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Jets keep rolling under new coach Maurice with 5-2 win; Flames woes continueNHL.com @NHLdotcom
CALGARY - While the Winnipeg Jets have reversed their fortunes under new coach Paul Maurice, it was same old, same old Thursday night for the Calgary Flames.
Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice.
"It's pretty tough to generate energy when you give up the first two goals," said Flames coach Bob Hartley. "Bad coverage right in front of our net. In the NHL, you let guys get great shots from 10, 15 feet away, you're looking for trouble."
Considering the Flames had scored only two goals over their previous six home games, that early 2-0 deficit courtesy of Little at 5:01 and Dustin Byfuglien three minutes later seemed to take the life right out of the building, except for the pockets of vocal Jets supporters.
"It's frustrating for our fans, for sure," admitted Flames centre Matt Stajan, who has gone 16 games without a goal and has no points in his last 12. "Every year, we take pride in wearing this jersey, especially on home ice. We've always had success in this building. In this recent stretch, it hasn't been very pretty. "
The Flames have been outscored 22-4 during the losing streak at the Scotiabank Saddledome, which broke the previous mark of six straight losses set in December 1998.
"We can't wait for it to turn around. The game doesn't work that way. It's not just all of a sudden, you're going to start winning. You've gotta make it happen," Stajan said.
Home or away, goal scoring has been a real trouble spot of late.
Calgary has mustered only 12 goals in its last 11 games. They have lost nine of those games to sit 28th in the NHL, three points up on Edmonton. The last place Buffalo Sabres have climbed within six of the Flames.
"I felt tonight, not to make up any excuses, but we had zero legs." Hartley said. "In the third period, we saw a little life but in the first two periods, skating was painful. We were trying but I don't know if it was the trip, and I even hate to mention this, but we had zero intensity, we couldn't move."
Travelling a long distrance for a short two-game road trip, Calgary played back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday, winning in Carolina and losing in Nashville.
Jacob Trouba also scored for Winnipeg (21-23-5), which opened up a 4-0 lead after 40 minutes and cruised to its second consecutive win under Maurice.
"We just have to keep focusing on what we're doing and getting better every game and having a short memory is going to be good for us," said Trouba. "Forget about the game we just played and treat every game as a new one and be ready to play."
Maurice was hired Sunday, the same day that former Jets coach Claude Noel was fired. Winnipeg won 5-1 over Phoenix in Maurice's debut on Monday.
"He's been really good for us," said Scheifele. "He's really instilled a mindset that we're playing for each guy in the locker room, you're playing for the guy beside you. I think that's the big thing, we've really been doing that the last two games."
The Jets will try to make it three wins in a row Saturday night when they play host to the Edmonton Oilers.
"I thought we were pretty good," Maurice said. "Calgary wasn't sitting back and feeling sorry for themselves. They compete, they work and to our credit, we respected that coming into this game. We came to work because we knew they would."
Mark Giordano and Lance Bouma scored for Calgary (16-26-6), which hits the road for games in Vancouver and San Jose next.
"It seems like we're lacking confidence offensively right now but you try not to think about too much," said Flames winger Paul Byron. "It seems like when we get a goal early in a game, we have a completely different hockey team so we know that's a recipe for success so hopefully we can get back to doing that."
Exposed on Byfuglien's first-period goal, leaving him uncovered in the slot, Calgary's defensive coverage was also poor on both second period goals.
Schieffle was left all alone at the side of the net for an easy tap-in at 9:09, set up neatly by Blake Wheeler. At 17:31 on the power play, nice puck movement resulted in Jokinen having an empty net to fire his 13th of the season into.
Making his fourth start in a row, Pavelec finished with 20 saves to improve to 13-19-4.
Berra had 18 stops. The 27-year-old first year goaltender from Switzerland falls to 5-14-2.
Notes: Prior to the game, the Jets placed Evander Kane (hand) on injured reserve and recalled Carl Klingberg from St. John's (AHL). Klingberg has played seven career NHL games but has yet to make an appearance with the Jets this year.... Calgary LW Mike Cammalleri (concussion) missed his third game... The Flames next home game is against Phoenix next Wednesday... Flames LW TJ Galiardi has no goals in his last 32 games... The next game for both Flames LW Jiri Hudler as well as Byfuglien will be their 500th career NHL game.


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Hugh Jackman has been a bona fide Hollywood star for years and in a fortnight he will have one to prove it.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced on Friday the Australian actor will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"Fans from around the world have been consistently asking when this star will be dedicated," Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez said.
"We are happy to say that now is the time. Hugh is one of the world's most popular actors and we are excited that he is joining our Walk of Fame family."
The 44-year-old is a Tony Award winner and a big tip to score an Oscar nomination for his performance opposite Russell Crowe in the new adaptation of the stage musical Les Miserables. However, Jackman already has some Hollywood Boulevard real estate.
In 2009, about 20 metres away from where his star will be laid, Jackman got stuck into wet concrete outside the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre, leaving hand and footprints alongside the likes of Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable and Bing Crosby.
Jackman has built up a huge following for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men franchise, including the spin-off X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Jackman has just wrapped the shooting for another chapter, The Wolverine, in Sydney.
The star ceremony will take place on December 13.

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I'd like to know the answer to that question myself. I'm sure they don't have them at the Dick's in this area, but we do get to Altoona quite a bit.
I know Fiore Toyota is participating and they're in Hollidaysburg, so Dicks might be possible. I'm not sure how Fiore is..I might stop down and see if they'll just give me one without test drive. Maybe if I explain I'm a poor social worker they'll feel bad, hahaha


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Premier League: Sunderland 0 Crystal Palace 0
Sunderland remain in the bottom three of the Premier League after a goalless draw with Crystal Palace at the Stadium of Light.
Gus Poyet's men dominated Saturday's game, but were unable to find the goal that would have lifted them out of the relegation places.
Sunderland pressured the away side throughout, with Adam Johnson looking particularly lively as he provided Steven Fletcher with plenty of quality deliveries into the box.
