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The Kitchn Reviews the Ankarsrum Original Kitchen Machine: Part I – The Mixer, the Citrus Juicer, and the Blender
Item: Ankarsrum Original Mixer
Price: $799 for the basic package, which includes all the mixer attachments; $39 extra for the citrus juicer; $89 extra for the blender.
Overall Impression: Smooth, stylish, incredibly versatile, and especially great for bread bakers. My new favorite stand mixer! (But oh, it's so much more than just a mixer!)
I first heard of Swedish-made Ankarsrum back in March while attending the Home and Housewares Show in Chicago. I was smitten over the array of colors available and intrigued by the unusual design and the promise it could replace, well, practically every other appliance in my kitchen. Could it really live up to all that? I put one to the test recently, and here's what I think about it so far:
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Characteristics and Specs: 600-watt motor with self-adjusting speed control; 7 liter (7.4 quart) stainless bowl rotates at speeds of 45 to 130 rpm; 12-minute timer; weighs 19 pounds; measures 14.25″w x 19″d x 14.25″h. Machine turns on its side to accommodate extra attachments. All plastic parts are BPA-free except the 3.5 liter beater bowl, but that will be BPA-free by the end of 2013. Five year warranty on base, one year warranty on attachments.
Basic package ($699) includes: 7 liter stainless steel bowl, 3.5 liter double whisk bowl assembly (bowl, whisks, head gear, and shaft), dough hook, roller, scraper, spatula, dust cover / accessory bowl, cookie beaters, removable power cord, instructional DVD, owners Manual.
Optional accessories reviewed today: Citrus juicer ($39) and blender ($89).
Favorite details: The machine is an absolute beaut in person. The dials turn very smoothly, and it's also relatively quiet. Love the integrated bowl scraper, the huge bowl capacity (which can hold up to 28 cups of flour), and how the machine turns on its side to accommodate other attachments. Such a funny detail, but very smart!
Splurge-worthy? Yes, especially if you frequently bake for a lot of people, or are looking for an all-in-one machine that has the potential to do a lot of things beyond mixing and kneading. (Like grinding, slicing, shredding, etc – all of which are available as additional attachments.)
Good for small kitchens? Definitely. The Ankarsrum is advertised as a "kitchen assistant" because it's meant to be an all-inclusive machine. If you have a small kitchen and want to streamline your appliances (and save a little counter space), the Ankarsrum would be well suited to that.
A little background on Ankarsrum: the Ankarsrum mixer was first launched in Sweden in 1940, during World World II. At that time it was made by Electrolux, and it was developed to help Swedish families do all their cooking, baking, and preserving at home. (Everyone was trying to reduce their expenses during the war.) In 1969 the production of the mixer moved to Ankarsrum, Sweden, and hence that's how it came to be called that today. All of the aluminum parts — the arm, the arm attachment, the upper stand, the mincer and all its parts, and the electrical motor — are still cast, processed and assembled in Ankarsrum today. The plastic components are sourced and manufactured by companies in the region. (So, not made in China!)
Ankarsrum's mixer is the most powerful residential use stand mixer on the market. To give you a point of reference for the Ankarsrum as compared to KitchenAid: the Artisan KitchenAid mixer ($349) has a 325-watt motor and a 5-quart bowl capacity. The Ankarsrum has almost double the power at 600 watts and a 7.4 quart bowl capacity. This makes it more in line with KitchenAid's Professional 600 ($499) or 620 series ($899), but even there it's more powerful and has a greater bowl capacity, and the basic package comes with more accessories.
The biggest difference between the Ankarsrum and other heavy-duty, large-capacity stand mixers, though, is the way it's designed.
Whereas most stand mixers have the motor in the top of the unit and a tilt-back head, the Ankarsrum's motor is in the base. This means it's much easier to see the contents of the bowl and add ingredients to it. And I think (although I can't confirm this yet) that having the motor in the base means the machine is less likely to overheat, which means it'll have a longer life.
The motor-in-base design also enables one of Ankarsrum's two most unique features: the rotating stainless steel bowl! Instead of a fixed bowl and moveable attachments, the bowl itself spins, while a steel arm holds the scraper and the adjustable roller. It's hard to describe in person, but you can see it in action here:
I really found this design superb for kneading bread and pizza dough. And the side scraper is really a favorite feature. I love how neatly it cleans the bowl, whether I've got a large batch of cookie dough, cake batter, or bread dough going.
Included in the basic package is a separate 3.5 liter (3.7 quart) mixing bowl, along with a double whisk set and cookie beaters. This bowl is meant for making meringues, creaming butter and frosting, and can hold up to 18 egg whites! (I haven't made anything yet that uses quite that many, but I have no doubt believing it.) The white bowl doesn't spin like the stainless steel bowl; it locks in and the beaters rotate themselves while on a spinning axis. My egg whites were whipped in no time.
The citrus juicer is an optional accessory, and I thought it worked fine. I wasn't blown away by it, but I could see it being useful if I had the machine out anyway. The white juicer attachment rotates at your desired speed (I didn't have it going too fast) while you push the orange down to extract the juice. I can't verify that it gave me any more juice than had I done it completely by hand, but I did feel like the rotation enabled me to push down a little less hard than had I done it manually, so that's something.
Now we get to the blender, which showcases the second unique aspect of the Ankarsrum. For a number of the optional attachments like the blender, the Ankarsrum gets turned on its side. As you can see below, the 5-cup capacity blender screws into the side (now the top) of the Ankarsrum.
I was really impressed with the blender. I have a Blendtec, so I expect a lot of power from my blender. This pulverized smoothie ingredients in no time for a very smooth, non-chunky smoothie. It'a also supposed to be good for grinding grains, like steel cut oats, into a fine flour. I haven't tried this yet, but given the power I've seen in the blender, I'm feeling confident it'll be impressive. (I'll update this review when I do try that out!)
