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Skipping the trip
CLEARWATER, FLa. — You will not be hearing from yours truly from Fort Myers tomorrow. I have a running joke with our MLB.com Twins writer, Kelly Thesier — a former classmate of mine at Michigan State — that I'm boycotting all Toronto-Minnesota games on the road.
In three years on the beat, I have never been to Fort Myers during Spring Training and I've only been to Minnesota once — during the 2006 season. I missed Frank Thomas' 500th homer in Minny a year ago and I won't be making the trek to the twin cities this season because I have to stand up in a wedding. Go figure.
But, I'll be at Knology Park bright and early tomorrow morning to hang out at Toronto's workout for the A squad. Toronto's bringing a real thin group to Fort Myers.
"I think you're playing left field. You better check the lineup tomorrow," quipped Ricciardi, talking to The Star's Richard Griffin.
Only Rod Barajas, Marco Scutaro, Reed Johnson and John McDonald had their names circled on the travel sheet. Poor Johnny Mac, I think he's made every spring road trip for the past two years. Seems like it anyway.
I could be in bed right now, but I'm still winding down from sippin' on a few Killians and listening to some terrrrrrible karaoke at a local sports bar. So, as promised earlier today, I'll hit on a few of the topics that GM J.P. Ricciardi talked about today at the ball yard.
ROTATION: Ricciardi still won't come out and say that Jesse Litsch will be the fifth starter, but he came pretty darn close to saying it today with this comment: "We've got five starters at the Major League level. So we're pretty well set there." Soooo, that's Roy Halladay, A.J. Burnett, Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum and…well, Litsch. Ricciardi said the Jays are stretching out Josh Banks, David Purcey and Kane Davis, and Double-A pitchers Brett Cecil, Ricky Romero and Brandon Magee are on the club's radar. The Jays are still pursuing potential trades, but there's not enough flow available for a free-agent addition.
LEFT FIELD: When asked about the left field situation, Ricciardi said it'll probably come down to whether Toronto skip John Gibbons is more comfortable with Reed Johnson or Shannon Stewart. That'd make you think Johnson is in the running, but with his next breath, Ricciardi said the Jays would probably wan't to go with the best offensive club they can put together. Given how Ricciardi has pumped up Stewart's offensive abilities, that sentiment would seem to point to him as the favorite for the job.
GIBBONS: Ricciardi was also asked about Gibbons being in the final year of his contract. The GM instantly issued great praise for the skipper, saying "I think Gibby will manage here a long time. All of us, at one point or another, are in the last year of our contract. Gibby knows he's in good standing here. We like him a lot and the players like him." Right after that, one reporter asked why, if that's really the case, was Gibbons not offered an extension. Ricciardi switched gears by saying, "Well, we'll see. We'll see how the year goes. We've got some expectations this year — like we've had in the past. We'll see how they play out."
OTHER TIDBITS: Other items of interest included Ricciardi indicating that closer B.J. Ryan felt great one day after his spring debut. The GM said Ryan had normal soreness, but nothing out of the ordinary. … Ricciardi noted that starter Gustavo Chacin, who was optioned to Triple-A on Wednesday, probably wouldn't be a viable option until around July. … Ricciardi said one of the biggest surprises of the spring has been Buck Coats: "We tried to get him for the last few years, whether it was a trade or a waiver claim or something like that. Then when we finally got him and you got to see him, he does a lot of things. He can be an extra outfielder."
After his start today, Roy Halladay expanded on his comments earlier this spring about the Jays lacking a sense of urgency last year. Instead of getting into that whole topic, let me just firect you all to the story I pieced together on the issue. One interesting item from that discussion was Halladay — a quiet presence in the clubhouse — said he would be willing to be more of a vocal leader on the team this year to hold players accountable.
That's it for tonight. I'm going to read a few more pages of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men (hooray for by one get one half off sales at the local bookstore) and then hit the sack. More bloggage coming manana…
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Can anyone tell me if Armando Benitz has been in a game yet ? if so how's he doing ?
I am glad to see that Roy has decided to be more vocal this season. He could potentially be a shot in the arm for the team if he starts speaking out more.
Forget I asked. Jordan just answered my question in his latest blog entry.
You seem hammered in this post. Multiple typos and erratic prose that is foreign to your writing.
Oh well — when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. Or something like that.


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== Hotels Near the University of Washington ==
== Hotels Near the University of Washington ==
Revision as of 15:36, 5 December 2006
General Resources
[1] ALA official hotel listing
[2] Listing of Seattle bed & breakfasts that includes houseboats.
[3] Interactive hotel map of Seattle from TripAdvisor
Hello from Seattle!
Hotels: For convenience, it is be best to stick with the properties on the ALA list, so here's my jaundiced perspective. Proximity to Convention Center: it goes like this, beginning with the closest:
- Grand Hyatt is just across the street from the Center, between the Sheraton and the Center. I was there for a speaker recently, and it was lovely.
- Sheraton is only a block away from the convention center. I've booked a room at the Sheraton, because I'm told it has an enclosed rooftop pool and deck, of which I intend to take full advantage.
- Paramount is the next closest. The convention map is wrong-the Paramount is sited at the number where they list the Roosevelt, and vice versa. It's probably newest, looks good. On the flat, very near cinemas and vertical malls.
- Roosevelt -classic old facility refurbished. Closest to Nordstrom
- Red Lion (I couldn't picture it in my mind-so I looked online. It used to be a bank HQ, is very well located for messing about downtown)
- Summerfield Suites (Not where its dot is-it's actually on Pike St. just across the freeway, in the L-shaped notch in the NE corner of the Convention center on the ALA map, might be a bit more comfy as a suite, just outside the free downtown bus zone)
- Hotel Max might be really amusing. It's new, fairly close, flat walk.
Lap of Luxury:
- The Fairmont Olympic is the Grand Old Dame of Seattle Hotels, right between shopping and financial districts
Smaller, and interesting:
- Mayflower Park - charming, historic, independent, well-sited for shopping, Pike Place Market, not far, in flat part of town-can get to and from without major hills.
- Hotel Monaco - I don't know it well, but the chain looks interesting, and the lounge is comfy.
- Westin -is in the Nexus of downtown traffic and busses, at the bottom of a few connecting minor ridges. Close to Nordstrom and Macy's, but farther away from the convention center and other HQ properties than most of the others.
Anything South of University is in the core of the financial/legal section. Perfectly fine part of town, not particularly interesting, uphill from Convention Center, in free bus zone.
- W Seattle -- Though I loathe the name, it looks interesting, is reasonably well located, just across the street from Seattle Public's big downtown library, Spring is also hillish, especially between second and fourth. Close to Symphony (Benaroya Hall) and Art museum (probably closed).
