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Cook the Book: 'The Cook's Country Cookbook'
I frequently work as a freelance recipe tester. Most people think that it must be a dream job—they imagine me puttering about my kitchen, popping delicious creations in and out of my oven all day long. This couldn't be further from the truth. Like any job, recipe testing is often incredibly stressful. Recently, I spent six hours slaving over homemade croissants—pounding the butter, rolling the dough, chilling them, letting them rise, and tying them into little knots—only to have them emerge like butter-drenched hockey pucks.
Don't get me wrong, I love what I do. Along with the failed croissants, the same assignment yielded recipes for a perfectly balanced chilled cucumber soup, and to-die-for apricot-almond bars. But nothing is more upsetting than working very hard on a dish only to have it turn out all wrong.
That's why, when I'm not working, I often turn to recipes from America's Test Kitchen, the tireless team behind Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country. From tried-and-true chicken soups to seafood jambalayas to perfectly tart lemon bars, I can honestly say that I have never made a recipe from America's Test Kitchen that didn't work. Their mission "is to test recipes until we understand how and why they work and arrive at the best version."
This week's Cook the Book selection is The Cook's Country Cookbook: Rediscovering American Home Cooking with 500 Classic, Regional, and Heirloom Recipes. With 17 exhaustive chapters (including "Lunch Counter Specials" and "Blue Ribbon Cakes"), this book strikes me as a wonderful go-to guide when you're looking to prepare a casual weeknight meal, or for something sweet to donate to the school bake sale.
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In addition to excerpting a recipe from The Cook's Country Cookbook each day this week, we're also giving away five (5) copies. To enter for a chance to win, simply answer this question in the comments section below: What is your favorite all-American potluck dish?
Five (5) people will be chosen at random from eligible comments below. Comments will close Monday, October 27 at noon ET. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
"In envisionment-building classrooms, students' ideas are right in the center of the discussion, so the role of the teacher is to help students find new and more complex ways to grapple with both the content and the ways of thinking about the content."
Judith A. Langer, Director
National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement (CELA)
University at Albany, State University of New York
Dr. Langer identifies four central characteristics of the envisionment-building classroom:
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We exist for those we left behind, and for those who remember them as friends, loved ones and gallant men who stood tall in a time of strife.
Welcome to the Thailand-Laos-Cambodia Brotherhood.
Our organization is dedicated to the valiant members of all service branches who served in this theater before, during and after the Vietnam War. Your service and sacrifice made more of a difference than you will ever know.
As you browse these pages please consider joining our brotherhood. We have many missions yet remaining and your assistance is sorely needed. Our contributions to fellow brothers and sisters, those we left behind in the countries we served and to our own nation truly make an impact.
We also invite you to browse our forum. You will likely spot a few old friends among the many photos posted there. Once you join you will be invited to post your own thoughts and photos.
Why do we exist?
To provide a place of fraternal friendship , camaraderie, and support for any and all who will join our ranks and support our objectives.To preserve our history, sharing our knowledge to educate each other and the public about the specifics and overall scope of the war in Southeast Asia, especially as waged outside the borders of RVN, much of which was long held secret. To honor our comrades who did not return and to keep the memory of their sacrifices alive. To provide humanitarian aid to the needy people of Southeast Asia in memory of those who did not return from the war with us.


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The fifth installment of Josh Clason's excellent Depth of Speed series tells one man's story of a lifetime spent lusting after BMW 2002's. Featured in this video is the beautiful Inka Orange round taillight vintage BMW that belongs to 2002 devotee Sky Lund.
After watching this video it's nearly impossible to resist the urge to start searching classified ads in an attempt to find a vintage 2002 of your own. One car you will certainly not come across is the one featured here though. In true automotive obsessed fashion Lund says he plans to keep this vintage 2002 for the rest of his life. We don't blame him.


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Played in all 28 games, starting 27 and playing a team-high 32.6 minutes per game ... Led the team in scoring and was second in the Ancient Eight, averaging 13.9 points per game ... Led the team and Ivy League in assists per game, averaging 4.6 ... Her 2.25 assist-to-turnover ratio ranked her first in the Ivy League and 10th in the nation ... Scored 20 points, grabbed six rebounds, handed out six assists and had one steal in win over Maine (Nov. 13) ... Named Ivy League Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 15) ... Contributed 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in win over Oral Roberts (Nov. 19) ... Led the Crimson with 12 points in win at Boston University (Nov. 23) ... Scored 13 points and handed out five assists in win over Hartford (Dec. 3) ... Scored a team-high 15 points and grabbed five rebounds at Florida (Dec. 7) ... Connected on 8-of-9 field goals for 22 points, five assists and four steals in win over UNH (Dec. 10) ... Named Ivy League Player of the Week for efforts against Florida and UNH (Dec. 13) ... Put up 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out two assists in loss to Sacred Heart (Dec. 22) ... Posted 15 points, including three treys and handed out four assists in front of hometown crowd at Dayton (Dec. 30) ... Led the Crimson with 18 points, five assists, five rebounds and a steal in win over UMass (Jan. 2) ... Scored a team-high 17 points, including seven from the free throw line, handed out six assists and grabbed four rebounds at Boston College (Jan. 6) ... Had a team-high 16 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals in win over NJIT (Jan. 9) ... Went 6-for-9 from the field, including 3-for-3 from three-point land for 18 points and seven assists in win over Dartmouth (Jan. 15) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Jan. 17 ... Led the Crimson with 16 points and four steals in win at Seattle (Jan. 22) ... Contributed 15 points and four rebounds in win at Columbia (Jan. 28) ... Scored 17 points and handed out eight assists in games against Princeton (Feb. 4) and Penn (Feb. 5) ... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Feb. 7 ... Had 16 points and seven assists at Yale (Feb. 11) ... Scored 12 points and handed out eight assists against Cornell (Feb. 19) ... Tallied 13 points, including 1,000th career points in win over Columbia (Feb. 20) ... Earned a spot on the Ivy League Honor roll Feb. 21 ... Recorded 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds vs. Yale (Feb. 26) ... Recorded 10 points against Penn (Mar. 4) and 13 at Princeton (Mar 5) ... Had 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting against Dartmouth (Mar 8).
