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Robert Smyth, Ph.D., advises on biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and chemical patent prosecution in the United States and around the world. He advises on post-grant and opposition proceedings in the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. He also focuses on patent infringement, validity, and freedom to operate analyses. Bob offers litigation support and analysis, drafts licensing agreements, and conducts intellectual property due diligence analysis for mergers and acquisitions. With a background in pharmacology, immunology, virology, and molecular biology, Bob advises companies on the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical, biological, and diagnostic products.
Bob has prepared and prosecuted thousands of patent applications in the life sciences sector, including complex matters under appeal before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). He advises on post-grant proceedings in the USPTO including inter partes review, reexamination and reissue applications for pharmaceutical, biological, and diagnostic products. He provides strategic counseling on the creation and development of patent portfolios for branded pharmaceuticals to address issues arising during ANDA litigations. Bob also has expertise in analyzing and preparing Orange Book listings and patent term extensions for branded pharmaceuticals. He also counsels clients in patent matters relating to biosimilars as governed by the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act.
In addition, Bob advises on patent due diligence matters in mergers, acquisitions, venture capital financing, and public offerings involving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. He regularly advises on intellectual property licenses and patent purchase agreements in the life sciences sector.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Bob was a patent agent at a pharmaceutical company where he was responsible for managing the prosecution of patent applications for pharmaceutical and biological products. Bob received his B.S. in biology with a concentration in immunology from Syracuse University. He later received his Ph.D. in pharmacology from Temple University School of Medicine. His doctoral research focused on the use of monoclonal antibodies to drug receptor subtypes to assess their role in cancer cell proliferation. His doctoral research was published in the Journal of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship in virology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His post-doctoral research focused on HIV cofactor utilization using HIV subtype chimeras and monoclonal antibodies specific to HIV cofactors. His post-doctoral research was the subject of multiple publications in the scientific journals Nature and Cell.
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The road offers a limitless journey, an endless expanse of freedom for any daring enough to live and swear by it. Jack Kerouac offers a true homage to life on the road for two young Americans living through the late 1940s beat era. From the perspective of Sal Paradise, On the Road follows the hyperactive, whirlwind nature of Dean Moriarty, a young man bent on experiencing life and all the wonders it can hold.
Written in the 1950s, On the Road is based upon Kerouac's own experiences of long road trips across America. The novel emphasises the rise of Jazz and drug culture in America, and how the two protagonists search for a greater meaning within it. In a never ending stream of places, people and above all the journey between them with the freedom of four wheels, On the Road expresses an absolute immersion into life and all its pleasures.
Length: 281 (Penguin classics)
Overall rating: 4 stars
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A brief guide to help you spot morons, liars and charlatans
In trying to figure out what is true and what is a steaming pile of horse manure, it's really useful to be able to ask yourself if you're falling for any of the following crocks of crap.
A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning.
The Anecdote - The fallacy of using personal experience or an isolated example rather than a sound argument and compelling evidence. The "it worked for me" argument.
The Straw Man - Misrepresenting an opponents argument and attacking that position. Think of it as putting words into your opponents mouth and attacking those.
The Appeal To Authority - The false belief that because a person in an position of authority believes something, it must be true. Think Dr Oz.
The Slippery Slope - Asserting that if action A happens then action Z will automatically happen as a result. It therefore must not be allowed to occur. The "where will it end" arguments. e.g. "If we allow these people into the country then every Tom, Dick and Harry will come as well."
The Ad Hominem - Fuck You. You're too dumb to get it.
The Confirmation Bias - The tendency to see evidence that agrees with your pre-existing point of view and ignore or discredit evidence that goes against it.
The Hindsight Bias - The tendency to see the past as proof of your ideas by looking back at what you've learned and assuming that you knew them or believed them to be true all along. Backdating your opinions.
The Texas Sharpshooter - The tendency to see patterns where they may not exist. A very human trait.
The Cherry Picker - Misrepresenting the body of data by only selecting the evidence that agrees with your hypothesis and ignoring all evidence to the contrary.
The Appeal To Novelty - Kneeling Swiss Ball Rope Chop. The idea that because something is different or new, that it must be good or better.
The Burden Of Proof - Claiming that the opposition must provide proof that your claim is incorrect, rather than providing the proof yourself. Unicorns exist on Mars, prove me wrong.
The Red Herring - An attempt to deviate from the topic at hand by introducing a separate argument. Anytime you have an argument with a loved one. Red Herrings fly out from directions you didn't know existed.
The Appeal To Nature - Implies that naturally occurring phenomena are inherently correct or good because they appear in nature. Associates Naturalness and Goodness. Anything that comes out of The Food Babe's mouth. (That link is a good one - check it out).
The Appeal To Ignorance - Assuming that a claim is true because it has not been or cannot be proven false. Or vice versa.
The Appeal To Tradition - The assumption that because something has been a certain way for a long time, that there must be something to it. "If it was good enough for.....it's good enough for you".
The Tu Quoque (You Too) - An appeal to hypocrisy. Appealing to the idea that because a person fails to act consistently with the argument they are making, that the argument is therefore wrong or should be dismissed. The You Can Talk approach to discourse.
The Bandwagon (Appeal To The Majority) - The assumption that if a large number of people believe something there must be some truth to it.
The Argument To Moderation - The assumption or argument that the middle ground or compromise between two positions is the correct one.
The Hasty Generalisation - The fallacy of coming to a broad statement from a small amount of data. Basically the Daily Mail's front page. And back page. And the stuff on the inside. Also Fox News.
The Causal Oversimplification - The fallacy that there must be a simplistic answer or solution to a problem, that may in fact have many contributing factors. "Diet drinks cause obesity". "Sitting is the reason we're overweight".
Begging The Question - A fallacy in which the premise includes the claim that the conclusion is true. "God exists because the Bible says it is true. And I know this because the Bible is the word of God." See also; Circular Reasoning.
Moving The Goalposts - A fallacy in which evidence that is presented in response to a specific claim is dismissed and some other or greater level of evidence is demanded.
The Proof By Assertion - I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. I am right. So there.
