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It's been a mere seven months since we first bought AOPA's 2011 sweepstakes airplane—a tattered-looking 1974 Cessna 182P—and put it through several major-league steps in its complete restoration. First came the installation of a factory-remanufactured, 300-horsepower Continental IO-550 engine, a new Hartzell three-blade propeller, and Flint Aero wingtip fuel tanks at Air Plains Services of Wellington, Kansas. After a stint on display at AOPA Aviation Summit in Long Beach, the airplane next went to Advantage Avionics, at the Chino, California, airport. There, its 1970s-chic panel was yanked in favor of a totally new design. The new panel is centered around Garmin's G500 combination primary flight display (PFD) and multifunction display (MFD), and includes a huge assortment of the best and brightest in retrofit instrumentation. (A complete list of the contributors to the panel, as well as the entire project, can be found on the sweepstakes website).
After a shakedown flight and some final tweaks to the avionics, it was time for me to take the Crossover Classic on a long, long cross-country flight—from Chino to Air Mod's location at the Clermont County Airport in Batavia, Ohio. Air Mod is a well-known and respected interior shop that has performed interior conversions on several of AOPA's sweepstakes airplanes.
That cross-country flight let me become really familiar with that brand-new panel. And luxury of luxuries, the airplane now has Cobham/S-Tec's System Fifty-Five X autopilot. Compared to hand-flying the original airplane, this is a huge step up. Before the new avionics, the airplane was badly misrigged and had a heavy right wing that made flying a full-time chore. Now, I could set a course and preselect an altitude on the G500, and let the Fifty-Five X do the rest. The G500's synthetic vision, together with the XM WX datalink weather overlays on the MFD, Garmin's GTS 800 traffic advisory system, and an abundance of engine information on the JP Instruments EDM-930 engine data monitor, gave me situational awareness as good as, if not better than, that afforded by an airliner. And I'm sure the winner will feel the same way.
Three stops, 1,500 nm, and 11 hours after leaving Chino, I was taxiing onto Air Mod's ramp, where owner Dennis Wolter wasted no time pulling the airplane into his shop. Almost immediately, Air Mod's team of technicians set up the airplane—and that's no exaggeration. Within an hour the cabin was stripped of carpet, seats, sidewalls, and headliners. A few minutes after that, and most of those funky interior components were in the trash bin. From here on, it was tabula rasa, as Air Mod started with a fresh slate and began implementing a much-needed, entirely new interior design concept.
Working on the airplane were Air Mod's Tom Bayer, Gary Denison, Dean Hamilton, Taylor Riggs, Mark Rogers, Rick Wainscott, and Bob Wilson. The seamstresses who cut, form, and stitch the seats and other interior elements are Dierdra Burr and Cathy Wilson. Meanwhile, Don Hugenberg is in charge of cutting, shaping, and fabricating the foam cushioning and supports for the seats—which will be covered in beige leather.
For Wolter, redesigning and installing an interior are just part of the job. Just as important is his concern with corrosion, something that distinguishes his shop from many others. It makes no sense to redo an interior and ignore any underlying corrosion, he says. Ultimately, corrosion is what will claim so many airplanes in our aging general aviation fleet.
Although our Cessna 182 has a remarkably clean airframe, Wolter still found corrosion, and more. The aluminum beneath the seat rail attach points had corroded, as had some aluminum panels in the footwells and above the headliner. Luckily, this could all be corrected with a thorough cleaning, using Scotchbrite pads and lacquer thinner. This was followed by a zinc chromate treatment of the entire cabin interior.
Next came removal of all the original windows, and their replacement with new, lightly tinted windows from LP Aero Plastics of Jeanette, Pennsylvania. Take our word for it: Don't even think about upgrading an older airplane without installing new windows. The original windows may not have seemed scratched, crazed, or dull before, but after a new interior and paint job they'll certainly look sub-par.
Air Mod's attention to detail took other avenues. The nosewheel assembly, for example, was found to be loose and in need of new bushings. The nosewheel itself—a three-piece assembly—had allowed moisture into the bearings over the years, and you know what that means. Yep, corrosion. So a new, modern-style, two-piece nosewheel was ordered and installed. Air Mod also installed the sleek new Knots2U wheel pants, Hartwig Fuel Cell Repair's Monarch fuel caps, and new seat rails from MacFarlane Aviation Inc. of Baldwin City, Kansas.
A few words about the fuel caps and seat rails are in order. The original Cessna 182P fuel caps are recessed slightly beneath the level of the wing skin. This can cause water to pool on the caps, a design that inevitably results in spillage of rainwater into the fuel tanks when it comes time to fuel the airplane. Over time, fuel seals can deteriorate, and so any water trapped on top of the caps can enter the fuel tanks that way also. The Monarch caps are raised, and thus prevent water from entering the tanks. So Monarch caps are a good investment—even at $700 for the pair.
As for the seat rails, they're the subject of a repetitive airworthiness directive that calls for inspections every 100 hours. The holes in the rails are engagement points for the pins that lock the front seats in place. If the holes are elongated, the seat can slip during takeoff or other times when flying at nose-high attitudes. This sort of seat slippage has been blamed for fatal accidents, but installing new seat rails does away with both the AD and the danger. So new seat rails also made sense in our goal to make this sweepstakes airplane the best it could be. Anyone flying an older Cessna single would be well-advised to keep an eye on those seat-rail holes, and replace the rails at the first signs of wear—even if a set of seat rails can set you back some $600.
