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Chattanooga, TN – In its second trip to Moccasin Bend this season, Austin Peay State University men's cross country team placed fifth at Saturday's Front Runner Invitational, hosted by Chattanooga.
APSU Men's Cross Country. (Courtesy: Keith Dorris/Dorris Photography)
Senior Geofrey Kosgie was the second Gov across the line for the first time this season, finishing 22nd after a 16:28.16 run. Junior Tyler Kepley (26th, 16:44.21) joined him in the top 30.
Sophomore David Frattarelli (34th, 17:35.28) and junior Genaro Martinez (39th, 18:14.69) rounded out the scoring for the Governors, each finishing in the top 40 for the second time this season. Freshman Austin Dabbs (48th, 19:43.40) also competed for Austin Peay.
With a team score of 140, the Govs defeated Tennessee State (208 points), but were unable to get past Ohio Valley Conference foe UT Martin (132). Host Chattanooga was the overall winner with 39 points.
"On average, we were over a minute faster than we were on our first trip here," said head coach Doug Molnar. "David and Konnor were very impressive. We're getting better each week and that's what we're looking for right now."
The Govs will take next weekend off in preparation for the OVC Cross Country Championships, October 27th, in Oxford, AL.
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The inability of England's rugby players to finish tries when they have men to spare can be bracketed with their footballing counterparts' dire record in penalty shoot-outs: they acknowledge the problem exists, to the extent of working to improve their visual "scanning" with a training drill using coloured lights introduced by the skills coach Mike Catt. Equally they insist, just like the footballers, that practice can never replicate a real-life situation.
"I think practice can make you more comfortable, but it's not the same," says Owen Farrell, the England fly-half at the heart of two missed opportunities during last week's otherwise heartening win over Ireland. "A big part of my game is making sure I am looking. My head has constantly got to be on a swivel, looking to where the space is. You've got to be in the moment and be ready to go there."
With two rounds to play over the next two weekends, the Six Nations' Championship could be won by any one of five teams. It may require teams with the same number of wins to be separated by points difference; or England may find that beating Wales at Twickenham next Sunday and the Italians in Rome the following Saturday will give them the title outright.
The players admitted in their review of the 13-10 defeat of the Irish that two tries were missed when overlaps were available. That's 14 points lost through a lack of communication, passing and alignment of running. The first was very early in the match, when the frustration of the players – who claimed they couldn't hear each other's calls over the noise of the crowd – was replicated in the BBC commentary box by Brian Moore screaming "wide!" and then "No!" when Farrell was smothered by an Irish tackle with team-mates waiting for a pass.
The training tool is a set of coloured lights that Catt – a former England back noted for fine distribution – sticks to the walls in front of, to the side of or behind the players as they run through their skills. While being accurate in their handling and passing they must be aware enough to shout "red" or "green" when it appears; or one player may use the colour appearing to trigger a collective change in direction.
"The scanning is for every part of the game," says Farrell. "You have to make sure you're scanning around the room, as different colours light up at different times and different heights. All we're trying to do is make good decisions."
Farrell has been praised in this Six Nations for his more attacking outlook, keeping defences guessing; his dummy to assist the try by Luther Burrell in Paris was a case in point. There was a sweet line break in Scotland, although Farrell of Saracens modestly credits a decoy move by Exeter's Jack Nowell there. Yet it may have been an unwise attempt at a show-and-go that cost England that early try last week.
"You couldn't hear anything," Farrell explains, "and I'm obviously trying to get the appropriate depth and width, I couldn't be stood next to Danny [Care at scrum-half] as the ball came out, so we need to make eye contact, get our hands up and make sure if the ball needs to come, we'll see each other's body language." Care's short-range breaks have sometimes ignored space elsewhere too. Yet he and Farrell have helped England to two wins after a near miss in the opener in France.
The 22-year-old Farrell has become England's senior fly-half after the omission of Leicester's Toby Flood. "I've not changed because Toby has left," he says. "If ever I felt something needed saying, I'd say it. I've always been a big mouth anyway." He does admit, though, to "learning a lot" last summer, when he toured with the British and Irish Lions led by Wales's head coach Warren Gatland, with the backs in the hands of Wales's Rob Howley.
That must have afforded Farrell a unique insight into next week's opponents? "It's accelerated my experience because I'd only played against Wales twice," he says. "And it was pretty much Wales's system that I was playing with for the Lions. But their system is no real secret anyway. They are very direct in the way they play and get round the corner. And they might just know a tad bit more about me now."
Farrell is also the man on the spot – rugby's equivalent of the penalty spot – when it comes to goal-kicking. A mighty 50-metre effort got England rolling against Ireland but his overall Championship success rate is not outstanding at 64 per cent. "With my kicking for goal, you try and practise enough so that in a game you just do it," he says. "But I only have to kick a ball straight. The footballers have to beat someone in front of them."
With two matches left how can England improve?