Johnson found Fletcher after just three minutes with a brilliant whipped ball, but the Scotsman headed wide to leave Sunderland to rue a missed opportunity at the bottom of the table.
The result means Sunderland have won only twice in eight Premier League home games, while Tony Pulis' Palace side are winless in five top-flight matches on the road.
Johnson posed a threat after three minutes, cutting in from the right and finding Fletcher, but the chance fizzled out.
Adrian Mariappa picked up a booking after seven minutes for a strong challenge on Fabio Borini, giving Sunderland another chance to test Julian Speroni with a free-kick from the left. Marcos Alonso picked up the cleared set-piece on the edge of the box, but failed to find the target.
There were a further two early cautions, first for Joel Ward after just 12 minutes with a high challenge on Sebastian Larsson and then for Liam Bridcutt when he brought down Mile Jedinak three minutes later. The Palace captain then sent the resulting free-kick well over the crossbar from distance.
The home side constantly bombarded Pulis' men with crosses into the box and the pressure almost paid off when Fletcher tried to flick in Borini's low driven delivery, but he was unable to make clean contact.
Phil Bardsley won a free-kick on the edge of the box when Jedinak pulled him down, and the Sunderland defender looked to have kicked out, but escaped unpunished.
After all of Sunderland's dominance, goalkeeper Vito Mannone nearly made a catastrophic error when he slipped trying to clear a simple back pass, but he was let off the hook as the danger was cleared.
Johnson then saw his 40th-minute shot from the left result in a massive scramble in the Palace six-yard box, with the referee eventually blowing for a free-kick to ease the pressure on the away side.
Jozy Altidore replaced Fletcher at half-time after the former Wolves man picked up an injury just before the break and he nearly made an instant impact when he swivelled in the box, but put his left-footed shot wide after 50 minutes.
Another ball into the box from Sunderland was met by Borini, but he could not keep his volley under the crossbar as it sailed well over.
Larsson was replaced by Craig Gardner on the hour mark as Sunderland pushed for the winner and he was booked only two minutes of arriving on the pitch.
The home side continued to push for a crucial goal in the fight to avoid relegation, but were unable to make a breakthrough as the game ended scoreless.


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Jay-Z did not speak at the press conference, but, Yormark said, "By being here today, Jay-Z is showing his commitment to a new Nassau. Jay-Z last played at the Coliseum in 2010, and he wants to come back."
According to Yormark, the group has already secured 100 event commitments from different promoters.
The architectural work, which would be done by SHoP Architects — the designers of the Barclays Center — includes a façade on the building's exterior. The interior would be redesigned by the global firm Gensler to be more "aesthetically consistent" with the exterior.
The group said that it intends to redevelop the area surrounding the Coliseum as well, with a 2,500-seat outdoor amphitheater, a separate 2,000-seat theater, a movie theater, restaurants and retail shops.
Finally, the group intends to commission a sculptor to design a monument memorializing Nassau County's veterans, to be installed near the arena's front entrance.
Construction would take about 15 months, during which the Coliseum would be closed. The entire project would cost approximately $229 million.
"This place, I really see, could be [as] Staples Center [is] to Los Angeles, as Barclays is to Brooklyn," said Ratner. "That's how Nassau Coliseum should be to this county."
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Representing New York Sports and Entertainment LLC were Bernie Shereck, his son David and Jim Johnson. The Long Island natives said they have commitments to bring a minor league hockey team to the Coliseum, as well as an indoor lacrosse team.
Johnson said that his group's primary focus is on redesigning the building's interior, including reducing seating from 16,000 to around 8,000 to 10,000.
The group is partnered with Global Spectrum, which would manage the Coliseum and bring about 150 events to the facility, in addition to sports. Global Spectrum is a subsidiary of Comcast, which manages 112 arenas throughout North America, Johnson said.


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Difference between revisions of "Talk:Chicago"
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Here's what I think we need:
Many suburbs are covered on the Chicagoland page and have only one attraction of note. However, there are a few that deserve fuller coverage as a complement to the Chicago set of articles, and need work accordingly. Post 'em here (but only if you're willing to work on them).
Last updated by Peter Talk 04:04, 20 May 2009 (EDT)
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Re: [1], my guess is that the IP thought that the word "idea" was a little bland after using such evocative phrases as "truth of jazz" and "heart of comedy". (But at least it keeps the parallel construction, so I agree that it's better than having nothing there at all.) Is there a loftier noun that could be used to describe the skyscrapers? Engage a pun by saying "height of architecture" or something like that?
(On a related note, the lack of a descriptor before "blues" also rubs me the wrong way as it sounds clunky when it's followed by those "___ of ___" constructions.)
-- LtPowers 08:37, 5 January 2010 (EST)
Chicago's summers are not disgustingly hot. They are hot and humid at times. "Disgustingly hot" would be more identifiable with Phoenix, or pretty much any South Texas city or South Florida city, like Houston and Miami. I have been in Chicago in the summer when it was just 81 degrees, and I have been there when it was 91. But every day or every summer in Chicago is not like that, so by definition that does not make their summer's disgustingly hot. Phoenix, Miami, and Houston, however, ARE like that every day of the summer for every year. Therefore, their articles should have the term "disgustingly hot". This needs to be changed. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs)
First of all, I never insert false information. If you walk away with nothing else, at least walk away with that. I did not say Chicago cannot be called hot in summer. It can be called "hot and humid at times in the summer", that phrasing would be better. I said it shouldn't be called "disgustingly hot" because if you use that term, you have nowhere else to go when describing the summers of cities like Phoenix, Houston or Miami, which are actually "disgustingly hot" in the summer (dry heat or not for Phoenix).