The final stages of Air Mod's renovation involve the fitting of the new seats, carpet, sidewalls, and interior plastic components. The latter were generously contributed by Vantage Plane Plastics. The old plastic was shot, of course. This was most evident when you examined the plastic headliner. In the past, someone used a spray-on cleaner such as Fantastik, Windex, or who knows what else to clean the headliner. Bad move. The cleaner interacted with the plastic and gave it a sticky surface that attracted more dirt; otherwise, it was in good shape. Air Mod cleaned this mess by wiping it clean with isopropyl alcohol, then giving it a coat of acrylic paint. Now, cleaning can be accomplished with a plain soap-and-water mixture.
The Garrett Leather Company of Buffalo, New York, contributed the leather for the seats and sidewall treatment, and the bubinga wood trim being applied to the interior door panels came from a local Cincinnati source that specializes in furnishing custom homes. The wood of the bubinga, grown in Africa and South America, is used in furniture but is also featured in high-end guitars, archery bows, harps, drum sets, and Lexus automobiles, and was once fitted in certain models of the Beechcraft Bonanza A36. It has a reddish-brown color and a distinctive appearance similar to that of the mineral tiger eye.
Rounding out the package is a center console from Saircorp/Flight Boss Ltd. The console incorporates a flip-up armrest that covers a storage compartment, a fold-down "flight desk" with a clipboard, and a storage compartment for a Mountain High oxygen system, which is on its way as this is being written.
As you can tell, this interior will be a beauty. An upcoming issue will show the interior after completion, and you can follow late-breaking coverage of the renovation process online, as always. We're nearing the end of the upgrades, folks! Next and final stop: Boss Aircraft Refinishers' paint shop in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Look for the airplane in all its glory at EAA AirVenture in July and AOPA Aviation Summit in September. Meanwhile, join or renew by July 31 to assure your chance to win.
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The New Jersey Department of Health said it has confirmed seven cases of meningococcal disease at Princeton, with all but one of the cases involving students.
The meningitis has been identified as "Type B," which is not covered by the standard vaccine commonly administered to students in the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is making an experimental vaccine available to Princeton, and university officials said they are in the process of deciding whether to administer it to students.
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The Unopened Summons is a key item in Bloodborne.
In-Game Description
- An old, sealed summons.
- Like the first of its kind, it is an invitation to Cainhurst, but for whom is not known, as it lacks an addressee.
- It can be found on a table in the Vileblood Queen's Chamber.
Give to Alfred to progress his quest. In return, he will reward the Hunter with the Wheel Hunter Badge. He will also teach the "Church Bow" gesture.
Meet Alfred back at where you found the Unopened Summons, and he'll also teach the Hunter the "Roar" gesture.
- It allows the player to progress through Alfred's quest.
- It resembles an unopened version of the Cainhurst Summons, with a blue seal.


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- Let's talk about reading news articles.…The constant stream of news that you might be reading…on a daily basis has a structure to it,…and if we understand the structure of these articles,…we can read them more effectively.…Most news articles are written with a structure…known as an upside-down pyramid or triangle.…All this means is that the most important information…will appear near the top.…In fact the article is written with priorities in mind.…From most important to least important is the way…that reporters and journalists will write…when they're creating news articles.…The who, what, where, when and how will all appear…in the first few paragraphs, while the least important…information will appear in the middle,…and the bottom of the article.…
Now that we know this, let's go over some…strategies for reading newspapers quickly.…If you're just trying to get a general idea…of what's happening in the news, you can simply…read the first two to three paragraphs of an article,…and you'll have most of the information,…
The course then focuses on improving comprehension by understanding how memory works, practicing the "read and recall" method, and breaking down technical terms. The final chapter introduces some advanced tips and strategies for reading different types of media: news and magazine articles, textbooks, technical material, and ebooks.
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Here author Troy Blackford shares his stories, his thoughts, a few annoyances, and delves into the world around him with a mixture of curiosity and wariness that has kept him going on his journey to death at lifespeed, but at what cost?
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Petty, Petty, PETTY!
Today we will look at just how petty I can be.
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I saw an awesome article on GoNintendo today. That's a site ran by the very cool Kevin Cassidy and 'staffed' by a ragtag bunch of folk, some of whom use Kevin's traffic and site as a means to bolster their resumes without caring what happens to their friend's site (which is a shame as these freeloaders are much less invested being as they are entry-level office workers, while Kevin runs the site himself and it is his sole source of income). It is basically a news aggregator of all things Nintendo made special by the fact that Kevin is an upstanding, sweet guy with a big heart.
This is the story that is bugging me, and boy is the reason why petty.
If you think hearing me bitch about something of no consequence in an entitled way is going to damage your opinion of me, please stop reading now. I can't afford for any more people to not like me.
But the problem is this: these 'video game aficionados' on the site seem to be full of a lot of wind but don't care about actual new info. The article centers around the upcoming 3DS version of 'Super Street Fighter IV.' So far so good.
The thing to remember is that very little is known about the 3DS, and we just learned a doozy in this article: the network capabilities of the 3DS enabled all the online play of the HD versions of SSF4 to be carried over to the hand-held, including player communication. That's right, the devs at Capcom revealed that the 3DS has network capabilities on par with XBL and PSN, something video game geeks have been bitching about wanting on Nintendo platforms since the internet was invented...
And nobody in the comments cares.... nobody mentions... they are arguing about if it is stupid not to have ported it to the Wii, how profitable the Resident Evil series was in its one DS entry (they are talking about these things like they know things, but then another points out something and it becomes obvious they know very little about anything).
I just wonder why they spend all day 'commenting' on video game sites if they never actually seem to realize the exciting news they are commenting on. If they are really so interested, why not be excited about the breaking news that will change the way they play video games on the go? Because they just like to split up into groups and fight...
