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MP time: Almost at an end?
By Geoff Lepper
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 11:31 pm, Don Nelson, Mickael Pietrus, Roster moves.
So Mickael Pietrus came right out and said it at practice Tuesday afternoon.
And said it, and said it, and said it…
In seven minutes of talk with the media, Pietrus didn't go more than 20 seconds, on average, without using either the word "trade" or "move" to describe his fervent desire to play anywhere other than Oracle Arena.
"No matter where I go, I'll prove myself and I'll be a great player," Pietrus said. "That's all that's on my mind right now. And I'll be an All-Star, too."
MP has popped off about playing time before, but this was hardly one of those situations. It was a clearly calculated attempt to force the hand of the Warriors, although it appears to have had little effect on the organization as a whole.
"I think it's necessary to do a deal that's good for the Warriors," executive vice president Chris Mullin said when asked if the Warriors had no choice but to move MP. "That is necessary. . . . There's a lot of things I'm willing to do, and I've been willing to do. But that does entail somebody else in that scenario."
The problem remains the same as it's been for months: Mullin and Pietrus' agents are at loggerheads over what constitutes a fair deal. Bill McCandless and Happy Walters have flogged a lot of potential trades, but none of them have passed muster with the Warriors, who are looking for a very specific type of player — for the most part, either someone who's going to take the team to the Western Conference finals or beyond, or someone who's coming off the books this summer, so the money doesn't get squeezed for Monta Ellis and Andris Biedrins.
(Personally, I'm partial to Miami's Jason Williams, but I'm not convinced the Warriors would be willing to use their $10 million trade exception on J-Will — nor am I convinced they're enamored with Williams' game in general.)
McCandless brought up an interesting point Tuesday: If Pietrus is worth so much to the Warriors when it comes to making a trade, why isn't he on the floor more?
"(Pietrus) is either a contributor on your team — in which case he plays 25 minutes — or he's not," McCandless said. "If he's not a contributor, why expect to get the same things in return?"
In Kawakami's absence, here are the Q&A transcripts:
Mickael Pietrus:
I definitely want to be traded to another team that I can help at the 2/3 position. I think that it was good to play the 4/5, but it's not really my primary spot, it's not where I'm so efficient. So I want to move on. I think I came here, I worked my ass off for the team, and now it's good that we have a playoff team and I feel like I need to move on and go somewhere else I can help the team right away.
(What if you're still here on Feb. 22?)
I want to be traded. I want to be traded. I don't think about after Feb. 21. I think about now, and I think for me it's time to move on and go to a team that I can — as a player, you're always looking to improve yourself and I feel like I need to prove myself and be a better player every day.
(Most players say, "I just want to play for a winning team." You just called this a playoff team. Why leave?)
Because I feel like the 4/5, if you compare my statistics at the same time last year, before the trade, I was averaging 14, 15 points, and this year, they're trying to move me to the 4/5, which is not my primary spot. I would like to get back to where I came from, like the 2/3, and play at a high level.
(Nellie says you're playing better than earlier this season.)
I don't feel like I'm playing more minutes, but I feel like when I step on the floor, I'm trying to be a professional and do the right thing for the team. I know I'm not going to stay on the floor for 40 minutes, so I'm trying to help the team the best way I can, but I feel like I need to move on and go to a team that wants me and wants to use me at the 2/3.
(You think the Warriors don't want you?)
I never said they don't want me. It's nothing against the organization, it's just always as a player you want to improve yourself and I feel like I need to move on.
(But doesn't the fact they only made the one-year qualifying offer speak volumes?)
If you look at the team, the only tradable guy on the team is me, and I won't mind that.
(What did Nellie say to you?)
Between coach and me, I think it was a private talk. He told me that he only has 10 minutes for me at the 2/3, and I've been through a lot this year, a lot of frustration, and when I was to play the 4/5. To me, to play just 10 minutes at the 3, it's kind of tough. I'm trying to be as professional as I am, try to help the team the best way I can before I move on.
(Nellie said they're not just going to trade you for the sake of a trade.)
I want to be moved. I want to be moved. I want to be moved. I want to be traded.
(Sad that it's come to this?)
Since I came here, I'm a vet now, I gave the team a lot. We were a bad team five years ago, and I worked hard to put the team where they are now, and I feel like I'm ready to move on and look forward and get better.
(Happy with where Nelson has played you, or frustrated?)
I feel frustrated, because when you look at my statistics from last year, when I used to play the 2/3, I was averaging a lot of points and a lot of rebounds. But since he moved me to the 4/5, I'm not as efficient as I was. I'm trying to find myself at this point, but this team doesn't belong to me. I think I'm better at the 2/3 and I can help the team better.
(If you leave, what would you take from Nelson?)
It's no hard feelings against the Warriors, no hard feelings against anybody, no hard feelings against Chris Mullin. I feel like I want to improve my game from last year to this year, and for me it's time to thank them and move on.
(If you had it to do over again, would you have stayed out instead of signing the qualifying offer?)
It's a good qualifying offer. It wasn't bad. I don't think it's a problem with the contract. I think it's a problem where you give so much to the team last year and I was expecting more this year, and try to help my team and try to play at a high level and try to focus in. But I feel like for me, it's just time to move on after five years. I gave so much, and I would like to thank everybody and be traded.
(Expecting "more" of what, exactly?)
In terms of playing time. It's kind of tough when you play 10 minutes and you try to improve as a player. I know that I'm a better player, and I will be a great player.
(Did you try to convince Nelson to play you more at 2/3?)
No, I understand that we have a good vet in front of me in Stephen Jackson. It is no problem. But I feel like there's more teams out there who would like to use me at the 2/3 and I feel like it's time for me to move on.
No matter where I go, I'll prove myself and I'll be a great player. That's all that's on my mind right now. And I'll be an All-Star, too. I told you before.
Don Nelson:
(What was the upshot of Mickael's meeting with you?)
Real simple. It was nothing I didn't know. His agent asked him to see me so he could put the quote in the paper that he did. Anyway, he did.
(Problems with guys playing for contracts?)
No, actually, it was getting better (with Pietrus).
(How so?)
Well, at least he's playing know, playing hard, playing the best he's played all year right now. That hasn't transformed to the games, but he's working hard in practice, those kind of things.
(Was he pouting earlier this season?)
I wouldn't say that. You call it what you want. I don't really know. He has not had a good year.
(What did you tell him?)
I told him exactly what you would think I would tell him: That we're not just going to trade him because he wants to be traded, and if we can get a player for him, we'll trade him, and if we can't, he's gonna stay here. Real simple. It has to be somebody that we like, somebody that can help us. He's an NBA player. I have to get an NBA player back for him that I like. I like Pietrus. When he's playing, I like him. He played 26 minutes a game last year. Why are his minutes cut down? Because of his production. No other reason. I had him penciled in for at least 26, 28 minutes. Losing JR, you assume that he and Matt have to really step up for us to play well. Matt is just now starting to play, and so is Pietrus. I'm shocked we've don as well as we've done without those guys being major contributors. I think Monta, Baron, Jack, Pietrus, guys that are playing a majority of the minutes have done a really good job.
(What kind of problem will it be if he's here Feb. 22?)
It would be no problem for me. I think it'd probably be a positive for him too, one way or the other, once the trade deadline has passed, and he's either gonna be here for the year or he's not. It's gonna help him as well.
(Was the meeting the reason behind putting him at the 3?)
No. That's a mental thing. He feels if he's a 3, he can play better, so I made him a 3. There's not a lot of minutes there, however; Jack plays 40 minutes at the 3.
(He played some 4 last year.)
It didn't change. It's just in his mind. I don't know.
– Geoff
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Dickhead wrote:We were a bad team five years ago, and I worked hard to put the team where they are now
Useless c*nt wrote:I know that I'm a better player, and I will be a great player
Dillusional asshole wrote:And I'll be an All-Star, too
Who the f**k does this guy think he is?????.............I mean what the hell have hes ever really done? when have we never seen him for what he is? a very low IQ player who can at best knock down a couple of shots.
God damn I want him off our team..................START THE "BOO PIETRUS" CAMPAIGN PLEASE GUYS WHO ATTEND GAMES!