Attack in the red zone
The inability to finish a multi-phase move cost England at least two tries against Ireland last week. They need better communication, passing and straight running. The All Blacks' World Cup-winners practised short-range passing ad nauseam. 5/10
The scrum
Losing Alex Corbisiero and Dan Cole at loosehead and tighthead respectively was alarming. But with Joe Marler improving and Dave Wilson being rushed back, the scrum's only discomfort has been a few wobbly moments against Ireland – as the country's proud scrummaging history demands. 8/10
The line-out
An area of stunning perfection for England (and Ireland) last week: not one throw lost – though no steals. England will fancy nicking some from Wales, and mauling them too. Defensively in France and Scotland, England are in good nick at the line-out – if Dylan Hartley is on the field. 8/10
Tries conceded: two of the freakish kind in Paris, none in Scotland and one to a spot of Irish chicanery – the system looks tight. When Brian O'Driscoll beat the first shoulder of Billy Twelvetrees and Luther Burrell last week, the cover was good. England's captain, Chris Robshaw, leads the tackle count with 43. 8/10
Owen Farrell's nine kicks in 14 attempts is a skinny 64 per cent, but last year was not much better: 69 per cent, or 16 from 23. 6.4/10
England appear to have solved what used to be a big problem. With Ireland they have conceded fewest penalties, 25. They are the only teams with no yellow or red cards. 9/10
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Pork-Crab-Shrimp Thai SausagePork Bean Curd Balls (Hor Jor) The wrapper on these pork balls in made from bean curd, the filling a combination of pork, shrimp and crab. This is one of my favourite recipes! We first ate these in Hua Hin and the chef taught me to make them. Hor Jor is a very popular drink snack in Thailand. Great party food for sure. Served with spicy green chile dipping sauce or plum sauce for a mild version. Ingredients 2 ounces Crab Minced 2 ounces Shrimp Minced 7 ounces Pork with fat Minced 1 Chopped Green Onion 2 tsp Chopped Garlic 2 tsp Cilantro Root, minced and pounded 1 Tsp Black Pepper 1/2 Tsp Salt 3 Tbs Flour 1 Tbs Cassava Starch Flour 1 Tbs White Wine 1 Tbs Light Soy Sauce 2 Eggs, lightly whisked 4-5 Sheets Dry Bean Curd Cotton string, cut into 4" lengths Oil for Deep Frying Method Place the pork, shrimp and crab in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to chop and blend. Add the green onion, garlic, cilantro root, black pepper, salt, flour, cassava starch, white wine, eggs and light soy together and blend until thoroughly mixed to a coarse texture. Soak the bean curd sheets in water for 20 to 35 seconds to soften. Lay the bean curd sheets out flat. Spoon the pork-shrimp-crab mixture along the short side about 1/2" from the edge. Gently roll up the bean curd sheet. You want to have this several layers thick to prevent breaking of the bean curd sheet. Tie pieces of the string at regular lengths (1 1/2") to form balls. Place in bamboo steamer. Oil slightly to prevent sticking. Steam for 10 minutes. Remove and allow to rest and drain. Heat the oil to 375 degrees F. Fry the bean curd uncut sausage balls until they are golden brown and crisp. Cut off the string, and cut through the bean curd at the string markings into balls. Place on platter on lettuce leaves. Serve with Green Chile Seafood Sauce or Plum Sauce for a mild version. Additional lettuce leaves and tomato pieces complete the platter. Green Chile Seafood Sauce 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 10 Thai bird chiles or 2 serrano chiles, stemmed and thinly sliced 3 tablespoons sugar (date palm is best) 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro In a mortar, pound the garlic, chiles and 1 tablespoon of the sugar to a coarse paste; gradually add the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar until pasty. Add the lime juice, the remaining 3 tablespoons of fish sauce and the water. Stir in the chopped cilantro.
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Author | Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye |
Cover artist | Stephen Hickman |
Country | United States |
Series | Ireta[1] |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Baen Books |
Publication date
July 1990 |
Media type | Print (paperback original) |
Pages | 380 pp (first edition) |
LC Class | CPB Box no. 620 vol. 11 (Copyright Paperback Collection)[2] |
Preceded by | Sassinak |
Followed by | Generation Warriors |
The Death of Sleep is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye, published by Baen Books in 1990.[1] It is the second book in the Planet Pirates trilogy and continues the Ireta series that McCaffrey initiated with Dinosaur Planet in 1978.[1] Elizabeth Moon and McCaffrey wrote the other two Planet Pirates books.[1]
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Like its predecessor, The Death of Sleep is written in four parts. Each book centers on a new stage in the life of Sassinak's much removed relative, Dr. Lunzie Mespil. Lunzie leaves her daughter for what she thinks will be a relatively brief and lucrative job, but through various circumstances she suffers extended periods of cold sleep on several occasions, and finds herself thrown into a time different from her own, and is never able to meet her daughter again. Throughout her various experiences, Lunzie teams up with a changing cast of characters in order to bring down the planet pirates that plague the outer reaches of space. The book begins as Lunzie sets off from Tau Ceti to her first assignment away from her daughter, on Descartes Mining Platform 6, which is only 12 years old. She tearfully leaves her teenage daughter behind, taking only a hologram of her and two duffel bags of clothes and the like. Her ship leaves, with her as acting psychologist, and she speaks to a man who suffered from agoraphobia due to 12 years in cryo. She consoles him, but they're interrupted by the collision alarm: two asteroids are close to colliding with the ship, and they have no way to avoid them! The crew run for the lifeboats, but Lunzie is cut off from the rest of the ship, so must board hers alone. She contacts the other lifeboats, and is told that they will all hibernate till help arrives. She goes into stasis and the first part ends... The story resumes with a miner from Descartes Platform 6, which is now 74 years old, as he is led by a Thek (a strange silicon based, pyramidal lifeform) to a large asteroid, with a dated escape pod embedded in its surface. Lunzie is revived to discover that she's been unconscious for 62 years, making her daughter in her 70s. The rest of the crew were recovered long ago, and the man she'd been counselling for agoraphobia didn't even remember her. She decided to move on with her life and relearn medicine, due to the new techniques which she didn't know, so she returned to her old university, and starts again. She also falls in love, and moves in, with 'Tee', a technician who was also behind the times due to stasis, who was depressed due to his then advanced developments having been made obsolete in the 12 years he missed. Lunzie qualifies again, and receives an invitation from her now-extended family (she has great-grand children), along with her daughter, Fiona, who she thought killed in an act of piracy. She takes a position on a space cruise liner, and sets of for Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, disaster strikes again when the ship's engines fail, and they're dragged into orbit around the nearby gas giant. The passengers escape in pods, leaving many of the crew and Lunzie herself. Lunzie's injured by a door, and is put into coldsleep once again. When she wakes up 12 years have passed, and 'Tee' has spent most of it looking for her, signing up with the FSP fleet. However, their reunion is marred by his having moved on from her, and started a new relationship, however, they part ways as friends, and Lunzie finally gets to meet her even larger family on Alpha Centauri. They are delighted to meet her, but she finds them hide-bound and dull, living on a planet that is over populated and heavily polluted. The only one that she can truly relate to is Lorna, who is very similar to Fiona, and who shares their 'itchy feet'. Because of this, Lunzie gives her some of her 62 years worth of salary, to use to get off planet. Lunzie must now leave, but before she does, the captain of her rescuing ship invites her out to dinner, partly out of friendship, but also to use here as a cover for getting close to some of the 'planet pirates', groups of people who illegally colonise planets. He gets a call from his source, and goes to meet him, but one of the waiters attacks them; they win the fight, but the source is dead, and their cover blown.
- ^ a b c d Ireta series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2011-11-19. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.
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Yesterday, the High Court in London rejected the trio's claims that extradition would breach their human rights. The bankers attacked the use of the Extradition Act of 2003, rushed through in the wake of the 11 September attacks, arguing that it deprives them of the right to defend themselves on English soil, where the alleged crime took place.
David Bermingham, Gary Mulgrew and Giles Darby are accused of defrauding Greenwich NatWest of $7.3m (£4.2m) by investing in one of Enron's notorious off-shore operations. US prosecutors say they worked closely with Andrew Fastow, Enron's former finance chief, and Michael Kopper, his right-hand man, who have admitted their roles in the alleged scheme as part of a plea bargain.
In their ruling, Lord Justice Laws and Mr Justice Ouseley said: "The United States' dimension does not arise from the contingency that a telephone call or an e-mail happened to be received in that jurisdiction. It arises from the close and critical involvement of two senior Enron figures ... It would be unduly simplistic to treat the case as a domestic English affair." They added: "Nor is there anything exceptional about the personal circumstances of these defendants to make a case on proportionality under the European Court of Human Rights."