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Second-team All-Ivy League selection ... Started all 29 games for the Crimson … Handed out 169 assists which is good enough for second on the single season assists list … Averaged 11.9 points per game and 5.8 assists per game … Dished out nine or most assists five times this season, including a career-high 10 against Dartmouth … Dished out nine assists and added five points and four rebounds in win over Boston College ... Handed out nine assists for the second game in the row and collected a career-high three steals in win over Maine ... Scored a team-high 20 points in loss to Sacred Heart and was named to the Ivy League honor roll ... Scored 15 points, handed out seven assists and collected three steals at New Hampshire ... Scored 13 points on a 4-for-10 effort from the field and a 5-for-5 performance from the charity stripe in win over New Orleans ... Handed out nine assists, scored four points and pulled down four rebounds in Omni Hotels Classic Championship game at Colorado ... Scored 16 points on a 5-for-7 effort from the field and dished out seven assists in win over Holy Cross ... Led the Crimson with 19 points and seven assists in win over Boston University ... Scored a career-high 31 points on a 10-for-18 effort from the field and handed out eight assists in a double overtime win over Northeastern ... Named COOP Athlete of the Week and to the Ivy League Honor Roll ... Posted 16 points, five rebounds and four assists at Marist ... Scored 16 points and had seven assists at UMass ... Scored 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting and handed out seven assists in win over Cornell ... Scored 15 points and recorded nine assists.
Career Highs:
Points: 31, Northeastern -- 12/9/09
Rebounds: 10, vs Loyola (MD) -- 11/15/08
Assists: 10, Dartmouth -- 3/9/2010
Steals: 4, at Yale -- 2/6/09; vs. UNH (12/10/10)
Blocks: 1,7 times
FG made: 10, Northeastern -- 12/9/09
FG attempts: 18, Northeastern -- 12/9/09
3FG made: 4, twice, most recent, 1/9/11
3FG attempts: 8, three times, most recent, 12/31/10
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Awareness, Feminism | Posted by Trip E on 09/15/2014
#WhyIStayed: Understanding Domestic Violence
On March 27th, 2014, former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was arrested and indicted for third-degree aggravated assault. He had punched his fiancee, Janay Palmer, in the face, knocking her unconscious. Shortly afterward the assault in February, a video of Ray Rice dragging Palmer out of an elevator was released by TMZ. I have not watched this video, or the one released on Monday, because of a tweet I was lucky enough to see on my feed:
We chirped over release of nudes of white movie star and are passing around video of beating of black woman…we need to talk about consent.
— Jessica W. Luther (@scATX) September 8, 2014
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Ferrari meets Nascar. Lesa France Kennedy and son Ben visit Ferrari
Maranello, 5 July – Ferrari welcomed a special guest today, in the person of Lesa France Kennedy, CEO of the International Speedway Corporation and a member of the Nascar board of directors. She is currently travelling to France with her son Ben, who this weekend is racing at Tours, in the first European round of the season in the stock car series.
After a tour of the factory and the Ferrari Classiche and F1 Clienti departments, to see some of the historic jewels from the marque's past, the programme then moved on to a track session with the 458 Challenge, the car used by Ferrari for its one-make series. This year, in its GT form, it made its debut in the Grand AM series.
It's a significant return for the Maranello company, which brings back memories of times past, reinforcing the links Ferrari has with its American fans. It also continues the long tradition dating back to the days of Enzo Ferrari and Bill France Snr., the co-founder of Nascar, as mentioned by his granddaughter , Lesa Kennedy, in recalling that the presence of Ferrari cars in the championship acquired by Nascar in 2008 has a significance that goes beyond the actual racing.


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Send all letters via "Certified Mail/Addressee's Signature Required/Return Receipt Requested". This takes a little more effort and costs a little more, but it is well worth it. According to US Federal postal laws, a letter so marked must be signed for by the address or their legal representative, which in the case of CEOs is usually their personal administrative assistants; usually it's not the receptionist or security guards. This is your best shot at getting your letters directly to where they will do the most good.
Got my letter written and will send it soon. Text is below if anyone wants to use it for inspiration.Dear Mr. Kim,I was shocked today when I logged onto the City of Heroes forums and found the announcement that the game is being shut down. As vibrant and active as the development for the game has been since it went free to play, the announcement that it would be coming to an end came as a huge and unpleasant surprise.As a player since the summer of 2005, I've spent thousands of hours playing the game that your company made. With the exception of my friends and family, this game has brought me more joy over the years than almost anything in my life. In the past 3 years, I had even convinced my wife to give it a try, and gotten her hooked as well. We have spent many Saturdays together sitting side by side at our computers playing our paired characters together. After a hard day at work, the game provides a very welcome, if temporary, escape from reality much like an excellent movie or novel. And while there are other games that can provide the same thing, there are none that have held my interest for years in the way that City of Heroes has. I know that I am far from alone in feeling this way.With that in mind, I urge you to reconsider the decision to end the game entirely. The ideal solution would be to return to the status quo, and let Paragon Studios continue to develop the game with NCSoft's support. I realize however that this is not a realistic wish. That's why I hope you will consider other options. The game could be sold to another entity, which could continue the development on its own terms. Or perhaps a licensing agreement could be worked out. Or at the very least, instead of shutting the game down completely, the servers could be kept live with a skeleton crew, with no further development taking place. I'm sure you'll receive other suggestions, and I urge you to consider some sort of alternative. Please don't let a game that means so much to so many people die completely.Sincerely,Jordan Hughes-Buckley
great letter i will steal most of that and send myself Thank you


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Welcome to Indie Tee Spotlight #9! We're back after a one-week hiatus (hey we did two of these things two weeks ago!).Â
With this week being Halloween week I thought it was fitting to feature a company whose central theme is centered around horror! With inspiration from old horror flicks floating around in his head, Alex Dakoulas created Dance Party Massacre out of his love for horror and dancing. Before DPM, Dakoulas would often hold movie screenings of old horror flicks in his apartment and then follow it up by having a dance party. He explained in a recent Boston Globe interview:
"You go to a dance party, and everyone there is young. You watch slasher films, and they're all about young people having fun," Dakoulas explains. "They don't think they're doing anything wrong, and then they get killed for it." – Alex Dakoulas, Boston Globe, July 2008
I had the great fortune to chat it up with Alex about Dance Party Massacre, some of the creative things he has done to promote DPM and how he was able to mesh together his interests to create his brand.