I boo him everytime he comes in...some of my fan brethren in sec 229 will join. I will do my best to get the rest of the fans behind me until he is gone.
I am at a loss for words
Mickael Pietrus wrote:"That's all that's on my mind right now. And I'll be an All-Star, too."
I am at a loss for words
TMC wrote:Are we sure it's only his bball IQ what's damaged?
Yeah...I'm not quite sure. I never wanted to personally attack the guy, because I didn't know him. I figured I was safe just insulting his basketball...now I think it is afe to say that he is either crazy or just plain stupid!
I don't even understand where he got this crazy opinion about himself. He was talking like the team was bad 5 years ago, and he's responsible for turning it around. Somebody remind him about Baron, Jackson, Harrington,Monta, and Biedrins


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Moving quickly to fill the vacancy left by the resignation last month of CEO Joe Hogan, the ABB board of directors have named Ulrich Spiesshofer to succeed Hogan.
Spiesshofer currently runs the company's discrete automation and motion. Company officials said in a press release that Spiesshofer's role in helping integrate Baldor into ABB's operation following the acquisition of the motor company, and his success in improving the robotics and discrete automation and motion division were factors in his appointment.
"ABB has developed a strong bench of talent: I am extremely pleased that the new CEO comes from within the company, and brings a solid track record and deep knowledge of the portfolio," said ABB chairman Hubertus von Grünberg. "Ulrich has been a key force in shaping and implementing ABB's strategy, and the integration of Baldor stands out as a benchmark for successful large acquisitions."
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Earlier in the week Apple was rebuked by a UK court of appeal for publishing a "non-compliant" statement about Samsung's Galaxy Tabs not infringing, but willfully copying the iPad. The company was required to correct its statement, and the revised version started appearing in British newspapers yesterday.
Today, inside the 48 hour window required by the court, Apple has updated its UK site to include the following text in a large, 14.6-pixel-high font --
On 25 October 2012, Apple Inc. published a statement on its UK website in relation to Samsung's Galaxy tablet computers. That statement was inaccurate and did not comply with the order of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The correct statement is at Samsung/Apple UK judgement.
The presence and content of the message isn't all that surprising, but the large font size required by the court makes the revised statement rather impactful. Despite being at the bottom of the main page at apple.com/uk, it clearly stands out from the rest of the content, something Apple can't be happy about.
This is just the latest development in a long and winding legal battle between Apple and Samsung. In the UK, it was ruled that Samsung's Galaxy Tab didn't copy the iPad, and Apple was ordered to place statements and take out ads to correct the impression that Samsung has copied its tablet. The first version of that statement referenced cases in Germany and the U.S., where courts found in Apple's favor, and following their publication, the appeals court ruled that Apple must correct these statements in at least 11-point font.
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WASHINGTON | American manufacturing activity dipped slightly at the start of the year as companies felt the weight of a weak global economy and automakers took a breather after heady production late last year.
WASHINGTON | American manufacturing activity dipped slightly at the start of the year as companies felt the weight of a weak global economy and automakers took a breather after heady production late last year.
But on the whole, new Federal Reserve data Friday were largely positive and heartening for the manufacturing sector — a major engine of economic growth that slowed last year.
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Looking ahead, American manufacturers must still grapple with weak demand from the eurozone and Japan, which were in recession last year and contributed to a slowdown in exports. But China's economy appears to have picked up recently, and some other major developing economies also are expected to grow faster this year. That, along with stronger domestic business investments, should help American manufacturers.
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Saturday's Ladders and Eithers
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This one has two "Or" clues, one "Either" clue, and two relational clues that stand between me and the solution.
Here is the blank:
Attachment 78
Here is where I'm stuck:
Attachment 79
The two relational clues both have exact measurements. This would normally be good, but neither of these clues have values that have available substitutions.
Clues 7 and 8 both mention the same value "Ereph". But there is no linking value on the other side of the OR statement. When I map out all the combinations of these, I don't have any eliminations. That is, all the combinations are available.
I thought of a relationship between clue 5 and clue 9. Clue 9 shows the relationship between EX53 and PL120. It occured to me that Clue 5 shows two potential equivalent values for EX53. If either of these could not match the relationship to PL120, then that would be the elimination. But no. No eliminations can be found.
I've looked for all my usual oversights. I've looked around the corners, looked for complementary exclusion sets, 2x2 sets, but nothing.
At this point in the puzzle, I only have one group of equivalencies: 49LightYears = 650,000 == MKP427. But there are no remaining clues that use any of these values. So I cannot make any substitutions.
I'm hoping there's some technique I have yet to learn for this. I'd hate to find out I've missed something I've already learned.
Ereph is either 45 years or 310,000, substitute this for Ereph in the other clue ie. 47 years is either 45 years (impossible) or 295000 or 310000, and then swap over. You will be able to solve all of the distance box.
That fixed it, thanks! That was perfect.
I've learned another solving technique. This one is super twisted.
I'll expand on how this worked out. I like to spell things out and this one twisted my head too much to just "see" it. I'll get it right with practice.
Begin with Clue 7:
Of the planet 45 light years from earth and the exoplanet with a diameter of 310,000 mi., one orbits the star PLC120, and the other is Ereph.
Restate it in terms of Ereph (and simplify the long text a bit):
Ereph is either 45 years or 310,000
Next, let's go to Clue 8:
Of the planet orbiting star VJD 913 and the exoplanet 47 light years from earth, one has a diameter of 295,000 mi. and the other is Ereph.
And restate (and simply wording) the clue in terms of 47 light years:
47 years is either 295,000 or Ereph.
Substitute from above and we get:
47 is either 295,000 or 45 year or 310,000.
Drop the contradiction and get 47 is either 295,000 or 310,000. Put that into the grid.
This wasn't enough for me to solve the puzzle, so, as instructed, I flipped this technique around and began again, but this time with Clue 8.
Restate Clue 8 in terms of Ereph:
Ereph is either VJD 913 or 47 years.
And restate Clue 7 in terms of 45 light years:
45 years is either PLC 120 or Ereph.
Substitute from above:
45 is either PLC 120 or VJD 913 or 47 years.
And remove the contradiction:
45 is either PLC 120 or VJD 913.
Plug this into the puzzle. Now there are enough eliminations on the grid to get the other clues to finish the puzzle without any more complicated techniques.
Thanks, 2manynames!
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Here's one where a Forced Contradiction can be used:
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I don't know if it was the only way to get past a bottleneck, but I saw it early on and decided to use it.
If anyone cannot see it, I'll be happy to explain.
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This primer is a general overview, and doesn't go into the specifics of every part of the Android ecosystem. I'm focussing on the two main licenses covering the Android operating system: the GPLv2 (the Linux kernel) and Apache v2.0. I'm sure specific parts of Android will be covered by different licenses, but most of them will probably fit into either of the two categories that the GPL and the Apache license each belong to.
The most important thing to realise when you're talking about whether or not Android is "open" is the distinction between what you, as a distributor of open source software, must do, and what you should do. While the former is relatively clear and easy to understand, the latter is much more problematic because each individual - you, me, Andy Rubin, John Gruber, whatever - has his or her own ideas about what an open source project or company should do.
What you MUST do
When it comes to what Google must do, there is absolutely zero indication that Android is any less open today than it was a few months ago. A crucial detail that many people fail to mention - or are simply unaware of - is that open source licenses, even stricter licenses such as the GPL, do not require, in any way whatsoever, that you must make your code publicly available. What these open source licenses demand is that you make the code available to anyone who has the binary - at least, for GPL-like licenses. Code covered by the Apache license does not even have to be distributed at all - whether you own the binary or not - since it's a BSD-like license.
This is a very crucial detail that many seem to forget when talking about Android's openness now that Honeycomb's source code is being held back indefinitely. The only way to get Honeycomb (the binary) is to buy a Xoom. This means that the only people who have the right to access the Honeycomb source code (the part covered under the GPL) are those who have bought a Xoom. If you do not own a Xoom, you have zero and nada right to claim access to Honeycomb's source code. And even if you do own a Xoom, you are only entitled to the code covered under the GPL; Google is allowed to withhold the code under the Apache license indefinitely.