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - Latin for 'after this, therefore because of this.' Confusing correlation with causation.
The Hitler Card (Godwin's Law) - An attempt to associate the opponent of the argument with a universally disliked figure.
The No True Scotsman - A type of moving the goalposts. Qualifies a statement by asserting that the definition doesn't allow for counterexamples by refuting them. E.g. "No Scotsman puts sugar in his porridge", "My Uncle likes sugar in his porridge", "But no true Scotsman puts sugar in his porridge".
The Fallacy Of Presupposition - Making an argument upon ideas that are presupposed to be true but may not be proven or accepted. "I know I need to cut out bread." (May presuppose carbohydrates cause fat gain or that gluten is dangerous).
The False Dichotomy - Presenting only two potential options to a problem that may in fact have multiple solutions. This is the opposite to the Appeal To Moderation.
The Fallacy Of Division - The assumption that because one part behaves in a certain way, all parts behave in the same way.
The Fallacy Fallacy - It is possible to poorly argue a true point, in the same way it is possible to persuasively argue a false point. The poor argument put forth doesn't negate the potential for the statement to be true.
Personal Incredulity - Because you find a statement difficult to understand, it must be untrue. "Are you really dumb enough to think that bugs just turned into human beings through random chance?"
The Loaded Question - Asking a question that has a presumption built into it that makes your opponent seem inherently guilty. "Do you still beat your beat your dog?"
There are many more of these and are such a frequent part of every day life that we tend not to notice them until they are pointed out to us. If you can think of other major fallacies that occur that I've missed off this list, please air your views. This is a place where we should all be striving to learn and improve. That includes me.


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Monday, May 30, 2011
The Lamp
In Knuckles' case, he was just sitting on the bookshelf with his head up the lampshade... who knows why... when he decided to jump down, he forgot to take his head out of the lampshade and this is the result.... It's a miracle that the lamp didn't break...
HEE HEE... That boy cracks me up...
Have a great Memorial Day everybody... and take time to remember...
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LOL. The fun never ends!
- May 30, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- Fuzzy Tales said...
Hahahaha! He forgot to take his head out of the lampshade? That's hilarious! The mom says thanks for her morning chuckle, on this crazy work day (for us in Canada)!
- May 30, 2011 at 9:01 AM
- SAS....Sammy, Andy and Shelly said...
MOL, you are a total hoot, Knuckles!!!!!!!!! We love you, Max, Bugsy and your HH.
Have a wonderful day.
- May 30, 2011 at 9:14 AM
- Simba said...
I bet you had your protection vibes going for the lamp,
Max, because that shade is easier to replace than the lamp would be.
- May 30, 2011 at 9:31 AM
- Brian said...
HeeHee fur sure Max, that was purrfectly done!
- May 30, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- Oskar said...
Oh my, that boy needs your guidance!
Nubbin wiggles,
- May 30, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- Pumpkinpuddy said...
That's what happens when you get too much nip! MOL that's too funny.
- May 30, 2011 at 11:24 AM
- Cheysuli and gemini said...
OH my! Look at that poor lampshade!
- May 30, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- rottrover said...
GEEZ!! And Mom thought WE were destructive!! Knuckles, BE CAREFUL, dude!!
-Gizmo, Bat and Ruby
- May 30, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Madi and Mom said...
OMC...maybe he should just tell folks it is the newest fad in lamp shades called caddywampus!!
Hugs Madi
- May 30, 2011 at 2:10 PM
- BeadedTail said...
MOL! That's purrty funny!
Happy Memorial Day to you!
- May 30, 2011 at 2:22 PM
- Katnip Lounge said...
One word: CLASSIC!
- May 30, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- Ginger Jasper said...
Oh that is just priceless. love it but thank goodness you were not hurt.. Hugs GJ xx
- May 30, 2011 at 3:06 PM
- Angel and Kirby said...
Knuckles, you have style!
- May 30, 2011 at 3:38 PM
- Oz the Terrier said...
ROTFB Max!!! That Knuckles is hilarious! Hope you are having a great Memorial Day weekend!
Cairn cuddles, Oz
(See you tomorrow for #TunaTuesday?!?)
- May 30, 2011 at 3:54 PM
- Sparkle said...
Whoa! That is amazing work on Knuckles' part!
- May 30, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Mariodacat said...
he he - he cracks us up too pal. So funny.
- May 30, 2011 at 4:32 PM
- d'Artagnan Rumblepurr said...
The lampshade was asking for it, you can tell. Hehehe
- May 30, 2011 at 7:20 PM
- Cat Chat With Caren And Cody said...
oh my! I am so happy Knuckles didn't get hurt. Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day. Bet it was warmer here than it was in FLORIDA...it was 90 here today...yes, 90 in Michigan.......too early for that crap!
- May 30, 2011 at 7:29 PM
- Furkidsmom said...
Better than when Allie broke the shell lamp!!
The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie
- May 30, 2011 at 8:40 PM
- ♥♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥♥ said...
Amazing how bad that lampshade looks and yet the glass didn't break. Accidents do happen, and he is just a baby:)
Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara
- May 30, 2011 at 9:12 PM
- The Island Cats said...
Wow! That took talent!! Good job, Knuckles!!
Happy Memorial Day to all of you!!
- May 30, 2011 at 9:28 PM
- Jan's Funny Farm said...
Glad you have a sense of humor. Quite a faux paw. :)
- May 30, 2011 at 9:48 PM
- Rubie said...
Well I think that lampshade has gone from a boring ol' lampshade to a work of ART!!! Tail Wuggles, Rubie.
- May 31, 2011 at 2:23 AM
- Amber-Mae said...
There's never a dull moment at your home huh? TEE HEE
- May 31, 2011 at 6:13 AM
- GreatGranny said...
Mom says we cats are so cute that we can't get into trouble no matter what we do. Way to go, Knuckles. MOL
xoxo Kassey
- May 31, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- ~*Connie*~ said...
that really does take a special talent!! thanks for the chuckle.
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a guest blog by travel journalist Jules Older, co-creator of the new iPhone App San Francisco Restaurants.