"I mean, first you need to have an awesome product, but then half of selling it is getting it out there."Â
Coty: Tell us a little bit about your brand, Dance Party Massacre, and what it's all about. How did you come up with the name and what does it mean?
Alex: I've loved horror movies since I can remember, and designing t-shirts became a big part of my life once I started "becoming" a graphic designer. It was probably inevitable that the two would come together. There came a point in my life that fighting for your life, from the literal to the metaphorical, really connected with me. Watching horror movies, doing what I wanted, living it up with friends, and not letting things beat me down was such a release.
Dance Party Massacre was a phrase, and an idea, and imagery that kept floating about in my head during that time. At it's core DPM is about taking the bad and making it good. It's a fun take on how we all have demons out to get us, but we just have to kill 'em and move on!
Coty: Dance Party Massacre was launched in Boston just last year. In that short amount of time you've created a successful brand that revolves around knives, blood and gore. When you started, did you expect to be embraced by the mainstream so much so that DPM would be available in boutique stores in England, Australia and Canada?
Alex: I launched Dance Party Massacre with the thought that although it's not mass marketable, perhaps it could catch on in at least some niche-like capacity. I know that the horror movie crowd (although the indie-dance and t-shirt crowds are pretty tight) is intense, so I was hoping some of that aura would latch onto this. What I didn't expect was this slew of horror-graphics that started to rise about. I think that trend has both helped Dance Party Massacre with getting into stores, but also hurt it because the line might not be perceived as original. Trust me, if you would have told me the whole indie, DIY, t-shirt trend was leaning towards horror I would have never believed you!
Coty: What would you say has been the DPM formula for success?
Alex: Trial and error. I'm just making something I like and and trying to get it out to people. I try something out, and if it doesn't work I stop. If it does, I continue. For advertising we've done dance nights, online advertising, talking with people directly, a street team, guerrilla marketing, and selling in-person at certain events. I mean, first you need to have an awesome product, but then half of selling it is getting it out there.
Design goes the same way. You try out one thing, and it sells, so continue with that idea. If it doesn't, don't keep doing it! I keep everything within my vision of this project, but I try to also keep in mind this is a business that needs to make money so I can continue with it.
Coty: You obviously embrace social media, considering that DPM can be found on MySpace and Facebook. How important have these online social media sites been to the success of DPM?
Alex: I think it's been a big part. Being a really small company there's no money to have a flagship store. Having recently started there's not enough exposure to have boutiques coming to us begging to carry DPM. The internet is a great way to cut out the middle-man, and get to customers and fans directly. I think it also makes the customer feel connected more to the brand, and that's important.
Coty: You already work as a successful designer for a major brand, Converse. Why did you decide to start your own brand?
Well, I had been designing t-shirts for years when I finally decided to start a line with cohesive designs and a strong idea. I interned for Converse right after school, with the idea for DPM developing during that period. When I didn't land a job directly after the internship I had free time (and some money now) so Dance Party Massacre flourished. It came out of my brain, and it just made sense to me. I launched the line and landed a job at Converse the same month, but that's just how it worked out.
Coty: What has been the most challenging aspect of marketing DPM? What have been some of the creative things you've done to promote DPM?
Alex: Definitely the content. I have friends and family who love to support each other. When I started up a line with knives, and blood most weren't too keen on wearing it. If you can't even get your crew to wear your stuff, who will probably like it even if it's crap, how easy is it going to be to get it onto strangers? There's been so many times that I'll sell DPM at events and people look at the designs and kind of laugh or ask me questions, but then they never purchase it. People are intrigued by it, but it takes a certain person to wear our stuff, I guess.
I've tried a lot of things to get DPM out there to people, but I'd say the most unique thing we've done is start up our "What are U afraid of?" campaign. I really want Dance Party Massacre to not just be a t-shirt line, but a brand with a way of thinking behind it. Being new it's been really important to push what our concept is about, so that people understand it. "What are U afraid of?", which simply poses the question to people online (whatareuafraidof.com) and in real-life (stickers), has that double entendre of danger and fun that DPM is all about. It gets people involved, and depending on who the person is someone can answer it directly or playfully. It's a literal question, but also one that could have people question what's stopping them from doing something in their life.
Coty: DPM has just made a year, and is just about ready to rollout "Season 2″, your newest line of tees. What sets Season 2 apart from Season 1?
