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The Second Fuzzy Layer Comprehensive Evaluation Model of Urban Low-Carbon Developmental Level and Its Empirical Research
Cities are main places that human activities get together and subjects that greenhouse gases emit. When striving to develop low-carbon economy, each country has attached importance to the construction of low-carbon city; therefore, the city should have its own evaluation index system of low-carbon development level in order to measure its low-carbon developmental level and thus find and solve problems. The article put forward the evaluation index system of urban low-carbon developmental level and the second fuzzy layer comprehensive evaluation model. One medium-sized city in midland was taken for example to carry out empirical research. On the one hand, results of the research show that the model has good universality; on the other hand, they also show that Chinese urban low-carbon developmental level is still very low and it needs to make great effects to prompt urban low-carbon development.
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Shadow Warrior gets survival mode, Rise of the Triad's Excalibat
Shadow Warrior has received a Rise of the Triad crossover, on the same day Rise of the Triad got a Shadow Warrior crossover. Say hello to survival mode and the lethal Excalibat weapon
Shadow Warrior gets axe weapon from The Walking Dead in latest cross-promotion
Flying Wild Hog and Telltale have partnered with Devolver Digital for to bring the axe from The Walking Dead to Shadow Warrior. Starting today, fans of Lo Wang can use the axe to murderer zombies of The Walking Dead instead." The axe is just the latest in a line of cross-promotion weapons, as others included […]
Shadow Warrior's launch trailer has got the touch and the power
Flying Wild Hog's Shadow Warrior remake is out today on PC, and to prepare you for the crazy, the developer has released the launch trailer. It even has our titular hero singing along with Stan Bush's "You've Got The Touch." Insane. Don't forget: if you own a copy of Saints Row 4 on Steam, you'll […]
Shadow Warrior video shows off bloody katanas, gratuitous sex between rabbits
Shadow Warrior has a new video available from Devolver Digital showing off some of the things you can do and see in the game. These things range from wiping blood off your katana, watching trees sway in the breeze, and witnessing gratuitous sex between rabbits. Watch below. Game's out on September 26.
Dukem Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition getting Vita release
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition might be getting a PlayStation Vita release very soon.
The Serious Sam Collection heading to Xbox 360 next month
The Serious Sam Collection, which contains four games in the series, will be release next month on Xbox 360.
Hotline Miami now available on PS3, Vita with cross-buy in US
Hotline Miami is now available on PS3 and Vita. The game includes cross-buy and will run you £7.29/€8.99. It's out in the UK tomorrow. Check out the launch video below.
The Chaos Engine video teases reboot of classic steampunk shooter
Devolver Digital has released a teaser trailer for its reboot of The Chaos Engine. Released back in 1993, the Renegade Software published title developed by The Bitmap Brothers was a steampunk shooter for Amiga, Atari, OS, Sega Mega Drive, Super NES and more. Check it out below. We'll give you more information when we, ourselves […]
Hotline Miami hits PS3 and Vita next week with Russell the raging bull mask, Cross-Buy enabled
Hotline Miami will launch for PS3 and Vita next week, the teams Dennaton Games, Abstraction Games, and Devolver Digital have announced.
Shadow Warrior re-imaging in the works at Flying Wild Hog, Devolver Digital
Flying Wild Hog has announced its working on a re-imaging of Shadow Warrior with Devolver Digital.
Hotline Miami PS3 & PS Vita trailer is go, watch it here
Hotline Miami is heading to PS3 and PS Vita courtesy of developer Dennaton and publisher Devolver Digital. The studio has released a trailer to mark the occasion ahead of the game's spring release.
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition now available on Steam
Devolver Digital and 3D Realms have announced the availability of Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition on Steam.
Hotline Miami will arrive on PS3 and Vita this spring
Dennaton Games and Devolver Digital have announced that Hotline Miami will arrive on PS3 and Vita this spring.
Serious Sam Double D XXL video explains how to use the GunStacker
Serious Sam Double D XXL has a developer diary video available, and its the first in a series of four videos where developer Nathan Fouts of Mommy's Best Games highlights the combos available using the GunStacker.
Serious Sam Double D XXL hits XBL Arcade later this month
Serious Sam Double D XXL will launch next month on Xbox Live Arcade. The game contains all-new features, missions, and weapons with a cooperative mode featuring Sam and Dan "Huff" Huffington. The game will contain 30 new guns to "mix and match" and will feature achievements, and a leaderboard. Serious Sam Double D XXL releases […]
Serious Sam Xbox 360 titles on sale
Croteam is offering 50% discounts on the Xbox 360 versions of Serious Sam 3: BFE, DLC expansion Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile, Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, and Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter until December 24. Each is now only 600 MS Points, and the franchise's Facebook and Twitter pages are […]
Hotline Miami quickly moving copies, legally and pirated
Graeme Struthers, project manager for indie title Hotline Miami from Devolver Digital, said the game has been torrented to a staggering level on top of selling over 130,000 in seven weeks.
Hotline Miami sequel in the works
A follow up to October's surprise indie hit Hotline Miami is already in pre-production.
Serious Sam 3: BFE XBLA codes on offer to those who bag Warfighter
Publisher Devolver Digital is offering 100 Xbox Live Arcade codes for Serious Sam 3: BFE to those who publicly criticise a rival title.
Serious Sam 3: BFE launches worldwide on Xbox Live Arcade next week
Serious Sam 3: BFE will launch worldwide on Xbox Live Arcade next week, Croteam, Devolver Digital and Mastertronic have announced.
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Serious Sam Double D XXL video explains how to use the GunStacker
Serious Sam 3: BFE XBLA codes on offer to those who bag Warfighter
Serious Sam 3: BFE launches worldwide on Xbox Live Arcade next week
New Serious Sam 3: BFE DLC pack announced for October release
Serious Sam pub: Piracy best battled by being "worth paying for"
Serious Sam 3: BFE trailer shows different ways to dispatch of monsters
Serious Sam 3: BFE release date confirmed with pre-order discount
Devolver Digital to announce "secret indie titles" at PAX East next month
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter gets detailed, trailered
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter tops January XBLA charts

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Justice Department Looking to Hire Fluent 'Ebonics' Translators
The Atlanta field division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, apparently, has all of these bugged tapes of black people, but can't understand any of it. So it's looking to hire nine "Ebonics" speakers, to translate this garbled nonsense.
A DEA request for personnel, obtained by The Smoking Gun, lists over 100 languages for which it needs fluent "linguists," to help field offices translate and transcribe "telephonic monitoring of court ordered nonconsensual intercepts, consensual listening devices, and other media." Here's the Atlanta field division's requests:
"Ebonics" is listed as a "common language" originating in the United States. Really? The Smoking Gun considers:
Ebonics has widely been described as a nonstandard variant of English spoken largely by African Americans. John R. Rickford, a Stanford University professor of linguistics, has described it as "Black English" and noted that "Ebonics pronunciation includes features like the omission of the final consonant in words like 'past' (pas' ) and 'hand' (han'), the pronunciation of the th in 'bath' as t (bat) or f (baf), and the pronunciation of the vowel in words like 'my' and 'ride' as a long ah (mah, rahd)."
Detractors reject the notion that Ebonics is a dialect, instead considering it a bastardization of the English language.
So the DEA needs to hire nine people in Atlanta to listen to wiretaps, turn to their superiors, and say, "Oh come on, you can't figure that out? You're seriously incapable of this? Jesus."


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Surprise kids! Rango, the movie starring Johnny Depp's voice as a CG chameleon, has a tie-in game of the same name. Of course, the first thing that comes to mind with a movie-based game is usually something negative and hurtful, but prepare to be disappointed in this case. There is plenty of platforming goodness that will no doubt appeal to players nostalgic for the classics of olde, such as Spyro, Crash and Gex.
Rango, the game, follows the emerging standard set for movie games where the storyline is completely independent of the actual film it's based on. The game takes place in Rango's memories, or "Tall Tales," as he over-embellishes his past few days to the townsfolk of Dirt. Playing through these memories is often humorous as sometimes Rango makes up something which the townsfolk recognize as a lie, and the setting immediately changes according to what's accurate.
It seems as the developers went back to the glory days of platforming. Running and gunning with Rango's popcorn gun feels great and responsive, and traversing the environments is just as engaging. Speaking of the environments, they almost completely steal the show. Since the game is about small critters, all the scenery, houses, bridges, towers, even the weapons are made up of regular household items such as matchboxes, staples, etc. But they never seem to be just randomly thrown together, instead they make up a very believable atmosphere that works for its wild west setting.
Some of the levels also include some pretty well done chase sequences. Riding on the backs of roadrunners and flying bats while shooting down obstacles and enemies is exciting, but never overly difficult, which is important since the game is primarily aimed at kids. Sometimes during a level you're required to shoot a golden bullet which can be steered into multiple bullseye's that ricochets off each one and sets off a chain reaction that helps Rango advance further. Other times you're required to golf to progress through the level, confused? The best use of this was in the zombie level (don't worry, they're kid friendly zombies) where I had to fend them off as they tried to break through a gate by shooting golf balls covered in fire at them. It was completely goofy, but definitely entertaining. Quite possibly the most unique level was when Rango gets sucked into a broken down arcade machine. Everything from the scenery to the enemies is made up blocks, the music goes retro and even Rango is self aware that he's stuck in a land of 8-bits.
Besides its great platforming elements, the game has some other things going for it as well, such as all character assets are done directly by Industrial Light and Magic, which makes the overall look more authentic to the source material. Even the sound got a splash of authenticity as the soundtrack is being helmed by Hans Zimmer. Make sure you check out Rango in Theaters on March 4, as well as our full game review following that.


