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Monday, July 21, 2008
Perfect Pronto Pesto
The garden bounty is starting to roll in. Our basil is thriving in our square foot garden, so much so that my youngest gardener harvested 6 cups of basil leaves yesterday, and today the plants look like another harvesting from the same plants will be needed in the near future.
I love basil. How about you? I adore the way it smells, the way it tastes, the texture of the leaves, and how it adds such great depth of flavor to sandwiches, soups, pasta, pizza, salad, meats, veggies, dips and sauces. Did I miss anything? In the summer, one of my most favorite sandwiches is slices of mozzerella, tomato, and basil leaves on a hearty slice of bread. Drizzle a tad of olive oil, a splash of vinegar, salt, and pepper, and then top with another slice of bread. Yum, yum, yum!
With six cups of basil on hand, the recipe that sang out to me was "pesto". My homemade pesto is very subtly flavored, gluten free, and can be used on sandwiches, soups, pasta, pizza, salad, meats, veggies, dips, and sauces. I only use toasted pine nuts, not plain pine nuts, nor do I use walnuts or almonds or whatever nut is in vogue at the time. And for goodness sake, take the extra 3 minutes it takes to toast the pine nuts first. It makes such a difference in flavor. I don't enjoy eating pesto's that are chunky, nor do I want to bite into a huge chunk of raw garlic. Using the food processor produces a smooth pesto and makes assembly a snap. It takes more time to read the recipe and assemble the ingredients than it takes to make the pesto. This is the best pesto you'll ever eat. You'll never want that stuff from the grocery store shelves again. I promise. Start your timer.
4 cups loosely packed fresh basil
1/2 cup olive oil (I used a little less; feel free to use more)
1/4 cup pine nuts TOASTED
2 garlic cloves
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons Pecorino Romano
Several hearty grinds of sea salt to taste (optional)
Put the basil, oil, toasted pine nuts, and garlic into your food processor bowl. Pulse about 6 times. Add the cheeses, and process again until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning with sea salt if necessary. I tend to like my pesto a little thicker so that when I use it in recipes, it won't create too much oil in the dish. You can easily make yours thinner by adding more olive oil.
Yuuuuum!!! Try to restrain yourself from eating it by the spoonful. Hmm, perhaps I should taste it again, just to make sure it's seasoned perfectly. Just one more bite .... or two.
15 comments:
- Bridgett said...
Ah, your basil and pesto are perfectly gorgeous! I just planted some basil, so hopefully I wont kill it like always. Beautiful photos as well!
- July 21, 2008 at 10:19 PM
- Marjie said...
Pretty star dish! I can just see me putting green paste on my family table (insert eyeroll here). Some things we only dream about...
- July 21, 2008 at 11:12 PM
- Erika said...
I need to harvest some of my basil too and I love your idea of pesto. My recipe is similar to yours, very straightforward classic pesto. Have you ever tried freezing your pesto? I have read that people freeze it in ice cube trays...
- July 22, 2008 at 4:58 AM
- Katherine Aucoin said...
I wish when my husband bought me herbs for my herb garden he would have remembered to get basil. I love putting basil in so many different sauces. Your basil looks so perfect and your pesto sauce has me drooling. Check out my blog, I tagged you.
- July 22, 2008 at 6:01 AM
- Cheryl said...
You have officially saved me! I have a bunch of Basil too and have never made Pesto, but I am going to try it this weekend!
- July 22, 2008 at 6:26 AM
- Bruno said...
That pesto is beautiful! I smushed together some (toasted) pine nuts and basil and salt and olive oil last week. I used the back of a spoon instead of a food processor so it was super chunky, which I like... but yours is MUCH prettier!
- July 22, 2008 at 7:41 AM
- Sharon said...
Thanks for visiting! Love your blog and especially the pretty photos of basil. Pesto is delicious in so many different things. My favorite of course, is on toasted bread.
- July 22, 2008 at 8:32 AM
- Lulu Barbarian said...
I thought I was the only person who ate pesto by the spoonful!
- July 22, 2008 at 8:34 AM
- MEDITERRANEAN KIWI said...
wonderful pesto served in an amazing red dish - i'm making pesto tomorow, but i'll be substituting the basil with other wild greens from the garden - a lot grows uninvited on our patch here!
- July 22, 2008 at 11:12 AM
- Jeena said...
Beautiful pesto recipe it looks so delightful. I love how healthy it is too. :-)
- July 22, 2008 at 2:29 PM
- Pam said...
I love pesto! Just look at that gorgeous color!
- July 22, 2008 at 3:51 PM
- Pam said...
I love pesto! The photos are great and the pesto looks delicious.
- July 22, 2008 at 8:13 PM
- Deborah said...
I just whipped up some pesto from my basil plant that is growing like nobody's business. Yum!
- July 23, 2008 at 10:33 AM
- Kevin said...
The pesto looks nice and vibrant green and good!
- July 24, 2008 at 7:48 PM
- Bellini Valli said...
With all the pesto out there this is still my favourite:D
- July 28, 2008 at 7:55 AM


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Since Jan. 16, the ATU 1181 bus drivers have been out on the picket lines fighting for job stability, benefits and better wages, and so far they have yet to reach a discussion with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the issue.
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2004 News Releases > March 2004 > WBU students head south for Spring Break
WBU students head south for Spring Break
Jodee Helwig admits she didn't know what to expect when heading down to South Padre Island for Spring Break. She knew there'd be plenty of partying going on, but as a participant in the Beach Reach mission project, she also knew she wouldn't be part of it.
"I really had no idea what to expect," said Helwig, a sophomore religion major at Wayland Baptist University who hails from Robert Lee. "I was nervous and scared, but my prayer going into it was for me to see the people there through Christ's eyes and love them in spite of what they had in their hands or in spite of what they had on."
Helwig said that's exactly what happened. She and the six other Wayland students who attended Beach Reach as a ministry of First Baptist Church of Plainview during WBU's spring break had to set aside their personal judgment and see others in love.
A ministry aimed specifically at partying spring breakers, Beach Reach involved around 440 students who worked shifts serving morning breakfasts, midnight breakfasts and running a free shuttle bus service up and down the island from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. During bus duty, the Wayland group traveled together, picking up vacationers from the various restaurants, bars and party locales and delivering them to hotels and other party locations. During the rides, WBU students witnessed to the passengers and visited with them about God.
"It's incredible how open people were to talk to us - on the vans, at breakfast and on the beach," said Eddy Curry, First Baptist Church education minister who accompanied the group. "They're really seeking. They know when they get on our vans that we're going to talk to them about their spiritual lives, and they don't mind."
The group was able to lead six individuals to the Lord during the week at South Padre, and Helwig said one girl who just happened on their bus had a literal transformation.
"We went to pick up a group of kids and they didn't show up, but there was one girl in the parking lot we gave a ride to. You could tell she was searching for something. She ended up accepting Christ right there on the bus, and it really was like seeing a new creation," Helwig said.
