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Heat is possibly my favourite book ever written, and certainly my favourite on the subject of food. This qualification feels reductive: all great books contain more than and transcend their subject matter. So – yes – this is loosely about first-hand experience of trades related to cooking, or food: an account of Bill Buford's time as a "kitchen slave, line cook, pasta-maker and apprentice to a butcher in Tuscany", as the cover will tell you. But it is also an underdog story as compelling as anything found in sport (that comma betokening the transition from kitchen slave to line cook contains multitudes); an account of obsession; a meditation on how industrialisation is encroaching on the old ways, and whether the old ways are worth protecting in the first place.
It's autobiographical, but layers a host of supporting characters into its weft. Mario Batali, first and foremost, for whom the book acts as a hagiography of sorts, but also Marco Pierre White, the fearsome master butcher Dario Cecchini, and many other deftly drawn portraits. For a book so relatively short, it is astonishing how many rich, distinct, tangibly human stories Buford is able to tell: the full cycle from a baby being born, to a deeply unhappy man's lonely suicide. We get accounts of dinners at some of the best restaurants on earth; we also get an unflinching look at the reality of the New York labour market – largely Latino, largely undocumented – that exists in the shadows, ensuring your pappardelle arrives perfectly al dente.
Buford himself is the single touchpoint that links all these stories; inadvertently, in his search for the nucleus of what he calls 'the myth of Mario', he follows the journey of food (the now-hoary cliché of the farm-to-table supply chain) in reverse. We begin at the restaurant Babbo, where veal shanks are braised for hours in Barolo; we end at a macelleria in Tuscany, where animals are broken down into both a host of arcane cuts known only to Dario and the Maestro, and stalwarts from your butcher at home: neck, shoulder, trotter, and shank. On the way, we get a sense of just how many processes food goes through, and the work this involves: the daily agony of the sfoglina with her mattarello; the effort that goes into making just the marinade for that brasato al Barolo; the decades of accumulated knowledge of and familiarity with the flesh of a cow required to discern a campanello (me neither) from a girello (still me neither).
As well as seeing what happens to food on its way to people, Buford captures what happens to people when they think about food, outlining all of the many ways that food can mean. To some, food is sex, be it stereotypically virile (Gordon Ramsay, in quotation: cooking is like "having the most amazing hard on, with Viagra sprinkled on top of it") or a subtler sort of seduction (a lengthy excerpt from Jonathan Reynolds' monologue Dinner with Demons breathily describes a menu of shrimp Rothschild, tournedos Rossini, and an impossibly phallic desert called Le Talleyrand, after which Reynolds warns "things can get very moist"). The book starts with food as the very epitome of hospitality and friendship, Batali bowling into a dinner party with armfuls of wine and a block of lardo, which he then slices very thinly and places onto the other attendees' tongues "with a startling flourish of intimacy". The book closes on an anguished Dario, who flails against the dying of the light, the growing bastardisation of the food of his beloved Tuscany, the rapacious encroachment of "bizzness" on his what he refers to as his "works" (Dario: "I am repelled by marketing. I am an artisan. I work with my hands. My model is from the Renaissance"; Buford: "something, somehow (call it, once again, the twentieth century) went badly wrong, almost everywhere, as though great stretches of the globe had been inexplicably afflicted by a gastronomic amnesia and forgot that beef came from a cow, an animal that, like all animals, needed to be treated well"). The thesis is simple: food can be anything to anyone; or, put another way: food is everything.
To a 19 year-old brought up in a country still breaking free from a post-rationing fug of Puritanism when it came to this particular subject, Heat represented permission: to think about this stuff, to care about this stuff, to write about this stuff. It also represented a swoon-inducing love letter to Italy, a country that I had never, at 19, visited – I bought the book in an airport WHSmith on my first trip there – and where, ten years later, I would get married.
Via the River Café cookbook I was aware that Italian food was not just spag bol – was not, in fact, spag bol at all – but here I was lifting the lid on another side of it entirely; not the summery simplicity of Ruth and Rose's photography, but something at once gutsier and more perfumed: lardo not supermarket San Daniele, pajata not pepperoni pizza; the mystifying, floral spice blend favoured by the Medici; the deep, haunting aroma of an authentic ragù alla Bolognese. You got a sense of just what went into making a country's cooking a cuisine: the influence of immigrants; the power of the market (what Buford discovers is called the "dominant demand" theory of economics); the exchange of technique and ingredients from low to high – there is a wonderful digression about the rehabilitation of the shortrib and its elevation from butcher's castoff to high-end it-ingredient – and high to low; the centuries of evolution. At one point, Buford goes a little mad in a hunt for the first cook to use an egg in making pasta; the breadth and depth of sources he forces himself to consult – taking detours via the Liber de coquina, an anonymous text from the 1200s, and into the legends of 14th century lasagnari – reveals how deep in history a given dish within a given culture can cast its roots.
Heat is a survey of the real food of Italy; there is a small irony, therefore, that much of the book takes place at Babbo, where authenticity is fetishized to the point of inedibility – Buford recounts diners balking at some of the gnarlier specials; he cites Batali having to rebrand lardo as "prosciutto bianco" – but where the food is also, paradoxically, very much the food of a redheaded American dude born in Seattle and fond of jamming out to the Grateful Dead. Another lesson to an impressionable youth: great chefs are like artists; they have interests and preoccupations that find funny outlets in their work, signature flourishes. For Batali it is the secret hidden dose of zing ("some spicy, salty, sweety thing to get the saliva glands all worked up and full of spit") that alleviates in part his devotion to richness (his new motto, trialled to the dismay of those who have ordered the Babbo tasting menu: "wretched excess is just barely enough"). But it's also the obsession in letting nothing go to waste ("writer guy: busted!" he accosts Buford after a rummage through the garbage has revealed he's been discarding carrot tops that have a plethora of valid uses); it is the monomaniacal pursuit of the taste that America is waiting for at his new pizzeria (a taste, or more specifically a texture, which leaves Buford on the verge of vomiting).
Obsession is a recurring theme; practically everyone we meet (Buford most of all) is driven by something borderline illogical into actions that to many appear incomprehensible. Stages slogging it out for no pay; women working in the toxic environment of a male-dominated kitchen; Dario fighting a losing battle against forces outside his control. When people get the break for which they have been working for years, it is astonishingly uplifting: perhaps my favourite arc in the whole book is the story of Casa Mono, the Spanish place that Batali finally helps his deputy Andy to open (especially the moment when the cooking there is pronounced "through the fucking roof" after a lengthy tasting involving Buford, Batali, and – an indelible detail – a dish-by-dish report card). Restaurant stories like this rarely have a happy ending. It is hard to open a restaurant, to work in or run a restaurant, to have your restaurant exposed to constant critical scrutiny: Heat is a how-to manual; Heat is also a cautionary tale.
It's also the most vivid depiction of the enclosed hell of a restaurant kitchen that exists in print. Shortly after finishing it for the first time – now on a kitchen memoir kick – I picked up a copy of Kitchen Confidential. I don't doubt the veracity of Bourdain's stories (well, most of them, anyway), and some of them are pretty rad, if you're the sort of dude who uses the word rad. But Bourdain's account is all go go go, all coked-up manic energy, a nine-inch boner with Viagra sprinkled on top. Buford captures the essential boredom at the heart of every occupation, the necessary mindless routine of getting your mise sorted; it's also a little cruel compared the hazily gonzo stylings of an only so-so writer to Buford's elegant, endlessly readable prose. He somehow captures all of the romance and passion that people invest in food and drink without straying into cringily earnest spoddiness or throbbingly embarrassing porn; his descriptions of even menial tasks in the kitchen (cubing carrots; frying tiny leaves of thyme) are poetically spare (there is none better than his celebration of using your fingertips to test the doneness of meat; how it allows you to "see the whole cut feelingly").
Gosh, but I love this book unreservedly. There are so many great vignettes: Mario and Marco knocking out the world's best pub food in a toxic atmosphere; Dario upending some offending wine at the village trattoria and being hit over the head with a stack of menus by the manager in retaliation; Buford's possessiveness over his giant pot of polenta in the face of advances from an Italian chef at an event. There are so many great lines, many of them taken direct from the mouth of Batali himself. In the end, there is just so much, which possibly explains why my copy is basically falling apart from reuse. I have read it at least once a year since I bought it in 2006; every time I go back I discover something new and delightful. On the verge of a trip to Liguria, I am about to pick it up once more; the only thing more exciting on my horizon is that the long-overdue sequel to Heat hinted at in its final pages, Dirt, may actually be coming out relatively soon. It's about Buford's time training as a chef in Lyon, which (I hope) means it will be to France what Heat was to Italy. A love-letter to its food, but also a key to unlock it, in all its splendour, for the rest of your life.


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|Louise Falls.
|Grant leading up pitch one.
The end of my trip to Alberta was pretty uneventful. On Sunday we went to Lake Louise and climbed the fals there. It wasn't very hard but was pretty fun. It was also probably the most pure ice climbing I have done for a while as most of my "ice climbing" this year has been drytooling on rock with very little ice.
|Starting up pitch two.
|Looking out across upper Lake Louise.
I'd like to give a super big THANK YOU to my friends Pat and Candace for letting me crash at there place and for feeding me!

