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Final cuts loom for USA | Irving says he hasn't been a 'leader' on Cavs | Boeheim: 'Melo should have picked Bulls | Scott to keep Madsen on staff
No. 1: Final cuts for Team USA looms — The players vying to make Team USA's roster for the 2014 FIBA World Cup are in New York this week as exhibition dates against the Dominican Republic (Wed., 7 p.m. ET, NBA TV) and Puerto Rico (Friday, 7 ET, ESPN2) loom. By that Friday game, though, it's likely the roster will be set as the U.S. gears up for the start of FIBA play roughly a week later. ESPN.com's Marc Stein reports that the final cuts for Team USA could happen Thursday:
Final cuts to the Team USA roster could come as soon as Thursday, according to USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo.
Colangelo told ESPN.com that one scenario under consideration by USA Basketball officials is reducing the current 16-man roster to 12 or 13 players after Wednesday night's exhibition game against the Dominican Republic at Madison Square Garden.
"We've said we wanted to wait through the end of the week in New York before we made cutbacks," Colangelo said Monday, "but that could still change."
The appeal of making cuts after the game against the Al Horford-less Dominicans, Colangelo said, is setting up coach Mike Krzyzewski and the group that will ultimately represent the United States at the FIBA World Cup starting Aug. 30 in Spain for "one good practice together" before Friday night's MSG exhibition against Puerto Rico.
Colangelo, though, did stress that keeping all 16 players through the Puerto Rico game is also still an option. Team USA is then scheduled to fly to Europe on Saturday to begin a 23-day stay in Spain for FIBA's inaugural World Cup, which runs through Sept. 14.
USAB must submit its official 12-man roster for the World Cup on Aug. 29 — one day before the tournament starts — but Colangelo said there remains "a possibility we could carry 13 to Spain" and then make one last cut in the final week before the tournament begins.
VIDEO: Coach Mike Krzyzewski talks about how Team USA his progressing
No. 2: Irving admits he hasn't been a 'leader' in Cleveland — Accolades have followed Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving throughout his still-young NBA career as he's already garnered the Rookie of the Year trophy, has been an All-Star and is a potential member of Team USA. Yet for all that success, Irving sees a glaring hole in his on-court skills — that being in leadership. In a chat with RealGM.com's Shams Charania, Irving opens up about how he is looking forward to having LeBron James and other NBA veterans aboard next season to learn from:
Across the NBA, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant heaved praise on Irving at such a young age, as such a genius scorer and wizard of the ball, and only he understands the truth. He knows he's been no leader, no influence for players, but just a one-and-done collegiate athlete given apprentice status and ownership of an underdeveloped program.
"I haven't been a leader – not at all," Irving told RealGM.
He swears he's unconditionally focused on USA Basketball, but away from here LeBron James has long since returned and helped bring Mike Miller, Shawn Marion and James Jones to Cleveland. Kevin Love is coming, too. The Indiana Pacers pushed hard for Marion, and sources say they laid out a $1.7-plus million offer and an outline of a significant role in discussions with the free agent veteran.
Irving is an unquestioned talent, and he admits his ongoing lessons about turning personal accolades into team success – knowing how desperately he needed this roster upgrade, in talent and professionalism.
"Everybody asks me if this is my year to be a leader … I haven't been so far though, not at all," Irving said. "I've just been a kid trying to figure it out. There's no perfect way to be a leader, and coming in as a 19-year-old kid and having everything bearing on your shoulders, there are a lot of ups and downs. Now it's about being the best every single day and not being afraid.
"I'm more than excited with our new veterans. I'm really excited just from the standpoint of how the locker room is going to go and how to really be a professional. I'm not saying that the veterans that we had weren't professionals themselves, but we didn't have enough. Given the right and wrong things to do in the league, I've had to learn on my own and that's what some of us been doing.
"Now, we have guys who've been in the league for years, guys who've won championships and have had to give a piece of their game for the greater good of the team. It's something I admire and something I'm going to learn from."
And out went Mike Brown; in came David Blatt, a creative offensive coach abroad. When hired, Blatt reached out to Irving and swiftly laid out an initial game plan. "My offense is tailored to you, to all my players, and what your strengths are," Blatt told Irving.
Irving says his decision to re-sign with Cleveland on July 1 was simple, and yes, a five-year, maximum-salary deal brings ease to that choice. Yet, Irving is adamant: "I had nothing to do with the [coaching search]." No input and consultation needed, he says, and David Griffin had been entrusted with the hiring process.
VIDEO: Kyrie Irving talks about his potential role on the U.S. National Team
No. 3: Boeheim thinks 'Melo should have picked Bulls — Give Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim credit for this: he's consistent on his message. Back in late June, Boeheim said he thought the then-free agent Carmelo Anthony — a former player under Boeheim at Syracuse — would thrive if he signed with the Chicago Bulls. Anthony decided to re-sign with the New York Knicks instead this summer and how that will play out going forward is anyone's guess. As Ian Bagley from ESPNNewYork.com reports, though, Boeheim is holding to his opinion about where Anthony would have had the best chance to succeed:
If Carmelo Anthony had based his free-agency decision this summer purely on basketball, Jim Boeheim believes that he would have been better off in Chicago than New York.
"Just from a basketball point of view it would have been better to go to Chicago because they've got better players," Boeheim, who coached Anthony on Syracuse's national championship team in 2003, said on Monday. "But he wanted to be in New York and he wants to see if they can turn it around there. I think that's a great thing."
Boeheim's belief that the Bulls are currently a better team than the Knicks isn't unfounded. Chicago boasts a team featuring Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah and the newly signed Pau Gasol.
"I think anybody would agree with that. That's not rocket science," Boeheim said after Team USA practiced at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Boeheim also said that Anthony probably would have left New York if Phil Jackson hadn't taken over as president of the team.
"I would think so. He stayed because he believes Phil," Boeheim said. "Derek Fisher, he knows the game. If you're going to pick a coach who hasn't coached, he would be the guy I would pick. I think he's a great choice. I talked to Derek a little bit. I think he's really smart. I think he'll be a really good coach. I think they'll show significant improvement this year. If they get a couple of guys down the road, I think they'll be good."
VIDEO: Knicks.com looks at the team's 10 best matchups for 2014-15
No. 4: Scott rounding out his staff in L.A. — New L.A. Lakers coach Byron Scott has a few months to go until the team opens up training camp, so it makes sense for him to get his cadre of assistants squared away well before then. According to Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News, Scott will retain Mark Madsen as an assistant and add a couple other folks to the mix:
Mark Madsen is expected to stay, according to league sources, after spending the past year as a player development coach for former Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni and an associate head coach with the team's Las Vegas Summer League team. Madsen also played a heavy role with the Lakers' drafting efforts, attending both the NBA pre-draft combine and participating in various draft workouts. Madsen also had played nine years in the NBA and was on the Lakers' 2001 and 2002 championship teams. It is not currently clear what Madsen's title will be under Scott.
