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So which year car and make is Donohue sitting in? Interesting roll cage design - no factory dash, but still has the door panels and the window winder.Robert Barg

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Star Wars Stormtrooper K2000W LE ?
In order to fight with all the enemies in the contemporary vigorous DSLR wars, Pentax has just announced their latest secret weapon, the Star Wars Imperial Stormtrooper, model K2000W LE! (Official name!) Here is the photo of it:-
(Click the above to read the full official announcement!)
With this powerful fighting machine, I am sure that Pentax will finally win in the battle! But before the final victory arrives, I bet that:-
1. The Stormtrooper will get scratches everywhere (well, as it was born to fight ;->)
2. Fingerprints and grease appear everywhere on the body (umm, coz.. hehe.. you think yourself!)
3. iPod users with Classic iPods will accidentally pick this instead of their iPods when they go outside, especially when they are in a hurry!
4. Polar animals will like this Stormtrooper much and eventually they will buy one for each of them! (So, the market is HUGE overthere!)
That's great! Well done, Pentax/Hoya!! I am looking forward to see the foreseeable BIG marketing success of this latest Stormtrooper!!!
Keep it up, Pentax! Next time, please do us the Gundam Red Comet, so that we Pentax fans can see another powerful fighting weapon that will beat all others'!!
Hey, but wait! Have Pentax become Bandai or have we gone to the Toy 'R' Us after all?
Update (Dec. 18):
To make the K2000W LE a true military thing, someone over at the DCHome.net has made it for Pentax!
Here is yet the snapshot of that "new" product:-
And, for another model that is truly targeted for ladies and girls or even for children:-
Now, I have learnt the great wisdom of the super brilliant Pentax and Hoya marketing executives. They have made it White (Right) this time so that everyone can paint on this "new" K2000W LE model to suit their tastes, just like what model hobbyists are doing in painting their unfinished models and parts in whatever ways with whatever colours/patterns they like! Really wonderful!
Congrats to Pentax for having a big victory this time (and once again!)! They now can have much more models than what their competitors have and in the near future, they will be able to announce far more "new" products and will win miles ahead in the game (as least in number)! (That must be) Really Great!!


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flooom needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 52 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
We are a young Company (Company Name: Stereoscopic Technologies, Brand Name: STEREOTEC) that specialized in the 3d film business (Stereoscopic Movies like Avatar). We provide consulting service on the film set for 3d movies (like for 3d feature films, 3d exhibitions films, 4d rides), 3D workshops for newcomers in this business and we provide our own 3d products like 3d rigs (mechanical devices where you can mount two cameras for 3d recording) and 3d software to calculate the right 3d setting.
Our customers are mainly professionals in the film-business worldwide (from Hollywood to Asia), but as well research institutes work with us. We don't aim at the final customers (movie goers) – so the look of the user-manual should be as informative and clear structured as possible to provide the necessary information for the professional client as fast and clear as possible. The users will be film professionals.
The design should be creative and good looking as we work with professionals in a creative business – but it should still be very clear structured (please use decent and not too fancy colors). We would like to have a creative/detailed design while still having a clean serious look.
Look at our website to know more about our products. You can have a look to our product brochure http://www.stereotec.com/STEREOTEC_…010-01.pdf . We love clear designs
Mainly professionals in the film-business worldwide (from Hollywood to Asia). The look and layout of the user manuals should be as informative and clear structured as possible to provide the necessary information for the professional client as fast and clear as possible.
I am looking for a creative and clear look that makes the viewer say "this user-manual looks great" when you first view the manual.
1) provide a layout template for Startpage, first information page, content overview, content page, last page in Adobe Creative suite (only indesign - CS4 preferred)
2) fill at least some of pages with our Manual for the Stereoscopic Calculator (attached) so I can get a feeling for your proposed design (you don't need to do the whole manual now)
3) I will rate your designs, and pick a winner ! But:
4) the winning designer is asked AFTER THE END of the contest to put our content of
- 3D Live Rig (appr. 9.000 words), text, drawings and modifications will follow or can be provided by email on request
- 3D Rigs MAXI and MINI (find the previous manual attached) other drawings and modifications might follow
- Stereoscopic calculator (find the previous manual attached) other drawings and modifications might follow
into his winning design.
THIS WORK IS PART OF THE CONTEST. The money will be handed out AFTER finishing these steps. Please do not take part if you don't agree on that (this is why I put the price a bit higher than I originally planned).
But I guess if can be done very easily after the design is finished.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me...
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The whole interview is here http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/220907
About working PWG, he said:
"It was amazing. Both me and Dos had always wanted to be in PWG. The first ever show I saw was their original tag tournament, Tango & Cash, and I was hooked. When we finally made our way down there, we were really nervous and that's always a good sign. I rarely get nervous with wrestling these days, so when it happens, you know it's big. We were scared we'd go out there and blow our only chance at coming back to PWG, and thank god, we didn't. I really liked our match with the RockNES. I think as far as characters, there was no better pairing and it was really a showcase of how we are different from other teams. I'm really happy with how everything turned out."


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In the newer versions of Linux, an open source driver is usually installed by default to run the graphic cards. However this driver can sometimes be absolutely messy, and it is essential to remove the Nouveau driver and install the binary driver from Nvidia.
However, if after you reboot into the service mode from grub menu, and try to install the NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-xxx.run driver in the init 3 level, the program will kick you out saying that the Nouveau driver is still in use.
The way to disable the Nouveau drivers from kernel is to boot in the service mode and run the following commands:
echo options nouveau modeset=0 | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/nouveau-kms.conf update-initramfs -u
Once its done reconfiguring the kernel, you will need to reboot, and again get to service mode.
After that, get into init 3 mode, and install the NVIDIA-Linux-x86-64.xxx.run script. The installation should be successful at this point.


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Forget Wiretapping Laws, Now You Might Be Able To Use Copyright Law To Stop Anyone From Recording You Ever
from the this-is-not-what-copyright-is-about dept
This ruling was on a motion to dismiss from Bloomberg, which the judge rejected, claiming that Swatch properly established that it had a valid copyright in the recording. It also declined to rule on the fair use claim at this point, though one hopes that, at a later stage, the fair use argument gets a stronger hearing.
The real problem with this ruling is what it could mean when you think about the consequences. As Paul Alan Levy notes, this appears to expand copyright law "far beyond its intended scope." Think about it for a minute. It means that as long as you record yourself while doing something, you can stop anyone from (a) recording you or (b) quoting you, if they quote an amorphous "too much" of what you said in the recording. It's not hard to see scenarios where this is problematic.
Most obviously, at a press conference (which this Swatch call was quite like), a reporter, who pulls out his or her recorder, could be violating the copyright of whoever is holding the conference. Furthermore, if in the process of reporting on the conference, they quote too much of what was said... well, they could face copyright infringement claims.
But let's take it a step further. We just reported on the Massachusetts ruling that said that recording the police was legal. But... what if the police also recorded themselves... and then claimed copyright on that audio. According to this ruling, it's possible that the copyright would be considered legit, and then you'd have to go to court to argue the fair use claim.
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- 1½ cups crushed Ritz crackers
- 4 Tblsp melted butter
- Mix crackers and butter together.
- Press firmly into bottom and up the sides of a 9" pie pan.
- Let crust firm up while you sauté' the onions.
- 2 Tblsp. butter
- 2 cups sliced sweet onions
- 1 clove garlic minced
- Sauté onions and garlic until softened ~10-12 minutes.
- Spoon evenly over bottom of cracker crust.
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 beaten eggs
- Mix and pour over onions.
- Top with ¾ cup grated cheese (Cheddar's yummy. ¼ cup Parmesan?)
- Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes, until golden and knife inserted in center comes out clean.
- Good served as a side to anything, but especially tasty with grilled meats or a steak. Add a fresh salad and iced tea ~ summer is here!
Terri's Notes
Because I'm always stirring something up…I've done a little recipe search and discovered that some Gourmet Goddesses have added a sprinkle of chopped chives, parsley, or crumbled bacon for added flair and flavor!
Make it your own, but make it soon.
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Himes gets Democratic leadership role
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., was tapped Thursday to serve as finance chairman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the current election cycle.