I bet they can split into groups online and fight each other in a game on the brand new Nintendo 3DS... if only I had some way of TELLING them!
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So you 'normies' can understand why this is offensive to geeks, imagine the following scenario. There is a site that collects info on everything pertaining to Stephen King's work. (A fake one, of course there are real ones!) Let's call this site StayStephen. The person who runs StayStephen rules: a dedicated fan who tirelessly works all day to provide Stephen King-ites with the info they crave.
One day, I click over to the site and see an article in which Stephen King reveals that he is writing a book in which Pennywise returns! Oh my! Frothing at the mouth with excitement, I click to the comments to share the victory of the moment with fellow fans and find... none of them noticed.
'My what a red cover this book has!' on person writes, to which another responds:
"I hardly think it's red, it looks more mauve to me."
"Ha! Red cover aside, I am excited to find out what font this book will be in."
"Fonts? No book will ever be in a font again, don't you read the news?"
Wouldn't your head explode? That's what happened to me today.
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Let's play a game and see how long after the original post it can be without anybody noticing the entire point of the article. They have several hours of 'dumb time' under their belt already.ReplyDelete
Ahhhh...your non video game translation explains it perfectly. Yes. My head would explode.ReplyDelete
I'm glad that illustration helped - I know what its like to be on the outside of a geekdom. :) I am not sure why this bothered me. One person actually mentioned this, near the bottom at this point. Hilarious... because he has come right out and said this and still nobody has responded to him or noticed, but written several multi-paragraph long arguments to each other about nothing.ReplyDelete
I think your blog is too brown. You should spiff it up and make it more yellow with smiles and kittens.ReplyDelete
I hate it when people comment on things that don't matter and miss the big news. I'm not much of a gamer on handhelds, so I don't follow the releases, but that is really big news. I had no idea they could give the players that much connectivity. Wow. Now they can compete with iPhones and iPods... *ducking*
No need to duck for that opinion here! :) I'm not against iPods per se but I'm don't have any and I see the argument of them being expensive beyond technical explanation.ReplyDelete


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English Language Arts (ELA) teacher Rithy Som spent this past year teaching in a whole new school design at Tioga Middle School in Fresno, CA.
Rithy was working with Fresno's new CCSS-aligned ELA scope and sequence, and learning new literacy strategies through the Literacy Design Collaborative. She shared a daily prep period with her department and worked with an expert teacher—called a Plus Teacher—who provided support, co-planned and co-taught with all the ELA teachers. The Plus Teacher also taught Rithy's students one full day biweekly so that Rithy could have the time to learn and collaborate with ELA teachers across the district.
A new curriculum. A new master schedule. New instructional strategies. New professional development. There is no doubt that Rithy and her colleagues experienced a lot of change in one year. Rithy admits, "Even if you spent 6 or 10 years teaching, if you haven't experienced a redesign like this, it can be a shock. When something is new, it can be scary for people."
As mentioned in my previous post, Fresno Unified School District is one of 14 districts and charter organizations taking on the Innovative Professional Development (iPD) Challenge. Like their colleagues across the country in Bridgeport, CT, Fresno Unified educators built customized school schedules to increase time for deep student learning and teacher collaboration.
Working within their given district budget, Fresno was able to carve out an average of 96 additional hours for professional learning at each middle school. The district selected to use this newly found time to support teachers in content teams for collaboration within and across schools in implementing the Common Core State Standards.
In a recent conversation, Rithy shared her views on the new school design: "With a supportive administrative team and collaborative colleagues, I was lucky that I experienced team planning on common assessments and assignments in my school before this year. However, we didn't have many of the built-in supports that we do now. Our new common planning time allows us to discuss our lessons and student work as a group during the school day. We aren't waiting for one meeting per week or waiting until the end of the day. It is great to have everyone at same time having productive conversations about student work: If my students are struggling with reasoning in their writing and yours are doing great on the same assignment, how was our delivery different? What did you do? How can I adopt what you did?"
Rithy continues, "Before this year, it was difficult to attend trainings without having substitutes to cover the class. If they didn't show, we couldn't go. The beauty [of the new schedule] is that we are now able to go to trainings without worrying about what our kids are doing, and whether they are learning, because now they are working with our Plus teachers, who are veteran teachers. Because Plus teachers work so closely with classroom teachers, we know that they know the students and are able to identify what skills the students are struggling with. For instance, if students in my class are struggling with making claims or gathering evidence, the Plus teachers are able to incorporate those skills into their lessons."
Getting comfortable with a new school design takes time and Rithy doesn't hide – or hide from—some of the bumps in the road.
When asked about what was challenging or, as she said, "a shock" about the changes, Rithy responds, "As a district, professional learning communities, or accountability communities as we call them, were a huge change for us and there were some kinks. The ELA scope and sequence was new for some teachers and we needed clarity about what we were required to do and what we could build on. LDC also required a language change for how we thought about assignments and instruction."
"But, the more we worked with the new tools and documents, the more comfortable people became and the more people implemented the Common Core. You could actually see the level of comfort changing during the district professional development times," Rithy explains. "There were less complaints and more collaborative work as the year went on. Often, teachers have ownership over their lessons and are afraid, or not willing, to share their lessons or ideas. This really changed. We had teachers from other schools coming over to our group to ask questions about our work. I was able to learn strategies from other schools as well. Even if you are a great teacher and produce excellent lessons by yourself, you not learning and growing to the fullest if you don't have the time for these types of conversations."
Rithy is particularly looking forward for the upcoming school year in which Fresno is taking the next step in their cross-school training. Teachers such as Rithy will be taking on leadership roles at cross-school trainings and sessions will dedicate even more time for teacher collaboration.