Scott is also expected to add veteran assistant Jim Eyen to his staff, according to league sources. Eyen has spent 23 years as an NBA assistant coach in various capacities, most recently with the Sacramento Kings (2009-2013). Such stops also included the Lakers (1989-92), Clippers (1988-89, 2003-09), Milwaukee Bucks (1992-96) and Portland Trail Blazers (1997-2001). Eyen also had scouting jobs with the New York Knicks (1996-97, 2003), was an assistant coach at University of California at Santa Barbara (1984-88) and served as a consultant for professional teams in the Netherlands, Germany and Japan. Eyen is also the son-in-law of Bill Bertka, the Lakers' current special assistant and basketball consultant to general manager Mitch Kupchak.
ESPN Los Angeles first reported the Lakers' likelihood to add Eyen to Scott's staff.
Scott will likely have four people on his coaching staff. Possibilities include Lakers assistant Johnny Davis and player development coach Larry Lewis, both of whom are still under contract. It is widely expected that Scott's son, Thomas, will join his staff after coaching with the D-Fenders, the Lakers' Development League affiliate.
SOME RANDOM HEADLINES: Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anthony Bennett is doing what he can to try and tune out the Kevin Love trade rumors … GM Billy King says the Nets don't plan to limit Brook Lopez's minutes next season … The Knicks will reportedly hire Jim Cleamons as an assistant on coach Derek Fisher's staff … Former Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa may be nearing a deal with the Miami Heat … Ex-Heat guard Toney Douglas will reportedly play in China next season … Former Grizzlies player Josh Selby will be playing in Israel next season …


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- Select File > See revision history.
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To commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage to America, editor Carlo Barsotti raised money from Italian-Americans through his paper Il Progresso to pay for a memorial. The thirteen-foot high statue was sculpted by Italian Gaetano Russo and placed on a twenty-six foot high granite column in the center of a traffic circle at the intersection of 59th Street and Eighth Avenue / Central Park West. 10,000 gathered on Columbus Day, 1892 for the dedication. (Rosenzweig, pp 329)
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Google stole Apple's thunder this year.
While Apple has been silent, Google introduced its own laptop, the Pixel, and re-hyped Google Glass, its vision for the future of computing. Its self-driving cars are no longer the butt of jokes, but a serious technology people believe in.
Where Google was once seen as a bumbling, but well-intentioned tech giant, it now looks like a lean, focused company ready to capture the future of technology.
Apple, which was once seen as an innovation machine that only cranked out hit products is now seen as stale, boring, and adrift by many people.
It's reflected in the companies' stock prices. Apple is down 15 percent year to date, while Google is up 13 percent year to date.
Google's become a better investment because its search business has withstood a number of critical attacks.
- Facebook turned out to be less of a threat than people thought.
- Mobile isn't as bad as people feared, plus it owns Android and 90% of the mobile search market.
- Larry Page hasn't been a wild man. And when he has — see: Motorola— it's a controllable risk.
- The U.S. government pretty much gave Google a pass.
- Bing hasn't done a thing to stop Google's search business.
On a more macro-level, Google has successfully positioned itself as the one company poised to take advantage of the next wave of technological progress. From Android to self-driving cars to Google Glass, Google has the world believing it is in a good position to dominate.
A big part of the reason Google has been able to steal Apple's thunder is the difference in approach by each company.
Apple is very secretive. It doesn't introduce products that aren't available to the public.
Google, on the other hand, isn't afraid to let the world know what it's working on. That's why we've seen so much press for self-driving cars and Google Glass.
Neither product is all that close to being a reality for most consumers, but that's okay by Google. It wants people to see what it's working on, and get excited.
Apple, for all we know, has its own self driving cars. It has probably tested Apple Glass. And either it thinks it's a flawed product, or Apple is preparing to announce Apple Glass when it's a product it can sell to the consumer.
Apple just doesn't talk about what it's developing in public.
Which makes us think that Apple is a little bit peeved right now.
After all, much of what Google is talking about is still largely theoretical. And if it's not theoretical, it's a copy of what Apple already does.
The Pixel, for instance, is just a MacBook with a nicer screen, and significantly worse operating system. Even the video promoting the Pixel looks like a direct copy of Apple's promotional videos for its gadgets.
Self-driving cars have their merits, but it's unclear if the world is really ready for it. People in America like driving their cars. It could be years before it's a reality.
Google has had tight wraps on Google Glass. Sure, some people have been able to play with them. But, it's mostly Google employees, or hand selected developers who aren't gabbing about the real experience with Glass.
Google says its going to release Glass this year, but the current retail price is $1,500. And you still need a smartphone for them to really work. So, it's a pretty expensive proposition for a gadget with marginal use cases.
And then, from Apple's perspective, there's the simple fact that none of these inventions from Google appear to be all that profitable. Apple, meanwhile, has seen its stock slammed because investors believe its profit margins have peaked and are headed for a decline. However, it's still making almost as much in net income on a quarterly basis as Google is generating in revenue.
But that's the rub for Apple. It will never have a product as wonderfully profitable as the iPhone. The iPad, which is a great number two, doesn't have the same kind of profitability. And whatever comes next, be it a TV or a smart watch, will not sell in the same volume with the same profits.
For Google, it's wide open territory. It's only ever really made money on search. It has the potential to make a lot more money from all these new experiments. It doesn't feel like its earnings potential has peaked.
And really, that's why Google has stolen Apple's thunder. Google is selling a dream to people right now. It's selling the dream of a technological world where messages are seamlessly delivered through magical glasses while a robot drives you to the grocery store.
Apple isn't selling you anything right now, other than a three year old iPad and a six year old iPhone. As great as those products are, they're boring to people right now.
It's not in Apple's DNA to just innovate in public and sell a dream. It sells reality.
And the guy who used to run Apple had a reality distortion field that helped make reality seem so much cooler. The guy running Apple now doesn't have that power.
So, for now, Google has out-cooled Apple. It doesn't mean it's going to last forever — Apple might have some tricks up its sleeve this year — but that's how it is today.
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Albert Einstein: Seven Things You Didn't Know
You know the hair. You know the goofy sense of humor. You know the relationship between energy, mass, and light. And you have at least a faint grasp on what that whole relativity thing really meant. But as one might imagine, there was an extremely complex individual behind that bushy mustache.
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on this date in 1879. His father was an electrical engineer and founder of Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie. The direction of Einstein's life was altered early on when his father showed him a compass, setting him on a path of discovery that would ultimately reshape the scientific world.