Alex: With Season 1 I was so into it. I didn't have much else to do, but spend nights developing not only the first season of designs, but the whole concept behind the brand. It became very much about the idea behind Dance Party Massacre, and having everything make sense with each other.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure if people really noticed all that underlying stuff. I put so much time into it, that for the second season I just wanted to make awesome stuff. The groundwork was laid out, and now it could be more fun. So for Season 2 I didn't focus so much about cohesiveness or drawing inspiration from one direct source. And I think that was a good decision. After coming out with a strong statement to grab people's attention, the line has to grow and get designs from different areas to stay fresh.
Coty: What are your future plans for DPM? Do you aspire to open a themed boutique store similar to fellow indie Boston tee designer turned mainstream t-shirt icon, Johnny Cupcakes? Or do you see DPM as mainly an online only venture?
Alex: I look at the line as a premium brand that I want to continue getting into boutiques around the world. We will continue to have an online presence, too, as we can control that so well, and it's accessible to everyone. I would be all-for a retail store if the line ever makes enough money to produce that, but right now it's not in the works. If a store does happen it would probably be some odd mixture of someones basement, a movie theater, dance club, video rental place, candy store, and a haunted house.
Coty: Finally, what bit of advice do you have for aspiring DIY indie tee designers?
Alex: DON'T START ANYTHING WITHOUT THE REALIZATION THAT IT MIGHT FAIL. I think people should be realistic. If you're gonna start up a "t-shirt line", everyone and their grandmother and uncle have started one too. It's not going to be easy to make it succeed. You should just be happy with making it for yourself, and if it doesn't catch on with others don't let it ruin your life. Don't put all your money into it and go bankrupt. Don't beat yourself down if it doesn't make you a million bucks. Having your own business, I think you can have it run your life from day to night, but if you just sit back and let things unfold I think you'll be happier person.
Thanks to Alex for taking the time to talk about Dance Party Massacre! Be sure to check out this goods by going to their online store! If you would like to be featured in the Indie Tee Spotlight then please feel free to contact me!


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Songwriters in the Round
Name: Songwriters in the Round
Date: January 11, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM CST
Website: http://www.theprelude.net
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We're thrilled to present our new Saturday series: Songwriters in the Round featuring Angel Rodriguez & friends! During our Saturday performances, some of our region's premiere songwriters share the stage, swap songs, and reveal the stories behind their songs in an intimate listening room atmosphere. Visit our web calendar or give us a call to find out who's performing this week.


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Travel to Europe in 2013 with Lincoln Christian University
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[November 03, 2012]
Ever dreamed of riding in a
gondola in Venice? Ever aspired to stand before Michelangelo's
"David" or gaze up at the Sistine Chapel ceiling or stand in the
largest church in Christendom? Ever wanted to walk the streets of
Pompeii or stand in the Roman Forum? Ever longed to stand where Paul
stood in Corinth, to hear his Acts 17 sermon where he delivered it
in Athens, and enter Peter and Paul's cell in Rome?
The LCU
European Study Tour is a 15-day Christian travel experience in Italy
and Greece. The tour includes stops in Venice, Florence, Assisi,
Rome, Pompeii, Corinth, Epidaurus, Mycenae, Delphi and Athens.
Unlike most tours in foreign countries, this tour will be led by a
professor of history and interdisciplinary studies (and Roman
historian), LCU's Brian Messner.
Important tour features:
Cost includes
round-trip bus from Lincoln to Chicago's O'Hare Airport,
round-trip airfare to Europe, tour bus between sites and the
ferry between Italy and Greece. It also includes 12 overnights
in local hotels, all with private bathrooms, and one night on a
luxury ferry to Greece. Additionally, continental breakfast and
dinner are included each day, as well as entrance fees to most
Tips will be
collected by the tour leader in advance, so the travelers will
not need to worry about that during the trip.
This is first and
foremost a study tour. Plan to do any shopping during the free
time offered between scheduled activities.
European streets
and sidewalks are generally smaller and narrower than in the
United States, so most days will include four or more miles of
city walking, often on uneven cobblestone streets. While nearly
all of the trip's featured activities are gentle if examined
separately, the full range of activities requires a reasonable
amount of stamina in order to see everything on the itinerary.
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at 877-485-4184. Use tour number 1116125.
Dr. Messner is happy to answer your questions at 217-732-3168,
ext. 2350, or email
Lincoln Christian University serves the local church as part of a
mission to equip Christians to serve and lead in the church, the
workplace and the world. Established in 1944, today LCU offers a
variety of degree programs for undergraduates, graduates and
seminary students. Classes are offered in Lincoln, Peoria and
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Liberal cable anchor Chris Matthews, who in 2010 used the phrase "shuck and jive," on Wednesday assailed Sarah Palin as racist for using the phrase "shuck and jive." Referring to a Facebook post the former Alaska governor wrote about Obama and Libya, Matthews ranted, "You know, a dog whistle is a dog whistle...A trumpet call is another."
The MSNBC host insisted that "shuck and jive" has "a particular ethnic connection" and "to throw it at the president as an ethnic shot is pretty blatant." On July 7, 2010, Matthews, while talking to Rachel Maddow about her visit to Afghanistan, wondered, "What has it been like, as you shuck and jive, hang out with the men over there, the women over there, in uniform risking their lives every day?" The late Tim Russert also used the term on July 18, 2003.
In 2008, then-New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said of Barack Obama: "You can't shuck and jive at a press conference." Steve McMahon, a Hardball regular, talked to then-MSNBC host Tucker Carlson and demurred, "Well, that's not the way I would have put it."
On September 7, 2011, Jay Carney, a spokesman for Matthews' beloved Obama, told the press corps, "Sorry. I'm going to shuck and jive! Time to shuck and jive."
Palin entitled her Facebook post, "Obama's shuck and jive ends with Benghazi lies."
