he said. "I was going to buy that place and put a caretaker for her in there. I also had a lot of guilt about my dad. He had a stroke and I never went to the hospital. I was so stressed and so tired that night."
Groton later pointed out that for over 30 minutes Molin provided a laundry list of things he had done for his mother, but almost never expressed any sorrow about taking her life.
"I have no doubt in my mind of his love and affection for his mother," he said. "But I find it very significant that he has spent almost no time expressing sorrow that his mom died. I see very little remorse."
Groton said the evidence and testimony pointed out Molin showed little distress or sorrow even on the night of the incident on the side of Carey Rd.
"He keeps calling it an accident, but I think that's a defense mechanism," he said. "It's completely absurd to think this was an accident. It's obvious it didn't happen that way. He backed over, pulled forward and backed over again."
Groton added, "Here he has his mom lying in the road with multiple injuries and he's very calm and talking to the police. I'm convinced it was an intentional act."
Defense attorney Burton Anderson spoke after Molin's lengthy discourse and tried to couch the event as a mercy killing of sorts. Anderson suggested the incident was a measure of last resort for a son trying to care for his downwardly spiraling mother and even evoked Dr. Jack Kevorkian to illustrate his point.
"I'm going to sum it up in one word: euthanasia," he said. "Euthanasia is a medical term for taking another's life to alleviate their pain. There are many contexts and cases where euthanasia in justified or unjustified. There are, in our society, cases of justified euthanasia. The defendant told everybody his mom's condition was intolerable."
Nonetheless, Groton was not buying the euthanasia defense.
"The fact Mrs. Molin was 85 and in poor health does not justify her being run over by a truck several times," he said. "It's clear it ended up being a tragedy because Mr. Molin ended up killing the person he loved the most. I'm not sure when Mr. Molin made the decision to kill his mother, but the jury decided he did intend to kill his mother that night."


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I have used some whole milk that was just too oily and had to be mixed with a low fat version to get the best finished product (IMHO) so that is why I was asking about the mix.
After a couple days of searching I still cannot find Calabro whole milk mozzarella, only one place I checked had the fior di latte. I called the near by whole foods and they told me they carried Burnett, has anyone tried this yet and if so how did it compare?Edit - scratch that. Just saw in the photo that it's part-skim. My hunt for Calabro continues.
When you walk into a NY pizzeria, one of the smells that should hit you as you open the door is buttered popcorn. It should really be in your face. This comes from the cheese, and, in a good cheese, will be detectable when you're grating it. Whenever you grate cheese (and you should ALWAYS grate cheese by hand), grate a mound and then stick your face in it. You should get a good whiff of buttery goodness. If you don't, the cheese is bunk.Romano, provolone and cheddar are workarounds for flavor deprived mozzarella. I don't mind a little romano on my pies, but a truly good mozzarella shouldn't require augmentation, and, while a few of the places I grew up with used hard cheese (most likely romano and parm), provolone has always been pretty rare and cheddar has been nonexistent.
For cultured milk products: The bacteria marked with the * breaks the lactose down to diacetyl and acetaldehyde which produces the fresh taste known from buttermilk. The acetaldehyde taste would be best known from yogurt, while the diacetyl taste is dominant in cultured butter such as the Lurpak brand ( Danish export product ).
Danish Cream Havarti branched by itself at the same time that Provolone, Asiago, and Manchego branched. It was significantly higher than any other cheeses for buttery flavor. Also, the other dairy notes generally were higher than in most cheeses, giving Danish Cream Havarti some similarities to the Cheddar types. However, it had lower sharpness and astringency than the cheddars and was slightly nuttier than was typical of many cheeses in this study.
Norma, I have tried *sharp* white cheddar before in a blend, but I think Ive always put too much or too little, so that the pizza either tastes really unnaturally rich and sharp - or else no difference whatsoever. If Im not able to perfect my pizza cheese by finding the perfect flavorful mozz, or by finding the perfect provolone to boost my mozz, then Ill perhaps experiment with some mild cheddar. But I have to be honest, the Italian in me is "uncomfortable" at the idea of using cheddar on pizza.
Tourmaline,If you aren't comfortable adding cheddar to a mozzarella that is fine. I experimented with many cheddars (and probably never could name them all) to find which one I liked and which one my customers liked best. I really also liked the Bell Fran whole milk mozzarella but that was a foodservice mozzarella.Norma
Thanks very much, Norma. Out of curiosity, what is the reason that you decided to make your pizza solely with cheddar? It seems like you would be sacrificing the melted stringiness of mozzarella, which I know a lot of people love.