In other words, as long as Google/Motorola provide source code access to the Linux kernel modifications to individuals who own a Xoom upon request, Google/Motorola are fully complying with the open source software licenses that govern Android. Google/Motorola do not have to provide access at all to the code covered under the Apache license. These are the bare facts. It would be awesome if a Xoom owner (anyone...?) could contact Google/Motorola and request access to the Linux kernel source code used by Honeycomb.
Another common misconception regarding open source is that development on open source projects must always take place fully in the open. This is not the case. You are allowed to take any code - GPL, Apache, BSD - and modify it within your own organisation to your heart's content. Google is allowed to develop new versions of Android entirely behind closed doors, and then release the source code when the products hit the shelves. Only when you distribute your software with GPL code in it do you need to make the code available upon request. As such, 'closed' development is perfectly fine and entirely allowed.
All this means that when you look at what you must do as a distributor of open source software, Android is still every bit as open today as it was a few months ago. Nothing has changed. As far as we know, there have been no license violations whatsoever by the Android development team.
What you SHOULD do
What you should do is an entirely different matter. Since I can't guess everyone else's ideas of how open source development should take place, I'll relay my own beliefs. I believe that if you deem it necessary for your project to be developed behind closed doors, you should be able to do without somehow being labelled as 'closed'. Development behind closed doors can make a project easier to manage and can speed up development, which in turn can be beneficial to users.
However, I do believe that once your project is released, you should provide public access to the source code. In other words, I am not happy with what Google is doing with the Honeycomb source code, as in my view, it makes the project less open. While I can understand their reasoning for doing so, I'm still not happy about it. It feels like a step back, a cop-out, an blatant admission that Google has failed in keeping Android consistent - a mistake it is now trying to weasel its way out of.
However, that is just my personal view. I know many OSNews readers who believe development should also take place in the open, and I even know some die-hards who believe that simply by adding closed-source applications to Android, they can't consider it truly open source. Heck, there are also those who believe that Android isn't really open because of its wildly divergent Linux stack which isn't part of mainline.
These are all very valid opinions to hold, but like my own opinion, they have no bearing on the 'what you must do' aspect of this story.
Malice or naivete
Whether Google's recent moves regarding Android come from malice, naivete, or both, they seem to be about improving the Android experience for customers and developers, and that's actually a good thing. However, I'd rather they do so without cop-outs like withholding source code, but at the same time, Google is not actually violating any licenses here. It would be very welcome in these already tense debates about openness if the larger players in these debates properly distinguished the 'must' from the 'should' instead of resorting to curiously* incredibly emotional language.
In the end, all this means Android today is technically still as open as it was a few months ago - but at least for me, that doesn't really say all that much. Google should be a good open source citizen, and release the source code. If they don't want cheap Android tablets to tarnish the Android brand, they should just do what Haiku and Red Hat do: protect the Android trademarks through a licensing and quality control program, and restrict access to Google services such as the Android Market to devices that are properly licensed.
* I mean, really, Gruber, Apple has withheld source code releases in the past quite often, and in fact, the code to the open source components underlying iOS are not made available at all, yet not a peep from you about that - despite the fact Apple regularly touts the open source underpinnings of its operating system. If there is one "hypocrite" here, it's you.


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Frozen foods can add variety to your meals year-round. As with any method of food preservation, following specific guidelines will assure you of high-quality, safe food. For more information, refer to other guides in the Quality for Keeps freezer series.
Blanching, a process of scalding vegetables in boiling water or steam for a short time, is a must for almost all vegetables to be frozen, except onions and green peppers. Blanching slows or stops the action of enzymes. Until harvest, enzymes cause vegetables to grow and mature. If vegetables are not blanched, or not blanched long enough, enzymes continue to be active during frozen storage, causing off-colors, off-flavors and toughening.
Additionally, blanching cleanses the surface of dirt and spoilage organisms, brightens the color, and helps slow the loss of vitamins. It also wilts or softens vegetables, making them easier to pack.
Blanching time is crucial and varies with the vegetable and the size of the pieces to be frozen. Underblanching speeds enzyme activity and is worse than no blanching. Overblanching causes loss of flavor, color, vitamins and minerals. Follow recommended blanching times for specific vegetables.
As soon as blanching is complete, cool vegetables quickly and thoroughly to stop the cooking process. To cool, immediately plunge the basket of vegetables into cold water. Change water frequently, or use cold running water or iced water. If you use ice, you need about 1 pound of ice for each pound of vegetables. Cool vegetables for the same amount of time as they were blanched. Drain vegetables thoroughly after cooling. Extra moisture can cause a loss of quality when freezing vegetables.
Follow the guidelines below to keep frozen vegetables safe and preserve their color, flavor, texture and nutritive value:
Other methods of cooking frozen vegetables include steaming, stir frying, pressure cooking or microwaving. Frozen vegetables can be added without thawing to soups or stews. Add them near the end of cooking to prevent texture loss. Many frozen vegetables can be baked in a covered, greased casserole dish in the oven. Partially thaw and separate pieces first. Although baking time for frozen vegetables varies, the approximate time for baking most partially thawed vegetables is 45 minutes at 350 degrees F. Thawing in the oven is not a time- or energy-efficient method, however, unless other foods are being baked in the oven at the same time.
Select tender young spears. Wash thoroughly, and sort into sizes. Trim stalks and remove scales with a sharp knife. Cut into even lengths to fit containers.
Water blanch small spears 2 minutes, medium spears 3 minutes, and large spears 4 minutes. Promptly cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Dry pack
Dry packing is recommended for all vegetables because it results in a quality product and preparation for freezing and serving is easier. After vegetables are blanched, cooled and drained, package quickly in rigid freezer containers or freezer bags. Remove as much air as possible from bags. Leave 1/2 inch of headspace for rigid containers. Seal tightly, label and freeze.
Tray pack
A variation of dry packing is tray packing. After vegetables are blanched, cooled and drained, spread in a single layer on shallow trays and freeze. Leave in the freezer just long enough to freeze firm. Longer exposure to dry freezer air will result in a loss of moisture and quality. When frozen, promptly package without headspace, seal tightly, label and return to the freezer. The advantage of tray packing is that vegetable pieces remain loose and can be poured from the container, and the package can be reclosed.
Select tender young pods when the seed is first formed. Wash in cold water. Cut into 1- or 2-inch pieces, or slice lengthwise.
Water blanch 3 minutes. Promptly cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Harvest while the seed is in the green stage. Wash, shell, and sort according to size.
Water blanch small beans 2 minutes, medium beans 3 minutes, and large beans 4 minutes. Promptly cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Select uniformly deep red, tender young beets. Wash, and sort according to size. Trim tops, leaving 1/2 inch of stem and taproot to prevent bleeding of color during cooking.
Cook beets in boiling water until tender, or 25 to 30 minutes for small beets; 45 to 50 minutes for medium beets. Cool promptly in cold water. Peel, and remove stem and taproot. Cut into slices, julienne strips or cubes. Package, seal and freeze.
Select firm, tender young stalks with compact heads. Remove leaves and woody portions. Separate heads into convenient-size sections, immerse in brine (4 teaspoons salt to 1 gallon water) for 30 minutes to remove insects, and drain. Split lengthwise so flowerets are no more than 1-1/2 inches across.
Water blanch 3 minutes in boiling water, or steam blanch 5 minutes. Promptly cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Select green, firm and compact heads. Trim, removing coarse outer leaves. Wash thoroughly, immerse in brine (4 teaspoons salt to 1 gallon of water) for 30 minutes to remove insects, and drain. Sort into small, medium and large sizes.
Water blanch small heads 3 minutes, medium heads 4 minutes, and large heads 5 minutes. Cool promptly, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Frozen cabbage and Chinese cabbage are suitable for use only as a cooked vegetable. Select freshly picked, solid heads. Trim coarse outer leaves from head. Cut into medium to coarse shreds or thin wedges, or separate head into leaves.
Water blanch for 1-1/2 minutes. Promptly cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Select tender young coreless carrots. Remove tops; wash and peel. Leave small carrots whole. Cut others into thin slices, 1/4-inch cubes, or lengthwise strips.