And as far as the taxi situation, ok here we go: The article states "outside of the downtown, North Side, Near West, and Near South sides you will likely have greater difficulty hailing a taxi directly from the street". Well look at a map of the city of Chicago. All those aforementioned areas added together constitute roughly half of the city's land area! Then add to that several upper-class and middle-class neighborhoods on the South Side and Southwest like Hyde Park, Kenwood, Chatham, and Beverly, to name a few, where hailing taxis are easy too. Plus the upper and middle class sections of the Northwest Side and you technically have covered almost the entire city. Now of course, there will be several lower class areas where taxis themselves may not be as numerous in numbers, but when they do ride through the streets of those lower class areas, they still will sometimes stop if hailed. This is no different than New York City where taxis can be hailed, and are more numerous in Manhattan but less so in the Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island. New York City's article doesn't state "outside of Manhattan taxis may be more difficult to hail from the street", so there should be no reason Chicago's article should have wording stating its difficult to hail a cab outside what really is a large portion of Chicago. In fact, it may be easier to hail a cab in the entire city of Chicago versus the entire city of New York because taxis are freely hailed in about half of Chicago's land area, and in New York City taxis concentrate on Manhattan only, which is not half of New York City's land area. Chicago, New York City, and Washington D.C. are considered American cities where taxis can be hailed from the street. Sorry for the long reply, but you asked.
If you are looking at your Chicago maps correctly, you will see that the downtown area, the North Side, Near West, and Near South sides added together do not constitute just a tenth of the city's land area. The Near North Side and the North Side stretch from Division all the way to the Howard border at the city's northern limits with Evanston. The Near South Side would go as far south as 35th Street and the Near West Side as far west as Western Ave. That entire land mass added together is not just a tenth of Chicago. Look again. An area that large doesn't deserve the terminology "outside the downtown, North Side, Near West, and Near South sides you may find it difficult to hail a cab" because, although that may be true, you are giving the reader an inaccurate perception of hailing cabs off the streets of Chicago. It is not hard to do; anyone in Chicago will tell you that. Look at it this way: New York City's article -doesn't- state "outside of Manhattan (or perhaps some areas of Brooklyn) you may find it difficult to hail a taxi off the street", although that statement is true. People who live in the Bronx, Staten Island, or Queens find it more difficult hailing a taxi off the streets than people in Manhattan. So if you want to keep that terminology in Chicago's article, New York's article should have the same terminology. If you didn't find it necessary to state it's harder to hail a cab off the streets in the Bronx, Staten Island, or Queens versus Manhattan, there was no need to put that type of terminology in Chicago's article when referring to the South or West Sides. Keep it consistent.
Point blank. It is not hard to hail a taxi off the streets of Chicago. In most American cities, you must call a taxi to come pick you up. Chicago and New York City are exceptions to that rule. But both cities have areas where it's easier to hail a cab and areas where it may be somewhat more difficult yet not impossible to hail a cab off the street. For Chicago, the easier areas are downtown, North Side, Near South, and Near West Sides. The harder areas in Chicago may be the West Side, and some parts of the South Side. In New York City, the easier area is Manhattan. The harder areas are the Bronx, Staten Island, and parts of Brooklyn and Queens. So if they both are comparable in that regard, my arguement is that when you read the Chicago article it gives the reader the impression that it's virtually impossible outside a small area, whereas the New York article doesn't give that impression, yet the same is true for both cities. That's what I'm saying.
Lede (again)
I found the lede to this article to be misleading. Chicago is not the birthplace of jazz and the blues; those are from the South. Moreover, the local music scene isn't really the most important thing to the city's identity. My suggested rewrite was reverted; no particular objection to the content was specified. It is reproduced below. -- Beland 01:08, 18 May 2010 (EDT)
What's a lede?--Burmesedays 01:15, 18 May 2010 (EDT)
As the hub of the Midwest, Chicago [3] is easy to find — its picturesque skyline calls across the waters of Lake Michigan, a first impression that soon reveals world-class museums of art and science, miles of sandy beaches, huge parks and public art, and perhaps the finest downtown collection of historic and modern architecture in the world. Here, the age of railroads found its center and spawned a huge meatpacking industry; in more recent decades, airplanes have swooped in to connect the city to the world and carry its faith in social progress.
Known for its blues, jazz, comedy, theater, shopping, and fine dining, the hustle and bustle of life in America's "Second City" (a title now contested with Los Angeles) have barely put a dent in its genuine Midwestern friendliness.
Hyperbole in the lead
The lead sounds like it was written by the Chicago Tourism Bureau. It is not the "home of the blues," only electric or Chicago-style blues. I don't know what "the truth of jazz" means. New York has a stronger association with skyscrapers. It's midwestern friendliness is noted, so no need to insult other cities as surly in the next sentence. The first sentence should note that Chicago is the third biggest city in America and the capital of the midwest. The features of the city should be noted without sounding so cheesy. Hyperbole destroys an articles credibility. —The preceding comment was added by 126.96.36.199 (talk • contribs)
"any good travel article" doesn't need to exagerate to be colorful. Look at the articles for New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, or Berlin. They lead with the information a traveller would want, not meaningless praise. We can have a readable lead that people will like. There have been many changes, but the Chicago Tourism Bureau keeps changing it back.
You betray your bias. I was citing the other cities not to bring conflict, but to show that Chicago's lead is in no way typical. It is an off-putting, over-exciting lie. I'm sorry your "book" contains the hyperbole lead, but lets make this online article easier to read and use. We don't need Chicago-patriots screaming their cities praise. Travel is about putting prejudices aside. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs)
Willis / Sears Tower
There have been numerous edits to the Chicago articles in the past year to change "Sears Tower" to "Willis Tower", most of which have been reverted. At some point "Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)" is going to be the most common name. If we aren't there yet, then "Sears Tower (officially Willis Tower)" might be a decent compromise that will stave off further well-meaning edits. I don't know Chicago well enough to know which is better, so can anyone provide some input so that those of us watching this article know what to do with edits to the tower's name? -- Ryan • (talk) • 10:52, 24 August 2010 (EDT)
Bus table
I'm moving this here for discussion — I'm not sure we should devote this much space to bus transit between Chicago and a scant two cities. Gorilla Jones 18:20, 26 September 2010 (EDT)
A summary of bus fares to Milwaukee and Minneapolis frequencies and services including the lowest internet fare, the walk-up ticket price and how often the buses run:
²Train. AAA, ISIC, SA, Senior (walk-up) discounts: Milwaukee $18, Minneapolis from $47. ³Tickets must be purchased via internet or telephone($3 fee).
