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Beef from Avila
Which area of Spain is it typical?
- Autonomous region: Castilla y Leon
The cattle that produced 'Beef from Avila' belongs exclusively to the Iberian Avileña-Black breed, raised mostly in the meadows of Castile-Leon and Extremadura.
They are solid black animals, although lighter tones are allowed. They are known for their rusticity, fertility and longevity, as well as for their great walking ability; an essential quality for the cattle drives and for searching for food. The Iberian Avileña-Black breed is the evolution of the Serrana breed (which first appeared in the 2nd half of the 19th century), which over time and due to crosses with other breeds resulted in this species. The meat that is destined for consumption has different characteristics, depending on the age at which the animal was slaughtered. The process of obtaining the beef, carried out at slaughter houses and butcher's, consists of the slaughter and butchering operations. Its colour generally ranges from pink tones to intense reds. The consistency of the flesh is firm, slightly moist and fine textured; the perfect meat for delicious fillets or succulent T-bone steaks.
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- Type of product: Meat
- Season: Year-round.
- Origin: The area of production for Iberian Avileña-Black breed cattle comprises the agricultural regions of the Autonomous Regions of Andalusia (Huelva, Jaen, Seville), Aragon (Teruel), Castile-La Mancha (Ciudad Real and Toledo), Extremadura (Caceres and Badajoz), La Rioja, Madrid and all of the provinces of Castile-Leon. The slaughter houses and butcher's shops that generally commercialise this meat are located in the provinces of Avila, Salamanca, Segovia, Valladolid, Toledo, Extremadura and Madrid.
- To drink with it: Beef from Avila is ideal with crianza or non-crianza red wines from Castile-Leon. The selection depends in large part on the way the meat is cooked and prepared.
- Where to buy: Beef from Avila is available in most speciality shops, supermarkets and butcher's shops in the provinces of Castile-Leon.
- Varieties: The following varieties exist depending on the age at which the animal is slaughtered:
- 'Ternera' (Calf): Animal with a maximum age of 10 months. Bright pink meat with white coloured fat, firm consistency, slightly moist and fine textured..
- 'Añojo' (Mature Calf): Slaughtered at between 10 and 18 months. Light red and bright purple coloured meat, white and cream coloured fat, consistency firm to the touch, slightly moist and fine textured.
- 'Novillo' (Young Cattle): Slaughtered at between 18 and 36 months. Meat between purplish and cherry red in colour with cream coloured fat, a firm consistency to the touch, slightly moist and fine textured, with a moderate level of intramuscular fat.

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This Blog focuses on Ancestor Stories, both the stories themselves about my family's ancestors and discussions of where they come from and how to prepare and share them. These stories may be non-fiction or fiction – we will always tell which is which, of course. Also see my KINNICK blog and The HOMEPLACE Series Blog, left sidebar, scroll down.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Sharing Memories - Lois Tiffany - ISU Professor
Sharing Memories - Lois Tiffany - ISU Professor
What a pleasant surprise! Among my genealogy blogs I read regularly is a somewhat unusual one: Special Collections Department Blog, Iowa State University Library. The current post is:
"Iowa's Own Mushroom Expert: Lois Tiffany" She was my Botany Professor; Spring 1958, I believe - looked just like the first photo! ;-)
As is so often the case, I do remember her because she made the subject, which I had not previously paid much attention to, really interesting - and, I learned a lot. So nice to see her, again!
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Thanks for the tip, Dr. Bill! I too really enjoy blogs from Special Collections!!ReplyDelete
Yes, the are 'special' - and distinctive from any other site! ;-)ReplyDelete
Really interesting example of a Special Collections posting. Thanks for the example.ReplyDelete
Yes, Annette. I thought it was REALLY neat. There have been others, too, if you go back. They don't post a lot, but the ones they do, are really good. Actually, I think there was one on buildings at Pammel Court, now that I think about it. ;-)ReplyDelete


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Prenda Lawyer Would Like Future Documents Sealed Because Techdirt Commenters Said Mean Stuff About Him
from the suck-it-up,-buttercup dept
That case has continued and there was a hearing back in January that didn't go particularly well for Nazaire. Andrew Norton attended and wrote about it. Anyway, the latest in the case is that Nazaire is asking the court to seal all future filings in the case, mainly because the comments here on Techdirt, along with a few other blogs, have been really really mean about Nazaire. The main purpose of the filing is to try to stop the discovery efforts opened up by the defendant in the case, Rajesh Patel, represented by Blair Chintella, as they're seeking attorneys' fees from Nazaire and Prenda -- and, as part of that, are trying to do detailed discovery to reveal more about the Prenda scam. Nazaire throws a bunch of excuses at the wall for why this shouldn't be allowed. But the request to seal the records is much more interesting to us:
Additionally, the Plaintiff is respectfully requesting that any future filings in this case may be filed under seal. This case has generated much unneeded attention on the internet. Please see Exhibits N-S. While the writers listed in exhibits N-S have the right to post these articles, unfortunately, these articles and blogs have created an embarrassment, misleading characterizations and perhaps an unsafe environment for plaintiff's counsel and third parties. As such, plaintiff is respectfully requesting that all future filings be permitted to be made under seal.So what are exhibits N-S? They're just printouts of the comments pages (not the actual posts) from posts on Techdirt, Popehat and FightCopyrightTrolls. It also includes a press release from the opposing attorney Chintella, as well as Norton's writeup of the July 2nd hearing. In other words, just the kind of public participation that should be had around legal issues happening in a court of law. But because some of you folks here were a bit snarky, Nazaire wants to hide significant parts of the rest of the case from you.
Plaintiff 1) understands that the articles attached hereto have not been authenticated and apologizes to this Court for the same. In such a short notice of time, it is difficult to authenticate these press releases and postings; however, a search on any search engine will prove these articles and postings to be real; and 2) Plaintiff is not criticizing the authors of the press releases and postings and realizes that the attached postings were meant to be humorous and not spiteful; nevertheless, those not familiar with this case may misinterpret said postings. This may lead to anger by those not quite familiar with the case but yet familiar with the captions. As such, it may be best for the court to allow sealing further filings (which may include addresses and personal information of the parties and counsels herein).
For what it's worth, there's currently a crowdfunding campaign that's ongoing, where Norton and Chintella are trying to raise funds so that they can afford to depose Mark Lutz, and possibly John Steele, Paul Hansmeier and other members of Team Prenda. Since the likelihood of actually getting money out of Team Prenda after all this is over, even if they win fees in court, is pretty slim, they'd rather not have to pay the full deposition costs out of pocket, only to see it go nowhere. You can read more about the campaign if you're interested.