Norma, Thanks for the info. It sounds like your switch to that mild cheddar was a very informed decision. My provolone/mozz blend is working very well in replicating the pizzeria Im going for, so Ill just keep experimenting with that for now. I feel like Im cracking the code and am almost there with my cheese blend. Someday Ill likely try a mild cheddar blend though. It seems like so many of us on this forum are trying to capture the qualities of that one special pizza joint we grew up with that made the perfect distinctive pizza. Inevitably, its different for every person.I loved seeing all the pics + video you took at Papa Dinos! You are very tenacious when it comes to acquiring info about pizza, which is great. Next time I go to my special pizzeria that Im trying to replicate Im going to be asking lots of technical questions and try to get some pictures of their kitchen and chefs in action. They can sometimes be very secretive though, depending on whos there. So you have a pizza cart? Thats really amazing, that idea is very appealing to me too, actually - although Im still fairly new to making pizzas. Can I ask how much the cart cost? Do you have any pictures of your cart that you can share? Id love to see it.
If you go to your special pizzeria think of things ahead of time you might ask them. You might just ask to take photos and go from there. Just tell your favorite pizzeria that you have a brother or someone in another state that also really likes their pizza and you want to show photos to them. That has worked well for me sometimes. Of course you can also go dumpster diving, but in some states that is illegal. Just be careful if you decide to do that. I have done that dumpster diving before and it sure made me nervous. Try to keep your eyes looking around to see if you can see any ingredients sitting out in plain view.I have a very small pizza stand at a farmer's market near where I live. I have posted about that here on the forum many times. If you are interested this is the link to my pizza stand at Root's Market. http://www.rootsmarket.com/standholders.asp If you scroll down in the standholders you can see my pizza stand. If you click on that photo it should enlarge. When I was doing some searching about De Lorenzo's tomato pie I came across this article about cheese and the pizzerias and what happened. Pizza cheese can get messy sometimes. https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/70579NCJRS.pdf The one place mentioned in that report is right near me. I was told by a local pizzeria to go and try their cheeses. I have not made it there yet but might sometime.Norma
Oh my, that is too funny that you went dumpster diving! Im contemplating doing that too next time I go there. Ill probably quickly grab a few of the full trash bags out of the dumpster and toss them in the back of my vehicle. Then drive home and pore through the contents. LOL. I appreciate your input on gathering information. I probably wont be going out that way for a few weeks but next time I go there Im determined to come back with pics, info, and possibly bags of trash. Ill probably post pics of my adventure here on the forum.
tourmaline,Even if you decide to go dumpster diving to find out what cheese, or cheese blend your favorite pizzeria uses sometimes that can be fairly complicated unless you exactly find empty cheese bags. Some cheeses (even some mozzarellas can come in big blocks like my cheddar does). If a cheese comes in a plain brown cardboard box with just a simple label on the outside it is hard to decide what what cheese plant it might come from. There is usually a plant code on the box but then it is hard to find the plant. I have access to a plant code for Wisconsin cheese makers but still have a hard time using it. Not all pizza businesses purchase their cheese, or cheese blend from regular distributors that supply the rest of their ingredients. There are also boxes of cheeses that just have a USDA plant number on them.You might find this kind of gross but when I went dumpster diving a couple of times don't forgot there might be full trash bags full of just trash like what customers had leftover from their drinks or other foods they ate at a pizzeria. The trash bags can be black or other colors. When I ripped some trash bags open that is all I saw was trash. That stopped me in my tracks because that was kind of gross. As far a posting dumpster diving photos that is up to you, but I usually don't post them. Good luck to you in finding what you want.Norma
Thank you for the helpful info. I'm not sure I'm going to do it, it really depends on how informative they are with the questions I ask, and if I feel comfortable dumpster diving at that location and at that time. It would need to be at night and I'll need to have a little flashlight in my mouth so I can see what I'm doing. LOLDid you do it at night, after the place had closed or when they were still open? Did you crawl inside the dumpster or did you just grab what you could from the pile? I'm very curious about how you went about it.


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Campion announces run for state senate
Campion must collect 100 nominating signatures by the senate filing deadline on June 12. Following the filing date, Campion said he will begin a joint campaign with the bid for reelection by Sen. Richard Sears, D-Bennington. "I'm excited to be running alongside Senator Sears," Campion said during a visit to the Banner along with Hartwell and Sears Wednesday afternoon. "We will be running as a team I thought about this opportunity in the future, but I'm excited to run now."
