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Here's a quick look at Monday's 8th Region Tournament first-round game between Shelby County and Henry County, which is slated to begin around 11 a.m. Monday at Collins.
The two teams have already met once this season. The Rockets beat the Wildcats 4-1 May 7 at the Shelby County Athletic Complex. Here's a recap of that game:
SCHS 4, Henry County 1
Sophomore Dillon Boone pitched a complete game and helped his own cause with two hits and two RBIs as the Rockets beat the Wildcats (9-11) Monday night at the Shelby County Athletic Complex. Boone (3-1) gave up just the one earned run on six hits, while walking three and striking out six.
"Dillon pitched a great game," SCHS Coach Bart "Rudy" Roettger said. "He was in complete command from the first inning. He did a great job of getting in a good tempo, pitching ahead in the count, and keeping the ball down. As a result, our defense played the best game we have played in a couple of weeks."
Shelby scored a single run in the second and three in the fifth to bounce back from the loss to West Jessamine.
In the bottom of the second, Kody Noonan and Kyle Durbin led off with back-to-back singles before Noonan scored on two passed balls for the Rockets' first run.
Then in the bottom of the fifth, Moore singled with one out, took second when Dugle reached on an error. Then, they moved up on a passed ball. Moore scored, and Dugle moved to third when Bruner reached on a fielder's choice. Boone then doubled to left field to score Dugle and Bruner.
"Dillon had a great game at the plate, too. He has worked hard to improve his game, and I couldn't be happier to see him step up versus some of his childhood friends," Roettger said. "We didn't hit the ball great, but what we did do is force the defense to make plays.
"Thankfully, with the way Dillon pitched and our defense played, that is all we needed."
Here are a look at the probable lineups for Monday's game:
Shelby's probable lineup: SS-Kipp Moore (.424, 49 runs scored, 17 RBIs); 3B-Kyler Dugle (.317, 15 runs scored); 1B-Kam Bruner (.433, 40 RBIs, 29 runs); DH-Dillon Boone (.240, 19 RBIs); RF-Kody Noonan (.232, 23 RBIs, 22 runs); C-Tee Goble (.202, 16 RBIs); LF-Kyle Durbin (.270); CF-Austin Rhodes (.187); 2B-Trent Turner (.208).
Possible pitchers: Bruner (3-6, 3.15 ERA, 37 strikeouts in 40 innings); Moore (4-3, 4.09 ERA, 48 strikeouts in 39.1 innings); Nathan Hayes (1-1, 2.25 ERA, 14 strikeouts in 28 innings); Jakub Noonan (2-1, 2 saves, 3.23 ERA, 26 strikeouts in 26 innings); Tyler Eades (2-0, 2.82 ERA, 15 strikeouts in 22.1 innings); Boone (3-1, 1 save, 4.00 ERA, 26 strikeouts in 21 innings).
Henry County's probable lineup: Austyn Sailings; Jacob Hartlage; Jared Payton; Hayden Hughes; James Pollard; Seth Williams; Alex Miles; Stephen Archer.
Possible pitchers: Miles. Miles pitched the first game between the two. He gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits, while striking out five.
Monday's three other first-round region games: Simon Kenton (22-16) vs. North Oldham (12-16), 9 a.m.; South Oldham (18-15) vs. Walton-Verona (21-15), 6 p.m.; Anderson County (18-17) vs. Owen County (19-12), 8 p.m.
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As if you were going to Maria's. Just keep on going to North the base of the Faro. dont go if you're not experienced.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessDon't know
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencySometimes break
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, West
Good wind directionSouth, SouthEast, East
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionHigh tide only
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
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Week-end crowdFew surfers
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No channel so entrance can be challenging. Very nice hollow rights, can get insane barrels if you time it right.
Can sometimes be surfed almost alone while Marias next door is crowded because people fear it. And with reason. Very shallow and very powerful right. You dont want to go over the falls or get caught inside.
Rincon is very laid back, the locals wont mess with you but be respecful and dont overstep. If you look for trouble, I guarantee you'll find it.
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By anonymous , 01-02-2006
Locals - I've been to P.R 10 times since 1984 and the surfing population has exploded. So guess what ,you're going to have to deal with the locals, who by the way are better to deal with than the lame ex-pats who think they own the place. If you show respect , don't try to take over the peak when you paddle out( which you couldn't do if you tried) and don't travel in a group like pack of rats , you'll be fine.I've probably left 6 boards down there for the local kids and believe me it pays because guess what, those kids are now adults and they remember.I've been turned to quite a few great secret spots. I you want to surf without crowds all you have to do is look because it's there. GIve a smile get a smile for the most part and remember you are the guest. See ya there in a few weeks.
By anonymous , 01-02-2006
highbrow stuff - good points from all of you. no answering back to that really. the most measured intellegent set of comments on the site. carlos for president!
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In our November issue, John Powers compiled a glossary of terms conservatives use in ways that don't match standard dictionary definitions ("The Right Word"). Reader Riley Simpson wrote, "I think this glossary should become a website (perhaps Wackipedia) that could be added to and edited by whoever has a new observation of ConSpeak to offer up." He may be onto something, because an appeal to readers to help expand the list garnered a huge response. Here are some of the suggested additions. You can contribute yours at email@example.com.
AMERICAN DREAM: A fantasyland in which the unprivileged are entitled to a home, education, and health care. —Beverly Weiss
ASSOCIATE: An aide or friend of a Republican president or high official. —Leonard Boasberg
COMMON SENSE: What I think (but don't want to describe right now because if you knew what it was, you might actually not agree with me) regardless of any basis in rational thought or facts. The amazing thing about calling out for "commonsense solutions" is that the listener/reader/viewer usually thinks the speaker is thinking about some view that they also hold. —Riley Simpson
CRONY: An aide or friend of a Democratic president or high official. —LB
DEMAGOGUERY: Something liberals do for the sole purpose of getting re-elected so that they can foster total de-pendence (see nanny state) and thus usher in a period of Soviet-style dictatorship. Also involves hating America and trashing the Constitution. —Geoff Herring
FAMILY VALUES: A hierarchical system based on patriarchy and property. —BW
FREE SPEECH: Money. —Jack Gamboa
FRIENDLY FIRE: My definition of friendly fire is a campfire on a cool evening, but I'm a liberal. —Fred Charbonneau
HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA: The atheist belief that gays are entitled to equal rights. —LB
1JOB CREATOR: Those top-tier income-earners without whose benevolence we would all be unemployed. Even the thought of increasing taxes on these folks—the "backbone of the economy"—is to doom our way of life, ruin our economy, and make one a communist. Statistical evidence to the contrary is to be strictly ignored or discredited as propaganda perpetrated by the "liberal media." —GH
2JOB CREATOR: A corporation that creates jobs abroad while eliminating jobs at home. —LB
LIBERAL: A person who favors reckless spendthrift programs. (See also, "soft" On Crime, Shameless Personal Behavior, Giveaways to the Undeserving Poor, and Godlessness.) —LB
MODERNIZING: Getting rid of laws that frustrate hedge-fund managers.—Pat Black
NATIONAL SECURITY: Cheap oil secured through unlimited expenditure on armed procurement. —BW
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: A manly rejection of risk-pooling strategies such as single-payer health care. Personally responsible people accept 100 percent of the risk themselves, thereby maximizing personal freedom and ensuring that Ayn Rand keeps grinning in her grave. —James R. Conner
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: The attack by liberals on anyone espousing traditional American ideas and ideals. The term cannot be applied to any conservative position or person. Political correctness, therefore, is so powerful that conservatives are never in a majority position and are by definition always politically incorrect, a situation that always means they are right--minded and morally superior. An example of political incorrectness that clearly hurt a career was the Bible-verse citations under Tim Tebow's eyes during his time at the University of Florida, which prevented him from being the instant starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos. —Michael Woodruff
Skin in the Game: The Common Sense notion that if you're too poor to pay in-come taxes, you have no right to complain about how tax dollars are spent (see Support Our Troops). —GH
States' Rights: The right to hold slaves but not the right to count all votes in an election. —JG
STREAMLINING: Getting rid of antiquated ways of applying to blow the tops off mountains. —PB
Support Our Troops: Mostly involves making speeches, waving flags, and doing a brisk business with arms dealers and defense contractors, since defending our nation is government's most sacred (and only legitimate) responsibility. Worth every penny of the billions of tax dollars. —GH
TALENT: What we'll lose a lot of if we stop giving huge bonuses to Wall Street guys. —PB
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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – On the first day of the New York University Violet Classic volleyball recorded a 3-0 win over Rochester Institute of Technology and a 3-1 loss to SUNY New Paltz Friday evening at the Coles Sports Center.