The move confirms earlier media reports that Himes had an interest in taking a DCCC leadership role.
Himes, in his third term, is well positioned to be a significant fundraiser for Democrats.
He serves on the Financial Services Committee and worked for Goldman Sachs before being elected to Congress. And the fact that his home district is in Fairfield County, seen as a plum target for many political fund-raisers, does not hurt.
The slot also makes Himes a national figure in Democratic Party politics and signals that party leaders feel he has a generally safe district.
He also understands competitive districts, as he won his first term over respected Republican incumbent Chris Shays with just 49 percent of the vote, but has increased his margin in the two subsequent elections to 53 percent in 2010 and more than 60 percent in 2012.
It indicates Himes is confident in his ability to hold his seat in 2014 despite any efforts to paint him as a partisan for taking the DCCC post.
Himes said, "As the Republican majority once again holds jobs, recovery, and the middle class hostage to extreme ideology, it is more important than ever that we fill the House with representatives who will eat, sleep and breathe opportunity for their fellow Americans. I'm thrilled to devote myself to that effort."
Himes also recently won a key committee assignment, being named to the coveted House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.


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The enjoyment of roasting marshmallows over a campfire flame can be brought to the comfort of your own kitchen. The Nostalgia Electrics Old Fashioned S'Mores Maker has a charming appeal and roasts up to 9-12 marshmallows at a time. No more splintered fingers or dropping marshmallows in the dirt with this convenient device. Each marshmallow evenly cooks to a crisp golden brown outside, gooey-sweet inside. Add graham crackers and chocolate squares to make a delicious s'mores treat.
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As we don't have access to a campfire or firepit, the Old Fashioned S'Mores Maker was perfect for us, plus as an added bonus, we could roast marshmallows in on pajamas. What's not to love about that?!! It definitely roasted our marshmallows perfectly and heated them in virtually no time at all. There is a timer on the side of the S'more Maker that can be adjusted to your roasting pleasure. There is a drawer located on the front of the machine to store your extra supplies and s'mores ingredients. This machine looks pretty sleek and it performs as it claims.... we love our s'mores at our house and now we can enjoy them ALL year long! Final thoughts: The Old Fashioned S'Mores Maker made an ooooeeee, gooooeeeey deliciously good treat!


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BLACKSBURG, Va. (Nov. 10, 2012) – After waiting for over eight months, ETSU fans can enjoy the official return of the Buccaneers' men's basketball team Saturday, as the team travels to take on Atlantic Coast Conference foe Virginia Tech in the regular season opener for both teams.
Tip inside Cassell Coliseum is set for 2 p.m., and fans can watch the game live via ESPN3, or listen to the game courtesy of the Buccaneer Sports Network broadcast.
The Bucs and Hokies are meeting in a regular season opener for the second season in a row. Last year, ETSU dropped a hard fought 64-53 contest inside Cassell Coliseum, but that team consisted of several veteran players.
This year, the Bucs will take on VT with a roster that includes 10 players who will see the majority of the playing time, and among that 10 there are just two seniors. The rest of the eight remaining Bucs – a group that includes four freshmen, two sophomores and two junior college transfers – have a total of two years experience playing at the Division I level.
For more on Saturday's game, read the game notes located below or click on the game notebook link above. For more on ETSU men's basketball throughout the 2012-13 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
Buc bits
After several years of quality returning players and at least some level of certainty regarding what to expect heading into the winter months, the 2012-13 ETSU men's basketball team will enter the new campaign with several questions and concerns. ... The loss of standout seniors such as Adam Sollazzo (Tampa), Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) and Tommy Hubbard (Boston) will be hard to overcome, considering that group combined for a total of 3,091 points in their careers ... A year ago, the Bucs enjoyed quality wins such as a road victory over Atlantic 10 Conference foe Charlotte, and finished with a respectable 17 victories on the season. The team finished fourth in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings at 10-8, reaching the league tournament semifinals. ... This season, the Bucs top two returning starters are guards Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) and Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.), who both combined to score 19.7 points per game a year ago. Along with those two, fellow guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) and forward Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) are the only other ETSU players to be returning after playing significant minutes last year, but Poderis is now lost for the season with a left foot injury and will be forced to redshirt
... With so few returning, experienced players, ETSU will be looking to some unproven returning players, as well as a recruiting class that includes three incoming freshmen and a pair of junior college transfers, to come in and make an immediate impact. Sophomores Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) and John Walton (Memphis), along with redshirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville) are expected to increase their production this year, while true freshmen guards Petey McClain (Mobile, Ala.), Mario Stramaglia (Birmingham, Ala.), and Yunio Barrueta (Miami, Fla.) will look to blossom into early contributors. ... On the interior, Poderis and Walton will need help from junior college transfers Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) and Hunter Harris (Nashville). While they may have plenty of questions entering the season, the Bucs' schedule will not provide much patience for development. The team will face teams such as North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Ole Miss and Georgia in the opening weeks of the season, and will host 2011 Final Four participant VCU (Jan. 2) just days before the start of the Atlantic Sun Conference slate. The team will also enjoy a Christmas holiday trip to the Diamond Head Classic and face Arizona in the first round of that event on Dec. 22.
Last time out
JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 3, 2012) – Leading by 18 points with just over 10 minutes left in the game, the ETSU men's basketball team was forced to weather a furious rally by the Carson-Newman Eagles and held on for a 71-63 victory Saturday in exhibition basketball action at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... With a team that includes just two seniors to go along with four freshmen, two junior college transfers, and two sophomores who saw only limited minutes a year ago, ETSU head coach Murry Bartow has admittedly called his team a "work in progress." ... Redshirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville) led the way offensively for the Bucs, scoring a game-high 17 points in 17 minutes of play – including seven critical points in the final two minutes of the contest. In addition, sophomore John Walton (Memphis) posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds on the night. ... But the game was not that close most of the way. ... After putting together a 19-2 run midway through the first half, the Bucs held a lead of as many as 17 points and ultimately enjoyed a 34-20 advantage at the break. However, after leading 53-35 with 10:06 left in the game, ETSU did not score a field goal for the next seven minutes of game action and looked on as the Eagles put together a 19-2 run of their own to make it 55-54 with 4:35 left in the game. ... From there, the score moved to 65-63 with less than a minute remaining before senior Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.) overcame a tough shooting night to drain his first field goal of the contest – a 3-pointer from the left wing that gave ETSU a 68-63 cushion. At that point, Wilson capped the scoring by going 3-of-4 from the foul line and icing the 71-63 victory.
The series versus Virginia Tech
The Bucs are 3-14 all-time against the Hokies, having lost in the last meeting between the two schools just one year ago in the 2011-12 season opener ... The Bucs have dropped their last two meetings with the Hokies, but prior to that ETSU had won the previous two meetings in 1998 and 1999.
Last time out against Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. (Nov. 12, 2011) – Despite trailing by 14 points midway through the second half, the ETSU men's basketball team rallied to within four points late in the game, but ultimately dropped a hard-fought regular season opener to Virginia Tech 64-53 Saturday afternoon at the Cassell Coliseum. ... The Bucs could not overcome a poor shooting effort, as they hit on just 30 percent of their shots from the floor and 12 percent (2-of-17) from the 3-point range. ETSU fell despite holding the Hokies to 39 percent shooting from the floor and 28 percent from beyond the arc. ... Senior Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) led the Bucs with a game-high 13 points, while junior guard Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) and senior post Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) pitched in 10 points apiece. ... In the first half, ETSU led by as many as seven points at 17-10 with 9:15 left on the clock. The Bucs maintained a lead for 18 minutes of action in the first half, but a major offensive drought to end the half led to trouble for ETSU. ... A pair of free throws from Tommy Hubbard (Boston) made it 21-15 with 7:54 left, but from there ETSU would not score again and looked on as the Hokies went on a 9-0 run to finish with a 24-21 advantage at the break. ... At the half, ETSU had stayed even in the rebounding category and had committed just three turnovers. However, the Bucs shot just 20 percent from the field and did not have a made 3-point shot. The Bucs did force seven Virginia Tech turnovers and also held the Hokies to just 33 percent shooting from the floor and 10 percent from the 3-point arc. ... ETSU opened the second half with a dunk from Brown, who was fouled on the play and then hit the free throw to tie the game at 24-24. The Bucs were still within six points with 14 minutes left in the game, but three straight 3-pointers from Tech's Robert Brown made it 46-36 with 11:42 remaining ... Tech then pulled ahead by as many as 14 points, but the Bucs battled back thanks to 10 points from Sollazzo and a layup by Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) that made it 55-51 with 1:52 left. However, from there Tech made a pair of free throws followed by a turnover by Sollazzo, and two more Hokie free throws made it 59-51 with 1:04 left. ... ETSU never threatened again. ... The Hokies were led by game-high 13 points from Tyrone Garland.
