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According to Lasorda's 'Gospel,' pennant won in spring
Dodgers legend emphasized importance of unity, confidence in Spring Training
By Terence Moore / MLB.com
So you want the essence of Spring Training?
Well, let's chat with an expert. His answering machine has Frank Sinatra singing -- what else -- "My Way," before a voice declares after the little beep, "Remember: If you don't pull for the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into heaven."
Yep, Tommy Lasorda.
"You wait around all winter, and time goes slow, slow, slow. And then the first of January, it starts to speed up," said Lasorda, sounding decades younger than his 85 years over the phone. "Then before you realize it, you're back at again.
"Spring Training is where you develop every aspect of the game. You develop unity. You develop hard work. You develop self-confidence. You've got to make them believe they'll finish No. 1.
"You win the pennant in Spring Training."
Those words were straight from the Gospel of Lasorda, which began after his first Spring Training during World War II. He was several pasta dishes from the Church of Dodger Blue back then, because he was pitching in the Minor Leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Said Lasorda, "We trained in Wilmington, Del., since nobody went to Florida due to the war. You talk about being cold."
Things warmed up in a hurry for Lasorda when he joined the Dodgers in the early 1950s as a player during their Brooklyn days. He became a coach and then a manager in the organization through the '60s and into the '70s, and that translates into a slew of Spring Trainings.
Which brings us back to the Gospel of Lasorda.
"When we went to Spring Training, we used to get in shape by running, throwing and hitting," Lasorda said. "But today, they've got trainers and these different ways to try to get you in condition, which I don't like. If you're a pitcher, you've got to do a lot of throwing. You've got to do a lot of running. You have to strengthen your legs. If you're not in good shape in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings, your arm starts to drop, and that's when you get the heck knocked out of you.
"So that's why the spring is so important. It will determine the outcome of your season."
Such wisdom from a guy who hasn't managed the Dodgers since ending a two-decade run during the 1996 season. Lasorda also is eight months removed from suffering a heart attack.
Even so, when Lasorda isn't in his eternal role as Mr. Dodger, he is baseball's ultimate salesman, and he is everywhere.
Lasorda has spoken to American troops at more than 40 military bases around the world. He has visited at least 28 countries, including several after he was crowned by Commissioner Bud Selig as the Official Ambassador of the World Baseball Classic during its first two runs in 2006 and '09.
At one point, Dodgers officials estimated that Lasorda spoke to an average of 150 groups per year. He travels so much that he had to pause on the other end of the phone this week to ask his personal assistant where they were at that moment.
They were in Salt Lake City.
"I'm here helping the baseball coach at the University of Utah raise money for his baseball program," said Lasorda, describing just one of his passions, which is delivering motivational speeches to colleges and high schools across the country. "These baseball coaches don't get what the football coach gets or what the basketball coaches get, and rightly so, because those two sports bring in a lot of income.
"So I go around and help them raise money for their programs. And the funny part of it is, I help them raise money, and I give them money. I helped a school up in Seattle at Eastside Catholic High School. I was so good at pulling all of them together to get the money to build a football field and a baseball field that I gave $5,000."
Lasorda laughed. In fact, with his Dodger Stadium office usually packed with celebrities (including Sinatra, of course), he laughed often as a manager, but not as much as you might think.
Lasorda needed more than a few serious moments with the Dodgers to compile a record of 1,599-1,439 that was complemented by two World Series championships, four National League pennants, eight NL West titles and nine NL Rookie of the Year Award winners under his watch.
Lasorda cited Spring Training.
"You work them real hard, and you make them know they're playing for the name on the front of the jersey," Lasorda said. "You work on what you're capable of doing, and you work on your weaknesses to make you a better ballplayer.
"The whole team gets that attitude. All 25 of them have to get on the same end of the rope and pull together, instead of 12 on one side and the other ones on the other side. Through all of that hard work, you have to make them realize, 'Hey, you're not on vacation here.'"
How strange. To the outside world, Spring Training for the Dodgers during the Lasorda era -- and even before that under Walter Alston -- had the feel of Disney World, Fantasy Island and Mother Goose.
They were in Dodgertown, their legendary spring home in Vero Beach, Fla., from 1953 through 2008.
The highly manicured fields.
The five-star-caliber food that was served in the dining hall (fancy waiters and no short pants allowed).
Cottages to house players and team officials.
Streets named after former Dodgers greats throughout the massive complex that once was a U.S. Naval base.
The closeness of the stands to the field at old Holman Stadium, featuring open-air dugouts and only palm trees for years separating outfielders from sun-bathing fans.
"That was the best Spring Training complex in all of baseball because of the spirit of togetherness," Lasorda said. "You walk right there with the fans. You associate with the fans as you're walking to your place where you're supposed to be. Nobody could ever make that up.
"It was special, from the days of [former Dodgers general manager] Branch Rickey, when we had 26 farm clubs down there."
Now the Dodgers have joined the 21st century. They share a modern Spring Training complex in Glendale, Ariz., with the Chicago White Sox. Like most of the other facilities around the Cactus League and Grapefruit League, the Dodgers' new place lacks the intimacy between players and fans.
In other words, Spring Training has changed by a bunch, but Lasorda and his baseball gospel remain the same.
Terence Moore is a columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Hong Kong has traffic on the left where china has traffic on the right In principle this has to be taken into consideration with the border crossing facilities. Within the proposed master layout plan this leads to fairly unarticulated intersections. It solves the switch, but does not communicate it 'explicitly'.
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This year's Electric Zoo was tragically cut short after the festival's promotors (aka Made Event) announced that they plan to cancel the final day of the event due to two overdose-related deaths. This news came as a shock to the nation, including its hardcore EDM fans. Mixed reactions surfaced on the Twittersphere quickly from both patrons and artists – here's 50 that caught VIBE's attention ->
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The pews at First United Methodist Church of Pasadena were filled with students, alumni, staff, and faculty members in full regalia as they congregated for the annual Festival of Beginnings service, which jumpstarts each new academic year.
Soft light flooded the sanctuary through the stained glass windows as the service began with a welcome from Provost Doug McConnell and time of worship. In his first Festival of Beginnings sermon, President Mark Labberton began by inviting students and members of the Fuller community to be open to God as they go through this year.
"I want to invite you into an unguarded approach to God-a desire to seek God, to know God, to be filled with God-and to be ready to give and receive the good gifts that God wants to give you," Labberton said. "Let go of cynicism. Let go of irony. Seek to open yourself to the work that God wants to do in you in this time and in this place."
Preaching from Philippians 1, Labberton commented that often scripture from this particular book of the Bible is so familiar and frequently quoted that it becomes like "spiritual comfort food." He asked the community to lean into what is "actually a very salty book" and to hear the deep gospel message that the Apostle Paul is preaching when he asks the church in Philippi to let their love "abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ."
Labberton noted that current culture idolizes what is "best," and in the pursuit of what the world deems best, people can be easily distracted from what the scripture says is best: the self-giving love of Jesus Christ. This is why, he explained, Paul could be imprisoned and in chains, and was able to write that he rejoices.
"Paul is saying there's something better going on here than might appear," Labberton said. "Christ is proclaimed. . . . For Paul that is the reality that is best, and every part of life is meant to be seen in that Christological lens."
Turning to the current state of the world in which there are wars and government shutdowns, Labberton said it can be so distressing and chaotic that people might wonder: "Who are we? What is Fuller Seminary in a world like this? What do we have to offer? Why do we study the scriptures?"
The answer, he said, is that we are pursuing that which is best, and growing and maturing in love, compassion, and discernment.
"We live in a world of enormous challenge. What we need is the capacity to discern that which matters most and that which is best," he said.
But in this world that is filled with anguish, confusion, and sorrow, Dr. Labberton concluded with the encouragement that the Bible offers a real gospel where the love of God is more profound than our needs. So much so that Paul could say, "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."
Each member of the Fuller community and the world needs a gospel that is capable of telling us what is best, he said.