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Creating a mecca of life
Dave ('96) and Lee Sturgis O'Neill ('97) offer a new model for farmers—sustainable agriculture, ecologically grown vegetables and permaculture education
By Gabrielle Piccininni ('11)
In the face of climate change, economic disruption and oil depletion, perhaps the time is long overdue to change how we use our land. That's the conclusion of Radical Roots farmers and JMU alumni, Dave ('96) and Lee Sturgis O'Neill ('97), who offer a new model for farmers—sustainable agriculture, ecologically grown vegetables and permaculture education. Explaining the reason for their Keezletown, Va., farm, Dave says, "We came here with a different vision, a different idea of what's possible to produce from the land … a cultivated ecosystem with the power to feed hundreds of people."
Radical Roots maintains the legacy of America's agricultural heritage. Utilizing natural resources instead of harmful pesticides and chemical fertilizers, the O'Neill's sustainable farm is meant to enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole. Their crops and animal products are sold at local markets that, in turn, boost local economies and community involvement. For family farmers like Dave and Lee, building relationships with customers is just as important as cultivating one with the land.
The seeds of Radical Roots
Dave was always interested in how the natural world worked—both above and below the surface—and studied geography and minored in anthropology and environmental studies at JMU. After graduation he interned at The Wilderness Society in Washington, D.C., and went on to spend three "Odyssey years" working on different farms in Oregon, Australia, New Zealand and Guatemala.
Growing up in an agricultural family on the eastern shore of Virginia, Lee has a deeper-rooted connection to farming. After college and with a degree in social work, she volunteered in Oregon for a year and participated in various apprenticeships on farms in the area. She also learned about herbalism and is now a practicing medicinal herbalist.
With a stockpile of farming knowledge acquired from their apprenticeship experiences, Dave and Lee decided to start a farm of their own. The O'Neills saw the need to bring the convention back to Virginia. "We realized the whole local food movement had not yet hit this area," Lee said. "The demand was here."
Permaculture landscaping
When the O'Neills were ready to make Radical Roots a reality, they purchased five acres of land in Keezletown. Wanting to integrate principles of permaculture into their farm, they surveyed the area and mapped out the strategic placement for certain plants.
Permaculture landscaping attempts to replicate natural ecosystems and mimic natural patterns as a way to minimize wasted energy. For example, bushes and trees with heavy foliage are placed in areas where the fallen leaves will enrich the soil for the surrounding plants. Nitrogen-fixing plants are located beside deep-rooted, mineral-extracting ones, which are consciously placed next to beneficial insect attracting plants. Playing each plant to its strengths and "integrating each plant over and over—that's permaculture," Dave explains.
In addition to applying sustainable methods of farming such as cover cropping, crop rotation, attracting beneficial insects and applying organic compost, Dave and Lee maintain the natural landscaping of the land. The swales throughout the farm that prevent wasteful water runoff, filter pollutants and prevent soil erosion were not created in straight lines but instead gently curve to the contours of the land.
With this consistent care and hard work, Radical Roots now harvests over 100 varieties of 30 crops—quite a transformation from the land's prior harvest of 36 round bales of hay per year.
Sustainable farming education
Education is an important element of Radical Roots' mission. The farm accepts apprentices each year, teaching about the cycles of the growing seasons, the tools of the trade and the skills involved in organic farming. Similar to the programs Dave and Lee participated in after college, Radical Roots' apprenticeship program provides a solid gardening foundation intended to help interns build their own sustainable farms.
For those unable to devote a minimum of three months to the apprenticeship program, Dave and Lee created Volunteer Tuesdays. Every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Radical Roots opens its doors to anyone who wants to get their hands dirty. "The more I come out here, the more I learn," one volunteer said with a grin.
"Our vision for food production in the country is that slowly, over the next decade or so, most people will be fed from their local bioregion, from a network of small-scale family farms," says Dave.
Their vision is bearing fruit at Radical Roots.
For more information visit www.radicalrootsfarm.
Published: Friday, June 1, 2012
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 27, 2018


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HP Pavilion dv6179ea
Work in progress, this might take a while - by Grimn
Currently using Arch Core Dump (2.6.23 kernel).
Arch Installation
I used the FTP method to install Arch and thus I thought it wouldn't make much difference if I used 0.7.2 ISO, but guess what? It doesn't work well!
Might be because of the kernel (2.6.16) since this laptop is really picky when it comes to kernel version (as I'll explain later), everything seems to be working alright until you start formating the partitions you want, then it takes ages to just write a few blocks on the disk!
So I strongly advise for everyone with these model (and this might be true with all the dv6000t series as well) to use, at least, the 0.8beta1 ISO instead.
Apart from this detail, the installation went pretty smoothly.
If you use kernel older than 2.6.20 you'll need to use noacpi or acpi=noirq parameters to boot.
There isn't much to say, just follow the Touchpad Synaptics entry.
Section 2.1 of SpeedStep entry has pretty much what you need but notice, as it's said in section 1 on the same entry, that since you're using kernel >= 2.6.20 the speedstep_centrino module is redundant so just load acpi_cpufreq instead.
Also I advise the use of "conservative" governor because it saves battery since it will always stay on the lowest frequency supported until the cpu use justifies an increase in it's frequency (it's a dual core cpu so believe me, you won't need to have it always on max :)).
The values of min and max frequency should be:
# valid freq suffixes: Hz, kHz (default), MHz, GHz, THz min_freq="1.0GHz" max_freq="1.83GHz"
Works fine with the newer versions of alsa.
Also there's a problem with suspend2ram, as stated in stalwart's blog, when waking up from suspend the sound form jack doesn't work anymore. I haven't tested with the newer versions of alsa though.
Just follow section 2.1.6 of Wireless entry for drivers instalation and then section 3 for setup.
OUTDATED! This stopped working after some updates (kernel I think)
You'll need uvcvideo module, once you have it and it's in use you'll see a /dev/video0 entry in your system.
To test it use luvcview
# luvcview -d /dev/video0 -f yuv
Or use ekiga.
If you use KDE this can be done easily, just go to Control Center -> Regional & Accessibility -> Keyboard Layout and choose Hewlett-Packard Pavillion ZT11xx layout and most of the QuickPlay buttons as well as fn keys will work.
If you do not use KDE or want more information about keybinding just check Gentoo's Wiki entry on Multimedia Keys, it's really helpful.
Card Reader
Seems to work fine out-of-the-box.
sensors-detect detects 3 modules: i2c-i801, eeprom and coretemp but Ksensors only has 2 coretemp entries (concerning the cpus) but no sensors are detected.
Still trying to get it working properly.


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Tennessee Tech (10-6) trailed 3-1 entering the fifth, but scratched out five runs on four hits, aided by a couple of Buc errors. Left fielder Scott Dunham started the rally with a one-out bunt single, and advanced to second when starter Matt McGahey's (
The Bucs (12-7) took the lead early on with single runs in each of the first three innings. Freshman Ryan Self (
Lee led off the bottom of the fifth with a double, later scoring on a Russell single, but the rally was stamped out when Russell was gunned down at home trying to score from first on freshman Danny Petro's (Atlanta, Ga.) double to center.
McGahey (0-1) went 4 1/3 innings, striking out four and allowing just four hits and three earned runs in taking his first loss of the season. Tennessee Tech starter Blake Forst pitched five innings, striking out six and evening his record at 1-1. Jared Dobbs pitched the final four innings, limiting the Bucs to no runs on just two hits for his first save of the season.
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Summit League Preview: Omaha at South Dakota State
After winning eight straight to start the Summit League season, South Dakota State is now coming into a week trying to start a win streak. They'll get their first crack at it Thursday night when the host Omaha.
Last week started with a victory at Fort Wayne, where the Jackrabbits held the #1 3-point shooting team in the conference without a long range basket in the first half grabbing an 18-point lead at the break before hanging on to win by 11.
SDSU was plus 16 on the boards and plus 13 on second chance points against the Mastodons.
Head coach Aaron Johnston told me he was very happy with the way his team defended Fort Wayne:
Two days later, the Jacks went toe-to-toe with a team that swept them in the regular season last year, IUPUI.
Against the Jags, SDSU established Mariah Clarin inside early, but gave up four first half 3-pointers to IUPUI's Nicole Rogers and a 12-1 run late to trail by four at the half before DeAirra Goss took over in the second, leading the Jags to a 10-point win, snapping SDSU's eight game winning streak.
Coach Johnson liked Clarin's start early in that game, but says his offense didn't take advantage of what IUPUI was giving them after that:
At home against Omaha Thursday night, the Jacks will be looking for a regular season sweep of the Mavericks after beating UNO by 14 last month in Nebraska.
SDSU only turned the ball over 10 times in that game and shot 54 percent in the second half, getting 21 points from Steph Paluch and 12 second half points from Clarin.
Coach Johnston knows a good shooting night is a key to beating the Mavericks:
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Little Giants Hold For Midweek Tieby Brent Harris • October 29, 2008 Share:
Two late chances by Wabash in Wednesday night's second overtime came up empty in the Little Giants' match against Earlham. The two teams finished with a 2-2 tie in North Coast Athletic Conference action at Mud Hollow Field.
See and download high resolution pictures by clicking here.
After a sluggish first overtime period which saw neither team mount a serious scoring threat, Wabash fired two attempts in the last 30 seconds of the last extra period in an attempt to take the victory. Freshman Austin Jennings, whose seventh goal of the season put Wabash up 1-0 in the 21st minute of the match, blasted a shot that Earlham goalkeeper Jonah Kreniske turned aside. Mark Babcock, the North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week for his game-winning goal eight days earlier against Franklin, tried to add another game-winner just before the final horn on a header. Kreniske kept that shot out of the net, as well, for one of his five saves in the match.
Jennings picked up his goal on a header off a centering pass by Allan Swan just moments after Wabash had missed a similar opportunity in front in the net. The Quakers responded with their first goal in the 43rd minute off a shot by Nick Costello after a pass from Mamary Diarra.
Wabash took a 2-1 lead early in the second half when Jennings snagged a loose ball in front of the net and fired home his team-leading eighth goal and second multi-goal game of the year. Diarra answered 10 minutes later with a goal of his own after a header was flicked back in the box by teammate Victor Anciano.
"The two goals we scored were really very beautiful," Wabash head coach Roberto Giannini said. "We just couldn't finish in the end. We had a couple of chances in the final minute, but Earlham's goalkeeper made two great saves.
"We played very well. We were very aggressive, yet still stayed composed. We really played good soccer, playing to feet, and crossed the ball over and over again. We gave away a couple of soft goals against a very solid team in Earlham."
Jennings had six shots and three shots on goal to lead the Little Giants. Freshman Femi Oluyedun added three shots. Swan had a shot on goal, as did Ian Kelly.
Freshman goaltender Phil Rosborough had four saves while facing a total 18 shots by Earlham (10-7-1, 2-5-1 NCAC). Wabash took 14 total shots in the match.
The Little Giants (5-9-4, 0-7-1 NCAC) close out the 2008 season Saturday with an 11 a.m. home match against Oberlin College. Seniors Devin Moss, Thomas Hanewald, and Michael Kaster will be honored prior to the start of the match.
Photos - (top right) Allan Swan's cross set up a perfect header by Austin Jennings for the first goal of the match.
(Bottom left) Jennings watches the ball sail into the net for his seventh goal of the year. The freshman added another goal in the second period to help Wabash to a 2-2 tie against Earlham.