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Garden Talk: November 20, 2008
From NGA Editors
New Gold-Leafed Clematis
European alpine clematis (Clematis alpina) features twining foliage that can reach up to 6 feet tall and nodding, bell-shaped flowers. Now there?s a new selection from Holland that boasts attractive golden leaves. Stolwijk Gold clematis (C.alpina ?Stolwijk Gold?) has the same vigorous growth habit as other alpine clematis, but has golden foliage that contrasts well with its blue spring flowers. The foliage changes to chartreuse later in summer. Stolwijk Gold is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 7 and the gold foliage color is most vivid if the plant is grown in full sun. Plant it in well drained, fertile soil and provide a strong trellis for this vigorous grower.
For more information on Stolwijk Gold, go to: Plant Delights Nursery.
Propane Powered Grass Trimmer
Many power equipment manufacturers are adapting their products to environmental regulations by making them more fuel efficient and cleaner burning. There is also an increase in the use of alternative fuels to power these garden tools. While electric- and battery-powered tools get most of the limelight, here?s a new propane-powered tool to consider.
Lehr Power Tools has introduced the new Eco Trimmer. This string trimmer is powered by a 16 ounce propane canister that twists onto the engine. Propane is a clean fuel, producing less ozone, particulate matter, and hydrocarbons than gasoline. It is cheaper, safer, and easier to use. Plus, 90 percent of our propane is produced domestically so it reduces our dependence on foreign oil.
For more information on this new Eco Trimmer, go to: Lehr Eco Trimmer .
Chill Plants to Stop Mealybugs
Mealybugs are common garden and houseplant pests. These cottony white bugs attach themselves to leaves and stems and suck plant juices. Their damage can cause leaves to drop and the sticky honeydew they secrete to drip on carpets and floors.
While there are many organic and conventional pesticides to control mealybugs, here?s a simple solution that doesn?t require any spraying at all. Researchers at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania found that chilling plants infected with mealybugs to 36 degrees F for 2 days reduced the infestation for up to two months, but didn?t harm the plants. This treatment was effective only on plants that can take the cold temperatures, such as gardenias, citrus, and fuchsias.
For more information on controlling mealybugs, go to: Greenhouse Product News.
New Use for Dandelions
Gardeners are very familiar with the common dandelion. Many homeowners spend lots of money and time trying to eradicate this weed from their lawns. However, the lowly dandelion may play a role in reducing our dependency on foreign imports.
In the 1940?s Russia extracted rubber from the roots of dandelions to make tires for the war effort. The Russian dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) root contains up to 20 percent rubber. Currently, most natural rubber comes from plantations in Southeast Asia. With higher fuel prices, the cost of synthetic and natural rubber is increasing.
Looking for alternatives to shipping natural rubber across the globe, researchers at Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center are experimenting with different varieties of the Russian dandelion to find ones with the highest amounts of rubber in their roots. Dandelions are an attractive crop because they require little fertility and irrigation. Tires made from dandelions had similar quality as those made from other natural sources. There is so much potential in this crop that Ohio State University is considering plans to build a rubber processing facility that can produce 20 tons of dandelion rubber a year.
For more information on extracting rubber from dandelions, go to: Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center.


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September 16, 2011
Princeville's Prince Golf Course To Reopen December 14 After Multi-Million Dollar Renovation
PRINCEVILLE, KAUAI, HAWAII (September 16, 2011) – Kauai's acclaimed Princeville Prince Golf Course, one of the top-ranked courses in Hawaii and Top 100 in the United States, has announced a reopening date of December 14 to unveil the newly renovated course. On September 19, the course will start accepting tee time reservations for play beginning December 14.
The Prince has been closed since January 29 for an extensive renovation project, including: complete reconstruction of putting greens with SeaDwarf Seashore Paspalum turf and sub-surface material to meet modern USGA specifications; remodeling of bunkers to improve drainage, playability, visibility, and strategic value; clearing of fairways, streams, and visual impediments surrounding holes that have encroached upon the design intent of the course over the years; widening of fairways and reshaping of greens; tee leveling and addition of new tees for added shot value and variety; and improvements to ensure the course will be consistently maintained in superb condition. In addition, the Prince's spectacular 60,000-square-foot clubhouse will complete its second phase of refurbishment to coincide with the golf course reopening. The Tavern Restaurant by Roy Yamaguchi and the Prince Golf Shop, both located on the lower level of the Prince Clubhouse, will continue to remain open during the renovation.
Heritage Links has been carrying out the construction and renovation work and will manage all golf and club operations when the course reopens. The award-winning firm of Robert Trent Jones II, Golf Course Architects (RTJ II) is serving as lead architect on the project under the direction of Chairman and Master Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr., who designed the Prince Course, which was completed in 1990.
"Perhaps our most dramatic refinement efforts have been focused on the complete reconstruction of every green complex, recapturing hole locations that have been lost over time," notes Jones. "We have gently reconfigured the contours in the green surfaces to accommodate the green speeds that will be achieved by the newly planted paspalum variety of turf grass. In addition, fairway mowing patterns have been widened dramatically to promote a more enjoyable experience for players of all skill levels."
The Prince Golf Course is known equally for its challenging play, breathtaking natural beauty, and magnificent layout that follows the natural contours of the land, encompassing 350 acres of rolling terrain, tropical jungle, gullies, streams, and waterfalls. In recent years, the Prince was consistently ranked as the number one course in Hawaii and is recognized on Golf Digest's prestigious list of "America's 100 Greatest Courses" for 2011/2012. For more information on the Prince Course, call toll-free 1-800-826-1105, direct (808) 826-5001, or visit www.princeville.com.
About RTJ II:
With headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Robert Trent Jones II, Golf Course Architects (RTJ II) is the preeminent golf design firm worldwide. Trustees of a great tradition of golf course architecture, RTJ II is committed to working in harmony with nature to craft the best golf course on each unique site. The RTJ II design team has experience in every aspect of golf course development and the ability to provide support and expertise from conception through completion of any project. For additional information contact the firm at +1 650-475-0329 or on the website at www.rtj2.com.
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Big Oil PR Pros, Lobbyists Dominate EDF Fracking Climate Study Steering Committee
Steve Horn | September 18, 2013
By Steve Horn • Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 05:00
Alongside releasing its controversial findings on fugitive methane emissions caused by hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") on September 16, University of Texas-Austin also unveiled an industry-stacked Steering Committee roster for the study it conducted in concert with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
Stacked with former and current oil industry lobbyists, policy professionals and business executives, the Steering Committee is proof positive of the conflicts of interest evident in the roster of people and funding behind the "frackademia" study.
Only two out of the 11 members of the Steering Committee besides lead author and UT-Austin Professor David Allen have a science background relevant to onshore fracking.
That study found fugitive methane emissions at the well pad to be 2%-4% lower than discovered by the non-industry funded groundbreaking April 2011 Cornell University study co-authored by Anthony Ingraffea and Robert Howarth.
The Cornell study concluded fracking is worse for the climate than coal combustion when measured over its entire lifecycle.
Webster's Dictionary defines a Steering Committee as "a committee, especially of a deliberative or legislative body, that prepares the agenda of a session."
In the case of the EDF study - based on the oddly rosy findings - it seems plausible the industry-stacked Committee drove the report in a direction beneficial to oil industry profits rather than science.