With the split the Beacons record now stands at 5-6 on the year. In the win over RIT, the Beacons dominated play from start to finish as they earned a 25-23 win in game one, before taking a 25-7 win in game two and a 25-17 win the third game. Against New Paltz the Beacons dropped a 25-18 loss in the first game, before picking up a 25-20 win in the second. In the third New Paltz defeated UMB 25-17. In the decisive game four the Beacons tried to make a push in the end but fell just short by the score of 25-23.
MATCH ONE – UMass Boston 3, RIT 0
In the opener, the Beacons got off to a slow start in the opening frame, but once the Beacons hit their stride they could not be stopped. Offensively, the Beacons saw freshman Julia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) lead the way with her seven kills and match high .417 attack percentage. Corrine Porter (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Patsy Boland (Chicago, Ill.) both finished with six kills each and hit over .333 in the three game victory.
Setter Emma Rocha (Boynton Beach, Fla.) tallied 12 assists, while senior Megan Pollock (Wilton, Calif.) finished with 11. As a team the Beacons scored 11 aces, with Porter recorded six of that herself. Defensively, Boland led the team with eight digs, followed by Christine DuPuis (Minden, Nev.) who had seven.
MATCH TWO – UMass Boston 1, SUNY New Paltz 3
In the second match it was Boland who led the Beacons with 12 kills, with Murphy right behind her with eight throw downs. Rocha put-up 19 assists to help fuel the offense. Porter for the second straight match was dominant at the end-line as she dropped in three aces.
Perhaps the standout performance of the afternoon belonged to freshman libero Elizabeth Glavan (Edina, Minn.) who recorded 22 digs. Porter's defense was also solid as she recorded 11 digs. At the net, the Beacons combined for nine block assists and one solo stop.
Volleyball returns to action tomorrow when they take on NYU at 10:30 a.m. and DeSales University at 12:30 p.m.


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Think of Rite Spice Caribbean in Lynn as an extension of the Edmond family home. You might talk over the menu with Noyan Edmond, a New Orleans native with a kind face, who moves between the counter and the kitchen as needed. Her son, Julien Lebeau, could be helping his stepdad behind the stove. Noyan's brother, Steven Arnold, designed the colorful space. Complete with sparkling new takeout counter, massive Jamaican flag painted over the open kitchen, and a Bob Marley documentary playing on the TV, you get Caribbean comfort food.
Just ask Jamaican-American cashier Natisha Dunnbar, who couldn't be more enthused about what's coming out of the kitchen. At the heart of the restaurant is Noyan's husband, Shawn Edmond, who presides over the open kitchen in crisp chef whites and a towering toque. With a background at Ritz-Carlton and Sandals resorts in Montego Bay, Shawn is re-creating the soulful dishes he learned to cook as a child back home in Jamaica. The family opened Rite Spice in August. Stews, jerks, and patties (traditional Jamaican hand-pies filled with meats and vegetables) make up the menu.
We are perched on stools at a large picture window devouring jerk pork ($8.50 small, $12.50 large). The jerk method involves marinating meat in a garlicky blend of allspice, thyme, and chilies, then slow-cooking the meat, and giving it a turn on the grill. This version is milder than what we're expecting. Shawn tells us he doesn't want to scare anyone off with something as spicy as what they serve on the islands. If you are looking for more heat, ask for homemade hot sauce. We order the small, and it's plenty. Especially when you add a combo of coco bread and cheese with patty ($4).
Coco bread is sourdough with coconut milk, which gives it a rich texture and slightly sweet flavor, just a bit thicker than Indian naan. Here it comes with "Jamaican cheddar" tucked inside, which hits the same nostalgic pleasure center as mac and Velveeta or grilled American on white bread. The pastry pockets called patties have a tender crust (though we find the veggie version a bit bland). Shawn is still trying to perfect them, he tells us. You can also order coco bread on its own ($1.50), and individual patties ($2).
We dive into jerk chicken ($8 small, $12.50 large), with juicy white and dark meat; it has the same punch of garlic and subtle spice as the pork. Curry goat ($8.50 small, $12.50 large) comes in a mild yellow sauce that tames the deliciously gamy meat. Each meal arrives with a saute of cabbage, red bell pepper, and shavings of carrot that is surprisingly addictive. Also on plates are rice and peas, a hearty portion of the white grain cooked in coconut milk, thyme, and Scotch bonnet peppers, studded with red kidney beans. A few sweet fried slices of plantain round out the meals.
This is food that gets your hands dirty. Whether it's sumptuous braised oxtail ($8.50 small, $12.50 large), goat stew, or jerk chicken, you will want to pick up the pieces and gnaw them off the bone. As far as we can tell, this is acceptable. A customer who sees us hollers, "So good, right?"
Though we would prefer a Red Stripe Jamaican lager with this food, Rite Spice has a cooler stocked with nonalcoholic beverages such as Jamaican ginger beer and pineapple soda ($2) and Irish moss drinks ($3). Irish moss is the seaweed thickening agent familiarly referred to as carrageenan. Here it gives body to a sweet, milk-based drink in peanut and vanilla flavors. It tastes like melted ice cream. Shawn says it will make me strong. The nutritional info suggests chubby and cavity ridden. Apparently, Bob Marley loved the stuff.