All in all, I've been nothing but impressed by the Ankarsrum mixer so far, and I would highly recommend it, particularly for avid bakers. It operates very smoothly, and is pretty quiet. The whole thing feels slick and incredibly sturdy. Definitely my new favorite kitchen tool!
Buy It → Ankarsrum Original Mixer, $699 at Ankarsrum
Next up: I'll review the Meat Grinder Deluxe package for the Ankarsrum mixer, which is not only for grinding meat, but also straining and grating vegetables, spiraling out pasta, and shaping cookies. Look for it soon!
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WASHINGTON — High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other healthier items.
The Agriculture Department said today that for the first time it will make sure that all foods sold in the nation's 100,000 schools are healthier by expanding fat, calorie, sugar and sodium limits to almost everything sold during the school day.
That includes snacks sold around the school and foods on the "a la carte" line in cafeterias, which never have been regulated before. The new rules, proposed in February and made final this week, also would allow states to regulate student bake sales.
The rules, required under a child nutrition law passed by Congress in 2010, are part of the government's effort to combat childhood obesity. The rules have the potential to transform what many children eat at school.
Current standards already regulate the nutritional content of free and low-cost school breakfasts and lunches that are subsidized by the federal government, but most lunchrooms also have the "a la carte" lines that sell other foods — often greasy foods like mozzarella sticks and nachos.
Under the rules, those lines could offer healthier pizzas, low-fat hamburgers, fruit cups or yogurt, among other foods that meet the standards.
One of the biggest changes under the rules will be a near-ban on high-calorie sports drinks, which many beverage companies added to school vending machines to replace high-calorie sodas that they pulled in response to criticism from the public health community.
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TEHRAN, Iran Iran's state TV is claiming the country has captured a U.S. drone it says entered its airspace over the Persian Gulf.
The Fars news agency quoted navy chief Gen. Ali Fadavi as saying that the Iranian forces caught the "intruding" drone, which had apparently taken off from a U.S. aircraft carrier. Fadavi said the unmanned Scan Eagle aircraft was now in Iran's possession.
"The U.S. drone, which was conducting a reconnaissance flight and gathering data over the Persian Gulf in the past few days, was captured by the Guard's navy air defense unit as soon as it entered Iranian airspace," Fadavi said. "Such drones usually take off from large warships."
Calls made by Fox News to officials in Washington had not been returned as of this writing, but Reuters reports that a U.S. Navy spokesman said they were looking into the reports.
The media report didn't provide any further details or say when the incident happened. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain.
Al-Alam, the state TV's Arabic-language channel, showed two Guard commanders examining what appeared to be an intact Scan Eagle drone. It was not immediately clear if that was the same drone Iran claimed to have captured.
In the footage, the two men then point to a huge map of the Persian Gulf in the background, showing the drone's alleged path of entry into Iranian airspace.
"We shall trample on the U.S," was printed over the map, next to the Guard's coat-of-arms.
If true, the seizure of the drone would be the third reported incident involving Iran and U.S. drones in the past two years.
Last month, Iran claimed that a U.S. drone had violated its airspace. Pentagon said the unmanned aircraft came under fire -- at least twice but was not hit -- and that the Predator was over international waters.
The Nov. 1 shooting in the Gulf was unprecedented, and further escalated tensions between the United States and Iran, which is under international sanctions over its suspect nuclear program. Tehran denies it's pursuing a nuclear weapon and insists its program is for peaceful purposes only.
In 2011, Iran claimed it brought down a CIA spy drone after it entered Iranian airspace from its eastern borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan. The RQ-170 Sentinel drone, which is equipped with stealth technology, was captured almost intact. Tehran later said it recovered data from the top-secret drone.
In the case of the Sentinel, after initially saying only that a drone had been lost near the Afghan-Iran border, American officials eventually confirmed the plane was monitoring Iran's military and nuclear facilities. Washington asked for it back but Iran refused, and instead released photos of Iranian officials studying the aircraft.
The U.S and its allies believe Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapon. Iran denies the charge, saying its nuclear activities are for peaceful purposes only, such as power generation and cancer treatment.
The ScanEagle is manufactured by Boeing Co. Reuters reports that according to the firm's website, the drone is four feet long and has a 10-foot wingspan.
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As baby boomers head for retirement, many dealer groups and associations have created networking forums and workshops for the children who are the heirs apparent of their family businesses.
Count the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers among those doing so.
At its annual conference in Miami Beach, Fla., this month, NAMAD held a first-ever special workshop for about 30 or so "Next Generation Dealers."
They were mostly in their 20s and 30s, used their smartphones more for texting than talking and identified themselves as sons, daughters and other relatives of dealers and managers who attended the conference.
They don't all currently work at their family stores. Among the attendees were a young woman who works at a CarMax dealership and a young man enrolled in Morehouse College, an all-male, historically black college in Atlanta.
Making good on the adage that you don't know where you're going unless you know where you've been, former dealers Nate Conyers of Detroit and Bill Shack of Yucca Valley, Calif., talked to the group about the founding of NAMAD in the 1970s. Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was there, too.
"No one is giving you anything. This is not a charitable situation," Shack warned. Conyers said: "You have to be committed in this arena not to get rich but to do better."
But it was facilitator Steven Jones, CEO of Jones & Associates Consulting Inc., who challenged the young managers, dealers-in-training and college students in a way that prompted them to share their experiences.
There were humorous accounts about being fired by fathers and fathers-in-law and scenarios of being sent to work at nonfamily dealerships to learn the business. Some expressed heartfelt appreciation for their parents' hard work and made it clear that they share the passion for the business.
For example, Ryan Fitzpatrick, 36, the general manager of Valley Lexus in Modesto, Calif., spoke about how important it is that he and his peers bridge gaps between the family business, technology and Generation X and Y consumers.
