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|The major problem of the engineering entrance examination is the exclusion of certain sections of the society in social, economic, regional and gender dimensions. This has seldom been taken for analysis towards policy correction. To lessen this problem a minor policy shift was prepared in the year 2011 with a 50–50 proportion in academic marks and entrance marks. The impact of this change is yet to be scrutinized. The data for the study is obtained from the Nodal Centre of Kerala functioning at Cochin University of Science and Technology under the National Technical Manpower Information System and also estimated from the Centralized Allotment Process. The article focuses on two aspects of exclusion based on engineering entrance examination; gender centred as well as caste-linked. Rank order spectral density and Lorenz ratio are used to cognize the exclusion and inequality in community and gender levels in various performance scales. The article unfolds the fact that social status in society coupled with economic affordability to quality education seems to have significant influence in the performance of students in the Kerala engineering entrance examinations. But it also shows that there is wide gender disparity with respect to performance in the high ranking levels irrespective of social groups
|Higher Education for the Future 1(1) 11–28
|Gender Bias and ... Examination in Kerala.pdf
|The Paper unfolds the paradox that exists in the tribal community with respect to the development indicators and hence tries to cull out the difference in the standard of living of the tribes in a dichotomous framework, forward and backward. Four variables have been considered for ascertaining the standard of living and socio-economic conditions of the tribes. The data for the study is obtained from a primary survey in the three tribal predominant districts of Wayanad, Idukki and Palakkad. Wayanad was selected for studying six tribal communities (Paniya, Adiya, Kuruma, Kurichya, Urali and Kattunaika), Idukki for two communities (Malayarayan and Muthuvan) and Palakkad for one community (Irula). 500 samples from 9 prominent tribal communities of Kerala have been collected according to multistage proportionate random sample framework. The analysis highlights the disproportionate nature of socio-economic indicators within the tribes in Kerala owing to the failure of governmental schemes and assistances meant for their empowerment. The socio-economic variables, such as education, health, and livelihood have been augmented with SLI based on correlation analysis gives interesting inference for policy options as high educated tribal communities are positively correlated with high SLI and livelihood. Further, each of the SLI variable is decomposed using Correlation and Correspondence analysis for understanding the relative standing of the nine tribal sub communities in the three dimensional framework of high, medium and low SLI levels. Tribes with good education and employment (Malayarayan, Kuruma and Kurichya) have a better living standard and hence they can generally be termed as forward tribes whereas those with a low or poor education, employment and living standard indicators (Paniya, Adiya, Urali, Kattunaika, Muthuvans and Irula) are categorized as backward tribes
|Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development,Vol.4, No.7, 2013
|Health, Educati ... r the Tribes in Kerala.pdf
|The 21st century is marked by a paradigm shift in education that has resulted both in threats and opportunities. It has brought new challenges and an opportunity for higher education. Higher education in India is undergoing rapid changes. The challenges ahead are multifaceted and multidimensional. Though the data show a massive growth in the number of students' enrollment in colleges/universities, holistic view reveals that still only a meager of the total population has access to higher education. Globalization and privatization are imposing new challenges but the nations are still entangled in solving the basic problems of accessibility to higher education for all. In the wake of the transition from elitist to mass education, universities worldwide are under pressure to enhance access and equity, on the one hand, and to maintain high standards of quality and excellence, on the other. Today the notion of equity not only implies greater access to higher education, but also opportunities for progress. In recent debates on higher education, the notions of equity and access go beyond minority to diversity. Affirmative action, too, has become raceexclusive and gender-neutral.1
|Journal of Global Economy, Volume 6 No 4, JULY-AUGUST, 2010
|Higher Educatio ... Issues andImperatives.pdf
|The objectives of this paper are mainly three (i) to make an overall study of the global experiences and trends in respect of ICT industry, (ii) to study the performance of the Indian ICT industry (including, its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats), and lastly (iii) to make constructive suggestions as to ensure superior performance of the Indian ICT industry in the light of the latest developments and trends in the field.
|Journal of Global Economy, Volume 3 No 5&6, October-December, 2007
|ICT Industry In India A Swot Analysis.pdf
|This study provides an overview of fish and fishery products exports from India as a whole before focusing on the fish and fishery products sector in Kerala. The food safety and other technical requirements facing Indian exporters of fish and fishery products are then reviewed. The remainder of the study explores experiences with food safety controls, in particular across Kerala's major export markets, examining the efforts made by the Indian government and the impact on the processing sector as a whole and the preprocessing sector in particular. Finally, the remaining challenges faced by the fish and fishery products sector in Kerala as well as India as a whole are assessed in the context of the manner in which both the government and exporters have responded to changes in food safety and other requirements in major export markets
|Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper
|Impact of Sanit ... dia The Case of Kerala.pdf
|Housing is one of the primary human needs. It is second only to the need for food and clothing. From a macro perspective, housing is an industry that can prove itself to be a growth engine for a nation, particularly a developing nation like India. Housing has been one of the top priorities for the various governments in India since the seventies. The need for housing has been increasing at a phenomenal pace in India and so also the need for housing finance. Since the growth in supply of housing could not keep pace with the growth in its demand, housing shortage has been on the rise over the years. Housing finance industry which was relatively dormant till the early nineties underwent sweeping changes ever since the initiation of financial sector deregulation measures. Financial deregulation measures brought about several changes in this industry, the first and foremost being the fast growth rate in the industry coupled with cutthroat competition among the industry players. This trend has been quite prominent since the entry of commercial banks into this arena. Accordingly, there has been a surge in the growth of retail (personal) loans segment, particularly in respect of housing loans. This is evident from the fact that housing loans disbursed by banks as a percentage of their total loans has increased from just 2.79% as of end-March 1997 to as high as 12.52% as of end-March 2007. Thus, there has been an unprecedented growth rate in the disbursement of housing loans by banks, and as of 31 March 2007 the outstanding balance of housing loans by all banks in India stands at Rs.230689 Crore, as against just Rs.7946 Crore as of 31 March 1997, the growth rate being 35.82 %CAGR (for the eleven years' period, FY 1997-'2007). However, in spite of the impressive growth in housing finance over the years, there are growing apprehensions regarding its inclusiveness, i.e. accessibility to the common man, the underprivileged sections of the society to housing finance etc. Of late, it is widely recognized that formal housing finance system, particularly the commercial banks (CBs) – most dominant among the players – is fast becoming exclusive in operations, with nearly 90% of the total housing credit going to the rich and upper middle income group, primarily the salaried class. The case of housing finance companies (HFCs) is quite similar in this regard. The poor and other marginalized sections are often deprived of adequate credit facilities for housing purpose. Studies have revealed that urban housing poverty is much more acute than the rural probably because of the very fast process of urbanization coupled with constant rural to urban migration
|Journal of Global Economy, Volume 4 No 3&4, JULY-OCTOBER-DECEMBER, 2008
|Learning From C ... usive Housing In India.pdf
|In the backdrop of issues encountered by the marine product exports from Kerala in the traditional strongholds of the European Union and the United States, there is a need to target newer markets. The ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement (TIGA) though proposes to liberalize trade between India and the ASEAN member nations, fails to deliver greater market access for our marine products in the markets of the ASEAN nations. This can be attributed to factors such as the lower prevailing MFN base rate in the ASEAN nations, tariff reduction commitments reciprocated by them being lesser than India's offers, inclusion of our prominent items of export in the restrictive lists of most of the ASEAN nations etc. Export forecast suggests that this is a market to be reckoned, which in turn stipulates the need to secure greater concessions and preferential treatment for our marine product exports in the ASEAN nations to capitalize on the gains that have been made
|Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development,Vol.3, No.7, 2012
|Marine Product ... ilities and Challenges.pdf
|This study examines the behavioral factors that influence the Indian Investors to invest in the Real Estate Market. Among the various factors that affect the tendency of investors to invest in the real market, certain factors are greatly influenced the investors at greatest extend while others at least level. From this study it is revealed that motivation from the real estate developers and brokers (mean value- 3.46) is most influencing factor and happening of uncertain events (mean value- 1.75) is the least factor that influences the investors' investment behavior. In this study, the behavioral factor like over confidence and the hypotheses regarding education, religion were analyzed and found that religious factor influences the Indian investors to invest in the real estate
|Real Estate Dev ... mpirical Investigation.pdf
|Cattle feed industry is a major segment of animal feed industry. This industry is gradually evolving into an organized sector and the feed manufactures are increasingly using modern and sophisticated methods that seek to incorporate best global practices. This industry has got high potential for growth in India, given the fact that the country is the world's leading producer of milk and its production is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 4 per cent. Besides, the concept of branded cattle feed as a packaged commodity is fast gaining popularity in rural India. There can be a positive change in the demand for cattle feed because of factors like (i) shrinkage of open land for cattle grazing, urbanization and resultant shortage of conventionally used cattle feeds, and (ii) introduction of high yield cattle requires specialized feeds. Earlier research studies done by the present authors have revealed the significant growth prospects of the branded cattle feed industry, the feed consumption pattern and the relatively high share of branded feeds, feed consumption pattern based on product types (like, pellet and mash), composition of cattle feed market and the relatively large shares of Kerala Feeds Ltd. (KFL) and Kerala Solvent Extractions Ltd. (KSE) brands, the major factors influencing the purchasing decisions etc. As a continuation of the earlier studies, this study makes a closer look into the significance of product types in the buyer behavior, level of awareness about the brand and its implications on purchasing decisions, and the brandshifting behavior and its determinants