There's a dish named for him. The Marley combo ($8) gets you cabbage, tomato, carrots, and peppers in herb curry sauce. We mean to order it, but can't tug ourselves away from the delicious braised meats.
The Edmonds seem a little surprised by the clamoring for their food. One night they are sold out of jerk chicken when we arrive at 7 p.m. A customer tells them, "I've been dreaming about the jerk chicken the whole drive over here!" He lets out a belly laugh, and orders something else. Noyan tells us about curry crab on Saturdays ($9 small $12.50 large). It sold out too.
We'll be back real early.
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Jared Polis Tells FTC To Back Off Google Antitrust Investigation
from the waste-of-government-resources deptColorado's Jared Polis is likely a familiar Congressman to our readers. He was one of the key voices in Congress against SOPA. He's also been one of the few members of government willing to speak out against all of the problems in the domain seizures that have occurred. Now we learn that his pro-tech stance over government-meddling continues with a strongly worded letter to the Federal Trade Commission over its investigation of Google for antitrust violations.
At a time when the national economy continues to stagnate, it's not clear to me why the FTC should be focusing on a product that consumers seem very happy with, search engines. While Google is surely a big company and an important service in peoples' lives, my constituents also use a variety of competing services, including Amazon.com for shopping, iTunes for music and movies, Facebook for social networking and recommendations, and mobile apps like Yelp for finding local businesses. Competition is only a click away and there are no barriers to competition; if I create a better search algorithm I could set up a server in my garage and compete globally with Google. To even discuss applying anti-trust in this kind of hyper-competitive environment defies all logic and the very underpinnigns of anti-trust law itself.His admission, that Google is indeed a massive entity, likely is designed to push back against the FTC for targeting Google specifically in the search space, despite the relatively high level of competitive search engines on the market. Antitrust violations are not designed to punish really successful companies, and they're not supposed to just go after companies for being "big." Rather, they're designed to prevent anti-competitive practices for the benefit of a healthy marketplace and, most importantly, for the benefit of consumers. While the country is still waiting for the official charges against Google by the FTC over any kind of anti-competitive behavior, there can be little doubt that there is indeed a swath of competition and that the public is pleased with Google's product. It's not like Bing and Yahoo (or Blekko or DuckDuckGo) don't exist, after all, it's just that more people trust Google for their search results. None of this seems worth pursuing an antitrust suit over. As Polis notes:
I have never heard one of my constituents say that they don't feel like they have enough choices online, or that they feel locked in to using any one of these services. Competition among these services is leading to lots of great services for consumers -- and consumers aren't asking Congress or the FTC to protect them.Indeed, it only seems to be Google competitors who are asking for help here. And that's not the purpose of antitrust law.
Having said all that, Polis went further in his letter, issuing a warning to the FTC that if screws this up, it risks being downsized.
The FTC should tread carefully when reviewing Google, Facebook, Twitter or any other tech company, given the dynamism of our tech industry and the potential for making things worse through regulation. Today's giants can be tomorrow's failures without any government intervention; market forces drive obsolescence at a break neck pace which should only further abrogated the need for government intervention. I believe that application of anti-trust against Google would be a woefully misguided step that would threaten the integrity of our anti-trust system, and could ultimately lead to Congressional action resulting in a reduction in the ability of the FTC to enforce critical anti-trust protections in industries where markets are being distorted by monopolies and oligopolies.Critics of Google will point to this as some kind of hinted blackmail by Polis, but that isn't at all what he's saying. All he's saying in this instance is that if the FTC brings a poor case against Google and loses face over it, the representatives of the people (whom government is supposed to serve) will take action. It's a warning that the FTC had better have its ducks in a row when considering such a move against a huge member of the national business community.
In the end, we'll have to see if any actual anti-competitive practices by Google are really brought forth. Barring that, Google simply being really successful is no reason to bring an antitrust suit against them.
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The first stone for Vega at Europe's Spaceport
The construction site for the ground segment of Vega, the small European launcher, was opened at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana last month. Vega is due to be launched at the end 2007 and will complement the European mid-class Soyuz and heavy-class Ariane 5 launchers.
The site was formally inaugurated on 20 October by ESA together with CNES and Italian company Vitrociset, prime contractor for the ground segment. This is the start of a new life for ELA1, the launch pad originally used for the Ariane 1 European launcher, 15 years after its deactivation. The new launch pad (ZLV - Zone de Lancement Vega) is being built on the ELA1 foundations.
The choice of the Kourou Spaceport to build the new Vega ground segment infrastructure meets one of the main requirements of the Vega programme; namely to provide a high-quality launch service whilst limiting the cost by re-use of existing facilities and expertise.
Activities will start with the fencing of the area, the partial renovation of the bunker and waterproofing, metallic fixture installation, removal of the old ELA1 launch table, the installation of the 'evacuation chamber', set up of telecommunications network, as well as the refurbishment of the building that will be used for temporary lodging of personnel.
Prime contractor Vitrociset and its subcontractors will work with the support of local contractors, guaranteeing additional work for Europe's Spaceport and the companies involved. The site is due for completion in April 2007, in time for Vega's qualification flight at the end of 2007. During the exploitation phase, from 2008, the Vega Launch Service will be then operated by Arianespace.
More about Vega's ground segment infrastructure
The Vega launch zone (ZLV), located on the old ELA1 site, comprises a permanent infrastructure (the bunker) and a mobile building (the gantry).
The bunker includes:
- the launch table that ensures the launcher keeps its vertical position and that provides the interface with the exhaust duct
- the umbilical mast that ensures the launcher and payload's conditioning and power supply until the very last moment before lift-off. It has to secure the correct disconnection of those systems from the launcher during lift-off.
- the exhaust ducts through which the burning gases are expelled at ignition
- four anti-lightning masts
- various premises such as safety room, fluid room and gantry connection room
The gantry, which is rolled back before the final countdown, provides the infrastructure necessary for the launcher integration, and is composed mainly of:
- hoisting devices for the erection of the stages
- platforms to access to the different levels of the launcher
- connection and supply facilities
- propellant fuelling installations for the fourth stage, known as the Altitude and Vernier Upper Module (AVUM) or liquid propellant stage
- safety systems
The Launch Control Centre for Vega will be located in CDL3 (the control centre built for Ariane 5) which allows independent operational and monitoring systems dedicated to Vega, as shared components with Ariane.
Vega will also benefit from shared use of the general facilities of the European Spaceport such as the satellite preparation area, Jupiter control centre for coordinating launch operations and facilities, storage sites, technical support services (transport, flight phase tracking, flight data processing for post-flight analysis, and meteorological data).
Evolution of the launch pad
Almost thirty years have passed since the initial launch pad built in the late 60s for the Europa 2 launcher was modified into ELA1 to meet the requirements of the first Arianes. Since then, two other ESA-funded launch pads, ELA2 and ELA3, have been built to support the later Ariane launchers. launchers. Today, only ELA3 - dedicated to Ariane 5 - remains in use.


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Production on the upcoming film in the "Fast & Furious" franchise will be shut down for "a period of time" after the death of star Paul Walker in a fiery car crash.
