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WILMINGTON, North Carolina – UNCW senior right side hitter Christi Laite was named to the Preseason All-CAA Volleyball Team on Monday.
A two-time Second-Team All-CAA selection, Laite started all 28 matches for the Seahawks in 2012 and led the team in both total kills (287) and kills per set (2.81).
The Severna Park, Md., product also tallied 18 service aces, one solo block and 64 block assists to rank 10th in the CAA in points per set (3.31). Defensively, Laite averaged 1.33 digs per set as she finished the season with two double-doubles.
"It is a great honor to have a UNCW player recognized by other the CAA coaches," said UNCW Head Coach Amy Bambenek. "Christi truly represents the meaning of student-athlete in her dedication both on and off the court and in the classroom. I know she is excited about making her senior season count and helping our program reach a higher level of success in 2013"
UNCW opens the regular season Aug. 30-31 with an appearance in the Kristen Dickmann Invitational. The Seahawks will face Elon, UIC and host Navy during the two-day event.
2013 Preseason All-CAA Volleyball Team
Honorable Mention: Lizzy Briones, MB, James Madison; Melissa Morello, OH, College of Charleston; Meghan Niski, OH, James Madison; Mackenzie Olsen, S, Delaware; Natalia Skiba, L, Northeastern


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Assisted the defense playing in 29 sets ... Had 21 digs and six assists ... Had career high seven digs against Western Kentucky on Oct. 17.
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Missed the season due to an injury.
Played in 22 matches for Central Arkansas ... Recorded 89 kills averaging 1.85 per game ... Had 20 blocks and 39 digs as a freshman.
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They've never performed surgery. They're not bioengineers. But University of Maine undergraduate students Kara West and Amy Foley are hoping to make a difference in the medical world by exploring the use of cells as therapeutic agents for repairing damaged tissues — an alternative to conventional surgical therapies and implants.
Working under the direction of UMaine mechanical engineer Alireza Sarvestani, the students are investigating how to repair dysfunctional tissues by mimicking the way the body produces cells. The hope is that implants using stem cells infused with polymeric biomaterials could someday take the place of artificial implants.
"The application of cell-seeded biomaterials for regeneration of damaged tissues is not new. What we are trying to do in our lab is to optimize this process, which is currently based on the principle of trial and error," says Sarvestani, whose research interests include the biomechanics of cell adhesion and locomotion.
The bioengineering research at UMaine, which uses bovine cells as models of human cells, focuses on implants made of bioresorbable materials instead of permanent implants that can sometimes be rejected by the body. The technology could be particularly helpful in repairing cardiac endothelial tissue in patients who have experienced heart attacks or other cardiovascular-related damage, Sarvestani says.
"The (current implant methods) are permanent, but not good because they are not part of your body," says Sarvestani. "In our project, host stem cells take over and the implant — the polymeric material — begins to degrade (when it comes in contact with water). As the stem cells proliferate, the implant will essentially go away."
In Sarvestani's lab, the bovine cells are injected with the polymeric material and grown in vitro to mimic the way similar cells would function and grow in humans. The goal is for the host stem cells to take over and form new tissue concurrent with degradation of the biomaterial implant, leaving the repaired host tissue in its place.
Sarvestani is focusing on the project's mathematical portion — the formulas that help determine the optimized chemomechanical characteristics of polymeric material to use. And he's investigating how the materials react with their environment — in this case, the human body.
Foley, a biochemistry major from Deer Isle, Maine, is focusing on the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms. West, a computer science major from Brentwood, N.H., is electronically documenting and analyzing the process and structure of their research. Both now plan to pursue medical school.
By studying the mechanical properties of the cells and how they respond to stimulus, which is more about biology than engineering, Sarvestani thinks the outcome could be extremely effective in practical surgical situations.
Sarvestani's tissue engineering principles have the potential to be applied to many types of human tissue, as well as bone and cartilage. Although the project is still in its early stages, he hopes that the upcoming results will draw the attention of medical centers in Maine for future collaborations.
"Certainly when we're done with this part of the study, we would like to do more realistic testing," he says. "We'd like to be able to make the implants and try them in a real-life situation."


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Behind the scenes of Telias IPTVPosted by fli in General, tags: iptv, kreatel, streaming, telia, verimatrix
I ceased messing around with this a long time ago as I no longer have the iptv box in my possession
Well, not really behind the scenes. But these are my findings of how Telias IPTV works. The original reason behind this is that I would like to stream the channels to my computers.
The base of it all is a series of multicasted UDP streams in the range 18.104.22.168/24, including both the actual channels and box configuration/firmware. The program guide is more or less a normal web side accessed over HTTP.
The hardware involved is a Zyxel Prestige 660H Triple Play and the Motorola/Kreatel 1510 STB. To connect to the IPTV service using a normal network one have to hook up the IPTV-port of the Zyxel modem directly to a computer. Sniffing the traffic to/from the STB can be done by simply bridging two interfaces and using the box as normal. It's also possible to enable the IPTV service on one of the unused ports by reconfiguring the modem (to get two output ports).