Helwig said the week was not easy, and Beach Reach participants knew that they had to take each opportunity as it came, not knowing if they would ever get the chance to visit with a student again.
"It was all about being sensitive to the Holy Spirit and when the door was open, you took it. It was about truly loving people and seeing them through Christ's eyes. You had to get past the outward appearance and get to their hearts."
Seeing people through God's eyes and serving unselfishly was also the theme of another group of missionaries from Wayland. About a dozen students loaded up vans and headed for El Paso and then Juarez, Mexico for mission work during their spring break, sponsored by the Baptist Student Ministries and director Donnie Brown. Among those was Alma Caballero, a sophomore from Lubbock majoring in pre-Christian counseling. For her, the week was a humbling experience as the group did building projects for a pair of Mexican orphanages and did Bible stories and crafts with the orphan residents.
"We cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner for the kids at the Benito Juarez Orphanage, and one day for lunch we fixed hot dogs. The kids' faces just lit up, because they don't get hot dogs very often," she recalled. "I came back with a different outlook on life and school. I complain about pizza in the cafeteria but these kids only get pizza every two months or so."
Caballero said she was struck by the loving nature of the children, who ranged in age from 6 - 16. The afternoons were spent leading Bible stories, crafts, games, songs and puppet shows - all in Spanish, which represented a challenge for most of the students.
"I can speak it and understand it, but I'm not usually forced to use Spanish," Caballero said. "There, I spoke it all the time and found myself thinking in Spanish."
Another humbling experience for Caballero was learning what a privilege education is in Mexico, due for the most part to fees required to move up in grade levels.
"When one of the kids prayed, he thanked God for the Americans, because he knew we were there because of Him. He prayed, 'Thank you that I can study,' because he has been able to go to school," Caballero recalled. "That really humbled me because we tend to have a hard time getting up to go study yet they struggle so much and see it as a privilege."
The group was joined for a few days by the Baptist Student Ministries group from the University of Texas at El Paso. The students distributed flyers on four campuses of the university in Juarez advertising a large rally being held. In their free time, they went mountain climbing and saw the sights in Juarez, including eating at an authentic Mexican restaurant complete with mariachi singers, Aztec dancers and cock fights.
Caballero said she came home with a renewed sense of service and wants to put her service to work in her own community. And she admitted she came away with a bit more than just the great memories and lessons learned.
"I got addicted to Mexican Coca-Cola," she laughed. "If anything, I'll go back to Mexico just for the Coke."


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Revision as of 00:36, 6 December 2009
- 1 What is postfix?
- 2 Goals
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What is postfix?
Well, I think the postfix website gives a good enough definition for our purposes.
"Postfix attempts to be fast, easy to administer, and secure, while at the same time being sendmail compatible enough to not upset existing users. Thus, the outside has a sendmail-ish flavor, but the inside is completely different." -- http://www.postfix.org/
The goal of this how to is to setup postfix for local mailbox delivery only.
Required packages:
- postfix
Postfix Installation
Step 1: Install Postfix
[root@computer]# pacman -Sy postfix
Step 2: Check /etc/passwd, /etc/group
Make sure that the following shows up in /etc/passwd
Make sure that the following shows up in /etc/group
postdrop:x:75: postfix:x:73:
Note: Postfix can be made to run in a chroot. This document does not currently cover this. Might be added later.
Postfix Configuration
Step 1: Edit /etc/postfix/main.cf
The only things you need to change are as follows. Uncomment them and modify them to the specifics listed below. Everything else can be left as installed by pacman.
inet_interfaces = loopback-only mynetworks_style = host append_dot_mydomain = no default_transport = error: Local delivery only!
If you want to control where the mail gets delivered and which mailbox format is to be used, you can do this by setting
home_mailbox = /some/path
mail_spool_directory some/path
mail_spool_directory is an absolute path where all mail goes, while home_mailbox specifies a mailbox relative to the user's home directory. If the path ends with a slash ('/'), messages are stored in Maildir format (direcory tree, one message per file); if it doesn't, the mbox format is used (all mail in one file).
mail_spool_directory = /var/mail (1) home_mailbox = Maildir/ (2)
1) All mail will be stored in /var/mail, mbox format
2) Mail will be saved in ~/Maildir, Maildir format
Step 2: Edit /etc/rc.conf
Add postfix to the daemons list. Make sure you put it after the network has started.
Step 3: Edit /etc/postfix/aliases
Namely, put a username in for the the following, substituting the correct username you desire (actual system account required) for USER
# Person who should get root's mail. Don't receive mail as root! root: USER
Run the following command. This creates the map file that postfix understands.
postalias /etc/postfix/aliases
In addition, create .forward in /root with the contents of the user you want to forward all root mail to: eg USER@localhost
Step 4: Start the daemon
postfix check
If postfix check returns no errors, then start the daemon.
/etc/rc.d/postfix start
Check /var/log/mail.log for any errors.
Step 5: Test
Try sending an email. Even from yourself to yourself should be a good test.
mail -s test user this is a test email. .
Now check your mail using whatever client you desire.
Step 6: Test some more!
Make sure root mail forwards to the desired user; use the same test as above, but substitute root for user.


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Boston Whaler 285 Conquest (2012-) Captain's Report
By Capt. Steve
Boston Whaler 285 Conquest Mission Statement
The mission of the 285 Conquest is to combine a well-built boat with an offshore pedigree with the features that can handle a gathering of friends for cocktails or two couples or a small family on overnights. This continues a long-standing trend towards using fishing boats for cruising due to their sea-keeping abilities, dry ride, and protection from the elements.
Our test boat was powered by twin 225-hp Mercury Verado 4-strokes. Mercury 250-hp Verados are optional ($3,899). Note the Downeast-style side windows.
Distinguishing Features
Some of the key unusual features of the 285 Conquest include:
• Choose your Layout. Our test 285 Conquest featured a cockpit sink with the availability of an optional cockpit refrigerator ($1,316) which when combined really bring the cruising capabilities of this boat to light. You can also add a cockpit table ($1,684) and port and starboard fold-out bench seats ($1,461 each) to add to the seating provided by the aft fold-out bench seat.
• Choose your Cabin Style. The helm deck can be outfitted with sloping Downeast-style side windows as on our test boat, or have windows that go all the way to the hardtop ($2,313). A third option is to go with a fully-enclosed helm deck including an aft bulkhead with door ($13,343).
• Clever Passenger Seating. On the port side of the helm deck there are booth-style seats facing forward and aft. A filler cushion turns the seats into a lounger, as you typically see on most express boats, and the aft seat back will slide forward to form an aft-facing seat with a pull-out foot rest.
The standard flip-up transom bench seat stows and deploys easily. Notice the beefy stainless steel hardware. Picture one of these to port and starboard as options for entertaining.