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The Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Association has named the top 10 Bed and breakfasts for winter travelers again this year and Brayton Bed and Breakfast made the list again. We would like to say thank you and congratulations to all the the other B&B's that made the list as well. If you can make it to Oshkosh this year, come and stay with us and see why Lake Winnebago is home to some of the best ice fishing and sturgeon spearing around and then warm up back at the inn with some homemade hot chocolate. If Oshkosh is not in your travel plans this winter, the top four B&B's offer anything from dog sledding to candlelight breakfasts'.
1. Pinehurst Inn, Bayfield: A leader in the green travel movement, the inn is all about the white stuff this time of year. They offer a dog sledding package in partnership with Wolfsong Adventures and you'll want to ask the owners about a hike out to the ice caves on the Apostle Island National Lakeshore too. Added tip – make time to enjoy the on-site sauna.
2. McCormick House, Hayward: The city is home to America's largest cross-country ski marathon, the American Birkebeiner, and has some of the finest trails in the country. The sophisticated McCormick House, a restored Victorian with a contemporary twist, has a full a la carte breakfast menu to help you get your energy levels up in the morning and wine to help you warm up in the evening.
3. Canyon Road Inn, Turtle Lake: Six fireplaces, one in each suite, are perfect for defrosting after a day of snowmobiling or ice fishing out the back door. Guests can snowshoe the 14-acre grounds for a good cardio workout.
4. Apple Tree Lane B&B, Waupaca: There's ice fishing on the chain of 22 spring-fed lakes in the area and cross country skiing around the 7.5 acres that surround the inn. The owners of this circa 1880 farmhouse serve a gourmet breakfast each morning set with candlelight.
5. Brayton B&B, Oshkosh: This is a warm landing spot for those who like ice fishing on Lake Winnebago (sturgeon speaking, anyone?) and Lake Butte De Morts. This Cream City brick Italianate home is doily-free and the innkeepers offer a breakfast-to-go for early risers.
6. Tie: Justin Trails B&B Resort and Grapevine Log Cabins, Sparta: There are seven miles of cross country ski trails groomed for skating and striding on the grounds of Justin Trails B&B, to say
nothing of the four miles of snowshoe trails (30 pairs of snowshoes stored at the B&B, rental is just $5, plus free guided hikes), and skijoring with your dog. At Grapevine Log Cabins, there's a cute stove in each of the three cabin-style guest houses and homemade quilts on the beds, a nice welcome in for snowmobilers and cross country skiers.
7. Pine Grove Park, Reedsburg: A stay here puts you in perfect proximity to cross country skiing at Mirror Lake State Park (with candlelight skis too) and Devil's Lake State Park, plus downhill skiing at Christmas Mountain, Cascade Mountain and Devil's Head Resort. The innkeepers also provide snowshoes for stomping around the trail system on the grounds of the B&B.
8. Inn at Wawanissee Point, Baraboo: This new villa-style estate on 42 acres has snowshoes for guests to get around the three miles of trails on the grounds. The innkeepers even recommend snow walking by moonlight when the snow sparkles like diamonds. The view to the Lake Wisconsin Valley from both the Great Room and the breakfast area is stellar. Downhill skiing at Devil's Head Resort is just two miles away.
9. Honeybee Inn, Horicon: After a day of cross country skiing on the trails of Horicon Marsh, you'll have plenty of choices for warming up at Honeybee Inn in Horicon. The inn has eight fireplaces – two electric, one gas, and five wood burning. The innkeeper is a State Fair Blue Ribbon winner and her made-from-scratch bakery is legendary.
10. Token Creek Eco Inn, Madison: The innkeepers here have been known to snow shoe to the chicken coop when the snow gets deep. They offer free snowshoe rental to guests so they can explore the grounds of the inn and the 150-acre headwater springs to the Madison Chain of Lakes. They also endorse the lit cross country ski trails at night at Token Creek County Park.
About the Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast Association
The WBBA is the one of the largest associations of its kind in the United States and the only quality-certified B&B organization in Wisconsin. Its 140 member inns range from historic mansions to waterfront cottages to contemporary urban retreats. Full descriptions of the inns may be found at www.WisconsinBandB.com.


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Apr 07, 2008
Meola Named to Skyline Player of the Week Honor Roll
Farmingdale State senior attackman Joe Meola (Rocky Point,
N.Y./Rocky Point) was named to the Skyline Conference Player of the
Week Honor Roll for men's lacrosse on Monday, April 7th.
Meola had eight points on six goals and two assists in a 1-1 week for the Rams. He had one goal and two assists against Briarcliffe, and then had a game-high five goals vs. Stockton.
The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports are announced by the Conference on Monday nights. Reports (including players of the week and statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org.


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NY Times Ignores Its Own Reporter's Key Tweets In Patting Itself On The Back Over Speed Of Its Bin Laden Coverage
from the weak-sauce dept
- If you read Brisbane's story alone, you might not realize that many other news organizations had already reported the story before the NY Times did. You might also not realize that it was all over Twitter by the time the NY Times got around to it.
- Salmon points out a particularly damning point, in that Brisbane's coverage focuses mostly on the work of reporter Helene Cooper, who apparently heard from a source at 10:34 that Bin Laden had been killed. At 10:40, she got a story up on the NY Times site, and then another NY Times reporter, Jeff Zeleny, tweeted the story. But... that completely ignores the fact that Donald Rumsfeld's chief of staff, Keith Urbahn tweeted the news at 10:24, and the only reason so many people found out about that was because it was retweeted at 10:25 by NY Times reporter Brian Stelter who added the details of Urbahn's connection to Rumsfeld, thus adding credibility to the report.
In other words, nine minutes before Cooper had the news, a different NY Times reporter had already tweeted about the news -- albeit unconfirmed. However, as Salmon notes, it really was Stelter's tweet that helped spread the news:
For a very different look at how the Osama news broke check out SocialFlow's exhaustive analysis of 14.8 million tweets on Sunday night. As far as Twitter is concerned, the news was broken by Keith Urbahn at 10:24pm. But it really got momentum from being retweeted at 10:25pm by NYT media reporter Brian Stelter, who added the crucial information that Urbahn is Donald Rumsfeld's chief of staff. Urbahn, here, gets the goal, but Stelter absolutely gets the assist:
- It gets worse. Remember, Cooper only found out the news at 10:34pm. And yet... at 10:33pm, Stelter (again) tweeted that a CBS News producer had confirmed that Bin Laden was dead, via a House Intelligence Committee aide. Brisbane ignores all of this and Salmon points out how ridiculous this is:
How come Brisbane is ignoring all this? Stelter was way ahead of the rest of the NYT, but Brisbane incomprehensibly discounts his excellent work. That might be because he doesn't consider tweeting to be part of a NYT reporter's job; it might be because he doesn't consider retweeting to be reporting. But Brian Stelter is a prime example proving that neither is true. Brisbane should have taken this opportunity to congratulate Stelter on a job extremely well done. Instead, he is completely overlooked, in favor of tweets from Zeleny and Roberts which came out more than a quarter of an hour after Stelter had publicly jumped onto the case. Which, of course, is an eternity in the twittersphere.
- Oh yeah, and throughout Brisbane's piece, at no point does he link to the tweets in question. Hell, he refuses to link to any non-NY Times URL.