|International Journal of Business and Administration Research Review, Vol.2, Issue.4, Jan-March, 2014
|Significance Of ... irical Study In Kerala.pdf
|The paper is an attempt to shed light on the socio-economic aspects of the local communities on the development of ecotourism in Kerala. Most of the local communities in the ecotourism destinations are tribes who have been excluded from the mainstream society and are not a part of Kerala's overall development setting. The paper also tries to situate the community perception on the sustainable livelihood of ecotourism sites of Kerala. Data for the study is obtained from a primary survey by dividing the ecotourism destinations in Kerala into three zones, 230 from south zone, 220 from central zone and 200 from north zone with a total sample size of 650 based on the notion of community based ecotourism initiatives of the state. The result of the study confirms that ecotourism has helped to enhance the livelihood of the marginalized community. With well-knit policies it is possible to tag ecotourism of Kerala as an important tourism destination in the global tourism map
|Research on Humanities and Social Sciences,Vol 2, No.11, 2012
|Socio-Economic ... mentThe Case of Kerala.pdf
|The rising pressure of Population, together with the constantly changing technologies, and development perspectives, contribute to the ever increasing volumes of wastes in different forms. The solid and liquid wastes generated in the urban areas were considered a burden to the society, and hazardous to the environment. The fact is that the growth of consumerist culture and aimless throwing of refuse by the people created the outbreak of environmental pollution. Unhygienic environment and solid waste accumulation coincided with mosquito breeding which causes, the spread of most epidemics. The rationale behind most of the diseases is the unhygienic pattern followed by the people both in rural and urban areas. As an environmental package, the disposal of solid waste from different sources, such as house holds markets, commercial areas, slaughter houses, hospitals and industries, therefore assumed crucial importance. So as a part of the theory and practice, a study on the area, solid waste management of Arppukara Grama Panchayat of Kottayam district is taken into consideration. The study conducted here proposes, to examine the quality and quantity of the solid waste generated in the panchayat and also it's impact on the existing social, economical, environmental and ecological systems
|Journal of Global Economy, Volume 6 No 1, JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 2010
|Solid Waste Man ... udy of Arppukara Grama.pdf
|This study is an attempt to situate the quality of life and standard of living of local communities in ecotourism destinations inter alia their perception on forest conservation and the satisfaction level of the local community. 650 EDC/VSS members from Kerala demarcated into three zones constitute the data source. Four variables have been considered for evaluating the quality of life of the stakeholders of ecotourism sites, which is then funneled to the income-education spectrum for hypothesizing into the SLI framework. Zone-wise analysis of the community members working in tourism sector shows that the community members have benefited totally from tourism development in the region as they have got both employments as well as secured livelihood options. Most of the quality of life-indicators of the community in the eco-tourist centres show a promising position. The community perception does not show any negative impact on environment as well as on their local culture.
|Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development,Vol.3, No.2, 2012
|Standard of Liv ... An InterZone Analysis.pdf
|Kerala, a classic ecotourism destination in India, provides significant opportunities for livelihood options to the people who depend on the resources from the forest and those who live in difficult terrains. This article analyses the socio-demographic, psychographic and travel behavior patterns and its sub-characteristics in the background of foreign and domestic tourists. The data source for the article has been obtained from a primary survey of 350 randomly chosen tourists, 175 each from domestic and foreign tourists, visiting Kerala's ecotourists destinations during August-December 2010-11. Several socio-demographic, psychographic and life style factors have been identified based on the inference from field survey. There is considerable divergence in most of the factors identified in the case of domestic and international tourists. Post-trip attributes like satisfaction and intentions to return show that the ecotourism destinations in Kerala have significant potential that can help communities in the region.
|Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development,Vol.3, No.14, 2012
|Tourist Profile ... Destinations in Kerala.pdf
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The knives in your kitchen come in all sizes and shapes. Some are for dining, chopping, slicing, carving, and tearing. But which knives are made for what purpose and which are essential to have in your kitchen?
In this article, I'll look at some popular knives and discuss what each type of knife is designed for (and some unconventional uses for them).
Chinese Cleaver (Asian Cleaver)
[IMG] The chef's knife is the one knife that is consistently rated as the single most essential in the kitchen. However, if I could only pick one knife to have in the kitchen, it would be a Chinese or Asian cleaver. This knife's sharp edge is thin enough and sharp enough to easily cut and mince food and at the same time strong enough to handle light cleaving jobs. The side of the blade can be used to smash garlic and ginger and the top edge san be used (with care) as a meat tenderizer. The broad blade is often used to move food from the cutting board to the stove. However, due to the overall shape and size of a Chinese Cleaver, there is not as much precision as a chef's knife. Since I have a full compliment of knives, my Chinese cleaver sits on the sidelines waiting for the day when I can only have one knife to use.
Chef's Knife
The most versatile knife in the western kitchen is the chef's knife. It is used for cutting, slicing, chopping, and mincing. The curved blade allows rocking back and forth for fine chopping and mincing. Chef's knives come in blade lengths from 6 to 12 inches. The longer the knife, the more you can cut, but the more difficult it is to control. If you've got small hands (like I do), you may want to stick with the 6 to 8 in. variety. Tina uses a 6 in. while I find the 8 in. allows me to grip the knife just forward of the bolster with my forefinger and thumb without discomfort (the 6 in. is slimmer so the back of the knife digs into the side of my knuckle). If you've got one of these and a board scraper, you won't need or want to use an Asian cleaver.
This is the Japanese equivalent of a chef's knife and has been gaining in popularity in Western kitchens. It has a broad blade and a tip that is lower than a chef's tip. Typically made thinner than a chef's knife, it does not have as much structural strength or weight, but is great at all chef's knife functions except for cutting through bone. Many brands now carry santokus, but a few have made poor design decisions (edge is almost flat, tip too low, knife too thick, etc.). The Shun Classic Santoku shown here is probably the best santoku on the market right now. Unfortunately, for left handers, it's a right handed knife (the unique D crosssection handle fits right handers).
Paring Knife
The paring knife is great for working a blade in a small space. Paring apples, cutting fruits, butterflying shrimp, and seeding a jalapeno are just some of the tasks the paring knife is well suited for. The paring knife has a thin blade that makes it easy to manuever while cutting. The sharp tip is also useful for removing potato eyes and other such tasks. In general, a paring knife is simply a miniature chef's knife - designed with the same curves and angles but smaller. This makes switching between the chef's knife and the paring knife a natural action.
Carving Knife (Slicing Knife)
A carving knife's special purpose is to carve poultry, roasts, and hams after they have been cooked.
Carvers typically have points to reach into tight places, but roast beef carvers have blunt ends. Some have hollow recesses along their blades and are referred to as granton or hollow edged or scallops. These air pockets allow for thinner slicing because they prevent meat slices from adhering to the blade. Why use a slicer instead of a chef's knife? Thickness. A carving knife is much thinner, enabling the knife to slice through finely while a thicker knife will wedge and tear the cooked meat once it cuts in too deep.
Bread Knife
A bread knife's job in life is to cut, you guessed it, bread. Many breads have a hard crust which keeps a slicer or chef's knife from digging in and gripping the bread when you start to cut. You can use the tip of the chef's knife to punch a hole where you want to cut and then slice, but what about soft breads? With soft breads, the chef's knife doesn't clip around on the crust, but while you cut into the bread, you compress it instead of slicing clean through. A bread knife solves both problems by providing large serrations that grip the crust and can saw through soft breads without squishing them. This knife is also useful for cutting dense cakes (yellow cakes, pound cakes), but use a fine serrated knife for light cakes (angel food cake).
Utility Knife
This knife is the in-between knife. If you've got a 4 in. paring and a 10 in. chef's, you might want a 6 in. utility knife for all those jobs in between. Sometimes it's also called a tomato knife (usually when it has medium serrations) or a sandwich knife. Since Tina uses a 6 in. chef's knife, I use that instead.
Boning Knife (Fillet Knife)
This thin knife allows you to remove membranes from meat and meat from bones easily. Usually, it is made thin enough for the blade to be a little flexible. Typically, this will be the sharpest knife you own because it will also be the thinnest knife. Use this to cut anything soft that needs fine precision work, but don't cut semi-frozen meat with this blade (use a chef's knife for that). The Victorinox or RH Forschner brand boning knife with Fibrox handle is probably the best boning knife available and is 1/5 the cost of most high end knives. This model goes for $10 and the handle doesn't get slippery when coated with juice and membrane from the poultry you're working on.
Meat Cleaver
This knife is used to hack pieces of meat with bone apart. Usually imprecise due to the amount of force you need to use, the meat cleaver sections meat pretty well. I suggest using a seperate cutting board because you'll probably cut into the board a bit. In western cooking, there will be very little need for this knife because most of the time we trim the meat off the bones. When quartering a chicken, a boning knife is used and we avoid cutting through bone (unless we're doing it Asian style where having slivers of bone is part of the look and feel). Most of the time the butcher handles the bone cutting for us with their rotary and band saws (which produce much cleaner cuts than a meat cleaver).
Steak Knife (Dining Knife)
This is the knife your guests will use to tear cooked meat into bit sized chunks. It's usually best to have large pieces of cooked meat served whole to preserve the juices and have your guests cut them. A steak knife does not cut meat as much as it tears very finely.
What to look for in knives? Here's a short list of stuff people usually tell you what to look for:

Full tang - The tang is the part of the knife blade that is embedded in the handle. It is not necessary to buy a knife where the tang goes all the way to the back (full tang). Make sure it has at least 3/4 tang though, any less and the balance might feel weird (you don't feel like you're holding the knife; it feels like your holding a handle that's holding the knife...), constant use of over the years could result in loosening of the blade from the handle, or it might just fall out if you use too much force.

Forged - Stainless steel knifes are generally forged or stamped. Forged knives are typically more durable and are usually thicker (more structural support). I like my chef's knives to be forged and my bread knife to be stamped (because stamped is thin and cheap). You can get all forged, but it will cost more (a nice forged slicer will also be thin, but will be pricey compared to a stamped version). The forged ones are reputed to hold an edge longer as well. I'll take this opportunity to point out that some companies like J.A. Henckels have started to do a composite stamp/forge which they claim makes their knives better than plain forged. Basic metallurgy tells us that it's probably not true, but personally I like the feel of their knives and haven't had any complaints about durability or cutting ability.

Diamond edges - Some knives advertise "never need sharpening" due to a diamond coated edge (or something like that). I would recommend against these knives because they do eventually get dull and you can't sharpen them. Same with ceramic knives - you have to send them back to the factory for sharpening.

Serrated edges - Some knives are serrated. That's fine. Some chef's knives are serrated. That's not fine. Serrated knives cut by tearing. This is fine for some foods (breads and cakes) but not for food preparation. A sharp smooth edge works better than a serrated edge - just remember to use a slicing action instead of pushing down through the ingredient (chopping). Remember, we're cutting, not sawing.

So what's the final verdict? Here we go:
Buying 1 knife only

Either Chinese cleaver or Santoku

Buying 2 knives

Chef's knife (or Santoku; from now on, I'll just say Chef's knife but I mean either)

Paring knife

Buying 3 knives

Chef's knife

Paring knife

Carving knife (if you roast) OR bread knife (if you eat a lot of bread)

Buying 4 knives

Chef's knife

Paring knife

Boning knife (unless you don't prepare beef, pork, poultry, or fish)

Carving knife (if you roast) OR bread knife (if you eat a lot of bread)