"It's that [gospel] that we call you today to consider, to ponder, to study, to be informed by, to be nurtured, to be filled by, because it's that that is the call of the world and it's for that that Fuller Theological Seminary exists, and it's for that reason the school year of 2013-2014 matters."
President Labberton will continue his series on Philippians as he preaches at the All-Seminary Chapel the first Wednesday of every month. For a full schedule of chapel speakers this quarter, go here.


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Larry Scott Estes II, 25, was arrested Thursday after a neighbor called to report Estes was trying to break into his home.
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Once deputies got Estes into the patrol car he began kicking the back seat window in attempt to break the glass. While deputies were putting him in leg restraints to prevent the kicking, Estes spit in the deputy's face.
Estes was also charged with resisting arrest with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer. He is being held in the Indian River County Jail on $16,000 bond.
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We accompany Ruth Neave back to Peterborough for the first time in 20 years to where son Rikki was murdered
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A one-hour drive along the A14 and then on to the A1, a right hand turn into Peterborough, a stop for coffee at a nearby KFC and suddenly we are there: the spot where nearly 20 years ago the body of Rikki Neave was found.
The six-year-old had been strangled. His clothing ripped off him and placed in a nearby wheelie bin.
In the words of Pc Thomas Malcolm Graham who found him: "He was lying on his back in a spread eagled fashion. The body was lying on a faint path and was naked."
The discovery drew the attention of the country's media and a massive manhunt was launched involving 150 officers.
As evidence of neglect was pieced together detectives decided his mother Ruth was the murderer.
She stood trial on cruelty charges and murder, denied all charges, but agreed midway through to plead guilty to neglect. She stood her ground and won a unanimous not guilty verdict from a jury on a charge of murder.
Ruth Neave was jailed for seven years, served most of it, and to all intents and purposes the hunt for who did murder her son was left in abeyance.
With me last Saturday as I drove into the Welland estate and to the spot where Rikki was found was his mum Ruth and her husband of four years Gary.
Ruth, crippled with arthritis and able to walk only with the aid of crutches, got out of the car and to the area where her son had been found.
"I was never the mother of year and I have never denied disciplining my children. But what needs to be put right is the fact I was never evil to the children or cruel which was how social services and police portrayed me to the public."
"I've never been here," she said as she gazed into the bracken and woodland jutting out and nestling alongside the Paston Parkway and Eye Road.
We were in a cul-de-sac, Willoughby Court, and a minute's walk to where refuse bins are stored and inside one of which Rikki's clothing was found.
It was Ruth's first visit to the estate since her arrest, remand in custody and prison sentence - in 2000 she was released, driven to Cambridge and, in her own words, "told to go to where I was going, to meet up with my probation officer, no new ID, and put in a flat to get on with it".
She was later to meet Gary but time has not melted her desire to find the identity of whoever did murder Rikki.
Of the vilification she received, from the judge, the media and from those who knew her, she is unrepentant.
"The severity of the allegations was ridiculous," she says. "I was never the mother of year and I have never denied disciplining my children. But what needs to be put right is the fact I was never evil to the children or cruel which was how social services and police portrayed me to the public."
It's a brief return visit but one Ruth felt she needed to make to help her recall any small detail of Rikki's last days that might help a new investigation point to the murderer.
With Gary relentlessly collating many of the court documents – witness statements, prosecution exhibits and even, though she can't bring herself to read it, the post mortem report on Rikki – they have begun a campaign for police to re-open the case.
Thus far the door has remained closed to such a prospect, Cambs Police having pursued a tentative re-examination of evidence last year before concluding there was nothing new to go on.
It is a campaign Ruth is determined to win. She has spoken by phone to Sir Graham Bright, the police commissioner, been visited by CID officers and harangued chief constable Simon Parr.
And now she's been back to the scene of the murder in the hope it will stir memories for residents still living there of what happened that fateful November day in 1994 when Rikki met his premature, tragic and brutal end.
"Blaming me for Rikki's death has to stop," she said.
We drive slowly through the estate, the rear window being lowered for Ruth to look out at her old home in Redmile Walk and using the moment to force fresh memories to the surface to help her bring justice to her son.


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by FIDONZ, Dec 29, 2012.
What?! The show was $10 a season?! How did I miss this?!
I picked them up for that price from amazon.ca (the Canadian amazon). At this moment, they're still $9.99 per season.
Babylon 5. Thought I'm not a bit B5 fan (I've only seen a few season 1 and 5 episodes but all of the episodes in the seasons between) but I'd take it over Lexx any day. Lexx was an incomprehensible mess. I lasted about 6 episode before giving up.
geez this thread is really getting rid of my Lexx guilt. Someone once told me it was edgy and amazing and every time I see it somewhere I feel like I should watch it.
Like I said, I always wanted to like LEXX, since it sounded wild and crazy and fun, but in execution . . . eh, not so much.
Depends on how much you want to spend. I like Babylon 5 a whole lot more than Lexx, but I still enjoy both.
Assuming you're in the US, you can get the entire series of Lexx for $20 at Target. I don't mean season, I mean the whole thing.
They were originally released one disc at a time, then repackaged as season sets (at considerably higher prices). They've been picked up by another distributor and priced extremely cheap. You can get a box of seasons one and two, or a box of three and four, for $10. So, $20 for the whole series.
There are no additional movies with Lexx, that's the whole thing.
B5, you can get the full five seasons for $50 from amazon.ca ($9.99 per season). There are also several movies and a spin-off that tell other stories in the same universe. They're like bonus stories. Not needed for the series itself, but fun extras you can use to spend more time with your favorite characters.
Edited to add where you can get Lexx.
I'd agree about Lexx but I'd say the same thing about B5 as well give or take a few adjectives.
I wish the USA Amazon would match that price. With shipping it wouldn't make a difference. WBstore.com has them for $12.50 in the USA, I'm just an extra cheap bastard.
TheWB.com has the first season for free streaming in the USA.
Buy Firefly instead, spend the extra money on beer and pizza.
If you're in the US, you can watch the entire series of Lexx on Hulu for free.
Included with Netflix and Amazon Prime. Amazon even has it in HD.
You can get beer and Pizza on amazon? HD=home delivery, right?
Really, a perfect evening.
Now if I had someone to watch it with that might be even more perfect, though I'm so used to watching such shows in the complete privacy of headphones on the computer that I might just irritated.
That's a pretty good summation for me. Although in the end I went with both, having skipped on broadcast TV for releases on DVD/streaming, why not enjoy both.
Babylon 5 and Lexx are as apples and oranges as you can get the only thing that these two shows have in common is that they are set in space and feature organic starships.
Yeah, it's kind of like comparing a straight version of Frankenstein to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
They both have mad scientists, but . . . .
That's the best analogy ever.
Thanks! And pretty on-target, I think.
^^ It is.
Well, the decision's been made, but I'll weigh in anyway, since these are both among my favorite shows. Basically, as has been said, they are way too different to be comparable.
Babylon 5 is classic SF-slanted Space Opera in an Asimovian vein, with big, epic ideas, lots of interesting characters and a storyline that spans centuries. In terms of quality, it is on the same level as stuff like Star Trek, Stargate and Firefly (and the special effects are fine-- people complain about them being primitive, but the bottom line is that the show looks beautiful, like the original Star Trek).
Lexx is classic Adventure-slanted Space Opera in a somewhat twisted Jack Vance vein. It's clever, funny and very exotic-- although not as erotic as people seem to think (at least not on my erotic-o-meter). The characters are very weird, but mostly lovable. In terms of quality, it is the equal of Star Trek and Babylon 5-- season three and The Lost Tales respectively.
And the series finales of both are tear jerkers.
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BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill in an effort to reduce gun-related deaths and injury.
Jindal announced today that he will seek legislation to improve gun safety in Louisiana by enabling the state to report to the federally administered National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) database an individual's eligibility to purchase firearms based on mental health records.
"Too often, both in Louisiana and in states across the nation, the mentally ill are slipping through the cracks and getting lost in the system," Jindal said in a news release. "In order to protect these individuals and the communities they reside in, it is imperative that we take proactive steps to prevent them from harming either themselves or others.