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Hi everyone.
Not much has been up for me today, but I did finally get my steak dinner, and I made a really good gravy out of the pan drippings, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and some beef gravy mix. And they went real good with my potatoes, too.
And I know that this is a late posting again, but at least I'm starting to get back on track with my sleep. I should be able to finish my current fan fic chapter soon, and get started on Chapter 3, which I'm looking forward to.
Desiree: I was hoping to get some different stuff and some chicken at Dollar General, but they were out of chicken breast and most of their breakfast stuff. So I'll try again Monday after work to find some of that stuff.
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Embree plans return before season's end
Pitcher will test recovery of broken leg with fielding drills
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
After a line drive by the Braves' Milton Prado had left him with a broken fibula, the assumption was that Embree was gone for the year. At 39, a legitimate question was whether there would be a next year.
But there was Embree on Wednesday, running and doing lateral and backward running for the first time since the injury. He has been throwing for some time now. If he can move well enough to field his position, Embree will return. Now, no one is ruling out seeing him pitch in a game before the regular season ends.
Embree feels even stronger about it.
"If I was a betting man, yes," he said when asked if he will be able to help the Rockies in the final regular-season days.
Rockies manager Jim Tracy said Embree is "a lot further along than I thought he'd be at this point in time."
Embree (2-2, 5.84 ERA in 36 appearances) said he'll monitor how he feels Thursday, then continue his comeback. A big step, he said, will be fielding. He'll start with balls hit hard to the mound and progress to more extensive fielding drills.
After the injury, Embree said he conditioned himself to plan a return.
"After that first X-ray, I saw I was healing better than they anticipated, so maybe there was a chance," Embree said. "Each day, momentum picked up. Then I got to that eighth-week X-ray, and they cleared me to do whatever I could tolerate. This is a legitimate run at getting back before the season is over."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Damon Lindelof had this to say about Earth's role in the next movie "Star Trek Into Darkness". Now I know a lot of fans out there still feel that that Star Trek is about humanity, with Gene Roddenberry himself saying that "Earth is a paradise" when explaining how humans should act (No sad feelings over a parents death). It's no surprise that Earth has played a part in Star Trek to help explore those 'perfect' traits of our characters when they're acting besides their 'infantile' selves. However, I have some pretty strong issues with the notion of making Earth play a much larger role in this new take of Star Trek. Bear in mind that these points simply reflect my opinion on what I think Star Trek is about and isn't meant to dissuade other fans' viewpoints. Earth doesn't make Star Trek unique. Despite bringing up Star Wars, there aren't all that many science fiction franchises that don't have an Earth, let alone stories that don't follow a human protagonist. The idea of giving Earth a more centralized role I feel does more to hinder Star Trek's identity, since a lot of science fiction works have an Earth. Just compare how many science fiction works have an Earth, and how many have a planet Vulcan. Sadly, Star Trek doesn't have a Vulcan anymore. It's a cheap gimmick. For a franchise that has spanned so much territory in regards to how much the federation has explored, there sure seems to be a lot of focus on that one tiny blue planet. That's where the gimmick part comes in because putting Earth in danger will get audiences rallied up because, hey, we all live on Earth! Damon's reasons seem to stems more from this fact than anything else in just trying to get more audiences into the seats. Imagine for instance if the Earth was destroyed instead of Vulcan. The writers would actually have to work in coming up with ways to get audiences excited about Star Trek! Impossible? Well, how many original series episodes dealt with a destructive force that wanted to destroy just the Earth in the entire series? Here's a clue. The crew never even went to their modern day Earth. It makes Star Trek more human focused than it should. This is where my idea of what Star Trek is about clashes with a lot of "it's about humanity!" ideas. For me, Star Trek is about a massive, diverse and ever changing galaxy and how everyone fits into it. That includes humans to, and also Klingons, Romulans ect. When you look at some of the characters from TNG or even Deep Space Nine as a whole, Star Trek has given several alien cultures a huge chunk of non-human based stories. This is one of the crucial parts that separates Star Trek from any other science fiction franchise because it was willing to give the aliens and sometimes ONLY the aliens their own story that played out in a big way. However with JJ's Trek, aliens have gotten their roles reduced dramatically since the original series had all it's main character be human to a degree, and now with Earth's bigger role, there may never be a huge part for any alien based story for quite some time, and that's unfortunate. It's been done already. Star Trek Into Darkness is the third consecutive Star Trek movie that features a bad guy who wants to attack Earth out of vengeance. I would just like to see the writers come up with a storyline that can be exciting that doesn't involve Earth. But with Lindelof's comments about making Earth more prominent in 'their' movies, I don't think Star Trek is going to leave it's comfort zone anytime soon. So that's my view on Earth in Star Trek. I just find the planet boring and uninteresting. I'd like to see the Enterprise to be the crew's home, not that over used blue blob of grease. One other thing. Iron Man's stomping ground is California.