Rithy asserts, "You learn more when you work with other people because they have different perspectives. It is not just about making yourself a better teacher; it is about making better teams of teachers. Teachers don't always get a chance to learn from each other. The new design does that. This is about all our kids and the district as a whole. So what if one school is the most successful? What does that do for the rest of the district? We need to learn from each other. We want learning to spread."
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January 1st may seem like a long time ago now and 2013 is in full swing, however, for those that follow the lunar calendar, the New Year is yet to begin. As we enter the year of the snake on the 10th of February we explore the dos and don'ts around the tradition of giving red envelopes.
Red envelopes are used in Chinese and Asian societies for the giving of money on special occasions such as New Year, birthdays and weddings. The envelopes are red for a reason - symbolising good luck and is meant to ward off evil spirits. Envelopes can be accented with gold, which is a sign of wealth and prosperity though the colour varies throughout Asia with white envelopes given in Korea and amongst some Malay Chinese Muslims, green envelopes are used instead.
It is tradition that the amount of money given is in an even number and never amounts with the number four as in Chinese the number sounds similar to the word "death". Money is normally given in notes to avoid the noise of coins and to make it harder for the receiver to guess the amount!
The amount given in a red envelope can differ, however US$10 is seen as a reasonable amount to give to a child.
There are also customs which dictate who gives and who receives envelopes although these differ slightly throughout Asia. Generally, within most Chinese families unmarried adults and children receive red envelopes from their parents although in some cases this is reversed and adults give envelopes to their parents.
There are other significant occasions which call on the giving of red envelopes such as weddings or a child winning a place at university. When attending a wedding it is normally polite to include enough to cover your attendance as well as another small amount as a gift. The equivalent of Western Christmas bonuses is often given around the Chinese New Year to employees, again in red envelopes.
According to our Expat Explorer survey, rich cultural festivities and celebrations in Asia such as Chinese New Year is one of the things that make the region a fascinating place to be an expat. 64% of expats in China have a more interesting life since relocating, similarly 76% of expats in Hong Kong, 72% in Singapore and 70% of expats in Vietnam have a more interesting life than before they became an expat.
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My Past Life And How It's Affecting My Present
Do you believe in reincarnation?
If you do a quick search on the Internet, you will find thousands of true past life stories from people all over the world. A thing to be noticed is that the belief of reincarnation is limited because not many religions practice it. The two major religions that preach reincarnation in their holy scriptures is Hinduism and Buddhism. Make a trip to India, ask around for a popular astrologer (quite easy to find one at rural parts of India!), and have him check your horoscope. You might need to give him your birth chart, but if you know the exact date and time of your birth -- I guess that will suffice too. He will then tell you what curses from past life you are encountering in your current birth. If you are not a believer, you might scorn at this information. But actual experience will make you think otherwise.
I'm an educated Indian woman with strong cultural roots. I never really believed in astrology or reincarnation for that matter. A disturbing thing that kept reoccuring in my life was the repeated failure of relationships for no apparent reason at all. I kept being an optimist all through my life -- and like the others always believed that things always happen for the good. But they never did. Till date I have had relationships with a two-timer, a commitment-phobic man, a player and finally a physically abusive man. These relationships were exhausting to say the least and I was emotionally tired. For just the sake of it (and by the proding of my own mother), I decided to get my birth chart checked by a popular astrologer.
The funny thing was that within a matter of minutes, the astrologer was giving out my life details. It was as if my best friend was talking in detail about my life. He then mentioned another interesting thing - that I'm suffering relationship problems in my present life because of my past life actions. He went on to say that 3 people in my previous birth had cursed me -- my husband, a Brahmin couple, and a woman -- and this is what is apparently preventing me from enjoying a fruitful relationship this life around. The astrologer then went on to describe remedies (poojas/prayers) for this. After the spiritual journey, I feel more light within. I am not sure whether my relationships will be successful in future, but all I know is that after the spiritual journey (which involved visiting various temples) I feel much more in peace with myself. It is almost as if I finally found the answer to the question I have been searching all my life -- what's going wrong? Why are things happening the way they are?
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Interesting!! Its about karma - cause and effect of your action and words. But its interesting to notice that because of the curse from your previous life it has affected your present relationship. They must have really meant it from their heart. Anyway, glad to know you are at peace with your self. :)
If our spirits do come back down to earth to inhabit other people, I must have been britis, instead of being past off as an angliphilac or whatever? Because, I have such strong attachment to everything about both the country and the people of britain: from the accent to the beautiful country. My life there must have been cut off too soon, that my british essence is still very pronounced or part of me. I just wished I could have came back to that country.
Reincarnation is something which raises your belief after you experience it in some form of events which could not be explained. But there are very few astrologers who can properly read the curses indicated in the horoscopes. I am also in my search of them!
Hi divacratus, I do believe in reincarnation myself. This was interesting to me, as I am actually writing a poem about reincarnation. Thank you! :)
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Effect of Steel and Tungsten Carbide Ball Indenters on Rockwell Hardness Tests
Published: November 11, 2004
Li Ma, Samuel R. Low III, J L. Fink
Rockwell hardness (HR) is a valuable and widely used indentation hardness test for evaluating mechanical properites of metallic materials. For the Rockwell scales that use a ball indenter, either a steel or tungsten carbide (WC) ball indenter is permitted to be used in the test method standards of ASTM International and International Organization for Standardization (ISO). However, significant differences occur in Rockwell hardness tests depending on whether a steel or WC ball is used. In this paper, finite element analysis (FEA) is used to simulate the HR indentation process. The effects of four different sizes of steel and WC ball indenters on different Rockwell hardness scales are studied and compared with experimental measurements. This study provides important approximations of the differences between the performance of steel and WC Rockwell hardness indentors.