Coyotes downtown?
Not sure whether or where this might fit it in the article. Seemed worth posting, though: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/11/16/let-loose-the-coyotes-chicago-embraces-rat-hunting-predators/ Pashley 05:37, 25 November 2010 (EST)
Lead needs more color
The lead was so boring before. Everyone knows that blues and jazz are centered in Chicago, that people are super-friendly there unlike every other city that size, and that there is days weeks and months of stuff to see in Chicago.
But there might be some foreigners reading this and we need to convince them to come to Chicago! We should add more color to the lead. I added some real colorful stuff. It's not all true, mind you, but color is more important than truth. Chicago!
I agree that truth is more important than color. But legitimate concerns about the lead's bombastic claims were repeatedly brought up and shouted down by people who said "we need color, your edits are boring." Some of the people round here think its dull writing if it doesn't have a bunch of meaningless color that isnt based on reality.
Satire, not vandalism.
We need to calm down the lead and bring it in line with the helpful, informativie, and interesting nature of the rest of this site. Not a "Chicago is awesome" banner. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 188.8.131.52 (talk • contribs)
Can we have a discussion about making the lead appealing and informative without being so grabby? With consensus, huh? —The preceding comment was added by 188.8.131.52 (talk • contribs)
I think the lead is laying on the gravy a bit heavy. Let's have some biscuits.
The first paragraph could be shorter. The last two sentences could be one. "World-class luxury mingles with real Midwestern friendliness in a city that likes to swagger." How about that?
We can replace the whole first paragraph with...
"Ready to laugh, cry, sing the blues and swagger through the third-biggest city in America? Chicago has been there for trains, planes, hog-butcherin', and skyscrapers. World-class luxury mingles with real Midwestern friendliness. Because around here, everything is done "Chicago style!"
Or no? I wanna work with you guys. —The preceding comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs)
Ok, I'll think about this account thing. Bear in mind that I did "hyperbole in the lead" and this and that's it.
You are right that the lead should be "substantial enough to give the reader a good idea of what they'll find in the rest of the article." The rest of the article is very good, great even. Concise, complete, and with some helpful swagger in the writing too.
The lead isn't concise. It is coming from too many places at once, like an Illinois twister.
"Chicago is where blues went eletric and jazz found its swing. Comedy and cuisine adapted and were adopted again by the rest of America from this skyscraper metropolise. Hogbutchering and moonshining are gone, but the Second City hasn't lost its downhome charm."
That mentions blues, jazz, comedy, food (bbq, pizza, etc), skycrapers, The Jungle and gangsters, Second City, along with its downhome charm (I wanted to say swagger, but didn't).
It cuts out some of the lesser-known references from the first paragraph, but will leave it stronger. Plus the "downhome" segways into the second paragraph. —The preceding comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs)
I agree about grabbing a readers attention. I think we can be more informative without loosing flavor. I like my line "Chicago is where blues went electric and jazz found its swing." We can play up the "Second City" theme, in that Chicago puts its own style on Americana.
Before I went at the lead with my own take, someone was graffiting the lead consistantly and with some stuff that was pretty obscene. There are other examples. I think people are graffiting because they are bothered by the unabashed lead. 184.108.40.206
Articles don't have "main authors." Bullys protecting their handiwork is not the point of a wiki.
Wikitravel says color and information must coexist.
So, I don't see any ojections around here to me changing the lead, except from the guys trying to sell books on EBAY. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 188.8.131.52 (talk • contribs)
I'm not the only reader who thinks its too promotional. Thats why it is susceptable to graffiti.
I am being reasonable, asking for a reasonable intro, not a meaningless one. "It can't change, its so colorful" is not reasonable. Sure, there are some people contributing more than others, but that doesn't make their opinions more important. As an IP address, my contributions are not less valid than someone who spends alot of time on their user page.
Go to the EBAY (I'll spell it as I like) page and you will see a bunch of ridiculous reviews made by meat puppets. The primary conts are selling a book. If that is the purpose of this site, I'll back off, but I thought its to give quality info to travellers.
So, its "watered down" if it has more info?
I don't know why Chicago residents are so defensive about their city. I think it has to do with an inferiority complex next to LA and NYC. Chicago can stand along side any city in the world with its own merit, it doesn't need invented praise.
Nobody except the Chicago gang has commented in support of the lead. I'm going to make some minor changes and we can go from there.
—The preceding comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs)
Sorry, not ebay, Amazon, my mistake. Look at the reviews, they are written in the same style as the old lead. "Wow, buy this book, it heals Leprosy!"
Other people bring up the lead and it was always shouted down. If changes were suggested they were labelled bland. My edit isn't bland, its colorful and truthful. It tells people interesting stuff about Chicago.
Did you notice that the lead used to link to Choosechicago.com? I got rid of that. I said it before and I'll say it again, the old lead was written by someone with a vested interest in increasing tourist numbers to Chicago.
I like being flippant and childish on talk pages. I think its fun. But the article exists for the reader. Lets give them good info without being a dusty old tome.
You and me, like the Blues Brothers. We're on a mission from God.
Chicago jazz distinguishes itself from other styles in a variety of ways, and Chicago-style means Swing Jazz. That is not a factual statement, it is a blend of color and information.
Are you saying that it is verifiable that the "truth of jazz" is in Chicago? That is like saying the best jazz is in Chicago. We can say "alot of the best jazz is in Chicago" but your revert is not more true. Which do you prefer, color or truth? —The preceding comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs)
Widespread support? There is consensus for change. It has been brought up numerous times for improvement and always shouted down by a few individuals. Just like you are doing now.
The widespread defacement of this page can be viewed as adding to the consensus for change.
This article deserves a gold star for its completeness. Many people overlooked the bombastic lead for that reason, I think.