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text: Meet July's artists Rodolfo Garcia Velasquez and Lizzet Santiago Hurtado and their daughter Diamela Sarai. Rodolfo and Lizzet, creators of our popular Santa gourds, started their group of gourd artisans in 2006. The group is called Allim Maky meaning hands working in pairs. Rodolfo and Lizzet work hard but also take time out to spend with Diamela. They enjoy playing and helping her with homework. Rodolfo and Diamela love to play volleyball in the afternoons and on the weekends she loves to help her dad count the gourds. When Rodolfo travels to Huancayo to collect the money for their carved gourds he buys story books for Diamela and they read them together before bed. They are very happy living in Chico Cochas - Huancayo.


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Although snow might be cleared completely from a certain sidewalk, fluctuations in temperature can cause the remaining snow lining the path to melt and then freeze again on the cleared surface causing a dangerously slippery situation. There are a few solutions to remedy this situation all with varying degrees of cost, effectiveness, and environmental impact. If you are just looking to add some grip to the sidewalk doing so can be done as simply as just spreading a bit of sand or even kitty litter on the icy section of sidewalk. Unfortunately, this does nothing to melt the ice. It does add enough grit to the surface to prevent slips and falls however.
More times than not, sand or cat litter is just not enough and salt has to be liberally applied. Salt not only adds grip to the surface, but it also does something almost magical. It reduces the freezing temperature of water!
Although there are quite a few varieties of salt available for purchase, rock salt and calcium chloride are the two primary varieties. We recommend only using calcium chloride, NOT rock salt. The below chart of these two chemical's properties is why:
Rock Salt
Calcium Chloride
So what are you going to buy and use the next time a big snow storm comes through Hoboken or Jersey City? Well, it is up to you, but we hands down recommend calcium chloride!
Another alternative is just to call Clean Popo and have us handle your snow removal and salting requirements. From cleaning, to painting, to snow removal, we do it all!


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Where Does Online Education Leave Professors?
As higher education moves online, will professors lose their jobs? Daphne Koller, co-founder and co-CEO of Coursera, says, no. Likewise, the quality of education they can provide will improve, if they adapt, Koller said at WSJ's CEO Council in Washington.
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When you participate in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), or any other 12-Step program, you hear a lot of scary and extreme information about addiction. For example, has anyone ever told you that your addiction is "doing push-ups in the parking lot"? This common expression is an anthropomorphism with harmful consequences, and Freedom Model Retreats can help you deconstruct and understand exactly why it isn't true.
When you ascribe human characteristics to addiction, it can seem like a scary, strong, and independent force that controls your behaviors. This idea aligns with the traditional 12-Step definition of addiction: a lifelong disease that 12 Step programs state will always be one step ahead of you. However, this threat is unnecessary and exaggerated, because even legitimate medical diseases aren't personified to this extent.
For example, aggressive diseases like cancer actually do seize control over your body, but oncologists don't suggest to patients that their tumors are in training to get as big and strong as possible. If addiction were truly a disease, the race to outdo it would be futile, and using substances would be a symptom, rather than a choice. This idea is dangerous because it tells substance users that there's very little they can do to change their desires, behaviors, or self-image and this is simply not true.
In reality, substance use is merely a habit that may or may not affect you in negative ways. If you continue to seek drugs or alcohol even after you've decided not to, it could be that you're still not dealing with life in the most productive ways. However, it doesn't mean your addiction strong-armed its way into your consciousness and forced you to choose short-term effects over long-term success. It just means you still have some work to do.
Addiction isn't a cunning predator that's waiting to cause another relapse nor is it determined to make your sobriety as difficult as possible. Addiction doesn't really exist but substance use does. Substance use is a behavior that you — and only you — can control. Once you're committed to a goal of sobriety or moderation in your substance use, no habit or substance is actually capable of plotting against you or preventing your progress.
Rather than living in fear and paranoia, our guests learn that they have complete control over their futures. If they previously used drugs to avoid dealing with painful emotions, they don't blame that behavior on the strength of addiction. Instead, they acknowledge that there were other options available to them, which they ignored or avoided in favor of a short-term high.
If you're struggling to avoid drugs or alcohol, only you can figure out why they're so appealing. Rather than replacing, removing, or delaying dealing with issues with a substance, maybe you could explore ways to confront your issues head-on and resolve them.
Dealing with life issues and strengthening your self-image isn't always easy, but it's important to remember that it's possible. Instead of imagining a shadowy force doing push-ups to overcome you, you should recognize and build your own inner strength, which is both real and always accessible to you. As you become aware of your ability to control your thought patterns, decisions, and choices, you will be more in awe of the power you hold within.
Rather than remaining concerned about imaginary parking lot predators, you can find out more about your own ability to change your substance habits and your life to a more fulfilling and happy path based on your specific wants and circumstances. If you would like to know more about Freedom Model Retreats programs, call one of our Family Consultants for further information today.
Kicking alcohol addiction can be intimidating, and we often think first of AA... but at a 5% success rate... is it best?


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Jujups.com is a new 3D printing service that has launched before the holiday season - and just in time, since their main product is Christmas-themed picture frames. Sign in to their service and you can design the frame yourself, or let them provide a design automatically. The price: USD$29.95
Jujups uses a Z-Corp printer, capable of multiple colors and high-quality output. Evidently they plan to expand their service by offering printing of other types of objects, such as small toys.
This service is a little different from others, in that it is very consumer-friendly. Most of the services I've seen are designed for architects and technicians. Jujups' website seems very easy to use and I am sure they will attract business. However, I'm not sure it's the
"world's first 3D printing portal".
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This week's press conference once again proved how erratic, dishonest and grammatically "creative" our new president can be. But we don't even have to wait for televised events to remind us of all that, since Donald Trump dispenses opinions and personal attacks on Twitter daily.
And while reading Trump's tweets can be a psychologically scarring ordeal, it turns out it's much easier if you pretend that his tweets are actually the musings of an irritable eight-year-old.
The Daily Show has made that a lot easier through the wonders of technology. Just go to MakeTrumpTweetsEightAgain.com, where you'll find a browser extension that turns all of The Donald's tweets into endearingly juvenile scribbles. Here's a taste of the kind of fun you could be having as you shake your head in disbelief at the s**t those tiny fingers are typing:
Now it's fun for all of us, Mr. President.


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TEVA selected as Loudoun County Rural Small Business of the Year
Leesburg Halloween Parade – Total Equine Team Wins Best Float
The 60th Annual Leesburg Halloween Parade is one of the oldest, longest running parades in the Eastern United States. Organized and hosted annually since inception, by the Leesburg Kiwanis, the parade doubles as a community service event through the collection of non-perishable food to benefit Loudoun Interfaith Relief. Food donations serve as the "entrance fee" for the more than 100 parade units that include police, fire and rescue, high school marching bands, horseback riders, decorated vehicles and floats. The one-mile parade on King Street draws crowds of around 15,000 spectators each year.
This year, the TEVA team decided to participate in the parade. A fun event combined with a food drive to help those in need, this proved to be a great way to continue our community service involvement. Participating is great, but winning "BEST FLOAT" is even better.
Dr. Jay created a masterpiece that transformed a TEVA truck in to a graceful Pegasus, complete with an impressive wingspan. Pegasus pulled our boneyard trailer with a horse skeleton statue surrounded by TEVA team representatives through the parade tossing candy to those in attendance.
It's time to start thinking of ways to outdo ourselves for next year's parade! Stay tuned. It's sure to be GREAT!
May 2016 AAEP Equine Veterinary Education Article
Fun, engagement help ambulatory practice win owner education events – read the article here
The American Association of Equine Practitioners is taking notice of TEVA's tried and true methods for educating local equine enthusiasts. It's such an honor to be recognized in a national publication for doing the work we love!
Check-out our write-up from the first of our summer series seminars !
See us in Morven Park's 2014 Annual Report on page 12 as a Community Partner. View the whole report here
The latest in equine laminitis by Dr. Sallie Hyman from DVM360
Loudoun County News article on Dr. Jay capturing escaped zebras