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I was invited to join the Carolinas BMW MOA chapter #220 for breakfast yesterday. I left my home in Coward, S.C. at 6:15 am for the 2 1/2 hr ride to Charlotte. opon arriveing at the Light Rail Resturant, I was greeted by many members already there. After a great breakfast, they invited me to join them for a ride. We headed north out of Charlotte toward the mountains. lots of great roads with great twisties. I really don't know where all we went, but we did ride some on the Blue Ridge Parkway. we also passed threw the town of Blowing Rock before heading back to Charlotte. we then said our goodbyes and I headed home. I arrived home at 8:45 pm. It was a long day, but very enjoyable. I logged 532 miles on the RT.


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Carl Frampton successfully defended his Commonwealth super bantamweight title with a sixth-round stoppage of experienced Canadian Steve Molitor at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Saturday night.
Frampton never looked in trouble as he dominated his opponent, putting him down three times on his way to a 15th successive professional win.
Frampton was always able to stay ahead on points, never giving Molitor time and eventually his better work-rate wore his opponent down.
A flurry of punches in the sixth round forced the Canadian to his knees and it was clear he did not want to continue.
Molitor made it back to his feet but, with two minutes 21 seconds of the round gone, the referee called the contest off.
Frampton put his victory down to his preparation.
He said on Sky Sports 1: "I think it's just all down to hard work. I really pushed myself hard in training.
"I know I can hit hard - I've just got to land the shots. I didn't think he liked the pace that much - that's why I pushed so hard. I made him miss quite a lot (of punches).
"I was just on him the whole time - that was it really."
Frampton praised the crowd and promised them he planned to have more fights on home soil.
"I want as many fights here in Belfast as possible," he said. "The crowd was amazing. I'm not far from a world title. I will fight anyone."
Frampton's manager Barry McGuigan, the former world featherweight champion, pointed to the quality of Molitor.
"Steve Molitor is not a world champion two times over for no reason," he said.
"He (Frampton) just ground him down and eventually he nailed him.
"This guy is a fabulous young fighter. We intend to map it out and work towards a world title fight."


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At 10,100 miles my 650gs let me down. The chain tensioner failed and the chain went all over the place. I call BMW roadside assistance and had the scooter sent to the dealer. The dealer needs to get authorization from mother BMW to open the engine and see what damage the chain may have done. It may take up to three weeks or more to fix. It all started when i was hearing a clickety clack when I came to a idle, not to loud but noisy, then it got real loud then bam so I turned the key off and called the tow truck. Well now I have some time to ride my new BMW GS1200 water cooled bike, the scooter was stealing the show when it came to GS.
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Whether covered in multicolored frosting, speckled with holiday cherries, or dipped in chopped nuts, cookies during the holidays define the concept of cheer.
Case in point: What's an appropriate "Thank You" gift to give Santa after he shuffles down your chimney to put presents under the tree? Cookies!
If you're tired of making the same old classic sugar cookies, check out our list of Five Unique Christmas Cookie Recipes. If you have a better recipe, add it in the comments!
Stained-Glass Ornament Cookies
Use fruit-flavored Life Savers, sour balls, or similar hard candies for the "stained glass."
It is fun to make your own design for the ornaments.
For example, if you want to make a holly leaf or a dove, draw the shape on a piece of cardboard—about 3 inches in diameter is a good size—and cut it out.
Edge the gingerbread strips around the design on the cookie sheet. Continue until all the gingerbread has been used.
To crush the candies, use a food processor or place the candies between 2 pieces of waxed paper and crush with a rolling pin.
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3/4 cup unsulfured molasses
1/3 cup water
6 ounces translucent hard candies in colors of choice, crushed
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy. Add the sugar and molasses and beat for 2 minutes. Beat in the water. On low speed, beat in the flour mixture until a soft dough forms.
3. Gather the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
4. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with aluminum foil.
5. Divide the dough into thirds. Divide each third into 10 equal pieces. Using your palms, roll each piece on a lightly floured work surface into a rope 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter.
Gently trace the design of your choice onto the prepared cookie sheets (a wooden spoon handle or chopstick works well for tracing on foil). Outline each design with a rope of dough, pressing the ends together to seal securely.
6. Sprinkle the inside of each design with the crushed candies, dividing the candies evenly among the outlined designs and creating an even layer.
7. Bake in the center of the oven or until the edges of the cookies are golden and the candy has melted, 6 to 9 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheets on wire racks until the candy hardens, about 5 minutes. Gently peel the foil away from the cookies and transfer to the racks to cool completely.
Cookie Exchange Tip: To make this cookie into a tree ornament, attach a loop made from the dough to the top of each cookie before baking. After the cookie is baked, thread a piece of ribbon through the loop and tie the ribbon in a bow. To make these ornaments at a party, prepare the cardboard patterns in advance.
[Source: Epicurious]
Delicate Mint Sandwich Holiday Cookies
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Colored sugars, such as green, blue, red, silver and white
Mint Filling:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 or 2 drops mint extract
1 or 2 drops red or green food coloring
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting, optional
For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until smooth using a handheld mixer in a medium bowl. Add the flour slowly, mixing on low, until incorporated. Scoop the dough into a ball using your hands and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until the dough has firmed slightly, about 30 minutes.
On a floured surface, roll the dough about 1/8-inch thick. Cut out as many rounds as possible with a small cookie cutter and transfer to ungreased baking sheets, leaving about 1 inch between each cookie. Re-roll the dough scraps and repeat until all the dough is used. Use a smaller cutter, about 3/4-inch, or cut freehand with a small sharp knife to punch a small window out of half of the cookies. Place the cutouts on the baking sheets and sprinkle all the cookies and cutouts with the colored sugars.
Bake until golden around the edges, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
For the filling: Place the sugar, butter, mint extract, food coloring and 1/2 teaspoon of water in a medium bowl and beat on medium speed until well combined and fluffy. Spread a thin layer of mint filling on the cookies without the windows and place the wafers with the windows on top. Sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar, if using, and serve the sandwich cookies with the cutout cookies on the side.
We truly appreciate fans' bringing concerns to our attention and are sorry for any less-than-positive experience, this recipe did test successfully as written. Times vary greatly depending on the type of oven you have, placement in the oven, brand of oven, and whether the oven is gas, electric or convection. Piercing or pricking the cookies is important as the ones we did not prick puffed up. Fans can also double the recipe if they would like to make more.
[Source: Food Network]
Chocolate Mice
4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
1/3 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
24 silver dragees decorating candy
1/4 cup sliced almonds
12 (2 inch) pieces long red vine licorice
Melt the chocolate, and combine with sour cream. Stir in 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
Roll by level tablespoonfuls into balls. Mold to a slight point at one end (the nose).
Roll dough in confectioners sugar (for white mice), and in chocolate cookie crumbs (for dark mice). On each mouse, place dragees in appropriate spot for eyes, almond slices for ears, and a licorice string for the tail.
Refrigerate for at least two hours, until firm.
[Source: AllRecipes]
Christmas Shortbread Bites
1.25 cup(s) all-purpose flour
3 tablespoon(s) sugar
.5 cup(s) (1 stick) butter (no substitutions), cold, cut into pieces
1 tablespoon(s) red and green nonpareils or sprinkles or 1/2 cup mini baking bits
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In food processor with knife blade attached, pulse flour and sugar until combined. Add butter and pulse until dough begins to come together. Place dough in medium bowl. With hand, gently knead in nonpareils or baking bits until evenly blended and dough forms a ball.
On lightly floured waxed paper, pat dough into 8″ by 5″ rectangle; freeze 15 minutes. Cut dough into 1/2-inch squares. Place squares, 1/2 inch apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet.
Bake cookies 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned on bottom. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough. Store cookies in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 1 week, or in freezer up to 3 months.
