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A crowning moment for blacks
"For the first time in my adult lifetime I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change." -- Michelle Obama, Feb. 18, 2008
I always thought I understood what Michelle Obama was trying to say.
You are familiar, of course, with what she actually did say, which is quoted above. It provided weeks of red meat for her husband's opponents, who took to making ostentatious proclamations of their own unwavering pride in country.
But again, I think I know what the lady meant to say. Namely, that with her husband, this brown-skinned guy with the funny name, making a credible run for the highest office in the land, she could believe, for the first time, that "we the people" included her.
It is, for African Americans, an intoxicating thought almost too wonderful for thinking. Yet, there it is. And here we are, waking up this morning to find Barack Obama president-elect of these United States.
In a sense, it is unfair -- to him, to us -- to make Tuesday's election about race. Whatever appeal Obama may have had to African Americans and white liberals eager to vote for a black candidate is, I believe, dwarfed by his appeal to Americans of all stripes who have simply had enough of the politics of addition by division as practiced by Karl Rove and his disciples, enough of the free-floating anger, the holiday from accountability, the nastiness masquerading as righteousness, the sheer intellectual dishonesty, that have characterized the era of American politics that ends here.
But in the end, after all that, there still is race.
And it would be a sin against our history, a sin against John Lewis and Viola Liuzzo, against James Reeb and Lyndon Johnson, against Fannie Lou Hamer and Martin Luther King, against all those everyday heroes who marched, bled and died 40 years ago to secure black people's right to vote, not to pause on this pinnacle and savor what it means. It would be a sin against our generations, against slaves and freedmen, against housemen and washerwomen, against porters and domestics, against charred bodies hanging in southern trees, not to be still and acknowledge that something has happened here, and it is sacred and profound.
For most of the years of the American experiment, "we the people" did not include African Americans. We were not included in "we." We were not even included in "people."
What made it galling was all the flowery words to the contrary, all the perfumed lies about equality and opportunity. This was, people kept saying, a nation where any boy might grow up and become president. Which was only true, we knew, as long as it was indeed a boy and as long as the boy was white.
But as of today, we don't know that anymore. What this election tells us is that the nation has changed in ways that would have been unthinkable, unimaginable, flat-out preposterous, just 40 years ago. And that we, black, white and otherwise, better recalibrate our sense of the possible.
There was something bittersweet in watching Michelle Obama lectured on American pride this year, in seeing African Americans asked to prove their Americanness when our ancestors were in this country before this country was. There was something in it that was hard to take, knowing that we have loved America when America did not love us, defended America when it would not defend us, believed in American ideals that were larger than skies, yet never large enough to include us.
We did this. For years unto centuries, we did this. Because our love for this country is deep and profound. And complicated and contradictory. And cynical and hard.
Now it has delivered us to this singular moment. Barack Obama is president-elect of the United States.
And we the people should be proud.


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As one of the world's largest cities, it's easy to find a flight to or from Los Angeles, no matter where you're traveling. Shopping for the cheapest, quickest flight with all the amenities you want can feel overwhelming. With this brief guide, we'll help you find a Los Angeles flight that fits all your budget travel needs.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the fifth busiest airport in the world according to passenger volume. With nonstop flights to more than 161 cities, it's easy to find a flight between LAX and almost any other destination. The airport is a major hub for many premiere carriers, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, Great Lakes Airlines, and US Airways Express. It is also a minor hub for Southwest Airlines, Virgin America, Allegiant Air, Air New Zealand, Qantas, and Volaris. This level of traffic makes it easy to connect to almost any other destination in the world, including Australia, Asia, and beyond from LAX.
Travelers to Los Angeles can also fly into a number of smaller airports, including Van Nuys Airport (VNY), LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), Long Beach Airport (LGB), John Wayne Airport (SNA), and Bob Hope Airport (BUR). It's certainly possible to connect to these minor airports from destinations throughout the country. It's more expensive than traveling straight to or through LAX, though, sometimes twice as much.
Los Angeles traffic is among the worst in the country, rivaling even Washington D.C. and downtown New York City. Even so, renting a car in L.A. is the best way to travel the city easily. Fortunately, car rentals at LAX are among the cheapest in the nation and travelers can expect to find daily rates as low as $20 plus tax. Almost 40 car rental companies run at or near LAX, including all the major brands like Avis, Enterprise, Thrift, and Hertz.
Although Los Angeles is a massive city, it's fairly well laid out and any mobile GPS app with live traffic updates such as Google Maps will get you where you need to go. Just be sure to avoid downtown and the immediately surrounding areas during rush hour from 7am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm.
Because of the city's size, bus transportation is extremely time-consuming and often involves many transfers. While it's cheaper than renting a car, it's also very inefficient. Taxis and limousines to and from the airport are often expensive as well. The subway lines of the MetroRail operate in a very small area in the downtown core, which makes traveling long distances impossible.
Since almost every major airline flies into LAX, it's easy to reach Los Angeles from almost anywhere in the country. But choosing the right airline depends on a number of personal preferences, including price, best airport lounge, airline amenities, customer service, and more.
It's no surprise that such a large airport offers many lounge options for those looking to relax pre-flight. The newest kid on the block is the oneworld® Los Angeles Lounge, just opened in 2014. This premier lounge offers world-class amenities, including showers, a bar with coffee and specialty cocktails, a taco stand, a communal fireplace, and social as well as quiet business seating areas. Those traveling with American Airlines or US Airways may wish to visit the American Airlines Admiral Club or American Airlines Flagship Lounge in Terminal 4. Travelers from any airline are welcome to buy a day pass to either lounge for around $50.
Among frequent travelers, JetBlue is routinely ranked as one of the best, particularly with regards to passenger amenities. They guarantee that first checked bags are always free, 36 channels of live TV in every seat, more leg room than any other airline, and wifi on many flights in and out of Los Angeles. Likewise, Southwest's Los Angeles flights promise "bags fly free", as well as first-come, first-served seating, and some of the lowest airfares in the country.
Airline customer service varies widely of course, even among carries in the U.S. Virgin America is routinely ranked as one of the best airlines in the country according to the industry standard AQR rating. In 2014, more than 80% of their flights arrived on-time and they denied boarding to just 0.04 ticketed passengers per 10,000 – both better than industry averages. Southwest is again another excellent choice as, according to Forbes.com, they boast the fewest passenger complaints among American carriers.
Many travelers use the U.S. west coast as a connection to Australia, so flights from SYD (Sydney, Australia) to LAX are quite common. This route is among the longest of ultra-long-haul flights in the world, requiring almost 14 hours to complete. Just four airlines makes this trip daily, including Qantas, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Virgin Australia. During this almost 7,500 mile journey, you will have plenty of time to finish a good book or three so be sure to pack plenty of entertainment in your carry-on.
Another common route is New York (JFK and LGA airports) to Los Angeles (LAX), about 6 hours long. This cross-country route is particularly popular for those looking to escape the bitter northeast cold to California's stunning miles of beaches.
While it's a long haul, travelers also often book flights from LON (London, England) to LAX airport direct. This 5,500-mile flight requires between 11-13 hours. It's quite popular for British tourists looking to trade in the gray, humdrum UK weather for the sunny skies and mild year-round temperatures of Los Angeles.
Those interested in travel between the U.S. and Canada, take note that it's easy to find flights to Los Angeles from Toronto and vice-versa. At almost 2,200 miles, this 5-6 hour flight is relatively short but allows for a variety of connections between Canada and the American west coast. It's a worthwhile trip for Canadians seeking a reprieve from the stark winters in the north.
For those in the American south looking for a west coast getaway, it's worth shopping flights to Los Angeles from Houston's George Bush International Airport (IAH). At less than 3 hours, it's a quick flight and an easy escape that takes travelers over the scenic American Southwest, including New Mexico, Arizona, and the Grand Canyon.
Unlike many cities, there is no real low season in Los Angeles. Mild to warm weather year-round means the city is a popular travel destination no matter the season. When to visit depends entirely on the sort of traveler you are and the type of vacation you're seeking. For great beach weather, visit during the summer; for an escape from the stark cold that affects much of the rest of the country, plan a trip in winter or early spring.
During the summer months, temperatures can easily rise into the 90s (Fahrenheit). Coupled with high levels of downtown smog, travelers may wish to look into neighborhoods outside the city if planning to travel to Los Angeles June through August. Holidays and major sporting and entertainment events, such as the Emmys and Oscars, also see a sharp spike in tourism.
Winter typically offers the best deals. While the temperature rarely rises above 65 degrees (Fahrenheit), travelers should pack rain gear during January and February as these months typically see the highest rainfall.
As a destination city, there is no shortage of first-rate tourist attractions in Los Angeles, including Venice Beach, Beverly Hills, Universal Studios, Disneyland, Madame Tussaud's wax museum, and the Los Angeles County museum of Art. "The Getty" museum is the best and biggest in the city, known worldwide for its architecture, stunning views of Los Angeles, and a fine arts collection that includes examples of western art from the Middle Ages through present day.
For a classic Los Angeles experience, be sure to visit Manhattan Beach at the end of Santa Monica Bay. This beautiful, upscale area just outside the city boasts some of the most beautiful beachfront property in California. The pier offers travelers an array of beach activities from fishing and surfing to golfing and volleyball.
Whatever your reason for escaping to the west coast, Los Angeles has something for every traveler. With beautiful beaches, picture-perfect California weather, world-class restaurants and museums, and some of the country's best tourist attractions, it's always a great time to visit the City of Angels.
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The Carroll Shelby Foundation is dedicated to providing financial support for children and medical professionals to help overcome life-threatening health issues worldwide and promoting continuing educational development.
Legendary racer and automotive manufacturer Carroll Shelby, following years of heart-related difficulties, which culminated in a successful heart transplant, created the Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation in October 1991. The organization is dedicated to providing assistance for acute coronary and kidney care for young people who share many of the same afflictions. 2009 the Foundation took another beat and expanded its reach and became the Carroll Shelby Foundation helping kids from their first heartbeat through their education years.
To date the Carroll Shelby Foundation has helped numerous youngsters undergo major coronary surgeries and help charities and children worldwide raise money for their own fundraising campaigns and provided seed monies to launch healthcare programs and facilities, the Foundation also provides grants to organizations conducting research in the fields of coronary and organ transplant management. The Foundation, expanding its reach, will provide scholarship money to kids dedicated to enhancing their lives through continuing educational opportunities in the automotive field.
Shelby, who waited years before receiving his own heart transplant, was keenly aware of the difficulties and expense involved in heart surgery and the often-lengthy process to locate a suitable donor organ. He created the Foundation because he realized that many needy children would have their lives cut short without some type of financial assistance.
The Carroll Shelby Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 and funding comes from a myriad of programs conducted throughout the year. These programs include, generous donations given in exchange for Carroll's autographs, generous donations from corporate and private sponsors, Ford Motor Company and through his personal appearance fees. In addition, Team Shelby, the Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC), the Shelby Mustang clubs and the Shelby Dodge clubs all include the Foundation as an active participant and beneficiary of their national and regional convention event proceeds.