Water blanch small whole carrots 5 minutes, diced or sliced 2 minutes, and lengthwise strips 2 minutes. Promptly cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Choose compact, snow-white heads. Trim off leaves. Cut head into pieces about 1 inch across, immerse in brine (4 teaspoons salt to 1 gallon of water) for 30 minutes to remove insects, and drain.
Water blanch for 3 minutes in water containing 4 teaspoons salt per gallon of water. To prevent darkening, add 2 to 3 tablespoons of lemon juice per gallon of blanching water. Promptly cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Celery loses its crispness when frozen. The frozen product is suitable only for cooked dishes. Select crisp, tender stalks, free from coarse strings. Wash thoroughly. Trim and cut stalks into 1-inch lengths.
Water blanch for 3 minutes. Promptly cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Select only tender, freshly-gathered corn in the milk stage. Husk and trim the ears, remove silks, and wash.
Water blanch small ears (less than 1-1/4 inches in diameter) for 7 minutes, medium ears (1-1/4 to 1-1/2 inches in diameter) for 9 minutes, and large ears (more than 11/2 inches in diameter) for 11 minutes.
Cool promptly and completely to prevent a "cobby" taste. Drain, package, seal and freeze.
Water blanch 4 minutes on the cob. Promptly cool and drain. Cut kernels from cob about two-thirds the depth of the kernels. Package, seal and freeze.
Water blanch 4 minutes on the cob. Cool promptly and drain. Cut off kernel tips and scrape cobs with the back of a knife about half the depth of the kernel to remove the juice and the heart of the kernel. Package, seal and freeze.
Another way to prepare cream-style corn for freezing is to cut and scrape the corn from the cob without blanching. Place the cut corn in a double boiler, and heat with constant stirring for about 10 minutes, or until it thickens; cool by placing the pan in ice water. Package, seal and freeze.
Do not wash dill. Break dill heads off stems. Place heads in rigid containers, seal and freeze.
Harvest before seeds become mature and when color is uniformly dark. Wash and peel. If eggplant is to be fried, cut in 1/3-inch slices. For casseroles or mixed vegetables, dice or cut in strips. Work quickly, preparing only enough eggplant for one blanching.
Water blanch diced pieces or strips 2 minutes in 1 gallon of boiling water containing 41/2 teaspoons citric acid or 1/2 cup lemon juice. Slices of 1/3 inch should be blanched for 4 minutes. Cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Slices to be fried should be packed between sheets of freezer wrap for easy removal.
Beet, chard, collard, kale, mustard, spinach and turnip greens.
Select tender young green leaves. Wash thoroughly, and cut off woody stems. Cut leaves of chard into pieces.
Water blanch collards 3 minutes and all other greens 2 minutes. Blanch tender young leaves 1-1/2 minutes. Cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Do not steam blanch greens.
Wash, drain, and pat dry with paper towels. Wrap a few sprigs in freezer film wrap, and place in a freezer bag. Seal and freeze.
Chop and use in cooked dishes. Herbs prepared in this way are usually not suitable for garnish, as they become limp when thawed.
Select tender young, mild-flavored kohlrabi, small to medium in size. Cut off tops and roots. Wash and peel. Leave whole, or dice into 1/2-inch cubes.
Water blanch whole kohlrabi 3 minutes and cubes 1 minute. Cool promptly, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Select tender young pods. Separate into small pods (4 inches or under) and large pods. Wash. Remove stems at the end of the seed pods, being careful not to cut into the seed pod.
Water blanch small pods 3 minutes and large pods 4 minutes. Promptly cool and drain. Leave whole, or slice crosswise. Package, seal and freeze.
For frying
After blanching, coat okra with cornmeal or flour. Tray freeze in a single layer on shallow trays. Place in a freezer just long enough to freeze firm. Package, seal and return to freezer immediately.
Bulb onions store well in a cool, dry place, so freezing is usually not necessary.
It is not necessary to blanch mature onions before freezing. Just dice or slice, package, seal and freeze.
Wash, peel, and slice onions, and then separate into rings. Water blanch for 10 to 15 seconds. Promptly cool and drain. Coat with flour and then dip in milk. Coat with a mixture of equal parts cornmeal and pancake mix. Arrange in a single layer on a tray, and freeze. Pack frozen rings into containers, using freezer wrap to separate the layers. Seal and return to freezer immediately. Fry frozen rings in oil at 375 degrees F until golden brown.
Select bright green, tender pods. Wash. Remove stems, blossom ends and any strings. Leave whole.
Snow peas
Snow peas, also called sugar or Chinese peas, should be harvested when peas are just barely visible in the pods. To freeze, water blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes.
Sugar snap peas
Pick when the pods are round and fully mature, 2 to 3 inches long. To freeze, water blanch in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes. Cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Select pods when seeds are tender and well-filled. Wash and shell. Discard overmature and immature seeds and those damaged by insects. Wash again.
Water blanch 2 minutes. Promptly cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Harvest when pods are filled with tender young peas that have not become starchy. Wash and shell.
Water blanch 1-1/2 minutes. Cool, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Sweet or bell peppers can be frozen without blanching. Blanched peppers are limp and easier to pack; however, they can only be used in cooked dishes. Select crisp, tender, green or bright red pods. Wash, cut out stems, cut peppers in half, and remove seeds and white membrane. Dice or cut in halves, slices, rings or 1/2-inch strips, depending on intended use.
Water blanch halves 3 minutes and strips or rings 2 minutes. Cool promptly, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Package raw, seal and freeze.
To prevent burning hands when handling hot peppers, wear rubber gloves. Do not touch eyes. Wash peppers, and peel using one of these methods:
Flatten whole peppers to remove air. Pack into containers. For ease in separating when thawing, place freezer wrap between peppers. Seal and freeze.
Because fresh potatoes are available year-round, most people do not find it practical to freeze potatoes at home. However, if potatoes are to be home-frozen, freeze cooked mashed potato patties, baked stuffed potatoes or french fries.
Baked stuffed potatoes or mashed potato patties
Prepare according to your favorite recipe, cool quickly in the refrigerator, and then wrap in moisture-vapor-proof packaging. Seal and freeze. The recommended maximum storage time is 1 month at 0 degrees F. To serve, unwrap and reheat in an oven at 350 degrees F.
French fried potatoes
Pare and cut potatoes lengthwise into strips about 1/4-inch thick. Rinse quickly in cold water, and dry on paper towels.
Select full-colored mature pumpkins with fine texture. Wash, cut into cooking-size sections, and remove seeds.
Cook until soft in boiling water, steam, a pressure cooker, an oven or a microwave oven. To cool, place pan containing pumpkin in cold water and stir occasionally. Remove pulp from rind, and mash. Package, seal and freeze.
Small pumpkins can be pierced and baked whole on a tray in an oven or microwave oven until soft. After cooling, peel, remove strings and seeds, and mash. Package, seal and freeze.
Cocozelle, crookneck, straightneck, white scallop and zucchini.
Choose young squash with tender skin. Wash and cut in 1/2-inch slices.
Water blanch 3 minutes. Cool promptly, drain, package, seal and freeze.
Grated zucchini (for baking)
Choose tender young zucchini. Wash, and grate without peeling. Steam blanch in small quantities for 1 to 2 minutes, or until translucent. Drain well, and pack in containers in amounts needed for recipes. Cool by placing the containers in cold water. Seal and freeze. If watery when thawed, drain the liquid before using the zucchini.
Acorn, banana, buttercup, butternut, Golden Delicious and Hubbard.
Select firm, mature squash with a hard rind. The instructions for preparing winter squash are the same as those for pumpkin.
Choose medium to large sweet potatoes that have been cured for at least 1 week. Sort according to size, and wash.
Cook until almost tender in water, steam, a pressure cooker, an oven or a microwave oven. Let stand at room temperature until cool. Peel sweet potatoes, cut in half, and slice or mash.
If desired, to prevent darkening, dip whole sweet potatoes or slices for 5 seconds in a solution of 1 tablespoon citric acid or 1/2 cup lemon juice and 1 quart water. To keep mashed sweet potatoes from darkening, mix 2 tablespoons orange or lemon juice with each quart of mashed sweet potatoes. Pack into containers, seal and freeze.