At least part of the lead needs to be changed to make this article easier to use, more informative, and less whimsical.
You've still failed to help improve the lead, only champion it as perfect. I'm not the one saying "I don't like it." I have specific beefs. You have general praise.
So are you gonna get on the trolley of progress?
—The preceding comment was added by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs)
It was made "significantly worse"? So it started out bad. Agreed. I'm changing it back. Can we let it hang a few days, see if we get some criticism? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.127.116.11 (talk • contribs)
I guess the change being proposed here is from:
Chicago is the home of the blues and the truth of jazz, the heart of comedy and the idea of the skyscraper. Here, the age of railroads found its center, and airplanes followed suit. Butcher of hogs and believer in progress, it is one of the world's great cities, and yet the metropolitan luxuries of theater, shopping, and fine dining have barely put a dent in real Midwestern friendliness. It's a city with a swagger, but without the surliness or even the fake smiles found in other cities of its size.
Chicago is where blues went electric and jazz found its swing. Comedy and cuisine adapted and were adopted again by the rest of America from this skyscraper metropolis. Hogbutchering and moonshining are gone, but the Second City hasn't lost its downhome charm.
While I do genuinely appreciate that someone is taking the challenge to heart and trying to write something original (rather than simply neutering existing writing), to me this would seem a clear degradation in style. The only part that works well is the first sentence—which I like. The second sentence is a weak watery construction, serving only to mention the items that would otherwise be forgotten from the existing version (comedy & skyscrapers). The third one is quite cute, and I like it, but "downhome" is a jarring term for Chicago—it's a little too southern; a little too country.
Now on the other hand, the original intro has a lot going for it. The introductory sentence has a neat structure of parallel metaphors touching on Chicago's biggest contributions to the world of American aesthetics/culture—it's a punchy way to lead off the article, and one which serves as a hook, to get the reader to figure out why the city is these things. The next puts the city at the center of the nation's transit infrastructure, which aside from finance is probably the city's most prominent economic role in the country. I'm a big fan of the third sentence, with another punchy line ("butcher of hogs and believer in progress"—c'mon, this is great stuff), followed with what I think is one of the main reasons visitors to the United States really should make a point of visiting—the city has all you could want in terms of urbanity and culture, but still represents the country well in terms of casual American hospitality.
The fourth sentence is IMO a little wanting, as the second clause is kind of an awkward veiled dig at the two cities in the country larger than Chicago, but it still serves as a good concluding line to the lede. I initially suggested that it might work better as an overt shot: "without the surliness of a New York or the fake smiles of L.A." But maybe an even more abstract version would be better? Again, the point being made is worth emphasizing, because I think it's a main selling point of the city.
Lest I be accused of some sort of bias..., I did not actually write the existing version. --Peter Talk 13:45, 7 June 2011 (EDT)
I wrote the "blues went electric" revision. I read your criticisms and tried to give it another go. This one incorporates more from the old version, which I'm starting to appreciate more. But, I took off some phrases that I thought were still over the top (days, weeks and months) and tried to introduce some other flavor.
I put two movie references in, but I think they are appropriate. Ferris and the Brothers both have Chicago as a character in the movie and give people who've never visited there a picture to put in their heads. The last sentence of the second paragraph is new, but touches on the friendliness of people while bringing up comedy and nightlife in Chicago as well as the many sports teams.
I disagree that the old one "flows". Revision is going back up to generate comments from 3rd parties. 22.214.171.124 18:36, 3 July 2011 (EDT)
There have been numerous 3rd party comments supporting changes and revisions. If we leave the old one up, we will only get continued vandalism (which is an arguement for change).
Revision needs to be up so that people can comment on the talk page. 18.104.22.168 19:16, 7 July 2011 (EDT)


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I've been looking for places to stay and perform for the first couple of weeks of the trip. It's been going well. Only three more days to arrange now and we're all set for the first 25% of the Spokes and Jokes adventure.
Yesterday, I searched for housing for the first day of the trip, during which I will end up around Greene, Maine. I found a couple of churches there and the photo on one of the church's websites showed a youth leader that looked a lot like a man I work with at the Kennebec Journal. I emailed him, making no mention that I thought we might work together, but making my request for lodging.
It was confirmed by a coworker that morning that the man who ministered at the church was a man who is among about thirty that works in the same office that I do.
Later in the afternoon, I got an email from him saying it would be fine if we stayed at his place.
I responded by saying, "You know what's funny and what I've come to learn since I emailed you this morning? We are both in the same room right now. I work in the graphics department at the KJ."
He responded that he thought he had heard my name before and that he thought it was "awesomely funny".
It was. I'm enjoying all of these unique personal interactions as this trip comes together.


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gstevens26 posted a topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale Clubhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/National-Clutch-Kit-Genuine-Direct-Replacement-OE-Quality-Trasmission-Part-/291296033672?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&fits=Car+Make%3AFord%7CModel%3AMondeo%7CCars+Type%3A2.5+ST+200&hash=item43d298bb88 I need some help regarding the clutch on my 2000 ST200.. I'm looking for a replacement so need the clutch kit and the concentric slave. I wondered if anyone has any experience of the ones on ebay? I've found the above kit (minus the slave) and have contacted them about it, they have checked it against my reg and they say it will fit but I think their system just brought up 2.5 mondeo and believe the ST200 has a different clutch to the standard 2.5 mondeo's so I'm dubious as to whether it will actually fit. Has anyone ever used a kit off ebay and if so can anyone advise or point me in the right direction for the correct parts at a reasonable price not Ford rip off prices!! Any help is greatly appreciated as I really need to get my car back on the road asap...