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Categories: NSW hotels, Sydney hotels
Categories: NSW hotels, Sydney hotels
Hello Mick
I have been reading the historic notes you have written on a number of hotels, and want to compliment you on your research and the interesting way you have written the stories of the hotels in the Rocks, for instance. I have ancestors who would have frequented these hotels – one of them was John Morris, who worked on the 'Lucy Ann' and the 'Joseph Weller', travelling backwards and forwards to NZ. He moved from captaining the 'Joseph Weller' to the much quieter water world of the Parramatta River. He was captain of the 'Australia', the 'Emu' and other steam boats working on the Sydney-Parramatta run. Hence my interest in your piece here on the Emu Hotel.
George Street runs from the Old Government House in Parramatta down to the wharf area, where the steam packets used to arrive and depart. Captain John Morris lived in George Street, so I imagine he new the Emu Hotel well. I have read that it was known as 'Cadman's Steam Packet Hotel, George Street, Parramatta'. Low's Directory for 1847 has a fantastic advertisement for it which you may like to check. The advertisement finishes that it is "close to the Queen's Wharf, possessing views of the river and the surrounding country". So I hope that helps you in your quest to locate the Emu Hotel, as it later became known.
I can recommend to you a book by Catherine Bishop, titled "Minding Her Own Business". Catherine writes that Elizabeth Cadman took over the running of the Steampacket Inn in George Street Parramatta when her husband died. These were, incidentally, the same Cadmans as in 'Cadman's Cottage' at Circular Quay.
Caroline Hardie
I am a descendant of John Cadman of the Steam Packet Inn, Parramatta.
I have been researching these Inn's for many years.
The above info is not correct, the Emu Inn next door to the Steam Packet Inn, closer to the Queen's Wharf. It was originally in 1850's known as the Elephant and Castle Inn, and in C.1869 was taken over by
John Cowan Kell, the retired Captain of the paddle steamer, "Emu". Kell renamed the Inn the Emu Inn, a name which it kept until 1909, when the Inn was demolished.
The Steam Packet Inn was in 1873 devided in two, and the two storey brick section was sold to the Parramatta Gas Company, who converted the building into the Gas Company Office. The weatherboard section of the Steam Packet Inn was at that time also owned by the Kell family who used this building as a family home and Boarding House.
Regards, William Bryant
The Steam Packet Inn and the Emu Inn, were both in George Street, Parramatta.
Both on the northern side of George Street, about 30 metres apart. The Emu Inn was closer to the Queens Wharf (Government run wharf), which was about 100 metres east of Emu Inn.
The Steam Packet Inn was built in 1838 by Edye Manning, close to Parramatta River, behind the Paddle Steamer Wharf, close to the present day monument to the ship "Parramatta".
Originally Edye Mannings property was about 1 Rood in size, and was owned by Thomas and Henry Gilbert Smith, who built the paddle steamer wharf and ran the first paddle steamer ferry to Parramatta from Sydney, in June 1831. When the Smith Brothers went bankrupt, the handed the Grant over to Eye Manning, on a quit rent agreement completed in 1840.
The S P Inn, was partly two storey brick, and the eastern end was weatherboard, one storey.
Edye Manning sold the Steam Packet Inn to John Cadman in 1843, and after Cadman died in 1848, it went to his wife Elizabeth who died in 1861. In 1863, Cadman's daughter Charlotte Phoebe Cadman Sargent, sold the Inn to James Cranney. Cranney sold the Inn to the Kell family in 1869.
The Brick section was purchased by Gas Company in 1873, and demolished between 1936 and 1946.
The weatherboard section was retained by the Kell family, as the family home, they also owned the Emu Inn, next door.
The Emu Inn (which was a brick building with verandah on 3 sides) and weatherboard building next door were condemned in 1908, by Parramatta Council. Weatherboard section was demolished in August 1908, and the Emu Inn demolished a few months later in 1909.
Hope this clarifies the situation,
Regards, Willliam Bryant
Hello Mick,
I must make one small correction to my last message,
Everything I wrote is correct, except that Henry Gilbert Smith and brother Thomas, did not go bankrupt in 1830's. Their partnership was however dissolved at that time, and Thomas Smith went on to become an accountant.
The ferry service to Parramatta proved to be unsuccessful for them so they sold the ferry "Surprise" to a company in Tasmania and turned their hand to other ventures.
Edye Manning, the younger, was given permission to take over the purchase of the 1 rood property, in George Street, Parramatta, along with the ferry wharf,and when he attempted to start his own ferry service to Parramatta, with ferry "Experiment" it was a resounding success.
He then in 1838, built the Steam Packet Inn, and soon after employed Thomas Whitty Toby, the ferry Captain of the "Experiment" to be innkeeper of his new inn, which sported the first Billiard Room ever seen in Parramatta.
Regards, William Bryant


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Lammie currently sits on the board of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, serves as the vice-president & exhibitions chair of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and has affiliations to the Mattress Factory (13',14',15',16',17',18' Host Committee Annual Fundraising Event) and Quantum Theater (Q Ball, Chair, 2015 Annual Fundraising Gala).
Lawrenceville Artists Studio Tour
Lammie joined the Lawrenceville Artists Studio Tour Committee in 2013. Pittsburgh artists working in the neighborhood of Lawrenceville invite the public into their studios for a free day of art, discovery, and creative engagement. The event is held every fall and run by volunteer artists.


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I hate that I have to keep apologizing for what our lawmakers do... in this case, I'm really, really sorry that Texas HJR 6 passed yesterday in the state Senate. This resolution puts an anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment on the ballot in an election this fall. It needs a simple majority to pass, and given Texas's population makeup, I think it will probably will be made law. This amendment strictly defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman, and it invalidates any "marriage-like" arrangements, including civil unions.
This post on austinpolitics has a lot more information about the amendment and how it changes Texas law.


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Easy, One-Pot Persian Chicken
Doesn't that look amazzzzzzing?! It tastes amazing too. I've tweaked this over the years after finding the original recipe (here.) The middle eastern inspired spices contribute a flavour punch that's hard to beat and pomegranate and onion add a sweetness that rounds it out.
Making this recipe particularly great? It's damn easy and feeds a crowd. It frequents my impress-but-don't-stress recipe rotation. This recipe is my go-to when I want an easy supper thats high on flavour and low on effort. That said, this does have a long cook time - over three hours. And while that produces succulent, fall-off-the-bone chicken, it does require you to prep ahead. I don't own a slow cooker (one day, hopefully!) but I would imagine this would be perfectly suited for it. The star of this show: chicken thighs.
If you can, use bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs. This cut produces the most flavour - that skin crisps up and the bones contribute to a rich stock underneath. For those looking for a healthier alternative, skinless, boneless chicken thighs are perfectly suited. However, I would caution anyone from using chicken breast. The long cook time requires a fattier piece of meat and chicken breast would likely dry out and become quite tough. Go for the thigh!
This recipe does require one specialty ingredient (sorry! I do my best to avoid these): Pomegranate Molasses. I recognize that many of you won't have this at home. I certainly didn't. But I hope I can persuade you to buy it - it's should be available at any middle eastern grocer. It's now a staple in my pantry - sticky and sweet, it is awesome for salad dressing, marinades, you name it - and it can't be mimicked. If you absolutely can't find it - substitute a fruit chutney or fruit syrup in its place.
Up next: walnuts. It may seem odd, but I assure you with the spices it tastes fantastic.
After a quick browning of the chicken, and throwing most everything else into the pot, you're left with this. I keep the chicken about 1/2 submerged to preserve that crispy skin.
And after a quick roast in the oven (ok... not so quick... 3 hours) you're left with a delectable, fall-off-the-bone chicken that is packed with flavour. Garnished with some fresh pomegranate adds a punch of fruit flavour and freshness.