Wash, trim and heat unpeeled potatoes in oven at 350 degrees F until slightly soft. Cool, remove peel, and wrap individually in aluminum foil. Place in freezer bags and freeze. Complete the baking in an oven at 350 degrees F immediately before serving, leaving the sweet potatoes wrapped in foil.
Select firm, ripe tomatoes with a deep red color. Frozen tomatoes have a mushy texture when thawed and are suitable only for cooking, such as in soups, stews and spaghetti sauces. In addition, tomatoes that are frozen raw become watery and develop an off-flavor after a short time in the freezer. Tomatoes that are too ripe for safe canning, but still sound and free from decay, can safely be frozen.
Wash and then dip in boiling water for 30 seconds to loosen skins. Core and peel. Freeze whole or in pieces. Pack into containers, leaving 1 inch of headspace. Seal and freeze.
Wash, sort, and trim firm, vine-ripened tomatoes. Cut in quarters or eighths. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Press through a sieve. If desired, season with 1 teaspoon salt to each quart of juice. Pour into containers, leaving 1-1/2 inches of headspace. Seal and freeze.
Remove stem ends; then peel and quarter ripe tomatoes. Cover and cook until tender, or about 10 to 20 minutes. Place pan containing tomatoes in cold water to cool. Pack into containers, leaving 1 inch of headspace. Seal and freeze.
Other tomato products
Tomato products such as sauce, puree, catsup and chili sauce can be frozen. Cool tomato products rapidly, pack into rigid containers, leaving headspace, and freeze.
Select firm green tomatoes. Wash, core and slice 1/4-inch thick. No blanching is necessary.
For frying
Pack slices into containers with freezer wrap between the slices. Seal and freeze.
Select small to medium-size firm turnips or parsnips that are tender and have a mild flavor. Wash, peel, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
Water blanch for 2 minutes. Cool, package, seal and freeze.
Cut into chunks, and cook until tender. Drain, mash, cool and pack into containers. Seal and freeze.
Table 1
Approximate yield of frozen vegetables from fresh.
Table 2
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Gordon Brown is a jammy sod. On the day he finally commits political suicide, urging the credit-crunched West to cough up £60 billion A YEAR to help Third World countries with dubious climate change, news of this foolishness is virtually obliterated from broadcast news by the death of Michael Jackson.
As I write surgeons in Los Angeles are carving up the singer's body and poking about in his innards, looking for clues to explain why his heart arrested. The operation wouldn't look out of place on the video of Thriller.
In the past hour or so I've heard an awful lot of emotional tosh spoken about MJ, principally that he was the first black singer to put black singing/dancing on the world map. Er, anyone ever heard of Sammy Davies Junior? That man was a brilliant singer, dancer, musician, comedian and a reasonable movie actor.
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly did more for popular dance back in the 1940s and 1950s; they could sing and act as well. Mr Astaire gave it elegance, Mr Kelly gave it power and energy. They were, respectivly, the John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier of dance.
As for music, I would say that Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry were much more important historically and musically; they didn't just galvanise fellow black musicians, their influence was trans-Atlantic. Without them no Beatles, no Rolling Stones.
And don't forget a certain James Marshall Hendrix, former US paratrooper and the first Ziggy Stardust who played guitar left-hand and was, reportedly, well hung.
From 20 to about 30, Michael Jackson put out great songs and exciting dance videos. He was a thriller on stage and he knew it. Millions of people got a lot of happiness from his creativity. He had a lot of good people to help him to make the impact credited to him on MTV - Quincy Jones, Martin Scorsese. The increased budgets for his videos were commensurate with his rising fame - from $50,000 for the first to $7,000,000 for Scream. That helped too.
He was a considerable artist the best of whose work will live on. Right now, the dollar possibilities of his demise are being calculated. When Elvis Presley keeled over in 1977, he unwittingly resuscitated his career. He went from mortality to myth overnight, with the media cashing in every anniversary. It's an ill wind.
I wouldn't be surprised if negotiations are underway for the movie rights. Michael Jackson's albums will dance up the charts. Millions of greenbacks will change hands. And Elizabeth Taylor will make a public appearance to express her grief.
In death, Michael Jackson is going to be bigger business than ever. That is neither a jealous nor a cynical assessment. It is what happens in a world where celebrity and entertainment matter more to the media than truth and justice. His death is not a greater tragedy than the murder of Veronica Guerin and the killing of Neda Soltan in Iran.
But I do feel saddened. A shooting star has fallen. When people die, unless they were exceptionally wicked, the good they did far outweighs their human frailties. That's how it should be. I never thought Michael Jackson was a child abuser; but I did foresee that the court case brought against him following the television interview with Martin Bashir would bring him endless trouble.
This afternoon I saw Nick Moran's engrossing film Telstar - The Joe Meek Story. I came away with the Sermon on the Mount plagiarisation going through my head, 'Joe Meek will inherit the earth'. That man created two pieces of music that formed part of the soundtrack of my youth: Johnny Remember Me, and Telstar.
Until a few years ago I had no idea who Joe Meek was, let alone that he recorded those evocative, stirring sounds in rooms above a handbag shop on a North London high street. Three weeks after he killed himself in 1967, a French court released his royalties for Telstar. Like Michael Jackson, he died broke, in a certain amount of torment
At such times the best we can do is take Eric Cantona's advice in Ken Loach's fine film Looking For Eric. "Say non! From your balls!". Non to the bullshit, hypocrisy and sentimentality that inevitably follow the death of a star.
And Michael Jackson's legacy? His video Black and White should be played all over Tehran, throughout Iran, by the opposition to President Dinnerjacket and his turbanned jackasses. Now that would be something.
Since posting this blog on Friday evening, I have seen, heard and read quite a lot about MJ, his life and music.
I would only like to add the following. James Brown should have been mentioned as an influence on the young Michael's idea of stage-craft. So should the BeeGees, perhaps. They created the disco dance music craze, with that distinctive style of falsetto singing, in the1970s.
The notion that MJ was a one-hit wonder with Thriller is an opinion, but an ill-judged one. Of all the songs I have heard repeatedly this weekend the ones that stand out for me are:- Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough; Billie Jean; Rock With You; Black and White; that rain song from Invincible; I Want You Back, from his time with the Jacksons; You Are Not Alone. I also like the Earth Song.
You'd have to be brain dead to fail to get a buzz from the opening riff of Black and White. I saw Slash from Guns 'n' Roses play it on stage with MJ. We have lift off.
Childhood is an adult idea. You only have a view of your own in retrospect. Children are too busy in their eternal present. I think MJ was happy enough as a child while he was performing, but if the story is true that his father and brothers ridiculed him about the size of his nose, no wonder he did something about it when he was rich enough to do so.
Children need to be loved, disciplined, encouraged and put right when they go wrong; one thing they don't need is ridicule. The humiliation that attends ridicule is never forgotten; it is felt as a physical hurt.
As for Michael Jackson's eccentricities, he wasn't the first famous public figure to act oddly.
Howard Hughes, multi-talented genius though he was, had a phobia about germs that got worse with age. William Gladstone chopped trees and consorted with prostitutes to offer them moral correction. Yorkshire textile magnate and philanthropist Sir Titus Salt had a partality for crows and liked to grow pineapples in his greenhouses. Michael Jackson had a pet monkey. Lord Byron had a pet bear. Alice Cooper loves playing golf.
Friday, 26 June 2009
Johnny Remember Me - Revisited
Gordon Brown is a jammy sod. On the day he finally commits political suicide, urging the credit-crunched West to cough up £60 billion A YEAR to help Third World countries with dubious climate change, news of this foolishness is virtually obliterated from broadcast news by the death of Michael Jackson.
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4) All his future dates have been cancelled: that's Darren (aged 9), Wayne (aged 11)and Jimmy who is 10.
5) Michael Jackson is now in Muslim heaven banging boys, who are as "fresh as pearls".
- 27 June 2009 at 07:16
6) Well he shouldn't have suffocated, he had an extra nostril, didn't he?