• Fully Foam-Cored Hull and Deck Bond. Boston Whaler mates the hull and deck with an expandable foam that bonds the two components together not just at the hull-deck joint around the perimeter of the vessel, but all over its deck surface. It's an unusual process, and one that you can see in our Boston Whaler factory tour video.(See construction video.)
• Level Flotation. The USCG only requires boats 20′ and under to float level when swamped. Those over 20′ don't have to float at all under such conditions. Boston Whaler doesn't agree. The 285 Conquest not only floats if swamped, but Boston Whaler assures us that she'll float level as well.
• 28 (71.1 cm) Cockpit Depth. ABYC standards call for 24 (60.9 cm) of protection above a weather deck. Boston Whaler takes it a little further and adds another 4 (10 cm) of security.
• A Division of Brunswick. The Brunswick Corp. is the largest single company in the marine business and owns over a dozen boat brands and makes both outboard and sterndrive engines as well. Boston Whaler is a leading Brunswick brand and as such has an infrastructure, business practices, and engineering departments that are more sophisticated than what one finds with many builders.
Boston Whaler has packed a lot of boat into 27'10" (8.51 m) and with her standard hardtop she will be able to take owners virtually anywhere they want to go.
Performance and Handling
The Boston Whaler 285 Conquest has a length overall of 27'10 (8.51 m), a beam of 9'6 (2.9 m) and a hull draft of 20" (.5 m). With a hull weight of 7,300 lbs. (3,311 kgs.), half fuel, two people and test power we had a test weight of 9,590 lbs. (4,349 kg). With a pair of 225-hp Mercury Verado 4-strokes powering our 285 Conquest we reached a top speed at 6000 rpm bringing us to 43.8 mph. At that speed we had a fuel burn of 47.05 gph for a range of 167 miles.
Cruising Speed. Best cruise came in at 4000 rpm and 25.7 mph. Here her fuel burn was 17.15 gph which gave us a range of 270 statute miles. The 285 had an average time to plane of 3.8 seconds; we reached 20 mph in 5.3 seconds and accelerated through 30 mph in 8.8 seconds.
Upon acceleration the 285 Conquest exhibits a 16-degree bow rise which keeps the horizon in clear view. In a hard over turn there is only a 10-degree roll which both you and your passengers will find comfortable. When you take power off, the 285 will settle back into the water stern first and then the bow will come down shortly after. Remember, because there is a hardtop on the 285 the turn to starboard will produce no loss of visibility, but turns to port will bring the hardtop down into your line of sight so be sure to clear the area first.
You can see how the hard chines are carried far forward to form spray rails that work effectively at low-speed or when plowing through offshore waves.
Power Choices
I found the 285 to be responsive to the helm both at cruise speed and at minimal speeds. Her hard chines gave her good stability and since they are carried so far forward to the bow, spray was kept low and thrown wide providing a dry ride. I found she also had excellent response to the throttle with the 225-hp Verados, so unless you really need to add more speed to your 285, I think you'll be happy with these engines over the optional 250 Verados ($3,899).
In a hard over turn there is only a 10-degree roll which both you and your passengers will find comfortable.
Features Walkthrough
Bow. At the bow, our 285 Conquest was equipped with the standard electric windlass and there's an option for swapping out the anchor line for an all-chain rode ($719). To the sides, 8 (20.3 cm) cleats are mounted well outside the toe rails eliminating the need for chafing gear or chocks. Our test boat was equipped with the standard bow rail, and a split bow rail ($63) is offered as an option.
The galvanized anchor, stainless steel bow pulpit and electric windlass are all standard on the 285 Conquest.
The top of the trunk cabin is all nonskid and our test boat was not equipped with the optional sun lounge pad ($1,612) that converts the entire area into sunning space.
Professional Windshield Treatment
Not being a big fan of isinglass, I really appreciate the standard hardtop with windshields that run up fully to integrate with the hardtop, much as you would see on a sport coupe design. Visibility is outstanding with narrow window mullions and at the top forward center is an electrically actuated windshield vent that does a remarkable job of scooping air into the helm deck. Windshield wipers with integral washers are standard.
The dual windshields run all the way up to the hardtop. In the center of the hardtop is an electrically actuated vent.
Transitioning to the cockpit is safe thanks to the 15 ½" (39.4 cm) space between the rails and the cabin sides as well as the grab handles running along the hardtop, the aft ladder supports, and a step leading to the cockpit. Water, however, will not have such an easy trip into the cockpit as the side deck is molded to channel water that comes over the bow right back over the side just ahead of the midship cleat.
The side decks are easy to transition thanks to the high side rails, handrail running along the hardtop, and ladder supports at the aft end of the hardtop.
Water coming over the bow gets channeled down the side decks and then overboard before reaching the cockpit.
Fishing Cockpit
The wide open cockpit measures 54 sq. ft. (5 sq. m) and can be configured for cruising or fishing. The fishing amenities start with the standard transom mounted insulated livewell. The acrylic lid is gasketed all the way around. There were optional electrical connections under the gunwales for your downriggers ($605) and at the bottom of the rod storage racks are toe rails to give you a little more security when fighting fish.
Fishboxes/storage. There are two sizable insulated fishboxes to either side of the cockpit, both with hatches that are Divinycell cored for lightweight, gasketed all the way around and supported by gas assist struts. To either side of the cockpit you can have optional fold down trolling seats ($884 ea), and the hardtop is set up for mounting the optional radial outriggers ($2,525).
The cockpit is large enough to accommodate either fishing or cruising; optional seating makes it a great gathering area.
Cruising Cockpit
Safety is, of course, a concern for Boston Whaler and the bolsters surrounding the cockpit start out at 21 ½" (54.6 cm) and top out at 28" (71.1 cm). All the way aft is a standard flip-out bench seat that I found easy to deploy. There are options for adding two more of the same bench seats to both the port and starboard bulwarks ($1,461 ea) which will turn the entire cockpit into a comfortable gathering area.
You can also add a cockpit table with Flexiteek top for cockpit dining ($1,684). Forward is a sink with pullout sprayer and Corian countertop. There's a conveniently located grab handle and storage is underneath, which can be optioned out for a cockpit refrigerator ($1,316). If you'd like to add a little more shade to the cockpit then simply add the optional retractable cockpit sunshade ($4,625) that manually extends and retracts from the back of the hardtop.
In the center of the cockpit deck is a mechanical room housing the ship's batteries, pumps for the bilge, livewell, and wash downs, as well as the optional 7 kW generator ($13,925).
The storage compartment below the sink can be swapped out for a cockpit refrigerator ($1316). Notice the convenient step leading to the side decks.
The sunshade manually retracts and extends from the aft end of the hardtop.
The starboard side transom boarding gate is up 9" (22.9 cm) from the main deck and leads to a modest swim platform with a recessed three-step reboarding ladder and stainless grab handle. A standard transom shower is plumbed to a 30-gallon (113.6 L) freshwater tank.
This flip-out bench seat makes a comfortable spot to hang out in and around the cockpit.
The port quarter insulated livewell is standard and can be used as a cooler if you decide to not use your 285 Conquest for fishing.