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For his trip to the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge, Sealy (Texas) standout Ricky Seals-Jones hopes that those charged with slowing him down do not get frustrated.
The nation's top-ranked wide receiver understands if they do, of course, but advises them to keep their heads high.
"I guess if you see a guy that is 6-6 line up against you every time that can get off the line, can run, and can jump, it would get frustrating," he said. "You just get worn out with it. It can probably be intimidating."
Seals-Jones was not trying to be brash or cocky; it was almost as though he never thought of what it is like to be covering him.
While the humility was palpable the confidence was brimming on each word the Texas commit let out when discussing his trip to Atlanta for the invitation-only event to be held at Lakewood Stadium in South Atlanta from June 22-24.
"I am ready to show what I can do," he said. "It is an honor to be invited and I am ready to go out and go hard.
"I think it will be fun but the first thing on my mind is the competition. I want to be out there working and proving I earned my spot."
As the No. 1 player at his position and the No. 18 overall player in the Rivals100, it was no surprise that Seals-Jones would be involved in the inaugural event. But he was honored nonetheless.
"It really was special to get asked to participate," he said. "When I heard about it I figured I would get invited and I was glad that I did.
"I know how hard I worked to get to the top spot. So now I have to go and defend that spot and work hard to stay there."
While the ranking is not what Seals-Jones is focused on, it does fuel his desire.
"Working hard paid off," he said. "But the work is never over. There is always someone out there that is hungry to take your spot and so you have to keep going out and showing where you belong.
"I didn't look too much at who will be at the camp, but I know that I have to work my game and let the chips fall where they may. I have to play hard each play and do what I am capable of doing."
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Ricky Seals-Jones said that he doesn't think he has seen the ceiling of what he is capable of doing and that excites him.
It should also worry those that are asked to stop him from reaching his limits.
"Physically, there are not many guys that will keep me from getting off the ball," he said. "It is hard to body me up and then try to run with me.
"This is going to be getting everyone ready for college and I hope that my performance shows I am ready to take that step."
Mike Farrell's take
Is he a wide receiver in a tight end's body or a tight end who wants to be a wide receiver? That's the big question when it comes to Seals-Jones and if he can prove the former, he could leave Atlanta as a five-star. Rivals.com has never had a year where the No. 1 wideout wasn't a five-star and this likely won't be the first, so someone will step up and prove it. Right now, Seals-Jones is in the pole position for such status and at 6-foot-6 and more than 220 pounds, he'll be hard to check off the line and hard to handle downfield. He's the one guy Kendall Fuller, the nation's No. 1 cornerback, wanted at the event and that matchup will be fun to watch.
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Sustainable Consumption, Production and Industry Action Plan
The Commission proposes a number of measures to support the implementation, in the European Union and internationally, of a policy to promote environmentally friendly consumption and production.
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 25 June 2008 on the 'Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy Action Plan' [COM(2008) 397 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
The Commission proposes the implementation of a series of measures to improve the energy and environmental performance of products throughout their life cycle, and to stimulate demand and consumption of better quality products, thus creating a 'virtuous circle'.
These targets may be reached by:
- extending the scope of the Directive on ecodesign, which for the moment only applies to energy-using products, to all energy-related products or those products which have an impact on energy consumption during their use (window frames, water-using devices etc.);
- extending the scope of the Energy Labelling Directive to cover a wider range of products;
- revising the Ecolabel Regulation to simplify and streamline the process of obtaining an ecolabel, and to extend the product coverage;
- promoting green public procurement, by providing guidance and tools for public authorities to "green" their procurement practices;
- implementing incentive measures aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of the retail sector and its supply chain, promote more sustainable products, and better inform consumers.
Leaner production
There is already a regulatory framework for production processes concerning environmental emissions from industries and the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme, in particular. The Commission considers however that there is a need to give further impetus to environmentally friendly production processes and energy savings. In this context, the Commission intends to act in three areas:
- increase efficient use of resources (creating more value while using less resources);
- support eco-innovation;
- enhance the environmental potential of industry, by revising the EMAS Regulation (Community eco-management and audit scheme), by preparing industrial policies for environmental industries and by helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to fully exploit business opportunities in the field of environment and energy.
Acting on a global scale
Action will also be undertaken at a global level:
- promote good practice internationally in sustainable production and consumption;
- promote international trade in environmentally friendly goods and services;
- promote sector-based agreements in international negotiations on climate change.
The action plan forms part of the European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development and the Community Lisbon Programme for 2008-2010 of which one of the main orientations is the promotion of an industrial policy geared towards more sustainable consumption and production. The Commission will review progress and report on the implementation of the initiatives proposed in 2012.
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Twenty characteristics of a Red Sox fan
Boston fans from near and far put together a unique profile
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
"Write a profile of the ultimate Red Sox fan, as described to you by Red Sox fans," he said in an e-mail before Saturday's Game 2. "Rather than just testing them with questions about baseball history or general game knowledge, which they'll likely enjoy talking about (I promise you more people in Boston, per capita, know who Hunter Pence is than people in Houston, but I digress), ask them about what makes for a true Sox fan. They'll mutter vagaries, so you might want to make assumptions in your line of questioning and either let them support or (sometimes vehemently) deny them."
It was too good to resist. Jimmy Fallon's character in "Fever Pitch" tried to explain it all to Drew Barrymore's character, but there is so much more. MLB.com stood outside of the Gate D barricade at Fenway Park with the fans while they waited to be waved into the Yawkey Way street festival by Big League Brian at exactly 6:21 p.m. ET. We talked to them inside the park, behind the plate and out in right and up in the grandstand. One fan even added that you become a Sox fan if you grew up in Northern California but your son plays on the team, as does his son, rookie second baseman Dustin Pedroia.
Here are 20 characteristics that make up a Red Sox fan. Some of these overlap a bit, but this is the profile of the ultimate Red Sox fan in the words of Sox fans:
Obsessive-compulsive. "It's a mental illness, and I don't know whether it's treatable with modern medicine," said Peter Brown, 52, a lawyer from Newton, Mass. "And it's genetic, because it's passed through the generations. And there's no cure." As for the 2004 World Series championship, he said, "The burden has been removed, at least in part. We're no less obsessive, but we don't suffer as intently."
Always has a love story. This particular one was about Paul and Kim Ballam of Chicago. It was his 37th birthday, and she is 36. She grew up in Chicago. He grew up in Boston. "We were married on Labor Day weekend of 2005," Kim said on Yawkey Way. "We made special wedding vows. I said I had to cheer for his Red Sox. He said he had to cheer for my Cubs." Like a true Red Sox fan, Paul added, "We also said all bets were off if we played each other in the World Series." Paul said both fan bases are almost identical, explaining, "It's almost like a culture. It's probably not an accident that 'cult' is in 'culture.' We have so much in common."
History buff. Brown was standing in the aisle behind the field boxes on the first-base side, watching club highights on the big scoreboard. "There's Buckner. Don't look," he said. Then they showed "Yaz's last game in '83. I was there for that one, too." Even if you weren't actually there, you know about them if you're a real Sox fan. In fact, you never really had a choice in the matter.
Respects all other fans. That's because it is one of the nine "ground rules" that are shown on the scoreboard before every home game.
Passes it down. "[I'm] just enjoying the game of baseball," said a 47-year-old fan on Yawkey Way named Jerry, withholding his last name. "Just watching the game. [Kevin] Youkilis on first, [Mike] Lowell on third, [Jonathan] Papelbon to close the game -- [those are some of the things that are] unbelievable just to watch. I remember the first time my father took me. I was 7. It was a life experience that you'll never forget. I was able to get tickets to this game, and I brought my oldest daughter, who's 14. It's her first game. It's an experience she will never forget, just like it was for me."
Never forgets. "Travel from North Carolina like we did," said Steve Jablonski, 49, offering traits along with his wife, Sue, 46. "We're from this area. We moved down to Cary 20 years ago, but we come back, and we'll go to Durham whenever Pawtucket [Boston's Triple-A affiliate] is there. I grew up with the '67 Impossible Dream team, and anybody who was old enough to be there that year had to be a Sox fan for life."
Passionate. Guy Pedroia, a longtime Giants fan, said he now understands it. He is from Woodland, Calif., not far from Sacramento. A reporter was walking up the aisle behind home plate, halfway up the section behind the field seats, and decided to ask one last fan for another trait just to be complete. "My son plays on the team," said Guy, whose son, Dustin, is a favorite for AL Rookie of the Year. "It's pretty fun. After this first year, I can tell you that it's not anything like we're used to in California. ... We're just excited that he got the opportunity to play here. We're rooting for him. We won't go to Cleveland, but we'll be at the World Series."
"Crazy." Courtesy of Joe Froias, 24, of New Bedford, Mass., as Yawkey Way was getting jam-packed and kind of crazy.
Willing to travel. When MLB.com wrote about those Cub caravans during that team's National League Division Series at Phoenix, there were immediately e-mails from Red Sox fans on why no one travels like The Nation. It might be true. Certainly that was demonstrated when Boston fans teemed within St. Louis for the 2004 World Series. "I went to [St. Petersburg, Fla.,] in September of last season," said Christine Froias, 32. "There were more Red Sox fans than Tampa Bay fans." Cleveland, prepare for an invasion. "Even the bugs won't keep us away," her husband, Joe, deadpanned.
Loyal/diehard. Most popular answer. Joe Gaffey, 42, was waiting outside the Gate D entrance with his 8-year-old son Matt, and said, "Before '04, I would have said 'misery.'" Being a Sox fan now means enjoying your much-deserved "reward for all those years," according to Linda Amirault, 50, of Saugus, Mass. Bob Mitchell, 41, of Salisbury, Mass., said, "A diehahd. That's the main thing."
Knowledgeable baseball fan. Danny Vinik. Age 17. Enough said.
Loves the players. You could say this about any fan base. But this one is a given as well. Just consider the "DAMON SUCKS" T-shirt across from us on the Green Line to the Kenmore exit in the afternoon. "You gotta love all the pitchers like I do, and [Jason] Varitek," said Martha Kelly, 42, of Bethlemen, Pa. "I'm one of those who screams at the pitchers as they head out to the bullpen at the start of the game."
Knows the words to "Sweet Caroline." "Where it began/ I can't begin to knowin'/But then I know its growin' strong. ..." Fans sing Neil Diamond's classic in the eighth inning of every home game, and you can find endless renditions on YouTube. It seems like everyone sings it, and there is nothing like the experience of doing that with 35,000-plus, especially at that point in the game. Across the street from the Cask 'n Flagon outside the ballpark, there is a billboard that says "SO GOOD! SO GOOD! SO GOOD!"
Best dressed. "I have a closet filled with customized jerseys," Kelly said. "I have a Manny, a Papelbon, a 'Tek, a Schilling." Joe Froias said this is a crucial trait. "As opposed to the ugly 'NY'," he said. "They look so ugly." Speaking of that ...
Hates the Yankees. Probably the most obvious. "I went out with a Yankees fan," Froias said, "and I knew it wasn't gonna work. My friends didn't want to let her into the house at first."
All walks of life. "It covers the spectrum," Peter Brown said. "College professors to hard-hat guys, everybody."
Loves an old ballpark. "Just coming to Fenway," Mitchell said. "That's what it's all about."
Likes sausage. "You gotta have a sausage here," Sue Jablonski said, so we did, in fact one foot-long at each of the first two games in this series, with a little hot sauce. The cashier who was getting yelled at by her co-worker for not having enough small change was selling it like Emeril, too. "It's fresh-made every morning, and look at these vegetables. They're fresh," she said, proudly, selling one after another.
Gets here early and happy to stay late. Sox fans don't typically show up in the second, third or fourth inning. In fact, after a reporter left Fenway around 1 a.m. after Game 1, a long line was already forming outside of Gate D for next-day ticket sales, despite temperatures that would dip into the 30s overnight. "They always do this," a teenager at the front of that line said while setting up a tent. "And they promise that you can get more than one." As for staying late, see: 2004 ALCS.
Hardy. These are New Englanders, accustomed to harsh winters and some pretty frigid springs and autumns. They certainly wouldn't mind putting on the outerwear for another World Series here. And because of their loyalty, many of them are finally in position to think like that. "You have to love them even when they lose," said Kim Foley, 37, of Bethlehem, Pa. "Stick with them good and bad ... and really ugly."
Her ex-husband is from Boston, and Foley said, "Now I'm a bigger fan than he is. I'm up here all the time."
That's the profile of a Boston Red Sox fan.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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|This article originally appeared in Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records, edited by Kory L. Meyerink.
Subject dictionaries explain terms associated with specialized subject fields, occupations, or professions. They define unique terms and words not usually found in general dictionaries. There are law dictionaries, mathematics dictionaries, music dictionaries, and genealogical dictionaries. Specialized dictionaries can be found in most library reference collections and should not be overlooked by family historians.
Colonial American English, by Richard M. Lederer, Jr., defines words and phrases used in colonial America from 1608 to 1783. The meanings of some words used during this period are now obscure and difficult to find in modern dictionaries. The author does not suggest that his dictionary replace the Oxford English Dictionary (see Historical and Etymological Dictionaries for more on the OED) or similar unabridged works. Instead, he directs his readers to use his work for a better understanding of colonial writing (Lederer 1985, 7). Each word is defined according to figure of speech and is used in a sentence written in colonial America. Thus, the word address is described as a noun, and its first meaning is given as skillful management. In 1775 General Heath, describing soldiers, wrote: . . . great address and gallantry were exhibited. The word is also defined as: A petition; in 1719 William Burd 'moved an address to the Governor'" (Lederer 1985, 1011).
The Dictionary of Genealogy, by Terrick V. H. Fitzhugh, describes the meaning of English terms and phrases that have disappeared from common use in Great Britain. For example, Fitzhugh describes the term half-baptized as a colloquial term meaning 'christened privately', i.e., not in church" (Fitzhugh 1991, 131). (Often, if a newborn was not expected to live, it was baptized at home. If the child did survive, the parents were required to bring the child to the church for a regular church ceremony. Occasionally both ceremonies were entered into the register as baptisms.) This dictionary also contains a Guide to Ancestry Research; this is a short instructional manual on English genealogy and a list of useful addresses. A revised edition of this work was published in 1994.
Several dictionaries provide definitions of American genealogical terms and foreign and archaic words. A to Zax: A Comprehensive Dictionary for Genealogists and Historians, by Barbara Jean Evans, resulted from the author's thirty years of collecting words and phrases she did not understand while conducting her own research and assisting others. Evans' focus is on words used in history and genealogy, including archaic and Norman words often found in old manuscripts. Foreign words appearing in the first edition of Evans' dictionary were eliminated from the later editions, although Latin phrase entries have been kept and expanded. The appendixes feature a list of nicknames and a list of Dutch-to-English and English-to-Dutch given names.
Ancestry's Concise Genealogical Dictionary, compiled by Maurine and Glen Harris, is, as the title implies, shorter and less definitive than A to Zax. It is compact and portable and usually provides only one definition per term. A bibliography lists the sources consulted. The authors suggest that the serious researcher consult these works for additional or more detailed definitions. A list of commonly found abbreviations appears at the end of the book.
Genealogical Dictionary, by Michael L. Cook (Evansville, Ind.: Cook Publications, 1979), is comparable in coverage to the A to Zax dictionary. Cook's dictionary gives the definitions of more than 2,500 words, including legal, medical, French, German, Spanish, and Latin terms. The definitions are informative and easily understandable, and they often include several different meanings for each term. Cook's dictionary also includes an alphabetical county index showing the state in which each county is found.
When searching for definitions of words found in documents, it is wise to consult all three genealogical dictionaries; some words appear in one or two of the dictionaries and not in the other. For example, the term cousin is used often in court documents, especially probate records, and is frequently misinterpreted by researchers. The example here shows that this term can be used to mean the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. It can also refer to a close friend or even to someone whose exact relationship is not known.
Black's Law Dictionary is the standard dictionary for legal terms. For example, suppose one finds the term penal sum when reading a court record concerning an ancestor. It might be assumed that the words referred to some sort of prison obligation. Black's Law Dictionary provides the following definition for penal sum: "a sum agreed upon in a bond, to be forfeited if the condition of the bond is not fulfilled" (Black 1990, 1133). Although this dictionary primarily gives modern interpretations of words, references are often provided for the historical meanings of legal terms.
An interesting dictionary for both the casual reader and the family historian is Morbus: Why and How Our Ancestors Died: A Genealogist's Dictionary of Terms Found in Vital Records with Descriptions of the Diseases as They Relate to the Health of Our Ancestors, by Rosemary A Chorzempa. This dictionary lists the most common death terms and their meanings as used in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe and America. Morbus is a Latin term for disease. It was used in early records as a shortened term for cause of death. Thus, morbus apoplexy means cause of death due to apoplexy (stroke). Chorzempa's dictionary ends with a list, compiled by the Polish Genealogical Society, of common terms found as causes of death in German, Latin, Polish, and Russian.