Savor San Francisco Dining without Breaking the Bank
Here's a travel fact: San Francisco is the world's favorite American city. Year after year, it's the city overseas visitors most want to see.
Here's a food fact: Along with Chinatown, the Golden Gate Bridge and those little cable cars climbing halfway to the stars, one of San Francisco's biggest attractions is its food. It has 3,489 restaurants.
Here's a locals' fact: San Franciscans firmly believe that visitors routinely miss the best of the restaurants.
I'm a San Franciscan. I share that belief.
When I see tourists, they're flocking to places all my friends avoid. When my wife and I eat out, the places we choose rarely see a tourist from farther away than San Jose.
Why the disconnect? Because while there are fine restaurants downtown, most of the best eating in San Francisco is in the 'hoods. Especially at small ethnic restaurants. And most especially, at small, ethnic, cheap restaurants.
Even those that aren't cheap cost far less than the Venus Fly Traps where tourists flock to devour… and be devoured.
Let me share some of our faves with you.
Our go-to restaurant is a venerable Thai place, Little Thai. It's on Broadway and Polk, where Russian Hill meets Pacific Heights. Don't miss their pumpkin curry with soft tofu — we eat it so often that when we sit down, Toni, the owner asks, "And what are you having besides pumpkin curry?"
One of the great bargains of San Francisco is a Persian restaurant on Van Ness and Sutter. I've never had a bad dish or even a just-ok dish at Alborz, but their standouts are the lamb shank and the Shirin Polo. That's rice with almonds, pistachio, raisin, orange peel and saffron. It's also the best rice on Planet Earth.
Here's another bargain, this one with a view. Wherever you eat, one thing is certain — the restaurant with the best view is going to be among the most expensive. San Francisco is no exception. And the best daytime view in San Francisco is looking down on the Pacific from the windows of Cliff House. Gorgeous viewing — wickedly expensive.
But fifty yards up the hill, the view from Louis' Restaurant is equally splendid. So are the burgers and the chowder. And the whole menu's budget-friendly. But bring cash — Louis has no truck with checks or credit cards.
I talk about all these restaurants and many more on a new iPhone app, San Francisco Restaurants. On it, I also name the best restaurant in San Francisco. It's one that most visitors have never heard of — a small and intimate Italian place called Capannina.
If Capannina were on Union Square, it would be known to all. But it's on Union Street, where locals eat and most tourists never go. It's filled with Italian warmth, and the food is simply superb. If you go before six, the $25 Prix Fixed Menu is an outstanding value.
We've tried to make our app an outstanding value, too. San Francisco Restaurants costs 99 cents. And Apple iTunes has honored it by naming it a "Staff Favorite."
It's entirely created by San Franciscans. Sutro Media commissioned it. Effin Older photographed it. I wrote it. We all live and dine in San Francisco.
We've also created a two-minute YouTube video about the app called San Francisco Restaurants, The Movie. Check it out — it's free.
San Francisco Restaurants, the app, is sold at the App Store on iPhone and iPod Touch, and at the iTunes Store, http://sutromedia.com/apps/sfdining. San Francisco Restaurants, The Movie is at http://www.youtube.com/julesolder#p/a
The Olders' travel and food articles have appeared in the US, Canada and New Zealand. They've written about food and restaurants from Italy to Iceland, from New England to New Zealand. They can be found at http://julesolder.com


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The Embassy - Overview
The Embassy is a dramatic architectural statement set amidst cascading water features, lush landscaped gardens and adjacent to a green belt. The development offers a diversity of accommodation with 175 world-class luxury apartments comprising Studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms to Penthouses with splash pools and are priced from R4 million to R35 million.
The perfect blend of innovative design, supreme luxury, advanced technology, uncompromising security and impeccable styling provides you with the ultimate investment opportunity. The Embassy's concealed technology enhances your lifestyle and controls the apartment access, temperature, alarm, sound and lighting. The dramatic landscaped gardens and water features seamlessly complement the curvaceous curves of the building.
In addition you have exclusive access to the various in-house facilities which includes unrivalled access control, secure undercover parking, 24-hour concierge service, lobby reception, shuttle shopping service, fully equipped spa and health centre with a juice bar, jogging track, clubhouse with a coffee shop, business centre and car wash with valet service. Within walking distance is the Brooklyn Shopping Mall which is the dynamic hub of this diplomatic area with a mix of more than 170 retail stores, restaurants and nine cinemas.
The Embassy is the most concrete demonstration yet of the core Signature values, breaking new ground with several world firsts in the fields of Security, Design and Luxury. The Embassy represents a pinnacle in the Signature pursuit of excellence and perfection.
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guest post from Mary Kate, her 1% change
Hi friends, I hope to be back soon. Today is hopefully my last day on pain pills and yesterday I had my last surgery to deal with the all the complications from my first surgery! Until then, my wise husband has banned me from the internet before I say something totally loopy. Now I asked Mary Kate to share her 1% change story, but she was way too kind to me with her words, so skip over those parts and just praise the Lord for how He helps shape and shift us.
When my pastor is on vacation, I get so sad. I love to hear him preach and hearing anyone else is only secondary. So, when you feel that way reading this guest post -- FEEL FREE! We are all ready for Ms. Jessi to get back to writing - especially on pain meds :)
So intro... my name is Mary Kate, married to an absolutely amazing, incredibly sacrificial, gorgeous, godly man, Jayson. We've been married 2 years and I'm still amazed that God would give such a man to me. I'm a public school teacher of preschoolers with autism and love working with families and children with special needs. Jayson and I don't have any children yet and are on the journey to becoming foster parents. We love children and hope to have a house full of adoptive, biological, and foster children one day (dream big right!?!?! said as my husband takes a deep breath :)). We long to honor Jesus and walk down the path to which he has called us.
I found her blog through a friend who tweeted about Glory having seizures. When I read that Jessi had a daughter -- a young precious little girl -- who was having seizures, I began to pray daily for their entire family. God is so good and our Christian family so strong, that it didn't matter that I didn't know Jessi or may never meet her. I knew that my sister in Christ was going through an especially tough time and so I prayed hard. Fast forward a few weeks and I was able to see Jessi's heart through her blog. I was blown away. It is crazy beautiful for the Lord and his glory. She encouraged me so much in my walk with the Lord... and also challenged me - big time.