Sears said health care, the state's economy, rising property taxes and education will be the foundation to his and Campion's campaign.
Campion served on the House of Representatives education committee for four years. "All of these issues are intertwined ... I think working with teachers, parents and others is the way for us to put together a comprehensive education plan for this state," he said.
Campion said he will seek the guidance of both Hartwell and Sears moving forward into his senate campaign. They both added their signatures Wednesday to the first dozen Campion had already collected for his filing petition. "They have both been great to me: Not only with the endorsement, but up in (Montpelier). I feel like I have built a very strong relationship with them," Campion said.
Campion said the primary facet of his campaign will be talking to residents door to door. "I think that is really the Vermont way to do it: Get to know people, talk about myself, ask questions, find out what people's priorities are and plan to do a lot of that up until election day."
Sears said he was taken by surprise when Hartwell told him last week that he was not seeking reelection. "I had no idea, quite frankly," Sears said. "I was unprepared, but then I sent an email to Brian and to President Pro Tempore John Campbell. We are glad that Brian is willing to step in. "
Hartwell endorsed Campion's campaign for the house of representatives in 2010, and said his faith in Campion as a legislator has been reinforced during Campion's four years in the legislature. He said he hopes to see Campion as his successor.
Hartwell will leave behind his membership to the administrative rules committee, finance committee and legislative information technology committee in the senate. He chairs the committee on natural resources and energy, which he said he felt most passionately about. "It's a tough assignment loaded with policy, opinion and problems that don't get funded, but it is very important," Hartwell said.
Hartwell said that he intends to remain heavily involved battling legal issues regarding the environment and land use in Vermont, but even more so on the Massachusetts coast.
Hartwell married Wendy Woods-Hartwell of Cape Cod, Mass., in October 2013. He said his primary reason for not running is to enable him to move to Cape Cod and spend time with his family and wife. "I will be able to continue to pursue my passion for the environment and land conservation while enjoying the waters in and around Pleasant Bay," he said.
The senator said other considerations went into his deciding not to run for a fifth term, but that he will miss the Bennington community more than he will the legislature.
"I am somewhat concerned that the Washington, D.C., syndrome of partisanship and the displeasure that comes with it is going to sweep over the states, and even in Vermont," Hartwell said. "It is not an environment that I work very well in: I'm kind of a moderate. Getting shot at by one side is one thing. Getting shot at by both sides is a little more difficult."
Campion and Sears will be running a joint campaign for two two-year seats in the Bennington district of the senate. The primary election will be August 26. The general election is November 4.
With the retirement of Rep. Anne Mook, D-Bennington 2-2, and Campion's campaign for the senate, two of the four Bennington state representative seats are open to candidates without incumbency.
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A lot of people think New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York City Heath Department went too far in banning the sale of large soft drinks in an effort to curb obesity.
How dare they trample on the constitutional right of every American to get as fat and unhealthy and disgusting as he or she desires, whether it's chugging a gallon jug of Coke or wearing a feedbag filled with peanut M&Ms.
The majority of New Yorkers opposed the law even though they have what might be termed a weight problem, but Father Bloomberg shoved it through the Health Department anyway and it passed. Why? Because the mayor knows what's best for the little people.
OK, poor choice of words.
The law bans restaurants, theaters, ballparks and street vendors from selling sweetened drinks in a container larger than 16 ounces, even though there is nothing to prevent anyone from simply buying two glasses of the stuff.
The soft drink industry says it has just begun to fight.
The hamburger peddlers can't be far behind. A few years ago, the Los Angeles City Council banned construction of new fast-food restaurants in a 32-square-mile area that is populated largely by low-income people.
Closer to home, in May, Davis High School was fined $15,000 by the government after it was caught selling soda pop during lunch. Talk about a scandal. The government is very strict about the sale of the good stuff — for instance, students can buy carbonated drinks before lunch, but they can't buy lunch and then purchase carbonated drinks afterward.
"We can sell a Snickers bar, but can't sell licorice," principal Dee Burton explained, or tried. "We can't sell Swedish Fish, we can't sell Starbursts, we can't sell Skittles, but we can sell ice cream, we can sell the Snickers bar, Milky Ways, all that stuff."