On Wednesday, Hardball guest Jonathan Alter, a former Newsweek editor, railed against Palin, "...Shuck and jive, that's like talking about watermelon... for Jews, talking about Jews are greedy or the Irish are drunk."
Apparently, shuck and jive is only racist when conservatives say it.
A transcript of the October 24 exchange is below:
CHRIS MATTHEWS: The blatantness of this thing, I think, went through the roof the other day when Sarah Palin, about whom people have mixed views put out a Facebook post entitled "Obama's shuck and jive ends with Benghazi lies" regarding to the Obama administration's handling of the attack on the Libyan embassy. You know, a dog whistle is a dog whistle, Clarence. A trumpet call is another. Shuck and jive has a particular ethnic connection, not necessarily bad in all cases, it's sort of slang. It doesn't mean evil but to throw it at the president as an ethnic shot is pretty blatant. [...]
JONATHAN ALTER: Chris, I actually think my old friend Clarence is being a little bit polite. I think this is rank racism. You know, sometimes people on the right get very upset when people on the left charge racism, but, you know, shuck and jive, that's like talking about watermelon or, you know, for Jews, talking about Jews are greedy or the Irish are drunk, whatever. These are racist tropes and we need to call them what they are, and I actually think at least implicitly Trump was playing on racism today with his ridiculous stunt demanding Obama's college transcripts.
Watch the video below of Matthews himself using the phrase "shuck and jive" in 2010 (hat tip: Chris Kee). Does that make Matthews a racist? Fast forward to the 5-minute mark in the clip below:


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Wacha's emergence exemplifies Draft's uncertainty
Cardinals praised for helping rookie righty rise above perceived limitations
After Game 2 of the World Series, rookie Michael Wacha is 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA in four postseason starts. The buzz about the big right-hander has been enormous, and his legend grows with each playoff performance.
Most discussions about Wacha's emergence late in 2013 have centered on the fact that he was taken with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. The common questions: How did he last that long? Why did 18 teams pass on him?
Following Wacha's win against the Red Sox on Thursday night, it seemed the right time to try to answer those questions. The only place to go was to those who made the decisions in that 2012 Draft: the scouting directors and executives who lined up their boards for the first round.
Most of those contacted for this informal survey said they had Wacha anywhere from No. 12 to No. 25 on their boards at the time of the Draft. Most said they liked him, but they had others ahead of him on the board. Wacha was, it's apparent, Plan B for many teams picking ahead of the Cardinals.
The key reason for Wacha not being rated higher, as has been discussed, was the lack of a breaking ball when he was at Texas A&M. It's still a distant third to his fastball and changeup, and he'll likely have to improve it going forward, but it's clear teams were hesitant to go all in on Wacha because of that perceived hole in his game.
"There are not many right-handed starting pitchers in the big leagues with a fastball-changeup combination," one scouting director said, mirroring many scouts who were polled about Wacha. "His fastball was very straight. He pitched up in the zone, with the ball hit in the air a lot. We thought he would be susceptible to the big fly."
Wacha's fastball, several pointed out, has improved since his college days, with a few ticks of velocity added. A cutter he wrinkled in a bit late in the year also gave hitters another look, albeit infrequently. More than one scout tipped his hat to the Cardinals, not only for shrewd drafting, but for helping Wacha improve. Just because he's only been a professional for a year and change doesn't mean an organization's coaches can't have an impact.
"No, we didn't think he'd dominate the playoffs this soon," another scouting director said. "I think he has improved his mechanics and is throwing about two to three miles per hour harder. It was a great job by the Cards. I really think the Cards' player development staff did a good job cleaning him up. Hats off to them all around."
Kevin Gausman was the first college arm to go in 2012, at No. 4 overall to the Orioles. Kyle Zimmer went No. 5 to the Royals. The next college starter to go was Mark Appel to the Pirates at No. 8. He, obviously, had some strings attached, so some teams weren't going to truly consider him.
Some other teams in the top 10, like the Padres, wanted to go for more upside and potential impact. So San Diego went the high school route with lefty Max Fried.
The White Sox have been known to like college arms in the past, but they took Courtney Hawkins with their first pick at No. 13. Had Hawkins been taken ahead of them -- there had been buzz the Mets might have gone that route -- it seems fairly certain that Wacha would have been their guy. Chicago was also considering fellow college right-hander Marcus Stroman.
The Nationals, who picked No. 16, had Wacha definitely in their mix. They did have Lucas Giolito ahead of Wacha on their board, with Giolito having been a potential No. 1 overall pick before his elbow injury at the start of his senior year of high school. Giolito, the thought was, had a much higher ceiling than a pitcher like Wacha, and the Washington scouting staff still feels it made the right decision.
The Dodgers had taken pitchers with their top pick every year since 2002, so it's not surprising they went with a position player at No. 18, and Corey Seager is a Top 100 prospect with a bright future. They may have just missed Wacha, but their second- and third-rounders (left-handers Paco Rodriguez and Onelki Garcia ) from that year's Draft have already reached the big leagues as well.
"Wacha was in that next tier of college pitcher behind the Appel, Gausman, Zimmer group," a third scouting director said. "Maybe we were more certain he would be a big leaguer, but there was less potential impact without that legit breaking ball for where we picked. His velocity has upticked a bit and the breaking ball looks like it still needs to be more consistent, but the Cardinals did a solid job."
Even with Wacha's success, most of the scouts polled stand by their selections in the first round of the 2012 Draft. It is far too early to draw any conclusions about the round, since it was so recent. The typical draftee takes a lot longer than Wacha did to reach the big leagues, so evaluating now is not a fair exercise.
Second-guessing is a fairly common pastime when it comes to prospects and the Draft. It definitely happened when Mike Trout, taken No. 25 overall in 2009, took the big leagues by storm last year. If 2013 is any indication, the outfielder will continue to make fans, and teams, wonder what happened there.