What I saw in her tweets and blog was her love of mornings -- even EARLY mornings and her love of scripture and coffee. I did my quiet time at night b/c "I'm not a morning person." I began thinking that when I become a mother, I want to have my devotions in the morning to start the day off right (ridiculous that I didn't see the need to start NOW, I know!). This past year the Lord has been teaching me so much about faithfulness and obedience. So, I decided that I'd try NOW - I'd get up in the mornings with scripture and coffee and a crazy love of Jesus. The only problem... I HATED coffee and mornings. But I LOVE JESUS and scripture. So I began to pray for a love coffee and a love of quiet mornings. I bought Peppermint Mocha creamer, Breakfast Blend coffee (b/c it looked the least like coffee) and opened up to one of my favorite books, Romans, and began my day. AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE. It has been over a month. I now love coffee (God can change whatever he wants), and I crave my early morning times before the world awakes. As I struggle with anxiety, it is these mornings that equip me to go to battle against it. Through my mornings with Jesus, I can feel him rejoicing over me with gladness, quieting me with his love, and singing songs over me... all day long. How I long for more of Jesus and less of me... even if that means more coffee and earlier mornings.
So there is my 1% change -- that literally changed my life. I'm thankful for Jessi's honesty, openness, and love of Jesus. I challenge you to begin your mornings before the world awakes with Jesus, coffee, and scripture and see how God reveals himself to you in new and real ways.


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Blogging Tips // Optimizing Your Website
Images are one of the most important elements on your website or blogs. Therefore, many people doesn't know how to optimize their images on websites or blogs. The trick is creating web-optimized images. It's really easy. And now I'm going to share how to do that.
I'm using Adobe Photoshop CS6 on this tutorial. And now, I open my image and save it using Save For Web...
When you choose that, there will be a new window for some options. Right here, you can choose what kind of format you want to save with.
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Many of us spend lots of time speaking in front of audiences. We do this for clients, or at events, or at Universities or other places. While this is good, wouldn't it be nice if you could package yor knowledge and sell it online in a course. Now you can.
Mindflash recently upgraded their neat online presentation service to enable professionals to not only produce online courses but also SELL the courses online.
If you're out of work and have a skill, that can be taught online, you might want to consider this your "Jobs Act" moment.
"Now, more than ever, people are looking for ways to share their expertise, learn new skills, and earn added income," said Mindflash CEO Donna Wells. "With over 14 million Americans out of work or underemployed, it is clear we need more tools that help skilled workers get back on their feet. Mindflash Marketplace will create new opportunities for individuals to monetize their knowledge, and ultimately, aid business innovation by improving training and skill transfer on a massive scale. I'm thrilled to move Mindflash well beyond our core offering of easy online training by creating the focal point for both sharing and monetizing content."
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s06e13 "The Gloves Are On"
Recapping Season 6, Episode 13 of Pretty Little Liars. Aria's last vestiges of faith in Ezra crumble away, so she takes matters into her own hands, with Pigtunia's help. Hanna is lying like crazy and getting her mom in trouble at work and coming up with bigger lies to fix things, this time with Lucas's help. Emily comes clean about her big secrets to her mom and Hanna, sort of. At least she's not dying. And Spencer is messing up a college interview for her mom's campaign and then getting Hanna's permission to book a ticket on the C-Train.
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There are total 13 letters in Perseverances, Starting with P and ending with S.
Perseverances is a scrabble word? Yes (20 Points) Perseverances has worth 20 Scrabble points.
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Short span
5 weeks ago
They say this happened because the tree was tilted in the wrong direction, not because they screwed up.
not because they screwed up.
yeah, i bet they meant to do that with the truck. :>
I was wondering why they would be trying to put up a tree too crooked to cut down in the middle of Tartu.
Then I remembered this house I saw when in Tartu this July. I guess it wouldn't look too out of place.


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- Paneer (cottage cheese) grated ½ cup
- Refined flour (maida) 1 tablespoon
- Oil for deep-frying
- Dill leaves (suva) ¼ cup
- Green chillies finely chopped 1-2
- Garlic chopped 1 tablespoon
- Salt to taste
- Heat sufficient oil in a deep pan.
- Take cottage cheese in a bowl, add refined flour, dill leaves, green chillies, garlic and salt and mix well. Divide the mixture into equal portions and shape them into balls.
- Deep-fry cheese balls in hot oil till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
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Beet and Turmeric Smoothie
What does one do when they have a cold for nearly three weeks?
Besides wondering what the underlying factor is and coming to the conclusion that something is probably very amiss in one's life… (not going there today though…), they make a cold-busting smoothie full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory super-foods!
This is a supercharged smoothie that I am sure if it doesn't cure me, it will definitely make me feel a bit better.
Beet, Turmeric, Ginger and Strawberry Smoothie
- 1 cup beet puree (made from fresh steamed beets)
- ¾ cup unsweetened homemade almond milk
- 1 1-inch piece ginger
- 1 1-inch piece turmeric
- 1 frozen banana
- 10 frozen medium strawberries
- ¼ fresh squeezed orange juice (only if you have it on hand)
- ½ tbsp manuka honey (I love manuka. It's nature's most potent antibacterial… but if you're pure vegan… you can use honey, maple syrup or dates….or skip the sweetener as the smoothie should be sweet enough naturally)
Blend in a high-speed blender (I used my Vitamix. My third baby!), decorate (to garnish, I used a bit of coconut milk, fresh strawberries, hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds), serve and enjoy!


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(Heads up: I don't explain the plots of the stories mentioned in this update in any great detail. If you are curious, please look them up on Wikipedia.)
I've begun to see the story of Bathsheba and King David as the first "romantic" fairy tale, and if you've read the story, you'll know it's not romantic at all. It's the story of a powerful man, a king, lusting after a young woman and the chaos that follows. It's the story of what men in power can do to young attractive women and other less powerful men.