It is one thing to ram health care down our throats, but when government takes away our hamburgers and Cokes, well, now they're hitting us where it hurts.
Many view this as government intrusion on our freedom of choice and accuse government officials of micromanaging our private lives. Not me. We need government to tell us what to do because we're all immature, completely incompetent and don't know what's good for us.
Americans need more laws and regulations to protect them from themselves in every aspect of their lives because, let's face it, the world is a dangerous place, which is why Siegfried and Jensen are able to do lots of TV commercials.
In the search for a safe, nutritious world, here are things the government should consider:
Forks will be required to have corks on the ends of the tines — so we don't poke ourselves in the eye when aiming for the mouth.
All playground equipment will be banned. For that matter, kids are not allowed to have fun if it involves a ball, a bat, a rope, a swing, a hill, another child or running. Oh, wait, that's pretty much already happened.
No sledding or tubing on the neighborhood schoolyard because you could fall off and get covered with snow. Oh, wait, that's pretty much already happened, too.
No more than two cups of coffee per day — or one Starbucks cappuccino. Caffeine is bad for you — at least until scientists change their minds next week.
No more than one reality show per night. There's no way these shows can be good for you.
Video game players are limited to 1,500 kills per night. After that, they have to play checkers or read a book that doesn't have pictures.
Restaurants may not sell any single order off the menu that weighs more than a half-pound, and it must include three green beans.
Restaurants may serve mashed potatoes, but the pile of potatoes cannot exceed 1 inch in height and 3 inches in diameter. Only one pat of butter allowed.
All residents of high-altitude climes must move to low altitude. Al Gore blamed President Obama's horrible debate performance on Denver's mile-high altitude. Could I make this up? Apparently, Gore believes the high altitude makes people dumber. We can't have any of that.
No pop will be served in school vending machines. Oh, wait, that's already happened, too.
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text: November 1 is the Delaware Co. ABATE toy run to Childern Hospital in Phil. My son & I are planing to go. Lets try to find each other and ride as a group in the parade. I am leaving from Ephrata, & if any one wants to ride along let me know. This is a huge event & you need a working tach to tell if your Beemer is running, The HD vibration will over power even a air head with bad valves & out of synk carbs. See you there.


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Just started my collection:
Canon 7D
17-40L f/4
50mm f/1.4
70-300mm IS f/4-5.6
Manfrotto 190XB
The 17-40L is most useful at parties and for general walking around due to its wide angle. The 50mm is just fun to use, probably my favorite lens overall. The focal length is a bit long for the kind of shooting I'm used to, but the wide aperture allows much room for creativity. The 70-300mm is a new acquisition. I've used it extensively on other Canon bodies, but not the 7D. It's going to take some time to get used to with my new equipment.
Lately I've been using the 50mm more than anything since it's so much fun, and because I'm taking portraits for the yearbook at the school where I teach. I guess that qualifies my work as semi-pro, but photography is primarily a hobby for me. I chose my camera setup because I like Canon cameras from a technical standpoint, and have been using them for many years.


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Robbyn Wacker
A professor of Gerontology and former Graduate School dean with more than 20 years of experience at the University of Northern Colorado has been named provost and senior vice president.
Robbyn Wacker will make the transition immediately after serving as acting provost and senior vice president.
"I have great confidence that Robbyn is the right person to do this work at UNC," UNC President Kay Norton said.
"She has a remarkable ability to bring people from throughout the university together to work toward a common goal. She is a champion not only for respectful shared governance, but also for UNC and the transformative education we provide for students."
At UNC, Wacker also has served as assistant vice president for Research, Graduate and Extended Studies (2006-11), dean of UNC's College of Health and Human Sciences (2003-05), associate and assistant dean for the College of Health and Human Sciences (1996-2003) and a professor in the Gerontology program (1990-96). She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from UNC and a doctorate from Iowa State University.
"I'm honored to have the opportunity to work with a campus community of people who are dedicated to making a difference in students' lives, in our community and around the world," Wacker said. "UNC has a great future and I'm glad to be part of it."
Wacker, who has published numerous academic articles, is also co-author of "Aging Social Policies: An International Perspective," which covers how changing policies directly affect the lives of adults over the age of 65.
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Dr. Jeanette Sams, track veterinarian, performing a saliva test on a horse in 1952. She graduated from Cornell and served as track veterinarian at Fairgrounds Speedway in Louisville for four years. Dr. Sams was the first woman to be a track veterinarian at the Lexington Trots.