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State-by-State's own guide to great gardening and landscaping. A State-by-State Gardening Publication
Natural Hardscaping
Using natural materials for your landscaping
by Diane Beyer
Native Baptisia is Only the Beginning
by Kylee Baumle
Green Gardening for All
by Adam Sarmiento
Add a Woodland Garden
by Gene E. Bush
Sweet Native Fruit Trees That Won't Leave You Bitter
by Scott Beuerlein
Native Trees for the Landscape
Add native trees to your landscape to help biodiversity
by Scott A. Zanon
Some gardeners seem highly interested and motivated to plant native trees. Native trees appear to adapt better to landscape environments compared to alternative species, and they help protect and restore biodiversity. Natives are effective for use in urban, suburban and rural developed landscapes.
Below are 15 trees to consider for your landscape or property with important notes and descriptions about each. I hope you carefully study these and consider planting a few in your property. They are durable yet functional native tree choices. >> read article
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Parsley Hawthorne
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Kyleigh Keating scored her first collegiate goal in Harvard's win over Holy Cross (photo courtesy of Gil Talbot).
The Harvard women's lacrosse team travels to No. 12 Princeton for an Ivy League match-up Saturday in New Jersey. Game time is slated for 1 p.m. The Crimson needs to win at least one of its three remaining conference games to earn a spot in the Ivy League Tournament.
Scouting the Crimson
Harvard boasts a 6-4 overall record and a 3-1 mark in the Ivy League. The Crimson is 5-1 in its last six games. Eleven Crimson players have found the back of the net for a team that averages 12.7 goals per game. Jennifer VanderMeulen paces the offense with 31 goals and three assists for 34 points. Danielle Tetreault (26g, 4a), Jess Halpern (19g, 1a) and Melanie Baskind (17g, 4a), have been scoring threats for the Crimson, which leads the Ivy League and is 21st in the nation in scoring offense.
Micaela Cyr leads the team and is second in the Ivy League in draw controls with 21, while Baskind leads the team with 18 ground balls. Ellen Gleason paces the Crimson with nine caused turnovers. Kerry Clark has made 65 saves in the cage and sports an 10.50 goals-against average.
Last Time Out
Harvard defeated Holy Cross, 10-6, Wednesday night at the Holy Cross Field to improve to 6-4 on the season. Jennifer VanderMeulen and Danielle Tetreault both scored hat tricks in the winning effort.
Five different Crimson players scored and four had assists for the Crimson. VanderMeulen added two assists to her stat line, while Tetreault had one. Tyler Petropulos added two goals and an assist and Chelsey Newman and Kyle Keating each found the back of the net. Melanie Baskind, who also had a handout, won three draw controls and collected three ground balls, while Lauren Tomkinson grabbed three ground balls and caused two turnovers. Mariah Pewarski also caused two of Holy Cross's 15 turnovers.
The Harvard defense held Crusaders leading scorer Kat Sutton scoreless and snapped her 43 game scoring streak. Kerry Clark made seven second half saves to bring her season total to 65.
Scouting the Tigers
Princeton also boasts a 6-4 overall record and is 3-0 in Ancient Eight play. The 12th-ranked Tigers are 3-1 in its last four games after falling to top-ranked Maryland, 17-10, Wednesday night.
Fourteen Tigers have found the back of the net with six scoring 10 or more goals this season. Lizzy Drumm leads the team with 24 goals and 26 points. Jaci Gassaway has a team-best 10 assists. Drumm also paces the team in draw controls with 25, while Lindsey deButts leads the team in ground balls and caused turnovers with 25 and 15, respectively. Erin Tochichara has a 10.0 goals-against average and has stopped 85 shots. Series History
Princeton leads the all-time series with the Crimson, 23-16. The two teams first played in 1975 with the Tigers earning the first three wins in the series. Harvard won 11 straight from 1984-92.
The Princeton has taken 17 of the last 18 meetings.
National Rankings
The Harvard women are ranked 20th in the nation by Synapse Sports, formerly womenslacrosse.com, and are receiving votes in the IWLCA poll for the sixth week in a row.
Silencing the Offense
Kerry Clark and the Crimson defense held Yale and New Hampshire without a goal in the second half. In fact, Harvard held its opponents scoreless for 71 minutes and 14 seconds in those two games.
Eight is Great
Harvard has scored at least eight goals in all 10 games so far this season.
Against the Rest
Entering the week, the Crimson led the Ivy League and is 26th in the nation in draw controls (12.89 per game). Harvard is the most accurate team in the league, converting on 52.9 percent of its shots this season. The Crimson also has the league's highest scoring offense, which ranks 21st in the nation.
Jennifer VanderMeulen leads the league and are 16th the nation in goals per game (3.11). Danielle Tetreault is not far behind, ranking third in the league and 41st in the nation.
Scoring Streak
Jennifer VanderMeulen has scored in every game of her career, 25 straight contests for the Crimson. She has 18 games with three or more goals and 13 games with four or more scores.
In the Record Books
Jess Halpern scored her 100th career goal against No. 7 Virginia (April 5). She has 101 goals, 22 assists and 123 career reports entering this weekend.
Around the League
Yale visits Columbia Friday afternoon to start off the Ivy League action this weekend. Brown makes the trek to Cornell and Penn hosts Dartmouth Saturday at 1 p.m.
O' Captain, My Captain
Senior Sam McMahon and juniors Melanie Baskind and Tyler Petropulos were elected captains for the 2011 season. It's the fifth time in program history three players have been selected to lead the team and only the second since 1999.
Multi Sports Stars
Several Harvard players also moonlight on fall sports teams. Melanie Baskind is a member of the women's soccer team. She was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2008 and has earned second-team (2009) and first-team (2010) All-Ivy League honors as well. She was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team selection last fall.
Sophomore Nina Kucharczyk and freshmen Mariah Pewarski and Morgan Powell suit up for the field hockey team as well.
Tough Road Ahead
Harvard is more than halfway through the toughest part of its schedule as only two nationally ranked teams are left on the Crimson docket. The Crimson boast the 14th most difficult schedule in Division I. Six teams on Harvard's schedule appear in this week's IWLCA Division I poll: No. 7 Stanford (Feb. 27), No. 8 Penn (March 12), No. 11 Virginia (April 3), No. 12 Princeton (April 16), No. 14 Dartmouth (April 29) and No. 16 Boston College (March 17).
Up Next
The Crimson visits cross town rival Boston University in its final non-conference contest of the season Wednesday. First draw is slated for 7 p.m.