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DADA Manifesto Ltd. is a European-style boutique that stocks, with other high end labels, its own two labels—DADA COLLECTION and a new label, DADA KNIT.
DADA COLLECTION is mainly one-off pieces, made exclusively for the store; its emphasis on beautiful finish, tailoring, design and fabrics sits well with other designs in the shop and has become an important feature every season.
With ten years of experience in dealing with customer needs, Marie Strauss has designed a new label, DADA KNIT, locally produced knitwear, made from a 100% merino wool. DADA KNIT features product that is strong and individual in its design, use of colour and wearability. It is the first time this label is showcased and will be available in shops this season.
DADA designer Marie Strauss would like to thank ANTARTICA RIVIERA for their ongoing involvement with DADA, in collaboration to create accessories to make the DADA collection memorable.
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So, the million dollar question in every actors mind is usually "how do I get a part?" Well, let me tell you all about it…
The basic path goes something like this. Someone needs an actor, so they hire a casting director to find one. The casting director puts out a notice on 'Breakdown Services' (a company that specializes in providing 'legitimate' talent agents listings of what roles are being cast currently) that will list the physical attributes requested, a brief description of the role and whether or not 'sides' (a small portion of a script containing the audition material) are available and where.
Those talent agents then scour through their rosters and try to match suitable talent to the job description and submit that talent to the casting director by sending them a head shot and resume. In days past, the head shot would arrive by messenger service. Today, more often than not, the head shots, resumes and sides are all digitally delivered through services such as showfax.com, gobetween.com (and sister company screenplayonline.com). BGRated.com and actorsaccessare also providing those digital delivery systems as well.
It is very important to understand that casting directors receive thousands of submissions per part that they are casting for! Your head shot will literally receive a glance that will last about 1.5 seconds, if that. To give you an idea of the sheer volume and how hard it is to stand out, I recently cast a project where a friend told me in advance that they were submitting and I overlooked them five times before I even saw that they were there! Even if you think you are perfect for a part, don't be discouraged if you don't get picked…your face is literally swimming in a sea of humanity. Anyway, the casting director will strive to narrow those thousands down to a manageable number to audition (usually about a tenth of the submissions) and they will call them in to 'read'.
Now, recognize that the term 'read' is very misleading. If you are given sides in advance, you are expected to memorize the lines and deliver a full, emotionally realized performance. This is called a prepared reading and most actors out there fail to realize the importance of this. The casting director is looking for a few things during the audition, the most important being your PROFESSIONALISM. Their reputation is at stake and they will only choose actors that they can confidently get behind. Showing up to a 'prepared' reading unprepared will put you in the 'no' pile faster than you can say 'doh'. The next most important thing is how well you ACT, followed by how you LOOK. Most actors get that all backwards and wonder why they have trouble booking work.
If you were fortunate enough to have your head shot picked, the audition is the time to demonstrate beyond a shadow of a doubt your ability to do the job. Knowing your lines is the bare minimum effort you have to take! After you have them down, spend the time to interpret the material and understand what you are acting. When you come in, don't hold back! Bring the material to life and show off your chops. Remember that everyone in the room wants you to be good! A vibrant, professional, expressive performance really stands out, even if you're not right for that particular part. Don't worry about getting the job, focus on showing that you are a competent professional and you will become one of the actors that the casting director will actively think of when a new part comes up. This is affectionately referred to as the 'A' pile and that's where you want to be, because once you land there, the work can't help but follow.
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Finally. The device I've been waiting for. Unfortunately it looks like I'll be waiting a bit longer. I've said it before, the iPad Mini is my favorite Apple device and that the only thing lacking was simply the retina display.
While quite a few folks might opt in for the lighter, thinner, full-sized iPad Air, the 7.9" screen is the perfect tablet size for me. Easily held in one hand yet still offering a good amount of screen real estate to make reading and productivity a joy.
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After a more thorough analysis, I believe that I have now a clear image of what happened to . It appears that a hacker introduced itself into our web site through an insecure WordPress plugin. The security defect has been corrected relatively quickly, but it left a wide open gap during a few days. The… Read More
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Our computers have more and more USB ports, and we have so many storage drives plugged into them (USB drives, USB thumb drives, memory card readers, etc.) that it is somewhat difficult to recognize them all when they are displayed on the desktop. In the example below, you wonder which one is which among all… Read More
A few years ago I had written about Guillermo Luijk's technique to remove completely noise from digital photos. We know that this is a difficult task, but his solution is relatively simple: Shot the scene in a correct exposure according to our usual workflow; Repeat the shot now reducing shutter speed by 4 f-stops that… Read More
Happy Birthday HAL-9000!
It's on January 12th, 1992 that, according to Arthur C. Clarke, was born HAL-9000, the computer from "2001, A space Odyssey" (the book from Arthur C. Clarke and the movie from Stanley Kubrick). Actually, the first time it was powered on. So, it is exactly 23-year old today. Happy birthday HAL-9000! HAL-9000 is an Artificial… Read More
These old steam locomotives look great on their ancient engravings. Source: Bibliodyssey
Maintenance Percussive from Duncan Robson on Vimeo. No need for an engineer's degree!
Did you ever see a ship on a ship? And a ship on a ship on a ship?
Aluminium anodization
Metal parts can be colored in the strangest ways. When we speak about aluminium, Apple is able to produce extraordinary hues on aluminium covers. As a matter of fact, they are using an anodization process which oxydizes the surface of the metal to create small pores to receive color pigmentation which will become nearly impossible… Read More
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YouTube link Bravo à Philippe L.
Danse with the ferrous particles
Magnetic ferrous particules from the toner cartridge of a laser printer danse on the invisible lines of the magnetic field of a magnet. Compressed 01 from Kim Pimmel on Vimeo.
How a book was made?
Remember! This was long before the text reading on the screen of your mobile phone. We were using books made out of… paper. I kid you not! Here is how they made books in this long-gone era: YouTube link
Have you seen a 3D printer before?
Here is a Dimension SST 1200es 3D printer on the job of building 2 interlocked cube frames out of production-grade thermoplastic. YouTube link
For those of you who asked for more details about the reliability of lead-free soldering (see the end of my previous titled "Manufacturing of electronic boards", I have found an interesting and useful analysis from Numonyx (now Micron Semiconductors). Lead-free and leaded package soldering compatibility – Backward and forward compatibility This white paper explores the… Read More
Manufacturing color crayons
In our series of videos about how things are manufactured, here comes a colorful one: Crayons.
Color-blind people have all kinds of difficulties in the world we live in. One proposal has been made to ease their difficulties in a current situation and without any significant negative impact on the rest of the people. Who could oppose that? But why isn't it around us already?
How is print ink made? [video]
The manufacturing process for colored ink is a relatively complex one, but it is also an impressively nice one. YouTube link
A web site on which you will find a colorful collection of background pictures for your PC or your Mac: Imgur. Its only drawback is that you don't know where the picture comes from, since they are uploaded by the users as they see them here or there.
It should be easy: Move my flat to Singapore, were it was build on top of a 55 level building. Then, I would have a private 150-meter long pool, seemingly set a few inches from the precipice. Source: DailyMail.
Roumazeilles.net just went through one of these moments I will easily remember! The visit count regularly climbs since the inception of the web site, but I just noticed something I'm pretty proud of: In the last year (more precisely, the last 365 days), this web site got more than one million visits as counted by… Read More
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and wow I like how you carved the pumpkin..I've actually never been able to haha but I hope I do one day..
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In the late 1960s, the world was introduced to a San Francisco neighborhood that became famous. Singer Janis Joplin lived a block away from the band The Grateful Dead and around the corner from rocker Jimi Hendrix. Native San Franciscans call this place The Haight. The world calls it the Haight-Ashbury.
Here is what realtors say about the place now:
The attraction of the Haight in the 1960s was the cheaper rents for the old Victorian houses. Many homes had not been maintained then. Now many have been restored. The most famous collection of San Francisco Victorians are the "Painted Ladies" of Alamo Square. Here is a glimpse inside one "Painted Lady," a house that has been seen in television shows and movies. This video clip was promoting a holiday home tour from a couple of years ago:
For any of you who plan to be in San Francisco on Sunday, October 19, you will have the opportunity to tour some other Victorian homes with the Victorian Alliance. This organization is the oldest all-volunteer organization committed to the preservation and restoration of these unique San Francisco buildings. From 1 pm to 5 pm on October 19, eight homes will be open for viewing and knowledgeable docents will describe each home's history. Advance purchase tickets (by October 11) are $45 per person. Here is the Web site: https://www.victorianalliance.org/house-tour/
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A woman is being praised online for stopping traffic in Porirua and helping eight ducklings and their mother waddle across the road.
Emily Ngatoko Hana took matters into her own hands after seeing the flock of ducks on Warspite Ave attempting to cross the busy road.
After driving past and her daughter spotting the ducks, Hana drove to the roundabout and turned around to lend a helping hand.
"I went onto the wrong side of the road and held up the traffic. I got my niece to stop the other side of traffic and people just let us go through. It was fantastic.
"One of the babies couldn't jump onto the footpath so I picked one up and helped it along," Hana told the Herald.
She is filmed acknowledging stopped cars with a thumbs up before shepherding the ducks across the road.
Hana said she thanked all of the drivers afterwards for stopping, and has been amazed by how much traction the video has received.
The video has been surging online and has been seen by over 5000 people since being posted on Monday.
"There are people out there who care, mate ... I was happy [to help the ducks]," Hana said.