7) It was said he died of cardiac arrest in the hospital car-park, but it's now thought he had a stroke in the childrens' ward.
8)He has willed his body to be recycled: into carrier bags, so that he can be white, plastic, and a danger to children.
- 27 June 2009 at 07:20
Im with the writer, he was no paedophile,but naive, childish and very,very talented. I bet there were parasites swarming round the poor soul. I do hope he now has peace.
Chris Edwards
- 27 June 2009 at 20:22
As for music, I would say that Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry were much more important historically and musically;
Dude, I can't believe you left out Robert Johnson
- 28 June 2009 at 21:36
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The bipartisan group in the House of Representatives that's working on comprehensive immigration restructuring is on the verge of collapse after two more Republican members left the so-called Gang of Eight. Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is now the group's sole Republican.
Texas Reps. John Carter and Sam Johnson announced that they were leaving because they don't trust President Barack Obama to enforce any legislation they produce. Republican Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho left in June over concerns about how health care benefits would be paid.
Carter and Johnson cited Obama's handling of his health care law, accusing the president of changing provisions "with the stroke of a pen." They also said he was cherry-picking parts of current immigration law to enforce. The practice, they said, has "irrevocably damaged our efforts of fixing our broken immigration system."
"We want to be clear," they said in a joint statement. "The problem is politics."
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The likely end of the group raises more questions about the chances of passing a comprehensive immigration package this year.
Members had been meeting in secret for years seeking to craft an immigration plan that could pass the Republican-led House. Last spring, the Gang of Eight looked as if it was on the verge of a historic agreement, but it fell into disarray over disagreements on health care policy. Those differences led to the departure of Labrador, the group's leading conservative supporter.
Diaz-Balart said Friday that he shared the same concerns as his Republican colleagues but that he planned to continue to work with those on both sides of the aisle in search of a solution.
"I've long said that immigration reform will not be easy, but I'm continuing to find other avenues that will ultimately lead to a solution that the American people demand," Diaz-Balart said in a statement.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., one of the most outspoken supporters of an immigration overhaul, acknowledged the group's unraveling and said the group didn't have the support of Republican House leadership.
"Republicans need to decide if they want to play politics to energize their base or solve problems to help their country," he said.


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Cal Poly Pomona Receives Honorable Mention at EPA's First-Ever Campus RainWorks Challenge
Release Date: 04/22/2013
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LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the winners of the Campus RainWorks Challenge, a new design challenge created to inspire the next generation of landscape architects, planners and engineers to develop innovative green infrastructure systems that reduce stormwater pollution and support sustainable communities. California State Polytechnic University, located in Pomona, Calif., was recognized as a runner up among small institutions.
The Campus RainWorks Challenge engages students and faculty members at colleges and universities to apply green infrastructure principles and design, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and increase the use of green infrastructure on campuses across the nation.
Stormwater is one of the most widespread challenges to water quality in the nation. Large volumes of stormwater pollute our nation's streams, rivers and lakes, posing a threat to human health and the environment and contributing to downstream flooding.
The California State Polytechnic team focused on three priority areas along the campus' southern periphery: the Agricultural Valley, the Agriscapes Valley, and the South Campus Gateway. The team's design proposes a system of bioretention ponds, bioswales, percolation wells, and wetlands to meet the design goals of pollutant reduction, runoff reduction, and improving campus connectivity and aesthetic appeal. The goals of the team's design plan were to address gaps in the campus' proposed Stormwater Management Plan, reduce pollutant loads and runoff volumes, and to create a more aesthetically appealing landscape with improved pedestrian and bicycle connectivity.
The four winners are the University of Florida, Gainsville (1st prize, large institution), the Illinois Institute of Technology (1st prize, small institution), University of Arizona, Tuscon (2nd prize, large institution), and the Missouri University of Science and Technology (2nd prize, small institution). Teams from Kansas State University, Columbia University, and University of Texas-Arlington were recognized as honorable mentions for their entries.
The challenge received submissions from 218 teams, which were reviewed by more than 30 expert judges from EPA, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Water Environment Federation, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. The winning teams were selected based on six criteria: analysis and planning; preservation or restoration of natural features; integrated water management; soil and vegetation management; value to campus; and likelihood of implementation.
Green infrastructure helps communities to maintain healthy waters, support sustainable communities, and provide multiple environmental benefits. Green infrastructure captures and filters pollutants by passing stormwater through soils and retaining it on site. Example of effective green infrastructure include green roofs, permeable materials, alternative designs for streets and buildings, trees, rain gardens and rain harvesting systems.
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QUEENS — Three weeks after Hurricane Sandy hit New York, The Waterfront Crabhouse, a landmark seafood restaurant on the Hunters Point waterfront, still has no electricity.
Tony Mazzarella, who founded the famed eatery in 1977, estimated the damage from the monster storm at about $150,000, but the extent of the destruction remains unknown.
"We can't even begin to assess the damage of any equipment because we have no power," said Mazzarella's daughter, Chris.
Ever since the hurricane, which flooded the Borden Avenue restaurant with 6 feet of water, they have been working from dawn to nightfall, she said: "just scrubbing and cleaning."
With no working computer and with communication difficult because of her cellphone's dropped calls, she said it is impossible to even fill out an application for help.
On Monday, she was among the dozens of business owners and residents who came to a meeting organized in Hunters Point by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. Representatives of various government agencies offering assistance to hurricane victims, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), were there to listen to complaints and discuss various forms of financial aid.
"My father can't do this," Mazzarella said, referring to filling out aid applications. "SBA needs to get to the site and help people with it. And you need to see the damage."
Steven Weintraub, the founder of Art Preservation Services at 44-45 Vernon Blvd., which specializes in the environmental preservation of collections in museums and archives, said his facility and stock suffered extensive damage during Sandy. "I've lost everything," he said. "And I didn't have flood insurance."
He, as well as others with businesses located close to the waterfront, said they did not know what kind of help they may be eligible for.
Weintraub said he tried to get flood insurance after Hurricane Irene last year but was told that because his business was located in Zone A, designated by the city as an evacuation zone and therefore in danger of being flooded, that he would be unable to buy it.
Representatives from FEMA and SBA said the best way for affected businesses to proceed is to register and fill out applications for help. Loans of up to $2 million are available. "We just want you to complete the SBA application," said Alana Chavez from the SBA. "Let SBA determine if you qualify or not."
Gayle Baron, president at Long Island City Partnership, said "a lot of businesses were hurt in a lot of different ways."
"Some were flooded out, like Fresh Direct. They lost 150 trucks," she said. "But what about a smaller company that didn't lose equipment but lost power for a while, and with the trains out they couldn't even get their employees to work?"
Some business owners who were able to reopen after being flooded also came to the meeting to find out how to get help with expenses related to recovery.
Riverview Restaurant was able to reopen last Thursday. "It's a miracle," said Doris Nowillo, the restaurant's manager. Furniture and refrigerators were among the items destroyed when the restaurant was overwhelmed by three feet of water.
She said she and other employees volunteered without pay to help with the cleanup. Now the restaurant is struggling to recover from its financial losses.
Some residents from The Foundry, a condo at 2-40 51st Ave., also came to the meeting to report that after six feet of water had flooded their building they still have no power or water.
The residents said the building is practically empty and that the problems might continue for up to six more months due to damage to the building's infrastructure.
The federal agencies said they would return to help residents and business owners fill out paper work for aid next Monday and Tuesday at Manducatis Rustica Restaurant at 46-31 Vernon Blvd. in Hunters Point.
The SBA has also opened a recovery center in Queens, at LaGuardia Community College at 30-20 Thomson Avenue, Suite BA02, to help firms get back on their feet and provide assistance with disaster loan applications. The hours are: Weekdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.


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The capital city of Rabat, founded in the 12th century, is located in northern coastal Morocco about 50 miles northeast of Casablanca. In its evaluation, ICOMOS notes that "The modern city of Rabat tangibly expresses a pioneering approach to town-planning, which has been careful to preserve historic monuments and traditional housing." Historic structures include 12th century Hassan Tower (top center), the minaret of an unfinished mosque. Nearby is the Mausoleum of Mohammed V (top right), who was king of Morocco from 1957 to 1961.