Citation: Proceeding of Hardmeko
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ball indenter, finite element analysis, Rockwell hardness test
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Is it really possible that a full year has elapsed already? The time, as they say, has flown by. Bob Ryan says that tonight isn't game one, it's really game eight, a continuum of an on-going series. Jeff Horrigan says that this matchup has been in the works all year. Dan Shaughnessy writes that this is the classic baseball rivalry, the year has been so eventful the characters so colorful that even ARod is almost afterthought at this point. David Borges examines the long awaited rematch. Tony Massarotti looks at the Sox new catch phrase – "Why not us?" David Heuschkel looks at the Red Sox pitching as an edge that they have in this series, including their pair of aces at the top of the rotation. Alex Speier says that that pitching is in fact the key to the series for the Red Sox.
Schilling is the focus for tonight's game one, as he prepares to do something he's done before, beat the Yankees in a postseason series. His ankle appears to be a concern to everyone except himself and the Red Sox. Bob Hohler looks at Schilling going into tonight. Stephen Harris also has Schilling expressing what he hopes to do at the stadium tonight, mainly make 55,000 fans be quiet. Steven Krasner has more on Schilling hoping to hush Yankee fans. Ron Chimelis writes that the Yankees will hope to wear down Schilling, but that he feels ready to the challenge. Steve Britt says that Schilling is a difference maker. Steve Conroy has a brief bit on the pitcher opposing Schilling tonight, Mike Mussina. Michael Silverman gives us five keys to beating the Yankees. Bill Reynolds tells us why the Red Sox WILL beat the Yankees. Sean McAdam and Gordon Edes breaks down the matchups for the series. Howard Bryant gives five keys to beating the Red Sox.
One of the many keys to the series is the two bullpens, and specifically the closers. Gordon Edes looks at how the series could come down to Mariano Rivera or Keith Foulke. Sean McAdam says that the Red Sox have complete confidence in Foulke. Stephen Harris looks at the Sox bullpen as a whole, and the large role it could play. Michael Silverman writes that Rivera could rejoin the Yankees in time for tonight. Joe McDonald writes that if he doesn't make it, the Yankees are prepared to go on for tonight without him. Howard Bryant (subscription only) writes that the Red Sox have plenty of experience against Rivera, and don't really fear him the way most other teams do. They've beaten him before, and feel they can do it again. Could it be that the Red Sox view Rivera sort of the same way that the Yankees view Pedro?
Steve Buckley (subscription only) has John Henry revealing that Grady Little was gone after last season regardless of what happened in game 7. He says that even had the Sox won the World Series, Little would not have been back. Henry states that Little was not "on the same page as the rest of the organization". Jackie MacMullan suggests reverse psychology as a way for Red Sox fans to get through this series. John Powers has a feature style article on the long rivalry between the teams. Steven Krasner looks at how the Red Sox and Yankees are opposites in nearly every way. Garry Brown says Mark Bellhorn could be an ALCS hero.
The ProJo notebook says Schilling's ankle is responding well. Horrigan's notebook looks at Jason Varitek, who hopes to break an 0-for-the-season slump at Yankee Stadium. Hohler's notebook looks at the Sox adding former Yankee Ramiro Mendoza to their ALCS roster. Heuschkel's notebook also looks at Mendoza. Chimelis' notebook looks at the contrast in the teams. Borges' notebook looks at the Sox going with 11 pitchers.
Karen Guregian looks at Joe Torre's calming affect on his Yankees team. Kevin Paul Dupont looks at ARod earning his Pinstripes. Steven Krasner looks at the Yankees taking pride in their clean shaven and professional image. Steve Buckley looks at the depth of the Yankee lineup. Bob Halloran is on the Derek Jeter bandwagon, he compares him to Tom Brady. Stan Grossfeld catches up with Aaron Boone. McDonald's notebook looks at Mike Mussina facing another test on the big stage. Guregian's notebook says the Yankees will rally around Rivera. Dupont's notebook says the status of Rivera is uncertain.
Kevin Mannix hands out his Patriots grades, including a "D" for Tom Brady. Nick Cafardo looks at a banged up Brady, who must be prepared to get blitzed and pressured more and more each week. Tom E Curran says that Brady and the Patriots passing game suffered from a decided lack of receivers on Sunday. Alan Greenberg says that despite having the unofficial record in hand, the Patriots aren't about to let up. Mike Reiss previews a tough four game stretch coming up for the Patriots. Michael Parente looks at the Seahawks trying to move into the league's elite. Christopher Price has a look at Christian Fauria preparing to meet his old team for the first time. Rich Thompson looks at the the challenge the Seahawks might pose for the Pats. George Kimball (subscription only) has a look at Corey Dillon, who missed the end of Sunday's game with an apparent injury and didn't get a chance at 100 yards, but isn't unhappy about it. Today's excerpt from Tales from the Patriots sideline" has the story of how the Patriots chose Clive Rush over Chuck Noll as head coach. Cafardo's notebook has Josh Miller wondering what would happen if the Patriots found themselves short a placekicker as the Dolphins did on Sunday. Curran's notebook has Bill Belichick holding off on the Hall of Fame induction for Vince Wilfork. Reiss' notebook looks at stability on the offensive line.
The Celtics open up the preseason tonight in Manchester, NH. Steve Bulpett has Doc Rivers acknowledging that not many people are likely to watch his team tonight. Shira Springer says that early reviews on Rivers from the players are positive. John Habib previews tonight for the people of Manchester.