- Renaissance Madison - used to be something else, is at the highest point of the downtown hill, and Madison is one of the steepest downhill streets toward the water (one-way westbound on the west side of the freeway).
- Crowne Plaza - Used to be something else too. Probably fine, very close to Renaissance Madison with same qualities.
- Sixth Ave Inn - not a great location, closest to the new jail/court and police precinct, near a lot of current construction as a quaint old 1950s-1970s business area is converted to high-rise condos and YuppieLand.
The one I'd avoid:
- Days Inn - it's Spartan and surrounded by parking lots, somewhere between the missions and soup kitchens and the parks where the homeless hang out. It's also in the Bermuda Triangle of Buses (there aren't many), outside the free ride zone (not so bad, I suppose, because there aren't many to begin with), and a long trudge to anything but the Westin. It's quite close to the most recent former KCLS Service Center, and closer than any of the rest of the listings to Seattle Center. If you're fond of basketball (if the team is still in Seattle), you can enjoy the sights and sounds of gridlocked traffic when there are home games.
Smoking In Seattle
Attention Smokers: Washington State has implemented a non-smoking policy in all indoor public places and workplaces throughout the state. This includes restaurants, bars, taverns, hotel lobbies, and areas around building entrances/exits/windows. In addition, many hotels have reduced or eliminated their smoking rooms. Be aware that if you requested a smoking room, your request may not be guaranteed and is likely be based on smoking room availability at time of check-in.
Hotels Near the University of Washington
There are a number of events that are happening at the University of Washington before or during the conference. People who are only attending a preconference at the UW or those who are having difficulty extending their downtown hotel reservation to include preconference attendance might consider staying in the University District. Bus service between the U-District and downtown is quick (20 minutes) and frequent (every 10 minutes during the day). In addition, the first three hotels listed provide free shuttle service to downtown and surrounding neighborhoods.
Hotel Deca (formerly the University Tower Hotel) is located 2 blocks from campus and is the hotel primarily used by UW visitors. Great views from the upper floors. 4507 Brooklyn Ave NE. (800) 899-0251
University Inn is located 5 blocks from campus and has a great breakfast cafe (Portage Bay Cafe). 4140 Roosevelt Way NE. (800) 733-3855
The Watertown is also located 5 blocks from campus and is one block north of the University Inn. A little more expensive than the University Inn but newly built and with more comfort and amenities than the University Inn. 4242 Roosevelt Way NE. (866) 944-4242
For the budget-minded, I would recommend The College Inn. Small, European-style hotel located only one block from campus. Bathrooms/showers are down the hall and because it's an older building, there is no elevator. 4000 University Way NE. (206) 633-4441
In addition, the University District Chamber of Commerce maintains a list of hotels, motels and B&B's.


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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – UMBC divers Corinna Darelius (Rye, N.Y./Rye) and Ryan Green (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) became the first UMBC divers to advance to the Zones finals in school history, as the UMBC divers competed on Day Two of the NCAA Zone "A" Diving Championships, Tuesday at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
Darelius became the first-ever UMBC female diver to advance to the finals at the regional meet, qualifying for the final round in 17th-place with a score of 248.30 on the 3-meter board. In the event finals, the sophomore scored 220.00 to finish 18th overall.
Darelius has competed at the Zone meet in each of her first two years at UMBC. After earning a trip last year as a freshman, she took the conference by storm this season. She qualified for the Zone meet on Jan. 4 by scoring a career-best 271.95 during a 1-meter competition in Coral Springs, Fla. She set a new career-best on the 3-meter board just a week later, scoring 272.47 as the Retrievers entertained Howard at the UMBC Aquatic Complex. Her performances were rewarded as she was named the America East Diver of the Week three times.
At the 2014 America East Championships, Darelius continued her success by sweeping the two diving events and earning the meet's Most Outstanding Diving award.
For the men, Green, a junior, earned a spot in the finals for the 1-meter competition by placing 17th in the opening round with a score of 278.20. During the event finals, Green placed 18th overall with a score of 262.85.
Green was also making a return trip to the Zones meet after competing in 2013 as a sophomore. This season, Green qualified for the regional meet by scoring a career-high 304.65 during the team's trip to Florida over winter break. He broke this mark at the CCSA Championships in Knoxville, Tenn. when he scored 319.85 in the event prelims, and went on to win a silver medal in the event. The junior took the top spot in the 3-meter competition at the CCSA meet, however, scoring a career-high 318.85 in the event finals for the win.
Junior Pak Lam Wong (Hong Kong/Kowloon Technical School) and senior Tim Perkins (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora) also competed for the UMBC men on Tuesday. Wong placed 35th overall with a prelims score of 233.90 while Perkins scored 213.85 to finish in 44th.


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The nasopharynx has a cuboidal shape. The lateral walls are formed by the eustachian tube and the fossa of Rosenmuller. The roof, sloping downward from anterior to posterior, is bordered by the pharyngeal hypophysis, pharyngeal tonsil, and pharyngeal bursa with the base of the skull above. Anteriorly, the nasopharynx abuts the posterior choanae and nasal cavity, and the posterior boundary is formed by the muscles of the posterior pharyngeal wall. Inferiorly, the nasopharynx ends at an imaginary horizontal line formed by the upper surface of the soft palate and the posterior pharyngeal wall.
Risk Factors
Unlike other squamous cell cancers of the head and neck, nasopharyngeal cancer does not appear to be linked to excess use of tobacco or moderate alcohol intake (up to 15 drinks a week). Factors thought to predispose to this tumor include the following:
Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms and signs at presentation include the following:
In the patient who presents with only cervical adenopathy, the finding of EBV genomic material in the tissue after amplification of DNA with the polymerase chain reaction lends strong evidence for a nasopharyngeal primary tumor, and a concerted search should be conducted in that area.[4]
Diagnostic Tests
Diagnosis is made by biopsy of the nasopharyngeal mass. Workup includes the following:[5]
Any clinical or laboratory suggestion of distant metastasis may prompt further evaluation of other sites. Careful dental and oral hygiene evaluation and therapy is particularly important prior to initiation of radiation treatment. MRI is often more helpful than CT scans in assessing skull base involvement and in defining the extent of abnormalities detected.[5,6,7]
Major prognostic factors adversely influencing outcome of treatment include the following:[8]
Other factors linked to diminished survival that were present in some, but not all, studies include the following:
Small cancers of the nasopharynx are highly curable by radiation therapy, and patients with these small cancers have shown survival rates of 80% to 90%.[10]
Moderately advanced lesions without clinical evidence of spread to cervical lymph nodes are often curable, and patients with these lesions have shown survival rates of 50% to 70%.