In a statement released Wednesday, Universal Pictures said production will be temporarily halted so "all options" can be assessed.
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"Right now, all of us at Universal are dedicated to providing support to Paul's immediate family and our extended Fast & Furious family of cast, crew and filmmakers," according to the statement. "At this time we feel it is our responsibility to shut down production on Fast & Furious 7 for a period of time so we can assess all options available to move forward with the franchise. We are committed to keeping Fast & Furious fans informed, and we will provide further information to them when we have it. Until then, we know they join us in mourning the passing of our dear friend Paul Walker."
Walker, who starred in all but one of the six blockbusters, and friend Roger Rodas were killed Saturday when their Porsche Carrera GT supercar crashed into a light pole and tree, then burned on a street in Santa Clarita, about 30 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Details regarding preliminary autopsy findings released Wednesday indicated the men suffered burn injuries and trauma, and that Walker likely survived the impact, but died in the subsequent fire.
Fans of Walker and the "Fast & Furious" movies have turned the crash site into a memorial with flowers, cards and other items. Walker rode the franchise to fame, beginning with the first film in 2001.
After a string of TV roles as a child in the 1980s, including small roles on "Who's the Boss" and "Charles in Charge," Walker made his feature film debut in the 1998 comedy "Meet the Deedles." Supporting roles in the films "Pleasantville," "Varsity Blues" and "Flags of Our Fathers" followed.
His performance in the 2000 thriller "The Skulls" caught the eye of producer Neal H. Moritz, who cast him in "The Fast and the Furious" as undercover police officer Brian O'Conner. Adapted from a Vibe magazine article about underground street races, the film became an unexpected hit.
In the sequel, "2 Fast 2 Furious," Walker moved to center stage with Diesel temporarily dropping out. Walker, a self-described "gearhead," kept his character's sports car from the film.
Saturday's fatal crash remains under investigation, but the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has said investigators do not believe Rodas and Walker were racing another driver. Investigators have indicated that speed was a factor in the crash, which occurred in a 45-mph zone.


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I've been experiencing some burning pain on the top of the outside edge of my right foot, about halfway between the ends of my foot. I've been searching online and was thinking about Morton's Neuroma as a possible cause, but my pain isn't really near my toes or the ball of my foot. I've been to a podiatrist, who thought the nerve was inflamed and taped up my foot and put me on anti-inflammatories. The anti-inflammatories seemed to work well enough (pain was probably 80% gone), but when I went off of them the burning pain returned. Sometimes it hurts when I walk and sometimes it hurts when I'm doing nothing at all. I can't recreate the pain by pressing on the area and it doesn't appear to be swollen at all.
My real concern is that I'm set to begin a 2100+ mile thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in a couple of months and I'd like to solve the mystery before I leave. I don't want to make the problem worse and/or let it stop me from hiking.
A little about my feet: I've been told that I have high arches. The outer edges of my shoes always wear faster than the inside edge because I guess I tend to walk with more pressure on the outer edges of my shoes.
Does anyone have any ideas on what could be causing this or advice on remedies? I could see another podiatrist if necessary (didn't like mine too much), but time and money are short and I thought I'd see if you had any advice before going that route.
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Ricky Allen Bethel, 51, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel with the Rev. Brian Mashburn officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Mr. Bethel was born March 21, 1961, in Amarillo to Freddie and Latrica Bethel. He was had a great sense of humor and was a great father.
Survivors include a son, Quinton Bethel; a daughter, Brittney Bethel; three brothers, Tom Beck, Kevin Miller and Barney Bethel; a sister, Cynthia Upton; and two grandsons.
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Green Guidance: Avoiding Hormone-Altering Chemicals
Green Guidance
Hormone-Altering Chemicals in Everyday ProductsAndrogyny on the fashion runway is one thing, but in the Arctic no one wants to see gender-confused polar bears. Yet according to scientists, one in 67 female polar bears in Svalbard, Norway, has developed a stunted penis. The suspected cause is exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, particularly polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Elsewhere, the chemicals have been linked to female mollusks growing penises, fish bearing both sex organs, and reproductive difficulties among mammals. In humans, breast milk contaminated with phthalate plasticizers has been shown to alter hormone levels in three-month-old boys, resulting in "incomplete virilization."
With 966 known or suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals in existence-and often in the environment-elimination is unlikely. The European Union's new REACH legislation, which requires that manufacturers find substitutes for the most dangerous of the chemicals in consumer products, will allow the compounds to be used under "adequate control" rules (as yet undefined). However, the EU has already banned the use of two phthalates, DBP and DEHP, leading companies such as Estée Lauder and Procter & Gamble to remove them worldwide.
To reduce your exposure, here's where to look: ‑Food. Many endocrine-disrupting chemicals, such as dioxins, concentrate in animal fats. Also, some freshwater fish and farmed salmon can be high in PCBs. Organochlorine agricultural pesticides can be absorbed by fruit and vegetables. And almost all food cans are lined with plastic that contains bisphenol-A (BPA), which has been linked in animal studies to chromosomal damage in egg cells and embryo death. Better choices: low- and non-fat milk and dairy products, lean meat, wild-caught Alaskan salmon, organic produce, unprocessed foods, and products packaged in antiseptic cartons instead of cans. Check local wildlife advisories before consuming freshwater fish.
- Plastic and Vinyl Products. Dioxins are emitted into the environment during the production and incineration of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products. Many vinyl items, like floor tiles, shower curtains, and children's toys, also contain phthalates. Watch for polycarbonate plastic (in the United States and Europe, recycling code #7), often used in water containers and baby bottles; it can leach BPA. Better choices: baby bottles made of glass or polypropylene (#5); water containers made of HDPE plastic (#2); stainless steel thermoses; cork or natural linoleum floor tiles; toys made of unfinished, solid wood (or coated with linseed, walnut oil, or beeswax).
- Cars, Computers, and Furniture. Flame-retardant chemicals (PBDEs), which have been shown to affect the thyroid and reproductive hormones in rats, are rapidly accumulating in human breast milk. Two now-discontinued blends thought to be the worst (penta- and octa-BDEs) can still be found in the foam padding of pre-2005 furniture and automobile interiors and in some older computers. Many new computers, TVs, and electronics still incorporate other PBDEs. Better choices: Buy PBDE-free or reduced-PBDE models by Apple, HP, NEC, Panasonic, Sony, and Toshiba. Keep car interiors from overheating. Cover rips in car and furniture upholstery. When buying new upholstered items or mattresses, ask for natural-fiber fills and have retailers identify which, if any, flame retardants are used.
- Personal Care Products. Despite the removal of DEHP from some nail polishes, phthalates remain in widespread use by the cosmetic industry, often hidden behind the term "fragrance." Other endocrine disruptors include estrogenic paraben preservatives in shampoos, moisturizers, sunscreens, and cosmetics; glycol ethers; phenylphenol; BHA and lithium carbonate; iodine; and progesterone. Better choices: Avoid "fragrance" and look for items scented with essential oils. Avoid products containing EGPE, DEGBE, PGME, or DPGME.