"The manufacturers -- that's their big push," said Fitzpatrick, son of dealer Ed Fitzpatrick. "They're all trying to figure out how to market to Generation X and Y. Who better to understand that than people who are Generation X and Y?
"We can help our parents and the dealers we're working for by helping them understand the technology. If you don't embrace it, you're going to lose out."
The two-hour session was upbeat, fast-paced and generated a lot of discussion.
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- New bridge, trail set to open near Red Lion Inn in Boulder Canyon
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- Red Lion nears construction on bridge over Boulder Creek
- Oct 6:
- Red Lion prepares to move temporary bridge over Boulder Creek
- Sep 14:
- Boulder County seeks to force Red Lion to build new bridge
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- Red Lion to build permanent bridge over Boulder Creek, stay in business
- Jun 15:
- Red Lion rushing to erect bridge over Boulder Creek
- Jun 8:
- Boulder Creek bridge collapse threatens Red Lion's business
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- Boulder County seeks to force Red Lion to build new bridge
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- Boulder County OKs new Red Lion bridge, construction to begin in weeks
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- Boulder's Red Lion to stay open past April 1
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- Boulder County threatens legal action over Red Lion bridge
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- Red Lion to build permanent bridge over Boulder Creek, stay in business
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- Red Lion neighbors fight for access to their homes after Boulder Creek bridge washout
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- Red Lion closed this weekend, will lose $30,000 in wedding business
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- Boulder Creek bridge collapse threatens Red Lion's business
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Boulder County has asked a judge to order the Red Lion Restaurant to close its only access bridge on April 1 because the business owner hasn't started building a permanent bridge that meets public safety standards.
If a judge complies with the county's request, the 47-year-old Boulder Canyon restaurant could close, leaving about 100 brides planning to get married there this summer scrambling to make alternate plans.
After the Red Lion's bridge -- its only public access -- washed into Boulder Creek on June 8 under the pressure of high water levels, the county allowed the restaurant to put up a temporary bridge.
The agreement required the restaurant to begin construction on a permanent bridge within six months, among other requirements, according to a lawsuit that Boulder County has filed against the Red Lion Restaurant.
The Red Lion failed to submit design drawings for a permanent bridge and apply for a floodplain permit by September, as required, and it failed to initiate construction on a new bridge by December, according to the lawsuit. Boulder County officials said Wednesday that the transportation department has seen no proof that any work has been done on a permanent bridge.
The result is "a threat to public health and safety, a threat which will grow substantially more serious in the spring when creek levels rise and a flood event is more likely to occur," according to the suit.
The county is asking a judge to order Red Lion owner Christoph Mueller to install a bridge that is in full compliance with the county's land use code and to close the temporary bridge to the public beginning April 1.
Mueller told the Camera on Wednesday that he's been working with engineers for months on the bridge, but the process is taking longer than expected.
"When we signed the piece of paper, no one had any idea how long the whole thing was going to take," Mueller said. "They gave me three months, but it took five to six months to even get the temporary bridge safe enough."
Mueller said he's also waiting on potential help from the city of Boulder, which is looking to build a new trail west of town that would link Flagstaff Road to Boulder Canyon via Chapman Drive, a back road that leads to the Red Lion. Mueller said the city needs to use his bridge to create such a trail, so he wants the city to help him cover the costs of a permanent structure.
"For me to do anything radical without seeing what the city wants to do would be foolish," Mueller said.
Still, he said, his restaurant has about 100 weddings booked this summer, and he doesn't intend to disappoint the brides. So, he said, he's willing to get the ball rolling on a new bridge, if that's what it will take to keep the temporary bridge open past April 1.
"We will make all the progress that has to be made," he said. "We don't want 100 hysterical brides looking for new places."
Mueller said he's planning to meet this morning with the city's Open Space and Mountain Parks staff to discuss a possible solution. City spokesman Patrick von Keyserling confirmed the city's meeting with Mueller but said officials have "not committed to anything."
The city is still negotiating to buy 115 acres of land behind the Red Lion that would enable it to construct the new trail, von Keyserling said. The priority for the Open Space and Mountain Parks staff is to build a separate pedestrian bridge over Boulder Creek.
Von Keyserling said he believes crews would be able to complete the trail work and build a walking bridge using access roads east of the Red Lion on city open space, not the restaurant's driving bridge.
"So tomorrow's meeting is really to listen to Mr. Mueller," he said. "No decisions have been made on anything yet."
Mueller said he doesn't think a judge will close the bridge because of the ramifications such a decision would have.
"We would have to close," he said. "Forty employees would be out of work."
But Boulder County Transportation Director George Gerstle said the county needs to make sure the bridge doesn't pose a danger to Red Lion patrons and the community at large when flood season arrives this spring.
Concerns include the narrow width of the bridge. If there is a fire at the restaurant, Gerstle said, there would be no way for a fire truck to get there.
"And the current temporary bridge is not sitting on a foundation," he said. "If there were significant runoff or flooding, that bridge could fall into the creek and cause all sorts of problems, not only for the Red Lion, but flood effects downstream" such as flooding of Boulder Canyon Drive.


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It's a journey experienced by millions. Two childhood friends quit their day jobs and escape to Europe for a yearlong adventure around the world. But things take a turn for Clif Prowse and Derek Lee—co-directors and stars of the Canadian found footage horror Afflicted—when they meet a mysterious woman at a Parisian nightclub. Speaking with Screen International the day after its world premiere at TIFF, the first time feature-length filmmakers discuss shooting under budget, getting creative with POV, and how one stupid idea became a critically-acclaimed vampire film. Afflicted is being distributed by eOne (Canada) and CBS Films (US); IM Global handles international sales.
What gave you the idea for Afflicted?