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Strategic Sourcing: A Step-by-Step Practical Model
Robert J. Engel
Robert J. Engel, Vice President-Project Services, The Procurement Centre, 713-623-0111 Ext. 224; firstname.lastname@example.com
89th Annual International Conference Proceedings - 2004 - Philadelphia, PA
We hear and read a great deal of information in our Supply Chain profession about Strategic Sourcing. It is one of the most powerful tools that supply chain professionals and organizations have available to them to bring significant bottom line results to our company P&L statements. As our profession has evolved from the Purchasing Agent to Supply Chain mentality, strategic sourcing culminates the transformation as a collaborative process that is producing immediate and significant results required by the CEO. This workshop will be beneficial to both the seasoned supply chain professional as well as those who are new to our profession and will (1) define what is strategic sourcing, (2) provide a step by step review of a practical model, and (3) outline the benefits of successful sourcing initiatives.


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On superficial examination, frozen ocean or salt water appears similar to freshwater ice; there are two principal differences, however. First, because the maximum density of seawater occurs below the freezing point, even after freezing the water below the ice will continue to turn over or circulate. As the surface water near the ice becomes colder, it becomes heavier and sinks, resulting in a continuous turnover or vertical circulation of the water beneath the ice. This is a different situation from that which occurs in lakes where, because the maximum density of fresh water is above the freezing point, once ice forms the colder water is lighter than the deeper, somewhat warmer water, and mixing does not occur. A second characteristic is the fact that, as seawater freezes, minute pools of salty water called brine pockets are entrapped. The final form and the macroscopic physical properties of the ice are very much dependent upon the concentration of the brine pockets within the ice block. Once an ice field has formed, the physical and chemical properties are not locked in a frozen coffin but vary as brine pockets migrate through the ice block in response to gravity and thermal gradients.
In the Northern Hemisphere during September and October, the air temperature lowers sufficiently to form a thin sheet of ice. Freezing temperature for average northern ocean salt water of about 3.5 percent salt composition by weight (usually designated 35 parts per thousand) is -1.8° C (28.8° F). The first signs of freezing are changes in the colour and texture of the sea surface as thin, gray-coloured needles and crystal plates form a surface-thin sludge. If quiet sea conditions prevail, sheets of crystalline aggregates plate the ocean surface. Initially the ice film is entirely fresh, but, as more ice crystals form, pockets of salt water (brine pockets) become entrapped between lamellae (very fine layers) of tiny ice plates. The amount of brine entrapped depends on the temperature of formation and the age of the ice. The shape of the initial ice crystals varies from square discoids to hexagonal dendritic forms. The average width is 2.54 centimetres (1 inch) and the thickness up to about 0.15 centimetre (0.06 inch). During the surface veneer formation stage each grain is free to grow both laterally and vertically until the sheet consolidates. As the ice sheet thickens, the orientation of these grains will change. Owing to slight breezes and water motion, the thin sheets of ice jostle about and, after but a few hours, form a field of ice paddies.
The appearance is very much similar to a lily pond completely covered with large gray lily leaves with slightly raised white fringes around their periphery. These disks of ice are known as pancake ice. If the temperature remains below freezing, the pancake ice coalesces as more ice forms, and within a few days the ice cover can be about 8 to 10 centimetres thick with a slightly corrugated surface, unless snow prevails, in which case the entire sea area appears as a smooth white plain. As seawater continues to freeze at the bottom edge and sides of ice floes and fields, snow cover increases and the pressures associated with the stresses and strains caused by water and wind movement result in a hummocking and ridge development in some places and open water in other places.
The rate at which the ice forms and thickens depends on the air temperature, ocean turbulent heat flux (mixing conditions), and amount of snow acting as a heat or cold insulator. An empirical formula has been developed and used extensively by Russia and the United States to predict ice appearance and growth rate. The equations are based on the simple concept that ice growth is directly related to the length of time during which the air temperature is below the freezing point for seawater. By adding the number of degrees below the freezing point for each day, a measure of the severity of cold and time of exposure is obtained. This measure is known as the freezing degree days. In north polar regions there are about 8,000 freezing degree days, which is equivalent to four months of -18° C (0° F) air temperature or a mean annual Arctic air temperature of -12° C (10° F; 22° F below freezing).