Follow-up for patients includes the following:
Monitoring of patients should include the following:
Although most recurrences occur within 5 years of diagnosis, relapse can be seen at longer intervals. The incidence of second primary malignancies is less than after treatment of tumors at other head and neck sites.[11]
Poorly differentiated squamous cell cancer has been associated with EBV antibodies.[4,12] High-titer antibodies to virus capsid antigen and early antigen, especially of high IgA class, or high titers that persist after therapy, have been associated with a poorer prognosis.[13] This finding remains under evaluation.
Tumors of many histologies can occur in the nasopharynx, but this discussion, like the American Joint Committee on Cancer nasopharynx staging, refers exclusively to WHO grade I-, II-, and III-type nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Although a wide variety of malignant tumors may arise in the nasopharynx, only squamous cell carcinoma is considered in this discussion because management of the other types varies substantially with histology. Subdivisions of squamous cell carcinoma in this site include the following:
World Health Organization (WHO) histopathological grading system describes three types of nasopharyngeal cancer:
Previous subdivisions of nasopharyngeal carcinoma included lymphoepithelioma, which is now classified as WHO grade III characterized by lymphoid infiltrate.[1]
WHO grade I-type cancer accounts for 20% of cases in United States and is associated with alcohol and tobacco use; WHO grade II and III represent the endemic form seen in Southern China.
The presence of keratin has been associated with reduced local control and survival.
Staging systems are all clinical staging and are based on the best possible estimate of the extent of disease before treatment.[1,2] Assessment of the primary tumor is based on inspection and palpation, and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation. The tumor must be confirmed histologically, and any other pathologic data obtained on biopsy may be included. Evaluation of the function of the cranial nerves is especially appropriate for tumors of the nasopharynx. The appropriate nodal drainage areas are examined by careful palpation and radiologic evaluation. The retropharyngeal lymph nodes are the first echelon of drainage.[3,4] Information from diagnostic imaging studies may be used in staging. Magnetic resonance imaging provides additional information to computed tomographic scanning in the evaluation of skull base invasion and intracranial spread.[5] Positron emission tomography scans combined with CT are helpful in radiation treatment planning for target delineation of the primary tumor, aids in detection of metastatic nodal involvement and metastatic spread such as lung or skeletal metastases in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer.[6]
If a patient has a relapse, a complete reassessment must be done to select the appropriate additional therapy.
Definitions of TNM
The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) has designated staging by TNM classification to define nasopharyngeal cancer.[7]
Standard treatments for patients with nasopharyngeal cancer include the following:
High-dose radiation therapy with chemotherapy is the primary treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer, both for the primary tumor site and the neck.[1] When feasible, surgery is usually reserved for nodes that fail to regress after radiation therapy or for nodal recurrence following clinical complete response. Radiation therapy dose and field margins are individually tailored to the location and size of the primary tumor and lymph nodes.[2,3,4,5] Although most tumors are treated with external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) exclusively, in some tumors radiation therapy may be boosted with intracavitary or interstitial implants or by the use of stereotactic radiosurgery when clinical expertise is available, and the anatomy is suitable.[6,7,8,9,10] Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) results in a lower incidence of xerostomia and may provide a better quality of life than conventional three-dimensional or two-dimensional radiation therapy.[11,12][Level of evidence: 1iiC] Results of a phase II RTOG study (RTOG-0225) showed the feasibility of IMRT in a multi-institutional setting and minimal grade III and IV xerostomia rates.[13] The rate of grade 2 xerostomia at 1 year from start of IMRT was 13.5%. Only 2 of 68 patients were reported with grade 3 xerostomia, and none had grade 4 xerostomia.[13][Level of evidence: 2C]
Accumulating evidence has demonstrated a high incidence (>30%–40%) of hypothyroidism in patients who have received radiation therapy that delivered EBRT to the entire thyroid gland or to the pituitary gland. Thyroid-function testing of patients should be considered prior to therapy and as part of posttreatment follow-up.[14,15]
Treatments under clinical evaluation for patients with nasopharyngeal cancer include the following:
Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Standard treatment options:
Current Clinical Trials
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with stage I nasopharyngeal cancer. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with stage II nasopharyngeal cancer. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
Treatment options under clinical evaluation:
Two randomized prospective trials compared combination chemotherapy (i.e., cisplatin, epirubicin, and bleomycin or cisplatin plus fluorouracil [5-FU] infusion) plus radiation therapy to radiation therapy alone.[3][Level of evidence: 1iiA];[18][Level of evidence: 1iiDii] Although disease-free survival was improved in the chemotherapy group for both groups, improvement in overall survival was reported only from the Intergroup trial in which chemotherapy with cisplatin was ever concurrently given.[3]
Clinical trials for advanced tumors evaluating the use of chemotherapy before radiation therapy, concomitant with radiation therapy, or as adjuvant therapy after radiation therapy should be considered.[19,20,21,22]
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with stage III nasopharyngeal cancer. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
Clinical trials for advanced tumors to evaluate the use of chemotherapy before radiation therapy, concomitant with radiation therapy, or as adjuvant therapy after radiation therapy should be considered.[19,20,21,22]
A phase II, randomized study of 65 patients with stage III and IV nasopharyngeal carcinoma were randomly assigned to neoadjuvant docetaxel (75 mg/m2) and cisplatin (75 mg/m2) every 3 weeks for two cycles followed by cisplatin (40 mg/m2) every week versus chemoradiation alone. Rates of grade 3 or 4 neutropenia were 97% during the neoadjuvant arm with no difference in toxicities between the two groups during the chemoradiation portion of treatment. The 3-year progression-free survival for neoadjuvant docetaxel versus the control arm was 88.2% and 59.5% (hazard ratio [HR], 0.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.20–1.19; P = .12). The 3-year overall survival for neoadjuvant docetaxel versus the control arm was 94.1% and 67.7% (HR, 0.24; 95% CI, 0.078–0.73; P = .012).[23][Level of evidence: 1iiDiii] These data have to be confirmed in a definitive phase III trial.
Three randomized, prospective trials compared combination chemotherapy (i.e., cisplatin, epirubicin, and bleomycin or cisplatin plus fluorouracil [5-FU] infusion) plus radiation therapy to radiation therapy alone.[1][Level of evidence: 1iiA];[24,25][Level of evidence: 1iiDii] Although disease-free survival (DFS) was improved in the chemotherapy group for both groups, improvement in overall survival (OS) was reported only from the Intergroup trial in which chemotherapy with cisplatin was ever concurrently given.[1]
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
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Purpose of This Summary
This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer. It is intended as a resource to inform and assist clinicians who care for cancer patients. It does not provide formal guidelines or recommendations for making health care decisions.