Perhaps a better parallel would be the 2006 Draft. Because of trepidation about his size and unorthodox mechanics, Tim Lincecum fell to No. 10 despite being by far the most dominant college pitcher in the nation that year. When Lincecum reached the big leagues in 2007, everyone rushed to praise the Giants for their coup, or for their luck in having Lincecum slide to their spot unexpectedly, much like Wacha did in 2012.
Lincecum obviously has been instrumental in San Francisco's success since he reached the big leagues, and the other college arms taken ahead of him -- Greg Reynolds, Brad Lincoln, Brandon Morrow and Andrew Miller -- haven't been nearly as productive and valuable as he has. But the 2006 Draft does provide a cautionary tale in terms of drawing conclusions too quickly. The Dodgers picked three slots ahead of the Giants that year and decided to go with youth and more upside. Their pick was in the Class A Midwest League when Lincecum arrived.
His name? Clayton Kershaw.
"It just goes to show, there are a lot of couch potatoes that think they can scout and just don't realize how hard it actually is," a national scout said, in reference to Wacha, but relevant to 2006.


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I wish I'd seen Deadwood before I went to Baku. Maybe another day I'll write a post on how watching the Godfather taught me all I needed to know about clan politics in Azerbaijan -- Carpetblogger, March 2007
Apparently, according to the Wikileaks, the former US DCM in Baku compared Ilham Aliyev to Michael/Sonny Corleone in the Godfather in a cable in September 2009. This has gotten a lot of play! Because it is true! We said it a long time ago! Must credit Carpetblog!
But it's more true that living in Baku is just like living in Deadwood, a boomtown in the HBO program of the same name, which may be the best show that has been on television, ever. We were slavishly devoted to it, just as we once were to Alias, Flight of the Conchords, Nurse Jackie, and most recently, Gavin and Stacey, which are all good but not as profane.
Way back in March 2007, we compared Baku to Deadwood, here. The Godfather is also an apt comparison, but Deadwood is much better. The DCM probably read our post and agreed, but had to choose a more culturally accessable reference point. The brilliant dialogue in Deadwood, which has been described as Shakespearean and used the word fuck 43 times in the first hourlong episode, demonstrates the grammatic versatility of the word "cocksucker." It probably didn't get a wide audience in Foggy Bottom.
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Yayoi Kusama: IN INFINITY
IN INFINITY is a presentation of Yayoi Kusama's works from more than six decades and features a variety of the many artistic media in which she has worked: from visual art to performance, film, literature and design. A special feature of this exhibition is the involvement of Kusama's work with fashion and design including the artist's earliest, unique fashion design from the 1960s. In addition to this the exhibition displays a selection of Kusama's youth works from Japan, which has never been exhibited before.
Grantee: Kusama Yayoi
The EY Exhibition: The World Goes Pop
This explosive exhibition connects the dots between art produced around the world during the 1960s and 1970s, showing how different cultures and countries responded to the movement. The exhibition reveals how pop was never just a celebration of western consumer culture, but was often a subversive international language of protest – a language that is more relevant today than ever.
Politics, the body, domestic revolution, consumption, public protest, and folk – all are explored and laid bare in eye-popping Technicolor and across many media, from canvas to car bonnets and pinball machines.
Grantees: Yokoo Tadanori, Shinohara Ushio
Time Present - Photography from the Deutsche Bank
This exhibition presents a panorama of photographic art made between 1970 and 2010 from the Deutsche Bank Collection. The show features some 40 artists (and a total of approx. 60 works) who are active within their respective cultural and social milieus. The artists are from Germany, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.Through their works, the show hopes to cast a spotlight on contemporary photographic expression as it exists within the ever accelerating wave of globalization.
Grantees: Cai Guo-Qiang, Yanagi Miwa
A Man, A Village, A Museum
In the video installation and book A Man, A Village, A Museum, the Chinese artist Li Mu brings the inhabitants of Qiuzhuang, his hometown, in contact with modernist artworks from the collection of the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven.A Man, A Village, A Museum has been acquired by the Van Abbemuseum and is on show as part of the collection exhibition The Collection Now.
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Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms
This exhibition of more than 100 gold objects focuses on the wealth of the golden age of Butuan (pronounced boot' wan), a polity on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao that rose to commercial prominence in the tenth century and declined in the thirteenth century.
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Jean Shin, Celadon Landscape
As an immigrant from Seoul who was raised in America, Shin views the celadon fragments as a metaphor of the Korean diaspora, vibrant artifacts of the Korean people, their history and culture that are scattered all over the world to form new identities elsewhere.
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56th International Art Exhibitions of La Biennale di Venezia
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Soft Power 2015
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Jean Shin: Inclusions
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Grantee: Jean Shin
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An Art Exhibition for Children - Whose place is this?
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Jennifer Hudson Is a Vision in White on Redbook Coverby Amy Sciarretto | PopCrush
Who says you can't wear white after Labor Day? When you are Jennifer Hudson and you look this good in sparkly white on the December cover of Redbook, we say wear white all year round! Plus, it's a festive and appropriate shade for the holidays. Hudson covers up her chest and her arms, with the long-sleeved frock, but look at her glowy, sheeny legs! Nice choice for showing off those gams, J. Hud.
The issue lands on Nov. 13, and the singer/actress spoke about not losing anymore weight and her decision to start her own clothing line.
She is happy with her current shape, saying, "I'm at the weight I want to be. But I hear all the time, 'Don't lose any more weight, you need to stop.' People are under the impression that I'm still losing but I'm not." There you have it. She has reached her goal weight, so leave her alone. Her body is still adapting.