During ice growth there is surface evaporation and sublimation and bottom ablation when upward heat conduction in the ice is less than ocean upward heat conduction. The balance between ablation and freezing or accumulation results in an equilibrium thickness of about 3.5 metres (11.6 feet) of ice in the Arctic and probably about the same in the Antarctic. The lifetime of this North Polar sea ice is five to eight years, and the lifetime of Antarctic polar class ice found only in the Bellingshausen and Weddell seas is about three years. These lifetime values are related to the rate with which the whole Arctic or Antarctic pack in certain areas moves toward the Equator.
Sometimes early in the season there is sufficient warming and wind-induced surface motion to completely disintegrate the ice field. Oftentimes after about 10 to 13 centimetres of ice and snow have been formed in a more-or-less uniform manner, a large crack develops, which, through wind and stress, opens into a wide canal commonly known as a lead. This phenomenon is seen frequently in older ice and during the spring breakup. Leads are frequently followed by ships navigating in ice fields, but unfortunately the leads sometimes have a dead end with a very large iceberg blocking the way. With alternating freezing, partial melting, snow, and wind and swell, the ice field develops over a matter of a few weeks to a month into a 15- to 61-centimetre-deep ocean cover. At this point the ice field is still navigable by most large vessels; however, if a vessel finds itself in the far north two weeks after the commencement of active surface freezing (e.g., in late October), it is in peril of being locked in for the remainder of the winter.
The salt content of seawater as it freezes is always less than that of normal seawater. The amount of salt in the seawater during its first moment in the solid state is dependent upon the rapidity with which the seawater freezes, but in general the salt content is about one-tenth that of seawater. The slower the freezing process, the less the salt content. The most rapid freezing is that which occurs during the first day, and this ice is saltier than underlying ice which forms at the ice-water interface. The salt that remains in the ice is located in tiny pockets of fluid surrounded by normal crystals. These pockets of fluid migrate, mainly by gravity, through the matrix of ice crystals with the result that, after a few weeks to a few months, the surface of the ice becomes lower in salt content than the deeper layers. It had once been thought that the difference in temperature, or thermal gradient, was the principal driving force for brine pocket migration; careful experiments indicate, however, that although the thermal gradients are a factor, it is principally gravity that accounts for the movement of these brine pockets. This migration continues throughout the winter.
In the summer, when the ice temperature rises, there is a rapid increase in the migration of salt out of the ice. The sea ice at the surface loses so much salt that it becomes potable and, in fact, is used by Eskimos as a source of fresh water. Salinity reaches a value of less than 0.01 percent. In summary, when first formed, the surface layer may have a salinity of 2 to 4 percent, but by April the salinity has dropped to between 0.4 and 0.7 percent, while sea ice that has been through at least one melt season has a salt content below 0.1 percent.
The pack ice of the Northern Hemisphere covers an average area of 10,620,000 square kilometres, filling the Arctic Ocean basin and adjacent North Atlantic Ocean. The polar ice field consists of 4,700,000 square kilometres of three- to six-metre-thick polar ice that never melts. Infrared imagery from aircraft, however, shows that 10 percent of the polar pack is open water even during winter. Along with Arctic Basin seasonal sea ice, this Arctic pack exudes into the northern Atlantic through two ice streams. The major exit of drifting pack ice from the Arctic Basin is along the eastern side of Greenland, mostly west of Spitsbergen. This ice tongue stretches 2,400 kilometres out of the Arctic Ocean and empties a stream of sea ice at a drift rate of almost 13 kilometres per day. The second icy arm of the north consists of a discharge through the Arctic-Canadian Archipelago and along the eastern American shore. This outpouring of ice is the principal deterrent to easy Northwest Passage ship transit and northern American migration and exploration. During winter, fast ice and local sea ice form along the Siberian coast, Barents and Kara seas, East Greenland, and Labrador coasts down to Newfoundland. The maximum extent of drifting sea ice is approximately latitude 42° N (about the same latitude as that of Boston); however, this represents the limit of floating ice pieces and not the hazardous ice-pack edge, which seldom reaches south of Newfoundland. During the summer the 240-kilometre belt of ice lying along the Labrador coast from Newfoundland northward melts to leave the approaches into Hudson Bay and the Canadian Northwest Territories clear. The motion of the polar ice follows an enormous clockwise eddy with a centre 85° N 170° W.