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Starting out with your own network
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How to use social media as a means of generating leads
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Using LinkedIn's search functionality to generate prospects (9:24)
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How to Knit Colored Stripes
Knitting colored stripes is a quick and easy way to get started in color work. Colored stripes allow you to use as many colors as you please while working with only one color at a time.
While knitting different colored stripes can be a lot of fun and an opportunity to let your creative juices flow, there are a few things you need to be able to do before you jump in:
Picking colors: You can knit stripes in as many colors as you like. Use color at random or plan for a particular mood in your color combination.
Patterns with multiple colors use a standard set of abbreviations — MC (main color); CC (contrasting color); A, B, C, and so on for patterns that use more than two colors
Counting rows: When you knit stripes, you count rows (or if you're knitting in the round, you count rounds) to keep track of the stripe's width. For example, knowing that a stripe spans 7 rows and counting as you go is easier and more accurate than getting out the tape measure.
Odd and even rows affect where the yarn ends up — whether it's right there where you want it or at the opposite end of your knitting.
Joining colors: When you're ready to change colors in a stripe pattern, you need to join the new color. Unless you're creating random stripes that start and stop anywhere, you usually join colors at the edge.
If, before diving in, you want to get an idea of what a stripe pattern may look like knitted in a specific group of yarns, try wrapping samples of the yarns in the proposed pattern around a stiff piece of cardboard or a cardboard toilet paper roll for a sneak preview.
You can look for a striped project pattern and follow the sequence, colors, and spacing given in the design; or you can use the stripe pattern as a template and plug in your own colors and yarns. If you're in a spontaneous mood, gather your yarns together and start knitting, changing yarns as you feel like it.


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Twitter in the classroom boosts student engagement
How does using Twitter with students boost their learning and engagement? Mashable explains how...
According to a recent blog post from Mashable educators are increasingly turning to Twitter to increase involvement of students through broadening participation and creating a community of learners.
As stated: "Classroom shyness is like a blackhole: Once silence takes over, it never lets go. In my own experience, in a class of hundreds, the fraction of students who speak up is small, and a still tinier fraction contribute regularly. That's why, Dr. Monica Rankin of the University of Texas at Dallas was pleasantly surprised when her experiment with Twitter began pulling more students into discussion: It's been really exciting because, in classes like this, you'll have three people who talk about the discussion material, and so to actually have 30 or 40 people at the same time talking about it is really interesting".
When trying to establish a community of learners it can be difficult to continue intellectual discussion outside of the classroom. It was found that Twitter was the ideal tool to keep these conversations going. David Parry, Professor of Emerging Media at the University of Texas: "I found that Twitter chatter during class spilled over into the students' free time. The first thing I noticed when the class started using Twitter was how conversations continued inside and outside of class. Once students started Twittering I think they developed a sense of each other as people beyond the classroom space, rather than just students they saw twice a week for an hour and a half. As a result, classroom conversation became more productive as people were more willing to talk, and [be] more respectful of others."
Our web to classroom workshops held with primary and secondary teachers revealed that teachers are active and engaged users of social media tools with their students.
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iBooks textbooks for iPad: A load off kids' backs and onto IT's
As a mother, news of Apple's iBooks textbooks for iPad is a weight off my shoulders — and my kid's.
My son is in middle school, and while a lot has changed since I was in eighth grade, one thing I can relate to is his backpack. Every morning, the poor kid walks to school with an extra-large L.L. Bean backpack slung over his shoulder, filled to the brim with textbooks, folders, lunch and gym clothes that combined must weigh a good 25 pounds. Textbooks must make up at least half of that. School administrators encourage kids to leave unneeded textbooks in their lockers, but with only five minutes between classes, that never happens. At night, my son lugs all his textbooks home again to do his homework.
Meanwhile, he complains about a sore neck and shoulders, and the nurse sends home a note every year about early signs of scoliosis. Not a good scene.
Samsung: It's better to be SAFE than sorry
LAS VEGAS — Two new Samsung devices, the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Tab 7.7, will offer security and management enhancements for business users.
The devices, announced this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show, are the first to carry the Samsung Approved for Enterprise (SAFE) tag. SAFE devices target the growing number of consumers using personal smartphones and tablets at work and the challenges IT faces in securing and managing these devices, Samsung said.
All SAFE devices will offer on-device, 256-bit encryption and integrate with leading mobile device management and VPN products, the company said. They'll also have Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support.
The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is an ultra-thin Android 3.2 tablet that will run on Verizon Wireless' network. The Galaxy Note is a 5.3-inch Android 2.3 smartphone — sorry, no Ice Cream Sandwich here — that blurs the lines between phones and tablets. It will run on on AT&T.
VMware wants to virtualize your tablet, too
LAS VEGAS — VMware plans to bring mobile virtualization to tablets.
That's the word from Hoofar Razavi, VMware's mobile product management director, who met with me here at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Smartphones were a logical first step for mobile virtualization, because they're so much more pervasive than tablets, Razavi said. But extending mobile virtualization to tablets is a "logical transition," he said.
VMware Horizon Mobile uses a hypervisor to create an encrypted, IT-controlled work environment on users' smartphones. The technology has not yet hit the market, but LG said yesterday that it should be on some of its phones within a few months.
The big issue for VMware mobile virtualization on tablets, as on smartphones, will be OS and device support. For now, Horizon Mobile will be available only on Android smartphones made by LG or Samsung and running on either the Verizon Wireless or Telefonica networks. Not having iOS support is a pretty big deal in the smartphone market, but it's a much bigger deal in the tablet market, where the iPad has such a commanding lead.
CES news that IT folks should care about
LAS VEGAS — IT pros can't ignore the International Consumer Electronics Show anymore.
Well, that's not entirely true. IT pros can ignore a lot of it. All that stuff about cars and cameras and TVs and sound systems, while pretty cool, doesn't really affect enterprise IT. But CES also serves as the launching pad for new smartphones, tablets and other technologies that, thanks to consumerization, IT now has to pay attention to.
Here's a brief rundown on some of today's CES news that IT pros should be aware of:
Microsoft shares Windows 8, Kinect details
This year marks Microsoft's last CES keynote, and many attendees expected the company to go out with a bang. That didn't happen. CEO Steve Ballmer, alongside host Ryan Seacrest, spent most of the time re-hashing projects we all know Microsoft has been working on for a while. But there were some tidbits of note.