Just abaft the transom is a convenient platform to stand on while servicing the engines.
Here's a gathering point for some optional features. The optional cruising package ($1,591) includes dockside hook-up to the water system. The optional entertainment package ($1,879) includes a 19" (48.3 cm) flatscreen in the cabin with this cable TV input. We also have 12V DC receptacles for the electric downrigger reels ($605).
Port Helm Deck Seating
Stepping up to the helm deck, to the port side is an improvement over the regular lounge seating that is usually seen on express cruisers. Here we have booth-style seating that can accommodate a filler cushion to convert into a lounge. Additionally, the aft seat has a seatback on a slide that allows it to convert to an aft facing seat with a pull-out step just below. This not only makes a welcome addition to the cockpit seating but can also serve as a place to watch the lines, or for that matter, the wake shrinking in the distance.
In the clever innovation category, Boston Whaler has also created an optional table ($1,627) that will deploy between the opposing seats and stows neatly out of the way in the port side bulwarks.
The aft facing seat at the helm deck features a pull-out footrest. Notice the track to slide the seatback fore and aft.
With a filler cushion between the seats you have the usual lounge configuration seen on many express cruisers.
I think Boston Whaler designers really had their act together when they created this comfortable pedestal mounted helm seat. It's heavily padded, vented at the back, swivels and slides, has cast flip-up armrests and a flip-up bolster. The main battery switches and breaker panel are located just underneath.
Instrument Panel. The helm is straightforward thanks to the complete lack of gauges due to the SmartCraft Vessel View display. Our test boat was fitted with the optional autopilot ($7,958) and 14" ($11,825 – $14,755) widescreen display. The stainless steel wheel is mounted to a tilt base, which I found extraordinarily comfortable in the full up position, like on a large convertible.
To the right, I was happy to see that Mercury's digital throttle and shift system (DTS) was mounted on the horizontal and it offers a wide range of options such as single lever control and troll mode. All switches are waterproof and lighted when activated and our test boat was also fitted with the optional bow thruster ($6,522).
Tabs and Enclosures. Trim tabs are standard but I never found the need to use them. This helm deck is offered in three configurations: First is the standard configuration that includes the open side windows that are reminiscent of a more Downeast design; Second you can get full glass up to the hardtop on the sides ($2,313), and third is the pilothouse design ($13,343) with an aft bulkhead and door.
I was very happy with this helm layout and with the Vessel View display to the left, there is no need for gauges. Notice the wheel in the full up position which is much like on a convertible sportfish.
As we move down below, immediately to port is a modest galley with the usual amenities of microwave, single burner stove, sink and refrigerator. The single burner stove is actually part of an optional cruising package that also includes a dockside hook-up to the water system, and a water heater ($1,591). Natural light comes in through hullside port lights and an overhead skylight. The ship's electrical panel is located right next to the microwave.
The single burner stove is part of the optional cruising package ($1,591).
Just aft is a mid-berth measuring 4′ x 6′ (1.22 m x 1.8 m) with a variable geometry overhead running from 1'9 (.53 m) to 2'5 (.74 m) and topping out at 4' (1.22 m) at the entry. There's a leather headboard with storage just behind. Our test boat was fitted with the optional cabin comfort package ($2,581) that includes comforter, sheets, pillowcases and a privacy curtain.
Clever Settee
Forward is a U-shaped settee with rod storage overhead and the rod holders flip-out of the way when not in use, which conveniently protects your noggin. In the center of the settee is a dinette table with extended leaf. In the collapsed position the leaf support doubles as a stainless grab handle. This entire area converts to a berth quite easily by lowering the table, extending the table, and sliding the cushions towards the center. On the aft bulkhead are flip-down garment hooks.
Flip-up rod holders are convenient for storing your rods.
By lowering the table and sliding the two cushions to either side towards the center you quickly transformed the forward dining area into a V-berth.
To starboard is a wet head that while modest, was roomy enough to serve its purpose. It's completely fiberglass lined with plenty of storage and Boston Whaler went with a VacuFlush toilet as standard. On the aft bulkhead is a hatch leading to the backside of the helm console for service and installations.
Below the glass shelf is a sizable storage compartment, and the hatch above is a service access point for the helm console.
Pricing for the 285 Conquest
The Boston Whaler 285 Conquest has a base price of $183,552 which includes the pair of 225-hp Mercury Verado 4-strokes. If you want to go full-out for entertaining and cruising, then you can expect to add options that will bring the total up to $248,442. Most of us may end up somewhere in between.
Considering how well built this boat is, her inherent safety factors, and the outstanding sea-keeping ability of the 285 Conquest, we think this vessel deserves serious consideration by anyone looking for a cruising or fishing boat in this size range – if only to use as a benchmark.
I cannot help but add that Boston Whalers are not only famous for their capacity to resist sinking, but for their longevity as well. While some of this is undoubtedly due to the high-caliber maintenance of the owners, the brand's build attributes must also be due some credit as well. As long as you don't find yourself entering the 2' syndrome (where the boat you need is 2' bigger than the one you have) this may very well be the last boat you'll ever own.
Boston Whaler 285 Conquest (2012-) Test Result Highlights
Top speed for the Boston Whaler 285 Conquest (2012-) is 43.8 mph (70.5 kph), burning 47.05 gallons per hour (gph) or 178.08 liters per hour (lph).
Best cruise for the Boston Whaler 285 Conquest (2012-) is 25.7 mph (41.4 kph), and the boat gets 1.50 miles per gallon (mpg) or 0.64 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 270 miles (434.52 kilometers).
Tested power is 2 x 225-hp Mercury Verado.
For complete test results including fuel consumption, range and sound levels
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Distributed generation (DG) is making a comeback. In the late 1970s, federal legislation sparked a flurry of interest in the topic. Today it is once again an industry buzzword. Standards development, equipment testing, and project demonstrations are flourishing. However, this renewed interest poses the following unresolved questions. What are the requirements for interconnection with electric distribution systems? How will significant amounts of DG actually impact real-world distribution systems? And how do we go about analyzing, designing, and operating DG systems that no one has seen?
A Brief History
In the past, powering electric loads depended on local generation. Before 1910, for example, the generating capacity at industrial sites exceeded that of all utility companies combined. As electric power caught on, generation technologies evolved quickly. Electricity production continued on a large scale into the 1960s, when industries reached the power limit that existed with the materials (and other technologies) of the day.
The distribution and transmission infrastructure that grew to support the electric power industry also played an early role in the history of DG. By interconnecting transmission systems, utilities found it possible to share energy and increase system reliability without necessarily building more generating capacity.
Demand for electric energy in the United States slowed dramatically in the early 1980s, as did construction of large central-station generating facilities. In addition, the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) offered economic and regulatory incentives for electricity generation to non-utility entities whose facilities met certain qualifications. This legislation, which included most small power producers, opened the door to research and development in alternative technologies. Since PURPA implied these small producers would be interconnected with the electric utility grid, it's possible to view it as the birth of DG as we know it today.