Bill Griffith looks ahead to a huge day of Sunday programming for the Fox network in Boston.
Fox has Red Sox/Yankees game one at 8:00.


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I need a recipe for sour dough starter. I had a starter that used potatoes, the dough set out for eight hours, then the rolls had to rise for about that long. I think the starter used yeast and potatoes. I have a problem getting my starter to grow. It wants to just sit there.
Here is the recipe that my mother-in-law gave me. I hope it works for you. It doesn't use potatoes.
Mix together and let stand at room temperature for two days. Stir twice a day as the mixture tends to separate. Refrigerate covered.
Feed dough when it gets to less than 2 cups, as most recipes call for 1 cup and you have to have at least 1 cup to feed.
To feed dough:
When the dough is activated (bubbles), stir and return to refrigerator.
By Darlene
Be sure to leave your sourdough starter mix in a glass container, such as a canning jar and not in
a metal container.
By Geri in KY
Sour Dough Starter
Printed from http://cooks.com
First make potato water by cutting up two medium sized potatoes into cubes and boil in three cups of water until tender. Remove the potatoes and measure out 2 cups of remaining liquid. Mix the potato water, flour, and sugar into a smooth paste. Set in a warm place until starter mixture rises to double its original size.
Sour Dough Biscuits:
Place flour in large bowl, make a well in the center and add sour dough starter (above). Stir in salt, soda, and sugar and add shortening. Gradually mix in enough flour to make a stiff dough. Pinch off dough for one biscuit at a time. Form a ball and roll it in melted shortening. Crowd biscuits in a round 8 inch cake pan and allow to rise in a warm place for 20 to 30 minutes before baking. Bake at 425 degrees F until done.
By dsbaby14
Here is the recipe for starter I have used for years.
Put ingredients into a 4-6 quart plastic or glass container and mix well. Use wood or plastic spoon. Cover, but vent slightly. (Do not seal). Let set 6 hours or overnight in warm place, approximately 85 degrees. Dough will ferment and increase in size.
Use 1 cup for making bread and store remainder in fridge. Feed the starter weekly.
To feed starter, to at least one cup starter, add:
Cover and let set in warm place overnight and is ready to use. Store remaining starter in fridge.
Hope this helps
Elles from AR (10/26/2004)
By Elvie Smith
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1: One book that changed your life: As trite as this seems, I would have to admit that The Great Gatsby had an effect on me when I read it in high school. At the time, I was pursuing a relatively unobtainable woman (much like my current personal life, wink wink nudge nudge say no more), and something about the way Fitzgerald wrote hit home. A man who had everything, but who couldn't acquire what he wanted most...I don't think I've reread it since then, but it still resonates.
2: One book you have read more than once: There are several, but the one book that I remember constantly re-reading is Early Autumn by Robert B. Parker. Yes, it's a Spenser novel, but it works on so many levels: a crime drama, a coming-of-age story, a character examination, and the story of how a private detective helps a young boy enter adulthood. (Plus, many of the themes and characters in this book resonate throughout the rest of the Spenser series).
3: One book you would want on a desert island: That's relatively easy - Bartlett's Quotations. Short, simple to read, and a nice literary sampler.
4: One book that made you laugh: There's a great fondness in my heart for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - yes, I'm a Doctor Who geek, and Douglas Adams' first book always seems to hit the right sense of humor, absurdity, and drama.
Favorite lines:
"It's like being drunk."5: One book you wish had been written: The Poodle Springs Story by Raymond Chandler. I know, Robert B. Parker later finished it, but I would have loved to see where Chandler would have taken it.
"What's wrong with that?"
"Ask a glass of water"
My other nomination - Why I Should Be Dictator by Greg.
6: One book you wish had never had been written: It's obvious, but I would say The DaVinci Code. It should be banned and burned not because of its "blasphemous" ideas, but because its appallingly mediocre writing and lackluster characterization.
7: One book that made you cry: Flowers for Algernon - ok, the movie version didn't do it for me, but at the end, as Charly realizes where he's going....I tear up.
8: One book you are currently reading: I'm making my way through Fire Sale by Sara Paretsky - I love how she is able to mix detective fiction, social justice issues, and politics in a nice, literate style.
9: One book you have been meaning to read:1776 by David McCullough. For some reason, I've been on an early-history-of-America binge.
10. Who to tag? Sorry, I'm not tagging anybody. This is a voluntary meme.


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Month A, Day 1
Aldarr rode back into camp today with some of his toadies. For the "leader" of the camp, he sure is absent a lot. This afternoon, he called for volunteers on a scouting mission. Our entire team volunteered. No surprise there. What could be worse than this?
We were lead to his tent, where we tossed up a Detect Magic for paranoia's sake, as he wasn't there to greet us. Surprisingly, one of the grapes on his table (displaying a glut of food inconceivable for those of us enslaved here) detected as Divination. Suspecting it was a scrying sensor of some sort, I of course immediately began declaiming how pleased I was with the accommodations. Needless to say, I spent a lot of effort toning down the sarcasm.
The lazy bastard eventually showed up and proceeded to get drunk, while telling us bits and pieces of our mission. Something about going to Bare because it was going to be or had been razed to the ground, and the opposing army was or wasn't somewhere nearby. Whatever. As long as its out of here, I'm happy. He said we could help ourselves to the food, so we did, including pocketing the magic grape.