- Pest Control. Many commercial pesticides include endocrine-disrupting chemicals, such as carbamates (used in roach- and silverfish-control products) and organochlorines like vinclozolin, a fungicide linked to hereditary changes in the fertility of male mice. Better choices: Avoid pesticides. Instead, practice "integrated pest management" by sealing cracks, fixing leaks, and cleaning up food residues. Where infestations require treatment, follow least-toxic practices (see birc.org, organiclandcare.net).
Visit www.thegreenguide.com for product reports on baby bottles, flooring, lip and eye makeup, moisturizers, pest control, plastic containers, and toys.
Paul W. McRandle is senior research editor of The Green Guide, published by The Green Guide Institute, which provides the research for this department.


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This is one girls style that I love, I usually don't like what girls wear on t.v. shows because it's just never my taste, too overdone, too dressed up, too blah, not Ivy's character though. One episode of 90210 Ivy rolled up on her skateboard and Kelly looked over at my big grin and just started laughing and rolling her eyes.
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Another spin for the Extreme Plying SAL in the Southern Cross Fiber group on Ravelry. I've dedicated my full spinning time to this right now, even though many wonderful fiber braids are beckoning to me, but I want to get a few more extreme plied yarns done.
Geothermal a SCF fiber club of September 2010! The fiber is Corriedale, 4oz.
I thought this colorway would be great for another M-ply yarn (2-ply/chain plied).
Fresh off the Niddy Noddy.
I've got 169yds of it. After a relaxing bath it looked quite good.
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- Sharon V said...
Wow! The pictures from the top to the bottom were amazing! The fiber sure cleaned up nice from the niddy noddy to the skein. And the color is good too.
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I can hardly imagine from the fiber to the yarn that it's the same... The colors look so different all blended up! Gorgeous! ♥
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Oooh - that one is neat!
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Very lovely!
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Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 2:51AM
The SlideShare above titled Face Tracking & Face Recognition in AR, is from my presentation at Engage! Expo, at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, on February 16, 2011, as part of the panel, Augmented Reality: The State of the Market. I was also joined by Ori Inbar and Alpay Kasal. The slides can also be downloaded here as a PDF.
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In 1956, a small group of retired women teachers in Toronto got together for the purpose of trying to persuade the government to raise the level of pensions for retired women teachers to the same level as their male colleagues. Their goal would be met some years later, and with it the realization that retired women teachers needed a voice.
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Today, Retired Women Teachers of Ontario / Organisation des enseignantes retraitées de l'Ontario (RWTO/OERO) continues to exist because there is still a need for an organization that cares for the interests and well-being of retired women teachers. More importantly, RWTO/OERO provides a forum whereby retired women teachers can come together for social interaction, stimulating programs, emotional support and most of all, friendship.
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Before & After: My own brickmaker table
I have many unfinished projects just laying around my house. Either I'm waiting for extra to finish it or it just simply got forgot they are sprinkled throughout every level of my house.
Last night I was able to finish one that's been around for a couple of months!
Brickmaker tables have been popular for the last couple of months. In the beginning versions of them were only available to the trade, but slowly things trickled down the masses and you can pick up your version at Restoration Hardware for almost $1,400.
Imagine my surprise when a couple of months ago I ran into this at a thrift store:
Now the tabletop left more to be desired, but look at that base! For $8.99 I promptly added it to my loot.
Brickmaker tables were originally a pallet used to cut, cool and transport bricks in Belgian brickworks.
Well I didn't have wood from 100 years ago that use to cut, cool and transport bricks, but I did have a whole lots of pallets left-over from my planter box project.
Here is what we did:
1. Removed existing tabletop.
2. Use base frame as a stencil for a piece of plywood.
3. Cut plywood to size
4. Cut pieces of pallet wood and and glue onto plywood in a subway tile type pattern.
5. Let the glue dry overnight or in our case a couple of months. :)
6. Sand the entire piece with 60 grit sandpaper.
Now our pallets looked weathered already, but I wanted to antique it a bit more. We thought of liming or white-washing, but in the end we came up with our own solution.
We gathering the supplies for white washing:
- flat white paint
-paint brush
- water
But then we added a little bit of this:
- Water based wood stain
7. To get our mixture we used:
- 1/4 pt aka half of the small can
- dollop of white paint (size of a quarter)
-1 cup of water
8. Then we (Ok, yes I know it's Jon's hand, but just humor when I say "we" did it) brushed on the mixture to our wood.
Here you can take a peek at the color difference:
9. We let dry overnight and then we were all done:
10. Now you just need to screw it back into place.
We finally moved it into it's new home and we love the look.
Jon was my stylist for the shoot and he first gave me a bit of girly look with my design magazine and a weathered box to hide all of the remotes.
Then since this table will live in the man den he did a manly version of the table:
Thanks hubby! Great job!
I think it came out great and cost less than $10 dollars. We only had to pay for the table ($8.99) the rest was left-over's from our shop.
Are you now tempted to weather some of the wood pieces in your home?
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Factory Tire Sizes
P =Passenger Car Tire
The first letter indicates the tire's class. P designates this tire as a passenger car tire. An LT before the tire size would mean the tire is a light truck tire. A European metric tire would have no letter before the tire size.
245 =Section Width
Tread (mm)
The section width is the width of the tire from one sidewall to the other measured in millimeters. In this example the tire is 245 millimeters wide.
45 =Aspect Ratio
(Ratio of Sidewall height to width)
The aspect ratio refers to the height of the sidewall. It is a percentage of the section width. In this example, the sidewall height is 45% of the 245 section width which equals 127.5.
Z =Speed Rating
S = 112mph
T = 118mph
The speed rating designates the maximum speed at which a properly installed and inflated tire can be driven on. In this example, the speed rating is Z which means it has the highest speed rating. Z rated tires will also have a W or Y speed rating indication after the load index which denotes the actual mph the tire is rated for.
R =Radial
In this example, the R designates this tire as a radial tire. Radial tires have layers of fabric whose cords run at right angles to the circumference of the tire and whose tread is strengthened by additional layers around the circumference making it the most common type of automotive tire.
19 =Wheel
Wheel Diameter specifies the size, in inches, of the wheel that a tire fits. In this example, the tire will fit a 19 inch wheel.
98 =Load
Load Index indicates the maximum load carrying capacity of the tire. It is very important to only install tires with a load index that meets or exceeds your vehicle manufacturer's specification.
W =Speed
The speed rating designates the maximum speed at which a properly installed and inflated tire can be driven on. In this example, the speed rating is W which means it can be driven at speeds up to 168 mph.
U.S. Department of Transportation Markings
All tires must have a DOT, Department of Transportation number which indicates the tire has passed all minimum DOT standards for sale in the U.S. This code represents the manufacturer and the plant it was manufactured at (R8) and the size (LN). Also, an optional code for manufacturing (LMJR) which specifies the construction, tread pattern and category of the tire.The week (46) and year (10) the tire was produced are at the end of the code.