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Here are what I think are the most important first tools of cartoon drawing. Constructing the body and the head. Without understanding these, almost every other artistic concept will be vague and mysterious. You can't really understand any of this stuff just by reading it. You have to actually do it, and do it a lot. Practice and self-criticism will help ram the understanding into your head for good.
Whether you want to do animation, inbetweening, story, storyboards, layout or almost any other aspect of cartooning for animation, the key to all those concepts starts right here:
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As we progress deeper into the 21st century, the Church increasingly faces the challenge of using ever-advancing technology to better support its mission of evangelization. In a statement for World Communications Day, celebrated this year on June 1, Pope Francis navigates the possibilities open to the Church through this digital realm, stressing that Catholics must use media to grow closer in unity with one another and to bring others to Christ.
"In a world like this, media can help us to feel closer to one another, creating a sense of the unity of the human family, which can in turn inspire solidarity and serious efforts to ensure a more dignified life for all," the pope wrote.
But, Pope Francis said, the instantaneousness of today's media often "exceeds our capacity for reflection and judgment, and this does not make for more balanced and proper forms of self-expression."
To avoid these dangers and to achieve unity, he said, requires a desire to listen to and learn from one another — whether this means reaching across faiths or across ideological divides.
"We need to resolve our differences through forms of dialogue, which help us grow in understanding and mutual respect," the pope wrote. "A culture of encounter demands that we be ready not only to give, but also to receive."
So how, as Pope Francis puts it, can communication be "at the service of an authentic culture of encounter"? As members of a media organization dedicated to spreading the good news of Christ, we at Our Sunday Visitor know that it is imperative that we ask ourselves this question on a regular basis. In a world prone to divisions, how are we creating community? How are we bringing our readers to Christ by spreading the truth of the Faith in a clear, joyful way? How are we using the tools at our disposal to reach out to those who may feel far from Christ or his Church? How are we building up rather than tearing down?
This week's In Focus (Pages 9-12) is an opportunity for us to live up to this call. After years of devastating and painful revelations of clergy sexual abuse, OSV Newsweekly is taking a moment to honor the priests who have dedicated their lives to Christ and who have lived out this call with grace and holiness. We've reported on the Church in crisis; now we bask in her many gifts. We share your stories of the priests who have affected your lives so that they may touch the lives of others.
But to truly encounter others, we must jump unhesitatingly into the online world. That means Church entities must master the basics: grow a digital presence; wade into the waters of social media; create and maintain a dynamic, attractive and up-to-date website. But we also must extend ourselves further by creating community in the digital world, and by using that community to further our mission of evangelization.
One of the best efforts in recent years toward this type of dialogue is www.strangenotions.com, an effort started by media strategist Brandon Vogt and now operated by Word on Fire ministries. As a Web portal that brings together Catholics and atheists in an environment built around reason, faith and dialogue, Strange Notions exists as a place for encounter. We do ourselves a disservice not to emulate this type of effort.
As the digital landscape only expands, the Church's challenges only grow broader. But if we continue to challenge ourselves to creatively use media to engage the world, we will better enable the world to encounter Christ.
Editorial Board: Greg Erlandson, publisher; Msgr. Owen F. Campion, associate publisher; Beth McNamara, editorial director; Gretchen R. Crowe, editor
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Does the Wii U need the support of EA, or will it do just fine without? GamesAsylum scratched their chins for a bit and then wrote this piece.
"Does the Wii U need EA?"
No I don't think so, not so long as the 1st party games are up to scratch. Nintendo still have a few great 3rd party devs that should keep them afloat if things start to go south.
Depends on how badly Wii U owners want to play popular franchises from EA.
But those same franchises will cone out on the PS4 and the 720 which eliminates any reason to get them on the Wii U.
The Wii U doesn't need EA because people will just buy those franchises on superior gaming platforms.
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Wii u needs third party support period! They only have a few first party games that people care about and while those games are in production what else are people playing on there system?


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Degrees were conferred to 362 graduates, three honorary degrees were presented, and two teaching awards were given. Samhat became president in July 2013, and his inauguration was held April 25 of this year. Commencement was held in Benjamin Johnson Arena due to the weather.
Dr. Charles Edward (Ed) Coffey '74, vice president and CEO of Behavioral Health Sciences at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Mich., received the honorary doctorate of science degree; the Rev. Susan Thurston Henry-Crowe, the general secretary of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, received the honorary doctorate of divinity degree; and Dr. George D. Kuh, the Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education Emeritus at Indiana University-Bloomington and adjunct professor of higher education policy at the University of Illinois, received the honorary doctorate of humanities degree.
Dr. Charles Edward (Ed) Coffey A native of Little River, S.C., Dr. Ed Coffey graduated from Wampee High School and was a member of the Class of 1974 at Wofford. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he majored in psychology. He was chosen as Wofford's fifth Rhodes Scholar in 1974 and studied at St. John's College, Oxford University. He then completed his M.D. degree at Duke University's School of Medicine and completed residencies in neurology and psychiatry. For some time, he served on the Duke faculty as an associate professor. In 1996, Coffey was recruited to the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, where he now is vice president and CEO of Behavioral Health Sciences and holds the Kathleen and Earl Ward Chair of Psychiatry at Henry Ford Hospital. He also is professor of psychiatry and neurology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Coffey is widely praised for his innovative work on "Perfect Depression Care," regarded as a model for health care transformation. It has earned him numerous honors and an appointment to the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. Serving on the editorial boards of several journals, he also has made numerous contributions to the fields of neuropsychiatry, mood disorders and brain aging. Active in supporting Wofford alumni and academic programs, Coffey is member of the President's Advisory Board. The Rev. Susan Thurston Henry-CroweIn February of this year, the Rev. Susan Thurston Henry-Crowe of the South Carolina United Methodist Conference became the general secretary of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, one of four international general program boards of the United Methodist Church, assuming a primary coordinating responsibility for education and leadership formation, the United Nations and international affairs, and advocacy. Born in Asheville, N.C., but raised and educated in Greenville, S.C., Henry-Crowe graduated from Winthrop University in 1973. She earned the master of divinity degree from Candler School of Theology in 1977 and was admitted to full ministerial connection in the South Carolina conference in 1977. For eight years, she served in local pastorates and worked in campus ministry and then was a key conference staff member from 1985 through 1991. In 1991, Henry-Crowe moved to Emory University, where she served 22 years as dean of the chapel and religious life, fostering interreligious dialogue in an ever-changing world of religious pluralism. She was awarded the "Chaplain of the Year" in 2000 by the United Methodist Foundation for Christian Higher Education. She also was the first woman to serve as president of the denomination's Judicial Council and was a delegate to three General Conferences. Emory recognized her as one of its 175 History Makers during its 175th anniversary celebration, and LaGrange College conferred the doctor of divinity degree. Dr. George D. KuhKuh is the Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education Emeritus at Indiana University-Bloomington and adjunct professor of higher education policy at the University of Illinois. He is the founding director of the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research and the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). He also served as the founding director of the Strategic Arts National Alumni Project. A past president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, he serves on the board of regents for the National Leadership Council for the Association of American Colleges and Universities' "Liberal Education and America's Promise" initiative. Kuh is the author of more than 350 publications and hundreds of presentations related to higher education topics. Of particular importance was his leadership in Project DEEP (Documenting Effective Educational Practice) and the resulting publication, "Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter." These influential benchmarking studies included Wofford and identified what strong-performing colleges and universities typically do to promote student achievement. Kuh earned a bachelor's degree at Luther College, a master's degree at St. Cloud State University, and a doctorate from the University of Iowa. He is the recipient of seven honorary degrees and numerous awards from higher education institutions and associations. One such distinction, the Contribution to Literature and Research Award of the National Association of Student Personnel Administration, has been named in his honor.