Einstein dropped out of school, enrolled at Zurich Polytechnic, got a gig at an office, taught at a number of European Universities, and eventually fled to the United States from his native Germany after the appointment of Adolf Hitler as chancellor. In 1939, Einstein wrote a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning the president that the Nazis might be developing a nuclear bomb and suggesting the U.S. try to beat them to the punch.
In 1955, Einstein died in his adopted country after being admitted to the hospital for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
But what about Einstein's love life, his political aspirations, and his thoughts on birthdays? And what exactly happened to his brain after he died? All of this and more are answered in this slideshow.
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY – Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine has retained full accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education. The decision was made at the council's Oct. 7-9 meeting at AVMA headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill.
The American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education is recognized as the accrediting body for schools and programs that offer the professional doctor of veterinary medicine degree. To maintain accreditation, veterinary colleges must provide an extensive self-evaluation and arrange for a site visit at intervals of not more than seven years.
Auburn submitted a self-study report in August and a comprehensive site visit took place Sept. 16-20.
"Accreditation by the AVMA Council on Education represents the highest standard of achievement for veterinary medical education worldwide," said Frederic Hoerr, interim dean of Auburn's College of Veterinary Medicine.
The college was evaluated on 11 standards including organization of its staff, faculty and administrators; finances needed to sustain the educational programs and mission of the college; curriculum; facilities and equipment; library and information resources available; and research programs.
Calvin Johnson, who served as the college's acting dean from June 2011 to October 2012, led the efforts for the accreditation process.
"It was an honor to share our programs and facilities with the accreditation team," said Johnson. "A sense of pride among the students, staff and faculty was evident at every step along the way."
Johnson said comments from the committee were very positive. Comments included that students are enthusiastic about the program and highly supportive of the faculty and administration; the faculty is collaborative and very supportive of students; the college administration was commended for creating a culture of inclusion and shared governance that is flexible and responsive to faculty and student needs; modern, well-equipped classrooms and study rooms in Overton provide an exceptional student learning environment; and the college was commended for providing student exposure to research in the professional program and creating a culture that embraces the importance of research and lifelong learning.
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1. Description
The Magnetic Gun is a weapon system that uses either a magnetic coil (coil gun) or a magnetic rail (rail gun) to fire a ferrous projectile. In the Cosmic Era, most rail guns are used on mecha, armored vehicles, and warships while coil guns are used for power armor and infantry use. Functionally, there is little difference between magnetic guns and conventional firearms. They look superficially the same and have the same usage (safeties, sights, magazines, etc) and while rail guns discharge (contrast 'firing' a conventional gun) at extreme velocity (mach 5+) most coil guns are closer to the muzzle velocity of said conventional firearms.
Differences are minor, but important. Coil guns require both a battery pack and an ammunition pack to function. Most combine both components in the magazine (reloading a coil gun magazine also likely requires recharging it). Alternate versions include actually battery cells in the weapon (especially for larger weapons) or actual hardpoints for mounting a power umbilical.
A conventional bullet for a gun is composed of the actual projectile, the bullet, as well as the casing, the powder, the primer, the firing cap, and so on. A large percentage of a shell/bullet is expended in firing rather than inflicting damage. A mag round is entirely projectile, and can be both smaller in terms of fitting in the magazine and paradoxically larger when hitting a target.
Magnetic Weaponry is similar to conventional weaponry in that the guns have muzzle flash. Rather than escaping flaming gases, the flash is the dissipating electric charge from the magnets and is technically cherenkov radiation. Also, being a solid shot weapon, there are no shells or casings discarded from a gun while it is firing.
2. Creator
Magnetic Weaponry was pioneered by the United States leading into the Resource Wars. The technology was energy intensive and failed to enter widespread use beyond naval guns. After the Second Dark Age, the Pacific Rim Coalition revived the magnetic weapons technology founded by America and improved it with arcano and hypertech. The problem of providing power was solved with arcanotech dimensional batteries and the rest was just polishing existing technology. The resulting magnetic weapons were comparable in size and weight to conventional firearms but had greater stopping power and more suited to piercing armor and reinforced materials.
Magnetic weaponry tech spread fairly quickly as the pro-military Atlantic Federation reverse engineered the systems and then started mass producing them and selling them across the world. Most people incorrectly assume that the Federation created the 'MagRifle' but they just packaged and sold it better.
British Leyland, Union Aerospace, and Yoyodyne are the leading producers of man portable magnetic weaponry.
3. History
The Magnetic Gun was seemingly a stillborn child of science fiction. The weapon systems were developed, but there was little reason for people to upgrade their tried and true chemical propellant guns for electric/electronic/magnetic guns. The mag guns were very similar in performance profiles, muzzle velocity, accuracy at range and so forth. The Magnetic gun was saved by two things, androids and power armor. Taking out these often hard targets when they went rogue was ammo intensive and had a nasty habit of causing collateral damage. Large bore rounds, explosive rounds, or simply stunning numbers of rounds were required. Even basic power armor suits with ferroceramic armor were able to shrug off rifle rounds while androids that went nuts were quite effective in their Terminator roles, their human shells ripped away to reveal their hard shiny metal bits.
The Mag Gun left a small residual charge on the round, as well as having an adjustable power output. Both factors, along with the potential for firing the long rod penetrator type armor piecing ammunition made the magnetic gun excellent for taking out machines. The world militaries started buying and equipping their forces with mag guns, and using even bigger power armor scaled mag weapons.
This set the stage for the banning of civilian ownership of any and all magnetic weapon systems. Only military, para-military (SWAT) and registered security forces (mercenaries) are legally allowed to possess magnetic weaponry. In the Federation, private unlicensed possession of a magnetic weapon is considered a entry level felony. The weapons can be bought and sold on the black market, where they command a very high price.
Sidenote: energy weapons, including but not limited to lasers and plasma based weapons are similarly illegal to own. Lasers remain very rare outside the military due to their high maintenance requirements and ease of damaging them. Most lasers pistols and rifles are no more durable than high end cameras. Lasers also prove to be of limited use in firefights as they lack knock down or stopping power and can be disastrously thwarted by suitably tough reflective surfaces. Plasma weapons are deep in the domain of arcanotech and are rare inside the military and almost non-existant outside of it. It is more a matter of so few people knowing how to operate and maintain such a weapon than it is access or fear of it's misuse. News feeds that touch on black market plasma weapons usually involve catastrophic explosions or user killing power surges.
4. Specifics
Magnetic Pistols: MagPistols are relatively uncommon in military use, and are much more common among illegal onwership. Pistols use an integrated magazine (ammo and battery combined) and are computer and electronics friendly. On the streets, there is an expression that a good magpistol is the best cure for brass balls and tin men. Magnetic Machine Pistols: usually using small bore ammunition (2-3mm) MMPs have both a high rate of fire and an enhanced ammo capacity.