J. Hud's new shape has changed how she shops, and she is able to pick out medium or small items, as opposed to large or extra-large pieces of clothing. That likely inspired her decision to start her own clothing line. "I know what I like, and that's what it's all about," Hudson said. "It's like, who's your fashion icon? Me. And no one but you knows what you feel most comfortable in. I look at each piece and think, 'Could I wear that as big Jennifer or could I wear that now?' I want to consider every girl."
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In his latest film, Matthew McConaughey stars as Mick Haller, aka "The Lincoln Lawyer," so named because his office is a Lincoln Continental driven by a former client paying off a debt. As his NTGUILTY license plate suggests, Haller is a defense attorney who infuriates his assistant district attorney ex-wife, Margaret (Marisa Tomei), and just about every cop on the LAPD with his willingness to represent anybody.
Haller is sought out by Louis Roulet, scion of a wealthy real estate family, who stands accused of assault and rape, in a case that appears to be a simple matter of he said-she said, with "he" being a rich white guy, the "she" a Latino prostitute—so of course there's more to this than meets the eye.
Mercifully, director Brad Furman doesn't waste a lot of time trying to keep you guessing about Roulet's guilt or innocence—this is a terrible thing to say a bout a person, but Ryan Phillipe just looks guilty—instead focusing on how exactly Haller is going to see that justice is done without getting disbarred.
Furman tries to paint Haller as some morally dubious force in the justice system, showing him strong-arming pot farmers and shaking down biker gangs. Yet watching Haller try to game the system, one can't help but think, "Isn't that the job?" Ironically, it's not until the end, when Haller tries making everything right that he goes off the rails ethically.
A very long time ago, it seemed like McConaughey had a chance to be a major movie star, in his youth his good looks, blue eyes and easy charm drew comparisons to Paul Newman. Somewhere along the line, he agreed to make "The Wedding Planner," and all hope was lost. But here he gets a little bit of his mojo back, playing the type of conflicted anti-hero that only a guy that handsome can pull off.
It's the journey, not the destination, goes the old saying, and that's the case with "The Lincoln Lawyer." You know McConaughey is going get from point A to point B, you just can't figure out how—all you can do is sit back and watch.
"The Lincoln Lawyer" comes out today on Blu-ray, DVD and a combo-pack that includes a digital download copy, deleted scenes, and three featurettes: "The Making of", "At Home on the Road" with author Michael Connelly, and "One on One" with McConaughey and Connelly.


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Well, I have seen it already. Someone in our neighborhood has a full yard display up and running. I'll see if I can get a few pics. It does look great!
~On the 13th day of Christmas, my ghoul love gave to me...~
That's something we need ot work on. Don't get me wrong I do have a few lighted things in the windows but I don't actually have any outdoor lights Personally I am more of a indoor decorator when it comes to holidays but my partner and i were just talking about this last night. Trying to figure how we would decorate the house outside. A new holiday project!!! Exciting
It's a beaut Clark, it's a beaut!
We put up our outside lights before we left for Thanksgiving...we were the only ones in the neighborhood. Then when we got home...TONS of lights everywhere!! I swear some of these people make me look completely sane! hah hah. There is this one house you would not believe! They somehow got decorations up on their roof (like 35 feet up there). I have NO idea how they did it, but it's awesome!
I'll try to get some pictures.
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ISCSI gains strength from servers
More powerful servers are helping ease some performance concerns for users considering IP SANs, but others say they still want to see more improvement.
In the early days of iSCSI adoption, the fact that IP storage could use existing network and server infrastructure was something of a double-edged sword. Users often saw the benefit of standardizing an entire IT department on the IP protocol in terms of simplicity, but servers were simply not up to the task, necessitating another piece to the puzzle -- TCP/IP offload engine (TOE).
But according to Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) analyst Tony Asaro, TOE is a thing of the past, thanks to leaps in server processing power. "As CPU and memory get faster on servers, there's less of an impact from processing iSCSI," Asaro said. Also boosting iSCSI's integration into the traditional IP network is the fact that Microsoft's iSCSI initiators now natively support multipathing and remote networking -- two things that were formerly done on TOEs.
"HP's [Hewlett-Packard Co.] DL server line offers offload options for integrated gigabit NICs [network interface cards]," said Luke Kannel, senior Windows server specialist, information systems for a large healthcare company in the Midwest, who asked that his company not be named. "The server CPUs handle the actual payload, but our current CPU utilization on many servers is still under 20%."
Other users said they can see a use for IP storage when it comes to replicating for disaster recovery (DR) or backup over long distances, since it's less sensitive to distance than Fibre Channel (FC) or memory protocols like InfiniBand.
Debate continues over performance
ISCSI and IP SANs have been around long enough to gain some credibility -- but they've also been around long enough to see cases like that of OfficeWare Inc., a business equipment dealership based in Kentucky.
According to OfficeWare's chief technology officer (CTO), Chris Resch, the company deployed an IP SAN last year, choosing it because of its lower cost compared to an FC SAN. Resch said his company soon regretted the decision.
"We were trying to back up large VMware Inc. system files, 50 and 80 GB," Resch said. Trying to send those files over IP, he said, ballooned backup windows from eight hours to as many as 18 hours in some cases. Resch said that the Microsoft IP stack (OfficeWare is a completely Windows shop) has limits on the number of IP packets that can be transmitted at a time. But, he said, the problem wasn't solely Microsoft's, and it wasn't because of the VMware application."Any large file streaming over Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) is going to give you problems," Resch said.
According to Asaro's presentation "The State of iSCSI," at the recent Storage Decisions conference in New York, just 17% of some 511 companies surveyed by ESG already have an IP SAN deployed, and just 20% of the respondents plan on implementing one soon.