How about buying a knife set? It depends. Most of the time knife sets come with one or two good knives and the rest are not so good (that's why they put it in a set). Often you're better off buying the knives individually and as you need them instead of all at one time.
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I imagine you would recommend steering clear of the Ron Popeil 6 Star Cutlery set. I am looking to get some good knives, and have been searching for negative or positive information on the Ronco knives. What are your thoughts on the set? Would I be better off buying individual knives like those you have links to on Amazon? Thanks in advance.
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:43 pm
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I recently got a ceramic knife shaped like the Japanese knife -- in fact it came from Japan. I _love_ it and highly recommend it. But it is more fragile than steel knives so I don't twist or bend it. Also, I use a boning knife for cutting up melons. I cut them in half then in conic sections and the boning knife with its flexibility is great for cutting the curve along the rind.
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:43 pm
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Bread knife... you completly missed it's other purpose. Try it on a tomato and see what happens.
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:44 pm
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Could you include sharpening tips? - TIA
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:44 pm
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I have both a Santoku and a Western chef's knife. Ever since I got the Santoku I haven't bothered using the other one (unless my wife grabbed the Santoku first). It's lighter and has a better curve for chopping vegetables. More efficient at mincing especially. I would unequivocally recommend a good Santoku (I have a Wusthof with dimples) over the chef's knife.
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:45 pm
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The best advise for selecting a brand of knives is to see how it feels in you hand. It doesn't matter if you get a $1000 set or a $100 set, if any of them feel uncomfortable it's really not worth it. I like the Wustoff Grand Prix knives. Expensive but they will last a lifetime. You can pick them up one at a time usually as most places put individual knives on sale from time to time.
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Michael Chu
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:09 pm
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re: Ronco knives
Anyone want to send me a set to test? I haven't had any direct experience with Ronco knives. I've found that
in general Ronco products work (tried their rotisserie, etc.) but aren't the best solution for the job.
For knives, especially, I would recommend not to skimp. It is better to have a couple excellent knives
than to have six okay ones. First make sure the knives fit your hand - do you have big or small hands? Do you always hold it buy the handle or do you choke up the blade a bit?
I wouldn't worry about getting a set that looks symmetrical and identical, my set contains a variety of different handles and brands depending on the application.
Some recommendations:
is a good lower cost professional knife set. If you don't have the money for the higher quality knives, Mundial knives are a great option for durability and usability.
(Victorinox) is even lower in cost. The knives are stamped but serve extremely well under abuse and are low cost enough to replace in the future. This is a favorite in many food service industries.
These are probably my favorite knives so far. The quality, sharpness, and look of the knives are amazing. Great if you are right handed - not so great for lefties. Their sets are pretty good, but you'll have to consider if you need every knife in the set or you are better off piecing your personal set together over time.
J.A. Henckels
is the high end line of Heckels knives available. There is also a
Henckels International
line which for the cost conscious. Keep in mind the Henckels International line is not the same quality as the J.A. Henckels knives. (Note: These knifes are composed of multiple types of metals and not traditional forged. Some believe it weakens the knife, some say it makes the knives better. I can't tell the difference, but I will say that the Four Star handles fit my hand better than any other knife line so that is why my main knife is a
Four Star 8-Inch Chef's Knife
is a line very close in quality to Henckels. Some say they are better, some say they are worse. In my opinion, I would rate both the same quality level. These knives are traditional forged from a single piece of steel (which is what sets them apart from Henckels). Take your pick (or buy Shun).
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Michael Chu
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:10 pm
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re: Sharpening
I take my knives out to be sharpened by a professional. My knives don't need sharpening often enough that I get in enough practice to be happy with my results. I used to sharpen my Buck, Swiss Army, and Leatherman knives fairly often, but since I've become less outdoorsy, I've fallen out of the habit. Electric sharpeners will grind away steel indiscriminantly - sure it will be sharp, but not as sharp as if you got a pro to do it for you. Anyway home sharpeners don't come with the eyes or experience of a professional sharpener.
Honing is a different matter. Hone before every use or once a week if you don't use your knives very often. (If once a week is too often for you, then once a month or whenever you can get yourself to hone the knife.) Honing is a difficult subject to describe so I'll have to post a separate article on this topic with pictures.
Basically, you make a motion along the steel as if you are cutting a shaving off of it while moving the knife from bolster to tip. Repeat several times and do the same for the other side of the knife. Then start over with the first side and repeat less and less until you do one stroke on each side.
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:11 pm
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I use a sharpening stone set from Spyderco (outdoorsy-knife-mfr) where two stones are mounted at -20 deg and +20 deg from vertical on a plastic holding block. You hold your knife vertical and make a slicing and drawing motion as described above. This makes sharpening relatively simple, and you get good results. I will (once I get better knives) still have them professionally sharpened occassionally.
The Spyderco set is nice, in that each stone is triangular, so you can do serrated knives easily, as well as shears/scissors, pocket knives, etc. where you have a tighter space to work with.
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:12 pm
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A good quality set of kitchen knives is made by Cutco. I have found their knives to be of the best quality, and require little re-sharpening. The steak knives will easily cut through leather and rope, and the French Chef has a slightly concave bevel to prevent sliced food from sticking to it. Also, the scissors are quite cabable of cutting a penny. If cut in a thin spiral motion, makes an excellent corkscrew as a party trick.
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:12 pm
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Your recipes and cooking information is so detailed and professional that I would buy a book if you ever decide to put everything together in that format. I have saved all of the recipes I read here and plan to try them all immediately. Thanks!
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:13 pm
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I haven't tried the Wustoff line but I love my Cutco chef's knife. Very well made and the blade has remained quite sharp over the last 5 years. Cutco has a nice line and good sales.
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an anonymous reader
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:13 pm
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I have found Chicago Cutlery knives to be very good steel.
The prices really vary. Best I've found is Walmart.
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Everyone else seems to have blogs, and commenting just isn't fun anymore... So after much debate among my friends (actually it was pretty quick) they came up with a name for a blog for me.
It all started when we ran into Luke from masters today and after a bit we starting comparing lizard horror stories (like how the lizards all got 'eaten' the year there were no lids on their boxes. I bet they just ran off, they can climb like geckos!) and complaining about the joys of feeding and watering over 90 lizards three times a week. So Sarah and the other Luke decided that 'bonding over lizards' was a good name.
So that is how this blog came into existence. Nothing terribly exciting I'm afraid, but that is how my life tends to turn out. In other words my life is an interconnected series of not-very-exciting but hugely dramatic events. It's more fun that way!
I don't have a picture of a lizard. Actually I do, but nothing that I took myself, and I don't like using other people's photos. Unless I'm desperate and they say it's ok. This is a snake. I know how to pronounce it's name, but I don't know how to spell it. To tell the truth I'm a pretty lousy herpetologist. Actually, I'm not a herpetologist at all, I'm a behaviourist who thinks colour is cool. And colour is easiest to work with on reptiles (nothing complicated like fish where you have to take into account the water quality or birds where you get structural colour). So I'm a non-herpetologist herpetologist by default.
He was such a cool snake though, he was really little and he went to sleep in my hand. Too bad my parents have such a violently anti-pet policy. I'd love a snake. Don't know what my birds would say though!
Anyway I'd better go to bed, I have an early start in the morning, which involves inhaling horrible chemicals and then I see things that aren't there. That isn't the experiment, but it can be pretty interesting!
Drama drama drama!


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How can you scold short hair, if you have never walked with such a best haircut for long hair? Everything is learned through experience and experimentation. Perhaps with short hair, you will feel 100 times more comfortable and more confident, and you do not even guess about it.
A best haircut for long hair demonstrates your grooming
Unless, of course, this is true. A best haircut for long hair and good styling show that you often go to a stylist, maintain a hairstyle, strive for a new and creative, try to follow all trends. And it doesnt cost you anything to get up early and put your hair beautiful. So, best haircut for long hair!
best haircut for long hair is healthy hair
The fact is that the hair just does not have time to spoil. Daily styling, ironing, curling, and frequent dyeing is not so terrible when you go to the hairdresser once a month. No split ends and brittle hair. They are always fresh and healthy. Choose best haircut for long hair and stay well!