The case is the first major test of how the new extradition laws, originally designed to fast-track terrorism cases, are applied to those accused of white-collar crime. Hearings in the case of Ian Norris, the former chief executive of Morgan Crucible, who is fighting extradition to the US on price-fixing charges, had been suspended until the High Court's verdict on the NatWest three.
Mr Mulgrew, a single parent with a 10-year-old son, said: "Frankly, we are shocked by the verdict - bewildered. I think this is a worrying verdict ... It seems to be irrelevant that the UK authorities do not believe there is a crime committed against NatWest. Even though we have the victim saying we are not a victim, we are still supposed to go to Texas to defend ourselves."
He said fighting the case in the US would cost up to £1.5m as the trio would need to hire two legal teams and fly 36 witnesses from Britain to Texas. The men could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
The NatWest three, all aged 43, will now appeal to the House of Lords and might take the case to the European Court of Human Rights. That means the legal battle, which started in 2004, threatens to drag on for several more years. The House of Lords would not hear the case until the autumn or early next year.
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I am so making this for the fourth. My sweet Aunt's birthday is the same day as Independence Day and we love to celebrate(being a military wife I go a bit overboard with these holidays:))
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Taking a bath is the ultimate in relaxation, but buying a bathtub can be fraught with stress. There is a dizzying array of shapes, sizes, and materials available today, but it's a decision you want to get right. Ripping out and replacing a tub isn't high on anyone's list of fun activities, so take time to answer these important questions before you buy.
How do you plan to use your tub?
The answer determines whether an inexpensive, bare-bones design is sufficient or you need something with bells and whistles. A standard soaking tub simply gets filled with water, while a whirlpool or air bath has jets or channels that provide massaging air. Extras in a soaker are typically limited to arm- or headrests, grab bars, and slip-resistant flooring. Whirlpool, air-bath, or combination tubs have many more options, including adjustable jets, ambient underwater lighting, aromatherapy features, heated blowers, and automated cleaning systems. The more elaborate your tub, the more expensive it will be.
How much space do you have?
Before falling in love with a particular type of tub, you need know just what your bathroom can accommodate. A standard tub is 60 inches long, 30 inches wide, and 14 inches deep, but many other sizes and shapes are available. To determine how large the tub can be, take careful measurements of your space and doorways. Make a note of where the drain is located in the floor to make sure it works with your chosen tub's design. Also, some tubs don't allow for the installation of a shower, so check before buying if that's a must-have feature for your family.
Are there special installation considerations?
If you're considering a jetted bathtub, you'll need to plan for the pump, air switch, and electric timer. Many pumps fit within the tub unit, but some manufacturers have remote-location pumps that can be placed up to 5 feet from the tub and hidden in a closet or vanity cabinet. The air switch, which is nonelectric, may be located on the tub unit. Plan on installing the electric timer a safe distance -- at least 5 feet -- away from the tub to satisfy code requirements.
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The size of your tub will affect your monthly expense. A typical bath consists of one-third cold water and two-thirds hot water. If you have a hot-water tank, can it supply enough hot water? Tubs vary in size, holding 25-150 gallons of water. Make sure your water heater is large enough to fill about two-thirds of your tub with warm water.
Does weight pose a problem?
Plastic tubs can weigh as little as 50 pounds empty, while a cast-iron bathtub can top 1,000 pounds. If you're considering a heavier material, can your floors handle the weight? When you add up tub weight, plus the weight of water and people, it may be necessary to reinforce the floor beneath the tub with supports or bracing. Also, a too-heavy tub may be impossible or prohibitively expensive to get into a second-floor bathroom.
Is the tub comfortable?
Before buying a tub, try it on for size -- literally. Climb in, settle back, and imagine yourself soaking. Does it fit and feel comfortable for you? Don't be embarrassed; it's the best way to determine if you'll be satisfied with it.
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With hundreds of shapes and sizes to choose from, buying a tub can be overwhelming. And the material you select determines the tub's price, durability, and cleanability. Here are your choices.
Plastic, either fiberglass or acrylic, offers the greatest design flexibility because it can be molded into many shapes. It's warm to the touch and insulates well, so water doesn't cool as fast as in enameled-steel or cast-iron tubs. Plastic is also the lightest tub, weighing in at 60-70 pounds. Although it doesn't chip easily, abrasive cleaners will damage the surface.
Enameled steel, formed steel with a porcelain-enamel coating, is the least expensive tub. But the material has drawbacks: Steel conducts heat, meaning tub water cools quickly; the surface is prone to chipping; and it weighs about twice as much as plastic.
Cast-iron tubs, like steel, are coated with enamel. However, they don't chip as easily as steel because the enamel coating is thicker than on steel tubs, and cast iron is more durable and resistant to impacts. At first, a cast-iron tub will pull heat from water, but once it heats up, it will keep water warm for a long time. Cast iron's main drawback is its weight, 350-500 pounds, which may complicate second-floor installations.
Cast-polymer tubs traditionally replicate the look of marble, granite, or onyx, and they're available in a range of solid colors. Cast polymer costs a little more than acrylic; however, its surface doesn't stand up as well. With time, the gel-coat finish on cast-polymer tubs can become brittle and expose the material underneath, leading to cracks.
Proprietary composites, relatively new entrants to the bathtub marketplace, include heavy-gauge steel, porcelain enamel, and resins. These combine to create a tub that offers all the benefits of cast iron with half the weight.
Repair or Refinish?
Maybe your old tub's character -- or the daunting task of ripping it out -- doesn't justify replacement. Refinishing or lining your tub is a great way to take care of unsightly chips and stains. Some companies can refinish your tub with a polyurethane coating that gives it a hard, high-gloss surface. Other companies can outfit your tub with an acrylic liner molded exactly to its size, shape, and style.
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Optically-pumped lasing at 1.3um of GaInNAs-based VCSEL structures
Hetterich, M. and Dawson, M.D. and Egorov, A.Y. and Riechert, H. (2001) Optically-pumped lasing at 1.3um of GaInNAs-based VCSEL structures. In: 25th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors Part I / Part II, 2000-09-17 - 2000-09-22.
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We investigate optically pumped lasing of GaInNAs-based VCSELs emitting at 1.3 mum. The samples measured were full device structures including doping. Conventional p-i-n-type VCSELs showed high internal threshold excitation densities of around 10 MW/cm(2). Improvements, especially the introduction of a tunnel junction reduced the threshold to about 128 kW/cm(2) and should after further optimization enable us to realize an electrically pumped 1.3 mum VCSEL in the near future.