With the recent success of the Disney film, Beauty and The Beast, we are again confronted by feminist takes on what an actually fucked-up love story this is: Beauty is imprisoned by a mad, beastly prince until she eventually falls in love with him. The question is asked: what are we teaching our daughters? Are we teaching them to fall in love with abusive men, telling them that eventually this guy will reveal his true, princely self?
But I think this is a narrow way to look at these tales. Yes, these stories have been watered down for modern viewers, and are sold and marketed as love stories, but I think at their core these are not love stories. They were never meant to be read as love stories. They were meant as warnings to young women. If you fuck with the royalty, they will fuck you up. In highly stratified patriarchal societies, normal people, and especially women, had no recourse. Powerful men could do basically whatever they wanted and there was nothing an average person could really do about it.
Notice how none of these fairy tales are about normal peasants falling in love and getting married to each other. They're all about princes and kings and either commoner women or princesses. These women who have no female protection (all orphans with dead mothers, evil stepmothers, evil stepsisters etc.) are controlled, abused, raped, kidnapped, lied to and manipulated by powerful men. Not normal men. Powerful men.
Many fairy tales can be read, not as happy stories, but as a warning to young women: if you're attractive, some powerful man might come into your life and cause chaos. If you're lucky, he will turn into a human at the end and you will live happily ever after. If you're unlucky you'll end up like The Little Mermaid in the original Hans Christian Anderson tale – as sea foam.
Now, I'm not saying that current feminist critiques are all wrong. These Disney films don't exist in a vacuum. I feel like most women my age can identify with feeling brainwashed by the "Disney Princess" phenomenon. I do however think that class and class dynamics play as big a role as gender in these stories. And - these power dynamics, that go beyond gender, are ignored at our own peril. To make these stories about one interaction between two gendered individuals, ignores the wielding of power and its extreme imbalance.
This all brings me back to what this has to do with my Portland Update and living in Portland and in the United States right now.
Last July, before Trump was elected to the presidency, before each day in America became a psychic struggle against horror and despair, I wrote about Trump as "the trickster" figure. Tricksters are mythological figures that appear in nearly every culture's written and oral traditions. Sometimes they take the form of animals such as the Coyote or Raven, sometimes they are gods and sometimes they are human characters. They are appealing because they operate outside of the moral constructs and power structures of the day.
I wrote:
"Tricksters don't care about right and wrong. They don't care about 'political correctness.' They're amoral. They have no ethics. Their only ethic is personal gain and having a little sadistic fun while they're at it. While not claiming to be morally pure themselves, they expose the hypocrisy of polite society."
I cited King David as a trickster figure. Now, I will also cite the Beast in the Fairy Tale "Beauty and the Beast" as a trickster. Of course, both King David and The Beast were punished for their bad deeds, had spells put on them and Bathsheba's baby died etc; they were not completely unaffected by consequences of their "tricksterdom"…. However, both of them created their own moral reality - they did not play by the rules that the other characters in their stories followed and had to follow. And yet they retained their power. Even though they did horrible things, no one ever said they didn't deserve their crown or challenged their right to rule. In other words, their standard of living certainly never went down…their servants may have been invisible, but they still had servants! They certainly weren't panhandling for bus fare by any means.
Despite King David sending Bathsheba's husband off to die, despite the Beast tricking Beauty's father and imprisoning and coercing Beauty, both of these powerful men kept their power. Sure, King David is punished by God, and the Beast was originally put under a spell but neither of them fall from their throne. The power structures of society remained intact.
When a character can act chaotically without real consequences, it's a kind of magic. It summons a real sense of awe in common, regular people. And so it is with Donald Trump.
Trump has had several (?) bankruptcies, cheated on his wife, bragged about sexually assaulting women, lied and lies repeatedly and often. And yet, he was elected to one of the most powerful positions on the planet. He's been married to several beautiful women, has loving and loyal children, and yet he appears to be the biggest scumbag ever.
It's supernatural, it's mythical. It boggles the mind. It's magic.
It's also patriarchy and it's also power. And that's the way power operates. When people are able to get away with awful behavior and keep their power, it often leads to a reification of their power. Over and over.
Last night I spent a couple hours watching the first few episodes of A Handmaid's Tale on Hulu, another story of female power, abuse and patriarchy. I found the series rather triggering to be honest. The moment when the female characters just can't believe that their accounts have been frozen, that they've been laid off, that now, their government was shooting at them and killing people, that those in power meant business, weren't joking around anymore, were displaying power in a brutal way…. This shock. This particular disbelief. This was what was upsetting to me. I didn't want to see that emotion play out on the faces of Elizabeth Moss and Samira Wiley. Because it's the shock of betrayal. It's the question: how could you do this to me?
Because all of us, all of the majority of Americans who did not vote for Donald Trump are shocked that this is our reality. Still. However many months later. We can't understand how our country, our government, the media could betray us in this way.
I suppose most of us are coping in whatever way we can. I am burying myself in an essay about fairy tales. I am operating under the assumption that he will be impeached. That some fairy will turn him into a beast, trap him in a spell inside the White House.


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Seventh Subdivision of the Central Division ( Weyerhauser Line)
Mileposts Along the Soo Line
History of the Weyerhauser Line.
The Weyerhauser line as many of the other lines along the Soo has changed drastically since its origin in 1884.
This was the first line established by the Soo when construction started in the town of Cameron. In the year 1899, Soo
Line took control of the Rice Lake Dallas & Menomonie Railroad. This added the lines from Cameron to Rice Lake,
from Rice Lake to the Reserve and from Barron to Ridgeland.
The original Subdivision extended from Withrow, MN to Weyerhauser, WI. Weyerhauser once had a modest yard with
a roundhouse, and locomotive facility. It was also a crew change point up until the early 70's when the crew change
was pushed east to Ladysmith. When Weyerhauser was eliminated as a crew change point, the subdivision was also pushed
back to Ladysmith as well.