[Source: Good Housekeeping]
Peppermint Meringues With Chocolate Filling
3 large egg whites
3/4 cup(s) sugar
1/2 teaspoon(s) pure peppermint extract
Red gel-paste food coloring
1 cup(s) heavy cream
6 ounce(s) good-quality semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
Preheat oven to 175 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; secure corners with masking tape. Fit a pastry bag with a small open-star tip (such as Ateco #22). Set aside.
Make meringues: Put egg whites and sugar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer. Set bowl over a pan of simmering water, and stir gently until sugar has dissolved and mixture is warm to the touch, 2 to 3 minutes.
Transfer bowl to an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Mix in peppermint extract.
Using a new small paintbrush, paint 2 or 3 stripes of red food coloring inside the pastry bag. Fill bag with 1 to 2 cups meringue. Pipe small (3/4-inch-high) star shapes onto prepared baking sheets. Refill bag as necessary, adding food coloring each time.
Bake cookies until crisp but not brown, about 1 hour 40 minutes. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.
Meanwhile, make ganache: Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until just simmering. Pour over chocolate in a small bowl. Let stand 5 minutes. Gently stir until smooth, about 5 minutes. Let ganache cool at room temperature, stirring every 5 to 10 minutes, until thick enough to hold its shape, about 45 minutes. (If ganache sets before using, reheat in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water; repeat the cooling process.)
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a small plain round tip (such as Ateco #5) with ganache. Pipe a small amount onto bottom of 1 meringue. Sandwich with another. Repeat with remaining ganache and meringues. Transfer to wire racks; let set 30 minutes. Cookies can be stored in a single layer in airtight containers at room temperature up to 2 days.
[Source: Delish]


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Fishing off the Coast of Louisana
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is restricting fishing for a minimum of ten days in federal waters most affected by the BP oil spill, largely between Louisiana state waters at the mouth of the Mississippi River to waters off Florida's Pensacola Bay. The closure is effective immediately. The off shore fisheries provide food and a number of jobs. The questions of testing and monitoring seafood quality will be watched carefully by NOAA, local state agencies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The area of restricted fishing in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico goes from from the mouth of the Mississippi to Pensacola Bay. The closure, which will be in effect for at least 10 days, is to protect consumers and the seafood industry from downstream health impacts.
The state of Louisiana has already closed vulnerable fisheries in state waters – within 3 miles of the coast. NOAA is closing areas directly adjacent to the area closures enacted by Louisiana, and is working with state governors to evaluate the need to declare a fisheries disaster, which would facilitate federal aid to fishermen.
Recreational fishing in much of Southeast Louisiana was also closed as oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster edged into the coast. Closed are all coastal waters from the Mississippi state line to the Mississippi River's South Pass, with the exception of Lakes Borgne, Pontchartrain and Maurepas.
"I signed this emergency closure today as a proactive effort to prevent any oil tainted fish, shrimp or crab from being caught and thus consumed," Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham said. "Now is the time to act as we see what the impacts may be to Louisiana's fragile ecosystems.
"NOAA scientists are on the ground in the area of the oil spill taking water and seafood samples in an effort to ensure the safety of the seafood and fishing activities," said Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator, who met with more than 100 fishermen in Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish on Friday night. "I heard the concerns of the Plaquemines Parish fishermen as well other fishermen and state fishery managers about potential economic impacts of a closure. Balancing economic and health concerns, this order closes just those areas that are affected by oil. There should be no health risk in seafood currently in the marketplace."
According to NOAA, there are 3.2 million recreational fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico region who took 24 million fishing trips in 2008. Commercial fishermen in the Gulf harvested more than 1 billion pounds of fin fish and shell fish in 2008.
Louisiana is a major shell fish producer. Oyster production is a $30,000,000 dockside industry according to the state. Louisiana's rich coastal waters produce 13,000,000 pounds or 2 to 2.5 million sacks of oysters annually and about 60 % of those are shipped to other states and all over the world.
NOAA is working with the state governors to evaluate the need to declare a fisheries disaster in order to facilitate federal aid to fishermen in these areas. NOAA fisheries representatives in the region will be meeting with fishermen this week to assist them. The states of Louisiana and Mississippi have requested NOAA to declare a federal fisheries disaster. BP will be hiring fishermen to help clean up from the spill and deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico.
NOAA will continue to evaluate the need for fisheries closures based on the evolving nature of the spill and will re-open the fisheries as appropriate. NOAA will also re-evaluate the closure areas as new information that would change the dimension of these closed areas becomes available.
For further information: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100502_fisheries.html


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By "solo" i mean practically by myself! I had a truly fantastic, unhindered ride along the scenic, twisty, curvy, BRP & Skyline Drive. I honestly cannot imagine it happens very often that you get this road to yourself. Sure, OK- maybe the folks who live in the area and ride it all the time get some moments. But us schmoes who are passing thru? No WAY. I got lucky. VERY lucky. It was AMAZING.
The "back story":
I have an elderly relative (82 YO) whose wife (96 YO) recently died. He lives near our original family home outside Raleigh, NC. I'd had a big run of work, and figured I'd kill two birds with one stone- blow some cobwebs out on the year's last "big" ride, and take care of some family bizness, all in one fell swoop... I'd ride the Mighty K12RS from my home in south Central PA to see my old cousin. I'd take the scenic route down & back, and make it back in time to drive the cage north to Vermont, for Thanksgiving with the GF's family.
Going down, I rode down I-81 a ways to get a good jump on the day's travels- then off I went, into the hinterlands of Virginia- eventually finding my way onto US 15 S down into the Raleigh area- no biggie, and no pix. Bam. I barely stopped for lunch. A hot 400+ miles, 7-8 hours. All told, a pretty sweet day's ride.
For my ride home, I thought I'd head west and noodle up through the mountains. As a bonus, I'd take my time, returning sometime on Monday, rather than hot-footing it to get back Sunday late. This would let me stay pretty much off any major roads- tho I did take the freeway west for a bit Sunday morning.
With no real "plan", I headed west on I-85 towards Greensboro, then hopped up on US 220 towards Roanoke. That much was a given. From there it was fuzzy, but I figured I'd sort it as I went... Suddenly, as I got nearer to Roanoke, it made sense to take the BRP north. Rather than leap-frog north on a succession of various hiways & by-ways, Iwould simply take one road up, a road I KNEW would keep me in the mountains the whole way. Tho I've ridden bits of the BRP around the Appomattox/Lynchburg area, I never had the chance to do an extended run along this oh-so-scenic roadway. Time wasn't really a factor, because I'd chosen to take my time and get home Monday anyway. A no brainer? I GUESS!
I wound up having an amazing couple days of riding. Not certain what time I finally got up on the BRP near Roanoke, but it had to be around 1:00 PM, on Sunday Nov. 18. I pretty much had the road to myself! Sure, I passed some cars going south, and yeah there were vehicles parked at some of the trail heads and stuff, but NOT A SINGLE CAR got in front of me all afternoon! Yes, I had a couple vehicles behind me after dark, as I made my way towards the exit at Luray that evening. But I had a MAGIC ride that day. The next morning (Monday Nov 19) was no different, as I finished the northern stretch of the Skyline Drive. Nobody home. WOW. It was truly wonderful.
Of course I saw plenty of wildlife Sunday & Monday- 3 buck deer (one of them the absolute biggest buck I've ever seen), and numerous does, two black bears, a barred owl and several hawks, and a couple big pileated woodpeckers being the notables.
I gassed up near the I-64 crossing late Sunday afternoon, and called Cynthia to check in. She told me that a good friend - who had just become our new next-door neighbor- had died of a heart attack the night before. Dude was 36! Needless to say, I did some soul searching and had a meditative last couple hours in the saddle that afternoon/evening.
Here, in no particular order, are some pix I took with my iPhone 4 during this magic ride.
Leaving the Skyline Drive at Front Royal I took US 522 North to US 30. Not certain exactly where I was headed, I figured I'd pick up the PA Turnpike and rocket home.