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I just finished this book, and while I agree it's not the most polished piece of work, I thought it was still an interesting read. It was cool to read about the band's early days from a different point of view, especially from someone who worked with the them as closely as he did. I don't think this was a cash-in since half the proceeds are going to the Unsung Heroes' Foundation. This guy and many others have just as much of a past with this band as the band members themselves. Everyone has a story, and this book is a guy sharing his, and since it contains some previously unknown details about one of the biggest rock bands in the world, he was able to get it published and put on the market for people to actually read. And honestly, after reading about what happened to him, I think he deserves to have someone hear his side of the tale.
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Sex, Drugs and Bon Jovi
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Recently, I received an email that boasted of a book written by the former tour manager for Bon Jovi. Now normally, Bon Jovi would not be the type of artist that Under the Radar would cover, but given our recently published Wasted on the Youth issue, this particular email piqued some interest. Bon Jovi was one of the bands that I grew up on. I can remember singing "Bad Medicine" at youth soccer practices, but I digress. So in the spirit of reminiscence, I dug into Bozzett's tale. Bozzett, by his own estimation, was integral to the success of Bon Jovi, helping the band from its early New Jersey club days through its massive Slippery When Wet mainstream success. His book does feature many pictures of those old big-hair days, when pop metal ruled the airwaves, and many of the photographs place Bozzett right in the midst of the action, negotiating, making phone calls, or palling around with the guys.
The big "news" surrounding the book is Bozzett's revelations on how drugs and sleaze were also part of the band's early days, and the book features a few raunchy pictures of Jon Bon Jovi with some half-naked girls to prove this point. The pictures were kept under wraps until now and their current publication supposedly puts a significant dent in Bon Jovi's wholesome image. The first problem with this is that anyone in his or her right mind would never imagine that Bon Jovi (or any rock band of the '80s) functioned without some level of groupie madness and foreign substance. The second problem here is the book itself. Reading it reminds of when, as a young boy, I would go to the library and get out a book on my favorite football player. You remember those large-type, mass produced paperbacks that managed give some information while really only skimming the surface of its subject matter?
Bozzett definitley has a story to tell here, but he doesn't know how to effectively tell it. To say that the book is poorly written is an understatement; a co-writer could have made the difference between sleazy cash-in and some coherent (and interesting) rags-to-riches tale. Bozzett's narrative skips from topic to topic while offering surface analysis and such brilliantly written foreshadowing as "...only there was a turd in the punchbowl." Of course, Bozzett has an axe to grind. He was fired by the band after withholding the aforementioned raunchy photos (which he did to try to gain leverage and get paid for the work he did for the band). But publishing this book 20-some years later makes little sense. Sabotaging its own tall tale by lazy production makes even less. (www.sexdrugsbonjovi.com)
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Minor adventures in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia
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We went to the Rappahannock Pops Orchestra's traditional Memorial Day concert on Monday evening, a great way to end the holiday weekend. They played the usual mix of light classical pieces and popular medleys, with heavy emphasis on all the patriotic faves: the Washington Post March, the Battle Hymn of the Republic (with the Voices of the Pops), the Armed Forces Salute (it's always moving to see the military personnel and vets stand as the anthem of their branch of the armed forces is played), and ending, as always, with the Stars and Stripes Forever.
I have to say, though, it was the strangest venue: the Ambulatory Services Center at Mary Washington Hospital. The crowd set up on the road and parking lot in front of the building. Ah, nothing like an outdoor concert on asphalt. And the lovely landscaping in front of the building did a great job of screening the musicians from the audience. We sat on the far side of the orchestra, where at least we could see, even if the sound wasn't optimal. Now I understand that MediCorp sponsored the concert, and I'm sure the Pops aren't about to look a gift horse in the mouth, especially one willing to cover costs and provide a spacious area to perform in. But really, aren't there any open grassy areas they could have used? It's not like the Fredericksburg area is short on parks or even open fields. Of course, I'd go to a Pops free concert no matter where it was, but hopefully next year, I'll be able to feel a little grass between my toes.
The postcard-perfect setting:
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I was fascinated by the free range chickens. Somehow, I guess I expected free range chickens to be enclosed by some sort of fence. Not here--they freely range in the Christmas tree field, but don't stray too far from the "chicken wagon."
Last night, we went to the inaugural concert at Spotsylvania's sprawling new Patriot Park, behind the YMCA. This is what a bond referendum of a few years' back got us Spotsy taxpayers: a 130+ acre park with 12 athletic fields, 2 basketball courts, over 3 miles of walking trails, and an amphitheatre in a natural setting that is a great venue for concerts. No complaints here—it's a terrific facility. And they even used environmentally sound practices to recycle stormwater runoff to irrigate the fields.
We heard about the concert just this week, when I happened to come across the new local bluegrass station, "Bluegrass FM" (89.5) while cruising the radio dial. Non-commercial radio, with all bluegrass all the time, 24-7. How great is that, and how come it took me so long to find it? They had been advertising the concert regularly throughout the week, and I wasn't sure whether to expect a turnout of Woodstockian proportions, or something like last weekend's concert at UMW as part of the Marathon festivities (in case you weren't there, hardly anyone else was, either). The amphitheater has bleacher-style benches to seat 200, and then a grassy hill that can accommodate 1500. The turnout was very respectable, and hopefully the concert offerings in the venue will just keep growing.
So following one of the lamest ribbon cutting ceremonies I've ever seen (the ribbon wasn't attached to anything...a staffer handed out scissors to the local politicians and then with another staffer, they stretched a length of ribbon off a spool like it was a jump rope, and all the county leaders snipped a piece of it), and some touching memorial dedications of athletic fields to local fallen soldiers, the bluegrass concert kicked off. The opening act was Sonrise, a great bluegrass gospel quartet, with fine musicians and tight harmonies. The main act was an "All-Star Bluegrass Band" featuring members from an assortment of bands that I wasn't very familiar with. That's not saying much, since while my husband and I used to go to bluegrass festivals every summer in our younger days, we haven't been following the scene as closely these days (still fans, though). The concert lasted about two hours, and was a real treat. The music was excellent, the weather perfect, the crowd lively, and the setting on the grassy field surrounded by trees was lovely. Spotsy Parks & Rec, you got it just right.
This concert was just the first of the "All American Concert Series." Upcoming concerts include beach music on June 20, country music with the Crossroads Band on July 18, and Top 40 featuring Reck-n-Crew on August 15. I'm not a fan of beach, country or top 40 music, but if you are, check out this new venue. Tickets are only $5 for adults, $2 for kids 12 and under.