We were apparently to leave tomorrow, so we actually had the day free. To say this was an unusual occurrence would be a significant understatement, so none of us really had any idea what to do with ourselves. We ended up heading to the armory, where we discovered that the "army" didn't have enough weapons to equip a hermit, nor did they have many actually useful items at all. We managed to scavenge a water skin or two out of spare parts, but I'm really not sure what the point of training us is if we're not going to actually have the sharp bits of metal to stick in the enemy. Come to think of it, I would probably stab my corporal first anyways. We did, however, find another magic grape in here. Confused (and bored!) at this point, we took it upon ourselves to have a bit of a hunt for them throughout the camp, suspecting they were a possible reason for the inhuman reactions of our guard cadre, or perhaps enemy surveillance. We found a total of 7 grapes in all, all detecting of magic of the same strength and school. They were in the strangest places; completely illogical.
Whatever. We went to sleep.
Month A, Day 2
We woke up and headed out to find Aldarr getting ready, with a two guard escort and some weird guy in a cloak who didn't speak. We didn't talk much, and Aldarr rode drunk, so it was fairly unexciting the first night.
Month A, Day 3
Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit.
Today passed pretty much the same as yesterday, but in the middle of the night while we were camped, this swarm of weird black bugs (we have officially dubbed "necropedes") came and ate Eldarr and his two guards. Cloak-guy apparently doesn't need to sleep, so he was up, but since he's dumb, he obviously didn't warn anybody. Or even seem to notice, until everyone else was panicking, actually. Maybe he's just useless?
Anyways, the 'necropedes' seem afraid of fire, so we stayed near the campfire all night, only leaving to light the tents on fire and steal all Eldarr's stuff. Hey, we might need it. His only real possession, a wooden chest, had a fake bottom, which we found and looted of a crappy dagger, a map with scribbles on it, and some black orb that detected magic of an unknown school. This was pretty huge for Reth, Silas, and I, but the others had no idea what the fuss was all about. That's fine. They don't really need to know.
Anyways, going back seems like a terrible idea (executed for treason, anyone?), and going forward seems like a terrible idea (more necropedes?), but the former is certain and the latter is not, so we decided to press on.
Month A, Day 4
Travelled by day, set up camp defenses by night. No necropedes. Maybe we're safe?
Month A, Day 5
Shit, nope, not safe. Swarms of necropedes again. We were better prepared this time, but there's basically nothing to burn out here.
Month A, Day 6
Found a derelict camp of the "enemy". It had a half-dozen bedrolls, but only one survivor, some guy who's lost his memory. There was a journal, but it was filled with ravings. Great. Is everyone in this country crazy? More necropedes at night. Still nothing to burn, nothing to climb. How are the citizens of this useless country not all dead of starvation? Discovered necropedes move literally faster than light, as our new addition sprayed some kind of beam out of his finger, only to have it dodged. Seems like being chased by them would be a really bad idea (and over very quickly).
Month A, Day 7
Walked all day, set up defenses at night again, but this time the necropedes started burrowing under the camp. Cloak-guy mixed some stuff together and completely failed to throw it at the 'pedes, giving me 3rd degree burns all over my body. I was tempted to leave him for the 'pedes after that, but it did provide us a way to run. Interestingly, the swarm as a whole moved much more slowly than we did, light-speed dodging aside. Perhaps some sort of group mind which requires concentration?
Month A, Day 8
As we've determined that we are faster than the 'pedes, we're sleeping during the day and running like hell at night. Seems to work so far, but if we run into difficult terrain, we're all dead.
Month A, Day 9
Still going. Tired. Hate night.
Month A, Day 10
We arrived at Tithe tonight, which is completely surrounded by a wall of torches. Don't know how they kept them burning, or, for that matter, where the wall came from, given the complete lack of forestation around here. Allowed inside by a particularly grumpy dwarf (aren't they all) until Silas opened his beak and asked why they hadn't all been killed yet, as the necropedes can dig under walls.
Master of diplomacy there aside, the rest of us were happy to just catch our breaths while the dwarf went apoplectic and the guardsmen started panicking. Maybe next time we can actually deal with problems out of the public eye or even after we're actually inside the damn town.
Maybe not.
We split up to explore the town and discovered two things: They were tearing down old buildings to burn and use for the wall, and they were doing a similar thing in order to get food. I didn't try the soup. Silas, our beloved Diplomancer, however, thought it would be a good idea to show off his new powers (turning himself into a living pillar of flame) in the middle of the crowded tavern. Needless to say, this didn't go over well with the townsfolk. Before the riot had even started, Cloak-guy had disappeared and we were being thrown out of town by an irate city guard.
Luckily, at least the bastards gave us some torches. It was enough to let us hit the ground running before the freaking 'pedes were after us again.


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Sawubona! (Hi in Zulu)
I am staying for half a year in South Africa. I am working, but staying on a tourist entry permit (since it is very hard to get a work-permit for South Africa, hence the unemployment rates, wich hover around 26%!)
The temporary entry permit allows me to stay for 90 days, after that I have to extend it. I went through all the bureaucratic fuzz at the department of home affairs to apply for the extention, but I am far from confident it is going to work out well.
My question is: is anybody experienced in the phenomena 'borderhopping' (a.i. visiting a neighbouring country for a couple of days, coming back and hopefully receiving a new 90-day permit?).
Even if it is not in the specific region, any comment on the issue is very welcome!


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College grads are often sent out into the world amid rapturous talk of limitless possibilities. But this talk is of no help to the central business of adulthood, finding serious things to tie yourself down to.
What most people will make a good life out of are the central commitments they make to other people. Commitments are limits on the self. If you try to live your life having experiences for yourself, without ever committing to build this specific something with others, you will be a tourist all your life.
For the vast majority of people, the biggest commitment we make is who we marry and then have children with. The downside of spending your twenties and even thirties as an experience-seeking tourist is that you delay marriage so much, you may well end up without time for children, children you now really want to have and build something for.