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American Society of Pain Educators
by Meridith Lawrence, MS-PREP '04
Great to see this blog! I wanted to let the PREP community know about an exciting development in the pain education world.
The American Society of Pain Educators(www.paineducators.org)
has recently given the first ever exam for certification to become a pain educator. This is similar to certified diabetes educators (CDE)
and once you meet the criteria and pass the exam you will be able to use the initials CPE after your name.Sixty people took the first exam and most passed.
ASPE also holds a conference every year in Las Vegas called PAINWEEK
in the week right after Labor Day. I have been to the conference twice and it is excellent!
If anyone is intwerested in anything I have mentioned and you have questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.
I graduated from the PREP program in 2004 and currently work for the Cambridge Health Alliance as a senior staff pharmacist
in Cambridge,MA. I am able to use my education from the PREP progam every day and that is very gratifying!
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Zimmerman defense witnesses to testify this week
- George Zimmerman is accused of second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin
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- Prosecution says Zimmerman was the aggressor
SANFORD, Fla. — Lawyers for George Zimmerman will spend this week trying to convince a jury of his innocence.
Their efforts are the second part of a trial in which for two weeks, state attorneys cast Zimmerman as an aggressor who profiled and murdered Trayvon Martin. The jury will weigh the prosecutors' version of events against the defense's story of a man who, while trying to be a good neighbor, was attacked by a teen and shot him in self-defense.
"There's enormous evidence that my client acted in self-defense,'' Mark O'Mara, Zimmerman's attorney, said last week. "There is no other reasonable hypothesis."
Zimmerman, 29, is on trial on a charge of second-degree murder in the Feb. 26, 2012, shooting death of Trayvon, 17. Zimmerman, who has pleaded not guilty, has said he acted in self-defense after he was punched and then pummeled.
The African-American teen's death and the speculation that Zimmerman, who is Hispanic, profiled, followed and murdered him sparked racial controversy and protests around the country last year. Zimmerman, who faces life in prison if convicted, has maintained that race did not factor into his actions.
O'Mara expects his case to last a few days and says he may re-call some of the state's 38 witnesses to testify further. So far, the defense has called two witnesses, both relatives of Zimmerman's.
The defense began Friday with Zimmerman's mother, Gladys Zimmerman, briefly testifying that it was her son screaming for help in a 911 call that recorded the fatal shot. "That's George's voice,'' she said.
She said Zimmerman was terrified before shooting Trayvon. "The way he is screaming describes anguish, fear," she said.
George Zimmerman's uncle, Jorge Meza, also testified that the voice screaming belonged to George Zimmerman.
Meza knew his nephew had been involved in a shooting, he testified, but he said he knew nothing about a 911 call until he heard it on TV at home and immediately recognized Zimmerman's voice.
"It was George Zimmerman screaming for his life," Meza said. "I felt it inside of my heart that it is George."
Earlier, Trayvon's mother, Sybrina Fulton, and his brother, Jahvaris Fulton, testified that the voice heard screaming belonged to Trayvon.
O'Mara said Friday that he didn't know whether his client would take the stand.
"I said I would have to convince myself first that the state has proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt before I decide exactly how to handle that," O'Mara said. "I'm still considering that. We are going to start presenting our witnesses and we'll see if that includes George."
This week, O'Mara may call to the stand Robert Zimmerman, George Zimmerman's older brother, who has been an outspoken supporter and spokesman for his family.
Potential witnesses also include John Good, who lived near the shooting scene and testified earlier that Trayvon was striking Zimmerman while straddling him moments before the teen was shot.
Like the prosecutors, Zimmerman's lawyers may call Sanford police officials and Florida Department of Law enforcement authorities to testify.
Defense attorneys are likely to focus on the minutes leading up to the shooting, spending particular time talking about the seconds before police arrived. They'll also emphasize Zimmerman's injuries and the idea that he feared for his life when he shot Trayvon.


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You may have been in the situation where you had a photo shoot and your film is ready to be developed, but you don't just want prints and negatives. You want to be able to edit your photos on your computer, share them online, and be able to print them on your inkjet printer whenever you want. For all of these things, you will need digital scans.
When it comes to scanning your film, you have a few options. Each has their own price point and set of pro's and cons.
For at-home scanning:
You can just have your negatives developed (by yourself or by a lab) and then scan them at home. You can use a flatbed scanner with a negative light (usually LED) that will allow you to scan strips of negatives in usually any size from 8mm to 8x10". Most flatbed scanners have low dynamic range (the amount of shades of gray from white to black). The higher the dynamic range, the more information or detail your scanner will be able to pull out of the shadows in your negative. The other flaw of most flatbeds is sharpness. Negatives must be held flat for the image to be scanned sharply and most of the film holders that come with flatbeds are flimsy and won't hold a negative perfectly flat. There are third party film holders you can purchase that will make this a little better however. Flatbeds are usually the most inexpensive way to scan your film. Tip: It will also be handy to have a dust blower on hand, as you'll want your flatbed as clean as can be. Any dust on the negative or glass will show up on your scans.
|Pictured: Nikon Super COOLSCAN 5000 ED (35mm film & slide scanner)
Your next at-home option is to get a dedicated film scanner like a Nikon Coolscan (I recommend the Nikon Coolscan 4000- I love this scanner for 35mm), a Minolta Dimage, or an Imacon. These scanners are your best option for high quality at-home scans. These machines are set up for film-only and not for documents or prints like a flatbed is. Some film scanners just scan 35mm, but the higher-end models can also scan medium format (and sometimes large format) film sizes. Dedicated film scanners can scan entire rolls of film, a single slide, or a film strip. The better models include digital ICE to remove any dust and even multi-pass scans. In multi-pass scans, the negative is scanned several times, each time for a different highlight or shadow level so that you get a file that has all of the highlight and shadow detail in it. This feature increases scan time but creates the best scans. Depending on your DPI setting and multi-pass setting, a roll can be scanned anywhere from 15 minutes to over an hour (multi-pass increases the scan time greatly).
At-home scanning takes time and effort. You will have to color correct and watch out for dust. If you are only shooting a few rolls of film here and there, or just want the ability to scan right away when you develop your rolls, then this option is great. If you're shooting a lot of work on film where a good chunk of it needs to be scanned in (such as a wedding photographer) however, then I would recommend considering outsourcing your scanning to a lab, or even have the lab develop and scan your film at the same time. If you are like me and have over 30 rolls a job to develop and scan, then this is a great time saver.
For photo lab scans:
Having your lab scan your film is definitely time saving, but more costly than doing it yourself. With labs, you don't have as many options as you would with doing it yourself, but you do still have options.
Most labs scan on one of two kinds of commercial scanners, a Fuji Frontier or a Noritsu. Both scanners are awesome but both have different ways of reading color and rendering sharpness. Some photographers prefer the Fuji for color and the Noritsu for black and white. Your best bet if you're planning on outsourcing a lot of scanning it is to send the same roll of film to a few different labs and then compare the results before you choose which lab as your go-to lab.
I have found that the machine the lab uses is not as important as the person doing the scanning however. The lab employe that is doing the scanning has more control over how your image will look then anyone else. A good lab will talk to you about how you want your film to be scanned, how much contrast you like, your color tone, etc. For example, do you want your images to look cool or warm? These are options a good lab will offer you.
Watch for labs that don't color correct or watch for dust on your film. The scans you get back should be clean and free of dust. One dot of dust here and there is fine, but if you are getting dust all over your scans, find a new lab. The scans you get back should be good enough to blog or print. (This is of course when we are talking about professional photographic labs and not the scans you can get at your local drug store photo lab.) Having a good lab do your work will create a relationship and consistent end product for you and your clients.
Most labs offer two different sizes of film scans- 6 megapixels and 11 megapixels. Average cost at a good lab for the 6 megapixel range is $15 for a develop and scan at the same time. An 11 megapixel scan will cost more since it takes the lab's machine longer to render the images.
Labs I personally recommend: Richard Photo Lab, North Coast Photo Lab, and The Finer Image Photo Lab (I use all three of these labs and get great work from them).
While labs may cost you more out of pocket, it can save you time and energy. And on the flip side, if you like to experiment with your film or have complete control, then purchasing your own scanner and doing it yourself is a great option. Which ever way you decide to go, the scanning features that you need to especially pay attention to (or ask about) are the scan size (file size), dynamic range (image shadow detail), and digital ICE (dust detection and removal).
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Contributor Bio: Joseph Prezioso is a professional photographer who has been shooting for over twelve years and went from shooting film, to 100% digital, and then back to film again. He says, "By trade I am a wedding photographer, I shoot over 30 weddings a year and this year they were all on film. My career started as a newspaper photographer though. I was 16 and like Jimmy Olsen. I learned on the streets shooting next to veteran photographers for the AP and Boston Globe (I worked for some weeklies but I got to cover a lot of cool events that the big news guys covered too!). Film is something I have fallen in love with, its the medium I learned on. Film will always be something special to me. It feels more versatile and creative in my hands then when I am using digital."
Prezioso's most recent book Fearless Photographer: Film in the Digital Era was released earlier this month. Check it out and stay tuned for an upcoming giveaway to win a copy!