Lee: Essentially, we needed to come up with a feature film idea that was small enough that we could execute on a budget and could micro-finance and bring through Telefilm. So we were tossing ideas around—contained zombie movies; cabin in the woods kind of things—and Clif, one faithful spring morning, was like, 'Why don't we make a vampire documentary?' And I remember my knee-jerk reaction was, 'That's the stupidest idea.' But then I paused mid-sentence and was like, 'Wait, hold on. That's really clever.' Because that means we get to make a movie with all the action and horror we think would be a lot of fun to shoot, but in that faux-doc, found footage style, we can choose what we show and control the elements in such a way that we don't have to spend millions of dollars.
Prowse: The great thing about it was, creatively, it's much more compelling visually to present it in the documentary style. So it wasn't a conceit to budget, but fundamentally part of the concept. I don't think this movie filmed in a conventional way is nearly as interesting.
What was the hardest part of filming in that style?
Lee: The whole process of found footage was a huge learning curve. While we're fans of horror and fans of action movies, we never filmed anything found footage or faux-doc in this kind of way before. I had very mistakenly thought, 'Oh, you just have set up your blocking and turn on the camera.' But it's a heck of a lot more complicated than that. As a consequence, we have mad respect for the guys who came before us.
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Driving to and from Brandeis University next weekend is likely to take a bit more time – and perhaps require an alternative route.
The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCRC) recently announced that it will replace the train-crossing tracks on South Street near the Brandeis/Roberts commuter rail station between Friday, Oct. 5, at 11 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m.
The work will force the closure to traffic of the South Street railroad crossing during that time.
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Local filming begins for Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies
January 12, 2013
By WAYNE TOWNER (
) , Parkersburg News and Sentinel
PARKERSBURG - The former Wood County Holding Center was turned into a movie set Friday as a Pennsylvania film company began filming for its new movie, "Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies."
Actors and extras in zombie makeup could be found throughout the old jail as crewmembers set up lights and cameras and prepared to film different scenes in the former cellblocks and corridors.
The movie, directed by Pennsylvania native Cody Knotts, began shooting Thursday at a private residence in Parkersburg before moving to the former jail on Friday for more filming.
The shoot will continue today at City Park Pavilion, before moving over the next couple of weeks to sites like Fort Boreman Park and other local homes and businesses, Knotts said.
The film features real-life wrestling stars and actors, including
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan,
WWE wrestler
Matt Hardy,
former Olympian
Kurt Angle,
2009 Penthouse Pet and VH1 reality star Taya Parker, ECW champion
Shane Douglas
and Howard Stern Woman of the Year Reby Sky.
Knotts said the wrestlers will be playing themselves dealing with a zombie outbreak, with Parkersburg standing in for Pittsburgh as the setting of the film, although places like the jail and City Park are set in West Virginia.
Douglas, who has wrestled for 32 years as "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, is taking an active role in the film, not only acting but also working behind the scenes as an action choreographer and producer.
Douglas said he and Knotts both attended Bethany College, in Bethany, W.Va., during the same period and Knotts approached him a couple of years ago with the original draft of the "Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies" script. Douglas thought it sounded interesting and began working with Knotts to get the project filmed.
"Wrestling has a huge audience," Douglas said, adding the various wrestlers attached to the project come from different eras and also bring their own fans to the table.
"With what the zombie genre is doing right now, it just seems like something that's perfect," he said.
Douglas is enjoying the experience of working on both sides of the camera.
"This is a different hat for me to be wearing. I'm learning as I go and really enjoying just seeing the whole process. It's fascinating when you see a movie being made from this side of it."
Douglas praised the support the film company has received from the Parkersburg community, from local officials, business owners and residents providing locations for filming to the people who have auditioned for roles and the extras who have been made up into zombies. Many are getting the chance to see what goes into making a movie, Douglas said.
"It's a completely different take, in respect to the movie industry, when you look at it from this standpoint, when two minutes of what you see on the screen may take two days to shoot. It's a very long, arduous process, but one that works out in the end," he said.
As director, Knotts has also enjoyed the support the production has received from the Parkersburg community.
"I was here, off and on, for the last month and so got to come down and it feels like a second home," he said Friday afternoon.
When shooting a film, Knotts said he prefers to use real locations, like the former holding center and jail, as opposed to using soundstages and film sets. Unless it's needed for a period film, he likes working in real places and doing practical stunts, with no computer generation.
"The jail's cool, it's a great place. It's a great location to film in," he said.
Several local residents will be in the film, including J. Andrew Clovis of St. Marys and Parkersburg resident Andrew Williams. Local band I Come Alive will be featured and will perform one of its songs, Knotts said.
The film is providing an opportunity for Parkersburg resident Lienn Swearingen, who graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory with a bachelor of fine arts degree in musical theater. A longtime participant in theater programs at the Smoot Theatre and the Parkersburg Actors Guild, she signed up to serve as a production assistant for Knotts during the Parkersburg filming, but ended up in front of the camera when someone was needed to fill a role.
"I ended up being handed the nurse's costume and saying 'Here, try this on,' and it fit perfectly," she said. "I'm really excited, this is probably the biggest thing I've ever done ... It's a professional film credit I can put on my resume."
Knotts said there are still opportunities for local residents interested in appearing in the film, with large groups of zombies needed for some of the scenes at the jail, at Fort Boreman Park and elsewhere during the next week or two.
The best way to learn more about those opportunities will be to email
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Quote from: Painlayer69 on January 20, 2013, 08:00:50 AM
Yeah, my one buddy from PA was on the set early on. Supposedly, Terry Funk was supposed to join the cast as well. And, don't tell Ric Flair, but Shane Douglas' involvement was up in the air last-minute because he wasn't sure he could get off from work - I'm presuming at Target.
For the record, I have a lot of respect for Douglas. The few times I worked
(at the same venue)
with him, he was extremely nice and respectful to me, despite having almost no idea who I was.