Furthermore, according to the ESG numbers, 59% of the planned adopters of iSCSI and 24% of those who say they have no plans to deploy IP SANs cite "performance concerns" as the reason. Roughly 26% of the "nonadopters" said they would only consider iSCSI if there were documented improvements in the performance of the protocol.
"I'm sure you can architect a solution in either [the FC or iSCSI] realm that would suit your needs," said Tom Becchetti, senior infrastructure engineer, information technology, who also asked that his company, a national financial institution, not be named. "The question is, how easy or complicated is it going to be?"
Becchetti, who currently uses an EMC Symmetrix array and mainframes for high-volume processing, said he's been "playing with" iSCSI using EMC's Celerra network attached storage (NAS) box. What he's liked about it so far is that IP incorporates more virtualization into the protocol -- especially device address virtualization.
"With IP, you're not as bound to a physical device as you are with a channeling protocol like FC," Becchetti said. "I can definitely see a future implementation for iSCSI storage in our environment that uses a farm of different machines with virtualized addresses, so a server could 'check out' an iSCSI tape drive and then 'return' it when it's done."
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Other protocol enhancements, such as 10 GigE and InfiniBand, hold the promise of solving iSCSI's performance issues.
There's not much of a reason why iSCSI storage can't function in high-performance environments today with the addition of InfiniBand, according to Al Davis, systems manager with MIT's BioImaging center. The lab, which collects, studies and stores high-resolution microscopic images of cells, is phasing out an old Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) FC RAID system in favor of "hybrid" iSCSI-over-InfiniBand storage.
"InfiniBand and iSCSI are not nearly as mature as Fibre Channel," Davis admitted. "But we don't always need 24/7 guaranteed uptime for long-term storage. What we need is huge throughput. With 20 Gbps the promise is there for better performance going forward."
In support of applications like Davis', the InfiniBand Trade Association last week ratified the iSER specification, which will allow iSCSI systems to natively connect to InfiniBand. But other users said they're still waiting for 10 GigE instead, because as a memory protocol, InfiniBand lacks the flexibility over distance that is a key benefit of IP.
However, once 10 GigE arrives on the scene, it'll mean another leapfrog over what server CPUs can handle, meaning the return of TOE, according to Kannel. "In our environment, I don't think TOE will be implemented until 10 GigE is deployed to the servers, and I don't see that happening for at least a year," he said.
Still, the greatest wave of adoption for iSCSI may be yet to come, for the simple reason that users are waiting for older FC equipment to reach the end of its life or depreciate before considering IP storage. Some 74% of nonadopters in ESG's study identified "existing SAN/NAS meets our needs" as the chief reason they were not considering iSCSI at this time, and 49% said they would consider it once they see full depreciation on current storage assets.
By then, Asaro said, if the past year is any indication, the protocol will be mature enough to go up against FC in all but the highest level environments.
According to Asaro, a self-fulfilling cycle has begun to take effect in which more implementations of iSCSI (ESG counts over 20,000 so far) mean bugs get ironed out and IP storage gets sharper, which drives up adoption further.
"In the high end of the market for Tier-1, mission-critical storage, they're going to continue to use Fibre Channel," Asaro said. "Eventually, everyone else will be up for grabs."


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From France, this white porcelain dinnerware is as sturdy as it is stylish. The dishes feature a classic coupe design with a gentle contour and sleek rim. Thanks to an innovative formulation of various clays, the porcelain's delicate appearance belies its strength. Dressed up or down with formal or casual linens, flatware and glassware, this versatile dinnerware coordinates easily with patterned pieces. They're made in France by Pillivuyt, a company respected for fine porcelain tableware since 1818.
- Made of high-fired porcelain.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by ChanChan from Beautifully crafted These bowls are generous in size. They are beautiful as expected from Pillivuyt. I have many items from Pillivuyt. Because I like the quality and design.Date published: 2019-11-11Rated 4 out of 5 by MsRoomie from Perfect shape, so heavy... I love the shape of the Pillivuyt line but I've found that they're just so heavy they're uncomfortable to carry and use on a daily basis. I have also the Aplico line and they are built the same in terms of quality but they're much lighter and easier to use daily. That being said I love these Soup/Pasta plates as serving dishes. They're super heavy and quite wide so they work perfect for it. Having a set of 4, stacking them, and carrying them they are CRAZY heavy and you should make sure your shelf can hold them. Heavy has in you will need to use both hands to carry them anywhere less you want to drop them.Date published: 2017-03-22Rated 4 out of 5 by NDIrishFan from Pillivuyt Fan I'm slowly replacing my platters and serving bowls with the Pillivuyt line. I've had many compliments on them whether on a buffet table or taking them to someone's home for a party. I have wanted pasta plates/bowls for a long time and decided to try them in this line. The bowls arrived and are beautiful! However, on further inspection, the bottom rim that sits directly on your table is badly chipped in some spots. I live 80 miles from the nearest store so its not convenient to take them back. Be sure and inspect everything thoroughly. I will be keeping them but will be hesitant to order other pieces. Very bad quality control on Williams-Sonoma's part.Date published: 2016-05-23Rated 5 out of 5 by CapeCod from Great product! Pillivuyt makes beautiful porcelain dinnerware, and these bowls are no exception. The size is great for individual (and generous) servings of pasta or soup and could also fill in as small serving bowls. These are well worth the investment.Date published: 2015-11-11Rated 5 out of 5 by Mimi245 from Gorgeous and versatile I adore these bowls! They are so versatile. We use them daily for soup, pasta, for popcorn while watching a movie, as prep plates while cooking, etc. Plus they are gorgeous! Favorite purchase from W&S.Date published: 2014-04-03Rated 5 out of 5 by RenoFoodie from Purchased for my husband Use them for past, stew, stir fry and everything that comes from my dutch oven.Date published: 2013-12-16


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