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Eric Hinske: A career in the AL East
Former AL Rookie of the Year a welcome addition in Tampa Bay
I've played all seven of my big league seasons in the American League East. I came up with Toronto before joining Boston. Now I'm in my first season with the Rays, so I think I've developed a pretty good feel for the teams in our division.
It's unusual that I've played my whole career in one division despite changing clubs a few times. Maybe I'll spend my whole career in the AL East. People joke with me all the time that I'll be playing for the Yankees and the Orioles next. I'll be standing out in right field, and some fans will yell that out to me once in a while. It is kind of funny.
I don't know if there are any real advantages. I know the pitchers in our division, but they know me pretty well, too. The book on me is out there. Everybody pitches me the same way. They make some adjustments -- as do I -- and right now, that is the name of the game for me. I just try and stay one step ahead.
It seems like I have friends and former teammates on every team we play in our division. I have many good friends on those clubs, but, like all players, we put friendships aside when we're competing against each other. I take the approach of going about my business.
I'm from the Midwest originally, but I've grown to like it on the East Coast. I'll always be a Midwesterner at heart, but I love that there are so many good baseball fans in the East. I've enjoyed playing in front of the crowds both in Boston and Toronto, and we're starting to draw here in Tampa, too.
There's no secret to drawing more fans. It's because we're playing good baseball here in Tampa. We've opened up a lot of eyes this year. It's not simple to come in and beat us.
On the whole, our division is strong. New York and Boston are always there. The other two teams -- Baltimore and Toronto -- are very good this year, too. There are no easy layups in our division -- or the in entire AL, for that matter.
Our club has something good going on right now, and I think we have the talent and the mindset to sustain it. We take a consistent approach, and, if we go about our business the right way, good things will happen. We're doing that and we are having fun in the process.
It would be great for all of my teammates here to experience the kind of ultimate high I had last year with the Red Sox. Winning a World Series title will always be special for me. The way the Red Sox gave me my championship ring a couple months ago was pretty cool, too.
Both the home and visitors clubhouses connect to the weight room at Tropicana Field. I was told that someone wanted to see me in the weight room, and when I walked in, the whole Red Sox team was waiting for me with the ring. I got a lot of hugs, and it was a real special moment.
It was cool that I was able be a part of a club that won a World Series championship, and nobody will ever be able to take that ring away from me. But now, I'm 100 percent focused on helping the Rays win their first title.
Eric Hinske broke into the Majors with the Blue Jays in 2002, winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award. With 11 homers so far this season, he's tied for the Rays' lead with Carlos Pena and just four shy of 100 for his career.
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Two Clarkson University students received awards for their research presentations at the annual Mathematical Association of America's Mathfest, held in Pittsburgh this month.
Mark Minick, a junior chemical engineering major from Mechanicville, N.Y., won the SIGMAA EM award, which recognizes exceptional presentations that involve work on problems arising from environmental sources.
Brian Leventhal, a senior mathematics major from Hauppauge, N.Y., received an Outstanding Presentation Award for his talk on "Understanding How the Brain Detects Threats."
Mathfest, one of the largest undergraduate research math conferences with an overall attendance of about 1,500 people, featured roughly 185 undergraduate student speakers, with nine undergraduate presenters from Clarkson.
Minick spoke about his summer research project, which focused on the water consumption of berry farmers in the Parajo Valley of California. This was joint work with Mathematics Professor Katie R. Fowler and mathematics senior Xiaojing Fu of Hunan, China.
The project's objective is to build a mathematical model that accounts for different crop rotation scenarios to minimize water usage while maximizing profit. The work is motivated by the fact that aquifer resources are quickly depleting in that area and over-pumping has even resulted in seawater intrusion from the coast.
Minick's progress was facilitated by the American Institute of Mathematics and conference calls with sustainability experts and berry farmers from Driscoll Berries. He will continue the research effort over the next year and travel to California to meet with collaborators.
Leventhal's talk was based on research conducted as part of an interdisciplinary team, working jointly with psychology junior Kylie Drouin of South Burlington, Vt. mentored by Fowler and Psychology Professor Robert Dowman. The team enhanced a computational toolkit to fit experimental data and gain understanding of the architecture in the brain. Their work used a mix of psychology, mathematical modeling, computer programming, and statistics to try to predict reaction times to threatening scenarios.
Leventhal's research was part of a National Science Foundation-funded Undergraduate Biology-Mathematics (UBM) program designed to help students learn how to work as part of an interdisciplinary team to conduct research that might not be accessible from a single field. The program teams students from biology and mathematics on a project with a goal of leveraging the combined expertise to advance the research.
In its first year at Clarkson, the UBM program supported three teams of students, with all teams presenting at Mathfest.
Biology juniors Marie Rogers of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Brianna Brianna Christopherson of Camillus, N.Y., conducted a joint presentation titled "Mathematically Modeling Risk Based Decision Making in Jays and College Students," describing research performed with biology senior Joshua Felch of South Berwick, Me., and psychology junior Michael Rolleston of Queensbury, N.Y., supervised by Biology Professor Tom A. Langen and Mathematics & Computer Science Professor Joseph D. Skufca.
Applied mathematics & statistics senior Chris Lemon of Sanford, Me., presented joint research with biology senior Valerie Bethka of Scotia, N.Y., supervised by Biology Professor James A. Schulte and Mathematics & Computer Science Professor Aaron B. Luttman, with a talk titled "Segmentation Image Analysis: A Novel Approach to Identifying Cryptic Species."
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Two Clarkson University students received awards for their research presentations at the annual Mathematical Association of America's Mathfest. Mark Minick (left) won the SIGMAA EM award, which recognizes exceptional presentations that involve work on problems arising from environmental sources. Brian Leventhal received an Outstanding Presentation Award for his talk on "Understanding How the Brain Detects Threats."