In the North Pacific Ocean comparatively little pack ice and icebergs are encountered. The Bering Sea is clear of pack ice during the northern summer, but commencing in September pack ice forms in bays and is carried through the Bering Strait. In winter and spring pack ice is found as far south as 40° N. This is drifting ice from northern latitudes and the Sea of Okhotsk. During winter, pack ice forms in the northern part of the Sea of Japan.
Approximately twice as much pack ice forms in the oceans surrounding Antarctica as is found in the Arctic. There are, however, only limited regions in the Bellingshausen and Weddell seas where true polar perennial ice similar to the polar ice cap of the Arctic occurs. The maximum area of Antarctic pack ice is 20 million square kilometres, or about 8 percent of the Southern Hemisphere.
Antarctic pack ice forms a fairly constant band of drifting sea ice around the continent, with the farthest northern extent occurring at the end of the austral (southern) winter in October. The greatest extension of pack ice in the South Pacific sector is found in about latitude 62° S, and in the South Atlantic pack ice extends to roughly 52° S. The average northern boundary for icebergs is 56° S in the Pacific sector and 42° S in the South Atlantic. The minimum ice coverage occurs in March, when most of the Antarctic coast is free of ice, with the exception of the Weddell and Bellingshausen seas. The eastern and western coasts of the Weddell Sea are ice-free, but the Weddell itself is covered by a slowly (clockwise) revolving ice pack that seems to have a two-year cycle. The west coast of the Ross Sea is the most predictably open area during the Antarctic summer, and it is here at the approaches to McMurdo Station that most of the Antarctic expeditions have worked their way to the continent.
A substantial portion of the sea ice encountered in November and December on approaching the continent hundreds of kilometres from landfall represents ice that formed near the coast from the previous austral winter. In January and February there usually is clear water adjacent to the coast in all sectors around the continent, but this navigable water might be blocked by hundreds of kilometres of pack ice barrier farther out to sea. The Antarctic freeze-up commences with pack ice formation in the southerly parts of the Weddell Sea followed by pack ice appearance in the Bellingshausen and Ross seas. Beginning in March, ice is formed in sheltered bays, and it extends northward as the sea surface temperature drops. From late February to August, snowfall adds more to the ice thickness than is the case in the Arctic. This gives rise to an important difference between Arctic and Antarctic navigation, in that the presence of snow has a cushioning effect and ice breaking is more difficult. By the October maximum, the action of wind, sea, and some melting results in extremely active ice movement. It was in October that Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance was crushed and sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915.
The movement of the ice sheet around the Antarctic continent is from east to west except in the most northern part of the Weddell Sea, where there is a west to east movement making up the northern arm of the Weddell Sea Gyral. This clockwise Weddell eddy has been well documented by the drifts of entrapped ships. The ice drift in the Bellingshausen Sea is less definite. The ship Antarctic followed a meandering, aimless course when locked in the ice throughout the 1898–99 winter. From the Ross Sea, ice definitely drifts toward the Weddell Sea under the influence of the prevailing easterly winds near the Antarctic coast.
Sea ice reconnaissance and forecasts in the Arctic and Antarctic are conducted by a number of nations, but the principal work is done by the U.S. Navy, either through the Fleet Weather Office or the Ice Forecasting Central of the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office. The Ice Forecasting Central has for many years supported Arctic and Antarctic research and supply missions through ice reconnaissance and careful short- and long-range forecasting. Additional supportive reconnaissance and regional forecasts are provided by the Canadian government and U.S. Coast Guard ships. Support is even received from commercial airplanes, which frequently spot lonely icebergs far from the area of usual occurrence.
Satellite photographs lack the resolution for day-to-day iceberg reconnaissance; these photographs do show the edge of the sea ice in both polar regions, however. Ice navigation in the Antarctic is similar to navigation for logistic support of military and scientific expeditions in the Arctic. The emphasis is on pack ice distribution and concentration rather than icebergs, which offer little problem to ships once in the ice pack.


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Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Epic Rides' started by Colebatch, Oct 18, 2012.
. The shame............
It wuz the voices made me do it.
More specifically Terry's voice..".OOOH! Come on Wod...we've got a lift acwoth the waging towwent with the nithe foweign man and I won't need to get my thiny Klimy thuit wet,... Bath and Winda can wun alongside.....come on...thing along! Wow, Wow, wow the boat, gently down the stweam"
I was against it from the start of course
We are after all Team Extreme.
Extreme it is... on both ends of the spectrum...