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gstevens26 posted a topic in Ford Mondeo / Vignale ClubHi. The clutch is going on my 2000 st200. I took it off the road because I couldn't afford to get it fixed but now want to get it going again. I've got a contact that will fit any clutch for £120 labour as long as I supply the parts but I'm struggling. I've looked on eBay and there are that many kits that say they will fit the car but after speaking to ford they say that it has a different clutch to any other Mondeo ever made so I'm very wary. Ford want around £400+ for the parts which I basically don't want to pay.. Does anyone have any experience of this? Can anyone advise what exactly I will need to get as I believe I need to get a concentric slave too. Can anyone point me in the right direction for reasonably priced parts too. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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gstevens26 posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi guys, i'm new to the forum and hoping someone can help me. My wife has a 2000 Fiesta Finesse 1.3 which i was driving home from work yesterday. It had been raining heavily and I had to go some very deep ford like puddles which stretched accross the road. I made it through them all and got home without any hiccups. My wife then took the car out and again had to go through some of these ford like puddles. When she got home she said that the temperature light came on shortly whilst she was driving. I Took the car out again to see if it was ok and no lights came on although a large rattle has started when turning the car on and when hitting bumps etc which i hope is just something loosened by the large puddles, maybe the exhaust rattling.. Anyway, that's another issue... I checked the engine bay and all looked fine, didn't appear to be anything out of place so I left it. I have driven it to work today and noticed that the little red LED to the right of the clock is flashing when accelerating and slowing down. It flashes slowly and builds up to a solid light when accelerating and flashes fast and slows down to a solid light when stopping. It only does this up to about 20 mph and back down again.. Can anyone advise what this means??? I did notice a light flickering on the dash board at one point when I was slowing down but not sure if it was the battery light or the temp light but it never happened again so couldn't confirm.. I'm worried water has got in somewhere and is causing an issue.. Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks
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Cedar-Isles-Dean neighborhood is located on the western edge of Minneapolis in the Calhoun-Isles community. It takes its name from Cedar Lake, Lake of the Isles, and Dean Parkway, which was named in honor of A. J. Dean, one of its donors in 1892.
Its main boundaries are Lake Street to the south, France Avenue to the west, and the Kenilworth Lagoon and Lake of the Isles to the north and east. The neighborhood shares Cedar Lake with Bryn Mawr and Kenwood neighborhoods, and Lake of the Isles with Kenwood neighborhood. Cedar Lake, Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun are the major lakes in the Chain of Lakes, and they have many amenities including a significant amount of parkland and many miles of trails. Midtown Greenway runs through the neighborhood.
Kenilworth Trail traverses the neighborhood in a north-south direction following the Twin Cities and Western Railroad tracks. This path connects with the Cedar Lake Trail and links Cedar Lake, Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun. It also offers cyclists and pedestrians another connection to downtown Minneapolis.
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I ran out of ink on Monday so I couldn't print any of my pictures and now I'm playing catch up with my pages.
We had fun tonight watching movies and making Sidney laugh.
We tried a new honey lime enchilada recipe and it just might be the best thing I've ever made. And I don't think it was the three glasses of wine talking. Even Mike loved them. You should definitely try them right away. They are that good.


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1. condescend - verb
· behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
2. condescend - verb
· do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
3. condescend - verb
· debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
Synonym(s): stoop, lower_oneself
4. condescend - verb
· treat condescendingly
Synonym(s): patronize, patronise
Hypernym(s): interact
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EU Considers Banning Ratings Agencies From Warning That Countries May Be In Financial Trouble
from the head-in-the-sand-regulating dept
And while I think that the big ratings agencies can make big mistakes, that doesn't mean the answer is to shut them up. However, some regulators in Europe disagree. They're discussing a plan to require agencies to not give out ratings, specifically on sovereign debt, which is where many of the key concerns are right now. With many countries in Europe facing serious debt problems (Greece, Portugal, possibly Spain and Italy among them), it seems like Europe has decided the best way to deal with the problem... is to stop people from talking about the problem.
It's difficult to think of a worse plan.
The defenders of the plan complain that S&P, Moody's and Fitch represent an oligopoly over ratings. And that may be true, but that's no excuse for stifling speech. The way to deal with an oligopoly is to add more competition to the market, rather than limiting what those companies can do... especially when it comes to things like expressing an opinion.


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Hello!...my name is Stuart otherwise known has Clonest or StuartC in the gaming world....and has some people might be able to tell I LOVE video games!, especially the more action filled ones which involve the Cooperative feature for multiplayer and to me...is the best form of multiplayer ever to be released for any game and I strive for just about every good old classic game their is out there to include it someday and has I continued to do OK in school, I also continued to do my best at mofiying many PC games like switching files around..seeing if one game using another games engine is compatible with it and other stuff like that...and so far I have been quite successful in modifying 2 out of many video games I favor the most of in getting them re-worked for Cooperative gameplay. The Two games are "Starcraft" and a goofy james bond parody yet realistic graphics wise game titled "No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in Harms Way"(don't be fooled if you find the game too girly at first!)
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Manitou Incline Trail Reopening Celebration
Colorado Springs, CO - Join us for a reopening celebration of the Manitou Incline on Friday, December 5 at 10 a.m. at the base of the Incline. Please park in the COG parking lot, 515 Ruxton Av, 80829.
The Manitou Incline will be reopened to the public after being closed for repairs for the past three months. Phase 1 construction has been completed to repair the steepest sections of the Incline and protect it from further erosion and damage due to future storm events and public use.
Goals of the Manitou Incline Trail Enhancement Project
The Incline project's four major goals are improved safety, enhanced user experience, long-term sustainability of the trail and increased accessibility. Work on the Incline included repair and replacement of damaged retaining walls, cleanup of rebar and loose debris, construction of additional drainage structures, stabilization of existing ties and stabilization of surrounding slopes. The new drainage structures will significantly reduce the velocity of water, a critical factor in reducing erosion and ensuring the Incline's long-term sustainability.
History of the Mt. Manitou Incline
Under the ownership of Dr. Newton Brumback, the Manitou Incline was originally constructed as a one-mile cable tram for the purpose of providing access to water tanks at the top of the mountain that would provide gravity-fed water pressure to the cities of Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs. Shortly after its completion in 1907, the tram was opened as a tourist attraction. The Incline boasted a 16-minute ride to "scenic splendors" and ten miles of hiking trails in Mt. Manitou Park, and claimed to be the "longest and highest incline on the globe."