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So you allowed yourself to stay at a demo room where they were playing Céline Dion... Hi-Fi really isn't about music, is it? If it were me, I would have run away from that room as fast as I could and sworn never to buy their products!
Inex Innovation Shines
Judging from the sound, Inex Innovation is onto something really good. Begun in 2004 "by a gang of audio enthusiasts. . . with strong engineering backgrounds in the field of fiber optics and telecommunication," the company specializes in manufacturing cables and equipment that incorporate high-end telecommunication fiber-optic technologies.
When I entered the room, I was dismayed to find Céline Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" from the movie Titanic sounding intolerably bright. But since everything that followed sounded superb, I shall chalk that one up to a bad recording or transfer.
Terry Evans' classic "Blues No More," with Ry Cooder on guitar, was exceptional, with first-class bass and cymbals. The Audioquest CD also stood out for its quiet, spaciousness, and excellent slam.
Another visitor brought in his recording of Opeth's Damnation. (Yes, there were many young and committed audiophiles in attendance). Again, the power and clarity of the percussion and sense of space were fabulous. I didn't play anything classical, but I'll bet that Mahler's Symphony No.2 would have sounded great.
Heard through Audio Physic Scorpio II loudspeakers ($8000/pair) were the INCD-1 CD transport ($5000), INDA-1 DAC ($3000), and Pre-A200 ($12,500). Holding it all together were the Photon Digital II ($1300), Photon Link II ($2000/pair), and Photon AmpliCable-Elite ($12,000). Each cable required an IPR-D100 power supply ($600 per cable).
Needless to say, I'd love to visit these folks in San Leandro, one town over, and explore their products in depth. I also think a Bay Area Audiophile Society demo is in order.


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Hi I'm new here! This isn't quite my first post, already made a couple, but just noticed the "Introductions" forum so thought I better make a quick thread here just to make myself known!
I'm currently studying maths & computer science at swansea university and java forms quite a large part of that course, not to mention it's generally fun to learn a new programming language anyway!
I'm fairly new to java, I've already done a couple of courses on it though (as well as a course on the functional programming language Haskell) but other than that I have pretty limited programming knowledge.
I'm currently working on a summer research project into implementation and verification of long-integer arithmetic (think bignum) and will no doubt want to get some tips and ideas of topics/methods/classes to read up on to help me create and optimize my code, so I look forward to making a few more posts here over the holidays!
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A career Oriole as a player, Rich Dauer still follows the team on a daily basis.
Now a now third-base coach for the Colorado Rockies, Dauer watched several of his former teammates from the 1983 World Championship team get inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame one by one, quietly hoping some day he might join them.
"I've been following the Orioles now since 1985 when I left, and I've always been an Oriole," Dauer said. "That's where I grew up. I see all my friends getting into the Hall of Fame, well-deserved I might add. I'm just thinking maybe some day. I didn't plan on it. And then when they called and they said they were the Oriole Advocates, I was like, 'Nah.'"
Dauer will be inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame before Saturday's game against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards, along with former ace Mike Mussina and the late scout Walter Youse.
Dauer will be the 12th member of the '83 team to be inducted.
"It's probably better now that I was put in, because now I can use it to motivate my players," Dauer said. "When I told them I was going into the Orioles Hall of Fame, half of them came up to me and told me they were so surprised that I made it. The other half said, 'Maybe we'll listen to you once or twice.'"
Dauer, a first-round pick of the Orioles in 1974, played his entire 10-year career with the O's. He set a pair of AL single-season fielding records for second basemen – 86 straight errorless games and 425 straight errorless changes – in 1978. He also played for the Orioles' 1979 AL Championship team.
"My whole goal in life was to play one day in the big leagues," Dauer said. "Now to come back and to be put in the Hall of Fame of the only team you played with all the guys you played with, it's really special. Like I said, I grew up there. I came here very young and immature and very cocky and I left here maybe a little bit older and stuff like that. It was always a goal of mine to get back here."
Even though he wears a different uniform, Dauer said he's still keeping an eye on the Orioles and is following their unlikely pennant chase.
"I follow them every day," Dauer said. "I know exactly what they do. I watch SportsCenter every night and I wait for the scores for everybody. … Every team in baseball goes to spring training with the idea that they're going to play in the postseason. Sixty percent of them don't have a chance, because the Yankees are going to get there.
"Baltimore hasn't been there in a long time and they're playing probably the best kind of baseball you can play. One-run games, that's how you win championships. Defense, pitching. One night it's one thing, another night it's another thing. They're in a tough division and it's going to be very difficult but the extra wild card really makes it exciting."