Kybecca is shaping up to be a lovely place to enjoy wine and a light bite with friends. The menu (which I'm guessing is a work in progress) features 11 wines by the glass, and you can buy them by the bottle for the usual Kybecca price, plus $10 corkage fee (still a good deal). Besides wine, they offer French press coffee, carbonated juices and bottled water. The menu offers four appetizer plates (cheese plates for red wine or white, shown above, a charcuterie board, and a hummus & sweet pepper plate), as well as "tastes," including four kinds of small panini, and one dessert. Don't come expecting a hearty dinner— the offerings are creatively concocted, but the portions aren't particularly substantial. But if you're looking for a nice place to meet friends for a drink, Kybecca's wine bar is just the place to while away an hour or two sipping wine and enjoying a thoughtfully prepared bite to eat. We're thrilled to have the addition to the downtown scene.
The Dixie Power Trio entertained the runners and their fans at the Visitor Center:
There were plenty of Marines around to control traffic and direct runners:
We started this morning at the Healthy Lifestyle Expo at the Expo Center in Central Park. I was expecting booths devoted to health and wellness, nutrition, exercise, medical screenings, and that sort of thing. Instead, it was mainly booths hawking gear to runners: athletic wear, energy drinks, sports sunglasses. "Healthy lifestyle" was definitely a misnomer. This was the most intriguing part of the visit: seeing all of the porta-potties lined up, ready for the start of the race tomorrow...
Then we headed downtown, where we checked out the concert in Market Square Fair, and enjoyed the music of Tea Not War...
Then on to the beer and wine tasting at Kybecca, where between Friday night and Saturday afternoon, we managed to try all four paninis that they were previewing in advance of next week's opening of the wine bar (my favorite: pulled duck). From there, we walked down to the Art Festival at Hurkamp Park. We checked out the sidewalk sale along Caroline St., and at 3 pm, we headed over to the UMW campus to listen to music by "Midnight Spaghetti and the Chocolate G-Strings" (worst band name ever?), a retro funk band that was a lot of fun...
I even managed to win a T-shirt from WGRQ (you can never have enough T-shirts with ugly, oversized logos).
We managed to take a quick swing by the "Rock the Block Party," which seemed to be shaping up as pretty much the usual First/Finally Friday gathering, and since we aren't big fans of Bud and beach music, we passed.
Tomorrow we're going to try to go downtown early enough to cheer on some of the runners. Okay, we'll probably only manage to get there in time for the slowest in the pack, but hey, who needs cheering more than the runners bringing up the rear?
So on our recent trip to Brooklyn, we assigned ourselves the task to discover the truth about New York pizza. We started by setting our sights on two pizzerias considered by many sources to be among the best: Lucali's and Grimaldi's.
I'd be interested in hearing what New Yorkers (current and former) consider to be the hallmarks of authentic New York style pizza. Comments, anyone?
First stop, Lucali's. That's their pie at the top, and here's the brick oven:
Next stop, Grimaldi's, right under the Brooklyn Bridge. They're famous for their coal-fired brick oven.
Then we strolled around town, visiting a few of the art galleries with First Friday openings. And finally, we ended up at the Griffin Bookshop's new digs on Caroline Street in the former home of the Pavilion. Stop in at their grand opening open house on Saturday, May 17 from 7:30 to 10 pm. They have live music every Friday and Saturday night from 7:30-9:30, and on Friday local musician Bob Gramann was playing (below). But I admit that we only listened briefly before finding friends on the back porch, where we spent the rest of the night until closing, chatting in the warm evening air.
I very uncharacteristically put in many hours this weekend engaged in a home improvement project, wrestling uncooperative wallpaper off a bathroom's walls. But I'm not one to let household chores get in the way of a good time, so I put away the scraper in time to join friends at a Kentucky Derby garden party, even coming away with a few bucks after picking the winner. And on Sunday morning, we got in a little tennis at Riverbend High School before that pesky bathroom beckoned again. For all you Spotsylvania tennis players, the court at the Chancellor Community Center has been resurfaced this season, and new fencing put up, so our alternative tennis venue is looking good these days (ah, my tax dollars at work).
On Sunday afternoon, after victory over the bathroom was declared, my husband and I went to Hurkamp Park (below), where we laid out our blanket and enjoyed a lazy hour basking in the sun. We'll be back in the park for the Fredericksburg Art Festival, May 17-18.


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In 1989 the French historian Arlette Farge published an elegantly-written small book on judicial archives and the ways in which historians can engage the documents those archives contain. The book was titled _Le Goût de l'archive_ , a play on words implying both the taste of & a taste for the archive. Insightful, witty, and erudite, the work became a classic among readers in France, and was translated into Spanish and into Portuguese. Farge vividly evokes the vision of life in ancien régime Paris that emerges from police records and the archives of the Bastille, while warning of the traps that archives have laid for us, the illusions of immediacy that can lead us astray. In short, astringent chapters she reflects on the difficulty of confronting "Traces by the Thousands," and the lure of finding "Captured Speech."
For years no publisher took on the task of translating Farge's (nearly poetic) prose into English. So aficionados of the book who wanted to teach it had to try to coax students into reading it in the original French, or attempt to convey Farge's brilliance in paraphrase. But this month the book will appear from Yale University Press, under the title THE ALLURE OF THE ARCHIVES, translated by Thomas Scott-Railton, with a forward by Natalie Zemon Davis. The advance reviews are admiring.
The book will apparently be available from Yale University Press as of Monday, August 19, in time for last-minute additions to syllabi in courses on methodology, on legal history, on historical writing. . . or any course in which one needs to discuss what it is that historians do and how they do it. (I will be assigning selections, for example, in a seminar on law and slavery, by way of preparing law students to use raw testimony from U.S. court records in developing their own analyses.)
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Scott on Farge, "The Allure of the Archives"
Via LHB reader Rebecca Scott (University of Michigan) we have word that Yale University Press will soon publish an English translation of The Allure of the Archives, by Arlette Farge (Director of Research in Modern History, Centre
National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris). Normally we post whatever description the press has offered, but Professor Scott generously allowed us to publish her own write-up on the book:
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Heterogeneous Production Efficiency of Specialized Swine Producers
This research evaluates the efficiency of swine firms differing by specialization type and employed technologies. Measures of technical, allocative, scale, economic, and overall efficiency are separately and jointly estimated for farrow-to-finish, farrow-to-feeder, feeder-to-finish, farrow-to-weanling, weanling-to-feeder, and mixed operations. Findings confirm appreciable differences in efficiency and causes of efficiency. Results suggest that overall efficiency of farrow-to-finish and farrow-to-weanling operations is on average lower than farrow-to-feeder, feeder-to-finish, and weanling-to-feeder operations. In addition, Tobit models examining how demographic factors, farm type, and input expenses influence efficiency indicate additional variation across firm specializations. This information can help aid in making more appropriate decisions such as producers altering their input mixes or researchers evaluating the existence and implications of firm heterogeneity in an industry.