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I hear ya man ive heard from ALOT of people that Shane is that way up front which is kinda rare in our buisness
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The "Battleship" trailer has invaded theaters and computer screens, and MTV News has a few things to say about it.
By now you've probably seen the trailer in all its Taylor Kitsch-y, Brooklyn Decker-filled glory, but what you haven't seen is the souped-up version featuring expert commentary from MTV Movie Blog head honcho Josh Wigler and MTV News Deputy Managing Editor Eric Ditzian.
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Ditzian is a bit concerned about the relationship between Decker and Kitsch taking over the movie and detracting from the aliens versus Navy core of the flick, but only time will tell if that is warranted. Still, the trailer has plenty of cool battle sequences with enough homages to the "Battleship" board game to keep us happy. The bottom line? The movie might be "Blue Crush" meets "Armageddon," but we're still looking forward to it.
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Kurtley Beale takes another step in his transition to five-eighth in the first Test of the tour, writes Georgina Robinson in Paris.
IT has taken three years to get here but Kurtley Beale is fulfilling the vision he and Wallabies coach Robbie Deans had for him as Australia's chief playmaker.
After an apprenticeship playing off instinct at fullback and a shaky entree to the Wallabies No.10 jersey two months ago, Beale is finally humming at five-eighth.
Deans, the man who moved him up the very back even as NSW were using him in the halves, could not hide his satisfaction with Beale's fledgling mastery of the role.
''He's been great,'' he said. ''The biggest requirement for Kurtley, as distinct from fullback, is that he's the hub of everything, so he's got to not only drive it in-game but essentially do preparation.
''There's a lot involved in that, there's a lot of communication with the whole group and he has to be around and on top of the detail … I think he found it hard work early because it is a different requirement, but he's in the groove now.''
Beale has kept a low profile in Wallabies camp in the lead-up to the Test against France.
There is a sense he wants to prove himself further in the role before being asked to talk about it.
It has been a long and windy road to this point. A year after his Wallabies debut Beale was used at five-eighth in the Australian Barbarians side that played England in 2010.
But the presence of Quade Cooper, Berrick Barnes and James O'Connor in the squad, as well as Beale's electrifying impact at fullback, kept him at No.15 for the rest of the year, while injuries to himself and others last year delayed further Deans's plan to introduce him at No.10 last year.
The carnage continued after the Rugby World Cup but this time it gave Beale his opportunity. He took over five-eighth from an injured James O'Connor at the Rebels after coming back from injury, and Cooper's misfortune gave Deans the chance to start the transition in the national team.
Beale's fitness and confidence have skyrocketed since he was dropped to the bench early in the Rugby Championship, and the France Test match, the first of four on the spring tour, is another step in what Deans sees as a promising future.
''The expectation in many ways was probably that he would always end up there [at No.10], but he's certainly benefited from his time at the back at fullback,'' Deans said. ''[Beale and halfback Nick Phipps] are hearing each other and I guess having played together at franchise level is an advantage, but they're now getting some time under the belts at international level and that always settles blokes.''
Beale will be pitted against veteran French playmaker Frederic Michalak, a surprise selection at No.10 after playing at halfback for much of his time at Toulon.
French coach Philippe Saint-Andre has stayed true to his word and named a team based on a policy of regeneration but has also invested in experience in key positions. Brice Dulin will start at fullback and Wesley Fofana on the wing, while Maxime Machenaud was given the nod over Morgan Parra at halfback.
''There's obviously some interesting selections there but, to be frank, personally I don't dwell much on those permutations, you know that all those decision have been made for good reasons,'' Deans said.
''Michalak coming back to No.10 is obviously an interesting decision but he's a class player and he's playing good rugby.''
Michalak, 30, has only recently returned to France after playing Super Rugby in South Africa. He has not played for the national side since the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
''Maybe that's part of the motivation, maybe they feel that [the Super Rugby] background he's had gives him a point of advantage against a southern hemisphere team,'' Deans said.
Georgina Robinson is the chief rugby reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.


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TORONTO — Montreal natives Charlotte, 77, and Lewis Steinberg, 81, have donated what is believed to be the largest gift by individual donors to a community hospital in Canadian history.
The Steinbergs, who have lived in Toronto since 1978, have contributed $12 million to North York General Hospital's $150-million fundraising initiative, which will support facility upgrades, new technologies and equipment, research and education, as well as emerging priorities.
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- Participation in the Rock and Wrap It Up! program, donating unused concession food on game nights to local food banks. With 20,057 pounds of food donated in 2011, the Penguins ranked first among the 24 U.S.-based NHL teams participating in the program that year
Jeld-Wen Field, Portland Timbers: LEED Silver Certified Existing Building, 2011
Jeld-Wen Field, home of the Portland Timbers Major League Soccer club, was awarded LEED Silver certification for Existing Buildings on September 1, 2011.1 The 86-year-old facility underwent extensive renovation to improve the efficiency and sustainability of its original 1926 design.Click here to read about some of Jeld-Wen Field's sustainability features:
- The operations team implemented more energy-efficient mechanical systems and sports lighting to improve electrical efficiency by more than 40 percent
- Use low-flow plumbing fixtures.
- Recycling stations for staff and visitors now diverts 20 percent of all waste.
- The field has initiated composting in all kitchens and will soon be distributing compost receptacles for fan use around the facility.
- Subsidized mass transit programs and the field has about 100 permanent bike racks and more than 250 temporary game-day racks, and approximately 350 people cycle to each Timbers game
- Utilizing reusable commodities, using green-certified materials and equipment.