Uniform Tire Quality Grading (UTQG) Marking
The Department of Transportation requires each manufacturer to grade its tires under the Uniform Tire Quality Grade (UTQG) system which establishes ratings for treadwear, traction and temperature resistance. It is important to note that these tests are conducted independently by each manufacturer and not by the Department of Transportation.
The treadwear rating (440) refers to the durability of the tire, not necessarily the projected life of the tire. Since the test is conducted by each manufacturer, and the grade is assigned after the tire has only experienced a small amount of treadwear, there is room for interpretation. While it may be helpful to compare treadwear grades within the same manufacturer, it might not be as helpful to compare the grades across multiple brands or manufacturers.
The traction rating (A) refers to the tire's ability to stop in a straight line on wet asphalt and concrete under the controlled conditions of the test track. The test does not measure the tire's cornering ability or hydroplaning resistance in wet conditions or braking and handling in dry conditions. The traction grades consist of AA, A, B or C, with AA being the highest
The temperature rating (A) refers to the tire's resistance to the generation of heat when driven at high speeds. The grades range from A through C with A being the highest, making tires with an A grade most effective at dissipating heat.
Maximum Inflation Pressure and Load
This maximum inflation pressure number, (51 PSI) indicates the maximum air pressure the tire can hold while in operation. This does not represent the recommended inflation pressure for the vehicle it is installed on. You should always set your air pressure to your vehicle manufacturer's specifications as stated in your owner's manual or on the tire information placard inside the vehicle.
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Time to follow up on this great effort
This great energy from Sounders players, fans deserves to be rewarded
Seattle Times staff columnist
For the first hour of this second leg of the Western Conference final, the Seattle Sounders played as if they were the best team in the league.
Down 3-0 coming into the game Sunday night, they came at the Los Angeles Galaxy with great resolve and energy. Even though their situation was dire, the Sounders played aggressively, not desperately. They were purposeful, not panicky.
If only they had played like this in the first leg in Los Angeles.
An early Fredy Montero run led to a corner kick. A minute later a Montero pass to Eddie Johnson created a dangerous opportunity that Johnson chipped over the goal.
The Sounders fed off the sustained energy of the crowd, the 44,575, who created an atmosphere as rich and real as any in the world.
For that hour, before they ran out of gas, the Sounders won the 50-50 balls. They tilted the field, playing almost the entire first half in the L.A. end. They threw balls toward Galaxy keeper Josh Saunders, who looked rattled in this rematch.
The Sounders outscored L.A. 2-1 Sunday. They created enough good chances to escape the deep hole they dug. But they lost the series on aggregate, 4-2.
They lost it in the first game, when they played with only one forward and not enough resolve. They outscored the Galaxy in the rematch, but they didn't beat L.A.
Still for so much of this game they looked like a team capable of miracles.
Johnson was playing as if he were cloned. He was everywhere the action was. Big Game Eddie.
In the 11th minute, Johnson scored a goal that was denied because of an offside call. The replay clearly showed that Johnson was onside, but that's the problem with losing the first leg so lopsidedly, there is no room for error, from the players, the referee's assistant or the referee.
Johnson scored in the 12th minute, taking Zach Scott's pass and beating Omar Gonzalez, the MLS Defender of the Year last year, and one-touching the ball past Saunders.
And after Scott out-hustled Edson Buddle and headed Christian Tiffert's corner kick past Saunders in the 57th minute, cutting the Galaxy aggregate lead to 3-2, you could almost believe the miracle.
But on this manic night, the Sounders had to be perfect and lucky and better than they've been in any game this season.
They were good, but they weren't perfect. They played well, but they were unlucky.
Defender Adam Johansson finally made the series' fatal error, the mistake that leached all of the life from the match and the season. In a battle near the goal line, he was victimized by Robbie Keane's cunning, getting called for a handball.
"A little bit of a harsh call," Sounders' coach Sigi Schmid said.
The officiating was generally rubbish, something we've come to expect in the MLS, but this was the right call. And in the 68th minute, Keane surely struck the playoff-clinching PK.
Game over. Series over. Season over.
Now what?
There is no denying the success of this 4-year-old franchise. Look at other expansion teams like Toronto, Montreal, Philadelphia, Portland and even Vancouver. None is having anything close to the success of the Sounders, in the stands or on the field.The Sounders have made the playoffs every year, a remarkable achievement. They've drawn European-sized crowds and the energy inside the stadium is world class.
Now those fans should demand more from the front office.
For the second consecutive season, Mauro Rosales, one of the designated players, broke down before the playoffs. He should have been in the lineup, Sunday, but Rosales doesn't like to play unless he's 100 percent healthy. He's not a gamer, like Keane or David Beckham.
Tiffert is a very good player, but he isn't the kind of DP who wins championships. And Montero now has gone 10 playoff games, 829 minutes, without scoring a goal. By comparison, Keane has scored five in the playoffs this season alone.
The Sounders need to spend more. They need to find their very own Robbie Keane, or Landon Donovan.
Kaka? The Real Madrid midfielder has said he's interested.
It's time to reward the fans who crowd into CenturyLink from March to November. Time for the Sounders to spend like the Galaxy. Find stars, not role players as their DPs. Find gamers, not complainers.
This year, they closed to a game of being the host, and maybe even hoisting the MLS Cup. It was a remarkably entertaining season.
Now all we ask of them is more.
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Sunday Sessions
Image Employment - Overtime
Lune The Center
Sunday, September 29, 2013
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Image Employment - Overtime
12:00 PM · VW Dome
This event reflects on the works presented in Image Employment with talks by artists Lucy Raven and Michael Bell Smith, as well as the curators Aily Nash and Andrew Norman Wilson.
Lucy Raven's takes her work China Town and delves into an exploration of Hollywood's outsourcing to post-production houses overseas. Michael Bell Smith discusses his work, De-Employed in relation to post-production and his working process with aftereffects templates, and the readymade effect.
Lune The Center
with Linnea Martinsson and Mårten Spångberg
5:00 PM · VW Dome
After successfully releasing their first album this spring, followed by Leave The World Behind You, Lune engages in transforming the understanding of the concert. Linnea Martinsson and Mårten Spångberg present a multi-sensory experience both through Lune's unique voice and also via a precision in staging that creates a kind of gesamtkunstwerk in reverse. Eternity meets forever, dirty house meets indigo zero gravity, pop meets haute weird, small is big and tick tock tick tock is us falling in love.
Or, put more simply, Lune The Center is 60 minutes of magic.
Sunday Sessions program, organized by Jenny Schlenzka, Associate Curator with Mike Skinner, Producer, and Alex Sloane, Live Programs Coordinator.
Sunday Sessions and the VW Dome at MoMA PS1 are made possible by a partnership with Volkswagen of America.
Images: 1) Andrew Norman Wilson. 2) Lune the Center. Courtesy the artist.