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Stylus R Us I bought the 9" stylus from Stylus R Us. I am really pleased with it. I also bought a 4" stylus from them but it is too short for use with my phone. Since I live a few blocks away, I'm meeting the owner at Burger King and going to exchange it for a longer one or one of the retractable stylus. The also, have a raised button to put on the home button which makes it easier to use my IPad. That's $15.99 so I'm buying that also. Phyllis
Hi Phylliskb, welcome to the forum! You are going to meet the famous Jack at a Burger King??? Surely you all can find a better establishment to equal the high quality product you are exchanging (LOL). Please tell Jack that I absolutely enjoy the Masserati Stylus, it is incredible!
So aim reading with interest about how everyone loves the SRU stylus. However, how does it work for taking lots of notes? I currently use pen and paper, and am used to a nice smooth feel, but there is definitely a certain amount of friction to know the pen is on the paper. Before finding this site, I looked at a number of stylii at Amazon, and got the Boxwave which has a tip similar to the targus. Using this with penultimate, notes plus, etc it feels much like writing with a pen on a piece of paper. There is such emphasis of no pressure with the SRU that I wonder how people can make rapid strokes and keep the touch so light. The videos show mostly mundane tasks such as app selection, scrolling, etc. I don't mind using my finger for any of that, i need a stylus for speed - writing notes, drawings, etc rapidly. Does the SRU stylus do that? If so, what sizes do people use? My favorite pen size is the Mont Blanc Classic Ballpoint pen. The SRU wands look very thin. I am falling into the category of "looks and sounds too god to be true" and since there seems to be no way to try other than buy, I am just looking for some people with use expectations similar to mine.
I don't have any problems writing extensive notes with the Roger iWand or my latest addition, the Red Corvette from SRU. Flows really well and I like the feel of not having to press hard to write. I also have a 4" SRU and love it for quick notes when I am using my iPad in bed at night. I might poke my eye out with the Roger in that situation!
The Boxwave and the Targus are both the same product. I own that product, it was my first stylus and now it is a backup. I don't really need a back up for my Stylus R Us products. I'm keeping the Boxwave to remind me to always do some research before spending hard earned money on useless or inadequate products. I have two styli from Stylus R Us, the first one I bought was the Roger iWand that Lavender**Lady mentioned. It is a long, thin, lightweight, aluminum stylus. If you look further up in this thread, I posted a picture of the Targus/Boxwave and this Roger iWand. About three weeks after I started using the Roger iWand, I decided I needed a more pen like stylus as the length of the Roger iWand was hard to carry around. That is when I bought the Masserati, which has the same heft and weight of a Montblanc ball point pen. The stylus come in different colors, materials, styles. I think they use cars to name their styli because the company is probably trying to avoid trademark or copywrite laws of pen name brands. Because the tips are fabric, regular use sometimes matts the fiber so the company includes a small velcro strip to refluff it. I find I refluff about every 3 weeks. Using this stylus is very easy and less fatiguing than the Targus. The Targus is rubber like, so it squeaks as I use it across the screen protector clad iPad. Taking notes is amazingly easy with the Masserati. I document on a daily basis meetings I attend throughout my workday. People were impressed when I first pulled it out and they thought I was going to use a pen on my iPad. This is one product that relies, not so much on try before you buy it, but by word of mouth and forums like this one. I'm assuming that Stylus R Us is such a small company and a single product manufacturer that it doesn't have the kind of funds to send copies of their product to other companies like Engadget to try them out and review. They also don't seem to have the kind of manufacturing line that allows them to send their products to retail companies to sell in stores like Best Buy. You may see a poster on this forum named JackBauer, he is the company founder and head stylus maker (I believe) and he is very passionate about his product. I might appear to be a company shill, I am not. I have spent $29 on the Roger iWand and another $39 on the Masserati stylus. I do not anticipate buying another stylus from Stylus R Us because this product does not need to be replaced. It is more than adequate and it does what I bought it for. Yup, too good to be true!
Matt - I read the whole thread, and have been following it for a little while. I know that you are not a shill. just passionate about a product. I respect that, I do the same thing myself. I currently don't have any problems with the boxwave squeaking, and it seems to work OK, but it is relatively thin and a bit short, and if the Maserati is the weight, and feel of a Mont Blanc, I would be pretty happy with that. Thanks for the input. I will continue to use my boxwave for a little while, but at the first sign of issues, I will purchase one of the SRUs... Update - I just bought the Jobs and Trump combo. I'm a sucker for passion, small businesses, and quality. I'll report back after receiving and using them.
I feel the same way with my Targus. Would I mind some length, no, but it works for me. I'm also not too keen on the idea of needing to re-fluff the fabric tip, but people do seem to love the SRU products, so it's whatever works. The Targus one does what I need.
What??? Okay, I wasn't TWISTING your arm to buy a stylus!! But if you don't like the two you got from Stylus R Us and want to go back to Targus, please PM and I'll send you my Targus


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Winding Bay & creeks in Eleuthera
Good afternoon.
Has anyone fished Winding Bay in southern Eleuthera? I've seen some photos recently and it looks shallow & fishy but I also noticed some creeks that lead to some mangroves. I think it also connects to Half Sound. I'd like to try some new spots and stalking through some creeks might be fun. Any suggestions south of Governor's Harbour would be appreciated. Thanks, Marty |
Half sound has fish, not so many, but large, I was last there a couple of years ago and didn't see anything, before that it was during the nineties my wife and I stayed at Club Eleuthera two years running and I did encounter fish and they were big. As for Winding Bay, I've heard of fish there but never saw any other than barracuda.
Jon |
both places are kind of hit and miss. Sometimes there are a few fish, sometimes not.
Thanks guys. I've got what looks like a perfect moon phase and tides. I'll poke around and hopefully find some good fishing and report back.
Marty |
Hey Marty
A few years back our family spent 2 weeks on Winding Bay. Caught bones where the Bay meets the ocean. Caught jacks and cuda in the bay. The bay has a lot of grass and it is hard to see fish. I fished Half Bay a few times. The inlet has some big cuda and HUGE parrott fish. Saw some BIG sharks in the inlet also. The mangroves in the corner towards Winding Bay hold bones and some big ones. There is a dirt road all around Half Bay. At the South? end head out towards the ocean and travel North? back towards the inlet. Some nice bones in the ocean stretch. Also some nice beach and snorkeling there. Great place for a picinic. Send me a PM if I can help further. I am envious....Eleuthera is a wonderful place! best Jim |
Thanks Jim.