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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Apple crumble caramel tart
Gravenstein apples are in season here in Nova Scotia, I wikied the gavenstein apple and found out that those apples were grown here by a man by the name of Charles Ramage Prescott, a horticulturist that found his way to the Annapolis Valley were he set up shop and grew a wide variety of apples. The Gravenstein apple is one of the favorites among Nova Scoatians. Who knew?
Anyhow I knew we were coming into apple season here, and for some reason I couldn't stop thinking about apples and caramel! This is what I came up with for a dessert for dinner tonight. We don't usually have dessert, unless its a special occasion or I feel like making something sweet, so this it.
I looked for graham cracker crumbs in the store but they had honey in them. I resorted to the ghetto oatmeal cookies, I am positively sure they are not healthy for you, but if you are eating dessert...do you really care?
I know I don't :P
2 cups oatmeal cookie crumbs
1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
4 tbsp earth balance
In a bowl combine everything until moist. Press into a fluted tart pan.
Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.
4 gravenstien apples- peeled, cored and sliced
2 tbsp organic sugar
1 tbsp flour
combine apples in a bowl with sugar and flour.
Mix up until coated
1 cup oats
1/4 cup organic sugar
1/4 cup flour
pinch of nutmeg
6 tbsp earth balance
In a small bowl mix together until resembles course crumbs
Caramel Sauce
1 cup organic sugar
3 tbsp earth balance
1/4 cup almond milk
1/4 tsp sea salt
Be very careful cooking sugar. Its HOT!!!
In a small sauce pan heat sugar and butter, until dissolved and creamy.
Stirring consistently. Remove from heat. Add milk.
Stir it up.
Arrange the apple slices nicely in the pre baked tart crust.
Pour crumble on top. Press down firmly.
Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until apples are soft and crumb topping has golden.
Swirl caramel over top!
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Oh my sweet carmel-y goodness! THat looks delicious! But what is "earth balance"? Thanks!ReplyDelete
Earth balance is a vegan butter substitute. You can usually find it in the fridge at your organic grocery store :)ReplyDelete
Looks super delicious! I want some now!ReplyDelete
Oh Heaven!!!ReplyDelete
Caramel seems like the perfect topping for an apple tart.ReplyDelete
This looks wonderful!ReplyDelete
You hardly have dessert??? Good golly, how do you survive? I pretty much eat dessert every night :DReplyDelete
Thanks friends...it was yummy :)ReplyDelete
Oh I just love sweets! All of the pictures you put up make me drool! I bet everything is delicious! I wish I knew how to cook. I love to eat, but burn water lol. How sad.ReplyDelete
will the caramel sauce still work with soy milk rather than almond milk?ReplyDelete
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Obama on climate: 10 takeaways
President Barack Obama outlined a wide-ranging climate plan Tuesday that's centered on greenhouse gas regulations for power plants — while making a surprise mention of the Keystone XL oil pipeline and defending his increasingly embattled nominee for EPA administrator.
"The question now is whether we will have the courage to act before it is too late," Obama said in a lengthy speech at Georgetown University that formally introduced his second-term climate agenda. "And how we answer will have a profound impact on the world we leave behind not just to you but to your children and your grandchildren. As a president, as a father and as an American, I am here to say we need to act."
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Here's what you need to know about the speech and Obama's climate plan:
( WATCH: Obama's full speech on climate change)
1. Obama dropped a Keystone bombshell
Despite expectations that the president would steer clear of mentioning Keystone — and the fact that the White House plan never mentions the project — Obama announced that he would support building the pipeline only if it won't "significantly" increase greenhouse gas emissions.
Obama didn't say if he thinks Keystone can meet that standard, although a draft State Department study issued in March called the project's environmental impact negligible.
"Our national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution," Obama said. "The net effects of the pipeline's impact on our climate will be absolutely critical to determining whether this project is allowed to go forward."
In its draft study in March, the State Department downplayed worries that Keystone would inspire a huge, carbon-spewing increase in oil production from Canada's tar sands region — arguing that Canadians will tap that supply "with or without the proposed project," and that the crude could be exported by rail. Greens disagree, saying the pipeline is critical to whether Canada has any incentive to ramp up production.
Both supporters and opponents of the pipeline issued statements during the speech calling Obama's words favorable for their side.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama urges action on climate change)
2. The president went to bat for McCarthy
Obama reserved special praise for Gina McCarthy, his nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency. McCarthy's nomination was already being held up by Senate Republicans' complaints that the agency is secretive, and Obama's climate push has prompted some top GOP lawmakers to warn that she faces even more trouble.
"The Senate should confirm her without any further obstruction or delay," Obama said, noting that McCarthy, who currently heads the EPA's air office, has worked for past Republican governors.
And he took a few shots at Republicans who question climate science.
"We don't have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society," Obama said. "Sticking your head in the sand might make you feel safer, but it's not going to protect you from the coming storm."
( Also on POLITICO: Coal industry no fan of President Obama plan)
3. Obama is done waiting for Congress
Obama tried to get a cap-and-trade bill through Congress during his first term, and in this year's State of the Union address he gave lawmakers one final ultimatum.
"If Congress won't act soon to protect future generations, I will," he said in the February speech. "I will direct my Cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy."
But even at the time, the universal expectation was that Congress had zero chance of passing any serious climate legislation. His rollout Tuesday acknowledged that reality.
Now, the president is directing agencies from the Department of Agriculture to the EPA to take action — with the main onus falling on the EPA.
( Also on POLITICO: Experts' verdict: Plan is not enough)
4. The plan won't target all parts of the economy
The days when it seemed possible to impose an economywide cap on greenhouse gas emissions are long gone. Instead, the president is taking a piecemeal approach that focuses on one sector of the economy at a time.
In his first term, he tackled transportation, which accounts for about 30 percent of the country's greenhouse gas output, by imposing tough standards to reduce vehicles' emissions and increase fuel economy.


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Jets have lots of options with pick No. 18
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. >> The New York Jets head into the NFL draft with several needs and plenty of picks.
General manager John Idzik also has loads of options with the No. 18 selection.
Wide receiver? Cornerback? Tight end? Trade up, or down? Well, it's anyone's guess — the Jets included — right now. But with the depth of this year's rookie class and currently holding a whopping 12 selections, New York will likely be able to add a few impact players.
"We'll go in open-minded," Idzik said. "The nice thing about having 12 picks is it does give you flexibility and maneuverability within the draft."
Since taking over as GM last year, Idzik has preached a philosophy of building through the draft. And the 12 picks are just one less than the 13 the Jets had in coach Rex Ryan's first three years from 2009-11 combined.
Idzik took a deliberate but frugal approach to free agency, still landing perhaps the top three players available at their positions in quarterback Michael Vick, running back Chris Johnson and wide receiver Eric Decker. Despite not being the active spenders many fans hoped the Jets would be, that perception won't affect the Jets' draft-day approach.
"We view the draft, again, as a talent-based operation," Idzik said. "We're just going to go after the best players for our organization, so I don't know that there's any more pressure based on what transpired or what may not have transpired in free agency."
Here are five things to know about the Jets heading into the draft:
• PLETHORA OF PICKS: Having loads of draft selections doesn't always translate into long-term success.
With 12 picks, four of which are compensatory, the Jets have their most since having 10 in 2006. They also had 10 picks in 2004, but haven't had as many as 12 since 1998, when their first selection came in the second round with defensive end Dorian Boose.
Of those 12 players, only fourth-round tackle Jason Fabini became a regular starter for the Jets. Only one player other than Fabini, third-round safety Kevin Williams, started more than one game in New York. Oh, and five of those selections never played for the Jets in a regular-season game.
• STAYING PUT?: Despite all those picks, there's certainly a chance the Jets won't keep them all.
They might not even stay in the 18th spot, if the right opportunity to trade up — maybe to get a Sammy Watkins or Mike Evans — comes along. That spot in the draft has produced some decent talent in recent years, including Chad Pennington (2000), Calvin Pace (2003), Joe Flacco (2008) and Maurkice Pouncey (2010), but generally very few Pro Bowl-type players have come at No. 18.
"We feel if we stay at 18 that we'll have the ability to select a good player, somebody that can come in and help us win," senior personnel executive Terry Bradway said.
• TARGETING NEW TARGETS: Whether it's Geno Smith or Michael Vick under center this season, the Jets addressed the wide receiver position in free agency by bringing in Decker, who immediately upgrades the group after two huge years catching passes from Peyton Manning in Denver. But there's still room to improve.
While Watkins and Evans are expected to be long gone by No. 18, the Jets might have a tough decision between LSU's Odell Beckham Jr., Oregon State's Brandin Cooks, Southern California's Marqise Lee or Florida State's Kelvin Benjamin.
• ANOTHER CORNER?: Yes, the Jets took a cornerback with their first-round pick last year in Dee Milliner. But it could happen again, because the Jets might need another top-notch player at the position.
After releasing Antonio Cromartie, Milliner became the de facto No. 1 cornerback. The current options to start opposite him are free agent signee Dimitri Patterson, and Kyle Wilson, the team's top pick in 2010, who might be better suited as nickel backs.
It wouldn't be a shocker if the Jets jumped on Michigan State's Darqueze Dennard, TCU's Jason Verrett, or Virginia Tech's Kyle Fuller at No. 18.
• TIGHT SPOT: The Jets re-signed Jeff Cumberland in the offseason, and Ryan has raved about how he is developing into an all-around tight end.
But Zach Sudfeld, Chris Pantale and Konrad Reuland, coming off a knee injury, are the only other tight ends on the roster. So, if North Carolina's Eric Ebron is available, the Jets could opt for perhaps the top-rated tight end in the draft. If not, Texas Tech's Jace Amaro or Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins could be possibilities in the second round.