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White Papers and Application Notes
The Transient Modeling of Single-Bubble Nucleate Boiling in a Sub-Cooled Liquid Using an ALE Moving MeshC. J. Forster, and M. K. Smith
Georgia Institute of Technology
Athens, GA
This paper investigates the evolution of a single bubble going through growth, pinch-off, and condensation while rising due to buoyancy forces in a sub-cooled liquid. Phase change is modeled on the evolving liquid-vapor interface by considering changes in enthalpy and heat fluxes at the interface. A comparison of the ALE model is made with the same single-bubble system computed with a level-set interface tracking formulation.


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Back and Busy!
Photo from Amy Smart,
Phew! What a busy past week! I was lucky enough to spend 3 days in Pittsburgh for Quilt Market and there was just so much to see. Besides the amazing new lines - which hopefully I will blog about soon! - it was great to just see friends in the industry. At one moment on Friday, several of us just happened to run into each other right outside Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew's booth. If you read a lot of quilting blogs, you probably recognize many of these ladies. From left to right: Melissa (The Polka Dot Chair), Amy Smart (Diary of a Quilter), Angela Pingel (Cut to Pieces), Kaye Prince (Miss Print), Anna Graham (Noodlehead), Allison Harris (Cluck Cluck Sew) Ashley (Film in the Fridge, there with her ADORABLE daughter!), me :), Amanda Jean (Crazy Mom Quilts), and Lee Heinrich (Freshly Pieced). Such a great moment!
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Friday morning was the Vintage Quilt Revival book signing. It was so great to meet fellow quilters and shop owners who were excited about the book. The only think missing - and she was SO missed! - was our coauthor Katie who couldn't be there due to her big news. She is expecting a baby in the fall, but quite sick and unable to travel.
It was so cold in Pittsburgh, but I arrived home Sunday to absolutely perfect weather. My daughter and her friend sat outside on the string quilt, and rainbow loomed. I love seeing that quilt being loved.
I also arrived home to this awesome bundle of fabrics! These are a custom collection of prints and solids I put together for Fat Quarter Shop. You can buy your own bundle in their shop!
And finally, over the last several days I've been sewing like a mad woman to get ready for a quilt along I'll be hosting beginning June 2nd on Bernina's We All Sew blog.
I'll be posting reminders along the way here too, so if you want to make sure you don't miss anything, be sure to sign up to my email notifications on the right column of my blog by clicking on Email Subscribe.
Ok, gotta run to Preschool Graduation!! Happy sewing everyone!


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Sounders FC
Sounders roster has evolved since last MLS match
Seattle Sounders FC will return to action Monday night against the rival Los Angeles Galaxy with several changes from the team that played in its previous Major League Soccer match more than two weeks ago.
Since beating the Portland Timbers on July 13, the Sounders signed one player and waived another. A player has gone out on loan and returned. Others have recovered from injury well enough to give coach Sigi Schmid several lineup decisions entering the nationally televised home match against the Galaxy.
The newest Sounder is Aaron Long, whom the Timbers selected in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. He didn't play there, but he was put out on loan twice before being released July 2. Long began training with the Sounders soon thereafter and was signed July 18.
"We were interested in possibly drafting him," Schmid said. "Portland picked him ahead of us. We saw him with Portland a little bit in preseason. He was a player that I always liked. He trained with us. In the summer, he was at our combine as well. And then my youngest son (Kyle) was an assistant coach where he played at, at (UC) Riverside. So we had pretty good insight as to what we thought he could do."
Long is listed as a 6-foot-1 midfielder, but Seattle also wants to look at him in central defense.
Long said he is happy to receive a second chance. He gave this quick list of qualities he brings to the club: "Hard work. Just ready to learn. … Keeping the ball. Playing simple. Athleticism on the pitch."
His addition was followed by a roster subtraction. The Sounders on Wednesday waived midfielder Fabio Pereira, who was taken in the fourth round of the 2014 SuperDraft. Pereira did not appear in any MLS games, but he made his pro debut in the U.S. Open Cup and had five MLS Reserve League appearances.
"Roster-wise, we wanted to come with Aaron Long," Schmid said. "Fabio is a good player and had a good four or five months with us. We thought for his continued development, he needed to get games, and Aaron Long was a player that was available and a guy I had seen before and had an interest in. We brought him in to train. We're happy with his training and decided to hold on to him."
Meanwhile, veteran David Estrada returned to Seattle after a two-game loan to USL-Pro Charlotte. Estrada contributed a goal and an assist while starting the second game at forward. He has played all three lines for the Sounders, but the club views him as a defender.
"We knew when he was going to Charlotte that they were probably going to use him up front, and we were OK with that," Schmid said. "The things that David is continuing to try to grow in his game really doesn't relate to position. The same decisions that you make on the ball is the same, whether it's in the back or up front: when to part with it, when to run off of it. I'm happy that he had a good game. It was a good confidence builder for him to get that goal and an assist."
The personnel issues that could be most relevant in the Galaxy match could be the improving health of several players, including some starters.
Schmid said midfielder Andy Rose and defenders Djimi Traore, Leo Gonzalez and Dylan Remick could be available Monday, leaving only veteran midfielder/defender Brad Evans (calf) and reserve goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann (hamstring) unlikely because of health issues.


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Runner & Stone Bakery and Restaurant: Too Much Too Fast, But With Great Bread
Runner & Stone
285 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (b/n Carroll and President; map); 718-576-3360; runnerandstone.com
Setting: High ceilings and bright open spaces with warm wood accents.
Service: Professional and warm but not overly familiar.
Must-Haves: Any and all bread, duck pastrami.
Cost: Appetizers $7 to $9; pastas $11 to $17; mains $16 to $24.
Recommendation: A friendly neighborhood addition best for bread and pastries right now.
This is a Brooklyn restaurant story we've heard before, but not quite.
Because Runner & Stone in the Gowanus has more going on. It opened in December as a bakery and patisserie serving breakfast and lunch. Dinner launched soon after. There is also brunch. Oh, and a full bar. For a restaurant open for less than three months, that's no small achievement.
We've already written about former Per Se head baker Peter Endriss's breads, which are spare but precise in their use of whole grains, natural sourdoughs, and bold ingredients. The pastries are serious too, not just a bread baker's afterthought.
But unanswered is how a meal from Executive Chef Chris Pizzulli stacks up to the bakery counter. Runner & Stone is, after all, designed as a restaurant. And it's an attractive one, with high ceilings, heavy wood tables, and a cleaner, more grown up aesthetic than so many of the young Brooklyn restaurants written about today. The menu is also more mature, with conventional appetizers, mid-course pastas, and entrées; no "small plates meant for sharing." It's the neighborhood spot where your parents can navigate the menu on their own.
By way of an answer, "neighborhood restaurant" is the best way to think of Runner & Stone's dinner service, for now at least in its youth. Though Endriss's breads are destination-worthy items, Pizzulli's menu, which strikes a careful balance between invention and restraint—doesn't quite match up.