BUT when I got to US 30, I recognised where I was, so picked up PA 75 just over the mountain at Fort Loudon, and took 75>274>74>850>944>114>I-81>581 to the house- these PA highways being some of my favorite local roads! (522 was pretty darn great, too!)
Got back to La Casa with just under 1100 miles on the clock. Sure, it was a bit cool out, but never below 40 degrees at any given time. Of course, I was well prepared and did NOT "suffer".
All in all, a SUPERB late autumn ride.
Cheers, y'all! Eat dessert FIRST- you just never know.


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- Is repairability a factor for you when you buy a gadget?
- Yes, I want to know my kids/parents/friends will be able to use gadgets after me. 63.21% (244 votes) (244 votes)
- No, I don't really care. 36.79% (142 votes) (142 votes)
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2. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Ive very careful with my phones and all the phones Ive had had have a two year warranty anyhow so repair hasnt been an issue really.
But from day to day experience instore however it is quite evident how apples one year warranty cause so much grief for Ifans as a large percentage of iphones have the inherent trait of going faulty after the one year warranty has expired,problems like home button stops working,speaker/Mic failures and not turning back on following itunes syncs being the biggest culprits to name a few. Repairs ouside apple one year warranty are very expensive and seeing as most customers are in 18 or 24 month contracts upgrades are often not an option.
Looking at this buyers should be very savy as to what warranties are in phones and what repair factors are and companies which only offer basic warranties for high expense products should be thought over
11. drtech (banned) (Posts: 135; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Funny because data shows iPhones have the lowest failure rates out of any phone. Meanwhile android phones have failure rates as high as 40%.
You're irrational hatred is not supported by the real world.
15. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Thats a nice figure you just made up in 40%,seeing as you are lying you should have made it more extravagant and said 60%,you'd still have looked as stupid mind you.
Sony recently stated their return rate was around 2%,Samsung similar. If you have read the PA article correctly and also my comment its not about phones which are classed as first day 'doa' but rather repairs over the lifetime of the device. You have no experience of iphones and repairs after the one year warranty has expired and apple sure as hell doesnt release those figures as:
1. They have given only a one year warranty and dont care about any faulty products outside this period unless the Ifans has 'purchased' second year warranty
and 2) Apple doesnt actually recieve these out of warranty phones as networks simply know out of warranty phones dont get repaired with out a large fee and in 99% of the cases the customer refuses the repair.
Most of these people with iphones faulty after 12 or 13 months have to rely on insurance claims or buy a replacemnt phone till the next upgrade is due. Many just buy a non contract iphone.
You of course with much phone industry experience know all this of course
24. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
Actually, the Genius Bar will repair/replace a device even if it's out of warranty. If there is physical or liquid damage to the phone, Apple will usually replace the phone for the same price that you paid for your upgrade. Unless the phone is damaged beyond repair or lost, you can usually get a replacement for far cheaper than buying the phone full price new.
Any other manufacturer or carrier would direct you to paying full price to replace the device or, like you said, wait until the next upgrade.
But even given that, I do feel like some part of this has to be a user's responsibility. If I break my TV, Best Buy and Sumsung aren't going to replace it for cheap. It's my fault and I have to pay for it. Same with my car. Personal responsibility...
35. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Yes they Will repair the device outside warranty but as you said you said like i pointed out there is a charge and its generally around 199,which as you said is less than the cost payg price of a new handset but alot to ask when the device should have the 2 year warranty.
Asking a customer to pay 200 bucks for a phone to be repaired when they still nearly a year left to their upgrade does not get a nice response as the repair should be free with a proper 2 year warranty.
It is a good point against people signing 2 year contracts though
26. drtech (banned) (Posts: 135; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Every phone maker gives a 1 year warranty. So how is it a negative that Apple has the same warranty as others. Also as Jeff pointed out, Apple is the only company that still helps you even if you're out of warranty.
31. hepresearch (unregistered)
In the past, I have always been more interested in being able to fix something myself... I have done impromptu repairs on an HTC Dash, a couple of old Nokias, a Nokia 9300, and software updates and custom mods on several others. I find that I still like the idea of being able to "DIY" it the way I want in terms of both software and hardware (I have a funny story about an old Nokia S40 featurephone that I managed to take the chipset and GSM radios from one and splice it into the chipset and CDMA/Analog radios of the other... I'll tell ya about it if I can ever get it to properly roam in all modes from the same boot-up... lol), but in today's atmosphere all electronics are becoming more disposable all of the time. It may be worth it to fix HAM radios and PC's or Mac's, but mobile devices seem to have become more expensive to fix than to just replace.
I voted that I like to be able to fix things, but in reality it hardly makes sense any more with the kind of mobile devices we see these days, and the one-year warranties seem sufficient to satisfy the repair-security needs of most people before they are planning to move to the next device.
34. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
2 year warranty is European law anyhow,apple makes itself an exception on that. There are even 19.99 priced phones available with 2 year warranties.
Apple actually has been brought before the courts in Italy for example recently for not providing the legal 2 yr warranty and also for trying to charge ifans for actually getting a 2 year warranty.
3. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
I personally do, not much tho but I give my stuff away, I want it to operate properly
4. rhinoceros (Posts: 33; Member since: 01 Mar 2012)
HAS always been a huge weakness for apple devices but doesn't stop the sheep. Carriers aren't allowed to trouble shoot their devices and they are never easy fixes. Hence their need to warranty swap for even minimal issues. Not great customer service but only option. Then after swapping you are sent to your carrier to swap esn numbers. Work at a Verizon near an apple store and you'll learn quick their customer service is trash because the so called geniuses constantly drop ball
8. MobileCaseReview (Posts: 242; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Apple devices are just as simple to fix as Samsung devices. Not complicated to change parts or change batteries. If you follow simple DIY's its cake for any smart phone. Most are built similarly in terms of engineering. Just saying. Also, I've had the same experience with VZW in the past, and the same goes for service at AT&T. Every store is different and has different facets of people. The same applies to all companies who offer customer service. With that being said, one store does not define the rest of the company. In other words, if the VZW store near me offers crap service, does that mean your store offers it too?
33. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
@MobileCaseReview: iFixit would disagree with you. Granted, I've taken apart my sister's ipod touch 3 times to replace defective or damaged screens, but it's still pretty dumb how it's set up
9. drtech (banned) (Posts: 135; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Apple always has the highest customer satisfaction ratings
23. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
So...none of that is true...
Carriers are allowed to trouble shoot problems and will often try to do so if there is a software problem. Hardware issues are a different story, but are often handled the same way that the carrier would handle any other phone. For example, when I worked for AT&T, we had to call our warranty department and the customer would be mailed a phone. If they had an iPhone, we could send them to the local Apple Store. In the case that there was no Apple Store, there would still be a mailed replacement done by Apple. So at the very least, you got your phone at the same time anyone else would. At the most, you got it before.
The only company I know that repairs phone is Sprint. Both Verizon and AT&T have moved far from repairing the phones themselves, instead offering insurance through Asurion. If you get your phone fixed or swapped in the Apple Store, Apple also switches the service over so you don't have to go back to your carrier to reactivate your phone.
Plus, we are talking about repairability. Most folks who carry a smartphone don't know how to set up their email let alone fix their phone. So this is a non-issue for most.
5. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1587; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
wow Apple I know you want to make your devices durable but in truth Some people drop Ipads some times rethink your device construction technology
30. christianqwerty (Posts: 467; Member since: 05 May 2011)
You just have to take care of your phone. I still have a first generation iPhone and a blackberry curve that runs perfectly. On the other hand, I had a Samsung focus that I didn't take care of, the screen is totally shattered an parts of glass have fallen out, but since the screen is built in with the digitizer or something, it cost 190$ to fix the screen.
6. maier9900 (Posts: 272; Member since: 17 Dec 2011)
It's because they're no experts when it comes to repairing an apple product. And no consumer should be able to repair their gadgets unless they know what they're doing... How many people know how to repair their cars ( not a lot ) they take it to a mechanic shop. How many people know how to fix their broken tv ( not a lot ) they take it to a tv repair shop. This story is ridiculous...makes no sense that the consumers' phones have to be easy to repair. Just take it back and voila, you either get an exchange or they'll repair it for you.