The first line that was removed was the former RLD&M line from the LCO Reserve back to Birchwood in 1931. The
declining revenue along the line, caused by the decline in logging business, potato business, the termination of the livestock
market, competition from vehicles and improved roads caused the Soo to file for abandonment. The line from Rice Lake
to Birchwood did not last much longer either. In 1936, the line was cut back to Rice Lake.
The next line removed was the former RLD&M line from Barron to Ridgeland in 1962. Again a decline in business
forced the line closure. For more information on the "Blueberry Line" see the January, April, and October 1986 issues
of "The Soo" published by the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society. Author Robert Wundrock published an indepth article on the lines of the former RLD&M from Rice Lake to the Reserve
and from Barron to Ridgeland. The issues are currently out of print, but may be available at trade or swap shows.
The name the "Weyerhauser Line" stuck with the line even though the subdivision changed. Up until the late 70's or early
80's when the line was renamed the Barron Sub
In 1987, the Weyerhauser line was grouped in the Lake States Transportation Division. When the line was sold to
the Wisconsin Central Ltd on October 11, 1987, the function of the line changed. The line was no longer a thru route
because it did not fit into the operating scheme of the WC. Shortly after the take over, the line was severed at Almena
and removed to Amery. The line was now served by locals serving the industries to the east from Ladysmith, and from
the West out of Minneapolis.
Changes came again to the line in 1992 when the WC purchased the C&NW line from Cameron to Superior. The WC
removed the Rice Lake line, the last segment of the old RLD&M "Blueberry Line", in favor of using the former C&NW
from Cameron to Rice Lake. The ABS signals that protected the crossing in Cameron were removed and a gate with a stop
sign was put in place to protect the crossing.
The WC continued to provide service two times a week to industries in Barron and Rice Lake up until the take over by
the Canadian National.
In 2001, the WC removed a section of the small yard in Cameron, as well as part of the west interchange. The rails
and switches were removed and the ties were left in place. In 2003, the WC was required to replace the grade crossings
in Cameron due to the condition of the track, at this time, the ties were also removed and fill was brought in to smooth out
the grade.
On Thanksgiving Day, 2004, the last train traveled the line between Cameron and Ladysmith. This CN train, towed
by a CN GP40W had just a few cars along and with little fanfare, the would not see another train.
In November of 2004, the CN leased the line to the newly formed Wisconsin Northern railroad. The line from Ladysmith
to Cameron was taken out of service because now the WN reaches Cameron via the former C&NW from the south. When
the CN took the line out of service, it then paved over the rails at all the grade crossings between Cameron and Ladysmith
and placed covers over all the crossing signals as well. The line has been rail banked for future development if the
need arrises, but there are no industries served anymore on that line. With the downturn in the agriculture business,
most feedmills have closed up on the route, leaving nothing to serve.
In 2012 the Canadian National canceled the lease with the Wisconsin Northern and took back the rails. It launched a
massive rebuilding effort, rebuilding the line from Ladysmith to Poskin. The old 85lb jointed rail was replaced with 115lb
welded rail, all new ties, rail crossings, signals and ties. This rebuilding effort was to service a new customer in Poskin,
Superior Silica Sands which ships unit trains of Frac Sand. Two trains a day are normal with more when demand surges.
Currently the line west of Barron is also out of service to Almena. There has not been rail service for many years.
The grade crossings between Barron and Almena have been tagged with signs that state, "Track Out of Service". The WN
hopes to revive service on this line as there is still agriculture business in Poskin and Almena that could provide business.
The line to the west, Minneapolis to Amery was removed back to Dresser in the late 90's.
Dresser is still home to the Dresser Trap Rock plant and still sees trains from the CN and CP.
At Osceola, the Depot has been restored and now hosts the Osceola & St.Croix Valley Railway. They operate a tour train using restored Great Northern cars and a number of locomotives including one painted
in a Soo Line maroon and gold scheme.
The St. Croix river drawbridge is still in place and sees trains on a regular basis. The rock trains going to Dresser
and the local tour train running in the summer.
The depot in Dresser has been leased by the Minnesota Transportation Musum (MTM) and has been restored back to its glory.
(Photos will be added to the Dresser Link soon)
The Depot in Barron is also undergoing a restoration and is going to be turned into a coffee shop when complete.
The Depot in Weyerhauser has been saved and relocated to a spot near the old ROW. It was sold to the Weyerhauser Area
Community Club for $1 by the Canadian National Railroad.
The former subdivision point of Ladysmith still has a depot and is currently still in use by CN.
The trains that were hosted on the line were as follows:
Train 7 & 8 - known as the "Atlantic Limited". It was the passenger train that connected
St. Paul to Sault St. Marie. These trains were taken out of service in 1960. Diagram sets for trains 7 & 8
are available from the Soo Line Historical Society Archives, (DS-1 Soo Passenger Trains 7-8 Dia. Set (8 sheets + covers) - $4.00)
Train 74 & 75 - Renumbered to 909 & 910, these trains connected St. Paul to Gladstone.
They hauled coil steel, lumber, paper, containers among many other things.
Train 76 & 77 - St. Paul to Superior - These trains traveled the line from Withrow to Dresser,
heading north from Dresser to Superior on the Danbury line.
Train 65 - Barron to Dresser - This train came on duty at Barron, and traveled to Dresser to
drop off cars and then pick up cars for the daily trip back to Cameron and Rice Lake.
Train 66 - Dresser to Rice Lake - When train 65 headed back east it became 66. This train
with the cars picked up from Dresser made its rounds back to Rice Lake. When the train arrived at Cameron, it made
a reverse movement up the Rice Lake spur. At Rice Lake it did it's final switching.
Train 67 - Rice Lake to Barron - Once all the switching was complete in Rice Lake, and it was
time to head back to Barron, it became 67 for the short trip back to Barron where it tied up for the night. The next
day, the routine started all over again.
This list does not include any "Extra" trains which would be difficult to find as they are not listed on timetables.
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The Cellist
Issue #4
Secrets of Dead-Center Intonation
Judging by the response to the first three issues of The Cellist, this is the topic that seems to be the most eagerly anticipated. And over the years many students have said to me "if there's just one thing that I could have in my playing, it would be great intonation".