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Dancing With The Stars Mark Ballas & Val Chmerkovksiy Help Ryan Seacrest Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary With Pharrell Dance Video
Awww, this is fun to watch. Below Dancing With The Stars Mark Ballas and Val Chmerkovksiy (as well as other celebs and dancers) help celebrate the "10 year anniversary of "On Air with Ryan Seacrest"! Check it out and thanks to Lori for the heads up!!


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In my various campaign rules postings, I have listed my preferences as a GM. However, I would like it explicitly stated that I believe in the Rule of Yes: if it is not forbidden or defined, it's allowable; and even if it is forbidden and/or defined, we can discuss a workaround... - and am willing to discusses and make exceptions to my preferences and even the game rules on a case-by-case basis. I like working with my players, and enabling them to accomplish their goals for their characters.
A cat like me sees a lot of things sitting in odd corners. Few sentients pay attention to cats, unless we are making noise, or are trying to communicate on the move. Over the years, I have collected a number of interesting odds and ends. I once tried giving away a bunch of them, but it turned out that the operation of the various and sundry proved so complex, that it did not work out well for the poor recipient.
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The course of fire included:
- From about 10 yards, 20 rounds in two double taps. Then 3 magazines of 3, followed by a transition to pistol with 10 rounds.
- From 200 yards, 3 magazines of 10 from prone.
- From 100 yards, 3 magazines of 10 from standing, kneeling, and prone.
- From 100 yards, one mag with 30 rounds to get 9 hits on 3 steel targets.
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"Ron Frenz recently crafted this beautiful alternate cover from old prelims used
to pitch ideas to Marvel back in the 80's."
This was a great two-part arc. Definitely one of my favorites that I remember as a kid.ReplyDelete
Hey DJRJAY, agreed. A great two-parter by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz that really captured that early Marvel Comics spirit.ReplyDelete
Wasn't that story just a rewrite of Spidey vs. Juggernaut?
Frenz is a criminally overlooked artist.
Hey Matt, it was definitely similar thematically, I'll have to re-read it to be fair.ReplyDelete
Great fu**in' Story!!! And The Avenger's Faces on the finale....
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Boilermaker races sell out in 4 days
UTICA -- In order to run in the 36th annual 15K Boilermaker Road Race, thousands of runners first had to win a different kind of race. A race to secure a spot in the event.
The 15K sold out in a record-breaking three days and the 5K reached its maximum of 4,500 in the fourth day of open registration. Last year, the 15K race did not fill its 14,000 spots until March 10, while the 5K sold out March 21.
"I don't think that any of us anticipated the speed in which the race closed out," said Race Director Jim Stasaitis. "This is a testament to the thousands of volunteers and our loyal sponsors who make this a must-do race."
Those who could not make it into either race may still have a chance to participate through a charity bib program. The race has 200 bibs put aside for runners who gather a minimum of $500 in pledges. The charities that will benefit will be revealed in February.
The only remaining event to sign up for is the 3-mile walk at the Masonic Care Community on Saturday, July 13.
The race will again be offering a transfer policy where individuals can legally swap their bib to shut out runners. The transfer program will begin April 1 and there will be a $10 transfer fee.
The 36th Boilermaker will take place on Sunday, July 14, in Utica.


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On a typical weekend night, numerous trolleys traverse the bar-strewn streets of Sweet Home Chicago filled with bachelorettes, who come and go like pretty, drunk Michelangelos. Although they are invariably loud and inadequately dressed for the Chicago weather, one cannot help but be drawn to the optimistic way these women traverse our cold urban jungle.
You walk along with head down, collar pulled high, cynical snarl on the face after a quotidian day at work. They lean out hopefully from their carriage, cutting through the chill with a hoop and a holler and, on occasion, a cheery, if woefully general and ill-thought, invitation to "par-tay." This, from someone wearing both a sash and a crown. Such a night that would be, you think as you turn away.
Perchance one such trolley will soon pull up to the Profiles Theatre and disgorge its occupants, attracted to a play with the title "Bachelorette." ("Like, isn't that totally the show we should be seeing before we drink some more?") Should that happen, the girls on the bus will be in for a horror show.
Sure, Leslye Headland's play is composed of bachelorettes — four of them, in fact — along with the two lucky guys they pick up on their way to trashing the Peninsula Hotel before one of them relinquishes her title for good. And there is certainly partying on display in a storefront theater that, be warned, specializes in life's seedier aspects — Champagne, cocaine, marijuana, sex, nudity, sundry little pills to top things off. Yet Headland has not so much penned an outrageous comedy featuring girls gone wild — although wild they surely go here — but a cautionary tale of what so often happens at weddings, where the combination of nerves, pressure and, especially for the still-single or unhappily married, the forced and unwelcome comparison with one who has found love (and maybe money), all combine to make the trajectory of the night toxic.
Headland's play, a hit off-Broadway and part of an ongoing authorial exploration of the seven deadly sins, opens at Profiles, just as the movie version, wherein Headland directs her own screenplay, has made a big splash at Sundance. The movie stars Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan and Isla Fisher. No starlets populate Darrell W. Cox's all-live production, but Cox has found a group of young women who are willing to take it to the wall, even though that wall is only about 10 feet away. At one point during Thursday's opening, the hotel-room set (an expert rendering of half of a Peninsula suite by the designer Scott Davis), was so full of fluids and strewn with busted wedding gifts, the actress Rakisha Pollard nearly went flying halfway down North Broadway, high heels and all. She did not miss a beat.
Headland's characters are, of course, arrested adults, perpetual adolescents whose tropes are familiar to us from a thousand reality-TV series and trashy dramas. They are not specifically Jersey Girls, but they may as well be.
This is hardly the best play featuring such characters behaving badly, nor even such characters behaving badly at a wedding ("Stags and Hens" probed the same territory some three decades ago). And for some, these self-obsessed walking crises will wear out their welcome fast. But what makes "Bachelorette" interesting is not so much the situation as the tone of the writing. One moment you feel for these kids in their tight dresses, binge drinking and sleeping with men who do not even know their name. Later, you're ready to watch them choke on their own vomit. There is, for sure, robustness, at times even viciousness, to this unstinting writing: It's as if Headland wants us to understand the forces of personal insecurity that make this all happen, wants us to fear for those caught in the headlights and yet also respect those who don't party like wimps. All those emotions go through your head.
The cast races out onto the set with the dial already at 10 and then manage to push the scale of energy even beyond that. The well-cast quartet of bachelorettes —Hillary Marren, the edgy Linda Augusta Orr, Amanda Powell and the bride-to-be, played by the quirky Pollard — all have their moments, but Powell, who plays Gena, the one character imbued with something approaching sisterly responsibility, is a standout. This is a performance of quite startling range, going from intense sexual posturing to sweet, needy compassion, with a little break to allow her messed-up character to snort some coke.
Cox's mostly potent production falters a little when the guys get involved. Eric Burgher is not well cast — you struggle to see him as a fellow who would be in this particular situation with this particular girl. Adam Soule looks the part, but his energy doesn't match that of the women. To a large extent, these men are just props; this is a play about bachelorettes. Still, both these actors have further to go.
Actually, all aspects of the production need work toward the end, when the energy starts to sag, easier choices emerge and specificity diminishes. By then, it's already been quite an evening. But bachelorettes never know when to call it a night. They push on to the bitter end; that comes with their territory.
When: Through March 11.
Where: 4147 N. Broadway
Running time: 1 hour, 25 mins.
Tickets: $35-$40 at 773-549-1815 or profilestheatre.org