13. wumberpeb (Posts: 453; Member since: 14 Mar 2011)
That review was written by people who's entire career is based on taking things apart, so how are they not qualified? Their website doesn't say, but i'm sure they've got an entire industry of other brands and devices as a comparison, so if they rate it a 2 in terms of repair ability, how can you say they're not knowledgeable in Apple repair? Does it matter that they haven't worn an Apple Genius uniform and replaced a bad speakerphone?
Some folks were born to take things apart, and it doesn't take specific training to start to understand any mechanical or electrical object. Some work for iFixit, because I'm sure as hell not THAT good....
Also, consumers should not have to know how to repair their own devices. There's trained staff for that. However, Apple has designed some of their products to be so unfixable that something relatively simple to fix on an HTC Evo is an extreme undertaking on an iPhone (just an example). So they're forcing you to buy the extra AppleCare because after one year, with one year left on your 2 yr contract, should anything important break like an earpiece, its a lengthy and expensive repair. Making a device more repairable either makes the repair less expensive out of warranty OR it doesn't force the consumer's hand into purchasing extended service contracts for fear or having a DOA product at the 18 month mark
10. drtech (banned) (Posts: 135; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Personally I don't care. I get Apple care and any issue I have is taken care of quickly and painlessly by Apple.
14. iamcc (Posts: 1319; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
Okay Mr.ApplePR
17. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Good for you,you pay apple for what is the legal free right of a 2 year warranty. Congradulations!
25. MobileCaseReview (Posts: 242; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
2 year warranty's don't cover user damage such as water or dropped phones. Most of the time it covers hardware malfunctions or manufacturer defects. Which is why companies like ascurian offer their insurance services to carriers. Apple care is the the same type of insurance.
37. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Water damage is indeed the ultimate enemy of phones,and the main problem is people think its okay to answer their phone in the rain for instance then complain when their phone Is 'somehow water damaged'! It Will be interesting to see how apple much apple still charges for its apple care when it incorporates the likes of liquipel into their phones
27. drtech (banned) (Posts: 135; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Who gives a 2 year warranty? Not one company does free.
28. stealthd (unregistered)
There is no "legal free right" to a 2 year warranty.
36. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Just checking it there it does seem Americans dont have that legal right,its an Eu Law and directive and as such all phones in Europe come with a 2 year warranty except of course the iphone which apple only supplies one year with (you have to buy the second year) and the resulting problems from the iphones short warranty i have highighted.
12. JonBjSig (Posts: 176; Member since: 17 Nov 2011)
I'd like it to be easy to repair in case it broke for some reason, I replaced the display of my tablet when it broke.
16. Captain_Doug (Posts: 1037; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
I'd rather have a more sturdy phone than one that fixes easier. It's better to not break the device in the first place. I'd much rather invest $15-30 in a case upfront than $150-200 for insurance over the course of two years just to end up paying a deductible IF you end up using it or $100 to fiz a screen. I've fixed a few screens myself as well and an hour of my time and $30 is still not worth it. Get a case. Get a screen protector.
20. lvnmsamsng (Posts: 4; Member since: 21 Mar 2012)
You got that right Captain! Invest in some protection/accessories and save on the repairing.


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Barney Barnhart wins Mallory Super Pro.
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Mr. Gasket $53,100 Super Series Championship war is on!
NORWALK, Ohio – One sentence launched a Mallory Super Pro war on Saturday, April 27, 2013 in the Mr. Gasket $53,100 Super Series at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
As Barney Barnhart, Wadsworth, Ohio, piloted the B'laster dragster through the rounds and bagged the 3:30 a.m. victory at the Funny Car Fox Hunt, he fueled his ride to the top with a burning desire.
"I've been blessed," Barney Barnhart said. "I've had five track championships. And before I retire I want to make it six.
"I know when Kirby (McLennan) won last year, he tied me with five," Barney Barnhart said. "And that gave me the drive to try to get one more."
Just in case Barney Barnhart forgot, Bill Bader Jr., president of Summit Motorsports Park, and Queen of Diamonds Jet Dragster driver Jill Canuso honored Kirby McLennan and the other 2012 Mr. Gasket $50,000 Super Series champions in an on-track ring ceremony in the Fan Fest at the Funny Car Fox Hunt.
In the final round Barney Barnhart met A.J. Buchanan, Vickery, Ohio, who raced a first Mallory Super Pro event in a new-to-him silver 1987 Chevy S10 pickup with a 355 small block Chevy engine, a cooperative venture with Bruce Beard, Fremont, Ohio.
Barney Barnhart needed to mash metal and feel the splash at the end. So he launched off the tree with a 0.005-second reaction time and crossed the finish line on his 7.63-second dial in with a 0.004 cushion. Buchanan broke out by 0.008 seconds.
"It was good to be out. It was a long winter," Barney Barnhart said. "I had a lot of family issues over the winter with health. It was good to be out and have a clear mind. It was a good time.
"We're grateful for all of the people who have stood behind us, especially the last couple years when things weren't going well," Barney Barnhart said. "We hope to turn this around, make them proud they did."
For 22 years in his position as maintenance manager at Remmington Products, which manufactures footwear, Barney Barnhart has used the B'laster products he represents at the track.
"I've been using B'laster my whole life," Barney Barnhart said. "I remember my dad using it when I was young.
"I most definitely want to thank them," Barney Barnhart said. "This is starting our sixth year. For a sponsorship to last that long is truly incredible. We wouldn't have a lot of the good things we have if it wasn't for them."
Other than that desire to leave a lasting mark on motorsports, not much changed. During the quiet months, the dragster motor received refreshening as usual, Barney Barnhart said.
"Abruzzi Transmissions rebuilt and refreshed my transmission, rebuilt my converter, and made sure it was in good shape," Barney Barnhart said. "He always does excellent work for us.
"I thank all of the people who help us," Barney Barnhart said. "American Race Cars for building me a great car; Moser Engineering for building good rear end parts; and Summit Racing Equipment for being right down the street and giving us everything we need; R&R Auto Body for the paint job.
"And of course, my wife, Penny."
Even Barney Barnhart's little dog, Lucky Lucy, joined the fun.
"Lucy got her first winner's circle picture last night," Barney Barnhart said. "I'm blessed for all I have, and the people I have around me.
"The hardest thing about the weekend was Harlow Tire not being there," Barney Barnhart said. "Harlow Tire has been there almost as long as I can remember. It's hard to realize they're not there any more."
In Accel Sportsman delivered on time by TFC Transportation, Kevin Lampshire, Cleveland, reaped the rewards of winter projects with a kickoff event win driving his 1985 "No Regrets" Mercury Grand Marquis.
Kevin Lampshire won it at the tree, with a 0.030-second reaction time compared with James Ring, Sandusky, Ohio at 0.080 seconds.
"It was fantastic," Kevin Lampshire said. "We had a lot of family there: Gene, his son and all of his kids were there. It was great. We had a nice time all day long, and it finished up well. It was perfect."
Kevin Lampshire runs a 351 motor with a C-4 transmission with a 430 rear gear.
"Mark Frazier also races at Summit," Kevin Lampshire said. "We talked last year and he rebuilt my transmission. It worked the best it's ever been.
"Last year I won Sportsman on Father's Day," Kevin Lampshire said. "We finished fourth in points and we had gone to Indy for the first time with the bracket team. It's been a good year.
"I appreciate the support from my wife, Debbie, and my brothers Gene and George, and the Island Gang of seven racers. We all get together on race day.
"It really makes everything special," Kevin Lampshire said. "And the phone calls from everybody today (Sunday) really makes it nice."
"It was a fun night," Debbie Lampshire said.
In Hays Pro, the win light flashed to Rick Baehr, Wellington, Ohio when John Bailey, Wellington, Ohio broke out by 0.01 seconds.