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The IC694MDL340 is a 120 VAC, 0.5 amp output module with 16 output points manufactured by GE Fanuc for the Rx3i PACSystem. The 16 points are in two groups of eight. Each group is powered by its own common, but the commons are distinct and not connected. Each group of the IC694MDL340 output module can be powered from the same supply or used in a different phase. Both groups are protected from potential power surges by a 3 amp fuse. Each output is also equipped with an RC snubber that eliminates noise that may exist on the power line.
This module provides a high degree of inrush current, which allows the outputs to control a variety of inductive and incandescent loads. Required AC Power to operate loads must be user-supplied. Individually numbered LEDs on the front of the IC694MDL340 module share valuable info such as output performance and blown fuses. The red LED labeled "F" turns ON if either of the fuses become non-functional. A load must be connected to the blown fuse for the LED indicator to emit status. Two red bands warn the user of high voltage danger. The IC694MDL340 module can be installed in any RX3i system I/O slot. Its power requirements are 315mA with all outputs ON powered by a 5 volt bus on the backplane. The module's output voltage range is between 85 to 132 volts AC.
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LEAVE it to these Mets to win 13-0, throw a one-hitter and still look bad in the process.
Saturday, the Mets, one-game back with two left, still played minimalist baseball, still appeared uninterested in running to the next available base, including first. But even in the throes of a colossal collapse, they still performed their home run handshakes – their practiced dance moves, the things they worked hard at – flawlessly.
On SNY, Ron Darling, who had a very good year, was not happy. He wondered aloud why Lastings Milledge would hit a home run to make it 9-0 then do his showboat skit with Jose Reyes before reaching the dugout, in full view of the Marlins. Reyes, early in the game, had stood at home, figuring the chopper he hit would go foul. It didn't. Darling was not happy with what he was watching.
Neither was Keith Hernandez. "The Mets," he added, "aren't loved around the National League."
On Fox, where the Phils were losing to the Nationals, Tim McCarver noted the bench-clearing hassle Reyes invited with the Marlins, then made sagacious sense:
The Mets have one scheduled game left, against an out-of-it team that couldn't be expected to much care about winning that game unless something happened to motivate them, to get their juices juiced, to tick them off. And the Mets, Saturday, and during a blowout, no less, had done just that.
And McCarver nailed it. Before the Marlins even scored one of their seven first-inning runs, yesterday, they could be seen along the top step of the dugout. A dead team, they were into it. The Mets, as McCarver predicted, made sure of that.
With all the college football experts ESPN/ABC throws at us every Saturday, we figured that at least one would have pointed out that on a day marked by "big upsets," No. 21 Penn St. losing at Illinois, now 4-1, was not one of them. But such light rarely shines. Ever-changing rankings trump never-changing realities, every time.
Several times during CBS's Broncos-Colts, Phil Simms said nothing after plays, apparently because he had nothing worth saying. But that never stops others.
Maryland, a 161/2-point dog, was beating Rutgers, 20-17, and had the ball late in the third. It had three RBs making good yardage almost every play – they would total 262 running yards – and on ABC, analyst David Norrie, for a second time, said the Terps should try to mix it up, throw more on first and second down. OK, but why?
Just before Jay Payton hit a bases-loaded triple off Mariano Rivera, Friday, both the Yanks' and Orioles' telecasts dutifully noted, verbally and in graphics, that Payton is oh-for-six in his career against Rivera. But as reader Mike Marra of New Hyde Park recalled, Payton hit a three-run homer off Rivera in the 2000 World Series. Or should World Series at-bats be disregarded as insignificant?
When Rutgers, down three, stopped Maryland on a fourth-and-one late in the fourth, RU radioman Chris Carlin carried on so hysterically it was hard to discern what he was screaming about. He sounded as if he'd just won a 50-50 raffle. Or had been electrocuted.
NBC golf co-host Dan Hicks would be such a better listen if he'd only drop his habit of decorating simple facts with silly cliches. During Presidents Cup coverage, Hicks couldn't simply say that a U.S. team is "one up" or "one down." He had to say, "enjoys a one-hole lead," or "holds a slim, one-hole lead" or "is looking at a one-hole deficit." Yeesh.
Because the sell of the next game is always more important than the telecast of the one it's showing, ESPN/ABC college football telecasts now seem to be under new orders: When a player is on the field, down and injured, cut to a video package of what's coming up next or tomorrow on ESPN or ABC; to hell with the kid.
SNY, late in the Mets' season, joined YES in becoming top-heavy with those noxious, bogus ProCede ads. Hard to believe that neither of New York's baseball networks can do better than Giuseppe Franco.
Seemingly without fail, yesterday included, CBS, every Sunday afternoon during its NFL telecasts, now airs an ambush promo for one of its sitcoms, a come-on that includes a crotch gag that's always crude and never funny. And the fact that these promos are inappropriate for sports/family viewing is exactly why they're produced and presented.


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For the first time since the 1994 and 1995 seasons, the DeSales High School football team has put togetherconsecutive undefeated regular seasons.
The Stallions capped off their latest march to 10-0 with a 35-21 victory Saturday at Bedford over Cleveland Benedictine.
DeSales, which built a 13-0 lead and led 13-7 at the half, fell behind 14-13 when Bengals quarterback John Hromulak hit Marty Sweeney for a 44-yard touchdown -- the second of the duo's three scoring connections.
The Stallions answered when Sal Carfagna scored on a 6-yard run late in the third period. Josh Kusan scored on a 30-yard run late in the fourth quarter to make it 28-14.
Quarterback Thomas Gentile, who ran in from 12 yards in the first quarter, added a 1-yard touchdown runlate in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Kusanrushed for139 yards and two touchdowns on 13 attempts, Gentile had 89 yards on 12 carries and Carfagna added 59 yards on nine rushes to lead a ground game which produced 336 yards and scores.
Hromulak was 12-for-19 passing for 201 yards to lead the Bengals, who wereheld to 90 yards rushing and finished 3-7 on the season.
DeSales takes its No. 1 ranking in the Division II state poll into a regional quarterfinal Friday against visiting Watterson, which it beat 21-17 on Oct. 3.
DeSALES 6 7 8 14 -- 35
D--Gentile 12 run (kick failed)
D--Kusan 5 run (Nugent kick)
B--Sweeney 11 pass from Hromulak (Steigerwald kick)
B--Sweeney 44 pass from Hromulak (Steigerwald kick)
D--Carfagna 6 run (I. Ariguzo pass from Gentile)
D--Kusan 30 run (Nugent kick)
B--Sweeney 63 pass from Hromulak (Steigerwald kick)
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|2014 Hyundai Elantra MD3 Premium Black 6 Speed Sports Automatic Sedan
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|Fuel Consumption (Urban)
|Fuel Consumption (Extra Urban)
|Fuel Consumption (Combined)
|Towing Weight Braked
|Central Locking - Remote/Keyless
|Sunroof - Electric
|Cruise Control
|17" Alloy Wheels
|Air Conditioning - Pollen Filter
|Air Conditioning - Rear
|Air Cond. - Climate Control 2 Zone
|CD Player
|ABS (Antilock Brakes)
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|Airbags - Head for 1st Row Seats (Front)
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|Airbags - Side for 1st Row Occupants (Front)
|Audio - Aux Input Socket (MP3/CD/Cassette)
|Central Locking - Key Proximity
|Central Locking - Once Mobile
|Central Locking - Remote/Keyless
|Electric Seat - Drivers
|GPS (Satellite Navigation)
|Leather Seats - Partial
|Power Door Mirrors
|Power Door Mirrors - Folding
|Power Windows - Front & Rear
|6 Speaker Stereo
|Control - Traction
|12V Socket(s) - Auxiliary
|Adjustable Steering Col. - Tilt & Reach
|Armrest - Rear Centre (Shared)
|Audio - Aux Input USB Socket
|Audio - Input for iPod
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|Body Colour - Exterior Mirrors Partial
|Bottle Holders - 1st Row
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|Clock - Digital
|Colour Display Screen - Front
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|Cup Holders - 1st Row
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|Daytime Running Lamps - LED
|Disc Brakes Front Ventilated
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|Door Pockets - 1st row (Front)
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|EBD (Electronic Brake Force Distribution)
|Engine Immobiliser
|Fog Lamps - Front
|Gloss Finish Inserts in Centre Stack/ HVAC
|Glovebox - Cooled
|Headlamps - Bi-Xenon (for low & high beam)
|Headlamps - See me home
|Headlamps Automatic (light sensitive)
|Headrests - Adjustable 1st Row (Front)
|Headrests - Adjustable 2nd Row x3
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Terry Gilliam choked up as he admitted it was "hard work" promoting his movie The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus in the memory of its late star, Heath Ledger.
Heath died of an accidental overdose while making the film, and his part was later finished by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.
At the world premiere in London's Leicester Square, Gilliam said of promoting the film: "It's hard work but it's worth it… It's hard when you start thinking back."
He continued: "What's nice is the reactions of the people, it's not like I have to sell some turkeys, and Heath's performance is wonderful and Johnny, Colin and Jude saved the day. In a sense it's promoting itself," he added.
Praising the performances of the three actors, who all donated their fee to Ledger's daughter Matilda, Gilliam said: "They carried on the spirit of what Heath was doing. Colin swore he was channelling Heath at one point. Heath has a very powerful spirit."
He then joked he was angry Ledger was not there for the premiere. He said: "I don't know where he is tonight be he's beginning to p*** me off. We've got the film, where are you?"
Andrew Garfield said of his late co-star: "I have mixed feelings. I feel really happy his work is being seen because it's phenomenal.
"(Heath's) approach to things was fearless. He was always real and honest, it's ridiculous he isn't here anymore."


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Obama's biggest problem, the pundits parrot, is that Americans don't know him. The O is actually the ?:
"Is Obama more beer than Chardonnay? Is he a Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucksguy? Must he talk fancy? Is he one of us despite having what his wife Michelle called "that funny name?"
So, they say, tonight offers the first opportunity for Americans to get to know their next President. It's the "stranger in a stadium's" first meeting with the American people --a physical date with 75,000 screaming fans in a middle American football stadium as well as a virtual date with an audience of hundreds of millions on television and the Internet. This is the standard version of America's first date/sermon with Obama:
"Barack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political Thursday as he explains to 75,000 supporters in a massive stadium — and millions more at home — how as president he would make a difference in their lives."
And it's wrong. You see, Americans do know Obama, they know him all-too-well. We told by the pundits that he has a "unique story" -- but actually his is the traditional American narrative, uniqueness universalized, as equally familiar to Thoreau and Emerson and as it is to Fitzgerald and DeLillo. He's a 21st century version of Gatsby, a chameleon, Schumpeter's ideal type, perpetual creative destruction personalized, who reflects both all our dreams and our nightmares about ourselves and America. He's done exactly what American collectively need to do -- changed, reinvented, retooled himself. He is the 21st century man, a self made man and his is the journey of a confident man. Obama is the future. He is what Americans need to become if they are to prosper in the global economy.
So the speech tonight in Denver is a necessary charade. Americans will pretend to meeting Obama for the first time. But, in spite of of their shy protestations, they all know the guy and we all know that they know him. In contrast, McCain -- with his nostalgic familiarity with a static, irrelevant history -- represents what we are escaping from. He stands for the obstinate past, everything comfortable, all that we need to forget.