Bartow stands atop list of second generation coaches
Murry Bartow's coaching lineage is undeniable ... As the son of the late Gene Bartow, he had the fortunate opportunity to grow up learning from one of the most successful basketball coaches in college history ... Setting off on his own career, Murry has carried on the family tradition of success ... His 61 percent winning percentage at ETSU makes him the winningest Buccaneers' head coach by percentage, and his 179 career wins ranks second on the ETSU all-time list ... In addition, Murry's 282 career victories ranks No. 1 among second generation college coaches, besting the 252 wins by John Thompson III ... Along with his father's 647 career wins, the Bartow men have combined for 929 victories, ranking fourth on the all-time win list for Father/Son coaches.
Talented Bucs still face obstacle with experience
At no time in the tenure of ETSU head coach Murry Bartow have the Buccaneers had less experience ... This season, the team has 13 active players on the roster and only 13 total years of Division I experience combined among all those student-athletes ... On average, that's just one year of experience per player on average ... With four freshmen and two sophomores that means that nearly half the team are "underclassmen."
Bucs ranked 2nd, Cooley 12th in steals a year ago
Key to the Bucs' success last year was the ability to swipe the ball from opponents ... Senior Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) returns this season after ranking 12th nationally with 2.48 steals per game, and as a team, the Bucs ranked second nationally with 10.2 steals per game.
Dubose to be counted on to provide offensive spark
Last season, senior guard Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.) ranked third on the team with an average of 10.8 points per game ... Those numbers were solid for a first-year junior college transfer, and he also posted statistics such as 16 games of double-figure scoring and six games of 20-plus points ... However, consistency was an issue at times for Dubose, who also posted nine games of five points or less ... Head coach Murry Bartow has publicly stated that a key to the Bucs' success this season will be having Dubose become a more consistent offensive threat.
Walton on his way up the depth chart
After playing limited minutes a year ago, forward John Walton (Memphis) has been impressing the ETSU coaching staff during the preseason ... After hinting that Walton would demand more playing time this year, ETSU head caoch Murry Bartow started the 6-foot-7 sophomore in the Bucs' exhibition game last week against Carson-Newman ... Walton responded with a double-double effort, scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds in the win over the Eagles.
Junior college transfers set to power Bucs' inside game
With the signing of junior college transfers Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) and Hunter Harris (Nashville), the Bucs are hoping to have added some strength -- and beef -- to their inside game this season ... At 6-foot-5, 250 pounds, Gadsden-Gilliard is a rare combination of size and agility, while Harris is a high energy player who can rebound and block shots at a high level ... With the loss of senior post Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) for the season due to a foot injury, the expectations for Harris and KGG have only risen.
Bucs have tradition of postseason appearances, success
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.
Bucs have tradition of postseason appearances, success
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.


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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 3:48 am
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Cook's Illustrated has the best recipe for pie crust I've ever had. It is awesome. This recipe is also in a cookbook that the Cook's Illustrated guys put out called the Classic Cookbook.
The biggest downside to this recipe is that it takes a while to make. Usually it takes me about two days. But the result is well worth it. One of the principles of pie crust is to work the dough as little as possible.
I found this recipe after Googling "Cook's Illustrated pie recipe". I think some of the chilling times have been shortened. But most of the stuff is there.
I love good pie. There are only two places in the world I know of that have good pie. And I'm told one of them is now out of business. This pie crust rivals the best I've ever tested.
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup (a stick and a half) unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
1/2 cup of all-vegetable shortening (8 Tbsp)
6-8 Tablespoons ice water
1 Mix flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Scatter butter pieces over flour mixture. Toss to coat the butter with a little of the flour. Cut butter into the flour mixture with 5 one second pulses. Add shortening (a tablespoonful at a time, not one big hunk of shortening) and cut into mixture with about 4 more one second pulses. The mixture should resemble coarse cornmeal, with butter bits no bigger than peas. Turn mixture into a mixing bowl.
2 Sprinkle 6 tablespoons of ice water over flour mixture. Using the blade of a rubber spatula, press down on the dough, using a folding motion, until the dough sticks together. Add up to 2 more tablespoons of ice water if the dough will not come together. Do not over-knead the dough! Divide the dough into 2 balls and flatten each into 4 inch wide disks. Dust the disks lightly with flour, wrap each in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or up to 2 days before rolling out.
3 After the dough has chilled in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, you can take it out to roll. If it is too stiff, you may need to let it sit for 10 minutes at room temperature before rolling. Sprinkle a little flour on a flat work surface and the top half of one of the disks of dough. (We use a Tupperware pastry sheet that has the pie circles already marked.) Using a rolling pin, apply light pressure while rolling outwards from the center. Every once in a while you may need to use a metal spatula or a pastry scraper to gently lift under the dough to make sure it is not sticking to the rolling surface. You have a big enough piece of dough when you place the pie tin or pie dish upside down on the dough and the dough extends by at least 2 inches all around.
4 When the dough has reached the right size, gently fold it in half and then in half again. Lift up the dough and place the folded point of the dough in the exact center of your pie dish. Gently unfold. Lift the edge of the dough with one hand while easing the pastry along the bottom of the dish with the other hand. Do not stretch the dough.
5a If you are only making a single crust pie, use a pair of kitchen scissors to trim the dough to within 1/2 inch of the lip of the dish. Tuck the overhang underneath itself along the edge of the pie dish. Use the tines of a fork to crimple the edge of the pie crust.
5b If you are making a double crust pie, roll out the second disk of dough. Use a pastry scraper to help gently roll the dough around the rolling pin. Unroll the dough from the rolling pin over the fruit-filled pie, centering the dough correctly on the pie. Use a kitchen scissors to trim the overhang to an inch over.
pie-edging.gifFold the edge of the top piece of dough over and under the edge of the bottom piece of dough, pressing together.
pie-crimping.gifFinish the double crust by pressing against the edges of the pie with your finger tips or with a fork.
6 Use a sharp knife to cut vents into the top of the pie crust, so the steam has a place to escape while the pie is cooking. Optional Before scoring, you may want to paint the top of your crust with an egg wash (this will make a nice finish). Take one egg yolk and whisk it with a teaspoon of milk. Use a basting brush to spread evenly over the pastry crust.
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 11:52 am
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Try substituting orange juice for the water. I'm not a great cook, but can make pie crust.
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 3:48 pm
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Sorry but I have to reply.
Your all engineers (or have minds like one) BUT you use cups???
These things should be scaled by weight.
a cup of flour doesn't give you enough to work out how to do it properly.
If the cup lightly packed and unsifted
unpacked and unsifted
Sifted and lightly packed
siftend and unpacked.
All of these will give you different amounts of flour.
Use an accurate scale it will give you a more consistant crust.
Pastries is an art of science, a science that required accuracy at every moment.
Sorry, I had to say it!!
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:54 pm
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WOW...pie crust is a hot topic......I could not make pie crust for the same reasons......despite being a good cook....until my 80 year old neighbor invited me over for instruction...use cold water...a fork....and crisco brand shortening
the biggest thing that turned around my pie crusts was using a pastry cloth to roll out on....(or a large smooth/heavy/cotton napkin)dusted with flour....it just did not stick....and I did not have to incorporate too much extra flour which would toughen it....plus, the cloth makes transfer much easier.........best of luck...let me know if you try it......JoAnne
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:33 am
Post subject: PIE CRUST
I read your answers because I was having the same problem, but I didn't want to start over with a new batch so I finally got ahold of one of "the Good Cooks" back home and they said more water. It has to be ice water, but my recipe said 3-4 TBLS. and they said 5-7 TBLS. I added water by sprinkling and mixing and it came out great.