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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Maryland football team welcomes ninth-ranked Clemson to College Park on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium as the Terps celebrate homecoming and look to earn their second conference victory of the season. Maryland is coming off a 34-10 loss in Winston-Salem to Wake Forest.
LIVE Coverage on the ESPN & the Terrapin Sports Radio Network
• Saturday's game will be broadcast on ESPN at 3:30 p.m. Mike Patrick (pbp), Ed Cunningham (color) and Jeannine Edwards (sideline) will call the action. It can also be heard on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network – Johnny Holliday (pbp), Tim Strachan (color) and Scott McBrien (sideline) have the call. The game can also be heard on Sirius Radio Channel 85 and XM Radio Channel 85, as well as over the internet at www.umterps.com.
• The Terps totaled 383 yards of total offense against the Demon Deacons, but were undone by three turnovers that turned into 14 Wake Forest points. Quarterback Caleb Rowe entered in the second half and threw for 207 yards and a touchdown. The scoring strike was a 56-yard, catch-and-run to wide receiver Levern Jacobs to cap a two-play, 73-yard drive that lasted 36 seconds, the offenses' fastest scoring drive of the season. It was Maryland's second-longest scoring play of the season and Jacobs' first career touchdown reception.
• Jacobs led all receivers with a career-best 78 yards. Redshirt freshman Amba Etta-Tawo pulled in a personal-best six catches for a career-high 69 yards. The Terps' top-two receivers, Stefon Diggs and Deon Long, finished with 67 yards receiving and 43 yards receiving, respectively, but suffered season-ending leg injuries in the process.
• Playing without seven regular defensive contributors on Saturday, the Terrapin defense continued to be stout against the run and held Wake Forest to 47 yards rushing, the second-lowest total by an opponent this season, and recorded seven tackles for loss. The Terps are averaging 7.7 TFL per game, which ranks 15th nationally.
• Linebacker Marcus Whitfield led the Terps with one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. On the season, Whitfield has 6.5 sacks, which ranks fourth in the ACC, and as a team, Maryland has totaled 19 sacks, the fifth-highest total in the league. With 1.5 TFL, Whitfield now has 9.5 on the season for 89 yards. The 89 yards lost is the sixth-highest for a single-season in school history. Randy White holds the school record with 122 yards lost on 24 TFL in 1974.
• Defensive back William Likely finished with a team-best eight tackles and broke up one pass. Likely now has three pass breakups on the season and is tied with defensive back A.J. Hendy for second on the team with three passes defensed. Defensive back Sean Davis added seven tackles, while linebacker Cole Farrand had five tackles, all of which were solo. The Terps were playing without leading tackler linebacker L.A. Goree. The junior has totaled a team-best 46 tackles and has four TFL, including one sack.
• Place kicker Brad Craddock continues to be a bright spot for the Terps. Despite missing his first field goal under 50 yards, Craddock added to his season total with a kick from 23 yards out. The sophomore now has an ACC-leading 13 field goals this season and ranks second with a 1.86 field goals per game average. He is 13-for-16 on the season to rank sixth in the conference with a 81.2 percent conversion rate. Craddock has made at least one field goal in seven of the last eight games dating back to last season.
• Likely continues to pose a threat returning kickoffs for the Terps. On Saturday, the freshman averaged 30 yards on two returns and is now averaging 28.8 yards per kickoff return. Combined with Diggs' 111 kickoff return yards, the Terps totaled 171 yards on kickoffs, the second-highest single-game total in the ACC in 2013.
• Likely ranks second in the ACC and 14th nationally averaging 28.8 yards per return. His yards per return average ranks ahead of Diggs (28.52), who set a Maryland single-season record for freshman in 2012 and placed second all-time. Likely's season long kick return is 45 yards, which he set against Connecticut (Sept. 14) and ranks as the sixth-longest return in the ACC this season.
Quick Hitters From Wake Forest
• On Saturday, Maryland started a season-high 14 underclassmen (11 sophomores, two redshirt freshmen and one freshman). Since 1999, that total is tied for the most by a Maryland team. Last season, the Terps started 14 underclassmen at North Carolina (Nov. 24, 2012) and against Wake Forest (Oct. 6, 2012).
• Seven different Terps recorded a tackle for a loss on Saturday led by linebacker Marcus Whitfield with 1.5. As a team, Maryland finished with seven TFL to increase its season total to 54 and is averaging 7.7 per game, which ranks 15th nationally.
• Maryland's 7.7 TFL average is the highest for a Terrapin defense since 2001. That season, the Terps averaged 9.2 per game.
• For the season, Whitfield has a team-best 9.5 TFL, which is tied for fourth in the ACC, for 89 yards, which is the sixth-highest single-season total in school history and is the most since Mark Duda totaled 94 TFL yards in 1982.
• Whitfield also added to his season total in sacks. By dropping quarterback Tanner Price for a loss of 22 yards, Whitfield increased his season mark to 6.5 sacks, the fourth-best total in the ACC. Whitfield is 1.5 sacks shy of cracking the top-15 all-time for a single season at Maryland.
• The Terps held Wake Forest to 47 yards rushing. It is the third time this season Maryland has held an opponent under 100 yards rushing (FIU, 91; UConn, 25). The Terps rank second in the ACC and 27th nationally against the run (123.7 ypg).
• With one pass broken up at Wake Forest, freshman William Likely leads the team with three on the season. Likely is tied with defensive back A.J. Hendy for for second on the team with three passes defended, a total that is tied for 18th in the ACC.
• Wide receiver Stefon Diggs totaled 178 all-purpose yards against Wake Forest. Diggs finished with 111 kick return yards and 67 yards receiving. For his career, Diggs has 2,808 all-purpose yards ranking him 15th all-time in school history and fifth among active players in the ACC.
• This season, Diggs averaged 16.58 all-purpose yards per play, the 18th-best single-season average in school history.
• Diggs and wide receiver Deon Long averaged 8.38 yards per catch (8 rec., 67 yards) and 10.75 yards per catch (4 rec., 43 yards), respectively, against Wake Forest. Among active receivers in the ACC with a minimum of 30 career receptions, Diggs ranks fifth averaging 16.3 yards per catch, while Long ranks ninth averaging 15.3 yards per catch.
• The Terps and Florida State (3) are the only two schools in the conference with two or more receivers among the top-10 in active career leaders in yards per reception.
Maryland Gameday Notes
Scout Team Players of the Week: Each Thursday during the season Edsall will announce the scout team players of the week. This week's scout team players of the week are wide receiver Taivon Jacobs (offense), defensive lineman Malik Jones (defense), and running back Carl Buchholz (special teams).
Flag Bearers: Running back Albert Reid will carry the American flag, and defensive linemane Andre Monroe will carry the Maryland flag during Saturday's introductions.
Game Captains: With the establishment of the leadship council for this season, Edsall will name game captains prior to each contest. The captains for the Clemson game are running back Kenneth Goins, Jr. (offense), defensive lineman Darius Kilgo (defense), and linebacker Abner Logan (special teams).
Maryland-Clemson Series History
• Saturday's matchup between the Terps and Tigers is the 62nd all-time meeting between the two schools. Clemson leads the all-time series 33-26-2 with the Tigers winning the last three meetings.
• The Terps have won 12 of the 27 matchups at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium with its last victory coming in 2009. The Tigers won 56-45 in 2011, the last game in College Park.
• Maryland is 4-6 in its last 10 games against Clemson. The Tigers won last season's meeting in Death Valley, 45-10.
Media Information
• Terps on the Web: For up-to-date game stories, statistics, schedules and results, and other Maryland athletic department information, please log-on to www.umterps.com on the Internet.