Marlins Park, Florida Marlins: LEED Gold New Construction, 2012
On May 24, 2012, after four years of construction, Marlins Park became the first ballpark in Major League Baseball to be awarded LEED Gold Certification for New Construction. The stadium's retractable roof design presented the greatest challenge in reducing energy use and achieving LEED certification. However, the design team was able to achieve a 22.4 percent reduction in energy use, when only 14 percent was required for certification.Click here to read about some of Marlins Park's sustainability features:
- Installed solar panels to optimize lighting, mechanical controls, and electrical aspects of the roofing, and was able to achieve a 22.4 percent reduction in energy use.
- Located the new facility on the former Orange Bowl site, a location with numerous public transportation options, including seven bus lines and nearby train and trolley stations.
- Installed 319 bike racks.
- Recycled or otherwise diverted more than 75 percent of waste from landfills during construction.
- 58 percent of materials used to erect the Park came from within a 500-mile radius.
- Efficient plumbing innovations were designed to reduce water use at the park by 52 percent, saving six million gallons of water each year compared to the national average for similar stadiums.
- Changes in landscape design and maintenance use 60 percent less potable water for irrigation.
- Implemented a comprehensive recycling program, which includes plastics, metals, paper, cardboard and glass.
- Marlins Park earned LEED innovation points in some areas of the stadium by creating a new floor from recycled Nike shoes.
Miller Park, Milwaukee Brewers: LEED Certified Existing Building, 2012
Home of the Milwaukee Brewers since 2001, Miller Park achieved LEED Certification for Existing Buildings on March 26, 2012. This is the first ballpark with a retractable roof to achieve LEED certification. Miller Park's retractable roof made meeting the LEED energy and ventilation thresholds more difficult.Click here to read about some of Miller Park's sustainability features:
- Implemented a retro-commissioning project, which analyzed HVAC, plumbing, electrical lighting and power to reduce scoreboard energy output by 49 percent and eliminated 1,153 tons of CO2 emissions annually, the equivalent to taking 220 cars off the road each year.
- Retrofitted water fixtures saving the stadium three million gallons of water annually.
- Implements an extensive recycling program with more than 140 recycling containers around the facility, fostering a 35% diversion rate since 2010.
- On average, the park recycles ten tons of discards from each game and donates over 7,000 pounds of unused prepared food to local food banks each season as part of the Rock and Wrap it Up! program.
Nationals Park, Washington Nationals: LEED Certified Silver New Construction, 2008
Nationals Park was the first professional sports venue to be awarded LEED Silver certification. This park was built on a brownfield and constructed using 95% recycled content and regionally procurement construction materials.Click here to read about some of Nationals Park's sustainability features:
- A 6,300-square foot green roof in the left-field concession area that helps minimize heat gain and water runoff.
- Low-flow fixtures in restrooms, saving a projected 3.6 million gallons of water per year.
- High efficiency field lighting and time/motion sensors on lighting with a projected 21% energy savings.
- A recycling program that diverts about 80% of common waste items (glass, metal, plastic, cardboard, and paper).
- Close proximity to public transportation metro stations.
- A contract to purchase renewable energy to cover 70% of expected consumption over two years.
Philips Arena, Atlanta Hawks: LEED Certified for Existing Building, 2009
Philips Arena completed a handful of projects in each of the rating system's six categories to earn 39 points and LEED certification for EBO&M in April 2009.Click here to read about some of Philips Arena's sustainability features:
- HVAC, chiller, and lighting retrofits that reduced energy use by 8%, saving 4.5 million kwh per year.
- Reflective roof materials that reduce cooling needs.
- Low-flow flush toilets, aerator changes and low-flow shower heads as well as management of the cooling system reduced water consumption to save more than 1.95 million gallons of water per year.
- Electrical consumption has seen an 8 percent reduction year over year, saving more than 4.5 million kilowatt-hours per year.
- Arena uses approximately 20 percent less energy than all other U.S. arenas that house two professional sports teams (Philips hosts both the Hawks and WNBA's Atlanta Dream).
- Sends its plastic, aluminum, glass, cardboard and paper waste to SP Recycling.
- Philips Arena sends over 12 tons of food waste per year to be turned into compost that is sold and used locally.
- Paper products, including paper towels, bathroom tissue, and copier paper, are all 100 percent postconsumer recycled content.
Rose Garden Arena, Portland Trail Blazers: LEED Certified Gold for Existing Building, 2009
The Rose Garden, home of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, is the first professional sports facility to earn LEED Gold Certification for an Existing Building.Click here to read about some of the Rose Garden Arena's sustainability features:
- Lighting upgrades and cooling tower VFD and sequencing improvements that save a combined 771,000 kilowatt hours annually
- Replaced bathroom fixtures with low-flow models, saving 162,000 gallons of water
- Promote public transit and alternative transportation methods which are used by 30% of attendees
- Subsidize transit passes for staff and uses bikes and electric vehicles for on-site operations
- Divert 80 percent of waste from landfills, using practices such as post-game sorting and a food-waste composting program with vendors.
Target Field, Minnesota Twins: LEED Certified Silver New Construction, 2010
Target Field earned LEED Silver Certification for New Construction in 2010, and then went on to earn LEED Silver Certification for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance in December of 2011.Click here to read about some of Target Field's sustainability features:
- A power purchase agreement offset 70 percent of energy consumption at the stadium with wind energy in 2010 and 2011, avoiding more than 8.8 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
- Captured waste energy from the adjacent Hennepin Energy Resource Center is used to heat most indoor spaces at Target Field and the playing field.
- High-efficiency field lighting saves nearly $6,000 a year.
- A water cistern system under the warning track captures and treats rainfall runoff, which is filtered and used to wash down the seating area after games, with potential field irrigation uses in the future.
- Low-flow urinals, dual-flush toilets and aerated faucets use 30 percent less potable water than conventional fixtures and are estimated to save 4.2 million gallons of water annually.
- The Twins reduced the use of chemical cleaning compounds by 66 percent in 2011 from the previous year, and 73 percent of cleaning compounds met the USGBC's LEED standards.