Getting an IP-address
The DHCP request to Telias server must contain the following option, otherwise, their server won't respond.
The XX-string is a 5 byte value that is rumored to be some sort of serial number. I haven't found any hard evidence of this as my value doesn't match any of those on the box. The following should be enough configuration (dhclient.conf) of the ISC DHCP client to send the correct option.
Once the interface has been bound to an address the connection should work just like a normal Telia ADSL connection, the PTR record of the address is a subdomain to digitaltv.telia.com.
Boot sequence of the Kreatel/Motorola 1500 box
During the boot sequence (after DHCP) the box joins the multicast group 126.96.36.199 which distributes the initial configuration over something called infocast2, UDP port 5555. Among other things the local time and a xml file containing a "portal URL" which is http://iptvlogin.telia.se/iptvgui/initial.html this page displays the initial "hour glass" one sees when booting the box.
Next, depending on the revision of the box it will download its firmware based on the configuration file, they point out further multicast groups to join. The following was valid during writing
kreatel-ip-stb-rev-4, kreatel-ip-stb-rev-6, kreatel-ip-stb-rev-11
kreatel-ip-stb-rev-9, kreatel-ip-stb-rev-13, kreatel-ip-stb-rev-15
What do you know, seems like the box is based on a MIPS CPU (not that surprising)
The firmware "software_1500_secure" just identifies as "data" and has the first 3 bytes set to "SEC", encrypted ELF file perhaps?
This data (configuration and firmware) can be extracted with the Infocast2Tools. The package contains a server and a client. Simply start the client with the multicast address of interest and start the box.
Streaming TV to VLC
Viewing a channel is as simple as joining the correct multicast group, unfortunately, some channels are encrypted/scrambled. All channels are streamed over UDP/5555 using ISO/IEC 13818 MPEG-2.
Viewing is as simple as
The following channels are currently not scrambled (Swedish)
Scrambled channels
Not the whole stream is scrambled, but only individual sub-frames. These have the "Transport Scrambling Control" field in the ISO/IEC 13818 header set to 2 (User defined).
The box does not utilize a CA card, instead it has some software solution which I believe is VeriMatrix VCAS system for IPTV. During packet analysis I found that the box does a few TCP connections to hyca.iptv.telia.com (188.8.131.52) on ports 12697, 12698, 12699 and 12700. These connections turned out to be SSL connections involving two certificates issued by email@example.com for email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com (XXXX/YYYY are integer strings, I don't know if they are unique yet, I guess not).
The Verimatrix website describes a "Video Content Authority System" that utilizes public/private keys, my guess is that ones identification code or control code is sent to their system over this channel and a decryption key is returned which can be used to decrypt the scrambled frames.
Figuring out what to send and which decryption method that is used (the VeriMatrix web page talks about AES) is the key to stream scrambled channels to a normal computer or to a HTPC.
Further studies of their product sheets/white papers reveals that each channel stream gets its own encryption key. If this really is the case, the authorization key one receives from Telia when signing up for the service (the key one has to enter into the STB to be able to use it) can only be used to control which encryption keys that are sent from the their key server to the STB.
Update: Seems I was partially right and partially wrong about the TCP connections. The connections to 12697 and 12699 are SSL connections, however the connections to 12698 and 12700 are not.
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Even if I was given 1000 chances, I don't think I would have ever guessed you were going to say that song.
Dawn ~ aka "MarleyBlue", hanging around these parts since early 2005 ~ is that sad?
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It was kind of OK back in the day, enough so that I have it on my Mp3 player. Every time I hear it though, I think, "How badass would it sound if it got Godsmacked?!"
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I personally would have chosen "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves".
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How much??
Sooo.....before I begin my monster project--rebuilding my inherited '48 Cub--about how much $$ will I put into getting in fully restored and nice? The Cub I have can be described, right now, as a 'rat tractor'--used as a working tractor its whole life until ~2009 until it was parked in a shop lean-to.
I've looked at ads on this site and all over the internet, the prices range from about $1,700 to $2,800. Could I put more into a full restoration than what I could buy something like this for $2750.00??
Am I potentially putting a crapload of money and labor into this, and only getting personal satisfaction??
Any advice is appreciated. thanks
Re: How much??
If that is for sale for $2750 buy it and never look back. Fixing up a Cub is a huge consumer of time...great project for the retired hobby folks.
Re: How much??
Short answer to that is, Yes.
It is hard to say what you will spend since there are too many unknowns. How much body work is needed. You could spend an easy grand on that alone. What about the engine? Will that be rebuilt? Figure a grand plus. New Tires? Tranny/final drive overhaul? Etc, Etc!
You can easily pump three or four thousand into a restore.
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Well how do I start?