So if anyone everyone wants me to give a commencement address, here is my counter-cultural topic:
Win the Future: Have Babies.


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This year Crufts is celebrating it's 125 year anniversary. It's crazy when you think about it – that the world's biggest dog show has been going that long. I'm lucky enough to be one of the Crufts bloggers and I really can't wait to go this year and be reunited with my happy place.
As well as celebrating the show, I think it also celebrates the world's love for dogs. People travel all over the world to show off their pooches at this show, which I think is pretty magical. Although it's a competition, it's also a celebration of love for our dogs and just how much work people put into them. It's such a wonderful place full of love and to be totally honest, I've never seen a sad person at Crufts.
When I've told people I'm going to Crufts this year, I sometimes get a reaction of, 'Oh?' when I'm super excited. I've found these are people who aren't dog owners or lovers. Yes dogs are hard work and they require a lot of time, money and love but I've found I've learnt some of my most important life lessons from being a dog owner. Dogs are a learning curve and with my older dog Alfie when I was younger and now Rufus, they have taken me on the most magical adventure. Since the day they entered my life I've been taken on a whirlwind of laughter, tears, cuddles and magic. My life's been turned upside down and here are the most important lessons I've learnt.
- Be accepting of everyone
Rufus is such a people pooch and loves meeting new people. Whenever we go on a walk, he wants to say hello to everyone. He gives everyone a chance and always welcomes them into our home. Without a dog, I've noticed that no one says hello to you in the street. But walking Rufus on our 8am morning walk, everyone says good morning to us. Every stranger wants to know me and my hound and we both give them the chance. It's wonderful.
- Love unconditionally
Rufus is literally my little scruffy shadow and we do everything together. He'll sit on the sofa with me, he'll curl up next to me whilst I'll blog, he'll travel with me, we go on a daily 5K walk together. We're inseparable and it's such a beautiful thing. The one thing I always see at Crufts is the love between the dog and their owner. You can see the dog is full of love and will follow their owners. It's just such a special bond.
- Appreciate the little things in life
Remember that quote in Marley and Me? The one about them having no use for cars and fancy clothes? Totally true. A dog is happier with a stick or a big long walk. It's made me appreciate the smaller things too. I love my morning walk with Rufus as it gets my heart going and wakes me up for the day. I love it when The Geek and I go to our local forest for the afternoon and take him on 5 mile walk and just chat without technology. We can just appreciate the great outdoors that's on our doorstep.
- Be honest in what you want
Rufus wants a cuddle? Rufus will park his arse on my lap. Rufus wants to go outside? He'll scratch the door until we let him out. They are the most honest creatures around and just say what they want. Sometimes, and especially me, could take a leaf from our pooches book and just say how we're feeling and what we really want. Rufus doesn't expect me to read his mind when he needs the toilet so why should I expect other people to read my mind when I want something?
- Forgive and Forget
I remember when the Geek went away and I was left on my own with Rufus for a week when he was around 16 weeks old. My best friend was coming over and I had to change the bed sheets, so, I left him on the landing and I'll tell ya, little Rufus was not happy. He woofed and howled and I ended up crying and shouting at him because I so tired and I just wanted to get it done. After the bed was made he came trotting up to me and just sat on my knee and licked my face. Despite me unrationally shouting at him, he forgave me and has forgiven me for everything ever since. He forgives me when I have to get a blog post done and teas a little late. He forgives me when I accidentally step on his paw. He forgives me when I go away and leave him in someone else's house. He doesn't hold grudges and it's something I'm trying to adapt.
- Always try everything once
When I went to puppy classes with Rufus he completely stuck his mind into it. He really loved it and put his all into it. It's something he does with everything that we do. If we are doing something new for the first time, he'll put his trust in me and himself and will always give it a go. Even if it doesn't work out for him, he's at least tried!
- Celebrate when you're happy
He will always greet me with his tail wagging, jumping up in the air and full of glee when I come in the house. Every morning when I wake him up he'll be full of happiness. And with walks, he goes bananas. Everytime he's happy and he will show it and celebrate it. I've noticed that we really only celebrate the huge achievements and goals in our lives. Sometimes, these take years to achieve and can be few and far between. We should celebrate the little things too!
- Make time for exercise and play
Dogs love to play and need their daily walk. It does them the world of good to get some fresh air, smell the streets and have a fun around the field. You never see a sad dog on a walk, do you? It also does wonders for me when I get outside. As well as getting my daily exercise it helps clear my head too. I remember when I was 14 years old and I used to take my westie, Alfie, for a walk. I'd literally put the world to rights with him as we'd trot around the streets. Looking back, I think Rufus has it better listening to my 25 year old problems than my 14 year old love life!
- Accept praise
You never see a dog go, 'Oh, don't worry about it… it was nothing' when you call him a good boy? Nope. You see his whole body shake, his tail going nuts and his eyes bright with excitement. Trust me he knows he's done good! I'm the worst for not accepting credit when credit is due and I definetely need to take a leaf out of a dog's book when I know I've done a good job!
- Never slow down and never look back
Dogs never slow down and always live in the moment. They are such happy beings and when in their element they live life to the full. They are such curious creatures and I always feel like Rufus is slightly puzzled by the world. It makes me smile everytime he discovers something new and just goes for it. I love that my older dog, Alfie, even to the day he died would still greet me at the door and still wanted to go on a walk everyday. It's a tremendous spirit and one us humans need a dose of every now and again!
Don't forget that there is still time to enter my giveaway to grab yourself some tickets to Crufts! You can buy tickets through the official website here!


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