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:07 am
Post subject: my recipy olive oil crust alwase flakey
This is what I do its a mod of th betty crocker recipe 1978 cookbook
i use a 9 inch deep dish pirex pan
and a hand mixer before water is added.
The crust dose not crack when rolled as directed and patchwork shouldn't be needed.
Bottom crust
1cup 1/2 cup 3 tablespoons unbleached sifted flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
mix and place in freezer to cool (about 10-20min)
1/2 cup extra light tasting olive oil(i ususaly use carapelii extra light in taste) DO NOT USE Extra virgin or virgin only extra light in taste.
i go about 1mm under 1/2 cup so it doesn't spill
stick that in the freezer
top crust
1cup 2 tablespoons sifted unbleached flour
1/3 cup extra light tasting olive oil
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar (sprinkle on top right before baking)
same instructions as above
use 2 tablespoons then adding 1 teaspoon at a time thereafter until sticky when told to add 3 below.
place a partly full cup of water in the freezer metal or rubbermade no glass.
once the sides of the olive oil begin to set up remove and mix the oiive oil in to the flour with a hand mixer on med.
If it doesn't form small balls (1mm to 1cm) add 1 level tablespoon more flower and chill again and then mix.
Until you add water, you really cant over mix it or, destroy the flakiness
Add 3 tablespoons of water sprinkling over the top of the balls with bare hands form in to a ball it will be sticky.
If its too cold ice may form watch for this on the first tablespoon and stop and let it sit for a few min before continuing.
At this point i gently mash it together a little by now it wont be sticky
Flour some parchment paper well on both sides and lay on table top press out the ball until its about 1/2 inch thick pinch in the sides to stop cracks from forming
Flour the top and then place waxed paper over the top and roll the right side once and rotate 1/5 turn and repeat.
by rotating and rolling it round like this the edges will not crack and you wont need to patch. when its about 2 to 4mm thick and at least 1 1/2 inches bigger around than a deep dish pyrex pie pan your done
roll up the dough and top waxed paper on the rolling pin and roll it back out over the pie plate.
form it to the pie plate wrap edges in aluminum foil and fill bake as directed for the filling remove foil for the last 1/4 of the time
do not reform scraps in to another ball for rolling in to another crust instead dip in sugar and bake until light brown. recycling will destroy the flakes
The science behind keeping everything very cold is the oil will resist mixing with the water and will guard the flour with a iron fist from the water when cold.
The water is just to stick the balls of fat and flour together. it serves no other purpose.
Its this oil/flour water/flour oil/flour layers that happen that create the flakes.
Some people suggest adding egg this counters the idea of keeping the water and oil separate and will help the oil and water mix witch isn't good for flakes, I've never done it or tried it.
btw I've used this recipe many times not one failure, but the last time today I made it a small 1 inch peace of the center of my bottom crust floated to the top of the pumpkin pie. I've never seen this happen before everything else seams to have turned out fine. the oven didnt turn on at first and it sat for 30 min before I got it turned on, anyone else had this happen to them?
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:26 am
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This is a great way to make the pastry. Give it a try:
Puff Pastry - The Scotch Method - The Original Pastry
1 part flour (1kg)
1/4 or 1/3 fat thats been frozen where ¼ =250g etc
1-tablespoon salt
2 cups or more of ice water
¼ to ½ cup of fresh lemon juice or white vinegar
1 egg yolk
Mix in a bowl - NB: mix water & egg first
Grate the frozen fat then mix with flour till all the fat is coated with flour.
Do Not mix so that the fat melts or merges with the flour !!!
Then slowly add the rest of the mix.
Note: The layering of the pastry is achieved by how one grates the fat.
For example, The finer you grate the fat (the less mixing) the less layering, & the rougher you grate the fat the more layering.
As is with almost all pastries, a relaxing or resting time of 30 - 60 minutes is required. Ideally, after making your dough, place it in the cold room, in a bowl or dish, covered only with a clean dish towel. Do not seal the dough off by wrapping it in plastic or sealing it in a container. Covering it with a cloth allows the pastry to breathe as well as prevents any moisture build-up, where if your pastry is stored wrapped or sealed, depending on storage and cooling conditions, a moisture build-up can occur when removed from cooling.
This is the perfect puff recipe to use with our blocking process. Its also the easiest, less temperamental, most cost effective in terms of labour, & taste/texture wise if done correctly is no different to puff pastry that requires rolling or sheeting.
Or for a basic puff pastry, this works well too:
1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons ice water, or more if needed
8 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into 1/4-inch pieces & frozen
4 tablespoons shortening - frozen
Mix flour and salt. Add the butter pieces into the flour mixture, coating the butter with a little flour. Cut butter into flour. Add shortening. Continue cutting in until flour is a light yellow colour and resembles coarse cornmeal.
Turn out mixture into a medium bowl.
Sprinkle 3 tablespoons ice water over mixture. Use a spatula to fold water into the flour mixture. Press down on dough mixture with broad side of spatula until dough sticks together. If the dough does not stick together add up to 1 tablespoon more water. Shape dough into a ball using your hands, then flatten into a 4-inch-wide circle. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes while you prepare your pie filling.
Roll dough on a floured surface and cut to the required size. Line your pie foils, fill with filling and add lids. Prick lids for venting during the baking process.
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Wow its so nice reading bunch of ideas here. I am having good time reading these article. thanks for posting.
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:30 am
Post subject: Pie Crust Recipe Options
Test Kitchen recipe for pie crust on their TV show added 1 tbsp. of vodka after all regular ingredients were added including water to add more moisture for easier rolling where the mixture wouldn't crumble after refrigeration. Their proven theory is that the alcohol cooks off.
In my own recipe I add 1/4 tsp. of baking power to double crust dough. This causes a bit more rise and crisp flakiness to the dough. Would work with any puff pastry type of recipe for pie crust.
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:32 pm
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If you watch the Japanese cartoon or read the Manga "Yakitate!" there's a chick in there who's a cold hearted B.. And her hands are suppose to be so ice cold that she's the perfect dessert maker.. She fold butter around the flour, not the other way around!
Yes it's a manga, but what you can learn from this is, if you do dunk your hands in cold water for a minute before you work on the pie crust, you won't heat it up. And yes, "cold water" is a misnomer, you need ICE water. Your I find that working on granite or marble countertops to produce superior pie crusts simply because it helps to keep the pie crust cold.
And my last suggestion, don't over work it.
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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:48 am
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Reliable pie crust is simple, just follow the pics in this tutorial. You do need a food processor though...
Takes only a few minutes and needs lard (shortening) and cooking margarine/butter both from the fridge.
Resting the pastry in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for 20 minutes also helps to add strength.
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:52 pm
Post subject: Pie Crust
This is my best... been making it for over 45 years, and get many compliments each time I make it... I call it Perfect Pie Crust...
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:54 pm
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I forgot to add... I took pictures, so it's also a tutorial, of sorts. Hope this is helpful.
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:34 pm
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I have never had a problem making crust by hand the old fashioned way. But, recently bought my first food processor (Cuisinart) and I can't make crust with it to save my life.
Every crust that I have attempted has been a crumbled mess. I think I may not be adding enough water, I read that when using a food processor to use less water than when mixing by hand.
Anyone know if that is true? When I make my favorite double crust recipe by hand I would use 6-7 tablespoons of ice water. Both crusts that I tried with the food processor I used about 4 tablespoons. Is that my problem?
I do well chill the shortening and use ice water, chill the dough before rolling out.
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:11 pm
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I gave up on using a food processor. granted I rarely make more than one pie at a time - but I found it (a) didn't work so well and (b) took more time to drag it out and clean it up than doing things the ole fashioned way.
the amount of water need will vary a bit - and that's a very tricky thing to judge in the food processor.
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BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky's lawyers argued Thursday that he deserves a new trial because his defense lacked sufficient time to prepare for the first one, but the judge did not immediately rule after an hour-and-a-half hearing.