I found the most memorable bites in the appetizers, such as the fried cannellini beans tossed with a cumin vinaigrette in a boldly seasoned Escarole Salad ($7). "I'm frying all my beans from now on," a dining companion said, and after a taste of their crackly skins and creamy innards, one could see them becoming the new crouton.
Thick-cut Duck Pastrami ($9) is also well worth an order: its pepper and coriander rub gentle so the duck remains sweet, with creamy fat against bracing beer mustard. Were it stacked on rye and served as a sandwich by day, I'd call it lunch on every trip to the Gowanus. We preferred both of those dishes to Grappa-Cured Striped Bass ($9), which showcases pleasurably salty fish and crisp fennel, but with less charming delicacy.
There are four pastas on the menu, portioned and priced between the appetizers and mains. They sound enticing—cabbage with smoked sausage, tomato with buttery snails—but they don't always deliver. Red Cabbage Gnocchi ($11) came gummy and bland despite fatty nubs of crisply rendered sausage, while Spaghetti alla Chitarra ($14) was so firm and smooth-edged that the pasta left its tomato ragù (and snails) behind.
Grano Arso Fettucine ($14), fresh pasta made with "burnt" flour, does achieve the depth of flavor we expected, backed by earthy mushrooms and duck sausage. But it does so with overcooked pasta and a thin sauce that verges on broth. (Pro-tip: use that bread basket.) There's cleverness in these dishes, but not technical fluency; we wonder why they occupy a whole section of the menu.
So it may be best to bypass pasta and head straight to the mains, which are more conventional and safer bets. Pancetta-Wrapped Fish (MP), pollock on our visit, is perfectly tender beneath its crisp pork casing, though perhaps over-reliant on the cured meat for its flavor. Roasted Chicken ($16) needs no such help, with sweet flesh and salty crisp skin, though accompanying buckwheat dumplings are gummy and underseasoned, and look, there's that sea of mushroom broth again, threatening to sog up the skin with every turn of the knife. A side of Ginger Glazed Carrots ($5) is candy-sweet but surprisingly refreshing, though also more brothy than "glazed" would suggest.
Dessert is a mixed bag: I'd order the Rye Brownie ($8) again for its crisp edges and caraway-flavored fudgey center, and for the creamy rye whiskey ice cream that doesn't fool around. But a Lemon Trifle ($8) is too sweet and overly dense, thick lemon curd obscuring slight rounds of pistachio cake.
Shortly before dessert we asked for yet another refill of the excellent bread—airy sourdough baguettes and meaty ryes—which succeeded throughout the meal in smoothing over some of the menu's missteps. Which makes me wonder: does Runner & Stone need to be an all-day restaurant so soon in its life? If its greatest strength lies in bread, pastry, and lunches based on them, perhaps that should be its focus for the moment. (The dinner menu's problems are all fixable with time.)
But with that said, I can't deny how charming the restaurant can be. There's a touch of Per Se in the service, which is professional and attentive, warm but not overly familiar. If I lived in the neighborhood and wanted to be treated like a dinner guest, Runner & Stone is where I'd go.
Compare that to Third Avenue's other talked-about newcomer, The Pines, which is right across the street. There you can pay $20 for cubes of pale pork on a plate with less warm, slightly hipper than thou service. Runner & Stone seems more dedicated to making eating out feel special, and it does so with the understanding that good food is only part of that formula.
For now it may be best to take Runner & Stone slow: go for bread and lunch while the dinner menu improves. In the meantime there's great bread to eat, and a friendly vibe that makes the place a happy addition to the neighborhood.
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So I'm working in the lab and all the rotavaps on my side of the lab are busy so I go to use the one on the other side. The two on my side are both hooked up to a chiller, but the lone one has a dry ice trap. As a result, this is distinctly the third choice and is not used as much. I'm first to use it today and it needed dry ice, but the water in the bath was low too. So I got a big beaker to refill the bath, added some water. It wasn't quite enough so I head back over to my side of the lab and refill the beaker to add to the water bath, even though there was a sink right next to the water bath I was filling. So why didn't I use that sink?
In a word, habit.
It got me thinking about habits and our routines and how we do things.
I am, to an extent, a creature of habit. I like my routine. I see it as a mental check list that gets everything done. If I stray from my usual routine, I might forget to turn on the chiller (for example) which delays the first evaporation of the day. We have by an iterative process worked out the most efficient way to do things on a daily basis. The problem with this is when something disrupts the program, so being able to adapt to the unexpected is necessary, but as chemists working with the ever fickle world of organic chemistry, most of us are used to that as well.
But it occurred to me that the habits are helpful in another way, an important way when doing laboratory work. When things go wrong, you are already doing things right. This is where good habits pay major dividends. That goes from wearing your protective equipment even when you aren't doing anything particularly dangerous and keeping your lab area clear so a spill doesn't escalate. Of course, this is also when bad habits come back to bite you, those things you've always done and got away with. Adding extra hydrogenation catalyst to push a reaction to completion might be something you can do on a small scale, but when you do that on a multi-gram scale, you have a fire. And if you have a ton of solvent sitting around in your hood then suddenly you have a bigger fire. And if you didn't bother putting your lab coat on to do this quick little thing, suddenly you have a big problem.
Another good habit to get into is putting things on your blog regularly. Opportunity (or just making the time) has been tricky the last few weeks, but as I believe the song goes, a good habit these days is hard to find.


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Upasika Blavatsky
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:34 am
One of the earliest Westerners to take refuge (see chapter 9) was Helena Blavatsky.
http://www.theosophical.org/online-reso ... books/1726" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Introduction by Daniel Caldwell
Here for the first time is the story of H. P. Blavatsky's life in the words of her contemporaries. Although not a biography per se, this collection tells the story of Madame Blavatsky's eventful life with a special look at the "Esoteric World" in which she lived. These reminiscences by her relatives, acquaintances, friends, co-workers, and enemies allow the reader to enter into the historical milieu of HPB's time and give a vivid portrayal of Madame Blavatsky's personality. The narratives are arranged in chronological order and include
striking word portraits of HPB;
reminiscences giving insight into HPB's enigmatic character;
incidents that are sometimes humorous and witty;
accounts of psychic phenomena performed by Madame Blavatsky; and
descriptions of encounters with HPB's Masters.
At the beginning of each installment, a brief sketch of HPB's life during the period it covers is given. At the beginning of each narrative, the author, time-period, and place of the account are given. The narratives have been transcribed from the original sources but spelling and punctuation has been modernized. For people's names, the spelling used in HPB's Collected Writings has been adopted. Material not relevant to the narratives has been silently deleted. The original texts, however, can be found from the bibliographical references. Explanatory notes added by the editor are enclosed within brackets.


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We surprised Amy and took her to Park City for her birthday. We went to the Baja Cantina. Jessica met us there! We had a great time. We also went down the coaster at the Park City Mountain Resort. She HATES being sung to so naturally I had to have them sing! She was a bit mortified!
Landon colored this in nursery for Jeff's first Father's Day present. As you can tell, Landon was so proud of his work!