Entertaining report chaps and chapess. Quick question. I know Terry is using an Air Hawk to keep his bum as fresh as a baby's 'cos he told me. Are you other folk using such luxuries or something else. Got a big trip coming up with the Mrs and the seat on our Yam Xt660R is hard, though not as 'ard as you lot. Been on to an Air Hawk supplier and he reckons we would need two seats, a rider and a pillion, at over 300 quid. Seems a bit steep so I thought I'd ask you guys what works for you
Rods got a lot to answer for... he,d better get a faster bike.......
Damn, I was told about an excellent rider report here and after 4 days of breathless reading I have to say what an awesome RR this is. Nice to recognize Prutser in a different setting, I once had the privilege of riding his 600cc airhead to get some sandwiches in Alphen where he supplied me with some purple gold for a 1200GSA. The bike ran stunningly smooth, one of the smoothest bikes I have ever ridden, you could hardly tell if it was running and needed a twist of the wrist to make sure it was the case . I can very much imagine how your airhead conquered Mongolia, Bas. Epic story and superb photography!
We jocks are so hard we use a brick with nails in it.......
Actually I had a candy-ass seat built by Tony Archer in Huddersfield . Not sure if it's as good a s a Renazco but it was a quarter of the price at 60 quid-100 bucks.
I cant comment on the freshness or otherwise of Terry's rear end ... As far as I know, his airhawk was spluttering ... it was little more than a fart cushion in the end. It had an unpatchable leak. He sat on it and air came out. Terry can elaborate.
But the other 4 of us had aftermarket seat work done. My cheeks were kept supple with a Rayz seat (http://www.facebook.com/RayZseats) ... and I believe Prutser and Beamster also used a Rayz from Holland. Rod had some sort of an English seat - fitted with nails to stop him getting lazy.
and one YOU don't have to tow for 250 miles.
I have one and it turned a 50 mile enduro seat into an all day 300 miler. They are best with as little air in as possible obviously a bit more than Terry's by the sound of it. For me it worked well
the only crap thing is the cover absorbs all the water when it rains.
'Bit harsh that Walter, but he's a man of a certain age y'know.
It's the smell of urine we need to watch out for with the old boy.
I have enjoyed this rr very much (understatement). If any of you happen to visit the states be sure and say Hi. I live in Bettendorf,Iowa (2 hours from Chicago on the Mississippi river off Interstate 80). We've had visitors from around the world (Transylvania and China among them). All the best in your future travels.
Front page picture no doubt.
Well but me no butts! 300 quid or 400 Euros is a lot of petrol, wine, beer or vodka so I'll go upmarket for the dear lady and fork out 15 quid for a lambskin. I get by with my sheepskin so I'm sure she'll manage.
Thank you all for your input, though in Terry's case t'would seem there was a lot of output.
I got mine from Buster's i think.£80 delivered only bought a couple of months ago.
Prutser? Rod? Beamster?
Any more story and photos? I am waiting enthusiastically !!!
I still have to work a few hours, than I can post some more.
Only 1800km left before our trip is is over
But from than everything wil be new for me too
Go EtronX


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September 12, 2009
Wolfy Goodness: Bella & the Wolf
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- AnonymousSeptember 12, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Those wolves are so freakin' cool!!! especially when Laurent like punched one and it flew off of his arm. This movie looks awesome! :)ReplyDelete
hooooooooohhhh!!! scarry!!!ReplyDelete
AWESOME!!! Im glad there pretty bigReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 12, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Which one did Bella punch and it fazed? Its so fast I couldn't make it out.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 12, 2009 at 3:47 PM
I think Bella hits Sam and Paul fazed and then she turns to run and that's when Jake comes and changes for the first time around her.ReplyDelete
why didn't bella break her hand then?ReplyDelete
i wonder if paul looks scarier as a wolf cause he's a jerk. and we love jacob...so he's gonna look cuddly no matter what. LOL...
anony. wasn't thinkin about that, that really could be it..ReplyDelete
I looooove how they did Paul and Sam <3 it's sooooo great!
They changed them? They look so much better!ReplyDelete
I think they did change them. They don't look as cartoony as before. They look a little more menacing now!!!ReplyDelete


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Easy on the marketing-speak. "A popular OO library..." would be more accurate, and sound less like "the leader in enterprise Perl Object technology."
I'm fine with the "based on" part. The problem is "Perl's modern OO implementation," which follows the standard press release format of "X, Y's generic-positive-adjective thing-people-want." To anyone familiar with press releases, this translates to "I can't think of something positive to say."