Attorneys for the former Penn State assistant football coach cited several alleged flaws in the trial, including that they were swamped by about 12,000 pages of documents and other materials, that Judge John Cleland should have instructed jurors about the years it took for victims to report he had abused them and that hearsay evidence was improperly allowed.
But prosecutors countered by showing most of the documents and records were not relevant to trial. They also got defense attorney Joe Amendola to admit that even after reviewing them after trial he did not find any that he would have used at trial.
"Where's the harm?" Cleland asked defense lawyer Norris Gelman. "That's where I'm hung up on this one."
Prosecutor Frank Fina told Cleland that the issue of "failure to report" by the victims was a major theme during the trial. It was brought up during both parties' opening statements and closing arguments and during cross-examination of the eight victims who testified against Sandusky, he said.
He said Amendola's performance at trial, and his questioning of witnesses, are evidence that a fair trial took place even though the case moved from arrest to verdict in about eight months.
"He used everything he had to cross-examine these young men," Fina said.
Gelman noted that some of the victims waited more than a decade to disclose their abuse.
"This is a long, long time not to make some kind of report … and it goes to their credibility," Gelman said.
But Amendola, who testified Thursday, said the timetable did not permit sufficient investigation into the accusers' backgrounds. He also described a scramble to cope with a string of pretrial hearings while trying to adequately analyze the discovery materials. At one point his copier even broke down.
"Did we look at the material? Yes, we glanced over it," he said under questioning by Gelman.
Amendola recounted how he and co-counsel Karl Rominger sought unsuccessfully to be taken off the case, evidence of their frustration over how quickly things were moving.
Sandusky, 68, attended the hearing but played no active role in the proceedings. He briefly greeted his wife and supporters beforehand.
Sandusky was convicted in June of 45 counts of child sexual abuse and is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence at a state prison about 200 miles away from the courthouse in Bellefonte. He has maintained his innocence.
Cleland did not indicate when he might rule. If Sandusky does not get a new trial — he is also asking to have charges thrown out entirely — he can then appeal to Superior Court, and has indicated he will.
Sandusky's arrest tarnished the university's vaunted football program and led to the firing of longtime coach Joe Paterno, who died nearly a year ago from lung cancer.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Big Time Is As Big Time Does
Arcadia, Ca., October 21, 2008--I don't mean to complain. Not really. After all, it was 28 degrees in Saratoga Springs this morning and the weather handicappers were talking about a dusting of snow in the north country tonight. Brrrr.
But you know, it gets down to a bracing low 60s here in the mornings where the palm trees grow and that's pretty bracing, too. Tomorrow I must remember to don a light windbreaker over my favorite Stone Pony Tee. So off-putting, really.
The rest of the morning--I've been up since 3 AM and have had a full day--was spent immersed in Friday's five races for Breeders' Cup horses of the female persuasion.
At this point I'm thoroughly familiar with the group and can state, unequivocally and with confidence, I'm probably in big trouble. Everywhere I look, there's another Euro laying in the weeds whose mission it is to separate me from the dinero.
The shower was refreshing but did little to shake the cobwebs from the cerebral attic where I store the junk that comes in so handy on occasions like these. If I had one really good betting idea for Friday I still wouldn't know how to play it, exotic or straight. Not yet, anyway, because I'm still gathering information.
Since I was the lone passenger, I told James to take me to Santa Anita. And make it pronto. The post-position draw was starting in 25 minutes and I didn't want to miss a thing.
For all I learned at the draw, I should have had James drop me off at the Arboretum instead. And there was no rush, as it turned out. The draw began about a quarter-hour late in a room where about 400 people gathered in a space meant for half that number.
It was so crowded and warm up inside that room I wished I were back at the hotel four hours earlier smoking Shermans in my favorite Stone Pony Tee. Couldn't these wacky Angelinos start going green next week, when all the old handicappers leave town?
But that wasn't it. Not really. It's just that no one seemed prepared to service that many horsemen and media in a room ill equipped to handle it. And it's not like they hadn't done this 24 times before.
I overheard an official saying the idea was to draw 10 races for horsemen in the first room and have the media gather in Location Two, the clubhouse's Frontrunner Room, on the opposite end of the track.
The four remaining Bigger-Than-Big Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championship races: the Ladies Classic and the Men's Classic, the Sentient Flight Group Breeders' Cup Sprint and the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf, were drawn in the clubhouse, to be followed by interview opportunities and lunch.
Given the amount of time it took, what with walking to two locations, the introductions, thank yous, the waiting in between, who had time for lunch? They could have thrown us some copacola sandwiches football style and saved a lot of time and a few bucks, too.
As it turns out, there was a dearth of horsemen available. I did see Steve Klesaris, who's shipping in a pair of fillies, a longshot named Miraculous Miss for Filly & Mare Sprint, and Sky Diva, who might special, for the Bessemer Trust Juvenile Fillies.
Bill Mott was there, I heard, and I did see Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert. John Shirreffs was holding forth for a lengthy time although I never could find him. But that probably was my bad. I was so disoriented from rushing through the draw, scribbling furiously the positions and jockeys onto the page. Actually, there was no time for anyone to write down the riding assignments.
Had the event started promptly there might have been time to prep the entry clerks on the proper pronunciation of the world's most famous horsemen. Admittedly, one was tricky. It's spelled Peslier but pronounced Pell-e-a. Those French, and their freedom fries! And Pyro's jockey is named Bridgmohan, as in Bridge-Mo-Han. If stars can't get recognition, then who?
It's not very Christian to poke fun of the ill prepared. But we think it permissible to tweak the rude. What was the hurry? Would an extra five or 10 minutes have mattered all that much? Especially since the media needed to dally about 30 minutes to finish the task; providing readers and viewers with information, promoting the event in the process.
For years I've requested that equipment and medication changes be included at the draw in addition to jockey assignments and early line odds. Reporters serve the wagering public, who require as much time as possible to thoroughly handicap 14 extremely difficult races, twice as many as the founders envisioned.
Equipment and medication information must be supplied to the racing office at time of entry. And I read this week that Bobby Frankel would run Champs Elysees in blinkers, and that Bob Baffert might remove the protective bar shoe worn by defending sprint champion Midnight Lute, etc., etc. Will they? I don't know… Third base.
I'll let you know after I acquire a second, up-to-date set of past performances. This is a wagering game based on data. But too often those whose livelihoods depend on betting handle act as if they're doing you a favor by providing you with that information. What's left to do but complain?
Addenda: Please don't think this is inside baseball stuff, and that it doesn't trickle down to the fans. It's about the thought given to servicing their needs. Hope it begins to get better, in earnest, and real soon. The game's beginning to run out of racetrack.
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:10 pm
Post subject: Reinhard's current routines (Jan 2008)
Below is a repost from another discussion, just to seed this forum with something potentially useful. At some point (soon, I hope) I'm going to create a routines section on the main shovelglove site with a list of "canonical" and "non-canonical" routines, sort of like I did with the movements. Each routine description will have a link to a discussion thread here. Since it's possible this may take a while for me to get to, please feel free to pre-empt me by posting your own routines in this forum. A bunch of you have already posted routines elsewhere on the bulletin board, it would be great to gather them all here in one place, even if it's only a copy and paste to begin with. I could trawl through the boards and find these myself, but "are you still doing it and paying attention" might be a good filter
I'm definitely going to add a "routines" section, both to the forums and to the main site. In fact, thanks for the nudge... I'll do it sooner. Keep nudging if you don't see it, at least in some rough form, within the next few days.
Below are the details of my current default routines (since at least mid 2007, I think). I don't always do these. If things are crazy I set the timer, take that first swing, and just see what happens (though it usually morphs into something like one of the routines below, or a 21-14-7).
"hard days" (usually M, Tues, sometimes Wednesday also). Hard (but possible) to fit this in 14 minutes, sometimes I go over a minute or so, sometimes I just interrupt when the timer goes off.
phase I. "degraded beast:" max out super strict full range of motion pushups (I average circa 40, record is 45, near term goal is 50, I'd gotten over 50 before but then upped the strictness)
phase II. shovelgove proper (20 pounder)
Except for movement #10, all reps counts are for each hand, i.e., 42 means 42 right, then 42 left.