One of two 2012 champions to reach the final round, Rick Poole, Akron, Ohio fell to Kevin Adams, Brunswick, Ohio in Wiseco/Cycle Tech Super Bike by a combined margin of 0.001 seconds.
Then in Lakewood Stock, David Davis, Columbus, Ohio accepted a red light gift from Doug Richards, Lorain, Ohio.
An all-lady sweep spiced competition in Bear Motorsports Junior Dragsters presented by Wiseco.
While Jaeden Durst, Fostoria, Ohio lined up as the second 2012 champion to reach the finals, the win light flashed to Nina Jacob, Sterling Heights, Mich., when Jaeden broke out by 0.006 seconds in Bear Motorsports Advanced Junior Dragster presented by Wiseco.
Courtney Grisez, Vermilion, Ohio won the battle by .014 seconds over Stephen Crowell, LaGrange, Ohio in Bear Motorsports Intermediate Junior Dragster presented by Wiseco.
Finally, in Bear Motorsports Novice Junior Dragster presented by Wiseco, Alexa Hurst followed her family's smokey burnout trails by hauling home her first win in a double breakout decision over Simone Walker, Fostoria, Ohio.
For race results from the Funny Car Fox Hunt click here.
This week, the Mickey Thompson $7 Fun Night launches on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. The cost is $7 to race or watch. Gates open at 5 p.m.; time trials, 5:30 p.m.; race, 8:30 p.m. For information click on: I want to try drag racing!
On Friday, May 3, 2013, the VP Racing Fuels Test N' Tune opens the doors wide to all kinds of vehicles. The cost is $12. Gates open at 5 p.m.; time trials 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. For information click on: Get your E.T. slip for proof.
The next battle lines drawn for the Mr. Gasket $53,100 Super Series lines them up on Saturday, May 4, 2013. The Funny Car Fox Hunt mixed in extra fun, but this week we return to our regular schedule. For information click on: Bravehearts, enlist in the Finish Line Club.
Talk about talk. On Sunday, May 5, 2013 the High School Nationals rolls back the intent of the event so that everyone races a street legal vehicle. Get your bragging rights here! For more information click on: I've got what it takes to win this thing!


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|Strategic Planning
Event Type: General Workshop
Date: 4/18/2011
Start Time: 9:30 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Ready to begin building a long range plan? Join fellow librarians for four workshop seminars running into 2011. Each seminar includes basic instruction for directors and planning committee chairs. Use statistics, usage patterns, community responses and standard group tools to develop a long range plan for the public library. Each seminar will include assignments and peer feedback as participants begin planning in their towns.
Location: Midstate Library Service Center, Berlin - Lab
Registration Ends: 4/4/2011 at 12:00 AM
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text: This tale is at an end, I think, because I can't bear to tell it much longer. As many have suggested, there is probably a hardware problem, and since the hardware is old, I will do without the services of the troublesome machines -- It turns out that there is another acting up as well -- till they are replaced in a couple of weeks. Many thanks to all who racked their brains for helpful suggestions. I want to tell a little more of what I have learned, before I drop the subject altogether. First, I did swap the cable of the bad machine with that of a good one with no effect on either machine. This eliminates the possibility of the cable or the switch port being bad. Since I had previously changed out the NIC and the switch, the only possibilty is something inside the machine itself, probably the motherboard, but possibly a corrupted kernel module for handling udp -- more on that below. Second, we could find no sign of this failure in any log. Nor did /proc/net/dev show any errors. The suggestion is that older kernels aren't going to detect and report such errors. I think that's because they do nfs over udp. More about that in a moment. Third, though netcat isn't on these systems, nc is. We didn't get around to trying it, because we found ttcp. Fourth, with ttcp over tcp, I found that the troubled machine could send 800 MB in about 20 seconds -- the wire speed for those 32-bit PCI slots as tested by netpipe. However, if I used ttcp over udp, I couldn't reliably send even ten 8192-byte blocks! Successive sends and receives would receive 3, or 1, or 5 blocks. Don't ask me how these two facts are compatible. I don't know. Clearly, this puts a premium on using tcp for nfs. All our attempts to do that failed. Well, both of them, anyway. In the first one, we unmounted the offending disk, modified its fstab entry, and remounted it. We were pretty careful in the second one, where we added tcp to the fstab argument, unmounted all the remote disks, restarted all the nfsd's, and did 'mount -a'. We got an error message in both cases that didn't obviously refer to the tcp argument, but the mount didn't happen. As I write this, I see references to tcp mount requests in the mountd man page, so maybe we need to do a bit more here. The Wikipedia article on nfs says this: "At the time of introduction of Version 3, vendor support for TCP as a transport-layer protocol began increasing. While several vendors had already added support for NFS Version 2 with TCP as a transport, Sun Microsystems added support for TCP as a transport for NFS at the same time it added support for Version 3." I'd like to know what version of nfs this server supports, but the man page on nfsd doesn't say. The man page on rpc.mountd says that it supports nfs version 2 and version 3, but that "If the NFS kernel module was compiled without support for NFSv3, rpc.mountd must be invoked with the option --no-nfs-version 3." Yet the /proc/procnum/cmdline for the running rpc.mountd doesn't show a --no-nfs-version argument. Clearly, both the kernel and the server need to support the use of tcp. I'd like to get any of our other machines with these older kernels at other sites to using tcp for nfs where possible, in order to avoid this in the future. We are already seeing signs of network problems on them. If that's not possible, then in order to avoid a complete rebuild of those systems -- there are 12 of them -- we are going to put a testing script together using remote invocations of md5sum and comparison of results to recorded local results. Thanks again! Mike At 08:54 AM 12/4/2007, you wrote: >Mark, > >Thanks for your helpful comments. > >At 11:31 PM 12/3/2007, you wrote: >>>I am guessing you are using TCP NFS mounts as well? TCP forces >>>retries in the event of bad packets. UDP doesn't force this, but >>>the NFS protocol will >> >>UDP has a checksum as well, though it's only 16b. then again, the TCP >>checksum isn't all that strong for today's data rates either. > > From reading the man page on nfs on the systems with the 2.4 > kernels, it looks like the default for an nfs mount is udp. It > also looks like tcp is not really an option until nfs v4, so it may > be something to try on the 2.6 kernels that I have on some of my > newer machines at another site. > >>you should definitely examine /proc/net/dev on involved machines. > >I hadn't known about /proc/net/dev. When I check there, I see no >transmit errors on the server side and no receive errors on the >client side. That's odd, because the other thing I see is that the >average packet size received (bytes received divided by packets >received) on the client side is 3.9, while on the server side, the >average packet size sent is 1430. In other words, there are a many >more packets received than there ought to be. That's very >fishy. It's probably the result of the way the packet count is done >and reported. I.e., it may be that all the received packets -- good >and bad -- are counted, but only the bytes in the good ones are >counted, with some similar problem on the server side. I think the >statistics are aggregate since the last boot, so they may not be >just from the troublesome tests I was performing, either. > >>I would attempt to reduce the complexity of your testing. >>for instance, can a node write and verify to its local disk >>without problem? > >The local disk read seems rock solid in comparison to the NFS >one. The local md5sum produces the same result time after time, >which is just not the case for the remote. > >>can it stream data over tcp sockets (netcat or the like) without >>corruption or obvious problems reflected >>in /proc/net/dev? > >netcat is not on my systems. Looks like I have to get someone to >download and build it for me, and try the streaming tests you recommend. > >>does ethtool tell you anything about the config of the nic? > >Not on the 2.4 systems, though it seems to tell me a little on the 2.6's. > >>comparing tcp vs udp NFS would be sensible >>as well - varying the packet size, too. switching client and/or >>server to a modern 2.6 kernel may be instructive. > >Upgrading the kernel is probably the only way I'll get nfs over >tcp. Given that these systems are headed out the door, I'm not sure >that's a good use of our time. But it may be worth doing an our new >and newer systems. > >Thanks again! > > >Mike > >_______________________________________________ >Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf !DSPAM:4756d8af205611129613325!