On the Windows 8 front, the company is sticking to its late-February release date for the public beta. As with most Windows releases, there have been rumblings of delays, but if those rumblings are true, Microsoft didn't give any indication. Chief marketing officer Tami Reller also said that, when it comes to Windows 8's new Metro user interface, developers won't have to build separate applications to run on x86-based PCs and ARM-based mobile devices.
And in more exciting news, Ballmer said Kinect for Windows will be available Feb. 1. Kinect has become mighty popular as the motion-sensing technology in Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game system, but the company sees it as a potential game-changer for business applications — especially in certain verticals, such as healthcare and industrial design.
Droid 4, now with Citrix Receiver
Among all the announcements of new mobile devices, Motorola's Droid 4 news should stick out for IT. That's because the Verizon Wireless smartphone will come preloaded with Citrix Receiver for desktop and application virtualization.
Sure, Citrix Receiver is available in most app stores already, but by installing it directly on the Droid 4, Motorola is placing its chips on this method of controlling and delivering corporate apps to personal devices.
VMware mobile virtualization creeps along
VMware's mobile virtualization vision took one very, very small baby step towards reality. One of the company's smartphone hardware partners, LG, said it will finally bring VMware Horizon Mobile to market in the coming months.
Mobile virtualization lets IT create a separate, secure work environment on users' smartphones. VMware started talking about the technology in 2008 and announced a few hardware and carrier deals last year, but today was the first time we'd heard any sort of official news about a release date. Our news writer James Furbush will have a full story on the state of the mobile virtualization market later this week.
If you're serious about mobile app development, 2012 could be your year
By James Furbush, News Writer
Code Year, a new initiative to teach people coding, has registered more than 100,000 students in less than a week. That's double the number of students who enrolled in U.S. computer science undergraduate programs last year, according to Mashable.
Code Year's success is a clear indication that interest in computer sciences and programming has gone mainstream. It seems like everyone from your kid sister to the college intern your IT department just hired is dabbling in app development. And it's all thanks to the rise of mobile devices.
Still, the supply of mobile developers isn't keeping up with the demand from employers, according to the latest monthly IT staffing report from Dice.com, a technology and engineering careers site.
VMware View Kindle Fire client coming soon
VMware updated its View clients for Apple iPads and Android tablets today, and View shops will soon have an Amazon Kindle Fire client as well.
The tech previews of VMware View clients with PC-over-IP (PCoIP) support for Mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux are also available. Previously, View clients for Mac OS X only supported Remote Desktop Protocol, which meant poor performance.
"We should have waited for PCoIP before delivering those clients," said Pat Lee, director of end user clients for VMware. "But all of our clients now support PCoIP."
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion: RIM knows it's in trouble
Diversify, diversify, diversify! It's common advice in the investment world, especially when the economy's not looking so rosy. The theory is, if you hold stakes in lots of different kinds of companies, the failure of one company (or even a whole industry) won't sink your entire portfolio.
For years, the bulk of Research in Motion's eggs have been in one basket: BlackBerry smartphones. And it was quite the lucrative basket. But now, thanks to the consumerization of IT, the BlackBerry is losing its grip on the enterprise market. So, naturally, RIM is diversifying.
The company today announced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, a BlackBerry mobile device management (MDM) service that will also manage iPhones, iPads and Android devices.
iPads in the NFL: Are you ready for some consumerization?
NFL players love technology. For proof, just check out Chad Ochocinco's 30,000 tweets or all the athletes who grew up playing as much football on the PlayStation as on the field.
This season, two teams are capitalizing. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baltimore Ravens have purchased iPads for their players and coaches, and they've even built custom apps to store their playbooks and break down film of each week's games. Players said the iPads make them more productive and invested in their jobs, especially when they're on the go — which, of course, is the main selling point for the consumerization of IT in more traditional workplaces.
Droid Incredible + Android 2.3 update = FAIL
The HTC Droid Incredible Android 2.3 update is screwing up a lot of people's phones.
Droid Incredible users (myself included) finally received Android 2.3 — which came out last year, by the way — on Monday night. After updating, many users (again, myself included) began receiving "low storage space" notifications, and the apparent low storage was preventing access to certain apps, such as Gmail and Google Talk. I say "apparent low storage" because most users in fact had plenty of space available; mine was around 80% free when I checked.
Then, last night, another OS update became available. For some lucky people (me), this update apparently fixed the issue. For others (my girlfriend), it didn't. And there are even reports from users who have such low storage space that they can't even install the update that may or may not fix the low storage space problem.
IT warming up to tablets
More IT departments are jumping on the tablet bandwagon — or at least giving in to employee demand.
The results of our 2011 Windows Purchasing Intentions Survey show that fewer organizations will outright ban tablets next year, while more will extend support from C-level execs to the general employee population.
About 54% of respondents said their shops now support tablets on some level, and 68% said they would by next year. On the flip side, only 6% said they would strictly forbid tablets next year, down from 10% this year.
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An event organizer says he and his family received death threats after trying to schedule an autograph signing for Eagles QB Michael Vick at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Springettsbury Township, Pa.
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Vick continues to receive public criticism four years after serving a 19-month stint in federal prison for running a dog fighting operation. Joe Bartolo, the owner of JJ Cards-N-Toys, told the York Daily Record that he tried to organize an autograph signing with the 33-year-old quarterback at the Buffalo Wild Wings for October 31. When word of the signing spread, Bartolo claims threats were made against him and his family.
Bartolo told the York Daily Record that he and his wife received nearly 1500 death threats. Buffalo Wild Wings also received angry comments on their Facebook page.
A spokesperson for the restaurant confirmed the event was canceled but did not mention any death threats. Instead, the spokesperson told the Huffington Post that the event was "arranged through a third party and did not follow the proper process or go through appropriate approvals."
Vick's agent later claimed his client was never even booked for the event in the first place, according to the 700level.
Bartolo told the Daily Record however that he plans on rescheduling the event.
Last March, Vick was forced to cancel book signing appearances at Barnes and Noble stores in Atlanta, New Jersey and Exton due to threats of violence against him and his family.
In the midst of the alleged death threats against the event organizer, an ex-MMA fighter is continuing his challenge to Vick.
Last year, 44-year-old Gordon Shell, a retired MMA fighter and advocate for animal rights, challenged Vick to a charity fight, claiming the proceeds would go towards animal rights organizations. Shell says a spokesperson for Vick told him the Eagles QB wanted "no part of it."
After news of the canceled Buffalo Wild Wings appearance spread, Shell told the Huffington Post that his offer for Vick still stands. According to Shell, Vick's prison sentence wasn't punishment enough.