Interconnection Questions
If PURPA represents the birth of modern DG, then the discussions of distribution-system impacts and other interconnection topics began well before the christening. Underlying the design and operation of a U.S. electric utility plant is the basic assumption that each feeder is supplied with a single source of electric potential at any given time. Radial distribution feeders emanating from distribution substations bring electricity to most of us. Generation on the customer side of the meter violates that premise directly, giving distribution system designers and operators heartburn when they consider the potential consequences.
DG Today
Research, development, and demonstration of DG technologies have continued over the past 20 years despite the concerns about the requirements for interconnection with utility distribution systems. Much of the effort has come from advocates of alternative technologies, such as distributed photovoltaic power generation, where distribution system interconnection is the only practical option.
In the last few years, a combination of events has tilted the playing field in DG's favor. Researchers and vendors have done much work to position DG as a viable option for electric generation. Innovative new technologies such as microturbines, breakthrough progress with more familiar concepts such as fuel cells, and well-known products with improved performance (e.g., diesel and gas engines) enhance the market prospects for DG.
Deregulation of the electric power industry in the United States has been a somewhat surprising boon for DG, at least in the public relations arena. High spot-market prices for electricity routinely make the local and national news during times of peak usage, and the recent crisis in California has made electricity a subject even for water cooler discussions. Many times, such stories focus on DG as a possible solution or remedy.
The California crisis has brought the special power needs of the ultra-high-reliability customer — a fast-growing market niche — front and center. Here, DG promises insulation from capacity shortages or rolling blackouts and assistance in providing the high-quality power required on a continuous basis. This has sparked a high level of interest on the part of investors, who sense a major opportunity in the $200 billion annual electric-power market.
Policy makers, from state public utility commissions to the Department of Energy, are also jumping on the bandwagon. They see DG as a strategic technology for the new century — one that has an important role in the overall energy resource mix. Law makers are crafting regulatory policy to remove barriers that discourage the widespread use of DG. Most recognize, however, that technical concerns about the impact of large amounts of DG on utility distribution systems are a real and significant barrier.
Streamlining Interconnections
It's not surprising that debates over DG interconnection requirements have continued without resolution. If you consider DG technology, including design, protection, and operation, you'll understand the extreme challenge of developing a consensual, detailed policy that applies to all types of distribution systems. Throw in evolving technologies for DG interconnection, such as static power converters, controllers, and communications, and the problem becomes even more complex.
From the utility perspective, there is a strong and economically justifiable feeling that DG equipment should work with the existing distribution system. If changes were required, how would the business recover the costs, or at least allocate them fairly? DG vendors, on the other hand, view even modest incremental costs as onerous — or potential deal killers.
Finally, distribution-system operators face more than the challenge of accommodating DG. An ever-increasing awareness of power quality and reliability by the customer base is already exerting substantial pressure to maintain or improve system operations. The willingness to experiment with the distribution system by interconnecting with appreciable amounts of DG is understandably small. It's a risk that makes very little sense given the other pressures.
To help sort out these conflicting views, the Department of Energy helped organize an IEEE standards group aimed at establishing interconnection requirements and criteria for DG. This effort, known as P1547, has been underway since the latter part of 1998. It includes utility engineers and managers, equipment vendors and manufacturers, researchers, and consultants. As of this writing, a draft document entitled, "Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems," has gone out for balloting. Estimates for an approval date range from mid-2001 to sometime next year.
The document focuses on specifications, performance, and test procedures for the interconnection itself, which is defined as the combination of equipment and devices used to electrically connect the DG device to the power system. The standard strives to consider the greatest possible range of distribution system configurations and practices.
Where Will P1547 Take Us?
Assuming the current draft of P1547 is a good indicator of the approved standard (a relatively safe bet), we can expect specific criteria that explains the purpose and operation of a DG interconnection with the distribution system. The standard will give equipment manufacturers a design target and distribution engineers the primary expectations of DG equipment. It also will contain a reasonable consensus on how DG equipment operates safely and reliably in the typical distribution system environment. Moreover, P1547 will specify performance requirements in the areas of power quality, protection, and response to utility-system events and methods for testing, type testing, and equipment certification. Overall, it should remove a great deal of uncertainty concerning interconnection issues.
Such an IEEE standard should be heavily referenced by DG interconnection policies crafted by state public utility commissions. Policies at this level are different because they require regulated entities to comply with laws rather than simply volunteer to follow guidelines. Industry professionals will welcome the consistency that comes when policy makers refer to a single technical standard, and it should help reduce or remove some market barriers.
Following the adoption of P1547 (with the references to utility commission rulings), individual distribution companies will, for the most part, remain unchanged. These companies need to develop comprehensive interconnection requirements specific for their distribution systems. The requirements must comply with company design and engineering practices as well as relevant public utility commission mandates and policies.
Building the Knowledge Base
By its own admission, P1547 (and the pending final standard) is "not a design handbook nor is it an application guideline.1" Yet, design and application guidelines are crucial for managing the evolution of distribution systems, when and if DG becomes prevalent — and for preventing, anticipating, or resolving problems that may occur.
Although a number of apparently successful pilot programs with various DG technologies have occurred over the years, the lessons learned from these dispersed efforts lack the necessary experience to cope with a sudden influx of DG. And much of the technical discussion focuses on scenarios no one has seen before.
In some ways, the knowledge-base mirrors the industry's experience with power quality about a decade ago. The major impetus for moving us up the power quality curve was marketplace pressure (end-users). But regulatory and political influences also were influential. Led by electric utilities and related groups such as EPRI, the electric power industry, built the knowledge base one piece at a time by:
Collecting data
Measurements and monitoring helped the industry understand the basic electrical phenomena at work in various power quality problems. They also served to quantify the nature, possible origin, and frequency of occurrence for those power system events that led to misoperation or failure of end-user equipment. Efforts sponsored by the Canadian Electrical Association (CEA) and EPRI provided much-needed quantification and characterization on the range of power quality variations important to end-users. Various laboratories and testing agencies contributed detailed characterizations of end-user equipment susceptibilities.
Performing and documenting case studies
The usefulness of anecdotal stories and evidence are limited until someone with an engineering perspective documents a situation fully. Presenting information with sufficient detail so others can learn from the experience is the most effective way to build the collective knowledge of a technically oriented community.
Obtaining and disseminating information
Technical papers and reports, seminars, and substantial attention from industry journals helped spread the word throughout the power industry. All this information contributed to problem solving, and eventually, to avoiding problems entirely.
The same fundamental approach holds much promise for augmenting our distribution system engineering expertise to meet the prospective challenges of DG. The process can be painstaking, however, as no single research or information collecting initiative can by itself meet the need. Rather, it will be through an informal network of multiple forums for technical information gathering, sharing, and dissemination that the required knowledge base will emerge.