1. 42 reps drive fence posts
2. 42 reps churn butter
3. 42 reps shovel
4. 14 reps flip switch
5. 14 reps chop wood
6. 14 reps hoist sack
7. 21 reps tuck bales
8. 14 reps fireman
9. 14 reps chop tree
10. 14 (total, no left right distintion) reps swing bell/aka row boat (description pending)
11. 7 reps armwrestle (description pending)
phase III. max out pushups, squats to match daily pushup max
"weak days" (usually Wed-Thu, sometimes friday)
phase I and III as above.
phase II. shovelglove proper: just 7 reps of each shovelglove movement (same order as above); repeat until timer goes off. 7 reps doesn't sound like much, but because you don't rest in between movements, you wind up doing just as much work as in the above routine -- it's just distributed more evenly.
Freestyle Fridays
whatever I feel like. If I'm not feeling imaginative I'll just do a "weak day" routine or a 21-14-7. The rest of the week I usually stick with the 20 pounder, but I often go down to 16 and/or 12 on fridays. Sometimes I even do punching motions ("weighted shadowboxing") with a pair of very light dumbells (my wife's "girly" dumbells, I think just 5 pounds). With the 12 pounder I often do some one handed moves that I'm not strong enough to do with the 20 pounder, like: "The blacksmith" (hammer on an anvil) and "spear the fish." (I haven't posted about these yet, I will soon, my excuse is laziness plus I like to try things out forever before recommending them)
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:29 pm
Post subject: Re: Reinhard's current routines (Jan 2008)
reinhard wrote:
Below is a repost from another discussion, just to seed this forum with something potentially useful.
So, it has been almost exactly one year since you posted this.
I'm curious - have there been any changes in your routine? What is it like now, come 2009?
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:46 pm
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Amazingly little has changed.
If anything, the routine as I've described it has just firmed up.
Mon,Tues are almost always "high rep."
Wed,Th are almost always "low rep."
Fridays are almost always "freestyle."
The one change is in the non-sledgehammer phases I and III.
I now do squats in both phases instead of just in phase III.
I rarely max out on pushups and squats on "high rep" days because it leaves me too beat to enjoyably do the sledgehammer moves (and pushes me too far over the 14 minutes). Instead, I just do 14 or 21 reps, depending on how I'm feeling.
This isn't part of my routine proper, but a few months ago I installed a chin-up bar and I "opportunistically" do pull-ups and chin-ups on N-days when I pass by it.
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:47 pm
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reinhard wrote:
Amazingly little has changed.
If anything, the routine as I've described it has just firmed up.
I'm looking for a nice routine to start with. I think tomorrow morning is going to be my first day -- or maybe the day after.
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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:16 pm
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So just to be clear, you fit phase I-III into 14 minutes? Wow! You must be hauling!
I was wondering, do you do traditional squats or hindu squats?
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So just to be clear, you fit phase I-III into 14 minutes? Wow! You must be hauling!
I HAVE done it, but it isn't pleasant (or safe, probably).
I rarely max out on pushups and squats on "high rep" days because it leaves me too beat to enjoyably do the sledgehammer moves (and pushes me too far over the 14 minutes). Instead, I just do 14 or 21 reps, depending on how I'm feeling.
sometimes I just interrupt when the timer goes off.
Or I go a bit over. I'll time a non crazy rushed max-out session and see what it comes to.
I was wondering, do you do traditional squats or hindu squats?
I'm not 100% sure. I stand on my toes and swing my arms. I think that makes it hindu?
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:37 pm
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I think so. I think traditional squats are done with hands on hips. I also think they are how I blew out my knee. Someone told me your leg shouldn't bend more than 90 deg, and your kneeshouldn't pass your toe. I think I broke these rules and I suffered for it.
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April 2009 Update:
For the last few weeks I've been doing things SLIGHTLY (but perhaps, significantly) differently.
I decided to take the non-shovelglove movements out of my 14 minutes and do them (and/or some other stuff) "opportunistically" during the day. The shovelglove part is still exactly as I described above.
Here's why I decided to make this change:
1) I like the shovelglove moves more than the non-shovelglove moves. Maxing out on pushups first was leaving me a little too exhausted and short on time to enjoy the main part of the workout. But the main reason I do pushups (and chinpus/pullups, more below) is not so much for the workout in itself, but as a generally comprehensible fitness metric (when shovelglove conquers the fitness world and "how many drive fence posts can you do?" becomes a meaningful question for most people maybe I'll stop), so sticking them after the main routine (when I'm guaranteed not to be able to bang that many out) didn't make much sense.
2) I got a chinup bar and wanted to incorporate that into my overall exercise plan. It's not near my shovelglove space, so not convenient to incorporate into my 14 minutes.
3) My schedule has gotten rather tight, and I've taken to urban rangering home from work at high velocity ("running late," literally). Squats aren't so much fun after that.
4) It's kind of nice to have a mini-exercise to get the blood flowing in the morning before work. I (literally) don't have more than a minute or so to spare in the rush to get the kids and myself out the door, but a set of pushups or chinups or pullups don't take more than that.
What does "opportunistic exercise" mean?
Just that I do them whenever I see an opportunity.
But I have a few additional guidelines that make them more likely to (sustainably) come up.
I added a little routine task to my daily index card called "maxups." Every N-day, I max out on EITHER chin-ups, pull-ups, or pushups and record how many I did on this card. I'm only allowed to max out on one of these exercises per day, to reign myself in from overdoing it (I cycle through them in alphabetical order). If I want to do some of the others, that's ok, but I have to stop at my "cruising altitude" rep count, no more than 80% of my consistently reproducible max. It doesn't matter when I do my "maxups," but morning is usual because I do shovelglove at night. The constraints on how much I'm allowed to do are key: not only do they throttle my enthusiasm and keep me from overdoing it, they make each maxup session seem like a precious opportunity, not to be squandered. And on the "cruising altitude" sets, I might not be able to hit numbers, but my ambition can still find something to strive for: perfect form.
So far so good. I enjoy my "pure" shovelglove routines more, and have been consistently doing my "maxups" as well. They've been fun, too. It's sort of like a game.
"Run late" doesn't require any additional structures besides an overly demanding day job and a wife with two small kids at home desperate for reinforcements
. It is funny the weird looks I get from people because I'm not wearing any special running gear but am running because I actually want to get somewhere. It's probably the summer heat will make run late less fun. But even if it's just a cold weather activity, hey, that's when we need the exercise most.
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:44 pm
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This is essentially what I do. I SG three days/week and do kettlebell swings the other two. I enjoy the change. I was doing burpees the other two days, but got to the point I dreaded them so I switched to something challenging that I actually enjoy.
I intersperse pull-ups and chin-ups whenever I pass the bar so they aren't formal workouts, but I do quite a few reps each day. I haven't been doing push-ups, but after reading your post, I may do a set after the pull/chin-ups.
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Posts: 17
Location: Australia
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 3:50 am
Post subject: Why pushups?
Hello - I thought the idea was just one exercise routine per day?
Isn't adding push-ups / chin-ups broaching into additional areas?
I am a new follower of your exercise and have a fibreglass handled 12lb hammer - wrapped conveniently with three blue 24" square cloth nappies that every parent buys, thinking they will be enviro friendly (and never use) - but two years on, none of them have ever seen my daughter's hinney - and tied off with string looks a little neater than a tied jumper [even when swinging a sledgehammer in the house one must keep a modicum of decor].
I wonder what those poor buggers who built the first transcontinental railroad etc would think about people swinging SH's ... for fun! (well I guess it was 140 years ago)
Best wishes, AC
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Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 4:12 am
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Hello - I thought the idea was just one exercise routine per day?
I do more exercises than the 14 minutes of shugging, but I am careful to keep them separate, and track them as separate activities in the HabitCal. The reasoning is that if the daily shovelgloving time is allowed to grow then we will reach a point where it becomes much easier to find reasons for not doing it, which would mean not doing anything. Keeping the other things I do separate means that even if I miss yoga I am more likely to still do SG or skipping. So the 14 minutes is primarily for the habit-forming side of things rather than physical conditioning.