- The stadium diverts 47 percent of its waste for recycling and composting, with all other waste going to waste-to-energy.
- The stadium donated 7,500 pounds of leftover food to local charities in 2011.
- 60 percent of the building's exterior is regionally sourced limestone from Mankato, Minnesota (90 miles from the ballpark).
- More than 70 percent of construction waste was recycled or otherwise diverted from landfill.
- More than 30 percent of all installed materials were made from recycled content, including the foul poles and roof canopy.
- Fans are encouraged to use public transportation or bike to games. Two rail lines stop near the left-field corner, a Metro Transit bus hub is less than a block away, and 427 bicycle storage locations are within 200 yards of the ballpark.
Toyota Center, Houston Rockets: LEED Certified Silver for Existing Building, 2010
The Toyota Center in Houston received LEED Silver certification for EBO&M in June 2010, making it the first professional sports facility to receive certification in Texas.Click here to read about some of Toyota Center's sustainability features:
- Reduced overall electricity use by more than 27 percent since 2003, earning EnergyStar recognition, by: engaging local entities in retro-commissioning practices, installing a Building Automation System, installing compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) throughout the venue, saving $70,000 annually, installing motion light sensors in offices, purchasing renewable energy credits from energy provider.
- Increased indoor air quality exceeding ASHRAE standards by using entry mats that reduce particulates entering building, and MERV 14 air filters on air handlers (that reduce energy use).
- Achieved a 50% reduction in landscaping water use by using native plants and installing a drip irrigation system.
- Installed low-flow faucets, toilets, and urinals, which reduce potable water consumption by 30 percent.
- Reduced pesticide use by using Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
- Introduced a high performance green cleaning program including Green Seal-certified products.
- Introduced a high-performance green cleaning program.
- Green Committee projects, Green Games, community outreach efforts, public outreach initiatives featuring Rockets players, and e-cycling events which earned Innovation points towards certification.
Salt River Fields, Spring Training Facility for Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies: LEED Gold New Construction, 2011
Salt River Fields, a training facility that opened in February 2011, received LEED Gold certification for New Construction in June 2011. The 140-acre venue has separate training facilities and clubhouses for both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies, as well as a 11,000 seat central stadium.Click here to read about some of Salt River Fields' sustainability features:
- Energy efficiency measures such as displacement ventilation, operable windows, and maximizing evaporative cooling which are expected to reduce energy use by nearly 24%.
- Local and regional building materials (40% of materials purchased).
- Low-VOC paints, sealants, flooring and furniture.
- Low-flow and water efficient fixtures which are expected to reduce potable water use by over 45%.
- Reduced stormwater runoff by using salvaged vegetation and native plants, passive water harvesting through desert arroyos, and an onsite retention pond.
Soldier Field, Chicago Bears: LEED Certified New Construction, 2012
On May 31, 2012, Soldier Field became the first NFL stadium to achieve LEED certification.Click here to read about some of Soldier Field's sustainability features:
- An extensive recycling program.
- The use of green cleaning products.
- Upgrades of building infrastructure to save energy and water.
- Replaced traditional lighting on stadium columns with LEDs to lower annual energy use and costs.
- The stadium has three electric vehicle charging stations that fans can use at no cost.
- Taped public service announcements with players about environmental awareness and participated in tree-planting events within the Chicago community.
Other LEED Buildings
NRDC Santa Monica
NRDC San Francisco
The Chicago Center for Green Technology
Alberici Office Headquarters
Genzyme Center
The Solaire/20 River Terrace
Environmental Benefits
The materials, energy, and water used to construct buildings and keep them running smoothly and comfortably all have environmental impacts. Green buildings are designed to minimize these impacts on the environment by using environmentally preferable construction materials and techniques, including: reducing water and energy use, minimizing waste, and making better use of natural features like shade, daylight, and rainwater. In so doing, green buildings reduce their contribution to biodiversity loss, global warming, and many other environmental pressures.
Additional Resources
NRDC Green Building
US Green Building Council's LEED
NRDC's LEED information website


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In the small town of Blue Gap, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation there lives three brothers known as James, Jessie, and Jodie. The three of them combine their talents to form one of the greatest, because it's the only one, band Blue Gap has ever known!
The youngest of the three, James, a full time custodian at the local school, has the responsibility of being the band's manager, simply chosen because he can't sing or play any instruments. The other two brothers Jessie and Jodie are the semi talented driving force behind the struggling band trying to make it big time.
By chance, the brothers hear about an exciting opportunity to audition for a German music producer Rolf May in Phoenix, Arizona and win a trip to tour Europe with him. The comedy picks up speed as the brothers journey from their little town of a few people to the big city of Phoenix with a few million people.
The three bro's get caught up in the outrageous hype so much that they find themselves committing to do whatever it takes to win, even if it means doing things they normally would never even consider.
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This Guest Post is by my friend and senior, Sensei Pat Nakata. Nakata Sensei is the head of the Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate Association in Hawaii. He was a student of Chosin (Choshin) Chibana in Shorin-Ryu, and also studied Ryukyu Kobudo under Sensei Fumio Nagaishi. When he was a young man, he studied Wado-Ryu Karate under Sensei Walter Nishioka.
After I completed performing some of our Karate Katas, Murakami Katsumi Sensei said, "Yappari, Chibana Sensei no Karate wa kirei ne" (After all Chibana Sensei's Karate is very clean). Chibana Chosin Sensei often emphasized that a clean Kata was a strong Kata. In a clean Kata, blocks will be viewed as a block and not confused as a strike, strikes viewed as a strike and not a thrust, and thrusts viewed as a thrust and not a strike. Chibana Sensei explained that if one had to alter a waza or movement in the Kata to match the meaning (application), the meaning is incorrect.