I fished the southern end of Half Bay and saw no fish even though it looked like a good spot. I also checked out the mangroves in the southeast corner. I noticed some oysters clinging to the mangrove roots there. And I drove to the end of the peninsula and ended up on a cliff about 50 feet high with no way to get down to the water. It was a miracle I got the car out of there. Maybe I'll try Turtle Beach. My neighbors in N. Palmetto Pt. say there is a HUGE Parrot fish right in front of their house. I'll have to snorkle over there to check it out. While snorkling in front of my house in 15 of water I noticed a school of jacks circling and saw a school of bones swimming just under them. I was wondering all day where the darn things were. Maybe my blindcasting bothered them and kept them from moving along the beach. |
Marty -
I think I drove to the end of that peninsula too - beautiful place, but wow what a feeling of relief when you get back onto pavement :) Here's a pic I took of young fishermen working hand lines at the cove which is at the base of that point. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...5_320865_n.jpg Quote:
We also spent 2 weeks in N. Palmetto. A house called Tropical Impulse. The family really enjoyed the snokeling and beach there. Saw a few bones in the surf....but not many. btw: on both occasions we were in Eleuthera in June. |
Tropical Impulse is a nice house. You must remember Delshire Mingo - the caretaker. I hung out with the guests there last November. Three girls from California. :) Chef David from Tippy's gave me directions to Half Bay and said he saw lots of fish in there diving. I think he spearfishes in there. After Hurricane Irene the drive out on the peninsula was treacherous. More so than normal. Fish or no fish it's still a great place to visit. Marty |
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Cool ideas for my wrangler?
I've got 4 months to fix my baby up before I go out on my own! I'm on a budget, but I wanna have my dream car lookin' good :)
I already know I'm getting subwoofers, and new dash speakers! But other than that everything is what was originally on it. Help! |
Save your money and wait for a man, but be careful. He'll want to take the top off, raise the bottom, and spin the tires, without a real plan for your Jeeps future :rolleyes:
Well if your getting new speakers, get a new head unit if you haven't already. Also, a set of rims, preferable black would change the looks greatly and set the Jeep off from looking stock. With that said, add a nice set of all terrain tires 30x9.50 or 31x10.50 and you'll have a head turner!
Well...IMO one of the least expensive and most worthwhile things you can do is upgrade the lighting, i.e. halogen headlamps and fog lights, if you don't already have some. Perhaps driving lights? The stock headlamps are very week on our wranglers. If you do any night driving, you'll be thankful of the upgrades. I know I am. It was one of the first things I did. |
Are you crazy? Why would anyone light up a jeep with under lighting? I guess you are a city jeeper...you know those that drive around the city and think you are cool but never get off the road. If you want lights get them up on the roll bars and the rest of you stop sissifying the JEEP. If you are agrreeing with her then sell your jeep and buy a KIA! Next you will be putting in sub woofers and thumbing at the lights... Stay true to the legend....the legend they call JEEP!
Yeah....nice headlights maybe some wheels and tires.... I would skip the woofer.
High quality speakers in the soundbar and dash make a huge difference - -skip the spacehog woofers |
rip the carpet, bedline it, put on a snorkel, and go tackle so big puddles!
Fog lamps and some wheels and tires are definitely good ideas! They make a huge difference! Check the for sale section here on the forum and your local craigslist...there are always tons of good deals on CL...wish I had more money to take advantage of them!! Edit: Very well put Phil! |
Thank you guys, well thanks to the ones that helped..... :) i love my jeep, and im gonna make it the way i feel comfortable driving it!
I suggest saving the money from the woofer and putting it toward new speakers. I wanted to put a sub in mine at first but I realized there is no room to put one and that if I have the top down the chances that someone will steal it are greater or it might rain, ruining it. What I ended up doing was replacing the blown factory sub in my console with a $20 one I found online. It's good enough for me :P besides audiophiles don't buy jeeps, too much wind noise.
As far as other mods, take off the milk jugs, repaint your fender flares black (if they're faded. My 04 flares were so I imagine yours are), new wheels (cragar soft 8 is a very popular wheel - $49 a pop), and possibly new more aggressive tires. |
It really depends on your budget. But aftermarket speakers/head unit should def be towards the top of your list. (i practically blew the speakers in my soundbar)
Tires... only if you need them, I'd opt more for an exhaust and intake. |
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#1 Please dont call it a car....you are a proud owner of a Jeep!
#2 My best suggestion is a set of mirror relocation brackets or motorcycle mirrors so you can take the doors off come spring....besides that save as much as you can for gas $ because you will be doing a hell of a lot of driving! |
awesome ideas. just bought my first jeep recently too. thanks for showing me the craigers. they look awesome and 50 bucks aint bad.
cant wait. :Thanx: |
what are good looking tires that are relatively cheap and doesnt need a lift to fit em?
Remove the end caps on the bumper is a freebee. Another is to cut it down on the ends. Shows some more tire which always looks good on a jeep and again gives it a old school cj look and tough too. Tinted windows for the soft top and tint the front windows. Thats always a cheaper easier thing to do that makes a big difference. The sound system like you've mentioned. But don't get a sub first. Music is nothing with out clarity. Get some good speakers a head unit and if you can swing it a amp to power the speakers. Trust me you'll enjoy that more then a sub. Another option other then rims thats cheap and takes some time and work is refinishing the wheels. I used duplicolor wheel coating on mine. And its holding up and looks great. Personally I went with graphite for the color to give it a good look. I'm also using that same paint on the grill (got the idea from the jk mountain editions). Check out my jeep profile to see what the wheels look like and see what I have for a sound system. Trust me the sound system is LOUD and extremely clear. It also still gives some good bass from the 6x9's in the back. If you have questions regarding the wheel coating or sound system shoot me a pm. I'd be glad to give some pointers.
Ian |
lift, tires, lockers, winch, armor. the important stuff.
If you're going for subs, you have to be willing to give up the space. A good box is essential. I lucked out and got a Thunderform 2x10" box cheap off of Craigslist. Thunderform Series JWTJ97 | Jeep - Wrangler TJ 1997-2006 | MTX Audio It points the subs down and is contoured exactly to the trunk, with grooves for the rear seat brackets slide through when it folds and even a little curved space for the soft top to sit on. But if you type "sub box jeep" into craigslist you should find lots of people selling little boxes they made... |
Train horns... so when someone cuts in front of you the horn doesn't sound like a dying goat and you get their attention. :D In all seriousness take off the milk jugs, maybe some all-terrain tires and some cheap side mirrors that mount in the door posts so you can take the doors off. Then just enjoy it. No need to massively modify it, if the need doesn't call for it. The best part about owning a Jeep is customizability. Build something you'll be happy with and keep waving to fellow Jeepers :wavey:.