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I am looking for a good baklava recipe. Mine has been lost over the years
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/m...ipe/index.html Try this one from food network..hope it's what you need....
Here is a recipe that I have used for years:
3 cups walnuts (finely chopped)
1 cup almonds (finely chopped)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/3 cup sugar
Mix the above ingredients together
1 pound strudel leaves (fillo dough)
2 cups melted butter
Preheat oven to 350℉.
Place 5 fillo leaves in a 13 x 9 1/2 x 2 inch pan. Butter each as it is stacked.
Evenly sprinkle 5 heaping tablespoons of nut mixture. Place 2 leaves on top, brush with butter. Sprinkle 5 tablespoons of nut mixture. Repeat 4 times. Place remaining fillo on top buttering every second leaf (I only put 2 - 3 layers on top.
Trim edges with sharp knife.
Score top sheets into diamond shapes using "up and down" motion. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour. (Mine seems to take a lot less cooking time - check often). Turn off heat and let Baklava cool in oven. Pour hot syrup over cooled Baklava.
Syrup recipe is below:
Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 10 minutes.
2 cups water 2 cups sugar
1 - 1 1/2 cups honey 1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Thank you for the recipe. I like to eat it, but have never attempted it. I will try it as well.
I don't have a specific recipe (I lose them and go find another basic each time!) but every time I make it, I've learned that if I add some orange juice to the syrup and some finely grated orange peel to the nut mixture, I get a lot more compliments and some "OOOOH, this is different and so good!" comments.
www.allrecipes.com/baklava this one is authentic Greek using the honey and sugar. i would add orange zest and a bit of undiluted orange concentrate to the syrup to get a zing in the recipe. It is easy to make. just be sure to have a wide paint brush/pastry brush for putting the melted butter on each sheet of phyllo dough. the phyllo tears easily and is worse when it dries out so keep the dough you are going to put butter on, covered with a damp dish towel while you are working on constructing the layers of the baklava.
I got this recipe from two Greek ladies 25 or 30 years ago, who passed the recipe down from their mother. I have made it more times than I can count, and everybody loves it. I cut back on the butter now, and it is still very good.
1 lb. Filo Dough
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 1/2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg
1 lb. Finely Chopped Nuts (walnuts, pecans, almond or pistachios)
1 1/2 Lbs. Unsalted Butter, Melted (I only use about 1 Lb.)
NOTE: For best results, thaw fillo in refrigerator for 24 hours before using. Do not thaw on counter, or try to use frozen!
Mix nuts, sugar and spices together. Grease large rectangular pan, 9"X13" or 11"x15", or bigger. (Fillo dough is usually 12x17 or 12x18). Open box of filo and unfold. Save 6 good filo for the top layers. Keep filo covered with a damp cloth while you are working with it so it does not dry out. Put 5 sheets of filo into pan, one layer at a time, brushing each layer generously with melted butter, before adding the next layer. After you have layered five fila, start sprinkling the nut mixture lightly from end to end, put the next layer down, brush with butter and sprinkle with nut mixture.
Continue doing this until all the nut mixture and all but the six reserved fila have been used. Add the six fila, one at a time brushing each one with melted butter as you go. (Do not add nut mixture to these last six layers of filo dough). Brush the top of the final fila with butter, and freeze for 15-20 minutes.
Take out of freezer. With a very sharp knife, cut Baklava all the way through. Cut lines at an angle, so you will have diamond shaped pieces. First, cut lines straight down the long sides of the pan, about 1-1/4" apart. Next, cut diagonal lines going across the pan to form diamond shaped pieces. Bake at 300º for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, until golden brown. Remove from oven, and immediately pour COOLED syrup over HOT Baklava. Leave in pan overnight to allow Baklava to absorb syrup. Cut again through first cutting lines for easy removal from pan. Store in covered container, or freeze. This freezes well.
3 Cups Sugar
1 Stick Cinnamon
1/8 Cup Honey
1-1/2 Cups Water
Juice Of 1/2 Lemon
As soon as Baklava goes into the oven, put all syrup ingredients into a sauce pan and cook about 20-25 minutes until medium, consistency. Pour syrup over baklava as soon as it comes out of the oven. NOTE: Be sure the syrup is started in time to cool before the Baklava is done. The syrup has to be cool.
I got my recipe from a Greek lady I worked with many years ago. It was fun to make and share with friends. I quit making it because quilting is less fattening. But oh, the memories. :) Have fun! I love the idea of adding the orange zest to the syrup - I love orange with nuts, or chocolate, or most anything.
oh yummy, i used to buy them at a shop in the building where i worked years ago when still in Houston. double yummy!
I love Baklava!! But, if I make it I will eat it. So.... I can't


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I always appreciate having some sort of basketball article to read in the morning and this lockout has put a damper on things. Arse has done a good job but I think he's running low on topics. Feel free to post something you'd like him to discuss. I'm sure someone will write how this post is dumb, but I don't care.
I'd like to hear Arse's opinion on problems the NBA faces as long as the players feel like 3 of them need to get on a team to win anything.


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In one of the largest venture capital rounds in the state so far this year, Bothell's Alder BioPharmaceuticals has raised $38 million to support ongoing research for its cancer and migraine headache treatments. Investors in the deal include Novo Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, Ventures West, WRF Capital, H.I.G. Ventures, Delphi Ventures and TPG Biotech. As a result of the deal, Peter Bisgaard of Novo Ventures will join Alder's board of directors.
The financing follows a strategic alliance formed in 2009 between Alder and Bristol Myers Squibb, one valued at the time at more than $1 billion.
"We are proud that in the four years since our Series C round, the Alder team has been tremendously successful in building a pipeline of therapeutics that enabled this round of financing," said Randall Schatzman, president and chief executive officer of Alder BioPharmaceuticals. "This financing will provide us with the resources to advance ALD403, which targets well-validated biology in treating migraine and has a similar potential as ALD518 to be a significant game-changer in its disease area."
The funding comes after an uptick in venture capital investments in Washington state during the first quarter, led in part by the massive $50 million funding round in Bellevue enterprise software company Apptio. At the time of that deal, Apptio said it was one of the largest VC rounds in the Pacific Northwest in the past five years.
In total, privately-held companies raised $206 million in VC funding during the first quarter.
Xconomy reports that the new funds will be used to hire between 10 to 15 people, and continue development on its three major drug candidates in the areas of cancer, migraines and cholesterol.