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Kip Moore Just Wants His Fans to 'Live in the Moment,' Put Phones Down
Kip Moore isn't the first artist to voice his two cents on cell phones at live shows, but the singer has a strong opinion about fans not living in the moment.
Moore wants his fans to enjoy the show, instead of worrying about capturing it to re-watch later -- or to send out on social media.
"It's upsetting that people have lost the ability to live in the moment, and I think it's only gonna get worse and worse," Moore explains (quote via Country Weekly). "There's some times in a show when I'll go sing right to somebody face to face, and they'll waste the whole 10 seconds trying to get their phone out of their pocket, and by the time they finally look up, I'm gone."
Moore, who is headlining his own tour this fall, knows that he can't say anything to the fans during the show, but he knows what he would say if he could.
"'Dude, put the phone down and just enjoy what's going on right now,'" he says would tell the crowd.
Moore has plenty of time to talk to the fans while he's on tour with Lady Antebellum starting in January. If you want to check out the outspoken singer on the road, see a list of all of his upcoming shows here.


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AnnaLynne McCord: 'God Bless the USA!'
AnnaLynne McCord rocks two different outfits on the set of her television show 90210 on Tuesday (November 6) in Los Angeles.
The 25-year-old actress was very pleased with the outcome of the 2012 Presidential Election.
"I know some of U were hoping 4 a different outcome. I am very happy but I know what it feels like to be on both sides. Thk u Romney 4 choosing to b classy in the face of defeat. I hope this means also choosing bi-partisanship in the face of opposing colors and parties. God speed @Obama2012 @BarackObama God bless the USA!" AnnaLynne tweeted.


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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Flying and why I hate it
It's this ability of mine, this ability to see possibilities others cannot, that has proved so debilitating for my evident genius.
It derailed my chess career, for example. The problem is, I can see so far ahead that I am unable to continue after White's first move, when I am black. And when I am White, Black's response to my move will usually make me see irrefutable threats that my opponent might be oblivious to.
For instance consider my last ever chessgame. I was playing for my college team then, and my opponent was a sweaty, neurotic looking chap named Babu. The team wanted just a draw from me. I was sure I could manage it. After all, this Babu was a complete unknown anyway.
We set up the pieces. The arbiter checked our clocks and told us to start. And to my dismay, Babu played 1. e4.
You would doubtless recall Fischer V/s Petrosian, in which Fischer slowly strangled the former world champion, considered practically unbeatable until then, in a fashion that persuaded me there was no real defense. Well, Fischer had played 1.e4 in that game.
I thought hard for some 30 minutes and try as I might, I could see no way out. I could sense the expectant eyes of my captain and the other team-members upon me but my clinical mind told me there was no way out. I resigned.
The captain and the other team-members were unreasonably angry, I recall. Abusing me like that! "You frikking moron! How the frikking hell can you resign after the first frikking move?" I remember the captain screaming as he, for some reason, pulled out his hair. It hurt, believe me, especially when I realised that "frikking" is not an English word (I checked the Oxford dictionary). It is in some arcane tongue - I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be Basque or Inuit - and one can only speculate what ghastly meaning it has. When I asked him to apologise, he most rudely demanded I absent myself lest he be tempted to disembowel me. Boor! I had had enough. I resolved never to play chess again.
It is this rare ability which makes me fear flying so much. For instance, if you consider the universal desire of the soul to seek eternal truth, and the fact that airline pilots are, despite their funny way of talking, human beings,you cannot help being alarmed.
"Don't be silly, Naren" the missus says.
She is responding to my reasonable conjecture that if the pilot is a Sceptical Pragmatist, he would probably decide that there is no objective reason to suppose that any good will come out of taking off, and attempt to land the plane with a full tank of fuel. The tyres of course are not desinged to land with thiry tons of fuel weight. They will probably burst. The plane will careen out of control, tipping over and somersaulting like Olga Korbut (Nadia Comaneci, if you prefer) on cocaine.
And of course, we will be shredded into little pieces of DNA evidence in the crash report.
"Naren, the pilot is not a lunatic to cut throttle and land after going through all that trouble taking off. You heard him say "Close and arm all doors. Cross check and report".
I chuckle at this.
"And why are you laughing now, my dear paranoid jellyfish?" she asks.
"Cross Check" I reply. "Further evidence of the pilot being non-compos mentis"
"Huh?" she goes, in her typical impatient tone. I have to explain EVERYTHING to some people!
"See, here's the pilot, building up speed, flying this eighty ton contraption at speeds approaching that of sound and all that he instructs his staff to do is ensure that the negotiable instrument is not left open payable to bearer."
She takes a moment to digest this.
"Cross check means 'Verify again'. It does not mean put 'A/c Payee Only' on the corner of a cheque. That cheque is cheque. This check is check. Oh, darn it. You've got me gibbering now. If it scares you so much, just shut your eyes and pray, ok?"
I have logically established, quite conclusively if I may say so myslef, that God does not exist and hence prayer is useless, but I sense that this is not a good time to tell her. I hold her hand tightly and brace myself.
By some incredible stroke of luck, we land in one piece. I am still breathing.
35 comments:
- RukmaniRam said...
I am mildly curious: how did your air travel go before you found your missus?
- April 4, 2010 at 12:11 PM
LMAO!! Cross check took the cake (I was wondering if it had anything to do with Jesus.. u know, the lord saying 'cross... check!' after he was crucified :P
Incidentally, I just finished publishing a set of twitter-shenoys (a couple of which were doin the rounds ystday afternoon) on the blog: OK #shamelessblogplug - here it is: http://anotherbloggerbloke.blogspot.com/2010/04/om-wit-tala-wit-tala-pun-duranga.html
- April 4, 2010 at 12:18 PM
From what I read, I'd put my wager on - Alarmist Schizophrenic with Realistic and Pragmatic levels of Cynicism on excessive dosage of adulterated Bhutani cocaine.
Enjoyed the piece!
- April 4, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Hilarious! Thoroughly enjoyed this. Flying seems to get the best out of you. The first post of yours I read was about your return from Delhi and that's what made me start following your blog. Great stuff.
- April 4, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Phew. Heart-stopping thriller that. Crichton would have been proud.
- April 4, 2010 at 4:37 PM
If you really think about it you will stop breathing one day... Ok, I'll shut up now.
- April 4, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Hilarious! :)
An announcement like 'Cross check and report. Vimaan-Craft ready to take off!' would have caused a bit of serious confusion abt the mode of payment :P
Let's call it the pilot's DD of the day, shall we? :D
Btw, love ur blog and style of writing. Happened to do a few twitter-shenoys yesterday, and have put them up in my blog. The post is dedicated to u :)
- April 5, 2010 at 1:05 AM
That's what I'm worried about. Stopping breathing that is :)
- April 5, 2010 at 7:43 AM
Thanks! I saw your post. Hilarious! That graph thng reminded of a joke about Steffi Graph. Why is Steffi afraid of cows? Because Cows eat Graph.
- April 5, 2010 at 7:47 AM
Hehe. Just a little bit neurotic these days. Age.
- April 5, 2010 at 7:48 AM
Thanks! Landings castle!! :D
- April 5, 2010 at 7:49 AM
I love the pomp and circumstance associated with everything in aviation. One of my deepest desires is to applaud loudly after the stewardess does her safety demo and demand an encore. Or ask for an autograph
- April 5, 2010 at 7:52 AM
LOL! And thanks! :)
- April 5, 2010 at 7:53 AM
BTW, used the "Tally Ho" joke yesterday in conversation with someone. Totally cracked them up! :D
- April 5, 2010 at 7:57 AM
Shenoy sir Really !!! Cross Check - Cross Cheque ??!!??!!
chuckle chuckle :D
- April 5, 2010 at 1:52 PM
Still breathing? Have you any idea how polluted Bombay air is? Also, what about all the disease carriers breathing around you in such a crowded city? And egad! So many non-deodorant users who stench is absolutely fatal! Have you considered the possibility of emulating the Jain monks in nasal fashion?
- April 5, 2010 at 6:39 PM
When in an aircraft, I keep repeating this fact--more people die in road accidents than air crashes!
- April 5, 2010 at 10:29 PM
- April 6, 2010 at 1:32 AM
- Saumya said...
Man! That's funny!
As for your captain, did you bother checking on him again? I heard he gave up all intentions of ever becoming a chess captain again and took to flying passenger aircrafts.
- April 6, 2010 at 4:43 AM
Hi Naren, I am a big fan of yours. But this post is way below standards... its too contrived.
- April 6, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Conspiracy Theorist said...
the cross check part was absolutely hilarious... my boss is absolutely livind seeing me laugh like that... how on this good old earth do u come up with these sir??? (follows that question with a small ritual of bowing before the monitor arms stretched)
speechless after that...
- April 6, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Awesome new style? What's up with this?
- April 7, 2010 at 5:28 AM
Cross check eh? Better than the usual diet of groaners. Please wave your bat to all corners of the ground please.
But really, be honest now, how many of us are truly relaxed and breathing in out on the 2:3 formula during take off and landing?
Not I, I know that.
- April 8, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- parthicle said...
distinct bertie wooster...
btw did you travel cattle class?
- April 8, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- Maddy said...
you reminded me of black & white the legendary scotch..
hey boss - if u can, se eteh movie stranger than fiction - i assure u you will like it..
- April 10, 2010 at 4:26 AM
- Spaz Kumari said...
im going to be horrible. curse me.
i honestly think this was one was too contrived. not funny.
sorry :(
- April 10, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Just experimenting. I call it my neurotic style
- April 11, 2010 at 10:37 AM
That bad huh? :)
- April 11, 2010 at 10:38 AM
Hehe. It will have the addtional benefit of "de-uglifying" me!
- April 11, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- narendra shenoy said...
@Amit, Spaz - Thanks for being nice. yes, seem to have lost my mojo. I don't know why, maybe I'm growing old, I don't seem to be able think of anything funny any longer. Ah well, life.
- April 11, 2010 at 10:43 AM
- narendra shenoy said...
@RukmaniRam I hardly flew back then. Impoverished and all. But I've always had vivid visions of my explosive demise everytime I've flown.
- April 11, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- narendra shenoy said...
@conspiracy theorist Thanks! I'm never really sure whether what I have written is rot or decent stuff.
- April 11, 2010 at 10:58 AM
- narendra shenoy said...
@conspiracy theorist Thanks! I'm never really sure whether what I have written is rot or decent stuff.
- April 11, 2010 at 10:58 AM
- narendra shenoy said...
@conspiracy theorist Thanks! I'm never really sure whether what I have written is rot or decent stuff.
- April 11, 2010 at 10:58 AM
- narendra shenoy said...
@maddy - Stranger than fiction, eh? Noted:)
- April 11, 2010 at 11:00 AM