Consortium projects are underway to develop and disseminate information and provide resources for developing and implementing interconnection guidelines and design standards that are consistent with technical standards and regulatory mandates and tailored to the specific needs of individual distribution companies.
Other projects focus on DG equipment characterization through laboratory testing, and they will provide critical data needed for specific engineering evaluations and studies. How ever, laboratory testing cannot reliably simulate the important interactions between many DG units and the distribution system itself. This represents the real technical challenge for distribution system engineers. Actual field experience and effective dissemination of lessons learned will still be the best teacher.
1IEEE P1547/D07, "Draft Standard for Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems," page 2.


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Attention all you butterfly lovers out there! The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, Illinois, is dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of Midwestern environmental issues and has made incredible strides in the conservation and restoration of the stunning swamp metalmark. Read this next installment in the Going WILD in Illinois mini blog series to learn just how threatened this butterfly is and how the Museum is working to protect it!
The Swamp Metalmark: An At-Risk Species
The swamp metalmark (Calephelis muticum) is a small yellow and rust colored butterfly from the central United States. It formerly ranged from Michigan and Ohio south to Kentucky and west to Arkansas, Wisconsin and Iowa. Populations have recently been discovered in Alabama and northeastern Oklahoma. It inhabits alkaline wetlands called fens, where its host plant, swamp thistle (Cirsium muticum), grows.
As a result of destruction of many fen wetlands, swamp metalmarks are now critically imperiled through most of their range. With the exception of Missouri, the species has received a sub-national heritage ranking of S1 or S2 (critically imperiled or imperiled) in all states where it occurs. There are more populations in Missouri, however even there it is classified as vulnerable.
Conservation efforts through most of the species' range consist of monitoring and habitat protection. Some active restoration efforts are taking place in the upper Midwest. For example, biologists at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago recently released lab-reared adults onto a fen in northeastern Illinois in an attempt to return the species to that part of its range. The release site was the known home of a population of swamp metalmarks that disappeared sometime between 1940 and 1980. Since the early 1980s, extensive ecological restoration work has removed invasive species and restored hydrology to the site, paving the way for the return of the butterfly.
Doug Taron, Curator of Biology and VP of Research and Conservation, The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
I think we can all agree that the valuable work of The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in support of the swamp metalmark can not be understated! To keep up with the conservation efforts and general goings-on at the museum, have a look at their blog and to explore more Illinois species, dive into our new Illinois feature page. Thanks for sharing a wonderful conservation story with us, Doug!


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docusate sodium
Apo-Docusate Sodium (CA), Colace, Correctol, Correctol Stool Softener (CA), Diocto, Dioctyl (UK), Docusol (UK), Dom-Docusate Sodium (CA), D.O.S. Softgels, Docu-Soft, DOK, D-S-S, DulcoEase (UK), Dulcolax Stool Softener, Enemeez, Genasoft Softgels, Norgalax (UK), Novo Docusate (CA), PHL-Docusate Sodium (CA), PMS-Docusate Sodium, Ratio-Docusate Sodium (CA), Selax (CA), Silace
Pharmacologic class: Emollient
Therapeutic class: Stool softener, surfactant
Pregnancy risk category C
Increases absorption of liquid into stool, resulting in softening of fecal mass. Also promotes electrolyte and water secretion into colon.
docusate calcium
Capsules: 240 mg
Capsules (soft gels): 240 mg
Rectal solution: 283 mg/5 ml
docusate sodium
Capsules: 50 mg, 100 mg, 250 mg
Capsules (soft gels): 100 mg, 250 mg
Liquid: 150 mg/15 ml
Syrup: 50 mg/15 ml, 60 mg/15 ml, 20 mg/5 ml, 100 mg/30 ml, 150 mg/15 ml
Tablets: 100 mg
⊘Indications and dosages
➣ Stool softener
Adults and children older than age 12: 240 mg (docusate calcium) or 50 to 200 mg (docusate sodium) P.O. daily until bowel movements are normal
Children ages 6 to 12: 40 to 120 mg (docusate sodium) P.O. daily
Children ages 3 to 6: 20 to 60 mg (docusate sodium) P.O. daily
• Hypersensitivity to drug
• Abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting
• Intestinal obstruction
Use cautiously in:
• pregnant or breastfeeding patients.
• Give tablets and capsules with full glass of water.
• Give liquid solution with milk or fruit juice.
• Be aware that excessive or long-term use may lead to laxative dependence.
Adverse reactions
EENT: throat irritation
GI: nausea, diarrhea, mild cramps
Skin: rash
Other: bitter taste, decreased appetite, laxative dependence
Drug-drug.Mineral oil: increased mineral oil absorption, causing toxicity
Warfarin: decreased warfarin effects (with high doses)
Patient monitoring
• If diarrhea occurs, withhold drug and notify prescriber.
• Know that therapeutic efficacy usually becomes apparent 1 to 3 days after first dose.
Patient teaching
• Instruct patient to drink sufficient fluids with each dose and to increase fluid intake during the day.
• Advise patient to prevent constipation by increasing fluids and consuming more dietary fiber (as in fruits and bran).
• Inform patient that excessive or prolonged use may lead to laxative dependence.
• As appropriate, review all other significant adverse reactions and interactions, especially those related to the drugs mentioned above.
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Peri-Colace(trade name),
Senna Plus(trade name),
Senokot-S(trade name)
ClassificationTherapeutic: laxatives
Pharmacologic: stimulant laxatives
Therapeutic effects
Time/action profile (softening of stool)
|6–12 hr
Adverse Reactions/Side Effects
Fluid and Electrolyte
- electrolyte imbalances
- dehydration
- abdominal cramps
- nausea
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- rashes
- urine discoloration
Drug-Drug interactionNone significant.
Nursing implications
Nursing assessment
- Assess for abdominal distention, presence of bowel sounds, and usual pattern of bowel function.
- Assess color, consistency, and amount of stool produced.
Potential Nursing DiagnosesConstipation (Indications)
- This medication does stimulate intestinal peristalsis.
- Oral: Administer with a full glass of water or juice preferably in the evening.
- Do not administer within 2 hr of other laxatives, especially mineral oil. May cause increased absorption.
Patient/Family Teaching
- Advise patients that laxatives should be used only for short-term therapy. Long-term therapy may cause electrolyte imbalance and dependence.
- Encourage patients to use other forms of bowel regulation, such as increasing bulk in the diet, increasing fluid intake (6–8 full glasses/day), and increasing mobility. Normal bowel habits are variable and may vary from 3 times/day to 3 times/wk.
- Instruct patients with cardiac disease to avoid straining during bowel movements (Valsalva maneuver).
- Advise patient not to use laxatives when abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, or fever is present.
Evaluation/Desired Outcomes
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2008-09 Crew Blog - Week 7
Throughout the course of the season, Mount Holyoke crew team member Elissa Center will be maintaining a blog about her experiences both on and off the water. Her journal will be presented here on the Mount Holyoke Athletics website. Check back often to keep track of Elissa and her teammates this year.