Let's start by saying that perfect intonation on every note in string playing doesn't exist. It's not possible. What we hear in great performances is great passion, sound, expressiveness, and great intonation, but not dead center intonation on every single note. A colleague once said that if you want perfect intonation, play a well-tuned piano: which isn't technically true either because a piano is temper-tuned, meaning, among other things, that a Db and a C# are the same on a piano which in the precise world of perfect intonation isn't the case - but that's another story. So agonizing over occasional notes that are a tiny bit off will just make you tense, focused on the wrong thing, and cause your existing intonation to deteriorate, which is exactly the opposite of what you are trying to achieve.
Let's define dead center intonation (dci) as the point at which the note really is in tune. With the method and ideas outlined in this issue, this is always achievable for all cellists provided that there is enough time. The challenge for all of us is to narrow that time down to the smallest amount possible. Very fast passages may require notes being played at the rate of 8-12 (or even more) per second: here tons of adjusting time just isn't available and this is where perfection breaks down for even the finest of cellists. But the smaller the amount of time required for your dci becomes, the more accurate the notes will be that aren't adjustable.
Let's look at steps that are easily followed and practiced.
Step 1. Tune your cello accurately. Because of the way dci is achieved on a cello - or any fretless bowed instrument - a cello tuned even slightly inaccurately will get in the way. As un-cool as it may seem to some, my recommendation is to always use an electronic tuner to tune your cello. If you don't already have one (almost everyone does these days), they're not expensive. Korg makes a good one for about $20.00.
Step 2. Once your cello is accurately tuned, turn your tuner off! Many student cellists play with their tuners on, believing that by seeing if a note is off, and in what direction, they will learn more accurate intonation. This simply isn't true. By using your tuner this way you are training your eye, not your ear and it will take you years to significantly improve your intonation that would take only weeks or short months by training your ear.
Step 3. Learn to hear the "ring" that a note makes when it achieves dci. A good ear for pure pitch is necessary and this will develop as you do, but the way string players tell if they're really in tune is by this "ring". Watch a good cellist, violist, or violinist perform. She/he will finger a note then, so quickly that you really have to watch to catch it, ever-so-slightly adjust it. The "ring was not to their liking and they adjusted it until it was. One of the best notes to start with here is the D on the A-string (4th finger/1st position). Finger this note using any finger you want. Now bow the string using a good soundpoint (The Cellist No. 2). Listen. Is it perfectly in tune/dci? Hard to tell. Keep bowing and roll your finger slightly forward. Do you hear more "ring" or less on the note or, to phrase it another way, is it more clear or less so. If it seems clearer, i.e. has more ring, continue to roll it very slowly forward until its sound/clearness/ring obviously deteriorates. Then roll it slowly backwards and listen for the same things. Keep rolling slowly back and forth until your ear detects the clearest ring to the note. I've suggested this D because, with the harmonic overtone series on the strings (A,D,G,C) it produces one of the most noticeable rings of any note on the cello. By the way, if terms like "harmonic overtone series" cause your "I failed every single science class I ever took and I'm positive I'll never understand anything scientific ever" button to light up, relax. You don't have to understand any of that to achieve dci in the same amount of time as anyone else, but some people may want to know why this works. Now try the same thing on G on the D-string: the note right across from D. This is a good ringing note also but not quite as good as the D. Actually every note will have some ring to it although some are remarkably better than others. F's are lousy, by the way but are still detectable.
Step 4. Play a 2-octave C-scale slowly. Adjust each note until you feel you have the best/clearest version of that note before you go onto the next one. Make sure your bowing is right while you do this: good soundpoint, good weight and bowspeed. Your success at detecting the ring will be much greater with good bowing (The Cellist 1 & 2). Resist the temptation to check your results against an electronic tuner. This listening ability takes time and practice, and things become more obvious the more you do them.
Step 5. Try this adjusting technique with simple repertoire pieces adjusting the notes that allow some time like half and whole notes, gradually adjusting on quicker notes as you get better at it. Allow some time each day to practice only this intonation - using scales and repertoire that don't require any of your focus. Increase the difficulty of what you're playing only very gradually. Remember our rule about the brain being able to focus on only one difficult thing at a time.
Step 6. Let your notes breathe. If you power every note it can make the ring difficult to distinguish. Try backing off just a bit with bow weight - but not speed - and let the ring come to you rather than trying to force it out of the string. There's an ideal weight and speed-of-bow that makes the ring easier to discern. Backing off a bit - letting the note breathe - can tell you in almost instantaneously where dci is, whereas continuing to power the note often will not. Especially at the earlier stages of all this.
Step 7. Use vibrato (The Cellist No. 3). When you think about it, vibrato is a series of rhythmic adjustments to pitch and, as explained in TC #3, it is not difficult to learn where the center of pitch is and adjust to it.
Step 8. Be kind to yourself. Don't expect instant results, and don't beat yourself up if you don't get them right away. It can take a while to recognize the "ring" and learn methods to maximize your hearing of it. Frustration with the process only makes you tense and playing tense makes intonation, as well as everything else good, difficult to produce. Keep at it, every day, stay away from your electronic tuner, and I guarantee it will come to you.
DCI above 4th position
A student performance Melissa & I recently attended featured a high school senior playing a cello concerto with his youth orchestra. His intonation - and confidence - were OK in the first four positions, but unfortunately few cello concerti have their notes exclusively there and this was not one of them. The higher the position, the less in tune his notes became. Any confidence waned quickly and soon every note above G on the A-string became tentative, unconnected, and out of tune: he began perspiring noticeably, got off his high notes as quickly as possible making things even worse, and the entire audience suffered with him.
Many intermediate & most advanced students are reasonably comfortable in the first four positions because most of them have spent a lot of time there. Becoming comfortable in the higher positions requires spending lots of time there, but simple fear of not sounding good prevents many from doing much more than playing a few high notes in scales and etudes and occasional repertoire once or twice, then retreating to more comfortable locations.
In fact, notes in higher positions are in some ways easier than lower ones. First, they're much closer together so the distance traveled between them is less. Second, they're easier to vibrate as varying the pitch in either direction takes much less movement. Third, higher notes tend to ring more easily than their lower counterparts.