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Mavic claim their new Cosmic Carbone CXR 60 wheels can beat out aero titans such as the Zipp 404 in the wind tunnel at certain yaw angles. The CXR 60 follows on from the design of Mavic's first aero wheel, the CXR 80, which was introduced last year as part of a wheel-tyre system.
As with the CXR 80s, the 60mm-tall CXR 60 wheels feature snap-in 'blades' that smooth the transition between the tyre and wheel. The blades' function is purely aerodynamic. However, while the 80s are tubular only, the 60s come in clincher and tubular options.
Mavic's blades carry over from the CXR 80 to the 60
The £1800/€2,000/US$TBC CXR 60 clincher set will include the wheels, Mavic tyres, blades, skewers and bags. Claimed weight is 1,800g, with another 195g for the tyres. The £2000/€2,200/US$TBC CXR 60 tubulars have a claimed weight of 1,600g for the pair, and the tyres are 240g a piece.
The first wheels are expected to begin shipping in July, with full availability by September 2013.
Mavic's wind tunnel
Mavic do their aerodynamics testing in the CMEFE hepia wind tunnel in Geneva, Switzerland. The University of Geneva operates the tunnel for a variety of tests, from optimising the French downhill skiing team to modelling pollution fallout across cities.
Mavic are the only cycling company with access, though, and provide their own engineers, aerodynamicists and even a force measuring balance to keep costs down. As a result, they were able to spend 18 days in the tunnel in 2011, and 28 in 2012 – around 1,000 hours in total – to develop and test their wheels.
Mavic also used a bicycle mounted weather vane to measure and record wind direction during any given ride. The wind direction changes a lot and Mavic wanted to get an idea of the distribution of yaw angles. They gathered plenty of data and came up with a weighting law to clump the aero savings at various yaw angles into a single number that's easier to understand, and hopefully realistic.
We have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot more from Mavic in the future, as they've quickly closed the gap to their competition thanks to the convenience of having a wind tunnel almost on their doorstep.
Mavic claim the CXR 60 is better than the competition – especially at high yaw angles
Top-line figures and judgements
While Mavic claim the CXR 80s outperform every wheel they've tested, the CXR 60 clinchers and tubulars are close to each other.
Like many manufacturers, Mavic measured the drag of the wheel at a variety of yaw angles. Interestingly, the CXR 60 C (clincher) is better than the CXR 60 T (tubular) from 0 yaw (head-on wind) to about 10 degrees. This is due to the slightly different tyre and rim shapes of the clincher and tubular.
When considering a weighted average of yaw angles based on what a rider will typically experience, all three wheels were within 1.5 watts of each other. Mavic found that the Zipp 404 Firecrest wheel did a bit better than the CXR 60 at 5 degrees, but not at 0 or at 10 degrees.
At a glance, we think the CXR 60 C seems like a good bet over the CXR 60 T because:
- The metal Exalith braking is better than the carbon surface on the tubulars
- They are cheaper by €200
- The tyres have better rolling resistance by 3-4w with a standard butyl (not lightweight latex) tube. Rolling resistance savings could be even greater with the latter
- They are about the same weight as tubulars when you include the tyres
- They have slightly better aerodynamics between 0 and 10 degrees
- No glue is required!
The new Mavic Cosmic Carbone CXR 60
A pro triathlete's perspective
Mavic had Ironman World Championship bronze medalist Frederik Van Lierde on hand for the wheel launch, to talk about his experience on the CXR 80s, which he rode at Kona last year to his best ever bike split (4:35) and position (third) on a windy day.
"Last year, in September, I was here [in the Geneva wind tunnel] to do some testing with Mavic," Van Lierde said. "I tested a couple of things, including position. One thing convinced me when I did the setup with only one wheel, the CXR 80, at a certain yaw angle into a headwind: the wheel kept spinning. That was good technically and mentally."
Van Lierde chose to ride the CXR 80 front and back at Kona, which can be notoriously windy. "I could stay in the bars the whole time, something I didn't have with other wheels," he said. "For a course like Hawaii these are great wheels for all those kind of windy conditions. Previously I was 10th to 15th in the bike; now I was fourth."
Van Lierde said that, while he will always race a set of 80s, the CXR 60 is a great alternative for "people who are not sure about 80s". Aside from the handling aspects of an 80mm wheel, there's also the fact that the 80s are tubular only.
Yaw angle drag studies for the front wheel and a complete bike – patterns are similar
Numbers and claims
When considering resistive forces acting on the rider and bike, aerodynamics are quite important. While rolling resistance doesn't increase with speed, aerodynamic drag goes up with the square of speed. The power you need to overcome rolling resistance increases linearly with speed but goes up with speed cubed for aerodynamic drag.
For their comparisons, Mavic ramped up the speed to 50km/h. For reference, the fastest-ever stage of the Tour de France was won by Mario Cipollini at an average speed of 50.355km/h, and David Millar won the fastest-ever Tour time trial longer than 40km with an average speed of 54.361km/h over 49km.
Taking into account a weighted average of yaw angles, Mavic say their CXR 60s save 6.3 watts, or 19 seconds, over 40km when going 50km/h, compared on average to the Zipp 404s, the HED Stinger 6 and the Enve 6.7.
Tyres and NACA profiles
Mavic considered tyre and rim in developing their wheels, because the tyre is what sees the air first and affects the airflow.
The CXR 60 C and T use different sets of NACA airfoils. There are two profiles because each wheel hits the air twice, once in front (60 percent of drag) and once at the trailing edge (40 percent). The CXR 80 uses NACA profiles 0024 and 0011, the CXR 60 T uses 0029 and 0017, and the CXR 60 C uses 0027 and 0012.
The tyre tread pattern is also optimised for aerodynamics, to help keep flow laminar around the rim and tyre.
Subtle differences in tyre shape between the tubular and clincher CXR 60s
While the spokes and hubs are as slender as possible while maintaining high stiffness, Mavic have used their normal hubs, and haven't tried to optimise them for aerodynamics.
First ride review
BikeRadar are test riding the CXR 60s today, so will post a first ride review following that.