Magnetic Rifles: coil guns are smoothbore weapons and are not rifles in the true sense. The term Mag Rifle is used out of traditional vernacular and differentiates magnetic long guns from magnetic pistols. They have a longer barrel and are accurate to a similar range to conventional guns. Enhanced Mag Rifles are available for snipers, as for a variety of other roles and uses.
The conventional rifle is far less accurate than it could be. Few infantry firefights take place at distances over 300 meters, so having rifles accurate out to 700 meters is wasting 400 meters of range. The gun can be made accurate to that desired range (300m) and be lighter. (For further reading on this concept, see the M-14 army rifle wiki page). The same applies to magnetic weaponry. A Mag rifle can easily be accurate out to extreme range for infantry. Aside from snipers, few infantry fight at these ranges, so the majority of magnetic rifles and SMGs are configured to shoot at the given range of combat for Cosmic Era infantry. This has led to two different design schools, the Ultralight and the Velocity theories. The Ultralight design has a minimal design, creating a light efficient gun that matches the performance of a conventional gun at roughly 2/3rds to 1/2 the weight. The Velocity design keeps the same size and weight as conventional guns but uses large ammunition (calibre is the same, but full body round versus discarded casing and fired bullet of a shell). Ultralight or Superleggera mag guns are used in the same roles as conventional rifles and pistols. The Velocity or Supervelocce has greatly enhanced stopping power and armor penetration, making it ideal for anti-power armor, android, and battle suit work.


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Pac-12 Post-Mortems: UtahPosted by Andrew Murawa on April 15th, 2014
Over the next couple of weeks, we'll go through each Pac-12 team one by one and recount the season that has just completed and begin to turn the page to what we might see next season. Today, Utah.
What Went Right
For the first time since Larry Krystkowiak took over a shell of a program from Jim Boylen, Utah basketball fans had a team that they knew could be competitive night in and night out. Of the Utes' 12 losses this season, seven were by a single possession. The talent level is clearly back to the point where the Utes can be competitive in the Pac-12, defense has become a priority, and the future appears bright.
What Went Wrong
So, those seven losses by a single possession? Well, that's not good, is it? Time and time again, the Utes had chances to win close games down the stretch, and time and time again they wound up with losses in those games. Their record in games decided by a single possession was 0-7. They lost all three of their overtime games. And only six times all season did they win games decided by fewer than 10 points. In other words, unless the Utes were blowing out their opponent, odds were good that they were losing. Chalk some of that up to bad luck, another portion to a young team still learning to win games, and more to some coaching breakdowns. But the good news is that if next year's Utes can find some ways to win those close games, they should be looking at a very good record.


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The enfant terrible of the french writer's scene, Michel Houellebecq has published a new novel, enthusiastically reviewed by the critics. He has also won the most prestigeous french literature award – the Prix Goncourt in 2010.
The titel appears in this blog, since the main character is a celebrated artists who works with street maps and satellite images.
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OMAHA, Neb. -- Through two games at the College World Series, Ole Miss has just six hits in 57 at-bats and scored three runs.
Part of the offensive outage has been expansive TD Ameritrade Park, part of it has been the howling wind that has been blowing in from center field and part of it has been two terrific pitching performances from Virginia's Nathan Kirby and Texas Tech's Ryan Moseley.
Besides Vanderbilt, which has scored a combined 11 runs in wins over Louisville and UC Irvine, no team has scored more than five runs in Omaha, as all eight teams have combined to average just 2.7 runs through eight games.
"We knew it was big, but we have been having a hurricane coming in straight from center field, so it's been tough," said junior first baseman Sikes Orvis, who is second in the Southeastern Conference and seventh nationally with 14 home runs on the season.
"Personally, it's knocking me off my game a little bit. When I get in hitter's counts, I usually try to pull something or drive something, but if I do that, it's just going to get knocked down, so I have been trying to go the other way and hit line drives. We'll adjust. Everybody has to deal with this; it's not just us. It's made for a lot of low-scoring games, so I'm sure the fans are ready for some offense."
The park and the wind has been good for pitchers, particularly for those who have filled up the strike zone, as junior right-hander Sam Smith looks to do in his start Thursday against TCU. As a pitching staff, Ole Miss has allowed just three runs on 15 hits with six walks and 11 strikeouts over 17.2 innings in Omaha.
"Use the ballpark to your advantage and fill up the zone," Smith said. "Guys are going to hit balls hard, but somehow they get caught in the wind. We have a really fast outfield, so they get caught a lot of times."
Same Spot, Different Week for Smith
Like sophomore left-hander Christian Trent, who has helped extend the Rebels' season in each of his last two starts, junior right-hander Sam Smith looks to do the same for the second straight week in Thursday's elimination game against TCU.
Smith has not pitched past the fifth inning in each of his last two starts, but he has given his team an opportunity, limiting Washington to two runs (both unearned) on six hits through 4.2 innings, and limiting Louisiana-Lafayette to three runs (two unearned) on six hits through 3.2 innings.
It has been a nice bounce-back for Smith after a tough stretch of outings against Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Arkansas again at the SEC Tournament.
"He's a guy who always gives us an opportunity to win," head coach Mike Bianco said. "It seems like he always goes out there and does a great job for us. Sometimes it's in the middle innings but that's because the game that he pitches is so important.
"When he pitches on Sunday, that's usually to win the weekend. And depending on how much we have in the bullpen, sometimes we make the move in the fourth, fifth or sixth inning. He's been great for us in this role."
Earlier this season, Smith had another stretch of eight quality starts, but if he's not able to pitch deep, he will have a fresh bullpen behind him, thanks to a light workload through two games and the day off Wednesday.
"We had a healthy bullpen my last few starts, so coach had no hesitation to take me out and get someone else in," Smith said. "We have a lot of guys in the bullpen who are capable. My mindset is to go as far and as hard as I can to give us a shot to win."
More Familiarity than Rivalry
For Ole Miss and TCU, it's their ninth meeting in three years and their fourth meeting in the NCAA Tournament.
The schools played twice in the regular season in 2012, splitting the games in Fort Worth, Texas.
They met again in the 2012 NCAA College Station Regional, with Ole Miss winning the opening game, and then TCU winning two elimination games to advance to the Super Regional.
They met once again to open the 2013 season with Ole Miss sweeping the three-game weekend series in Oxford.
"We played them in the regional my freshman year, and then we opened up with them last year, and now we're playing them again, so we can't seem to get away from these guys," junior first baseman Sikes Orvis said. "It's exciting. You see guys who were freshmen when you were a freshman, and you see them grow and get older. It's cool. We have built a little rivalry, so it will be cool to play them on this stage."