The Roger Milliken Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Science was presented to Dr. Anne J. Catlla, assistant professor of mathematics, and the Philip Covington Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Humanities and Social Sciences went to Dr. Carol Brasington Wilson '81, associate professor of English and coordinator of academic advising.Dr. Anne J. Catlla Catlla received her B.S. and M.S. from the University of Kansas and received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University. She came to Wofford in 2008 after serving as a visiting researcher at Macalester College and a National Science Foundation (NSF) VIGRE Postdoctoral Fellow at Duke University. At Wofford, she was a Center for Innovation in Learning Fellow in 2012 and received a Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities Implementation Grant in 2010. She previously received NSF Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training and Cartwright Fellowships. She serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for SIAM Undergraduate Research Online, a reviewer for Physical Review E Journal, an editorial board member for DSWeb Dynamical Systems Magazine, and as an editorial board member for the Community of Ordinary Differential Equations Educators Digital Library. The Roger Milliken Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Science, funded by a $1 million endowment, provides a $50,000 prize – an annual award of $5,000 for up to 10 years – for use in pursuing professional development. The recipient must remain on the Wofford faculty to continue receiving the annual disbursement. This was the seventh annual awarding of the honor. The award recognizes outstanding performance in the teaching of science. Full-time faculty in all science disciplines – biology, chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, physics and psychology – are eligible. The recipient is selected by a three-person, off-campus committee composed of business and professional leaders in science from a list of nominees developed and approved by the college provost. The late Roger Milliken, chairman and CEO of Milliken & Co., based in Spartanburg, S.C., was the longest-serving member of the board of trustees of Wofford and is the only person to have been named trustee emeritus. He died Dec. 30, 2010. Science is a part of every student's program at Wofford, and about 30 percent of the degrees awarded are to students majoring in one of the sciences. Wofford's science programs and professors have been recognized nationally and internationally for innovation and excellence. The college has a well-respected pre-medical program, and many of Wofford's graduates enter health care fields. More than 1,200 of the college's more than 12,000 living alumni are involved in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and other health care fields. Professors and students are involved in research both at Wofford and other institutions and have made national and international presentations. Dr. Carol Brasington WilsonWilson, a native of Denmark, S.C., is a 1981 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wofford, earning a degree in English. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of South Carolina. She returned to Wofford in 1984 to teach. She also served as faculty sponsor for the Sigma Tau Delta English honor society. In 2009, Wilson received the Excellence in Teaching Award from South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Inc. The Philip Covington Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Humanities and Social Sciences is named in honor of Philip Stanhope Sheffield Covington, a beloved academic dean of Wofford College who served from 1953 to 1969. A graduate of Emory University, he joined the Wofford faculty in 1947 after earning a master's degree at Duke University and teaching in public schools in Charleston, S.C. He was dean of students from 1950 to 1953 and served as acting president in 1957-58. In 1970, ill health forced him to give up his administrative duties, but he remained active as a professor of English until his retirement from the college in 1976. Wofford honored him with a doctor of literature degree in 1959 and with the title of dean emeritus. Covington was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Blue Key National Honor Society, Sigma Chi and Sigma Delta Psi. The Covington Award winner, selected by the president and academic dean of the college, receives $5,000 per year for three years; one recipient will be named each year. The money may be used at the recipient's discretion for travel, study or other professional development.
The college also presented the prestigious Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award to graduating senior Phillip Jervey Roper '14, a biology major from Greenville, S.C., and Curt McPhail '96, president of Greenlab Strategies in Spartanburg and project manager of the Northside Initiative.Phillip Jervey RoperJervey Roper, a biology major and Dean's List student, has been a Campus Union delegate, a member and leader of the Orientation Staff, and a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He was named the Interfraternity Council New Member of the Year in 2010-11. At Honors Day, he was recognized as a member of the Senior Order of Gnomes and received the Heart of the Terrier award. He is the son of John and Katherine Roper of Greenville, S.C. Curt McPhail Curt McPhail, a 1996 graduate of Wofford with degrees in business economics and sociology, is president of Greenlab Strategies in Spartanburg and project manager for the Northside Initiative. Greenlab Startegies specializes in providing innovation solutions to community development projects locally and around the world and serves as the executive staff for the Northside Development Corp., a nonprofit implementing the redevelopment of the City of Spartanburg's Northside community, of which Wofford is a partner. The initiative – termed "Spartanburg's most ambitious redevelopment ever" – is transforming the area into a high-quality mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhood that will be home to exceptional education, health care, social service and employment opportunities. Greenlab also is executive staff for globalbike inc., a nonprofit connecting people to resources with bikes, which McPhail founded and for which he served as director of global partnerships from 2010 to 2013. McPhail was program officer for the Mary Black Foundation from 2005 to 2013. Greenlab manages the foundation's Northside investment portfolio. As a graduating senior from Wofford in 1996, McPhail was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
The student recipient of the Mary Mildred Sullivan Award was senior Laura Kate Gamble '14 from Summerville, S.C., who is majoring in biology and Spanish with a concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She will graduate in December. The non-student recipient was Paula Black Baker, a Wofford trustee and a Spartanburg community leader.Laura Katherine Gamble Laura Kate Gamble, a candidate for both the B.A. and B.S. degrees in December 2014, was the 2013-2014 Presidential International Scholar, the 30th scholar in the college's innovative program that allows one student to travel during the academic year to developing countries researching an independent project. As the scholar, she traveled to Ghana, Tanzania, Peru and Haiti during the fall of 2013, volunteering for organizations that work with children in poverty to create sustainable change. Gamble, who was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa this year, also is a Dean's List student majoring in biology and Spanish with a concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. At Wofford's recent Honors Convocation, she received the John L. Salmon Award as the top Spanish student and the Henry Freeman Service Award, given to the senior who either starts a new volunteer program or breathes new life into an old one. She is a volunteer with Wofford's Math Academy and the Arcadia Volunteer Corps. She also is a member and secretary of the Honor Council, a peer tutor, a resident peer mentor, and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. In the summers, she served on the staff of South Carolina's Palmetto Girls State. She is a graduate of Pinewood Preparatory School in Summerville, S.C., and the daughter of Donnie and Ginny Gamble of Summerville. Paula Black BakerPaula Black Baker is a native of Spartanburg, a graduate of the public schools of the community, and a long-time community volunteer. In June, she will complete a 12-year term on the Wofford College Board of Trustees, whose Student Life Committee she chaired for 10 of those years. She has been involved in numerous community activities for decades, including many of Spartanburg's arts groups, the Hub City Writers Project and Hub Bub, the Cancer Association of Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties, and Mobile Meals of Spartanburg, on whose founding board she was a member. Baker is also an elder at First Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, where she has served in a variety of other roles. Baker's dedication and contributions to education and health care in Spartanburg can be traced to her grandfather, Dr. Hugh Ratchford Black, a pioneer, innovator and leader in the field of medicine. He founded three hospitals in Spartanburg, including Mary Black Memorial Hospital in 1924, and lobbied for the establishment of Spartanburg General Hospital (later Spartanburg Regional Medical Center). The family was and is responsible for the Mary Black School of Nursing at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Wofford College is one of 61 colleges and universities, most of them in the South, authorized to present the Algernon Sydney Sullivan and Mary Mildred Sullivan Awards. The recipients, a graduating senior and a non-student of each gender, are named and the awards presented annually during spring Commencement ceremonies. Algernon Sydney Sullivan, born in Indiana in 1826, rose to success in New York City as a respected lawyer and a man who "reached out both hands in constant helpfulness" to others. The award bearing his name was established in 1925 by a Sullivan Memorial Committee and the New York Southern Society, which Sullivan had served as its first president. The award seeks to perpetuate the excellence of character and humanitarian service of Sullivan by recognizing and honoring such qualities in others. The Mary Mildred Sullivan Award was created in 1940 by the New York chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor those who demonstrate the "spirit of helpfulness and an awareness of the beauty and value of the intangible elements of life."
The honor graduate – the graduate with the highest GPA (3.99) – was Katherine Lee Kelly '14 of Blythewood, S.C., an English major with a minor in history. She also was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa this year.
Members of the Class of 1964 participated in the weekend's activities, including a class reunion and participation in the processional and other events surrounding Commencement.By Laura Hendrix Corbin


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I have neg-bombed 4 people with 1000 or 500 point penalties as a result of posts made that said Austin White was/is a "lazy prick," a "diva," and other gems. DO NOT INSULT MICHIGAN ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW A GODDAMN THING.
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