The Incline's 2,741 steps make up one of the most challenging and popular recreation sites in the nation. The trail is a one-mile ascent with an elevation gain of 2,000 feet, and the average grade is 43%, reaching 68% at the steepest point. Nearly 20 years of unmanaged trespass and use of the Incline have resulted in significant erosion on the mountainside and dangerous trail conditions.
In 2010, the three property owners - Colorado Springs Utilities, the COG Railway, and the US Forest Service – together with the cities of Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs, agreed that serious safety and liability concerns, including the trail's condition and impact on nearby neighborhoods, called for development of a Site Development and Management Plan to address these issues, allow the Incline to open for legal use and to capitalize on the Incline's benefits. The Incline is now officially open and legal for recreational use.


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Brazil is considering retaliation against trade partners that are refusing to import Brazilian beef suspected of carrying atypical mad cow disease.
Senior Brazilian officials say fears that Brazilian beef is unsafe for human consumption are unfounded and the international import restrictions are unjustified.
China and Japan are on a growing list of countries that have banned Brazilian beef imports. Chile became the first Latin American nation to halt imports from Brazil, despite Brazilian protestations the meat is safe to eat.


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This completely new textbook takes an integrative, problem-based approach to pathophysiology, creating an effective bridge from basic science to clinical practice. Preeminent pathology practitioner, author, and instructor Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD skillfully provides you with the rich understanding of disease mechanisms you need to succeed on the USMLE and beyond. Clinical vignettes in each chapter, presented in a problem-based format, demonstrate the practical relevance of pathophysiology principles, and hundreds of full-color diagrams clarify even the most difficult concepts. Plus, full-text online access via Student Consult further enhances learning and study. The result is a comprehensive yet succinct source that is ideal for today's medical students.
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- Discussions of each organ system's disorders include key clinical function tests and lab tests - valuable aspects of laboratory medicine that are highly relevant to clinical practice, but are not covered in other pathophysiology texts.
- A consistent, logical format for each chapter makes the material easy to master.
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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel tied the knot last Friday (Oct. 19) in southern Italy, but managed to keep most of the details under wraps until the big debut of the wedding photographs Wednesday (Oct. 24) in People magazine.
Timberlake tells People it was "a really special evening" and Biel adds, "It was a total fantasy experience."
Biel wore a custom-made, petal pink Giambattista Valli Haute Couture gown and Timberlake played the guitar and serenaded her with an original song as she walked down the aisle.
The wedding welcomed about a 100 guests and the festivities lasted all week leading up to the wedding. Among the celebrities on hand to help celebrate were Jimmy Fallon, Andy Samberg and Beverley Mitchell, Biel's "7th Heaven" co-star.
All the pictures can be seen in the latest issue of People, on newsstands now.


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Surface Analysis of Organic Monlayers Using FTIR and XPS
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Current research concerning self-assembled monolayers (SAM) focuses on the fabrication of microelectronics utilizing a semiconductor/molecule/metal junction. This study seeks to investigate various experimental techniques for creation of organic monolayers by surface analysis techniques including fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The monolayers were formed by electrochemical reduction of diazonium salts on Si(111) and solution self-assembly of thiols on GaAs(100), with and without ammonium hydroxide immersion. FTIR results validate the effectiveness of solution self-assembly using ammonium hydroxide immersion, but indicate incomplete monolayer formation when using reduction of diazonium salts. FTIR further indicates the effectiveness of indirect contacting of GaAs with Au using an Ar backfield. XPS results quantified the amount of sample oxidization at the surface. Furthermore, XPS also verified elemental composition in these samples.
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June 2, 2007
COOPER RIVER, N.J. - The MIT lightweight crew team comported itself with good racing maturity, tenacity and a visible desire for a strong competitive performance at the 2007 IRA Regatta. The lightweights represented three of the four men's boats sent by the Engineers to the intercollegiate national championships and nearly pulled off some of the weekend's biggest upsets.
"We still have a ton of work to do in preparation for next year," noted head coach Ted Benford, "but we leave the season more encouraged, more confident, and more determined to succeed."
The freshman four fell just short in an exhilarating race in the Petite Final. The finish was too close to call at the line, and the athletes and coaches were left waiting for the official results to be announced. The Engineers closed third in the photo finish with a time of 6:38.74. Navy won the race in 6:38.44, while Grand Valley secured runner-up honors (6:38.57).
The race featured a quick start, and although every team looked to create separation, none of the teams were able to assert control through the first 1000 meters. After shutting down a charge from Orange Coast at 900m, MIT, Grand Valley and Navy pulled away from the field and continued to fight it out. As one boat would put a bowball in front, the other two would respond and pull them back. In the last 500m, Navy and MIT started its sprint. Grand Valley let MIT go and then with 30 strokes left in the sprint, they went for it. In the last 10 strokes, Navy had pulled out a slight lead with Grand Valley surging.
MIT's frosh boat endured a rough start in the semis and were fifth off the line rather than taking its usual early lead. Despite the slow beginning, the Engineers gave Harvard and Princeton a scare with a huge charge in the last 700m to nearly steal the third and final slot in the Grand Final. Unfortunately, the Crimson prevailed by about half a deck to join Yale and Princeton, which finished first and second, respectively.
The straight four also had a tough start in their semi-final race. With only three teams able to qualify for the top finals, Tech needed to push hard for a spot in the top 12. Like the frosh lights, MIT once again had to chase third place - in this case the Rutgers heavyweights - who took a commanding boat length lead after 700m. At the 1000m mark, as planned, the Engineers orchestrated a major push and tried to swing momentum in their favor. The surge enabled MIT to pick up three seats on Rutgers. Going into the final sprint, MIT was continuing to surge but finished less than one second behind the Scarlet Knights to finish fourth overall.