There's also familiarity between Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco and TCU head coach Jim Schlossnagle from when Bianco was an assistant coach at LSU (1993-97) and Schlossnagle was associate head coach at Tulane (1994-2001).
Their relationship has continued over the years, including the 2013 summer with the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, where Bianco was the pitching coach and Schlossnagle was the head coach.
"We have played them through the years," head coach Mike Bianco said. "You play them a lot in postseason because they're very good. It's certainly a team that we have a tremendous amount of respect for. It's a team that can really pitch. The difference this year for them is they're more offensive than they have been in the last couple of years."
More on TD Ameritrade Park Debate: Why is it so difficult to score runs at the CWS?, writes Jon Nyatawa from the Omaha World-Herald


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My search for a copycat recipe of the s'mores ice cream we had in Maine was renewed when I found a carton of it at our local Fairway market. I bought it on the Fourth of July and we devoured it in a couple days. The thing about this ice cream was that it didn't have chunks of graham crackers in it (prone to getting soggy over time), the ice cream base itsself was graham cracker flavored. In searching online it was hard to find a s'mores ice cream recipe with a graham ice cream base; most of them had chocolate ice cream, or vanilla with s'mores mix-ins.
I found a graham cracker ice cream recipe and tried it out. It was a HUGE flop. The worst ice cream I've ever made. Seriously, it wasn't even like ice cream. It used too much milk to cream, didn't have eggs in it, and it came out icy and froze really hard so it couldn't even be scooped. It was terrible and we had to throw it out. The search continued!
I learned from the first failure that I needed a recipe with a cooked custard base to yield a more creamy ice cream that could stand up to the graham cracker crumbs. I did some research, comparing and contrasting lots of graham ice cream recipes from around the web, seeing how much of each ingredient they used, and trying to find one that had a good balance of cream to milk and a technique that would produce a creamy ice cream that didn't have too much powdery graham texture, but still a pronounced graham taste.
I found a recipe that looked like the best combination of what I was looking for, tweaked it a little and tried it out, adding my own shaved dark chocolate and marshmallow swirl. I was so nervous waiting for it to harden in the freezer, wondering if it would turn out how I was hoping. And it was INCREDIBLE!! It seriously tasted just like the Gifford's ice cream we had in Maine. I was so happy knowing I could make this any time I want. We served it to our friends at a dinner party that night and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it. Sweet victory!
Gifford's Campfire S'mores Ice Cream Recipe
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
3/4 cup granulated sugar
pinch of salt
5 large egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 graham crackers, crushed into a powder
2/3 cup shaved or finely chopped dark chocolate
1/2-3/4 cup marshmallow creme (I drizzled until it looked good, not sure how much I used)
Put a glass bowl into the freezer to chill while you prepare the base. In a separate mixing bowl whisk together 5 egg yolks. Crush graham crackers in a ziplock bag. Be sure to grind them into as fine a powder as possible. You don't want any chunks.
In a sauce pan, stir together 1 cup cream, sugar, milk, salt and half of the crushed graham crackers. Heat over medium heat, stirring until all the ingredients are dissolved and the mixture steams and appears about ready to boil.
Temper the egg yolks. Slowly pour about half of the cream mixture into the eggs while whisking furiously (I use a hand mixer for this part). This warms the eggs without scrambling them. Once the hot cream and eggs have been combined, pour the egg mixture back into the sauce pan over low heat. Continue heating over low to medium low heat, until it begins to thicken slightly and coats the back of a spoon. (Good examples of what coating the spoon looks like can be found through Google images.) Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
Grab the cold bowl from the freezer, and pour in 1 cup of cream. Pour the warm custard through a strainer into the cold cream, then whisk together. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate three hours or until completely chilled.
When you're ready to churn, stir the remaining crushed graham crackers into the custard base and freeze according to your ice cream maker's instructions. (Mine churns in the Kitchenaid for about 25 minutes.) After it's finished churning, transfer to a bowl and fold in drizzles of marshmallow creme and chocolate pieces. Freeze in an airtight container for 4-6 hours, until hard.


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Out of the four things on house musician Jonathan Coulton's list, try to figure out which one does not belong and why. His clues cover everything from nursery rhymes, to wonders of the world, to a certain song by Mr. Rick Astley.
And afterwards, Coulton covers a song about a person who is not like the others: Radiohead's "Creep."
On our stage right now, we have Sue Ritchie and Michael Crommett.
EISENBERG: Sue, I love that in your spare time you make balloon sculptures.
SUE RITCHIE: That is what I do.
EISENBERG: For weddings, even once for Conan O'Brien. So how do you ship a balloon sculpture?
RITCHIE: Apparently, you jam it in a box and cross your fingers and hope it gets there. And it managed, so...
EISENBERG: Now I know for my next party. Michael, you're a cinematographer, always at the theater. What is the last movie you saw that you were like "everyone needs to go see this?"
MICHAEL CROMMETT: The movie, it's a Ken Burns' film, "Central Park Five." I think it's a really intriguing look at kind of race relations in New York City and I thought it was really fascinating.
EISENBERG: Wow, you're smart, huh? Cool.
CROMMETT: No.
EISENBERG: No? Aw, you're humble, smart and humble. Our next game is called Not Like the Others, which is what I say about many of our contestants. Jonathan, what is this game about?
JONATHAN COULTON: Well, in this game, I will give you a list of four items, three of which have a very specific connection. Your job is to tell me which one is not like the others, and you must explain why to win the point. So I would not advise guessing. You must say the answer and then tell me why.
For example, if I said little pigs, musketeers, blind mice and wonders of the ancient world, you would say wonders of the ancient world. And I would say, you forgot to tell me why.
COULTON: And you would say, because there are seven of them while the others are famous trios. Little pigs, musketeers, blind mice, all trios. Wonders of the world, there were seven. Ring in when you know which one is not like the others. The Last Supper, Venus de Milo, Mona Lisa, The Scream.
COULTON: Michael?
CROMMETT: The Scream.
COULTON: Why?
CROMMETT: Because they're not by an Italian painter.
COULTON: No, I'm sorry, that is incorrect.
RITCHIE: Venus de Milo because she's a sculpture.
COULTON: There you go.
COULTON: Michael, I'm sorry. I had to ask you why. I didn't mean to make you look bad.
EISENBERG: They're tricky.
COULTON: Identity, supremacy, inception, ultimatum.
COULTON: Michael?
CROMMETT: Inception, because they're not a Bourne film.
COULTON: Yeah, you got it.
COULTON: "Bourne Identity," "Bourne Supremacy," "Bourne Ultimatum," no Bourne Inception, yet.
EISENBERG: I thought those were the four stages of any romantic relationship.
EISENBERG: Identity, supremacy, inception, ultimatum.
COULTON: Ultimatum.