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Nationality: English
Age: 32 (25/05/87)
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 83kg
Pro Since: 2008
Team: Team INEOS
Based: Manchester
Nickname: Yogi
Strengths: Cobbled classics
Favourite Race: Paris - Roubaix
Ian Stannard was born in Chelmsford, UK in 1987. As a teenager he was a member of the British Cycling Academy. In 2007 he enjoyed his breakthrough win on the road in Milano-Brusetto race, a performance good enough to earn an end of season stagaire with the T-Mobile team.
In 2008, Ian turned pro and joined the Belgian Landbouwkrediet team. He gained invaluable experience during his rookie season, competing and finishing in Paris-Roubaix, Ghent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders. It was his strong showings in these races that caught the attention of many Elite cycling teams.
In 2010, Ian joined the British Sky Pro Cycling team following a year spent with Italian team ISD. Ian got off to a great start in his new Team Sky colours placing 3rd in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne on what was a savage day in the wind and rain.In 2011, Ian showed his class winning stage 5 of the Tour of Austria, his first professional victory. He also played key supporting roles; firstly to Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins at the Vuelta a Espana before helping Mark Cavendish win the 2011 World Cycling Championships in Copenhagen.
More success followed in 2012 when Ian became the British National Road Race Champion and subsequently he was selected to represent Team GB at the London Olympic games. In 2013, Stannard made his Grand Tour debut at the 100th edition of the Tour de France supporting Chris Froome in his bid for the yellow jersey. Despite injuries to teammates Edvald Boasson Hagen and Vasili Kiriyenka in the early stages of the race, Stannard and the other supporting five Sky riders rallied impressively and led Chris Froome to victory. Not only had Ian fulfilled the lifelong dream of every pro rider by taking part in and finishing La Grande Boucle but he did so in impressive fashion. Ian made headlines in the latter part of the season with a fine solo ride during Stage 7 of the Benelux Tour, where he was narrowly beaten in the closing stages. In September, he delighted home fans at the Tour of Britain, finishing 7th in the Overall GC and supporting teammate Sir Bradley Wiggins to victory.
Ian began his 2014 season in Australia at the Tour Down Under where he supported team leader Richie Porte. At the beginning of March he enjoyed the biggest victory of his career by becoming the first British winner of Belgian semi-classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Unfortunately his joy was short lived as a couple of weeks later he fractured a vertebra in a heavy crash at the one-day Belgian race Gent-Wevelgem. Although Ian had hoped to be back fully fit for the Tour de France in July, the injury didn't heal sufficiently and he was forced to miss the race. He made his return to competitive cycling at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and a month later lined up alongside teammate Sir Bradley Wiggins at the Tour of Britain. However he was caught up in a crash during the opening stage and forced to abandon the race due to a broken wrist, unfortunately bringing a premature end to his season.
Ian enjoyed another successful season in 2015. He began with a solid showing at the Tour of Qatar before displaying tremendous fortitude to defend his Omloop Het Nieuwsblad title. Up against three Etixx-Quickstep riders in closing kms, he closed down each of their successive attacks before grinding out the victory in the final 100 yards. A podium in the National Championship road race was followed by selection for the Tour de France where much like in 2013, he played an important role aiding team leader Chris Froome to victory.
In 2016, Ian made history by finishing third place at Paris-Roubaix which equalled the best ever British result in the race. In July, he played another vital role in teammate Froome's third Tour de France victory before finishing the season strongly with an impressive break away stage win at the Tour of Britain.
Ian made a fast start to 2017 picking up an early season stage victory at the Herald Sun Tour. After a quiet Classics campaign, he unfortunately missed out on selection for the Tour de France. However Ian bounced back in style at the Vuelta displaying his superb all round riding ability to help power Froome to victory.
Over the coming seasons, Ian will once again focus on the Spring Classics and hope to earn selection for Team INEOS's Tour de France roster.Photography provided courtesy of Graham Watson and Team INEOS.
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Filming at the chankanaab national park
On our 8th day of filming Pablo picked us up for a short drive to Chankanaab National Park. Chankanaab is famous for a massive natural lagoon located inside the park; Chan means small and Kanaab means sea or ocean.
There were countless water activities to do there none of which were had time to do. A swim with the dolphins was what looked the most fun! Since the park is open to the public we had to wait to film after the park closed, which meant we had to alter our regular filming schedule. Filming is dependant of the sun not park closing times. The time change meant that we were shooting in the dead heat.
Poor Miranda and the camera crew almost fainted in the afternoon heat. No one did but it wasn't the most fun of filming days. The place was amazing for its archeological replicas. It is worth a visit not in the dead heat of the day.


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Time goes quickly and before we realize how first it is. There are many things to check or prepare before winter arrived. One important thing to do is to check all doors, window and window well covers. These are things that bring lots of trouble and make more cost in winter. One reason is the electricity bill and second is water or melted snow water getting into the basement. If there is a hole or leaking then cold air coming into the rooms and energy usage is high and sometime we do not understand how comes all these. Second if cold water getting into the basement and things can be easily damage and cleaning cost is high.
To prevent this we need to start checking all this step by step:
- Proof your windows and doors with expert
- Get ready with snow shovels and street salt
- No holes in your doors and window
- Air tight doors and windows for energy saving
- Clean well cover is advantage
- Using weatherproofing, energy efficient and insulation doors
After you have done these steps then you can be sure your house is safe in winter. Installing quality window well covers can also keep your worries away too. This are things that I normally check before winter that I rarely have problem with my windows systems. You can find some design of my basement well how and what type of well covers I had install to prevent and safe life in winter.


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One thing about places like the Baltimore Inner Harbor is the fact that it has been photographed from practically every conceivable angle. Nonetheless, anyone with a camera (camera phones included) will raise it and fire off into the distance hoping to create a little magic. Visit any time of day or night and someone will be taking photos.
To get a different perspective zooming in tighter often does the trick as opposed to the wider view of the entire area.
Today's photo was taken on a bitter cold December evening in 2012 as the sun was dropping toward the horizon. Once it dipped behind the buildings, darkness and the wind became my companions and really made their presence known. Like most in the area that night, I soon headed for the car. Brrrrrr.
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Now that peak color has past and many of the leaves are off of the trees, cold days like the one above are surely in the not so distant future.
Thanks so much for clicking by! :-)


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Why would you frequent fast food Mexican joints when you can enjoy a freshly grilled sirloin burrito in the comfort of your home? To make it even better, the fine folks at Master Purveyors, specialists in fresh hanging wet and dry aged prime beef, have put together the following recipe that also features a fiery red chimichurri sauce.
3 pounds Certified Angus Beef (r) sirloin flap or skirt steak
1 large onion, finely diced
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons smoked paprika
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 cup sherry or red wine vinegar
1 cup olive oil
Coarse kosher salt to taste
12 large soft flour tortillas
Iceberg lettuce, finely sliced
Optional toppings: warm pinto or black beans, sour cream, finely shredded cheddar or Monterey jack cheese, cooked corn, guacamole
Cut sirloin flap into 3-inch wide pieces, 1/2-inch thick, cutting with the grain. Pieces will vary in length from 4-6 inches. Place in a shallow baking dish.
In a food processor or blender combine onion, garlic, cilantro, paprika, red pepper flakes, vinegar and oil by pulsing to a finely chopped consistency.. Coat sirloin slabs evenly with two cups of sauce, cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Reserve remaining sauce in a serving bowl.
Preheat grill. Mark tortillas on hot grill 15 seconds per side; keep covered and warm. Pat beef dry with paper towels, season with salt and grill over high heat to medium. Slice thinly against the grain and serve rolled in warm tortillas with chimichurri and optional toppings.
Recipe Courtesy of Master Purveyors
About Master Purveyors:
Master Purveyors specializes in fresh hanging USDA prime beef, both wet and dry-aged. With dozens of different breeds of steer in the United States that receive a prime grade by the USDA, Master Purveyors only receives prime graded cattle with Angus or Hereford influence. These breeds are the best in the country. We use time-tested techniques passed down from generation to generation in our family, as well as a state of the art 1,600 square foot fully USDA inspected dry-aging room where 4,000 pieces of meat sit in the dark for three to four weeks in order to eventually develop a perfectly mature and succulent flavor.
In addition to beef, we are proud to offer our customers and partners in the United States and around the world the largest selection of high quality meat from fresh American lamb to fresh special-fed Nature Veal and fresh hormone and antibiotic free poultry.