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BABSON PARK, Mass. - The MIT pitching staff allowed just one run on four hits in nine innings on Tuesday, as the Engineers claimed a 4-1 victory over host Babson College in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) game at Govoni Field. With the win, MIT (11-5, 4-2 NEWMAC) moves into sole possession of second place in the conference, while Babson (10-12, 3-3 NEWMAC) falls to third.
Sophomore Matt Delaney gave Babson a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, as he belted his first collegiate home run off first-year starter Matt Loper. However, that would be the only run allowed by MIT pitching all afternoon, as Loper settled down to shut the Beavers down over the next seven innings.
MIT put up two runs in the top of the second inning, as freshman Thomas Phillips doubled to left and later scored on a single to center by senior Kyle Zeller. On the play, Zeller took second on a throwing error, allowing him to score when senior Greg Williams followed with a single to left.
The Engineers scored another run in the fifth when Zeller led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a double to right center by junior Jason Witzberger. MIT added its final marker in the top of the ninth, as Williams singled in sophomore Kevin Wheeler with two outs.
After pitching his way out of a bases-loaded jam in the second, Loper retired 16 of the next 17 batters before issuing a walk to Delaney with two outs in the eighth. After junior Mike Vasquez entered the game to face one batter, rookie Chris D'Annunzio came on to retire the final four batters of the contest, sealing the 4-1 victory.
Loper remained unbeaten with the win, improving his record to 4-0. The rookie right-hander gave up one run on three hits, walking three and striking out four in 7 2/3 innings. D'Annunzio was perfect in 1 1/3 innings of relief to earn his second save. Offensively, the Engineers were led by Zeller and Witzberger, who both went 3-for-4, and Williams, who went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Dziuba was the only player with multiple hits for Babson, as he finished 2-for-4. Sophomore Jon Igoe suffered the loss on the mound, giving up three runs on seven hits in seven innings to fall to 3-2.


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New York —
Wal-Mart has been coming under a lot of fire lately. Two of its suppliers were found to have been making goods in a factory where 112 people died in Bangladesh, and employees throughout the country walked out of the store on one of the busiest retail days of the year to protest bad working conditions.
But the company, never a crowd favorite at worker-solidarity gatherings, may be trying to improve its image. In a speech to the National Retail Federation in New York on Tuesday, Chief Executive Bill Simon said the company would hire any returning veteran who wanted a job. He also said the company would buy more products from the U.S. and help more employees become full time.
It was the 2012 election and the gridlock in Congress that motivated Simon to introduce these initiatives, he said.
"The election clarified for me that it's time for those of us outside politics to get to work," he said. "I find it fascinating that during the campaign we all waited with bated breath each month for the government to tell us how many private-sector jobs were created. After all, it's the private sector that creates jobs."
Wal-Mart said it plans to hire more than 100,000 veterans over the next five years as part of a program to offer a job to "any honorably discharged veteran in his or her first 12 months off active duty." Simon said veterans are often good employees, and that his company plans to begin hiring them after Memorial Day.


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BMW is basically rating the motor at the wheels what it is showing at the crank. They are playing the German horsepower war conservatively and keeping numbers low for the sake of competition and delivering them where they matter, at the tire. That way they do not get caught up in a power shootout on paper which Mercedes loves to do.
The peak torque figure exceeds the peak horsepower figure which is interesting as the quoted torque figure is less than the quoted horsepower figure at 406 lb-ft of torque. The torque curve itself is not BMW M's best work but it is certainly flatter through the curve than the N54 and N55. It drops off toward redline as expected but it holds past 7000 rpm enough for the HP curve to not take a big dive. This is the best looking curve of a turbocharged M motor to this point.
What about the tuned numbers? They take the M3 up to 479 wheel horsepower and 484 lb-ft of wheel torque. Roughly 52 wheel horsepower gained with a mild tune early on. This tune will develop but off the showroom floor if you want another 50 horsepower at the wheels you can get it on pump gas right now without anything else needed. This is just a guess but BimmerBoost would argue that it looks like ~500 whp for tuned S55 motors on pump gas will be the norm with basic supporting mods.
BMW disappointed people with their crank horsepower ratings but did the smart thing overall. Why quote some big number when they know Mercedes and Audi both have a bit of displacement on them?
BimmerBoost would also at this time like to point out its guess from last year as to the power output of the new M3 and the S55 inline-6:
The only bright side BimmerBoost can see is that the new M3 may be severely underrated just like the F10 M5. Let's assume this is the case and apply what we have all seen with the F10 M5 to the new M3. That would mean 417 wheel horsepower for the new M3 despite its appallingly low crank rating. That would also mean an increase of 67 wheel horsepower over the E92 M3 which is a hell of a lot better than 30 horsepower at the crank.
Not a bad guess, eh?


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One local coffee shop here it Nashville has had the opportunity to scale up in a big way through franchising. But the owner knew that it would compromise the quirkiness that has been the key to the success of his coffee shops. So he has said no to such proposals.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 12 (UPI) -- Environmental activists announced plans to stage a rally at the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan to press for more action against the tar sands industry.
The Michigan chapters of the National Wildlife Federation and 350.org are calling on Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to do more on pipeline regulations. They are organizing a protest at the north end of the bridge Sunday.
Beth Wallace, the state coordinator for NWF, said Canadian pipeline company Enbridge has not done enough to ensure the Great Lakes and its tributaries are protected against oil spills.
"If a spill were to happen at the Straits (of Mackinac) then the potential economic and environmental impacts could devastate our state and Enbridge's business," she said Thursday. "We need our regulators and lawmakers to wake up and require stronger standards and regulations for the tar sands industry."
An Enbridge pipeline, Line 6b, ruptured in 2010 and released about 20,000 barrels of oil into southern Michigan waters near Kalamazoo. The pipeline was carrying Canadian tar sands oil, which sinks and mixes with river sediment. Parts of the overall pipeline system are spread across the state.
Enbridge in a statement said it "promised the people of Marshall and Battle Creek that we would make the Kalamazoo River cleaner than before the spill, and we remain firm in our commitment."