EISENBERG: That's it. That's how it goes.
COULTON: Miranda, Charlotte, Theresa, Carrie.
COULTON: Michael?
CROMMETT: Theresa.
COULTON: Tell me why, Michael.
CROMMETT: Because they're not a member of the group in "Sex and the City."
COULTON: Right, not one of the main principal characters in "Sex and the City."
COULTON: Sue?
RITCHIE: That's a great question.
COULTON: Thanks.
COULTON: Tell me why.
RITCHIE: Because it's a different kind of agency than the other ones.
RITCHIE: I don't know.
COULTON: Can you be more specific?
RITCHIE: I cannot.
COULTON: Okay. Michael, do you want to take run at this?
CROMMETT: I would say the FDA because it doesn't deal with crime. I don't know.
COULTON: That's right, that's right, it's not a law enforcement agency.
COULTON: The others are law enforcement agencies under the Department of Justice. Very good. Give you up, kiss your hand, make you cry, run around and desert you.
COULTON: Sue?
RITCHIE: Kiss your hand, because this is not something that Rick Astley - well it is something, I guess, that Rick Astley would do because he did not promise not to do it.
COULTON: It's not something that he's never going to do.
RITCHIE: Yes.
COULTON: That's correct.
EISENBERG: And if you listen to that song, it's like a female fantasy, basically, that entire song. It's like I'm ready to commit. I'm never going to make you cry. You're like, yeah, you are. You're going to make me cry. I know you are.
COULTON: It is interesting, he never says anything that he's going to do.
COULTON: So in a way you still don't know what kind of boyfriend he's going to be.
EISENBERG: I'm going to lie around the house. I'm going to drink beer.
COULTON: Right.
EISENBERG: That's all the things...
COULTON: I didn't say I wasn't going to do that.
COULTON: Okay, this is a tricky one. Civic, kayak, madam, lilac.
COULTON: Michael?
CROMMETT: Madam, it's not the same forward and backwards. It's not a...
COULTON: Palindrome is the word you're looking for.
CROMMETT: Palindrome, thank you.
COULTON: That is the wrong answer, unfortunately.
RITCHIE: What were they again?
COULTON: Civic, kayak, madam and lilac.
RITCHIE: Civic, kayak, madam, lilac.
COULTON: That's right.
RITCHIE: Madam, because it's not a kind of car. I don't know.
RITCHIE: There's not a lilac either. I don't care. Two of them...
EISENBERG: I would drive the lilac, just so you know. I would totally drive that.
RITCHIE: It would be purple. It would be nice
EISENBERG: It would be gorgeous.
COULTON: Well, Michael was sort of on the right track. It actually is about palindromes, but madam is actually a palindrome. So we were looking for - lilac is the only one that is not a palindrome. And you said madam is not a palindrome.
CROMMETT: Oh gosh, yes.
COULTON: And that is false.
CROMMETT: I was thinking of like, Madame, you know.
COULTON: Oh.
EISENBERG: Oh, yes.
COULTON: It's because of my pronunciation, because of my accent. Zambia, Gambia, Uganda, Guyana.
COULTON: Michael?
CROMMETT: Guyana because it's not a country in Africa.
COULTON: That's correct.
COULTON: It is in South America. Okay, this is your last clue. Smaller, darker, freed, of grey.
COULTON: Sue?
RITCHIE: Smaller, because it's not one of the "Shades of Grey" books.
COULTON: That's right.
COULTON: Not preceded by "Fifty Shades."
RITCHIE: I can't believe I knew that.
COULTON: In the title of a book. You're sighing because you're kind of disgusted that that's the one you know the answer to.
RITCHIE: I'm disappointed in myself. Yeah, exactly.
COULTON: I understand. John Chaneski, what happened in that game?
JOHN CHANESKI: Well, there was one standout in this game and it was Michael. Congratulations, Michael.
EISENBERG: Well done, Michael.
EISENBERG: Thank you so much, Sue. Fantastic. Michael, you'll be moving on to our final round at the end of the show. Jonathan, how about some music? What would you like to play?
COULTON: I'm going to play this here song about not belonging.
COULTON: You were here before, couldn't look you in the eye. You're just like an angel; your skin makes me cry. You float like a feather, in a beautiful world. I wish I was special. You're so very special. But I'm a creep. I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here. I don't belong here.
EISENBERG: Jonathan Coulton.
COULTON: Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Denmark Military Records
|Denmark Research Topics
|Beginning Research
|Record Types
|Denmark Background
|Local Research Resources
Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Most young men living in rural parishes were automatically registered in the levying rolls at the time of birth. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in military levying rolls, family records, biographies, census, probate records, civil registration, and church records.
Before 1700, the Danish army consisted of volunteers, mostly foreigners. In 1701 and in 1733, this army was supplemented with a national militia. Few records exist from this time period, and they contain little genealogical information.
Military records of genealogical value begin about 1788 and give information about an ancestor's military career, such as promotions, places served, pensions, and conduct. In addition, these records usually include information about his age, birthplace, residence, occupation, physical description, and family members.
Military records were kept by the national government of Denmark. These records have been centralized at the Military Archive (Hærens Arkiv) in Copenhagen. The Family History Library has many military records, primarily army and navy rolls for 1788 to 1860.
For a list of abbreviations found in the Military Levying Rolls with their meaning see the article Denmark: Abbreviations in Army Levying Rolls.
Information on soldiers serving after this time may be obtained by writing to the Military Archive in Copenhagen. See the "Archives and Libraries" section.
The records you will find include:
- Army and navy levying rolls.
- Personnel files.
- Regimental account books.
- Letters of deportment.
- Lists of officers.
- Pension records.
- Naval records.
Military Records of Genealogical Value
Only certain military records are useful for Danish research. The following records include information on most soldiers and sailors and are relatively easy to search. For a deeper discussion of these records and examples see Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller).
Army Levying Rolls [Lægdsruller]. Military levying rolls are a major source for genealogical research in Denmark. Levying rolls often help you follow a male ancestor as he moved from parish to parish. Doing this can help you determine where he was living when other important records were compiled, such as census and church records. Starting in 1788, all males from the time of birth until age 34 were listed on a parish roll of potential draftees. Each name entered was assigned a number. Each time a new regular roll was taken (at three-year intervals), each man's personal number became smaller. Every parish in the county was also assigned a number. This number was permanently assigned to identify the parish. If an individual moved from one parish to another, the roll usually indicates the new parish's number and the person's supplemental number. Using the supplemental number you can trace your ancestor as he moved to a new parish and then continue your research.