However, the 14 minutes of SG is certainly long enough to be effective. Indeed it is the only strength training I do and the benefits have been dramatic.
PS: Nice to see another Aussie here!
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After a week of high-stakes negotiation and an unprecedented push by U.S. Catholic bishops to involve U.S. Catholic parishioners in a last-minute campaign to keep federal funding for abortion out of the bill, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a health care reform package on Nov. 7 by a vote of 220 to 215. The Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) includes the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, which was supported by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. That measure prohibits the government "public option" plan or any private plan subsidized with federal money that participates in the reform package's insurance exchanges from offering coverage for abortion procedures, except in the case of rape or incest or when the mother's life is in danger.
A Senate vote could come any time the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, thinks he has 60 votes. Lawmakers appear to be angling to put a reform package on the floor by Christmas.
The Nov. 7 vote was a victory for the Catholic pro-life and national right-to-life community, though less of an achievement than pro-choice advocates are suggesting, since the amendment does not add new restrictions on abortion but continues Hyde Amendment prohibitions on the use of federal money for elective abortion. President Obama appeared to endorse that position in an interview with ABC News on Nov. 9. "I laid out a very simple principle," he said, "which is this is a health care bill, not an abortion bill. And we're not looking to change what is the principle that has been in place for a very long time, which is federal dollars are not used to subsidize abortions." While Democratic senators were scrambling to replicate the Stupak Amendment, the president indicated that changes in the amendment's language were likely. "I want to make sure that the provision that emerges meets that test—that we are not in some way sneaking in funding for abortions, but, on the other hand, that we're not restricting women's insurance choices."
The intensity of the pro-choice backlash to the Stupak Amendment was a surprise to some observers, since the provision merely codified what has been for decades established policy. The health insurance offered to employees of the federal government, upon which a public option may be modeled, for example, does not include coverage for abortion. Neither do federally funded military or Medicaid plans.
Nonetheless, the pro-choice camp's response to the amendment has been energetic. The president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, Nancy Keenan, said in a statement: "We will hold those lawmakers who sided with the extreme Stupak-Pitts Amendment accountable for abandoning women and capitulating to the most extreme fringe of the anti-choice movement."
Lynn Woolsey, Democrat of California and co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus essentially called on the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the U.S.C.C.B. "The role the bishops played in pushing the Stupak Amendment...was more than mere advocacy.... The I.R.S. is less restrictive about church involvement in efforts to influence legislation than it is about involvement in campaigns and elections. Given the political behavior of U.S.C.C.B. in this case, maybe it shouldn't be."
U.S. bishops and Catholic pro-life advocates have been accused of jeopardizing health care reform because of their insistence on including prohibitions on federal money for abortion in whatever plan emerged from Congress. But it could just as easily be argued that it was the church's alleged brinkmanship that helped propel a floor vote on health care reform in the first place. That vote would not have happened without Stupak-Pitts clearing the way for moderate and conservative Democrats to support the reform package, and the amendment was the tipping point for Anh Cao, of Louisiana, who became the only Republican member to vote in support of the House health care reform bill.
As the debate moves to the Senate, now it is pro-choice advocates who threaten to stall health care reform if abortion-funding constraints are not weakened in the final proposals to come out of the congressional conference committee.


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"God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me." Genesis 21:6
Kids are a wellspring of humor if you look for it. For instance, there was the mother who was making phone calls in the family room while her three-year-old daughter and five-month-old son played together. Suddenly the mother realized that the kids were gone. Panic-stricken, she raced down the hall and around the corner, where she found them playing cheerfully. Relieved but upset, she shouted, "Adrianne, you know you are not allowed to carry Nathan! He is too little—you could hurt him if he fell!"
Startled, Adrianne answered, "I didn't, Mommy." Knowing that Nathan couldn't crawl, the mother demanded, "Well, then, how did he get all the way into your room?" Confident of her mother's approval, Adrianne smiled and said proudly, "I rolled him!"
This story reminds us that when King Solomon began his quest to discover the meaning of life, he believed that laughter was "foolish" (Ecclesiastes 2:2). But when he investigated further, he realized that God orders all things according to His purposes—that there is "a season for every activity under heaven" (3:1), including "a time to laugh" (v. 4). On those days when your toddler rolls your youngest offspring down the hall, you may discover that the most godly response is not one of anger or disapproval. You've entered a new season—a time to laugh.
Are you usually lighthearted or serious around your kids?
Do you approach life with a sense of humor? If not, why?
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Finally our sun seems to be coming back to life. The sun goes through an 11 year cycle where it waxes and wanes with solar activity. The sun has been stuck in the waning phase for an extended period and up until a month or so ago solar physicists didn't really know why.
Seems a slower then usual moving solar jet stream associated with sunspot production thousands of miles below the sun's surface has finally reached a critical 22 degree latitude of the sun and with it new cycle sunspots.
Got a call from Spaceweather PHONE last Sunday, July 5 informing me of a huge Sunspot taking place and got lucky with a break in the clouds to capture some of the solar action.
The image above is active region 1024 starting to disappear by July 6. They expect upwards of 90 sunspots to occur daily at solar maximum sometime in 2013.
National Geographic Channel is celebrating the 40 th. anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing with a new premier,
"Living On The Moon". The show will be aired Sunday July 19, 9 pm EDT, a day before the actual anniversary of July 20.
See inside NASA's Constellation program which will take 4 astronauts to the Moon's south pole as early as 2020, only this time round our long term goal is to stay and set up base.
Using 3D animations you'll watch as the initial lonely outpost expands to a lunar city by 2050 and a tourist resort by the middle of the twenty first century.
To be able to survive and flourish on the moon we'll have to harness the lunar resources from turning moon rock into water to eventually exporting lunar produced solar energy to our earth, very interesting concepts and one of NGC's best premiers.
This will be my last post before I leave for China next Wednesday. I will post if I am able, if not see you when I get back July 28. I'll leave you now with a video of the Constellation program from launch to splashdown.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
New Sun Spots and New National Geographic Channel Premier, "Living On The Moon"
51 comments:
- Ruth said...
Bob, you saying these are images you took, of the SUN?? Geez, and I haven't even figured out the moon yet with my new camera.
I've heard a bit about the 90 year cycles of the sun, and that in 2011-12 we'll be at the peak of solar activity again, or something.
Have a BLAST in China, I hope the skies will be wide open for your total solar eclipse. Will look for posts while you're there. Travel well, and don't forget that meditation I told you about. YOU are flying, and the plane is inside you.
- July 9, 2009 at 9:15 AM
- betchai said...
wow, I don't know how to take pictures of the sun definitely, those are clear and crisp picture and you even got the sun spots. like Ruth, I still have to figure out also how to take up close picture of the moon with my camera, i always lost the detail when I take moon pictures :( so am guessing the sun would be a lot more challenging.
- July 9, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- Swubird said...
Great shots of the sun. Excellent.
Hey, what ever happened to the Chinese moon shot? Did they cancel out?
Thanks for the tip on the TV program, and have a great time in China.
Hapy trails.
- July 9, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Stephanie B said...
Nice sunspot.
They do make some pretty CGI pictures of speculative futures, don't they? Here's hoping we can hash out a reality, if not to match, that still works.
- July 9, 2009 at 9:43 AM
- PJ said...
wow, great pics of the sun. how'd you do that? interesting info on the moon. that show sounds like a good one to watch. have fun on your trip, stay safe. looking forward to all the pics!
- July 9, 2009 at 2:36 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Yes Ruth I took these images all by myself,lol. You got a new camera, cool, you have taken some of the best moon images I've seen, you have a great photographic eye.