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An Interflug Tupolev at Schiphol airport!
Looks like a museum of European aviation
The flag carrier of the former Eastern Germany is no stranger to this blog and while "retro" is now in fashion in aviation, it is not everyday that you get to see a model airplane of one of its Tupolev TU-154M, and it could be anywhere else but at my favourite shop at Amsterdam Schiphol airport (by the way, a must for any aviation enthusiast traveling through the Dutch airport!)
By the way, did you noticed that below the Interflug model of TU-154M there is a...Malev aircraft model!...coincidence?
Well, the two airlines have in common that they used to be flag carriers of Eastern block countries and that both no longer exist...Malev was modernised after the fall of Berlin Wall and managed to survive as the flag carrier of Hungary until its demise last January. Interflug did not survive the system and the state that created it and went down with the Wall...
For those interested in the history of Interflug, there was also an East German TV series,Treffpunkt Flughafen, produced in the mid-eighties, that was based on the stories of the crew of an Interflug IL-62 aircraft as it toured such iconic spots of Cold War geopolitics as Vietnam, Cuba or Angola...
Interflug and the East German state are now gone for good, but you can still see some fragments of Treffpunkt Flughafen on Youtube:


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The Alternative Minimum Tax, also known as the AMT, is a portion of the U.S. tax code that affects high-earning individuals who lower their tax payments through deductions. Want to know how it's calculated? Salman Khan of the Khan Academy demonstrates.
The alternative minimum tax, or AMT as it's known, has become one of the most dreaded phrases in tax terminology. CNBC explains.
What is carried interest and why is it so controversial? CNBC explains.
Stop overpaying your taxes by making these common mistakes and not taking these tax credits and deductions.
President Obama has called for ending a tax loophole that costs Medicare and Social Security millions of dollars. Here's how it works.
Won't make the April 15 filing deadline? You can ask the IRS for a six-month extension.
A once-obscure tax dodge known as a corporate "inversion" is turning the tax reform debate upside down. Here's what you need to know.
President Obama wants to use the tax code to slow the widening gap between the richest and poorest Americans.
Tax deductions are an important part of calculating your annual income. But many people are unclear about how deductions affect overall tax payments. Salman Khan of the Khan Academy explains a simple calculation you can do, depending on your tax bracket, to help you estimate the effect.
For anyone who has computed taxes, "tax brackets" are a familiar term -- but how they work can be complicated. Salman Khan of the Khan Academy breaks down and explains the U.S. income tax schedule.
The Democratic front-runner unveils her $350 billion plan today to alleviate student debt and make college tuition more affordable.
Before filing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid, you need to know exactly what you're getting into.
No matter where you are in terms of investment knowledge, investors all agree on one thing: don't panic.
You'll be surprised at what the correlation has been between the high-yield bond market and the overall stock market.
For the Federal Reserve, voting to hike interest rates is really the easy part.
The selloff in the high-yield bond market has scared retail investors. Here's what experts say is going on.


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Pitt School of Medicine approved to conduct medical marijuana research
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was among eight Pennsylvania medical schools certified Monday to conduct research in conjunction with Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program.
The approval, coming just three months after Pennsylvania's first medical marijuana dispensary opened, signals an opening of the door to research that has been restricted due to marijuana's classification as a narcotic under federal drug laws.
While 29 states have legalized medical marijuana, research as to how and why the drug acts is limited.
"Today, medical research is so limited by the federal government that only a few doctors can even have access to medical marijuana. Pennsylvania's premiere medical schools will be able to help shape the future of treatment for patients who are in desperate need not just here, but across the country," Gov. Tom Wolf said in announcing the winners.
Officials at Pitt said they are pleased, but remained unsure when research will begin.
"It is important to note that Pennsylvania is the first and only state in the country to institute such a program, and we believe that the research that will be conducted by the School of Medicine in collaboration with UPMC will be of great importance in determining the safety, efficacy and effectiveness of medical cannabis products in treating specific diseases," Pitt officials said in a statement Monday afternoon.
Most medical research is underwritten in part by the federal government or pharmaceutical companies. Under state law, this research must be financed exclusively by so-called clinical registrants—the companies that hold the grower/processor and dispensary permits for the universities.
Those permits have yet to be awarded. Pennsylvania Health Department spokesman Nate Wardle said applications for the eight clinical registrant permits will be available May 24 and must be filed no later than July 12. The law requires permit holders to demonstrate that they will be able to begin an approved research project within six months of approval.
In addition to Pitt, schools approved to participate in medical marijuana research include: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia; Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia; Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey; Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), Erie; and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia.
Under state law patients who have one of 21 qualified medical conditions can apply for a medical marijuana card. Thus far, more than 37,000 Pennsylvanians have registered to participate in the medical marijuana program. Although research participation is voluntary, any one of them could be asked to participate.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine said Pennsylvania recently became to the first state to add opioid use disorder as an approved condition for medical marijuana treatment.
"It's important to note that medical marijuana is not a substitute for proven treatments for opioid-use disorder. In Pennsylvania, medical marijuana will be available to patients if all other treatment fails, or if a physician recommends that it be used in conjunction with traditional therapies," Levine said.
So far, 1,000 physicians have registered for the program with more than 600 certified as practitioners, the health department said.
Debra Erdley is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach her at 412-320-7996 or [email protected] or via Twitter @deberdley_trib