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Recommended Accommodations near UNC
The Hampton Inn is the official hotel of TriZPUG Boot Camps at UNC-CH. Ask for the TriZPUG negotiated rate of $79/night. A block of 25 rooms are reserved for July 28 - August 1 and another block of 40 rooms for August 4 - 8. If you are making reservations online, the "Group/Convention Code" for the first week (Plone Boot Camp) is TZJ (all capitals) and the Group/Convention Code for the second week (PyCamp and Advanced Plone Boot Camp) is TZ0 (capital TZ, numeral 0). The blocks are reserved through July 14. Enter the Group/Convention Code in the correct field under the heading "Special Accounts (Optional)" on the reservations preferences page. The TXJ code is only valid for check-in and check-out dates between Sunday, July 27 and Friday, August 1, 2008. The TZ0 code is only valid for check-in and check-out dates between Sunday, August 3 and Friday, August 8, 2008. There are several other options, mostly more expensive ones. Because space, especially parking, in Chapel Hill and around the university is at a premium, plan to stay at least a couple of miles out and take hotel shuttles (check with hotels) or utilize Chapel Hill's free bus service.
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|The Chapel Hill Hampton Inn on Hwy 15-501/Fordham Blvd. is 2.87 miles from campus. Has just undergone a one million dollar renovation and all the room furnshings are new. Free wireless service throughout the rooms and a public computer in the lobby. A full breakfast bar every morning. Hor d'oeuvres and open bar every Tuesday and Wednesday evening. McDonald's, a Chinese buffet, a very large sports bar, a shopping center, and the Sheraton are neighbors. On the D and CL free bus lines. Note: do not confuse with the other new Hampton Inn in Chapel Hill on Farrington Road, which is slightly farther away, not on the bus line, and not the official hotel.
|The Carolina Inn is the ultimate in convenience. It is one block from the classroom. The definition of old Southern gentility. Six figure traveling university big wigs stay here. Developers generally don't. But developers have been known to spend Friday evenings in the summer sipping Mint Juleps on the porch here while listening to live bluegrass. Note if you are bringing the family: the rooms are small.
|The Franklin Hotel is a brand new luxury boutique hotel within four easy walking blocks of the classroom. Most rooms have a private balcony with wrought iron patio furniture. Massive fitness facilities. Very posh bar/lounge off lobby. On the West End restaurant and clubbing strip. Stay here if money is no object.
|The Courtyard is 2 miles from campus. Next to the UNC System's Friday Center for Continuing Education, a university park and ride location served well by the free local bus service (take the FCX, HU, or S bus line to Fetzer Gym). Small breakfast room, fitness center and indoor pool. The fashionable restaurant and shopping center of Meadowmont is directly across Hwy 54. More expensive than most. New-ish.
|The Sienna Hotel is two miles from campus, is four star, and is home to the famed Il Palio fine Italian restaurant. Only Michelin star in the Triangle. Great place for a wild wedding party. On the D, CL, and F bus lines. Tres expensive.
|The Days Inn is 2.5 miles from campus. Adjacent to a quirky shopping center with very casual restaurants. Across the street from the Holiday Inn. One block from the Hampton Inn. On the F and G bus lines.
|The Holiday Inn is across the street from the Days Inn and a shopping center. The hotel is very seventies but full service. Many civic clubs and local conventions meet here. One block from the Hampton Inn. On the F and G bus lines.
|The Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel is three miles from campus. The fine dining restaurant and lounge inside were once hot spots, many, many years ago. Same price range as The Carolina Inn. One block from the Hampton Inn. On the D and CL bus lines.
|The Residence Inn is three miles from campus and across and intersection from the Sheraton. One block from the Hampton Inn. One of the extended stay type of places where you get a small apartment for a week. Pricey but less than the Sheraton. A few steps to the the D and CL bus lines.
|The Red Roof Inn is farthest away at 5 miles from campus. The absolute least expensive, it is not all that bad. Stay here when every penny counts. On an interstate interchange across the bridge from a mega-huge shopping and commercialized dining sprawl zone. Short walk to the D bus line.


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Palin urged to reconsider plan to reject some stimulus funds
Alaska legislators argue Gov. Sarah Palin is overstating the strings attached to federal stimulus money she's planning to reject. But Palin isn't backing down and said she still won't take the $28.6 million for energy programs.
The co-chairs of the state Senate Resources Committee sent Palin a letter Monday urging her to accept the funds, which could go for uses including energy efficiency grants, retrofitting buildings for less energy use and replacing streetlights with LED bulbs that use less electricity and last longer.
It's the only piece of the $931 million federal stimulus package Palin is turning down, saying she doesn't want the money because it requires a state energy code.
Anchorage Republican Sen. Lesil McGuire, one of the lawmakers who wrote the governor, said in an interview that Palin herself set a goal of Alaska receiving 50 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2025.
"And then to come back and reject the implementation of an energy saving code the building community hasn't rejected and that other states are readily adopting, I think it sends a hypocritical message," McGuire said.
Palin spokeswoman Sharon Leighow said the governor's primary concern with the funds is that she believes energy codes should be a local government decision that considers local needs – not a state mandate.
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First I want to thank everyone that made ASLC AMV 2012 Contest a huge success! Thank you!
And now, I would like to announce the opening for submission's for ASLC 2013's AMV contest, you have from now until January 31st, 2013 @ 11:59pm GMT-7 to submit your AMV(s).
The rules are very similar to last year, and we have added a challenge (with extra Award).
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If Romney loses…
For Republicans, the only thing harder than losing to Barack Obama might be explaining it.
By any reasonable standard, Obama is a seriously vulnerable incumbent: a president overseeing a limping economy, whose party got thumped in the 2010 midterm elections and whose signature accomplishment of health care reform is highly controversial. Whatever his strengths on national security and personal likability, Obama probably began the 2012 campaign as the most beatable sitting president in 20 years.
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So if Obama manages to defeat Mitt Romney on Tuesday, the Republican Party will have to go through a painful process of self-examination and internal debate in order to explain what went so badly wrong.
The debate won't just be fodder for political obsessives: It will also determine how Republicans approach governing next year and how the party campaigns in 2014, 2016 and beyond.
Even before tomorrow's vote, the post-election arguments about why Romney lost — if he does — are beginning.
( PHOTOS: Final countdown to Election Day)
Here's a POLITICO preview of the top arguments Republicans would use to explain and excuse it:
Mitt Romney was a historically bad candidate
If Romney wins on Tuesday, he'll be president of the United States. If he loses, he'll be the fall guy for the entire Republican Party.
Republicans weren't overjoyed about nominating Romney in the first place, partly because he was a shade too moderate for their taste, but also because he was such an inept competitor in the 2008 primaries.
Win or lose, Romney has validated many of those fears, careening from misstep to misstep throughout the 2012 race. If Romney wasn't fumbling his response to the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act ruling, he was offending the British on the eve of the London Olympics or getting caught on tape bashing Americans who don't pay income taxes.
( Also on POLITICO: The looming GOP civil war)
On a deeper level, Romney was a problematic candidate for 2012. In a campaign still shadowed by the meltdown of the financial services industry, the GOP picked a candidate as close to Wall Street as any in history. Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said in August that Democrats had branded Romney as a "wealthy plutocrat married to a known equestrian." He was right, and Romney may have been more vulnerable to such attacks than any other major Republican in America.