They used to think that solar max would be around 2011-2012 but have now changed it because of the lagging jet stream to 2013. Lol yes I will try the plane inside me.\m/\m/
- July 9, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks betchai, I used my telescope so that is the reason for the clear pics, also you have to use a white solar filter so you can see the detail, then you have to run through various ISO settings with the clouds messing you up all the time,lol, lots of fun though.\m/\m/
- July 9, 2009 at 6:00 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks swubird, I'm still going to be posting a few images with the UFO, should be cool.\m/\m/
- July 9, 2009 at 6:01 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Stephanie, as long as we get to the Moon, the other will eventually come and be icing on the cake, should be an interesting couple of decades.\m/\m/
- July 9, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks PJ. I use my telescope and a special white light solar filter, the clouds added a nice touch, gave the sun depth. I will be taking lots of images and posting hoping before I get back, if not as soon as.\m/\m/
- July 9, 2009 at 6:05 PM
- sexy legs and body said...
Bob, fantastic shots, i wish you a safe trip and hope to see lots of great shots.
- July 9, 2009 at 10:10 PM
- AngelBaby said...
How did you take pictures of the Sun? These are amazing! You are awesome! I had no idea that the Sun has cycles, it always seems to be the same but then again I don't know much about this stuff.
I hope you have a absolutely marvelous trip to China! Just one more word ..... Pictures ...... Lots of pictures!
Love and Blessings,
- July 10, 2009 at 12:19 AM
- Nature Nut /JJ Loch said...
Bob, what an AWESOME post and photos!!! I was wondering when I would hear news of the moon's habitation.
Have a great trip to China. I'm praying you see the BEST eclipse EVER!!!
Have sent in my second book project. :D Can enjoy the rest of the summer now. Feel like dancing in the wind. I was thinking about that project every minute for months.
Hugs, JJ
- July 10, 2009 at 7:01 AM
- Nature Nut /JJ Loch said...
Oh, and I am running for the sunscreen after seeing those marvelous sunspot photos!!!
Hugs, JJ
- July 10, 2009 at 7:03 AM
- Mike said...
Thanks for the wonderful update and posting on the solar activity. As always, your site is informative, educational, and fun with lots of neat images. Good luck on your trip to China and looking forward to what goodies you will post when you return.
- July 10, 2009 at 7:12 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hey thanks a lot Colin, I'm sure I'll have a great time and for sure will be taking lots of pics, I bout 4, 4 gig memory cards,lol.\m/\m/
- July 10, 2009 at 8:28 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks AngelBaby, I use one of my telescopes and a special Solar white light filter, I'm glad you learned something new about our sun, pictures always help make things a little more clearer.\m/\m/
- July 10, 2009 at 8:31 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks JJ good luck with your new book and now it is time to relax, and celebrate. Lol, I'll be getting some sunscreen as well, it is hot over in China, and humid.\m/\m/
- July 10, 2009 at 8:34 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks a lot Mike, I hope to be able to post while there, if not I'll probably have lots of posts to do when I get back, lots to see and do.\m/\m/
- July 10, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- notedscholar said...
There is perhaps a connection here. Maybe the sun spots are endangering out planet, so NASA plans on escaping to the moon. Joke's on them, b/c frequently the moon is closer to the sun than the Earth. This is why scientists should be forced to take courses in symbolic logic.
- July 10, 2009 at 9:45 AM
- Ivanhoe said...
Wow! The sun spots are amazing, Bob! I will try to remember to watch the Moon stuff on Nat Geo. Sounds like a very cool one.
Have a safe trip, Bob! Hope to hear from you once or twice while you are away. But who knows with those damn communists playing censors. Stay safe!
- July 10, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Lol, notedscholar, point taken although all the knowledge on symbolic logic isn't going to help, if the Earth goes the Moon goes, their real goal is Mars,lol.\m/\m/
- July 10, 2009 at 4:44 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Ivanhoe, my plans if allowed were to post at least a couple times while I'm over there, depends on lots of stuff, nobody has gotten back to me about being able to blog from there.\m/\m/
- July 10, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Dr. Lauren said...
Wow, these pic are amazing Bob, and I'm not at all surprised. How else will I know what's going on in the universe without your updates.
- July 10, 2009 at 6:49 PM
- kRiZ cPEc said...
to live on the moon, wow, what can I say? Only the selected few can have this priviledge and the rest can only look at the moon dreaming about that. :)
- July 11, 2009 at 2:30 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Dr.Lauren, glad you get your updates here.\m/\m/
- July 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- Bob Johnson said...
Hi kRiZ cPEc, for sure but one day it will be within reach of everyone, for now it is fantasy.\m/\m/
- July 11, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- Astro-Nuts said...
Hey Bob. Another great post. I love Sun pictures. I am thinking of ordering the solar "kit" to fit my telescope, so will let you know. Anyway, have a great time in China.
Going by your track record, I'm sure you'll have some amazing things to share and some great photos. You'll be over there enjoying an eclipse and I'll be over here enjoying our crappy summer. I don't think I've seen a star for over a week.
Safe travels. And don't worry, you'll survive the plane ride :)
- July 11, 2009 at 3:10 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Colin, now is the time to get a solar filter, they expect to see a big increase in solar activity.
This has got to be the worst July in history here, I have little expectations in clear skies and have already packed my camera, I just hope I don't bring the crappy weather with me to China, lol.\m/\m/
- July 11, 2009 at 8:30 PM
- Will said...
Those are your photos of the sun Bob? Amazing! And thanks for the heads up on the NGC show. I had not heard about it.
- July 11, 2009 at 11:41 PM
- Roger said...
Just a awesome post filled with great info Bob!\m/
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- July 12, 2009 at 9:41 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Yes...yes they are Will, hope to get some decent ones of the eclipse though I won't have my telescope with me. The preview dvd NGC sent me looked real good, you should enjoy it, lots of interesting ideas they want to try out.\m/\m/
- July 12, 2009 at 10:41 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Roger that is so cool and thanks for the mention!! What a great photo to be giving away, definitely a hanger upper.\m/\m/
- July 12, 2009 at 10:44 PM
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- July 13, 2009 at 3:47 AM
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Thanks Jishnu, and thanks for adding me, I love your site and have added it to my blogroll, thanks for dropping by.\m/\m/
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- Cashmere said...
Cool facts and pics..
Have a blast in China! I'm sure you will btw.. Can't wait to see your photos after the trip.. :)
- July 13, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Cashmere,I'm sure it will be quite the experience, will be taking lots of pics.\m/\m/
- July 14, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- PJ said...
just wanted to stop in before you leave to wish you a safe trip!
- July 14, 2009 at 11:48 AM
- Ivanhoe said...
Just coming over to send you off on your long journey. Tomorrow! Wow! That went fast.
Have a safe and fun trip, Bob! :o)
- July 14, 2009 at 12:02 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks for the well wishes PJ.\m/\m/
- July 14, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- Bob Johnson said...
Thanks Ivanhoe, it went very fast, I expect it will be quite the adventure.\m/\m/
- July 14, 2009 at 12:36 PM
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Very informative site! I'm actually reading the rest of your posts. Today is my first stop. :)
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Hey Bob I missed your departure, sorry. Hope you are having fun. On my way to check out your latest post. And for some reason I thought that you were leaving on 22nd of July. Ouch....Anna :)
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I enjoyed the post and photos.
Whew!!!!! Sunspots are back!!!!!
Thanks for the visit,
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Shingle Creek, in the city's far northwest corner, is bound on the north by 53 rd Avenue North, on the east by Humboldt Avenue North, on the south by 49 th Avenue North and on the west by Xerxes Avenue North. The neighborhood's northern and western border is also the City limits. Shingle Creek runs north-south through the eastern half of the neighborhood. The creek flows into the Mississippi River in north Minneapolis and is surrounded by parkland. In 1852 the first shingle mill in Hennepin County was built near the mouth of the creek, hence the name of Shingle Creek.
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'SNL' Is Already Prepping Ricky Gervais' Hosting Schedule After the Golden Globes [VIDEO]
Clearly, the good people behind the Golden Globes just couldn't get enough of Ricky Gervais' antics and mud-slinging comedy since they've asked him back for more. 'Saturday Night Live' seems assured of his impending success on Sunday that it's booked him up solid with similar hosting gigs… well, not really similar.
And they haven't really booked him, they just want to see what it'd be like for Gervais to lead the charge for Nickelodeon's 'Kid's Choice Awards,' the 'Westminster Dog Show' and other seemingly unfit shows. See for yourself whether he kills it or bombs it below.