"If you truly want redemption, if you truly want to be free, people want to see you bleed," Shell told the Huffington Post. "At the end of the fight, I'm going to grab the microphone, and just announce to all the animal advocates, OK, this man has actually stepped up. We're both bleeding. He's bleeding. He's felt like what it's like to be a dog. Except he's still alive, we haven't electrocuted him. But he's stepped up. Now we have to let him finally be free."
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Mini Blue Moon Cupcake
Makes 24
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 oraange, zested (plus more for garnish)
2/3 cup Blue Moon beer
2 tablespoons whole milk
orange cream cheese frosting:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a mini muffin tin with 24 mini cupcake liners.
2. In a mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.Set aside.
3. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer, cream butter for 1 minute. Add sugar and cream together with butter for about 3 to 4 minutes.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, scraping down after each addition.
5. Add vanilla and orange zest and mix until just combined.
6. In a mixing bowl whisk together beer and milk. Alternatively add beer mixture and flour mixture to butter mixture until fully incorporated.
7. Fill cupcake liners 1/2-2/3 full.
8. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer cupcakes onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
9. For frosting: In a stand mixer, or with a hand mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese. With motor running add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time until all sugar has been added, scraping down sides of the bowl after each cup of sugar. Stir in the orange juice until fully incorporated.
10. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes or spread with an offset spatula and top with fresh orange zest. Serve.


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Jaguar announced today that the 2013 XF and XJ will get all-wheel-drive, but only with the 340 horsepower, 3.0-liter supercharged V6.
The AWD Jaaaaags will only be available in Russia, China, continental Europe, and here in the US of A.
If you live in the UK, Australia, South America or Africa and you feel left out, you should have bought more AWD luxury cars last year. Jag is keeping their AWD models out of regions with insufficient consumer demand.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker junior Sharod Williams (Miami, Fla.) scored 17 points with 11 rebounds for a double-double in the Cobra men's basketball team's 84-72 loss to St. Andrews at home Tuesday night. The loss drops the Cobras to 7-6 overall and 1-3 in Conference Carolinas play.
Coker got off to a rocky start and never seemed to find their groove. The Knights opened the game with a 9-3 run and never relinquished the lead the entire first half. St. Andrews took a 10-point lead, 42-32 into the break.
After the intermission, the Cobras used a 12-2 opening run tie the game for the first time at 44, with 17 minutes left to play,. Things stayed fairly tight over the next 10 minutes with Coker taking as much as a five-point lead, but the Knights were not to be out done.
With the scored even at 67, Antonio Moffitt nailed a knockdown three with 5:44 remaining to give St. Andrews the momentum needed to take home the win. Over the final five minutes the Knights scored 17 points, while holding Coker to just five.
Leading the Cobra scoring was sophomore Julian Nelson (Irmo, S.C.) with 19 points and nine rebounds.
St. Andrew's Aaron Christian was the game's leading scorer with 26 points, while Ryan Streater and Moffitt scored 17 and 16 points respectively and Chris Sumski added 11.
Coker will be back in action on Saturday at home against King College. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.
McDonald's Player of the Game- Sharod Williams
Williams had a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards.
The McDonald's Player of the Game is presented by the Hartsville McDonald's and is given to the most outstanding performer during each Coker College home athletic event.


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Yamaha XS650 35mm Fork Billet Triple
Who doesn't want to look down from their perch, and see a beautifully crafted piece of aluminum, that also has a function? That's where Old School Speed Billet Triple clamps come into view. These are a simple, yet great looking and functional addition to any Bike. Add those swap meet clip-ons you picked up last year and you have an instant head turning café with an aggressive stance. Featuring stainless steel hardware for pinch bolts, and a satin finish. Also, underneath there are 2 tapped holes to add aftermarket gauges, or your factory bracket and clocks. Since these are flat across, when compared to the stock units, they WILL lower your front end about and inch. To some its not a big deal, But its also something to be aware of. It will sharpen up your steering, but you will also lose a little ground clearance at the frame center. Less than a half inch.
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Today's featured quilt is an exquisite monochromatic quilt by Ellen Stallard that was entered in the Monochromatic Challenge for Project Modern.
Monochromatic is all about one color and using tints, shades and tones of that color to make it sing. Using different values is a key to making an effective monochromatic quilt. We'll talk more value tomorrow. Ellen tells us that she thought using a neutral for a monochromatic quilt would be a challenge. "My quilt is titled "January" which reflects the time of year when skies are gray and leaden and the color of the landscape is pretty flat." Ellen accepted that challenge and did a beautiful job!
Ellen's thoughts on color:
"I typically lean toward using bright vibrant colors in my quilts. Most of them are a combination of solids and patterned fabrics, and I often like to include something unexpected or unpredictable.
Designing this monochromatic quilt was a personal challenge given my tendency to use bright colors. Although I often use gray as a neutral and background color, I had never tried to coordinate a number of grays together. It soon became apparent that all grays are not created equal. There are cool grays, warm grays, blue grays, green grays, grays that are more tan than gray, even pinkish grays. I tried to choose fabrics with enough variation in shade and tone to create movement and not appear flat. This quilt was fun to make and there might be another in the future as my stash of gray fabric is bountiful."
More about Ellen:
"My aunt (now 83) taught me to quilt about eight years ago, and I still thank her for that memorable experience. I learned about the modern quilting movement in the summer of 2010 from my son's friend who has been quilting since her college days and writes a blog (Nacho Mama's Quilt). I think there is a relatively new Modern Quilt Guild chapter in Nashville, but since I live in the country forty miles out of town I have yet to check into it. I just have the Flickr link right now…I live vicariously through others' blogs." You can find Ellen and more of her quilts on Flickr as TNquilter.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People suffering from serious constipation may get some relief from a Chinese herbal medicine consisting of hemp seed and other herbs, a new study finds.
Participants who took 7.5 grams twice a day of hemp seed pill (HSP), which consists of six different herbs, reported some improvements in their symptoms of constipation and fared better than people taking a placebo pill. "We believe HSP works to alleviate constipation," study author Dr. Zhao-Xiang Bian of Hong Kong Baptist University told Reuters Health.
HSP is a classic formula in traditional Chinese medicine and has been used to treat constipation for more than 1,000 years. In theory, the herbs work in combination, acting as a purgative and laxative, and also improving the additional problems associated with constipation, such as dry mouth and trouble sleeping, Bian explained.
All of the participants had a form of constipation known in traditional Chinese medicine as the "excessive syndrome," in which energy ("Qi") accumulates, causing the bowels to dry out. People with this form of constipation have trouble passing stool, feel as if they have not emptied completely, develop a dry yellow coating on their tongue and have abdominal swelling or pain.