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Some of you know that I had been my father's caregiver since 2004. His passing in November of last year was not unexpected; although I still thought we probably had another couple years together. I've said many times that I would not trade those nine years for anything. I was glad that I was able to help him out during those years. He had a stroke in October 2012, which made my decision to retire in January 2013 an easy one. I knew where I was needed most. No matter what, family comes first.
The last year of his life was difficult for him. Every minute of every day revolved around some aspect of his health care. My life changed a lot, too. While not having to go to a job every day was a relief, I still had a full time job, even if it just meant being on "stand by" for those times when I was needed. I didn't get out much, other than to get groceries or make about three trips to the pharmacy each week. If I managed to get out for lunch with a friend, my time frame of being away from home was about 90 minutes maximum. I would not have done things any differently.
The six weeks following Dad's death were a whirlwind of activity. Looking back, I still don't know how I managed to do all I did in such a short time. As I had been living with him for quite a while, many of my possessions were already packed in boxes and stored in his basement. I still own my own house, but that's another story! I knew I had some leeway in the amount of time it would take to empty his house, but I went to work right away. I rented an apartment for myself. I bought all new furnishings so I could make a fresh start. The only piece of furniture that came with me was my desk chair!
I had made some progress in sorting my family photos and genealogy documents into plastic file boxes. Since time was of the essence, some of the loose piles of paper got crammed into a box just to fill things up. As I was emptying out Dad's desk I found a gold mine of family history information and artifacts that I had never seen before. There were newspaper clippings, funeral cards, photos, a plastic bag of some of his father's personal items.
The day before I was scheduled to move, I discovered yet another box of items of his mother's - again, something I hadn't seen before, with photo albums, legal papers, certificates, you name it. I had no time to look through them - everything just got added to a box. It was bad enough that there was about 50 years of bank statements Dad kept, but he had also hung on to about 10 years of his mother's bank statements. I finally gave up doing the shredding, moved the boxes of items "to be shredded" and will either take them to a commercial shredding company or wait for one of the "community shredding days" we have during the year.
I admit to having been a collector/hoarder of books, CDs and DVDs. As I began going through my personal boxes I knew it was time to start walking the talk and downsize my own possessions. By the time I was done, 30 boxes of my books, music and movies were left behind to add to the estate sale. I've got most of my music available in the Amazon cloud and my favorite movies can be streamed on either Amazon or Netflix. Books? Well, I'm a Kindle user, so that was a no brainer for me.
My plastic file boxes were pretty well labeled. So much so that one of the moving guys said to me, "So, you do genealogy?" I wish I'd had more time to recruit him to join our local society!
I delayed Dad's memorial service/celebration of life for five weeks - until after I had moved out of his house, and just a few days prior to the estate sale. I'm glad I did because it gave me the time I needed to write my memorial tribute/eulogy, which I posted on this blog last month. I wrote it in one sitting, with just some minor edits a few days later. It's not something I could have written in only a few days after his death. And I wanted his service to be as perfect as I could make it.
|The beginning of my family heritage center
I have a table top curio cabinet on order so I can display some of the items that belonged to my parents, grandparents and great grandparents. I'll post a photo once I have it in place.
|My parents as teenagers, doing what they loved the most;
Dad playing baseball and Mom in her riding outfit - horses were her life.
It's been quite a transition. My life is no longer divided up in two hour blocks of time. I can spend time with friends, enjoy long lunches. I'm already planning my trips to state, regional and national conferences throughout 2014.
Because I've moved on does not mean that I love my Dad any less. He had a good, fulfilling life for a long time. Now, a year after my official retirement, I actually begin my retirement life - a life that will be focused on preserving and documenting my family history.


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It didnt seem too much to ask for. I wanted a coconut chicken curry that is fast, delicious and not loaded with fat. Turned out to be easier than I expected.
Lets start with the sauce. The key is to make it rich and flavorful without resorting to the usual culprit full-fat coconut milk. I considered using light coconut milk, but generally have found curries made with it to be thin and uninspiring. Fat, after all, is mighty yummy.
My solution was to start with a small amount of light coconut milk, but then doctor it up. Pureeing into it a jar of roasted red peppers and a small onion was just the trick. This provided the sauce with body, as well as both sweet and savory flavors. A hefty dose of curry powder and some lemon grass added during cooking rounded it all out.
To cook, all I did was bring my sauce to a simmer in a large saute pan, then add my chicken. To bulk out the recipe with good lean protein, I also added a can of chickpeas. I tasted it as it cooked and felt it was missing something ... sweet. But I wanted to avoid the obvious sugar, honey, etc. if I could. So I tried adding grated carrots. Perfect! More healthy veggies and just the right amount of natural sweetness.
While you could use boneless, skinless chicken breasts in this recipe, I prefer thighs. They have a richer flavor and dont get tough the way breasts can.


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Fred's Lucas Cruikshank Comes Out as Gay (Video)
Lucas Cruikshank, the creator of the viral videos Fred, which have gone on to become a movie and television shows, has come out as gay.
In a new video posted to his YouTube account, he answers the question "Are you gay?"
"I'm gay. My family and friends have known for like three years. I just haven't felt the need to post it on the Internet," Lucas said.
Joining him for his announcement was his good pal Jennifer Veal, who starred in the Disney Channel show, Jessie.
In the video, Jennifer admitted she always knew he was gay even before he came out.
Watch the video below! Congrats on your announcement, Lucas!


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Flyers Beat Wild 4-1
The Minnesota Wild fell behind 2-0 in the 1st period before Mikhael Granlund scored the lone Minnesota goal on a power play late in the 1st period of Minnesota's 4-1 loss at Philadelphia Monday night.
The Flyers scored 1 goal in the 2nd period and 1 more in the 3rd. The Wild are 20-14-5 and with 45 points are tied with Phoenix for the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Minnesota will play at Winnipeg at 7pm Friday night, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 6:30.


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AHL Game Night: 2-15-12 Admirals at Penguins
Statement made.
Dustin Tokarski stopped all 24 shots he faced for the shutout win. He also stopped a Robert Bortuzzo penalty shot in the third period to keep the bagel on his plate.
Tokarski tied his professional high of 4 shutouts and raised his season save percentage to .906 with the effort. He's 4-1-0 so far this month with 2 shutouts, a 1.60 GAA, and a .938 save percentage. The young man's known for being clutch, and now that the stretch run is starting, it appears Tic Time is, too.
First Period
Second Period
NOR Smith, (20) (Gudas), 0:59 (SH)
NOR Palat, (4) (Cote, Johnson), 17:51
Third Period
NOR Labrie, (11) (Panik, Palat), 12:57
NOR Johnson, (17) (Barberio, Kostka), 14:38 (PP)
Tokarski, Ondrej Palat, and Trevor Smith were the game's three stars.
Carter Ashton was stopped by Scott Munroe on a penalty shot of his own in the second period.