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After spending the last year and a half in New England on our little 'life vacation,' and a couple of weeks bouncing between our parents' homes, then living out of boxes in our new house (before photo tour!) for the last couple of weeks, I finally feel a little settled. A little. Furthermore, Emma is at her Mother's Day Out program today (she goes twice a week) and all I have on my list today is to make dinner for Mike and me tonight. That's right, Mr. Darcy and I have the house to ourselves for the day, it is (for the most part) unpacked and organized and we get to cook, set the table, take photos and blog without juggling my Miss Emma.
While I used to be the type to go to the store around 5 o'clock everyday to get ingredients for dinner, with our new schedule I plan to cook dinner while Emma's at school and then reheat it or finish the cooking when Mike gets home and we've put Emma to bed. So, I'm beginning to build my repertoire of make-ahead meals and modifying my recipes to work with our new schedule. Of course, planning menus that can be made completely ahead of time is one of my entertaining rules. So, I'm starting to think about planning our weekday dinners as I do a dinner party. I'm going to make everything ahead of time then do the finishing just before we're ready to eat.
For these nights, Mike and I have been having our own dinners after Emma's gone to bed. I try to make these dinners a little more special - a little like date night. I try to have something pretty on the table, but not fussy. This pewter bowl of apples and a pitcher of honeysuckle (from our backyard!) is my idea of a great centerpiece for a casual dinner.
If you do some research online for make-ahead meals you'll find a lot of casseroles. Casseroles are great, but they don't always feel like the most sophisticated thing to make. I have a dirty little trick. Instead of making the casserole in one baking dish, I divide it up into individual bowls. For some reason, just putting it into a beautiful single serving bowl and baking it turns it into something special - even entertaining-worthy (think : Lobster Mac 'N Cheese).
This recipe, Rustic Penne & Shrimp Pasta in a Parmesan & Red Pepper Cream Sauce, is one of my new favorites. It is a great pasta dish for fall. It is hearty and decadent, but couldn't be easier to make. You can make it completely ahead of time, then reheat just before serving. It is perfect for a special weeknight dinner or would be great for a dinner party.
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Rustic Penne & Shrimp Pasta in a Parmesan & Red Pepper Cream Saucean entertaining worthy make-ahead meal
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1 pound of penne pasta
2 tablespoons of sea salt
1/4 pound of pancetta, thickly sliced & diced into cubes
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 pound of shrimp, peeled
6 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon of rosemary
1/4 cup of roasted red peppers, sliced
1/4 cup of white wine
2 cups of cream
1 cup of parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon of cracked pepper
parmesan cheese
fresh thyme or rosemary
Meanwhile, in a large saute pan, brown the pancetta.
Cook for 4-5 minutes on medium high until brown, then add olive oil and shrimp. Cook for 1 minute, then add garlic. Turn down heat to a low simmer.
Deglaze the pan by pouring in the white wine and stirring to bring off the browning on the pan. This will add great flavor to the sauce.
Add cream, red peppers and rosemary. Simmer on medium low until the cream thickens slightly, about 5-6 minutes. At this point, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until just al dente - undercooking just slightly it so when it continues to cook in the sauce and then bakes it will not be too done. After sauce has simmered, remove it from the heat and add parmesan cheese.
When pasta is done, strain it from the water and add it to the pan without rinsing. Toss together with the sauce and season with pepper. Cook on a low simmer in the sauce for 2-3 minutes to help the pasta thicken the cream and absorb the flavor.
Ladle into individual oven-safe bowls. Top with parmesan cheese. Cool, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate, if making ahead of time.
If you're ready to serve it immediately, place the bowls on a baking sheet and place them in the oven under the broiler on high for 2-3 minutes until the cheese has melted. Garnish with fresh rosemary or thyme.
If you've made it ahead of time, remove plastic wrap, place the bowls on a baking sheet and place them in the oven and bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes until bubbling. To brown the top, turn on the broiler on high for 1-2 minutes until the cheese has browned. Garnish with fresh rosemary or thyme.
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Nothing ruins a road trip like having to ford flooded rivers and dodge oncoming tornadoes. Thankfully, Google Map's new Public Alerts system should help keep you out of the path of Mother Nature's rage.
The alert system debuted today and pulls disaster warnings from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service, and US Geological Survey (USGS). Other US agencies will be able to push their warnings as well, provided they use the Common Alerting Protocol, which most already do. The system is currently only available in the US but will expand as more services sign on. Google also plans to extend the reach of these alerts to be, "visible on other Google products in the future."
To use the service, a user simply searches for the disaster and location—say, "San Francisco Earthquake"—to pull up a map of the area with listings for recent and likely-upcoming events. The user can then pull up other pertinent data, like the disaster's expected severity and probability of occurring, by clicking on the "more info" button. [Electronista via the Verge]