During the study, Bian and colleagues first tested different doses of HSP on 96 people with constipation and found that 7.5 grams twice per day, in the form of granules dissolved in 150 milliliters of hot water, appeared most effective.
They then randomly split 120 people with constipation into two groups - a placebo and treatment group, both of which consumed their assigned regimen twice per day for 8 weeks.
Forty-three percent of people who received HSP reported an increase in complete bowel movements, an improvement seen in only 8 percent of those taking the placebo. Those receiving HSP were also more likely to say they felt better, the authors note in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
However, people taking HSP were also more likely to report potential side effects, such as stomach pain, cramping or bloating. Bian explained that upon investigation, HSP users rated the symptoms as less severe than before beginning treatment and most were just as bad as what the placebo group reported.
The authors also took blood samples from all participants and did not notice any effect on the liver or kidneys. "Thus, we concluded that HSP was safe for alleviating constipation."
The cost for each dose is roughly $1(US), Bian noted in an e-mail. HSP can be purchased online without a prescription, but just because herbal medicine is "natural" doesn't mean it's always safe, the researcher cautioned. Some sellers fail to ensure the medicine contains the right ingredients and lacks contaminants. As a result, the authors recommend patients only purchase herbal medicine from a "reputable seller," and "only under the guidance of registered Chinese medicine practitioners."
Dr. John Johanson of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, who did not participate in the study, told Reuters Health he was pleased to see that the researchers tested the therapy "rigorously" by comparing it to a placebo. The study was "very well done," he said.
However, the patients included in the study were very constipated, and even though they appeared to improve while taking HSP, they were still technically constipated, Johanson noted.
The standard definition of constipation is 3 or fewer complete bowel movements per week, Johanson explained. People who took HSP increased their bowel movements from an average of less than 1 per week to more than 1 1/2 — an improvement, but not a dramatic one, he noted. "I'm a bit skeptical that this improvement really means anything," he said.
Furthermore, people not used to traditional Chinese medicine may also find it strange to see some forms of constipation classed as "excessive," Johanson added. "It's probably a bit unusual for us in the Western world to make that differentiation."
People with constipation are typically advised to first try a high fiber diet, sometimes with fiber supplements, drink more water and exercise, Johanson noted. If these steps don't work, they can try other over-the-counter products such as stool softeners, milk of magnesia, and laxatives.
SOURCE: link.reuters.com/deh35q American Journal of Gastroenterology, online November 2, 2010.


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If you look closely, you will see circles overlaid on this idyllic postcard of Vercorin, Switzerland. It's not a Photoshop: These holes are as real as the ones in Emmental cheese. It's a startling optical illusion. 2500-pixel panorama ahead.
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As you can see in the gallery, the circles were placed in segments over different houses around the town. They only become visible from certain vantage points, which should be quite a dizzying experience as you go by. The whole thing is an art installation by Felice Varini, called "Cercle et suite d'éclats." Oh really? Well, cherchez la Vache to you, laeedee. [Varini via Today and Tomorrow via Core77]


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Every week, a DIY expert spares us a trip to the grocery store and shows us how to make small batches of great foods at home.
Today, Karen Solomon shows us how to cure, smoke, and fry our way to perfect bacon at home. Karen is the author of Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It and Can It, Bottle It, Smoke It. Photos by Naomi Fiss.
Nothing could be simpler than makin' bacon, the king of all fried meats. How many vegetarians have you known who sheepishly confess to enjoying the "occasional" slab of crisp sautéed hog fat? I rest my case. Bacon is God.To cure your own bacon, plan and shop for ingredients well in advance. You might need to special-order the pork belly from your local butcher or grocery store. And if you can't find curing salt (Insta-Cure #1) or hickory sawdust from your local kitchen supply shop or butcher, order it from online retailers like SausageMaker.com.Bacon must first be dry rubbed and cured for about 7-10 days. And while you can slice and fry it immediately after curing, American-style bacon is usually smoked to give it flavor. Here, I offer three ways to smoke the baco: full-on grill smoking, oven roasting with liquid smoke, or a combination of the two. If you go the liquid smoke route, use only the real stuff; fake liquid smoke has an unappealing chemical taste. Once the bacon is ready to eat, note that it will be easiest to slice thinly -- a must if you like crispy bacon -- when it is very cold, and your knife is very sharp.
Homemade Bacon(Adapted from Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It)
2 1/2 to 3 pounds of thick, center cut pork belly (skinless)1/2 cup sugar1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses2 tablespoons kosher salt, plus more as needed1 teaspoon curing salt1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper3 tablespoons of real liquid hickory smoke or 3 cups of hickory sawdust, depending on how you've chosen to smoke the bacon.Rinse the belly and thoroughly pat it dry until the surface is tacky. Trim off any thin edges so that the piece is one long rectangle. (You can save these excess pieces of belly for making sausage or lard, or for general roasting.)
In a large, rectangular baking dish or pan, mix the sugar with the molasses until thoroughly incorporated. Then mix in the 2 tablespoons of salt, curing salt, and pepper and rub it evenly into the meat (like a relaxing, porcine spa treatment), spreading it evenly around the sides as well as the top and bottom. Tuck the meat, encased in all of the rub, carefully inside a sealable plastic bag (gallon sized will work, but oversized are better if you can find them) and lay it flat in the refrigerator for 7 days, massaging the liquids that will amass inside the bag into the meat and flipping it daily.
After 7 days, inspect your bacon. It should be firm to the touch all over, like touching a cooked steak -- a sign that it has been cured. If the flesh still feels spongy and soft in spots, leave the meat in the bag and sprinkle it evenly with an additional 2 tablespoons salt and check it again after 1 or 2 days.Once the bacon is fully cured, discard the solids, rinse the meat well, and pat it completely dry. The next step to giving bacon that familiar flavor is the addition of smoke.
Fastest: Roasting and Liquid SmokeHeat the oven to 200°F. Place the belly, fat side up, on a rack over a roasting pan and roast for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until the interior temperature of the meat reaches 150°F (you must check with a meat thermometer). Gently brush the liquid smoke over the entirety of the bacon, covering both sides evenly.Slowest: Smoking on the GrillPrepare your grill by cleaning the rack and opening up the vents underneath and on the lid. Light half a charcoal starter's worth of real wood charcoal until hot; about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare a foil pack of hickory sawdust by sealing the hickory inside a large rectangle of aluminum foil, flipping it over, and poking small holes into the top.