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Anybody as excited about this game as I am?
I thought we could use a thread about this, but I don't have much info on the game yet. Personally, I've spent countless hours in Forza 3.
IIRC the game should be out in a month, and that's as much that I know
Here are some pics though


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Rambled thoughts on Architecture, Urbanity, and the 7th GenerationNovember 1st, 2009
This morning, I read this old article at OKC Central about a architecture critic's visit to Oklahoma City and comments on the City's efforts back in the 1960s through 1980s with interest.
While some of what the critic Hiroshi Watanabe said sounded well-reasoned and has proven to be largely correct (praising Bricktown, the potential of the Myriad Gardens, etc), one thing that sticks out, both in regards to the efforts of I.M. Pei that preceded the critics visit and to the comments by Watanabe on the quality of the setbacks and plazas surrounding downtown office buildings, is the influence of architectural trends and the general lack of urban understanding. Simply put: a good architect does not necessarily equate to a good urbanist. In fact, many renowned architects are very poor urbanists with destructive tendencies when given an opportunity to work at too great a scale. Along these lines, an interesting debate has been taking place between proponents of Frank Gehry and members of the more Jane Jacobs minded (actually, more accurately, William Whyte minded) Project for Public Spaces (PPS). The debate was sparked by a question about the quality of public space provided by Gehry buildings asked by Fred Kent, head of PPS and a recent speaker at the Oklahoma City Mayor's Development Roundtable, at a symposium in Aspen; to which Gerhy responded, if at all, with a pompous disregard that astounded some in attendance.
In the end, a great city has to be a collective effort. Architects certainly have a tremendous amount to contribute to the conversation and to the overall aesthetic. Planners, urban designers, engineers, real estate developers, etc – also all have much to contribute to shaping the ultimate urban environment. But none of these professions, or any other profession for that matter, should wholly dictate the detailed form of the urban environment at a broad scale. Ultimately, an eclectic mix of many persons contributions; spread out over decades or centuries of the technologies and styles of generations; creates the type of city that I consider great. In truth, I am concerned more with creating a framework that will sustain and grow a great city for a long time to come. Key decisions about the overall framework of city development have given us the cities we see today, even if we did not know the importance of those decisions at the time. The seventh generation approach is interesting to consider when making major decisions that will impact the historical, current, and future urban environment:
"Oren Lyons observes that the first mandate of traditional Haudenosaunee [Iroquois] chiefs is to ensure that their decision-making is guided by consideration of the welfare and well-being of the seventh generation to come:
'What about the seventh generation? Where are you taking them? What will they have? (Lyons 1980, p. 174).'
"The seventh generation principle applies to the ancestors as well. In honoring the ancestors, one expresses gratitude to them as the seventh generation, which they kept foremost in their decision making and for whom they sacrificed.
What types of projects or policies will do the most to serve and respect future generations? What projects and policies may hinder future generations? I have some ideas of my own, but would rather hear what you think. Thoughts?


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Pivotal, the company spun out of EMC and VMware on April 1, formally announced its launch on Wednesday, unveiling a truly grand plan. In fact, if you consider all the components and ambitions, you might conclude the plan is either brilliant or crazy.
The need for Pivotal's promised "next-generation enterprise computing platform" starts with the premise that there has been a fundamental shift in IT, with Internet consumer giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon pioneering large-scale data-management approaches and rapid application-development capabilities supported by unprecedented levels of automation.
These approaches have yet to effectively reach the vast majority of companies and government agencies still mostly dependent on client-server applications built on relational databases and even mainframes, said Paul Maritz, Pivotal's CEO. What's needed, he said, is a next-era platform that can integrate with those legacy technologies.
[ Want more on Pivotal's technology and business plans? Read EMC, VMware Prep Big Data Analytics Spinoff. ]
"We have to bring together the ability to ingest large amounts of data, develop deep understanding and then do something, in real time, based on that insight," Maritz said, kicking off the launch event in San Francisco. "These kinds of applications are emerging across a wide variety of industries, but there's no easy, cost-effective way to do it on existing infrastructure and relational databases, so that's a strong hint that there's a new platform waiting to be born."
Plans for Pivotal were first announced in December, and last month Maritz detailed a business planthat foresees $1 billion in revenue by 2017. More details emerged on Wednesday along with the surprise announcement that General Electric is taking a $105 million stake in the company.
GE plans to take advantage of Pivotal's platform to power its efforts to build an industrial Internet, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt said in a prerecorded video. The manufacturer will use Pivotal's platform to capture and analyze data from smart devices such as turbines, aircraft engines, locomotives and medical equipment, he said.
"It's about smart machines, big data and analytics, and mobile workforces, and those coming together for airlines, utilities, oil and gas companies, and healthcare providers to provide great applications like no unplanned downtime, asset optimization and enterprise optimization," Immelt said.
The three key components of the Pivotal platform, which will see its first release in the fourth quarter, are an abstraction layer for cloud computing, big data infrastructure with associated real-time analytics capabilities, and an agile application development environment. The company has a head start in each of these areas, said executives, thanks to software, communities and people contributed by both EMC and VMware. The company is launching with 1,250 employees moving over from EMC and VMware.
Amazon, Microsoft and others have built out cloud services for corporations and government agencies, but Pivotal said a key need yet to be addressed is providing a layer of abstraction affording cloud users a degree of independence from any one provider. The idea is to automate the provisioning of public and private, with the public options including infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) providers such as Amazon, Microsoft and others.
"Enterprises aren't all going to want to build [or work on] consumer, Internet-scale clouds, so we're going to have to offer them choice as to which cloud they deploy their applications on," Maritz said. "We need to offer enterprises a way to automate and scale with portability across clouds, which are the modern equivalent of hardware."
Pivotal said the "cloud fabric" that will provide this capability will be based on Cloud Foundry platform-as-a-service (PaaS) software and expertise from VMware.
Pivotal's big data and analytics capabilities blend Hadoop with EMC's Greenplum database, VMware's GemFire in-memory caching technology and the HAWQ (Hadoop With Query) SQL querying capabilities recently announced as part of a coming Pivotal HD Hadoop release.
Pivotal executives have said that they're "all in on Hadoop," but with HAWQ and GemFire, they're addressing the two biggest weaknesses of the platform, which are its currently slow and limited SQL query capabilities (as supported by Hive) and the general lack of performance.
"We announced the massively parallel processing query service in Pivotal HD through HAWQ, but you can expect advances from Pivotal in real-time database processing," said Scott Yara, Pivotal's senior VP, products and platform.
The third leg of Pivotal's strategy will be built on the application development expertise of Pivotal Labs, contributed by EMC, and VMware's SpringSource unit. Spring provides a suite of software products for building, running and managing Java Web applications, and it also provides training on the open source Spring Framework for Java application development. Yara noted that three to four million developers rely on Spring for application development.
"You have to be able to easily move from development to test to production without a process-heavy approach ... and you have to provide an auto-deploy and scaling mechanism as part of the application fabric," Yara said.