The straight four responded with their strongest race of the season in the final. Brown sprinted ahead at the start with MIT leading a large chase-pack. In the first half of the race, MIT asserted itself into second place ahead of Michigan, Boston University, Temple and Lehigh and began chasing down Brown who had broken open on the field. With 500 meters to go, MIT re-established contact on the Bears and coming into the last 20 strokes, Tech was powerfully eating into their lead. At the finish, MIT once again fell just short, although the Cardinal and Gray finished comfortably ahead of the Wolverines for second place. The top three times in Saturday's final included Brown 6:31.81; MIT 6:33.10; and Michigan 6:36.81.
"Although we fell short by two seats, our guys showed major leaps in maturation and delivered one of the strongest sprints I have seen from the varsity lightweight team," said Benford.
After finishing fifth in a well-separated field, the men's pair advanced to the Third-Level Final. Following a re-start to the final, MIT and Princeton pulled away from the field with a strong opening 500m. The Tigers proved to have better horsepower as the race developed, although Ryan Daspit and Alex Hayman authored a negative-split performance with a powerful second half. Finishing comfortably in second, the Engineers finished ahead of Dartmouth and Minnesota, which secured the next two spots.
Men's Freshman Four
Cox - Olga Botvinnik
Stroke - Aaron Blankstein (2007-2008 co-Captain)
Three - Raphael Peterson
Two - Ryan Flynn
Bow - Andres Camarena
Men's Varsity Four w/out Cox
Stroke - Russell Ryan
Three - Bill Garthwaite (2007-2008 co-Captain)
Two - Jeff Iqbal
Bow - Andrzej Wojciesznski
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NJ to Start 2014 with Snow, Bitter Cold
It's looking like parts of New Jersey will start the New Year with a fresh blanket of snow, followed by a blast of bitter cold air.
Details of the storm are starting to come together as the National Weather Forecast Service has issued a statement calling for 2-4 inches of snow across south Jersey, including coastal areas.. 4-6 inches of snow will fall in central and north Jersey north of Interstate 195 including Monmouth and Ocean counties.
6-8 inches are expected in Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties and into New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and southern Connecticut where a Winter Storm Watch has been issued starting Thursday night.
The National Weather Service's New York City office is warning that north Jersey could be getting a "high impact winter storm that might bring heavy precipitation, strong winds, minor to moderate coastal flooding and beach erosion accompanied and followed by bitter cold temperatures Thursday through Friday."
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Be ready to report your snow closings on NJ1015.com.]
The snow starts as a wintry mix of snow, sleet and rain on Thursday afternoon and turn to all snow on Thursday night as temperatures drop rapidly into the single digits with strong northwest winds making for subzero wind chill. The snow ends on Friday morning as temperatures struggle to reach 20.Near record low temperatures are possible on Saturday morning.
Cold temperatures could affect how effective roadway chemicals are and lead to burst water pipes.
Moderate coastal flooding is possible with the Friday morning high tide along the New Jersey coastline with the highest risk coming off Monmouth & Ocean counties. Very cold temperature will cause icing problems due to blowing spray along all coastal sections. Roadways that flood due to the coastal flooding will ice over.
State climatologist David Robinson tells the Star-Ledger that forecasters are watching another storm that could affect us on Sunday or Monday.
Snow showers unrelated to the Thursday storm will move across the state on Tuesday afternoon with no accumulation.
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Best Simple Supper: Miso Soup with Rice & Poached Egg
Salty, savory miso soup, fragrant with scallions, and poured over a bowl of rice and a poached egg. This, for me, is comfort food at its finest. Here's how to make this simple supper tonight. You only need a few staples — perhaps you have them all already?
My husband and I both crave miso soup on winter nights. We had a semi-tradition last year of Miso Mondays — eating miso soup after the indulgences of the weekend. But a bowl of miso soup alone doesn't do for dinner, so we've taken to eating it with a bit of rice and a poached egg. So simple, and so easy. A little protein, a little rice, and a bowl of hot soup to cup on a winter's night.
We've given you recipes in the past for dashi soup stock and miso soup. This recipe puts them all together, and it will make enough for about eight bowls of miso soup — plenty for two, with lunch leftovers. A note: If you're saving some for lunch the next day, leave out the tofu and scallions for that portion. Warm them in the soup at the last minute.
And don't forget — this makes a splendid breakfast too!
Miso Soup with Rice & Poached Egg
makes 8 servings of soup
2 quarts water
One 3-inch square kombu (sea kelp)
3/4 cup bonito flakes
Miso Soup
2 quarts dashi
1/2 cup miso paste
One 12-ounce block silken tofu, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
1 small bunch scallions, green tops sliced thin
For each bowl of soup
1 cup cooked white rice (see how to how to cook brown rice)
1 large egg
Soy sauce
Chili garlic sauce
Sesame oil
To make the dashi
Pour 2 quarts of water in a large saucepan. Have a separate 2-quart bowl ready to the side with a fine mesh strainer or piece of cheesecloth.
Place the kombu in the cold water. Turn the heat to high, and heat just to boiling. Turn off the heat and remove the kombu. Stir in the bonito flakes and steep for 5 minutes. Strain into the prepared bowl. Pour the strained liquid back into the pot.
To make the miso soup
Bring the strained dashi to boiling. Ready the miso paste in a measuring cup or small bowl. After the broth has boiled, pour 1 cup hot broth into with the prepared bowl with the miso. Whisk until smooth and completely combined. Pour the miso and broth back into the pot and turn the heat to low. Whisk the miso until it is incorporated into the broth completely. Keep over low heat; do not let the broth boil after the miso has been added.
Stir in the tofu cubes and the sliced scallions, and heat just until warmed through.
To prepare a bowl of soup
Place 1 cup cooked white rice in each soup bowl. Poach an egg for each bowl of soup. You can see how to poach an egg here. You can also poach an egg quickly in the microwave. (Alternatively, you can add an egg to a bowl of hot broth, cover it, and let stand for several minutes. I find that poaching the eggs separately on the stovetop is a little easier when serving more than one person.)
Pour about 1 cup of miso soup over the rice in each bowl, and place a poached egg on top. Serve with soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, and sesame oil.