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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., June 12 (UPI) -- Ruby Dee died Wednesday at age 91.
New York Daily News confirms she died of natural causes at her home in New Rochelle, N.Y.
The celebrated actress had a decades-long career that began on Broadway in the 1940s. She landed her first film role in 1946, and came to fame for The Jackie Robinson Story in 1950. She starred opposite Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun in 1961, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2007 for American Gangster.
In addition to being actors, Dee and husband Ossie Davis were political activists. Both were were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Freedom Award at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., in 2005. Davis, who died that year, was awarded the honor posthumously.


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SANFORD — Sanford High School student Amanda Beaulieu is having quite an academic year.
She has gotten sprayed by a skunk.
She has crawled into cramped quarters to retrieve a feral cat.
She has had all sorts of experiences trying to help the furry four-legged friends who surround us, and they're all helping her earn credits toward graduating high school. If you have a hunch that these experiences are taking place outside the classroom, then you're definitely on to something. Sure enough, Beaulieu is enrolled in what the Sanford School Department calls an Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO), an arrangement in which students are paired with members of the community for the purpose of gaining real-world experience that will count toward their credits for graduation. She is one of many SHS students who are taking advantage of this new program, which is coordinated by Pam Cote, of the Sanford School Department.
Since this past summer, Beaulieu has teamed up with Sanford Animal Control Officer Lauren Masellas and has learned the daily routines and responsibilities of helping local animals and enforcing laws related to them. Perhaps you have seen Beaulieu's monthly column about animals here in the Sanford News — her latest one appears inside this issue. During this school year, Beaulieu is filling in for Masellas, whose guest columns, "Things You Should Know! From your ACO," appear regularly in the Sanford News. Beaulieu's English teacher, Sandy Thompson, helps her develop and edit the columns before submitting them to the newspaper for publication.
That's an ELO in a nutshell: Cote, a student, a teacher and a member of the community work together to provide real-life lessons to help the student earn credits and, more importantly, prepare them for the world that awaits them after graduation. The program, which started a couple of years ago, is made possible through funds from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation.
On Tuesday morning, Beaulieu stood before a room filled with local educators, businesspeople and town officials at the Sanford Town Club and spoke of her ELO experiences thus far. She said the ELO helps her combine her education with her love of animals; indeed, in addition to her work alongside Masellas, she also has helped out at a local veterinary clinic.
"It's opening doors for me," she said about the ELO program.
Masellas and Thompson joined Beaulieu at the podium. Masellas described her apprentice as attentive and as taking the lead on her own education.
"She's really taking it seriously," Masellas said. "Having Amanda along has really been wonderful."
Thompson said she has seen Beaulieu grow as a student, a writer and a person during her ELO.
"She's going to be able to take this with her well outside the classroom," Thompson said.
Cote and Superintendent of Schools David Theoharides welcomed the crowd to the Town Club on Tuesday morning to thank them for participating in the ELO program and to promote the school department's vision for student-centered and proficiency-based learning. Under proficiency-based learning, students will no longer take a test, only to move on whether they pass or fail; instead, students who have mastered a subject and are ready for a new challenge will advance, while those who may need more time will be afforded it.
A few years ago, the school department established a committee comprised of local educators and volunteers throughout the community and charged it with developing a vision for Sanford education for the new century. The committee met a few times and crafted a vision in which all students learn according to their own pace and abilities. The school department and the Sanford School Committee have been pursuing the vision ever since.
The ELOs are a part of this effort. Currently, there are a dozen ELOs under way in the community.
"We want ELOs to be a win-win," Cote said, referring to both students and community members.
Theoharides also referred to another program, "Enrichment Thursdays," in which teachers spend some time in the morning working together to develop and evaluate curriculum, learn and practice new skills, and share ideas. During this time, students are engaged in leadership training, extracurricular activities, tutoring and homework.
Theoharides acknowledged that some teachers have not been as quick as others to embrace what the department is formally calling "Sanford Vision: Learning for Life."
"Is there resistance? Yes," he said. "It's change. It's hard."
But he also said teachers are working together to find efficient and creative ways to meet students' needs. And he encouraged those gathered to spread the word about ELOs to friends and colleagues who may want their businesses to offer them for students.
Theoharides said that students these days need to learn about more than reading, writing and arithmetic. Surveys of local business owners revealed that students need to know how to communicate, solve problems and analyze data if they are to succeed in today's world. That means conventional classrooms are no longer enough, Theoharides said.
"We needed to remodel education," he said of the visioning that began a few years ago. "The world's changing. There are more things that we need to know."
Life and Learning Educators promote 'Vision,' thank community members for collaborating with students
SANFORD — Sanford High School student Amanda Beaulieu is having quite an academic year.


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Young Guns 4 – H Practice
December 16, 2019 @ 6:30 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)
An event every week that begins at 6:30 pm on Monday, repeating indefinitely
4 – H practice Mondays and Fridays 6:30 – meet at the OGC clubhouse.
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