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Game 26, UMBC vs. Stony Brook Game Notes
America East Notes
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BALTIMORE – UMBC women's basketball concludes its regular-season home slate on Wednesday, Feb. 19 when it welcomes Stony Brook for its annual Play4Kay contest. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the RAC Arena, with all the live action available at UMBCRetrievers.tv, courtesy of the America East digital network. Donations for Play4Kay can be made on UMBCRetrievers.com.
SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS (3-22, 2-11 AEC): UMBC snapped an 11-game skid with Sunday's 77-62 victory against Vermont. The Retrievers shot a season-best 56.1 percent from the floor and had five players score in double-figures en route to scoring a season-best 77 points. Freshman guard Taylor McCarley matched a season-best with 18 points, including 10-of-12 free throw attempts, while sophomore guard Liz McNaughton matched a career-best with 12 points.
Over the last three games, the Retrievers have shot over 50 percent in five of six periods and have shot 48.9 percent overall during the span. UMBC has worked the ball inside to score 31.3 of its 58.0 points per game inside the paint during the spurt, but the Retrievers have turned the ball over 22.0 times a game.
Freshman forward Sara Tarbert tied Michelle Kurowski (2008-09) for the most America East Rookie of the Week honors for a UMBC freshman on Monday after earning her fourth AEC recognition of the season. Tarbert shot 53.8 percent from the floor for the week and averaged 18.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in all 80 minutes of action.
SCOUTING THE SEAWOLVES (18-7, 9-3 AEC): Stony Brook has won its last three contests and enters the week in third place in the America East standings. The Seawolves are coming off a 79-68 victory at UMass Lowell on Saturday, behind a trio of double-double performances. Senior guard Chikilra Goodman led with 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, while senior guard Teasha Harris scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and Jessica Ogunnorin registered 10 points and 12 rebounds.
The Seawolves are the second-highest scoring offense in the America East, averaging 65.7 points per game, while also ranking third in scoring defense (60.1). Junior forward Sabre Proctor leads SBU's offense with 15.0 points per game, second in the league. Goodman, this week's America East Co-Player of the Week, is contributing 12.0 points per game (ninth in the conference) and a team-best 7.9 rebounds (third in the AEC).
The Seawolves registered the seventh-best turnaround in the country in 2012-13 after posting a 10-win increase from 2011-12 under second-year head coach Beth O'Boyle. SBU finished the season with a 14-16 overall mark and tied for fourth with a 6-10 league mark. Stony Brook returns eight letterwinners and two starters from a season ago to earn enough votes for third-place in the AEC preseason poll.
INSIDE THE SERIES: UMBC holds the slight 12-11 advantage in the all-time series versus Stony Brook. SBU's 66-62 victory in the season's first meeting snapped a seven-game UMBC win streak over the Seawolves. The teams have played to an even 5-5 record all-time in Baltimore.
2014 FIRST MEETING: UMBC came within three points of Stony Brook with 4.8 seconds to go on freshman guard Emily Russo's only trey of the contest after trailing by as many as 18 in the second half, but the Retrievers' comeback ran out of time against the Seawolves, falling 66-62. UMBC shot 55.6 percent from the floor, including 68.0 percent in the second half, and received a career-high 26 points from freshman forward Sara Tarbert. The Retrievers turned the ball over 23 times, transitioning into 31 points for Stony Brook. SBU's Chikilra Goodman hit 13 of her 14 free throw attempts to finish with 22 points and nine rebounds.
ON THE HORIZON FOR THE RETRIEVERS: UMBC concludes the regular-season with a pair of road contests, starting with a matchup at Hartford on Saturday, Feb. 22.


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The exponential distribution with P-th quantile Q has mean m = Q/ln(1-P). As stated this is the maximum entropy distribution for all distributions with mean m. Is it also the maximum entropy distribution over all continuous distributions with P-th quantile Q? If not, what is the maximum entropy distribution. Any help greatly appreciated.


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You can now pay Mark Pincus's salary with a single $1 microtransaction in one of his social games.
Zynga chief executive Mark Pincus imposed a pay cut that will drop his annual salary to $1, according to an SEC filing first spotted by Games Industry International. The company founder also requested that the board exempt him from any bonus or equity awards.
This move shouldn't curb Pincus's daily spending habits by any significant amount. The executive is worth $800 million, according to Bloomberg.
Zynga's other top-level officers, however, won't be taking cuts. Each makes at least $425,000 before target bonus levels of 100 percent of their annual salary.
Pincus's pay cut should show the board and shareholders that he is serious about getting the stock price up. The game maker's shares are down to $3.60 (NASDAQ:ZNGA) from $12.13 this time last year.
Over the last 12 months, Zynga has experienced an exodus of talent. Nearly a dozen important managers and officers have left the studio, including its chief operating officer, John Schappert, and chief marketing officer, Jeff Karp.
Despite the turnover, speculators are positive about Zynga following the news that it launched its first real-money gambling games in the United Kingdom. This is a potentially huge source of revenue for the company. Zynga has long worked toward laying the foundation for this move to regulate gambling.


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Schmidt Petersen signs Tristan VautierIndyCar News/Releases, IndyCar team PR — By More Front Wing Staff on January 29, 2013 12:26 pm
[Source: Schmidt Peterson Motorsports press release]
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 29, 2013) – Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) will expand to a two-car IZOD IndyCar Series operation for the 2013 race season with reigning Firestone Indy Lights champion Tristan Vautier at the wheel of the second entry.
The 23-year-old Frenchman from Corenc, France, will join fellow countryman and 2012 Sunoco Rookie of the Year Simon Pagenaud, driver of the #77 Schmidt Peterson Hamilton HP Motorsports IZOD IndyCar Series entry.
With the successes of the 2012 season proving that the Schmidt Peterson and Vautier combination was a winner, it was only natural that the two continue to grow together in 2013.
"I've been talking with team owner Sam Schmidt since the end of last season in Fontana, but I just found out late last week that it was actually going to happen," Vautier said. "I look forward to representing SPM, Honda and all the team's partners this year, as well as to working with the crew and Simon (Pagenaud)."
Vautier has ascended to the highest level of open-wheel racing in North America via INDYCAR's Mazda Road to Indy ladder system after winning the Pro Mazda (formerly Star Mazda) Championship in 2011 and the Firestone Indy Lights title in 2012.
"Since developing the Mazda Road to Indy and MAZDASPEED Motorsports Ladder, we have seen the rapid advancement of many careers," said John Doonan, Director of Mazda Motorsports. "We are pleased to see Tristan make the jump to the IZOD IndyCar Series this year. We've known him since 2010 when he first raced with the Pro Mazda (formerly Star Mazda) Championship. Since then he has impressed us with his performance on and off the track."
Jason Penix, director of grassroots initiatives for INDYCAR, added: "Tristan worked hard throughout his Mazda Road to Indy career, and it is great to see his talent and dedication rewarded as he was in high-demand with several reputable teams. Tristan is now our second consecutive Firestone Indy Lights champion to graduate to the IZOD IndyCar Series as part of our scholarship program, and we're excited that the Mazda Road to Indy program is effectively contributing to the futures of these talented young drivers."
Making the jump from a one-car to a two-car operation should increase the already high performance level of SPM, and the fact that the team was able to hire its most recent Firestone Indy Lights Champion is an added bonus.
"We achieved success with Simon Pagenaud last season as a properly run single-car team, but I believe we'll be even better with two cars given the chemistry of the package and personnel we have put together for this program," Schmidt said. "You really need to run two cars to reap the benefits of two sets of data and vie for the championship at this level."
Several SPM team members will advance from Firestone Indy Lights to IZOD IndyCar Series competition along with Vautier.
"We are proud to be able to promote from within. Many of our team members have worked on our Indy Lights teams for years, but have learned to operate the bigger cars through our Indianapolis 500 programs when we ran multiple cars. We're happy to promote them full-time into the IndyCar ranks on Tristan's car," Schmidt said.
SPM equity partner Ric Peterson is confident in Vautier's ability to thrive in the next level of his career.
"There are quite a few quality drivers on the outside looking in for a ride in 2013," Peterson said. "We had multiple options, but we knew this was the best fit for us. Our entire team knows him already, and more importantly we know he's a winner."
SPM General Manager Rob Edwards expects the chemistry between Vautier and Pagenaud to elevate the performance of both drivers.
"As a one-car team last year Simon was often on an island," Edwards said. "The addition of Tristan will allow Simon to have data and information that was not available in 2012."
As a rookie, Vautier will start off with many of the same goals Pagenaud had one year ago for his rookie season, where he completed more laps than any other driver except 12-year IZOD IndyCar Series veteran Helio Castroneves.
"Tristan will be trying to complete every lap of every race with consistency," Edwards said. "Who better to help him along the way than the 2012 Rookie of the Year?"
Pagenaud welcomes the addition of a teammate at SPM and all that a second car means for the elevation of the team.
"This is a big step for SPM's IndyCar program, which is great news because it shows our team is growing," Pagenaud said. "Tristan has earned the right to move up, and the fact that he is also French is great. I'm really looking forward to working with him."
Vautier caught the eye of the IZOD IndyCar Series paddock last December when he tested with SPM at Sebring International Raceway. The Firestone Indy Lights champion's best lap time was second only to IZOD IndyCar Series veteran Will Power on the road course.
Time spent with the SPM's IZOD IndyCar Series team at Sebring whetted Vautier's appetite for working with the team in 2013.
"I was amazed at the team's ability to work with me and be patient in Sebring because I have so much to learn," Vautier said. "They gave me the tools I needed to be fast and coached me along the way. At this high level it's great to have engineers who not only set up the car but also still coach and teach the drivers."
As the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season draws near, Vautier will have a veteran team behind him for encouragement and support as he makes the biggest jump in his young career into a Honda-powered IZOD IndyCar Series car.
Tristan Vautier at a Glance:
DOB: Aug. 22, 1989
Hometown: Corenc, France
Resides: St. Petersburg, Florida
Racing Highlights:
2012: Won Firestone Indy Lights Championship with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 4 wins, 5 poles
First driver to ever win two consecutive championships on the Mazda Road to Indy ladder
2011: Won Pro Mazda (formerly Star Mazda) Championship with JDC Motorsports 4 wins, 4 poles
2010: Captured Pro Mazda (formerly Star Mazda) wins in Sebring and New Jersey
2009: 6 wins, 6 poles in Formula Palmer Audi 1 win, 2 podiums in French GT3 ChampionshipTags: Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Tristan Vautier