Here are some ideas that will greatly improve your intonation in higher positions.
1. Practice up there a lot. Select (possibly with the help of your teacher) etudes or pieces that put you up there almost exclusively. Look for easy ones - easy key signatures and rhythms so you're only working on the intonation of the notes. Beginning or low intermediate violin pieces are also good and you'll get the added bonus of getting better at treble clef.
2. Do the same adjusting technique with your finger that was suggested above: slowly listening for the ring.
3. FINGER YOUR HIGH NOTES WITH CONFIDENCE. A timid approach will sound like a timid approach and any intonation will be compromised. An out-of-tune note played with relish will sound infinitely better than a pretty-much-in-tune note played with fear.
4. Don't get off your high notes early. Fear of these notes leads cellists to leave them prematurely and everyone in the audience, no matter how un-musical, will hear it.
5. Play your high notes with your bow near the bridge. A perfectly fingered high note played with the bow too close to the fingerboard will sound weak and out of tune.
6. Make sure that whatever finger you are using for your high notes is coming as directly straight down on the note as possible. If you are reaching for it (assuming the notes are being played slowly) it means that either you are not confident that you will accurately hit it, or that you are not confident you will not accurately hit the note that follows.
One last pointer: You may find that everything that has been suggested is a little easier if your strings aren't too high off your fingerboard, and the concavity (scoop) that has been planed into it is minimal. I know a lot of teachers recommend the high string "resistance" but it is a physical fact that lower resistance encourages a more relaxed hand, and a more relaxed hand is much more available to adjust the pitches of your notes.
In the next issue we'll discuss achieving really secure and accurate shifting.


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Hong Kong - Hong Kong - 2018 Orange Ribbon Campaign – Community Rehabilitation Resources for Stroke Patients Exhibition and Opening Ceremony
28.10.2018 - H.K. S.K.H. Lady Maclehose Centre
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The Ceremony acknowledged the joint organizations for their contributions, and to advocate the public support to " World Stroke Day" with caring about the needs of stroke patients.
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In anticipation of their summer of 2011 move, Intervale Compost Products will stop accepting food waste and yard debris drop offs at the end of February, 2011. For updates on the move, visit CSWD's blog. For ICF, this move means a big adjustment. For years we have relied on ICP as a source of compost, as a convenient place to drop off our food waste and plant debris, and as a wonderful neighbor with equipment and tools that we borrow regularly. ICP and ICF have long had a strong and supportive relationship and we are sad to see our friends leave.
At ICF, we are developing a plan for how to handle our own food waste as well as how to provide a convenient drop off for farm members' food waste. Our projection is that by summer pick-ups in 2011, we'll have an active composting operation that will be able to accept food scraps from farm members. We'll keep everyone posted on our progress; in the meantime, consider the alternative CSWD compost drop off sites or better yet, build your own backyard compost pile.


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A Tibetan Postcard from Ted Berrigan
Zurich: Städtische Galerie, 1984
(20) pp., 8vo. Saddle-stapled into printed wrappers, in an edition of 500 copies.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Fuoco de Paglia," with works related to a "Tibetan Postcard" from Ted Berrigan to Beltrametti. Thirteen black-and-white reproductions (including both sides of the postcard), plus a CV. Laid in is a postcard reproducing one of the works, also published by the Städtische Gallerie. Slight toning to page edges, and handling to covers, otherwise very good.
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Miami Dolphins
Dolphins' Randy Starks is ready; Dion Jordan unsure
In NFL math, Randy Starks represents, if not a given, at least a known to the Dolphins: veteran, steady, hasn't missed a regular-season game since the iPhone could be called "newfangled."
They know he will play Saturday against Tampa Bay in the dress-rehearsal exhibition game.
First-round pick Dion Jordan represents X, the unknown. Nobody knows when Jordan, a defensive end, will be back from the reinjured shoulder, only that he won't be healed in time for this week's preseason game.
Asked if he would be surprised if he missed the opener, Jordan said, "It's my body, so I know when I'm ready to go or not ready to go. It wouldn't be a surprise."
Dolphins defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle said Wednesday he thinks Jordan will be ready for the opener, but …
"There's always going to be a Plan A, Plan B, Plan C as you approach the season," Coyle said. "We have a plan in place to utilize Dion, provided that he's up and ready to go. I think he's making strides with his rehab and working with our trainers and strength coaches. So we are ready to implement that plan if, in fact, we get the green light.
"If not, we are proceeding as if we wouldn't have him in another plan. That's just part of football where a guy goes down, you've got to have a plan. One person doesn't necessarily completely alter your game plan, so there are other people who can play the role we originally had planned for Dion as well on the current roster."
Jordan did't play last week after being a third-down specialist the first two exhibition games. He said he wouldn't be surprised if he saw some time at linebacker at some point this season.
Jordan tore a labrum last season and wasn't entirely healed by the draft. But the Dolphins took the plunge anyway. Jordan did say the shoulder was feeling "much better" Thursday as he worked with a coach alongside offensive tackle Nate Garner outside while the rest of the team practiced in the practice bubble.
"It's frustrating," Jordan admitted. "Being a rookie, you want to get out there and compete.
"But the most important thing for me is my health, so I'm going to make sure I'm ready to go when I do step out there."
Saturday represents the preseason opener for Starks after spending August dealing with an ailing knee. He has never missed a regular-season game as a Dolphin and only four in his nine NFL seasons. He hasn't missed exhibition games, either.
On Saturday, he wants to play however long the starters play to make sure he's not rusty. But, like many NFL players of a certain age, he clearly has limited enthusiasm for the preseason.
"This is my first time [missing exhibition games]," Starks said with a small smile. "Feels good to be a vet, get those privileges."
Coyle said that with Starks, Jared Odrick and Paul Soliai, "We feel they will be in a rotation, and they will play fairly evenly depending on the situation as we go through the games.
"We think we've got three of the better players at their position around at the defensive spot ... and they've all got versatility to be able to play, with Paul and Randy, at the nose and at the tackle," Coyle said.