Naval Records [Søruller]. Before 1802 these rolls were included with the army rolls, except for Fyn, where they began in 1796. Port cities often have separate rolls. The rolls are divided into main rolls (active) and extra rolls (reserve). Information found in the main rolls includes the conscript's name, birthplace, age, height, marital status, number of children, residence, father's name, parish number, present and next serial entry number, date and number of seaman's certificate, occupation, ability to serve, reasons for not serving, remarks, transfers, and deaths. If the conscript was at sea, the rolls give the home port of ship, name of captain, expected date of return.
Extra rolls used for the reserve are similar to the main or active rolls except for date of transfer, reason for the transfer, and the sailor's former number in the main rolls. Names can remain on the sea roll until the seaman's death.
Naval rolls have a slightly different format than army rolls, but they are not difficult to follow. When a person is added to a complete roll, he will commonly be placed in the first vacated number of that district rather than at the end.
If your ancestor was an officer, there are some other sources with genealogical information. A card index of Danish army officers, 1757-1890, and a card index of Berliens collection of army officers and personnel is listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under DENMARK - MILITARY RECORDS - INDEXES.
Military records for Denmark are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:
Online Records
The National Archives of Denmark
DIS-Danmark, Slægt og Data has created a search engine, DIS-Arkivalielister that searches various digital collections to identify content that may be difficult to find otherwise.
Online Records
- 1789-1792 - Denmark, Military Conscription Rolls, 1789-1792 at FamilySearch — index and images
- Military Service Records
- Danish Family Search - Military Levying rolls
Military History
Denmark was involved in the following military actions:
1563-70 The Seven Years' War of the North
1611-13 The Kalmar War
1643-45 Conflict between Denmark and Sweden 1657-1658 War with Sweden. Loss of Scanian Provinces including Bornholm. 1660 War with Sweden. Bornholm is returned to Denmark. 1675-79 The Scanian War.
1700-20 The Great Northern War
1805-15 Napoleonic Wars
1863-64 The Danish-Prussian War
1914-18 First World War
1939-45 Second World War
Military histories are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:


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Like any sentient person, I was appalled by Missouri Republican Congressman Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate rape." I was shocked by the Limbaugh-ian proportions of his ignorance about the female reproductive system ("in cases of legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down") and remain flabbergasted that he hasn't caved in to party pressure to quit his Senate campaign.
But unlike the many people proclaiming their outrage on Facebook and Twitter, I'm actually grateful to Akin. And not, as many liberals have sneeringly gloated, because he has effectively dug his entire party into a hole that it might need a NASA-built escape capsule to get out of.
I'm grateful to Akin because he has forced those who feel strongly about abortion to face the truth: When it comes to abortion, you're either in or you're out. For all the talk about exceptions for rape and incest, for all the hand-wringing about what constitutes "legitimate" sexual violence and whether pregnancy can result from rape, the real issue has nothing to do with rape. The real issue is whether abortion should be legal or illegal.
It's that simple. Guys like Akin know this. The sponsors of the so-called Human Life Amendment, the strict antiabortion platform that calls for no exceptions and was approved Tuesday by the National Republican Convention's platform committee, know this. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan know this too. But because they face the daunting task of winning swing votes, they're forced to talk about things like rape and incest and threats to the life of the mother, thereby changing the subject and twisting themselves into semantic knots that get them mocked on Twitter.
It's hard to resist the impulse to ridicule the contorted reasoning that hard-core pro-lifers have put forth to explain why exceptions to an abortion ban aren't necessary. Garance Franke-Ruta writing on the Atlantic Wire this week called out a 1999 article by John C. Willke, a physician and former president of the National Right to Life Committee, which may have "informed" Akin's thinking. Writing in "Life Issues Connector," Willke makes a point of distinguishing "forcible rape" or "assault rape" from statutory rape and then embarks on an elaborate mathematical calculation purporting to prove the unlikelihood of pregnancy resulting from rape (women are only fertile three days a month,15% of men are sterile, and so on.) Perhaps most astonishingly, he also tells us "there are approximately 100,000,000 females old enough to be at risk for rape in the United States."
Cue the indignation from pro-choicers everywhere. Does Willke truly not realize that there's no such thing as being "old enough to be at risk for rape"? Does his definition of "forcible" include the psychological force exerted upon children for whom the words "don't tell" are as binding as any form of physical restraint?
Fair questions, but in the end, they don't really matter. That's because the very fact that it's possible to argue about what constitutes rape means that any attempt to afford special privileges to its victims is, simply, intellectually dishonest. If you believe abortion is tantamount to murder, the only logical position is to oppose it without exception; rape, incest, life of the mother be damned (though in the latter case, perhaps abortion could theoretically be justified as an act of self-defense). If you believe in a woman's right to choose, the only logical position is that abortion should be available to anyone for any reason at any time — including unpopular reasons like disappointment with the fetus' gender.
It's not a pretty picture, nor is it a dispute that is likely to be resolved any time soon. And that's why both parties have pretended for so long that the abortion debate is about rape, which at least everyone agrees is horrible. But Akin's remarks — and the fact that the Republican Party responded by reaffirming its support for an unconditional abortion ban — means that it's time to stop pretending. It's time for moderate conservatives like Romney to stop equivocating and choose a side. It's time for liberals to stop ranting on Facebook about dopey politicians and their dopey views on rape and start unapologetically owning up to what freedom of choice really means.
If we do so forcibly enough, we just might start a legitimate discussion.


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Read The Fine Print…Seriously
Modern technology is something, ain't it? What would we do without our BlackBerrys, our iPhones, our laptops, or especially the Internet/email? Well, I know what I'd do—I'd be able to relax without worry of being bothered! Don't get me wrong, I appreciate all the benefits my electronic gadgets afford, but I just always wonder, how far will it all go?
I'm not ignorant—I see the writing on the (tablet) wall regarding print media. But I'm having a very hard time reading the fine print when it comes to the destiny of Rod & Custom magazine. I know many of you share my sentiments as far as the importance of having the ability to hold an actual magazine and read it at my leisure—the same goes for books. About the only type of media I read online are current events/news, though the last thing I want to see is the printed newspaper industry fold, no pun intended. I guess you could say I'm old school, but I find myself being that pretty blonde in the Kindle commercials you've been seeing lately—except I don't give in to the guy holding the eReader!
I don't really know what it is, but I do know that I'm not just being defiant simply because I'm trying to save my magazine, or my job for that matter—if (when?) R&C were to go all-electronic, it would still need an editor! For whatever reason, I prefer reading magazines and books the old-fashioned way. And I know for a fact that there's still a huge sense of pride for people seeing their car in print. You don't hear many people bragging about having their hot rod/custom featured online do you? Well, I'm sure you probably have on occasion, but really, do those same people take the time to go print a webpage and hang it on their garage wall? (Yeah, I know…)
Where do you stand? I'd really like to know what the general consensus is when it comes to the magazine versus online versions (not so much the website, but like subscribing to Zinio). Could you see yourself getting your monthly R&C fix without actually getting a physical fix in the first place? I'm sure we could all use some extra shelf/storage space as it is by not accumulating more magazines, or could we? Personally, I'll make space, as there are certain periodicals that I want to continue receiving and, more importantly, reading. I'd rather cram more magazines and books on the shelves than go out and buy more memory for my laptop!