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Mark Henry comes out using a crutch to walk and takes a microphone and says they all sound like they are happy he is in pain. He says Big Show did this to him and says this is not how you treat a champion and he may be hurt, but he is still standing there. Henry says the fans all wish they could have done this, and he kicked Show in the knee, but he acted like it was a low blow because he wanted Henry to look bad. He says he is there for the kids and he wants to show that a champion fights through pain and injury, and he wants to compete but he wasn't cleared. Henry says he is not the strongest, but he is standing there as the world's toughest man and the World Heavyweight Champion.
Big Show comes out and says Henry knew the title wouldn't change, so he wants Henry to stop lying because he knew he would get disqualified. Show says Henry felt the grasp on his title slipping away, and he just returned the favor when he hurt his knee, but it will be different next time. Henry says there won't be a next time because he is the world's largest loser, and he goes to leave and Show knocks him out with the WMD punch. Daniel Bryan runs out with a ref and cashes in, then rolls over Henry and covers him to win the title!
Bryan has his arm raised and celebrates with the title on the turnbuckles, then goes to the announcer's table and rubs it in Michael Cole's face. He jumps on the table and raises his arms, then gets back in the ring as Teddy Long runs out and tells him to wait because Mark Henry was not medically cleared to compete. Teddy says they never had an official match so Bryan is not the champion, and he says he is sorry and asks for him to hand over the title. He says he is just following the rules, but Teddy says he can give back the briefcase since it was not an official cash in and he can give him another title opportunity tonight. He says Bryan will be in the main event match, and the winner of that match will face Henry for the title on next Tuesday's live Smackdown, then leaves as Henry watches from the entrance ramp.
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If anyone out there has video of Angels reliever Hisanori Takahashi and Mike Scioscia having it out in the clubhouse or the manager's office, we'd love to see it. Bonus points if both men are speaking Japanese.
Without eyewitness (or earwitness) accounts, we have no idea what was said between the skipper and player after Thursday night's 15-9 Angels loss in Arlington, Texas. Takahashi did throw something of a tantrum in the bullpen during the seventh inning, and the clubhouse was kept closed for a longer time than usual after the game. (Read the full game story here.)
What irritated Taka? When he threw down a towel in the bullpen (which counts as an explosion for the quiet pitcher), it appeared to be because he was warming up but was not summoned to face Rangers left-handed hitter Mitch Moreland, who was pinch-hitting for rookie Mike Olt. Taka is a lefty, so it might have made sense for him to face Moreland instead of Angels right-handed reliever Dave Carpenter. But as Scioscia later noted, the Rangers also had righty Mike Napoli, an Angels killer the past two seasons, available as a pinch-hitter.
Moreland, as it turned out, hit a single off Carpenter. Michael Young, who had been on second base, scored, putting the Rangers ahead 9-8. The next batter was a lefty, too: David Murphy, who pinch-hit for Craig Gentry. Murphy got a hit as well, allowing Moreland, who had stolen second base, to advance to third. Jerome Williams came in and gave up a walk to Ian Kinsler and then a single to Elvis Andrus, making the score 10-8.
Takahashi, true to the percentages, has a better ERA against lefties than righties (3.00 vs. 7.04), but lefties actually hit better against him (.256 vs. .214). Moreland and Murphy also have hit Taka in the past: Moreland is 2 for 5 lifetime against him with a double, while Murphy is 3 for 7.
When Takahashi finally did get in to face a lefty, it was Josh Hamilton, who hit a ground-rule double to score two more runs and inflate the lead to 12-8.
Takahashi, who's 37 and making $4.2 million in his third major league season, has an ERA of 7.50 in his six appearances since the All-Star break.
After the game, Takahashi addressed Scioscia's decision not to insert him into the game to face either Moreland or Murphy. "That kind of situation — things happen. It's not my decision," he said through an interpreter.
Scioscia said: "Bottom line with Taka is … he certainly is a guy we need to perform a little bit better. At times he's pitched well. At times he's struggled. Anything that was happening is not an issue."
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Real singletrack racing, stunning alpine mountain views plus a format which suits both racers and flow-orientated mountain bikers- The PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC presented by SCOTT is a new, refreshing race experience and will mark a new highlight on the stage race calendar. The six-day mountain bike adventure through the Valais Alps in Switzerland will be from September 15-20th, 2014. It will lead a maximum of 300 teams of two from Verbier via Leukerbad and Grächen to Zermatt and take mountain bikers through the most stunning scenery in Switzerland. Thanks to its four locations during the six stages, participants can stay two nights in the same place, which greatly increases their comfort and recovery time.
The week-long test ride just ten days ago let the first riders experience the flowing singletrack route and was a brilliant premiere for the trail. More than 80 bike enthusiasts took on the challenge. With a distance of 400 km and an elevation gain of 15,000 meters, the course next year will also be a challenge for even professional riders. Flow loving riders can choose the shorter SWISS EPIC FLOW with a distance of 300 km and just 8000 meters of climbing, including a shuttle service to transport bikes and riders. "We are seeking the "baggy shorts" riders and want to establish a new type of stage race with our Flow version," says Co-Founder Thomas Frischknecht, emphasizing the unique format.
SWISS EPIC was able to aquire strong partners with PERSKINDOL and SCOTT Sports signing on as title and presenting sponsors. As one part of its commitment, Perskindol, a Swiss brand with a long history for muscle and joint discomfort products, will offer a massage service during the stage race. SCOTT brings a great deal of expertise in bike sports and racing service. "We are proud of our long lasting history in stage race support and sponsoring. With our commitment to this race, and SWISS EPIC`s approach of focusing also on flow orientated bikers, SCOTT targets not only traditional racers but also the steadily growing community of fun loving trail bikers," says Reto Aeschbacher, Marketing Division Manager of SCOTT Sports.
Short Profile: Switzerland's first six-day mountain bike stage race for teams of two.
Dates: September 15-20, 2014
Stages: Verbier – Leukerbad – Grächen – Zermatt
Route: Prologue followed by 5 stages with a focus on flowing singletrails. A new trail will be organized each year.
SWISS EPIC: approx. 400 km and 15,000 meters of elevation.
SWISS EPIC FLOW: a race for flow loving bikers of 300 km and 8000 meters of elevation gain, with a shuttle service for part of the climbing stages.
Participation: limited to 300 teams. Participants can be pro athletes and ambitious hobby bikers. Registration for the draw of team entries starts on 13.10.2013 at 1:10pm at www.swissepic.com.
Categories: SWISS EPIC: Ladies (2 Women), Men (2 Men), Mixed (1 Woman and 1 Man), Master (both at least 40 years old)SWISS EPIC FLOW: Ladies (2 Women), Men (2 Men), Mixed (1 Woman and 1 Man)CORPORATE: one team of 3 teams of two, two teams ride the SWISS EPIC, the third team rides the SWISS EPIC FLOW.
Organizers: Joko Vogel, Co-Founder and organizer of the TORTOUR, the largest ultra-cycling event in the world. Dany Gehrig, CEO of Globetrotter Travel Service AG, president of Swiss Olympic Gigathlon. Thomas Frischknecht, three-time World Champion, three-time overall World Cup winner, Manager of SCOTT Siwsspower. Olivia Schoch, Project Manager of the PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC


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Garden Talk: December 21, 2006
From NGA Editors
Sourcing Organic Seeds
For those avid about using organic methods to grow their vegetables, herbs, and flowers, using organically grown seed is a must. However, not all seed companies offer organic seeds so it can take some sleuthing to find sources.
Now the non-profit Organic Material Review Institute (OMRI) has made finding organically grown seed a little easier. They have compiled an Organic Seed List. The list has more than 120 listings for vegetable, flower, herb, and grain seed. Whether it is alyssum or onions, you can click on the plant of your choice and a listing of varieties and seed company suppliers pops up. The supplier?s name is hot-linked to a page with their contact information. This new list is still growing, so check back occasionally to find more companies and varieties as they are added to the database.
To browse the Organic Seed List, go to: OMRI.
Plant Sales Support Medical Research
Perilla is a colorful annual flower that resembles coleus but is more sun and heat tolerant. A newly introduced perilla not only has improved leaf color and texture, it also has a special story behind it.
'Gage's Shadow' perilla grows 3 to 4 feet tall and has black-purple leaves with striking green veins. This perilla is named after Gage Baker, the 13-year-old son of the plant breeder. Gage has cerebral palsy. As a way to support kids with this disease, for every ?Gage?s Shadow? perilla sold next year, plant marketer Proven Winners will make a donation to the United Cerebral Palsy Fund to promote research and services for kids.
Look for ?Gage?s Shadow? in garden centers in spring. For more information about this perilla and cerebral palsy donations, go to: Proven Winners.
Amended Compost Holds More Nutrients
Adding compost to your garden soils is a great way to improve water retention and drainage and add nutrients. Making your own compost is the best way to produce large quantities at home, however, an uncovered compost pile can leach nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus, creating pollution runoff.
Research from the Rodale Institute in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, has shown that adding amendments such as clay and gypsum to your compost pile can reduce this leaching and help retain nutrients.
Researchers built three 20-cubic-yard compost piles: one containing only manure; one containing manure and leaves; and one containing manure, leaves, clay, gypsum, and humic acid. They then monitored the nutrient loss after heavy rains. The manure-only pile lost 18 pounds of ammonium nitrogen and 74 pounds of phosphorus. The leaf and manure compost pile lost 18 ounces of nitrogen and 3 pounds of phosphorus. The pile with amendments lost 19 ounces of nitrogen and only 1.9 pounds of phosphorus. Thus, amending the compost resulted in a 90 percent reduction in nitrogen runoff and a 75 percent reduction in phosphorus runoff compared to the manure-only pile. Also, the amended compost piles matured three months sooner than the other piles.
The amended piles consisted of 14 cubic yards of leaves, 4 cubic yards of manure, 2 cubic yards of clay, 110 pounds of humic acid (leonardite coal dust), and 90 pounds of gypsum. Home gardeners can use similar ratios of the materials to make their own smaller piles.
For more information about this research, go to: Rodale Institute .
New Orange Eggplant
Eggplant is a favorite vegetable for grilling, roasting, and using in soups and other dishes. Most commonly available with purple skins, in the last 20 years eggplants have been introduced with green, purple-and-white-striped, and lavender and white skins. Now a new orange-skinned variety is available for home gardeners.
?Sweet African Orange? eggplant features a 2- to 3-foot-tall plant with plump, 4-inch, oval fruits that mature from white to an orange-red color. This eggplant matures only 90 days after seeding. You can harvest the fruits at any stage once they turn white, but the sweet, mild flavor is most pronounced when they?re allowed to mature to orange.
For more information about ?Sweet African Orange? eggplant, go to: National Garden Bureau.