Pierre-Cedric Labrie extended his point streak to 6 games, with 4 goals and 7 points over that span. "Nacho" bested his pro career high of 26 points, set last season, with his 27th point on the goal.
With his 1 goal and 1 assist night, Tyler Johnson very quietly moved within 1 goal and 1 point of catching fellow rookie Ashton in those statistical categories. Perhaps Bolt Prospects co-founder Tim Bennett is right that TJ's being unfairly lost in the shuffle this season.
Panik attack, y'all.
Norfolk outshot Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 33-24 in the contest.
I want you all to take in the full scope of what the Admirals accomplished tonight. With a tie for first in the East Division on the line, they went into the Penguins' barn and didn't just beat them. No, they humiliated them. They beat them up (35 minutes in penalties for the Ads including 3 fighting majors and 6 roughing minors). They shut them down. They lit them up. There's no silver linings for the Penguins in this game, other than the fact that their 1 game in hand on Norfolk still allows them to be listed as the division leader in the standings.
Norfolk and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton are tied at 65 points atop the East Division, each 5 points back of conference leading St. John's. Hershey lurks just 1 point back of the Ads and Pens. Norfolk's 31 wins are third in the AHL behind only Oklahoma City and St. John's, which both have 32. Norfolk returns home on Friday to face Syracuse for a 2 game set. The Crunch are 2 games under .500 and a very distant 4th in the East Division standings.
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Myrtle Roberts (from Michigan) and Fred Warren (from Canada) were married late 1800's or early 1900's - parents of May Roberts (born in Michigan around 1908. Any information that anyone might have would be greatly appreciated.
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That's what he does. Cartooning in comics for 38 years - now he's trying to remember some of it...
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Hooray! Dandy Day Today!!
And don't forget The Beano! That's out today, too, and believe it or not, that's only £1.50 too! Splendid.
Labels: Harry Hill, The Dandy
4 comments:
- Lew Stringer said...
Excellent work once again Nigel. Your Harry Hill strip is the modern day equivalent of Radio Fun in that there's a joke in nearly every panel. Fast paced strip too, with Harry almost constantly in motion. What's not to like?
- Wednesday, September 21, 2011 1:07:00 am
- Peter Gray said...
The best strip in The Dandy..
It reminds me of Cheeky as well a strip packed with good jokes and breakoing the fourth wall which I love..
Your strip should be 4 pages long!!
- Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8:05:00 am
- Lew Stringer said...
I agree with Peter. Start drawing with both hands to double your output. :)
- Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:58:00 am
- nika said...
love evrthg about it
- Wednesday, September 21, 2011 12:34:00 pm
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Deadly Inscription
Deadly Inscription were formed around May 2006 by Ryan Peacock and Colin Campbell. After a major reformation of the band in 2008, including a natural change of genre, Deadly Inscription have written, recorded, and performed their own material across the UK, reaching final stages of UK wide tournaments including Battle For Bloodstock: Metal to the Masses and Surface Unsigned.
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Not the Pelican song, rather a bonus extra stemming from a comment to the previous post on Murakami's "After Dark". Considering it was written in Portuguese, I've taken the liberty to translate it as I believe it deserves its own post, knowing beforehand that some of its meaning will be hopelessly lost in translation...
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"As far as the underlying subject is concerned, what separates night from day, I think we all feel a distinct difference as how time flows and people move about. However, and I don't want to sound constraining, I'm afraid the absence of light is actually the key factor, the central factor.
Night is almost always a companion. For those who like to go out, it's inebriating, a less constrained territory, less serious, where you're able to extrapolate the rules you have during the day. For those who prefer home, night is a friend of writing, reflection, of reading. Night is, undoubtedly, friend of confession. Friend of unveiled secrets. Sometimes, a treasonous friend."


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CHICAGO – Here's what I found in the Minnesota Wild locker room after the Blackhawks' resounding 4-1 win Sunday at the United Center.
Two large trash bins filled mostly with empty paper cups featuring Gatorade logos. Two oscillating fans, not in use. What seemed to be miles of discarded hockey tape. A half-empty jar of Pedialyte. A white dry-erase board that someone had wiped clean.
"Twenty-five after," a team official barked as a few players lingered at their lockers. "Twenty-five after, on the bus."
It wasn't exactly an uplifting scene.
Don't feel too badly, Minnesota. This is how the Hawks treat most of their guests.
The Hawks' bus continues to gather speed after six consecutive playoff wins, including four against the St. Louis Blues and two against the Wild. They'll take a 2-0 series lead to Minnesota on Tuesday for Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, and it's not crazy to think that they could complete the sweep Friday.
Nobody knows for sure whether brooms will be needed, of course. Hockey is the most random major sport we have – that's not an insult, merely an observation – and one measly bounce can turn around a game and a series.
In the third period Sunday, the Wild flirted with that game-changing bounce. Then, Hawks goaltender Corey Crawford squished their hopes with his fly swatter.
Fine, so it wasn't a fly swatter. It was a goaltenders stick, and Crawford used it like a baseball bat to swat a puck out of mid air as it tumbled toward the net. His acrobatic save prevented what would have been a game-tying goal by the Wild to make it 2-2.
Instead, the Hawks scored twice in the final three minutes to seal a 4-1 win.
Wild forward Charlie Coyle had a front-row seat for the highlight-reel save. After Crawford swatted the puck, it landed on the top of the net and prompted a whistle.
How close had the Wild come to tying the game and silencing a sellout crowd?
"Inches," Coyle said, shaking his head. "You know?"
Yes, I know. (Don't tell Coyle, but that's why I brought it up.)
"He gets a tip on that," said Coyle, replaying the sequence in his mind. "If he doesn't, it could be in the net, and it's a different game right there. But that's how it goes. Sometimes, you get bounces. Sometimes, you don't."
Again, a reminder: This is how the Hawks treat most of their guests.
The Hawks are so talented on offense, defense and between the pipes that they often leave opponents shaking their heads after games and wondering what just happened. Coach Joel Quenneville's crew is 5-0 on home ice during the playoffs, and they share the NHL lead with 29 goals scored during the postseason.
Meanwhile, Crawford continues to be a stalwart in the net.
Off of the ice, Crawford is soft-spoken and humble, or basically the total opposite of what we all witnessed in Grant Park last summer. He described his save in simple terms of action and reaction, even though few people on Earth could do what he did.
"[It] kind of popped up and I wasn't sure if it was falling back toward the net, so I just tried to whack it behind the net," Crawford said. "I just caught enough of it. I almost missed it, where it might have gone in. Just enough to land on top."
Just enough.
Too bad, so sad, Minnesota. Please discard your paper cups in the trash bins. Your bus is waiting.
"We're a play or two away," Wild coach Mike Yeo said.
Yep. And Crawford made the play.
"We weren't that far off," Yeo said. "That game was hanging there for us."
Yep. And Crawford swatted it out of mid air.
• Northwest Herald sports columnist Tom Musick can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and on Twitter @tcmusick.