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i ended just getting a box made by a friend, didnt really cost me anything. i saw a probox for a jeep on craigslist, it was a little out of my pricerange but i know those are solid boxes |
The good part is that the guy threw in this massive steel bar that he welded to bold the thing down and make it somewhat thief proof. The point is that I love it :D. |
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WHOA :eek: That is awesome! Never have to worry about what you can't see at night under the Jeep again. :thumb: |
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- 1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
- 2 large pears, peeled and sliced
- Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 6 teaspoons all-purpose flour, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cold butter
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- Low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt, optional
- In a large bowl, combine cranberries and pears. Combine the sugar substitute, sugar, 1 teaspoon flour and cinnamon; sprinkle over cranberry mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar and remaining flour. Cut in butter until crumbly; stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over cranberry mixture.
- Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until topping is golden brown and pears are tender. If desired, serve warm with frozen yogurt. Yield: 8 servings.
Reviews for Cranberry Pear Crisp
"Delicious! Also great with blueberries"
"A great combination of fruits. I don't use artificial sweeteners because I don't think they are healthy but I do use a natural sweetener that looks and tastes like sugar, xylitol. Since it metabolizes in the body independent from insulin, it does not cause blood sugar to elevate therefore safe for diabetics. It is not calorie-free but has 40% less calories and sugar and is good for your teeth and bones. I just substituted xylitol for all the sugar and sweetener. It was great!"
"We love this dessert. I have made it twice and have frozen pears and cranberries to make it this winter,"
"Most definitely I will be making this again. Enjoyed by all in the family."
"Mrs. Magoo, the recipe calls for sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar. So you could just use 1/2 cup sugar NOT in addition to the sugar substitute.
Enjoy.""I didn't have any sugar substitute handy so used all sugar. It was wonderful!! I usually don't put nuts in recipes but used them this time. I'm glad I did because it added a nice texture to the crisp. Kids aren't crazy about cranberries so I'll probably use a different fruit with the pears next time. But the adults loved it."
"This receipt is very appealling. Is the sugar substitute merely a way of reducing caolries in this recipe? I would love to make it, but would like to know if you can use all sugar instead of sugar substitute and real sugar combined. I'm not convinced that these sugar substitutes are the healthiest alternative."
"i changed the recipie by using cranberry sauce and i also added a little cardomam to give it a little different taste. i also used a large can of pears with the juice drained off."
"Thank you Ruth for a great recipe for us diabetics! I like lots of fruit in my desserts and this one seems loaded. I will use Splenda and skip the sugar in the fruit because I don't mind tartness. I will use corn starch so my husband who can't eat gluten can eat it. I will use dark brown sugar in the crisp because it has a great rich flavor. Kemps (from Cedarburg, WI) makes a great sugar free/fat free frozen yogurt for only 70 calories a half cup. I will use that. I never thought of combining pears and cranberries before. Wisconsin has great cranberry crops which are in season right now. Thank you, thank you for another wonderful recipe for those of us that live with dietary restrictions. Please keep them coming. When I don't have dessert for a while I am tempted to eat regular high sugar desserts which aren't good for me. These sort of desserts are keeping me satisfied and off of medications. Bless you, Linda Faust, Greendale, WI"
"Our family does not do refined sugar or sugar substitutes so made this with 1/2 cup raw sugar with the fruit and raw sugar in topping then served it with a small amount of cream. Did not peel pears since peels seem to disintegrate in baking. The nutrition data would change but it was fabulous. I often combine pears and cranberries--they are a natural sweet/sour combo!"


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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Tax Loss Selling
When you sell an investment for more than you paid for it, you have made a capital gain, and you will have to declare this gain on your taxes if it is not in a tax-sheltered account, like an IRA in the US or an RRSP in Canada. If you sell an investment for less than you paid for it, you have a capital loss. Fortunately, each year you pay taxes on your net capital gain, which means that you get to subtract all your losses from your gains.
So, if you are going to have a net capital gain this year, you might consider selling one of those high-tech stinkers to create a capital loss to offset your capital gain. Take some time to think through all the relevant tax implications, though. For example, if your income is unusually low this year, you might be better off to pay taxes on your capital gains at a lower tax rate and save your capital losses for another year.
Don't forget to take into account all costs when deciding on the best course of action. Most people correctly take into account commissions, but not spreads. See this essay about apreads for details.
To take advantage of this idea for the 2007 taxation year, you need to sell the losing stock before the end of the year. To put it more precisely, the transaction has to take place before the end of the year. When you make a stock trade, the actual swap of stock for money doesn't take place until 3 business days later. It is this day that has to fall in 2007 for your tax loss selling to work for this year.
According to the Times Colonist, the last day for 2007 tax loss selling in the US is Dec. 26, and in Canada Dec. 24. Because I prefer not to cut things too close, I usually do my tax loss selling well before the deadline. Update: An alert reader (Tom) found contradinctory information about tax filing in the US at Fairmark (see his comment below). According to Fairmark, stock sales can take place on 2007 Dec. 31 and still qualify for capital losses in 2007. To be safe, I'll stick to doing my tax loss selling before Christmas.
Although tax considerations are an important part of investing, don't let taxes drive all of your decisions. It's important to take a long-term view of your investment success and not be overly influenced by short-term tax considerations. That said, it seems sensible to save money on your taxes by getting rid of a $100 position in a stock you've tried to forget about.
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could this be an error?
Trade Date Controls
When determining what year you sold your stock, the trade date is what matters. This is the day the transaction took place on the stock exchange. If you contact your broker on the last trading day of the year, you can complete a sale in the current year if your broker executes the trade that day. On major exchanges, the last trading day is December 31 unless that day falls on a weekend.
Settlement Date
Stock market trades generally settle a few days after the trade date. This is the day shares and cash actually change hands. But the settlement date doesn't matter for purposes of determining when your sale took place. If your trade date is in the current year and your settlement date is in the following year, the tax law says you made the sale in the current year (year of the trade date). Tom: That's interesting. I heard someone say this once, but I had never seen it in writing. The Fairmark site contradicts other information I've found.
To be safe, I always do all my tax loss selling before Chrismas. I suppose that if I did hapeen to sell a stock on Dec. 31st, I would file in whatever way helped me more, but I would be prepared to be reassessed.


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Stock Chart Analysis CHNR
China Natural Resources Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:CHNR)
I meant to get this chart out last night, but I was having all sorts of problems with my internet connection. CHNR has attempted to end it's correction a couple of times, and it looks like it may be ready to follow through. This is a huge descending triangle that has formed here, and it looks like CHNR is already out of it. The first target is the last pivot high over 28. I think it will more then likely test the 32.85 pivot high, and while CHNR is capable of doing it in one fell swoop, it will probably pullback a few times before doing it. While this is a risky and volatile stock, it has been trading steadily and the reward is high enough to justify the risk.
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