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Because guys like RG3 grow on trees
You can't touch the QB (Brady ducks right into a hit & gets yet another RTP)
Chancellor has a beautiful clean hit last night & 3 flags come flying in.
Moving pocket QB option is gonna change the whole game. The traditional pocket QBs, Brady, Payton will be a thing of the past.
The new NFL is a fast break basketball game on offense. Spread everyone out, and make sure you have a QB with good running skills combined with a strong arm to take long shots, 50% chance of getting a PI.
Forget the Jets looking for another reconstituted NFL coach, it's time to go back into college ranks & go with a totally offensive guy.
Spurrier was just to early for the times, now the Oline can hold all game as long as your a playoff type team, you can't touch a receiver, you can't even hit a receiver (too hard).
Even QBs like Flacco can run some.
If Brady or Payton don't get a Superbowl this year it will be over for them.
The dynamic QB, that can move around, ( Rogers can also move & run), will be the future.
Jets have to find a QB in college that can run & pass. Find that guy, bring in an offensive minded college coach & start to have some fun.
Rex style has no fun. Boring football is a thing of the past, even Belichick figured that out & started speeding up the offense.
Rex style is a dinosaur in this league.
Because guys like RG3 grow on trees
The NFL is going to start hiring Arena League coaches to take over the offense. Think about it, Kurt Warner was success, known as the greatest show on turf.
I think you have the right idea ... Maybe a little extreme .., but your not far off the mark.
The game has become fairly boring to watch. What used to be the perfectly balanced contest between offense and defense, has become a lopsided exhibition event in favor of the offense. Unless the NFL passes some rules in favor of the defense, I doubt this game survives. Soccer has actually become a better sport ... And I hate soccer.
They need to get rid of the 5 yard chuck rule in order to rebalance the game. At least it would be a start.
Top 5 offenses in terms of yards:
1. Pats
2. Lions
3. Saints
4. Broncos
5. Redskins
Top 5 offenses in terms of points:
1. Pats
2. Broncos
3. Saints
4. Redskins
5. Falcons
The demise of the pocket passers and the dominance of the scrambling QBs have been greatly exaggerated. RGIII is the only scrambling QB in the top five of either category. In the rest of the top 10 in both categories, only Andrew Luck is there in total yards (Colts are 9th) and Rodgers and Wilson are the only other ones in total points (Green Bay is 7th and the Seahawks are 8th).
There isn't a faster break offense than the Pats and Brady isn't a scrambler although he is just as elusive in between the tackles than some of these mobile QBs are all over field.
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Hahaha.....Just name some of the top QB's.
First off you are talking about 2 top 10 QBs of all time, so they are statistical outliers. Plus Brady is running the spread, just as a pocket passer.
People have been talking about parity in the league for a long time and the spread offense is a big reason why. The read option plays/spread option allow teams to compete with lesser talent.
What russel wilson is doing with the seattle offense really is remarkable and shows how quickly fortunes can change in the NFL. His receivers are subpar, they dont have a great TE and their line is good not great....yet they are stomping people because they are executing the read option plays to perfection.
Finding/drafting the next RGIII isnt going to happen, but players like ryan nassib (similar in athleticism to rogers) can execute the same zone reads and if the play is designed correctly will be able to find an open player. He is a good athlete, smart and accurate with a quick release.
The jets getting someone like norv turner as OC is nothing but a waste....we need an innovative offensive mind with spread experience, who isnt married to the same playbook he developed 20 years ago.
A guy like jeff tedford as OC (if rex stays) would be perfect for developing a QB, running the offense from top to bottom as he has been a HC for a long time, and being able to incorporate the spread/read option into the offense.
I hope we find someone to lead the organization that is forward thinking rather then backward
The main reason these "mobile" QB's are successful, is that they have no fear of getting hit....If Griffin, Newton, Wilson, etc. played in the era of true tackle football, they wouldn't be so mobile.
The "change" has been happening for some time now, it was not overnight.
The NFL sucks now, plain and simple.
The fact of the matter is that there are only so many QBs out there who have the QB skills and are good athletes with their feet. If this is the the trend, the league is heading to a league much like MLB where only about 6 or 7 teams have a realistic shot for the Super Bowl and the rest are basically eliminated from the start.
I think because of RGIII and Luck (and to a lesser extent Wilson), people think it is a trend. I don't see many guys like them currently in the college ranks to continue this trend. I think it was more of a anomaly that they both came out in the same draft. Wilson's (And Kapernick's)success has to do with a dominant defense than them carrying their team.
Personally, I think RGIII is going to have a short career because he gets beat up far too much. That is a big problem with scrambling QBs. They can't stay healthy (see Michael Vick).
I think Chris Collinsworth said it best last night. Great pocket passing QBs like Brady and Manning don't grow on trees. And this new type of QB has a couple of generations to it.
First generation : Tim Tebow and Michael Vick: QBs who can move but are not natural passers
Second generation: RGIII, Russell Wilson, maybe even Aaron Rodgers: QBs who can pass and run.
If a hit looks like a big hit, flags are getting thrown. It doesnt matter if it legal or not. If it looks like a bonecrushing hit, they are throwing the flag.
But I do agree with some of your thoughts...
And Rex doesn't have an offensive style. You could guarantee that if we had Tom Brady, Rex would have no problem throwing 50 times a game. It's just when you have a garbage QB, you have to resort to garbage trick style stuff.
The only thing that scares me about the NFL is that garbage read option stuff. It's not fun to watch and hopefully it never starts winning super bowls.
With that said, Russell Wilson is a stud. Sure he's mobile, but he's deadly accurate. That's what's going to allow him to succeed in this league more than his ability to move out of the pocket.
I think it's exciting. If this is the "new" NFL, sign me up.
Last edited by Dunnie; 12-24-2012 at 12:53 PM.
In agreement with your point, it is shocking how many people want Rex gone or say that he's playing an out-of-date, pre-historic type of football. In a league where high powered offense is the status quo, Rex is one of the few that can still shut down these offenses. Has he done so recently? Not so much. But does he have the track record and the ability to do so again? Absolutely.
Rex certainly needs to evolve on the offensive side of the ball, but the defensive side doesn't get the credit he deserves.
Brady & Payton, and even to more of that extent Ryan in Atlanta.
Ryan's only successful because he has STUDS!
White, Julio Jones, gonzo, Turner, Rogers,
Seriously, if he doesn't win this year, forget it!
He won't win this year.
Brady's also one of the most PROTECTED QBs in the league by the refs.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Nicholas Motta poured in 24 second-half points and Bridgewater State pressured MIT into 27 turnovers during an 82-70 win for the visiting Bears in non-conference men's basketball action on Monday night at Rockwell Cage. The Bears (6-4) scored 52 points over the final 20 minutes to hand the No. 19 ranked team in Division III its second straight defeat. Mitchell Kates and Jamie Karraker combined for 44 points for the Engineers, but they could not overcome the swarming Bridgewater defense, falling to 9-3 on the year.
Trailing by eight with five and a half to go, Kates and Karraker went on their own 7-0 run over the next 1:05 to bring the Cardinal and Gray back within one. Karraker started with a three-ball and Kates added a pair of free throws and a driving lay-up to close the gap to 65-64 with 4:33 remaining. Motta would answer back with a running jumper in the paint and Billy Bender was unable to connect from long-distance at the other end. Another basket by Motta and a three-pointer from Corey Connor extended the visitors lead to eight with 2:38 to go. Karraker had one final look from three but was off the mark and Will Tashman was unable to save the loose ball rebound. Motta's trifecta on the ensuing possession would seal the Engineers' fate.
With MIT leading by nine early in the second half, Motta single-handedly accounted for 10 points during a 14-3 Bridgewater run, capping the spurt with a three-pointer at 14:32, giving the Bears a 48-46 advantage. The teams would trade baskets over the next five and a half minutes, with a Will Tashman foul shot putting Tech on top, 53-52, with just under nine minutes to go. However, Corey Connor responded with one of his five triples on the night to give Bridgewater State a lead it would not relinquish.
Kates paced MIT with 24 points, on eight-of-12 shooting and four assists while Karraker hit four three-pointers on his way to a 20-point effort. Tashman led the way with 14 rebounds.
The Engineers shot well from the field when they were able to get past the Bridgewater State press. Tech connected on 53.3% of its attempts, including nine-of-17 from behind the arc. However, its 27 turnovers led to 24 Bridgewater State points.
Motta finished with 26 points and Connor had 20 points. Samuel Johnson had eight points to go along with a team-high 14 boards.
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Morgan and fiancée Megan Wollover are expecting their first child together, People reports.
"I am over the moon excited and just want a happy and healthy baby and a safe delivery for Megan," Morgan, 44, told the magazine.
The actor-comedian plays Tracy Jordan on the NBC comedy, which is airing its final episode Thursday. We just hope that the comedian doesn't plan to consult "Tracy Jordan's Guide to Irresponsible Parenting."