Chibana Sensei never talked about combinations within his Katas, because most of the techniques should be decisive (ippon kowashi no waza [one technique to destroy]). When I asked Chibana Sensei on how I could improve my combat ability, he said to practice Kata. He went on to explain that there are no secrets in Karate, but through the practice of Kata, one would discover the true meaning of Kata. Each Kata must be practiced 10,000 times before one can start to learn the true meaning. He often said, "Karate wa karada de narau koto" (one learns Karate with one's body). Knowledge (shirimasu [I know]) can come from intellectualizing, but understanding (wakarimasu [I understand]) comes from experiencing/training. True Karate knowledge and understanding is empirical.
When one studies the strong (fighters) Karateka of yesteryears, one discovers that these strong Karate masters did not practice too many Katas. Most of the old masters talked of refining one's Kata, which was the doing away with unnecessary movements and excessive strength. Chibana Sensei said, "Honto no Karate no chikara wa waza kara deru" (true Karate power comes from technique). So refining of one's Kata is the refining of the techniques within the Kata.
Chibana Sensei said, although much of the Shuri-te techniques within the Katas are from Ti or Tuite, which encompasses many grappling applications, one should first concentrate on developing strong punches, strong strikes, strong kicks, and strong blocks. All the thrust, strikes, kicks, and blocks should be done with ippon Kowashi no waza. In many cases, a strong thrust, strike, kick, or block will set-up the opponent for an effective grappling technique, but then if the thrust, strike, kick, or block was strong enough, there would be no need to grapple. Chibana Sensei never turned to theatrics in demonstrating Karate, it was always thrust, strike, kick, or block. Most of the time it seemed too simple; close the distance (osae [press in]) and destroy the opponent with a single technique. Kata should be done with a natural fighting timing, which is one's breathing rhythm (iki no hyoshi). Chibana Sensei felt that learning too many Katas distracts from refining the Kata, because one would just be practicing movement with no time to work on refinements. On the other hand a limited amount of Katas is also detrimental, in that one would lack versatility.
When Chibana Sensei approached Itosu Anko Sensei about limiting the Katas for his teaching curriculum, Itosu Sensei told him to use the 12 core Katas, which were: Naihanchi Shodan, Naihanchi Nidan, Naihanchi Sandan, Pinan Shodan, Pinan Nidan, Pinan Sandan, Pinan Yondan, Pinan Godan, Kusanku Sho, Kusanku Dai, Chinto, and Patsai. After watching Chibana Sensei perform the Matsumura no Patsai that he had learned from Tawada Sensei, Itosu Sensei told Chibana Sensei to retain both Patsai. Itosu Sensei said, his Patsai should be called Patsai no Kata Sho and the Matsumura no Patsai be called the Patsai no Kata Dai. Chibana Sensei and many of his contemporaries called this curriculum the orthodox Shuri-te. Chibana Sensei maintained that Shuri-te techniques are from the indiginous Okinawan art of Ti, which in a distant past had its start from the Chinese martial arts. Later, Chibana Sensei developed a very basic series of Katas, which he called: Kihon no Kata Shodan, Kihon no Kata Nidan, and Kihon no Kata Sandan. This brought his complete Kata curriculum to 16 Katas.
I was told a story about Miyagi Chojun Sensei (founder of Goju-ryu) going to see Itosu Sensei to learn some Shuri-te Katas, namely the Pinan Katas. Itosu Sensei supposedly told Miyagi Sensei that he should modify and perfect his Naha-te Katas, rather than add Shuri-te Katas to his curriculum. Itosu Sensei continued, saying that if Miyagi Sensei tried to mix his Naha-te with Shuri-te, doing both may weaken his Naha-te and the Shuri-te will never be strong.
Chibana Sensei never confirmed this story, but spoke of his interchange with Miyagi Sensei about limiting the number of Katas in their respected curriculums. Miyagi Sensei agreed and said he would do the same for his curriculum.
The Kata contains the recorded history of fighting maneuvers and strategies of the past masters, mainly the original creator. Also, Kata is a prearranged set or drills against multiple opponents. When there are multiple opponents, each blow must be decisive. In other words, each blow, be it a thrust, strike, kick, or block, must have kime/kikomi for maximum effectiveness. This type of unrestrained blows can only be practiced in a Kata or with a makiwara. The Karate Kata is not static, making it ideal for practicing moving into an opponent, from one technique to another, or from one opponent to another. This movement or transition is vitally important in the effectiveness of the application. About the most important aspect of this transition as taught by Chibana Sensei, is the osae (press).
In the early days of Karate (60s and 70s), Karateka were labeled as fighters or Kata persons. A Kata person was a non-fighter who could perform Kata well. After studying this dilemma, it became noticeable that the truly good fighters, also did good, strong Katas. A Kata person that was not a good fighter, had a 'dead' Kata. A strong Kata, which was alive was performed with kimochi (feeling) and fighting spirit. This kimochi and/or fighting spirit is difficult to explain, but is recognizable when one sees it. This kimochi and fighting spirit gives the Kata a certain seriousness and connotes something deadly and primal. Fighting is fighting. Kata is Kata. One starts to understand Karate when one sees that fighting is fighting, Kata is Kata, and Kata is fighting. As it was said earlier, understanding is empirical. One reaches this understanding of Kata through diligent training.
Pat Nakata


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There was no snag, I backed my claim legally, I am not stupid, I know the law.She claims that she'll use any fees she collects for various useful tasks -- giving much of it to the government (?!?) and using another chunk to fighting world hunger. She'll merely keep 10% for herself. Of course, 10% of nothing is nothing, which is pretty much about what she should expect to make.
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This article explains the monthly variations in the Moon's appearance as seen from Earth. Directions for using Oreo cookies to illustrate the four major phases of the Moon are provided. The article is targeted to children ages 10-12.
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