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Soulfly's Max Cavalera Talks 'Enslaved,' Lineup Changes, Upcoming Tour + More
In support of their brand new album, 'Enslaved,' Soulfly are getting ready for a North American tour with Five Finger Death Punch that kicks off this week.
The new Soulfly album is the first to feature former Static-X bassist Tony Campos, who replaced Bobby Burns after a seven year run. Ex-Borknager drummer David Kinkade also makes his Soulfly debut, taking over for longtime stickman Joe Nunez.
Loudwire had the chance to catch up with Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera, who talked highly about the band's new members, collaborating with his kids, guest musicians who contributed to 'Enslaved' and much more.
Soulfly are gearing up for the release of 'Enslaved.' Can you tell me a little bit about the theme of the album?
It's really Soulfly's most extreme record and I'm really excited about that being the eighth record. I do think they expected us to get that extreme but it was heavily influenced by death metal music and the topic. Most of the songs were about slavery. It's a strong topic -- I think it's a real hardcore topic -- not many bands touch it so it was kind of original. I was happy that I got the idea to use this topic on the record; that's why it's called 'Enslaved.'
We have two new band members in the band, our new bass player Tony [Campos] and a new drummer David [Kinkade]. I work with those two new guys in the studio a lot and I think they brought a lot of new blood to Soulfly and help make the record more aggressive, more brutal.
So it was a really good work team in the studio and [with] Zeuss producing. It was the first time I worked with a producer since 'Primitive,' Soulfly's second record. So that was really cool to have somebody to produce the record with me. I had some ideas to bounce back and forth and I'm very pleased with the final results of the record, I think it sounds really awesome and the message is good. It's a powerful message so I think the fans will be pleased.
You mentioned that Soulfy has two new members, bassist Tony Campos and David Kinkade. What brought on the lineup change and how would you describe the new chemistry of the band?
We had a problem with our [last] bass player. I won't go in details 'cause I already had some problems with that. I don't want to talk s—t about him anymore, we just had problems with him so we took him out of the band. The drummer Joey told me he wasn't going to play this kind of music forever. At some point he was going to quit and the time came. He wants to do something with video and cameras and stuff which was cool 'cause I thought the band needed a change because the last three records really sound alive. It was becoming a little bit, I don't know if boring is the right word, but it was becoming the same sound, same people playing.
So I thought it was good that it happened and to find two other killer players that could bring new blood to the band; bring new fire to the music and they did. Tony and David helped me make this record really killer. I love playing with Tony. He's a professional, he's a exciting guy, he's got great ideas. He sings in one of the songs called 'Plato O Plomo' in Spanish. He sings for Asesino a side project he has with Dino [Cazares] from Fear Factory and it's got these great Spanish death metal vocals that he does, so we decided to sing together and he plays great.
David, I worked with him for three days. He came here to Phoenix and I wrote three songs with him and before we entered the studio, I just fell in love with his double bass and the extreme way he plays death metal. It's supersized; he can hit every note and it sounds killer. The whole ground shakes when he plays the double bass and he was perfect for this kind of sound that I was looking for with this record. I wanted for Soulfly to go in this direction, so it was great to have these guys around for this record.
Guests on the album include Dez Fafara of DevilDriver and Travis Ryan of Cattle Decapitation. What led to these collaborations?
Yeah, every Soulfly record had a lot of collaborations in the beginning which is something I really like to do. The last record we did a song with Greg [Puciato] from Dillinger Escape Plan and Tommy [Victor] from Prong and this time I chose Travis and Dez. Travis, I wanted somebody that could sing really heavy with that kind of death metal vocals and he has that with Cattle Decapitation, I'm a big fan of them and they opened for Soulfly a couple years ago and they're a great band. It turned out great, he did a great job.
The other song was Dez, he's a friend of mine from the Sepultura days. We've toured together on Ozzfest with Coal Chamber and we've been friends forever. This time came around I was in the studio and I found out that DevilDriver was going to be playing Phoenix, so I decided to invite him to be on the record. It was funny because he told me he was listening to 'Chaos A.D.' that whole week on tour. It was an incredible coincidence when I called, it was one of those weird freaky things. He did a great job on 'Redemption of Man by God' it's kind of a crazy bible topic.
Most of the song is about the death angel in Egypt killing out all of the first borns. The whole idea of the song came from an accident that happened in the studio. The speaker; there was this religious guy's radio station that came through the speakers and the producer was like "Oh my God I've got to record this man! This guy's talking some crazy s—t." This guy was going on and on about all these biblical insane things and part of his speech was part of this Egypt thing and we threw that on the end of the song and I said the lyrics has to be about this. It turned out to be a really cool song, I really enjoyed working with Dez.
Your sons Richie, Igor and Zylon also contributed to the new album, how was it recording with your kids?
It was great, the original idea was going to be a B-side for the album and the songs sound so good that I threw it on the record. I started the song with Zylon on drums, I worked with him at home first, writing then we went to the studio and little Igor my young son wrote two riffs. I was really proud of him because he's writing riffs like me. We all sang on it me, Igor and Richie; the song is a call for justice kind of a cry for vengeance and for revenge. It was really powerful in the studio, all of them wrote their own lyrics.
The way it was recorded it was different, everything was live like we were playing a live show. Everybody was together playing their instruments so it has this raw kind of dirty sound. When I heard the song I said, "Man, this is going to be perfect to close the record, to close the album with this song," so I told Zeuss about adding it and he really liked that idea, so we ended up not making the B-side and turning it into the last song on the record.
Soulfly are also hitting the road with Five Finger Death Punch. What can fans expect on this tour?
I think it's going to be a great tour. We have new material to play, the new album is perfect to play live, very aggressive and energetic stuff, great for a circle pit, mosh pit kind of crowd. We have an invitation from Five Finger Death Punch. They're real good guys and we're fans of the band so it's really cool that it came from them to do this tour. It comes at a perfect time right when the album comes out so we're very excited. It's going to be great playing America with them. We're certainly going to have fun and play our music everywhere.
With a 15 year history, Soulfly continue to go strong in a tough industry. How do you think the band has persevered throughout all of these years?
I have a real die-hard commitment to music. I will carry it forever as long as I can possibly do it, I will do. It's the only thing I know how to do and in my life I have different passages. I created Sepultura and I split from them, then I started Soulfly which was a new beginning and I had to prove myself all over again. But it was also a chance to create something new and different and I saw it as a blessing in disguise. I think it was the best thing that happened for me because it really led me to do a lot of things I couldn't do with Sepultura. I think that the fans know how much I put into everything I do on the record and playing with other artists and going on tour. I try to deliver live every night.
The exchange of energy that we have with our fans is great. I love metal fans, they're the best fans in the world. The energy you get from them, you don't get from any other type of concert; that killer circle pit, moshpit, stage diving energy that just makes the concert so much more exciting than any other kind of music you see anywhere else in the world. I'm in love with that, it's kind of like a drug. When you make a circle pit you can say, "I created that." It's a great feeling inside that you make people create this huge circle and they're going around like crazy and it looks like they're beating each other up but they're not, they're having fun. It's great, just a great feeling so I think we have a great exchange of energy, me and the fans.
Soulfly's eighth studio album 'Enslaved' is now available. Check out the video for the album's hard-hitting first single, 'World Scum,' below:
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Random fact: I absolutely despise writing about myself.
I'd rather meet you for coffee and talk. Go to yoga and follow it up with a hike. Introduce you to my husband and kids, show you our little homestead, walk through the garden, and introduce you to our chickens. I'd love to invite you over for dinner. Sit in the sun with a cold beer and laugh. Discuss the universe and gaze at the stars. Beat you at pool...
But since that's not likely possible, I suppose I'll have to tell you a bit about me.
I've spent my life between Ventura County, CA and Salt Lake City, UT. When I was a kid I wanted to be a neurosurgeon or a news anchor woman. I ended up a publisher, mother, and artist. Not too bad. Plus I don't want the responsibility of doing surgery on people's brains, no thanks.
I live in Zion National Park with my husband and two of my three kids.
I teach art at my kids' elementary school. I am the Publisher & Founder of Natural Mother Magazine. I enjoy running, hiking, camping, yoga, gardening, star gazing, being in the moment, good people, and even better food.
I am happy. My cup is full. Life is so damn good. I am grateful. Thank you so much for being here.


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Joba Chamberlain worked an 11-pitch inning Wednesday night for Single-A Tampa. It was the second straight day he pitched and that is a significant hurdle for him to clear on the road back from Tommy John surgery last summer and ankle surgery in March.
"We will see him Friday, see how he feels and go from there,'' pitching coach Larry Rothschild said of Chamberlain, who may throw a bullpen session while in The Bronx.
No matter how well the first back-to-back sequence went and how much Chamberlain is itching to get off the disabled list, it's likely he won't be activated without appearing in another minor league game, probably higher than the Single-A level he has been pitching in.
"I don't want to get too far ahead,'' Girardi said when asked about a date for Chamberlain to join the big league bullpen. "I am anxious to see how he does. We feel we are making significant progress.''
Chamberlain' 30-day rehab assignment expires Aug. 8 but he should be active before then barring a setback.
Girardi won't commit to Nick Swisher (hip flexor) being ready to play tomorrow night against the Red Sox. Nevertheless, Swisher is hell-bent on doing just that.
"I feel good, I ran and did hitting inside. I will get with [trainer] Stevie [Donohue] and [hitting coach] Kevin Long [today] and hit at the Stadium and get ready for Friday,'' Swisher said before the Yankees' 5-2 victory over the Mariners Wednesday at Safeco Field. "I am excited. I will do the same stuff [today] and get ready for Friday. I have done everything they have told me to do and I will see what happens.''
Girardi might have other ideas for the right fielder who left last Friday night's game in Oakland.
"I don't know, let's see how he feels [today]. He is doing some more stuff. He hit in the cage and there are no issues,'' Girardi said.
Infielder Eduardo Nunez was promoted from Single-A Tampa to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre but never was a candidate to replace Alex Rodriguez, out six-to-eight weeks with a broken left hand, because the Yankees want Nunez to concentrate on playing shortstop, GM Brian Cashman said.
"This move had nothing to do with Alex,'' Cashman said. "We want him to play short.''
That's why the Yankees sent Nunez from the majors to SWB in mid-May when he struggled defensively at short and third. But after one game he suffered a hand injury and has played in a handful of games since returning from the injury.
Utility infielder Ramiro Pena was recalled fto take Rodriguez's roster spot.
For the second game in a row, Derek Jeter was hit by a Mariners pitcher. But like Tuesday night's drilling, he didn't think it was intentional.
"It would be pretty dumb to do it on purpose in a one-run game leading off,'' said Jeter, who homered in the first and scored the first of the four Yankees runs in the eighth after taking the hit in the left thigh.
The Yankees had three batters hit Tuesday night and lost Rodriguez.
Wayne Gretzky and Rodriguez met outside the Yankees' clubhouse Wednesday.
If getting designated for assignment by Tampa Bay yesterday is the end of Hideki Matsui 's career, he will be remembered as a Yankee, the team he played for seven seasons and capped off by being named the 2009 World Series MVP.
"He was a great player, a great teammate, MVP of the World Series and a clutch hitter,'' Girardi said of Matsui, a Yankee from 2003 to 2009 who also played for the Angels, A's and Rays. "He opened doors. If you can play, you can play no matter where you go.''


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Basic examples for creating functions, solving equations, and plotting curves in Mathematica.
Automating the process of finding a tangent line and applying this to the 0th order Bessel function of the first kind. An interactive illustration of the definition of a limit.
Basic code for taking the derivative. Interactive examples to illustrate the role of the first and second derivative on the shape of a curve. Generalizing the Product Rule.
Polynomial approximations. First found by matching the derivatives and then found again using an algebraic approach. An interactive illustration of the improvement of approximation as the number of terms is increased.
Newton's Method
Newton's Method implemented in Mathematica with diagrams of its derivation from linear approximations. Error analysis for example problems.
Mean Value Theorem
An interactive illustration of the Mean Value Theorem. Using the MVT to bound the error associated with a linear approximation.
Numerical Integration
Basic code for calculating indefinite and definite integrals and basic code for calculating sums. Interactive examples for Riemann sums. Using Riemann sums to approximate areas.
Diagrams and code for using integration to find the length of a curve. The relationship between averages and integration.
Differential Equations
Solving the differential equations governing a mass-spring system: simple harmonic motion, damped, and with a periodic forcing. Videos of the motion of the spring where the mass, spring constant, damping, or forcing can be adjusted.
Creating and plotting sequences in Mathematica by using Lists. Illustrations for the limit of infinitely long sequences.
Creating sequences of partial sums for a series and calculating infinite series. Examples include the Harmonic Series, the Basel Problem, and the Liebnitz Formula for Pi.
Power Series
Interactive examples of the convergence of power series and the difference between functions with an infinite radius of convergence and those with a finite radius of convergence. Bonus: The series definition of the zeta function.