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Summer's Top-rated Series Also Headed to Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Seattle and Houston in Upcoming Months
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - October 4, 2010 -- NBC's top-rated summer series "America's Got Talent" begins its nationwide search for the hottest and most unique performers to compete in the upcoming sixth season of the talent competition series. The open auditions begin this weekend -- Saturday and Sunday, October 9-10, in Denver. Later this year and in early 2011, the series will also be in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Seattle and Houston.
The series' producers are challenging potential contestants to showcase their talents in 90 seconds and all performers are welcome. This includes musicians, dance crews, magicians, contortionists, comedians, singers, jugglers, animal acts, and everything in between -- who want to perform for America's votes and the coveted $1 million prize.
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Prospective participants are welcome to visit AGTauditions.com to pre-register and for information on upcoming cities Atlanta, Seattle and Houston.
Open to talent of any age, "America's Got Talent" offers a unique chance for anyone to perform on a nationwide variety show. Contestants who pre-register at AGTauditions.com will be kept up-to-date with the most current information.
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Mississippi-born soul singer Michael Grimm was recently crowned the winner of the fifth season's competition. The win moved the humble soul singer to tears as he took home the show's $1 million prize. He is currently headlining a nationwide America's Got Talent tour, which includes a stop on the Las Vegas Strip, and has just signed a record deal with Epic records.
Season four winner, Kevin Skinner, released his debut album, "Long Ride," last September. One of last season's finalists, Recycled Percussion, are currently headlining their own show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and Barbara Padilla, last season's runner-up, is working on albums in Spanish and Italian.
Season two winner, Terry Fator, a ventriloquist from Dallas, Texas, achieved his lifelong dream when he was crowned the second season champion. After the win he went on to sign a five-year $100 hundred million-dollar deal to headline at The Mirage in Las Vegas. Beginning February 2009, he will perform 48 weeks a year, 5 nights a week in The Terry Fator Theatre (currently the Danny Gans Theatre).
"America's Got Talent," hosted by Nick Cannon, stars Sharon Osbourne, Howie Mandel and Piers Morgan as the panel of celebrity judges. The series is a true celebration of the American spirit, featuring a colorful array of aspiring stars, including singers, dancers, comedians, contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, magicians and ventriloquists, all vying for their chance to strut and perform on stage hoping to win America's hearts - and the $1 million prize.
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Cherry Lu (Keiper) Galpin, 67, of Stroudsburg, passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.
She was born June 21, 1945, in Bushkill to the late Marshall and Catherine (George) Keiper.
Cherry was a bus driver for the Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg school districts for more than 12 years and received a Hero Award from the Pennsylvania State Police. She then owned and operated a day care for 10 years in Stroudsburg. She also worked in many local area restaurants for many years and was an outstanding member of her community.
She was a proud and devoted grandmother to her grandchildren and great-grandson, whom loved and adored her dearly. She loved to cook for her family and friends and anyone else who happened to stop by. Cherry always had a smile and a fun-loving spirit that will be missed by all who knew her.
Cherry is survived by her daughters: Catherine Catalano and her husband, Frederick Catalano, of Stroudsburg and Tami Simone of Saylorsburg; four grandchildren: Salena Lopez of Bayonne, N.J.; Freddie Catalano of Stroudsburg; and Brandon Simone and Cassie Simone, both of Saylorsburg; and one great-grandchild, Noah Lopez of Bayonne, N.J. She also is survived by her siblings, Melva Bell of Neola, and Dale Keiper of Stroudsburg, and many nieces and nephews.
Cherry was preceded in passing by her sisters, Marcia Heller and Anita Angradi and a brother, Dick Keiper.
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Roku today introduced the new Roku 3 set-top box, and it promises to be the best media streamer on the market. In a time period where content is king, the Roku 3 has access to more than 750 channels, including Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and HBO Go. It will play games like Angry Birds in Space, which comes pre-installed.
The Roku 3 enhanced remote features a built-in headphone jack for private listening with the included in-ear headphones. Volume buttons on the remote offer a convenient way to control audio while private listening mode is in use. Additionally, the remote doubles as a motion-sensing game controller for playing games like Angry Birds Space. For even more entertainment possibilities, Roku's free app for iOS(R) and Android(TM) devices transforms a phone into the ultimate Roku command center. The Roku 3 streaming player is available now in the United States through Roku.com, Amazon.com and other leading online retailers for a suggested retail price of $99.99. It will also be available in retail stores nationwide beginning in April.
"As Roku continues to build the largest selection of streaming entertainment, we are always exploring ways to improve the TV experience for our customers," said Anthony Wood, founder and CEO, Roku. "Roku 3 introduces thoughtful new features that customers will love. The intuitive new interface makes it easy to find movies and shows quickly while the private listening mode is perfect for late-night streamers who don't want to wake up the family."
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Routers with 802.11n wireless technology are getting cheaper all the time, but you'd still expect to flesh out over $200 for anything decent. While Edimax's nLite Wireless 3G Broadband Router (3G-6200n) may not be a full 802.11n Wi-Fi device, it can distribute both mobile broadband (3G) and cable/ADSL connections over a comparable distance to proper 802.11n routers, and at a usable speed.
The nLite Wireless 3G Broadband Router doesn't use the same Wi-Fi technology found in most 802.11n wireless routers. Instead, it uses the "nLite" technology also found in TP-Link's TL-WR741ND wireless router. This means that although the router is compatible with 802.11n-enabled adapters and notebooks, it will only deliver a maximum throughput of 150 megabits per second (Mbps). That's half of what 802.11n routers can theoretically achieve, but significantly faster than the 108Mbps limit of enhanced 802.11g routers.
During testing, the Wi-Fi router averaged throughput speeds of 4.9 megabytes per second (MBps) at a range of two metres, which is faster than TP-Link's nLite router. We retained a wireless signal at a distance of 15m, but the router had a much slower throughput speed of 1.1MBps
The wireless router offers five 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports, a WPS button, a removable Wi-Fi antenna and a USB port. There is also a Wi-Fi toggle switch, so you can switch off the router's wireless signal without opening the Web-based interface. Because the Ethernet ports are limited to a theoretical maximum of 100Mbps, you won't be able to reach full Wi-Fi speeds when transferring or streaming data from a PC connected via a cable.
The USB port can be used to connect either a printer or a 3G/HSDPA broadband modem; it even supports USB hubs, so you can plug both devices in simultaneously. Unfortunately, this port is next to the power adapter, which makes it difficult to plug in thick or awkwardly shaped mobile broadband modems such as Huawei's E180 modem. Edimax bundles a short USB extension plug to remedy this.
Setting up a 3G or HSDPA broadband modem
In most cases you just have to insert the modem and configure the broadband provider's access point name (APN) through the Web-based interface. Telstra BigPond customers get a specific page in which they only have to enter their username and password, though we found this was unnecessary when using the Turbo 21. Provided you have the correct APN and any required user authentication, the process is simple — the nLite Wireless 3G Broadband Router attempts to connect to the broadband network until it achieves a secure connection.
When using the 3 Mobile E180 modem in our North Sydney offices, we managed average download speeds of 1745 kilobits per second (Kbps) and upload speeds of 938Kbps using PC World's Broadband Speed Test. The Telstra Turbo 21 modem's average speeds were slightly worse, at 1550Kbps download and 638Kbps upload. Real world speeds will depend on the broadband provider, location and how many people are using the connection simultaneously.
Edimax's nLite 3G Wireless Broadband Router can only distribute one Internet connection at a time, so you will have to prioritise the WAN or mobile broadband connection depending on your circumstances. A WAN Failover feature is also available, so if your 3G connection cuts out, the router will automatically switch to an ADSL or cable modem connection if it can.
The router's Web-based interface lacks options to set up simultaneous wireless networks but the ability to configure a schedule that automatically enables and disables the Wi-Fi signal is handy. Quality of Service (QoS), port forwarding and a basic firewall can also be configured through the interface.
At $149, Edimax's router is a decently priced upgrade from entry-level 802.11g routers, and compatibility with mobile broadband USB modems is a definite boon. The router fills a gap between carrier-locked portable routers like the Virgin Mobile Wi-Fi Modem and fully equipped 802.11n routers like ASUS' RT-N15. For any user who switches between fixed line and mobile broadband services regularly, Edimax's nLite Wireless 3G Broadband Router is a viable choice for distributing those Internet connections across several computers.
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