Once the coals are hot, pour them onto one side of the grill, and gently place the foil pack of hickory sawdust on top. Put the rack back into place, and place the meat onto the cool side of the grill, with the thickest part of the meat closest to the heat. Cover with the open vents over the meat. After a few minutes, you should see a gentle tumble of smoke emanating from the grill. This is a good thing. Resist the urge to lift the lid for at least 1 1/2 hours, or until the smoke stops completely and the grill lid is cool enough to touch.
At this point, take your meat's temperature. It must reach 150 degrees in the center. If you're approaching the correct temperature and your coals are still active, cover again and leave it alone for another 30 minutes. If you're nowhere near completion, light another half-starter of coals and continue to smoke the meat. If you're somewhere in-between, you may want to finish cooking the pork in the oven (see directions below).Best of Both Worlds: Smoking and RoastingStart smoking your meat, and do so as long as you're able -- at least 1 1/2-2 hours is really ideal. Finish the meat as needed on a rack over a baking sheet in a 200°F oven until it reaches 150°F inside at its thickest point. Fry a slice of the bacon and taste. If it needs more smoke flavor, brush a thin layer of real liquid smoke on both sides of the slab.Whichever method you use, when your bacon is ready, slice it as thin (or as thick) as you like it and fry over medium heat until browned on both sides. Drain on paper towels and enjoy.
How to Store ItBacon can be stored in large slabs, in precut hunks for flavoring beans or other dishes, or in slices, in layers between pieces of parchment paper, and sealed tightly in a freezer storage bag. Refrigerate up to 7 days or keep frozen up to 3 months.
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When Season 4 of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" ended, we weren't sure what the future held for Nene and Gregg Leakes' marriage. There were reports that the couple separated, but then Nene declared that she was divorced. So did they or didn't they?
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods recorded their biggest drop in seven months in March and a gauge of planned business spending rose only modestly, the latest signs of a slowdown in economic activity.
Durable goods orders slumped 5.7 percent as demand fell almost across the board, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday. The drop in orders for these goods - items from toasters to aircraft that are meant to last three years or more - followed a 4.3 percent rise in February.
"We have seen a considerable loss of momentum in the economy and that has been obvious in the round of data we had over the last four weeks or so," said Jacob Oubina, a senior U.S. economist at RBC Capital Markets in New York.
The drop, which was double what economists had expected, provided a fresh indication of cooling at factories that had played a central role in the economy's recovery from recession.
It also joined a range of other data covering items from employment to retail sales that have shown the economy lost a step at the end of the first quarter.
The slowdown, which economists have dubbed the spring swoon, has been largely blamed on belt-tightening in Washington as the government tries to slash its bloated budget deficit.
Uncertainty over the impact of deep government spending cuts, known as the sequester, could be making businesses more cautious about rolling out capital projects.
Last month, non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, edged up 0.2 percent. Orders for these so-called core capital goods had dropped 4.8 percent in February and economists had expected a 0.4 percent increase last month.
"There's clearly rising near-term caution in capital spending plans by businesses as fiscal tightening hits and global growth slows," said Ted Wieseman, an economist at Morgan Stanley in New York.
Financial data firm Markit said on Tuesday its preliminary factory purchasing managers' index hit a six-month low in April, and other regional factory surveys have also exhibited weakness this month.
Against the backdrop of a tame inflation environment, the soft durable goods data strengthened the argument for the Federal Reserve to maintain its monetary stimulus. The U.S. central bank meets next week and is widely expected to keep purchasing bonds at a pace of $85 billion a month.
U.S. Treasury debt prices squeezed higher, while stocks on Wall Street were little changed after the data. The dollar weakened against the yen.
Shipments of core capital goods - which the government uses to calculate equipment and software spending in its gross domestic product report - rose 0.3 percent in March. However, shipments for February were revised to show a 1.2 percent rise rather than the previously reported 1.9 percent increase.
That suggests growth in business spending in the first quarter slowed sharply from the fourth quarter's 11.8 percent annual pace. Indeed, some economists lowered their January-March gross domestic product estimates.
JPMorgan cut its first-quarter GDP forecast by two-tenths of a percentage point to 2.9 percent, while Barclays said there was a downside risk to its 3.0 percent estimate.
The government's report on GDP on Friday is expected to show the economy grew at a 3.0 percent annual rate in the first quarter, according to a Reuters survey, rebounding from a paltry 0.4 percent gain in the final three months of 2012.
Economists, however, look for expansion of only around 1.5 percent or so in the April-June period. Even that forecast is a bit optimistic, some have warned.
"The recent weak tone of the data, along with the anticipated fiscal drag, poses clear challenges," said Michael Feroli, an economist at JPMorgan in New York.
"Nonetheless, we believe the fall in energy prices and the apparent resiliency of housing should provide important ballast to prevent the economy from capsizing."
A second report on Wednesday underscored the firming housing market tone. Applications for loans to purchase homes rose for a second straight week last week as mortgage rates declined further.
While the fall in durable goods orders last month was led by a 15 percent plunge in demand for transportation equipment, other segments of the report, including primary metals and electrical equipment, were also weak.
There were gains only in orders for motor vehicles and computers and electronic products. Unfilled orders fell, showing declining backlogs at the nation's factories.
The absence of an overhang of unsold goods was a hopeful sign as factories will be able to ramp up production once orders pick up. However, economists said any boost to production was unlikely to come in the second quarter.
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It's time to leave behind old ideas of superpowers. A changing world brings new opportunities for peace and the chance to join a community of nations. Summer 2008.
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Background: Majoring in psychology with a minor in economics... Began classes and competition at UMBC in the spring semester of 2010… Native of Sweden who has competed in the Swedish Junior Cup… Her last ranking was 26th in the Swedish Tennis South region… A finalist in the Taberg Valley Bravida Open in May of 2009… Also competed in handball and soccer… Lists favorite movie as Dirty Dancing…Her grandfather played soccer for the Swedish national team… Has an older brother, Robbie, and a younger brother, Tom… Daughter of of Maria and Mikael Danielsson… Born June 19, 1990.


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Enjoy all of the songs from the fourth year of John Jacobson's "Music Express" series with this complete volume featuring piano/vocal arrangements, choreography and reproducible lyric sheets for thirty songs. The performance/accompaniment 2-CD set is available separately and includes both vocal demonstration and instrumental accompaniment only for each song. Songs include: All Aboard for Broadway; Barnyard Baseball; Come to the Harvest Jamboree; Destination America; Everybody Say Peace; Hallelujah Get on Board; Making Music All Day Long; Pony in the Pumpkin Patch; The Spirit of America; When We Work Together and many more.
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