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I really don't see the point of dishwashers with a multitude of different features which actually requires studying the manual to understand. At the end of the day, dishwashers all accomplish the same task - obviously that is washing dishes. That being said, this model does have a few different settings for different items and also a range of temperatures which means that once again you can tailor the wash to whatever you have put in there.
As soon as the dishwasher had been plumbed in my the company who sold it to us and after we had eaten sufficient food, we were ready to test it out. Hotpoint surprised me when it came to this point as they included free samples of dishwasher products so that I could actually not have to worry about buying anything else for the first time.
The dishwasher usually cleans dishes (and anything else we put in there) perfectly no matter what tablets or rinse aid I use with it - I have used expensive Finish tablets to cheap Tesco ones and the dishwasher still produces excellent results. The only issue it occasionally has is with burnt on food on things such as saucepans. However I suspect that pretty much all dishwashers would struggle with this. The dishwasher at least removes some of this burnt on food.
What I loved about this model over my previous one was that it has an LCD display which shows the progress of the wash and also aids you in setting the dishwasher up beforehand. Before I had this dishwasher, I had one where the only indication of the time remaining was a turning dial which obviously can be pretty inaccurate and it is not possible to tell when it will complete. The LCD screen on this dishwasher shows the progress of the dishwasher throughout the wash and I really like this.
It is very quiet too, far quieter than many I have came across. Usually dishwashers can be heard across multiple rooms because of the water shooting in and out of the machine and being hurled around the insides by spinning blades. Although all of this happens with this Hotpoint, it does it far quieter and it is only really noticeable in the same room as it is in.
Well I have been a lucky girl this Christmas, I was well and truly spoilt by everyone and got some really great gifts. This Hotpoint dishwasher was my not-very-romantic gift from my other half, but I was very pleased to get it and so will not complain. He bought it from Currys and I know that it is one of their cheaper brands, but I don't think we need to spend a lot of money on a dishwasher. When it arrived, it was installed for us but the delivery people and we soon were having a look through the manuals. The interior was all shiny and new. We have never owned a dishwasher before, but we found it easy enough to use and were soon up and running with the free samples that were included.
I have to say I was reasonably impressed with its cleaning ability, we scrape all of our plates before loading them up, but don't rinse them. They have come out shiny and clean every time we have used it since Christmas. The cutlery also is consistently clean and shiny, although we often give it a polish with a tea-towel when it comes out. Glasses weren't cleaned quite as well, and they often had a few water marks on them, but to be honest for everyday use we really are not that bothered about this.
One feature we particularly like is the fact that you can set it wash just a half load. Seeing as there are only two of us this means that we don't have to wait to fill it right up before we use it. It also means that we don't need loads of crockery to make up for the stuff in the dishwasher. We run our dishwasher at night and being in a flat the kitchen is next to our bedroom, however this on has a super silent feature and we have never been disturbed by it running when we are in bed. It also has a time delay function, so we can set it go when our electricity is at it's cheapest after 7pm. Finally it has an A energy rating, so it doesn't use masses of electricity and rack up our energy bills.
All in all a great, budget dishwasher that we think is a welcome addition to our kitchen!
We bought this dishwasher to replace a previous Miele which broke down and we could not afford to replace like for like due to high costs of the brand.
I persuaded my partner that we did not need a fancy brand to wash our dishes and that any brand would do the job as well as each other. This was not quite the case, and left me feeling a little red faced.
It arrived via currys in a very large packaging and was assembled by the helfpul handy drivers! It looked fine. Was white, stylish, with buttons and the inside was clean and sparkling and complete with instructions and a selection of Finish dishwashing samples; tablets and dishwashing cleaner. On first test this product was good but not as good as the Miele. It didnt quite was glasses as well and left a few things watermarked. At a third of the price I know I shouldve expected less than the quality of a Miele but I do wish that I had just spent an extra £150 and bought a better working brand
We brought this dishwasher as a Christmas present from our families. BIG MISTAKE!! It is unreliable and despite having the Hotpoint Engineers out at least 3 times in the 1st year now it is out of warranty it is still not working properly and will only wash when on a half load cycle of anything but economy. Really would recommend at all!
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Celebration IV Art Prints Now At StarWarsShop
Bespin refugee - June 20, 2007
StarWarsShop is now giving artwork fans a second and last chance to pick up some of the stunning CIV artworks available at the show, and will be the only place making these available. Prints from several artists are now available in extremely limited quantities, and are expected to move fast. With only 250 of each printed, and large numbers already sold at CIV , one can guess there are not a lot of these left to go around.
You can find out more at StarWars.com.
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Congratulations to actress Katherine Heigl and singer-songwriter Josh Kelley, who we've just learned adopted a second daughter! The couple already has one daughter, Naleigh, who they adopted from South Korea in 2007. No other details have been released about the second child or the adoption process.
Recently, Katherine opened up about Naleigh's adoption, saying, "Anyone who doesn't have experience with adoption wonders, does love for a child come through DNA? My mother had biological children and an adopted child and said it made absolutely no difference. They're yours. You love them the moment they're put into your arms. Josh had to learn that, but he was so gracious and accepting."
At the time, she also said she'd love to adopt again. Guess she got her wish! All the best to the family of four.
What do you think of Katherine and Josh's news?


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FYI/TMI: Benefit For Hurricane Sandy To Air Friday, Guns N' Roses Cause Trouble In Paradise
(In an effort to keep you fully informed, and fully entertained, below we present today's FYI and TMI — news you need and news that's, well, sometimes needless….)
GRAMMY Winners To Perform For Hurricane Sandy Benefit
GRAMMY-winning artists Christina Aguilera, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Sting, and GRAMMY-nominated comedian Jimmy Fallon are set to perform on "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together," a one-hour special benefiting the American Red Cross in the aftermath of the recent Hurricane Sandy. The special will be hosted by TV journalist Matt Lauer and will be broadcast from New York on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. EST.
Trouble In Guns N' Roses Paradise
It appears there may be some trouble in Guns N' Roses' paradise, yet again. In honor of the band's nearly month-long residency at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Sin City is commemorating the classic rockers by temporarily renaming the famed Paradise Road to Paradise City Road. But GNR were subsequently criticized after they used controversial artwork from their 1987 debut album Appetite For Destruction to promote their upcoming concerts, and city officials are reportedly regretting their decision to change the street's name. The band was still honored at a ceremony on Oct. 29 in Las Vegas, minus frontman Axl Rose, who may still be angry at being called a "loser" by former GNR members Duff McKagan and Slash. Sounds like sweet November rain will reign over Vegas this month.


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Marc Mariani, the Tennessee Titans' ace return man, was carted off the field after suffering a broken left tibia and fibula in his lower left leg Thursday night.
Mariani was hurt in the first quarter of the Titans' exhibition against the Arizona Cardinals in Nashville. His leg snapped near the calf (Note: The video contains graphic images of the injury) as he was sandwiched by two teammates at the end of a punt return.
Titans coach Mike Munchak told reporters after the game that Mariani had breaks in both bones.
"That's something in football you don't want to see, and it's hard to see that and continue on with the game," Munchak said.
Mariani, a third-year pro out of Montana, was fourth in the NFL with 490 punt return yards last season (10.7 average) and ran back one punt for a touchdown. He also averaged 23.4 yards per kickoff return.
Mariani was a Pro Bowl returner in 2010. Munchak called the injury very disappointing after how hard Mariani worked this offseason, turning himself into a receiver Tennessee quarterbacks trusted.
"We saw him being a great role for that along with the return game," Munchak said. "That's a big loss for us."
Material from The Associated Press was used in this report.
EMMITT SMITH: Cowboys legend says he's worried about football-related head trauma symptoms
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EX-NFL PLAYER: If you have to change my diaper "just put a gun to my forehead"
JUNIOR SEAU: Ravens defensive star questions how long he should play after Seau suicide
LAWSUIT: Ex-NFL players could be in line to receive billions of dollars, according to lawyer