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T. Ott plunges into the darkness with five graphic horror novelettes: "The Hotel," "The Champion," "The Experiment," "The Prophet," and the story which frames it all, "The Girl," each executed in his hallucinatory and hyper-detailed scratchboard style.
The first story in the book introduces the other four: A little girl visits an amusement park. She looks fascinated, but finds everything too expensive. Finally, behind the rollercoaster she eyeballs a small booth with "CINEMA PANOPTICUM" written on it. Inside there are boxes with screens. Every box contains a movie; the title of each appears on each screen. Each costs only one coin, so the price is right for the little girl. She puts her money in the first box: "The Hotel" begins. In the film, a traveler goes to sleep in what seems to be an otherwise empty hotel. His awakening is the stuff of nightmares.
"The Champion," the second film, introduces a Mexican wrestler who fights against death himself. In a typical Ott twist, he wins and loses at the same time. In the third film, "The Experiment," a short-sighted man initially goes blind from some pills his doctor gave him, but soon the blindness wears off and he finds they accord quite a view. In the final story, "The Prophet," a vagrant foresees the end of the world and tries to warn people, but nobody believes him. They will soon enough...
Otts O. Henry-esque plot twists will delight fans of classic horror like The Twilight Zone and Tales From the Crypt, or modern efforts like M. Night Shyamalans films (well, the good ones); his artwork will haunt you long after youve put the book down.
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"Swiss cartoonist Ott employs neither dialogue nor captions in his stories; words appear rarely, usually as chapter titles or signs in the background. Appropriately, Ott uses the early silent cinema as a motif... In keeping with the silent movie motif, Ott uses black, white and grays, enveloping his realistically drawn characters and settings in an expressionistic mood. The characters initially display understated emotions, and their situations seem familiar. Otts storytelling moves at a slow but steady pace, making his protagonists extreme reactions more believable when they, and the readers, are caught in Otts imaginatively conceived, masterfully executed traps." – Publishers Weekly
"The wordless noir morality plays are both meticulous and unnerving." – The Times (London)
"Comics dont come much cooler than the heavily stylish, moody stories-with-a-twist created by Thomas Ott. – The Comics Reporter


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Safety & Efficacy Study of MRX-7EAT Patch in the Treatment of Pain of the Shoulder
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01506154
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 9, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 16, 2018
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|Condition or disease
|Bursitis Tendonitis Shoulder Pain
|Drug: MRX-7EAT
|Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|210 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Double (Participant, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Tolerability and Safety of MRX-7EAT Topical Patch in the Treatment of Pain Due to Recent Onset Supraspinatous and/or Subacromial Tendonitis/Bursitis and/or Subdeltoid Bursitis of Shoulder
|Study Start Date :
|December 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|October 2012
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Therapy with placebo
Drug: MRX-7EAT
Once daily application of a patch for 14 days
Experimental: MRX-7EAT
Therapy with experimental drug
Drug: MRX-7EAT
Once daily application of a patch for 14 days
- Mean of all 16 Current Pain Intensity scores collected on Days 4 through 7 on a 0-10 NPRS. [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|14 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Females of child bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and be using an adequate method of birth control.
- Subject has a diagnosis of acute supraspinatous or subacromial bursitis/tendonitis and/or subdeltoid bursitis of one shoulder with the onset of the current episode ≥ 24 hours and ≤ 7 days preceding the screening visit.
- Subject has a Current Pain Intensity rated prior to study entry ≥ 6 but ≤ 8 on a Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has a suspected tear in the rotator cuff, calcific tendonitis, adhesive capsulitis, shoulder fractures, bilateral shoulder pain, bilateral tendonitis and/or bursitis of the shoulders, bicipital tendonitis; or orthopedic surgical treatment is required.
- Subject has a positive Drop Arm Test indicative of a suspected tear; a positive O'Brien's Test suggestive of a glenoid labral tear; a positive Apprehension Test which would be indicative of glenohumeral instability; a positive Yergason's Test which would be indicative of bicipital tendonitis.
- Subject had a previous episode of shoulder pain in the same area within two weeks prior to the current episode; history of chronic pain in the target shoulder; history of rotator cuff injury or previous surgery in the same area.
- Subject received passive physical therapy treatments for the pain in the target shoulder within the past 24 hours.
- Subject has used oral pharmacologic treatment less than 5 half-lives before the baseline assessments.
- Subject has used any form of opioid within 24 hours of study entry or use of opioids for 5 or more consecutive days within the 30 days preceding enrollment.
- Subject has received systemic corticosteroids in the 30 days preceding the screening visit; or local injections such as intra-articular, bursal, peritendinous; topical corticosteroids are acceptable unless applied to the target joint; and inhaled or intranasal steroids acceptable (e.g., Flonase®).
- Subject recently initiated sleep medications, muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants or antidepressants (within the past 30 days).
- Subject used TNF alpha blockers or Class 1 anti-arrhythmic drugs within the past 60 days.
- Subject has a history or physical assessment finding of clinically significant GI ulcers or abnormal bleeding, anemia, kidney disease, liver disease, poorly controlled lung, stomach, heart, or other vital organ disease as determined by the study investigator/physician.
- Subject has fibromyalgia, spondyloarthropathies (SpA) or other systemic arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis typically localized such as gout or osteoarthritis is acceptable as long as it does not affect the injured area.
- Subject has a painful syndrome (e.g. sciatica) or cervical spine disorder leading to a nerve entrapment syndrome or other medical problem that in the investigator's opinion may interfere with pain measurement of the target joint.
- Subject has active skin lesions or disease at the intended site of study medication application, which may be covered by the patch. Skin lesions include open wounds, rash, papules and vesicles; abrasions, lacerations or any break in skin.
- Subject has a history of allergy to etodolac, other NSAIDs, lidocaine or adhesives (e.g., adhesive tape).
- Subject is scheduled for elective surgery or other invasive procedures during the period of study participation.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01506154
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|Study Chair:
|Yuji Kuwabara
|IL Pharma
|Responsible Party:
|MEDRx USA, Inc.
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|NCT01506154 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|January 9, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 16, 2018
|Last Verified:
|October 2012
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Shoulder Pain
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
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Muscular Diseases
Tendon Injuries
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