As far as eReaders/tablets go, do I ever see myself owning one? Right now, the answer's probably a strong "no", but, I'll never forget what one of my art school instructors told me 20 years ago: "Anyone who's not proficient with a computer in 10 years will get left behind and be lucky to get a decent-paying job." At the time, I scoffed at his comments, but looking back at his words of wisdom, he couldn't have been more right. And I see that philosophy being applied to the topic at hand, as much as I hate to admit it. Still, I'm a real magazine man and will continue taking pride in that…for now.
I'll never forget what one of my art school instructors told me 20 years ago: "Anyone who's not proficient with a computer in 10 years will get left behind and be lucky to get a decent-paying job."


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Watch how to make this recipe.
Special equipment: stovetop smoker 2 tablespoons smoking oak sawdust chips
For the rub: Mix together the paprika, salt, sugar, pepper, chile powder and dry mustard in a small bowl.
For the potato salad: Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and cook until almost done, about 10 minutes. Drain, place in a large bowl, drizzle with the oil and toss with 2 tablespoons of the rub. Place the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook until the fat renders and the bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes. Crumble the bacon and set aside. Sprinkle the sawdust chips over the center of the bottom of the smoker and put the rack in place. Place the potatoes on the rack. Close the lid and turn the heat to medium. Smoke the potatoes until fully cooked, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the dressing. Mix together the mayonnaise, cilantro, mustard, adobo sauce, salt, black pepper and scallions in a large bowl. Add half of the bacon and the potatoes. Toss to combine, and then toss with the remaining bacon. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Leftover smoky rub can be used on chicken or fish.


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Assistive Technology -- High School Engineering Design Project using the "Makey Makey"
High school students design appropriate Assistive Technology solutions for elementary students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
Ten high school students enrolled in a year-long Computer Science course taught by Joe Speier at the Asheville School , a college preparatory school located in West Asheville. These ten students participated in a special project-based Engineering Design class taught by Tom Heck during the month of May 2014.
Working in teams, the Asheville School students designed and and built prototypes of appropriate Assistive Technology solutions for exceptional students enrolled at Hall Fletcher Elementary School (HFE) located in Asheville, NC. The design solutions were intended to help students interact with computer programs (games) in new ways. We worked closely with Kelly Blount and Amy Floyd, the HFE teaching team, throughout the project. This project is endorsed by Dr. Gordon Grant, the principal at HFE.
Jason Webb developed a "DIY Assistive Technology project" outlined in detail HERE. Inspiration for this project came from Jason's work.
Lucas Steuber is a colleague of Jason Webb's, and like Jason, is also blazing a trail with DIY Assistive Technology. Lucas runs the Portland Language Lab and was very helpful throughout this project.
The Assistive Technology prototypes we created utilized a versatile computer interface design platform called a Makey Makey which was developed at the MIT Media Lab. The Makey Makey is a $50 invention kit for the 21st century. It turns everyday objects into touchpads allowing for quick prototyping of creative Assistive Technology solutions.
I was inspired by Purdue University's "EPICS" High School program (Engineering Projects in Community Service) which teaches human centered design and engineering by getting students out into the community to solve real problems for real people.
During this short course I introduced the students to Stanford University's Design School process which is outlined in this 44 page PDF.
April 1-30 -- I call a list of agencies who can help me connect with a group of students with physical disabilities. These agencies include: FIRST Community Resource Center, Asheville City Schools Foundation, Buncombe County School's Progressive Education Program (PEP), Asheville City Schools Exceptional Children's Program, Care Partners, Buncombe County Schools "Special Services", Mission Children's Hospital, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, North Carolina Assistive Technology Program, Disability Partners, Carolina Pediatric Therapy, and others. I worked with Charlie Glazener, the media contact for the Asheville City Schools system to secure permission to take photos and video of the elementary students and I worked with Charlie to get the media to the May 15 event (ABC TV and local paper).
May 1, 2014 -- Class # 1 (90 min.) Asheville School students board a bus and travel to HFE to meet with the teachers and students. The goal for this trip was to build rapport and empathy (step #1 of the Stanford D-School process).
May 2 -- Class # 2 (45 min.) Asheville School students are introduced to the Makey Makey.
May 8 -- Class # 3 (90 min.) Asheville School students select the game they intend to play and begin building prototype.
May 12 -- Class # 4 (45 min.) Asheville School students refine designs and test each other's designs. Prepare for Class #5 (return to HFE).
May 15 -- Class #5 (90 min.) Asheville School students travel to HFE by bus and meet with the students to test their prototypes (see video above).
May 19 -- Class #6 (45 min.) Asheville School students debrief the experience.
Jason Webb's "Instructable" on DIY Assistive Technology HERE
Another resource from Jason HERE
Overview of the MaKey MaKey for educators of students with diverse needs HERE
Lucas Steuber's Assistive Technology website HERE
DIY Ability website HERE
MaKey MaKey website HERE
MaKey MaKey Forums HERE
MaKey MaKey for Computer Access workshop (video) HERE -- NOTE: A guest on this show is one of the developers of the Makey Makey!
Dr. Amy Hurst at the University of Maryland Baltimore is doing amazing work around DIY Assistive Technology.
Switch Accessible Games
Car (driving) games HERE
Hall Fletcher Elementary Games HERE
Learn how to download flash games HERE
RESEARCH: Evaluating Accessibility in Fabrication Tools for Children (click link below)
Download RESEARCH Evaluating Accessibility in Fabrication Tools for Children
DIY Pressure Plate Switches HERE
The following is a list of computer games we were prepared to play with the HFE students.
Hopper Beetle Download Hopper_Beetle
Ultimate Baseball Download Ultimate_baseball
Dance Revolution Download Dance_revolution
Dance of the Robots Download Dance_of_the_Robots
Fruit Basket Fruit Basket Game
Piano for Makey Makey Piano
Bongos Bongos
Trebuchet Launch Download Castle-clout
Photo Gallery
View the photo gallery of this project HERE.
WLOS, the local ABC affiliate, sent a reporter and film team out to the event. The video report will soon be posted here.
Print Media
The Asheville School posted a great story with photos on their website HERE.
A brief mention of this project appeared in the Asheville Citizen Times. Click on the image below to enlarge.
WLOS TV, the local ABC news affiliate, did a story on this project.
Longer video showing students using the Assistive Technology devices:
more soon...