First your Cub is inherited so that means that someone in your family owned that puppy. Question is how much do you care about that person and does owning the Cub mean anything to you?
If the answer to that question is that you care a lot and yes the Cub means something to you , then yes restore/refresh your '48 Cub.
If the answer to that questin is no and no .. then you might want to buy one already done.
A friend of mine has 10 years and 5 or 6 grand invested in his '48 Cub. She is gorgeous. Will he ever get it back out of his Cub?? Nope, not a chance of an iceberg in well say Florida Does he care? No he doesn't. Why? Because that project gave him 10 years of enjoyment, something to do that he loved and kept him out of trouble. Worth it? You betcha
I have a '48 and I can tell you I have probably spent darn close to almost that much already in the 12 years I have owned it and it has been worth every dime. I have had a lot of fun learning how to fix and maintain it, how to build special projects to be used with it, took courses to help such as my welding course, learned how to wrench much better than I knew before as well as get my yard work done, my gardens and of course plowing snow. And yes, it has kept me out of trouble for 12 years.
The only one who really can make that call is you. Weigh all the different constraints and see where it leads you. Also, remember - the final cost will be determined by how much you want to do yourself, if you rebuild the engine just cause instead of if it needs it, how many parts need replacing if any... all those kinds of questions.
Let us know what you decide.
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Re: How much??
Smarg, on the average, the price of purchasing a cub and restoring it is about twice what one can be sold for. The one you pictured for 2700 would be a good deal. the post hole digger with pto reverser is worth 1/2 to 2/3 of the 2700 price.
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Re: How much??
If I had a "family" cub, restoring it would be a must! Restoring a Cub is not something you can usually get your money out of, but for those of us who enjoy messing with them, you get your money's worth!
Oh, and I don't think Stanton would sell the one you pictured for twice the 2,750 noted.
Best of luck,
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Then again....." Misery Loves Company "......Thats why the forum......
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Hi - I'm in the middle of a total restoration of my 1948. It's totally stripped, every seal is being replaced, brakes bands and drums, full valve train, Napa engine boil out and let them replace the valve guides etc, new used fenders, battery box, misc. used parts - $1,100 - $1,500. I've actually so far spent more money on tools to work on it....sand blaster, bigger air compressor, sanders, grinders, etc.
With all that being said - this Cub has been in our family since 1965. I could never and will never sell it. The fun factor of fixing it with the help of people here has been amazing. If you decide not to fix it - please PM me so we can discuss.
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Agree with previous posts as I have more money invested in my Cubs than the potential sale price. And I'm planning on spending more time and money this winter.
The value of a Cub depends on a person's perspective and what they do or want to do with a tractor. You can easily spend more money on a lawn mower than you will have invested in a Cub. The pay back for money invested is that my Cubs are working tractors. I use both Cubs this time of year as mowers. But I can also tow a trailer, plow, disk harrow, sweep the street, and many other things with a Cub that you can't do with a lawn mower.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Alllll right, I'm getting the picture now...I'm be spending at least twice the amount, if not more, restoring it, than I could sell it for.
Yes, I get the sentimental value. And yes, it will be a project that I'll set aside for the near future (1-3 yrs). This site is great for checking out what others have been through. Little did I know that typing in "Farmall Cub" in google would bring me this treasure of a site.
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Since you inherited the Cub, you are way ahead of the game. Most folks buy the tractor then spend additional money fixing it up.
I wouldn't set the tractor aside for several years. My suggestion is to get the engine running. Then evaluate the tractor for immediate repair problems. If the engine runs and the tractor moves, it's worth considerably more money in the event you decide to sell.
Just take on one issue at a time. No big rush. Absolutely the last thing to do is the paint job. Actually I don't put paint on my working tractors. Paint doesn't make them work any better.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Eugene makes really good points. No sense putting the Cub away and waiting a few years to tear into it. Before 1 speck of paint goes on it, I would also make sure that it works as advertised. My 1st Cub Ellie-Mae a '48 I have had geez almost 12 years or so now -- kinda forgetting. She is still in the same dress clothes as the day I got her and they have faded somewhat. However, she is running much better now and I have solved most of the mechanical issues with her.
Will she get painted? Don't know. When I take things off and have to fix em, I will probably prime and paint them ... just as I am doing with her front shoe. But it may be a long time before I actually have her completely painted. My '47 Granny is the same way. The '50 aka Jethro may or may not even go back together. My latest acquisition is going to stay in it's work clothes as well even if they are yaller and white
So, I would echo Eugene statement:
Confusion breeds Discussion which breeds Knowledge which breeds Confidence which breeds Friendship
Re: How much??
First off, a bunch of great comments and suggestions. Great ideas too! I would also like to add my .02. I would ask what are your plans for the Cub? Fix her up and sell her? Or will you be working it? Or will you just look at it and take it around the yard? The next thing I would consider is what can I do and what do I need to do on my property to maintain it and will this tractor accommodate my needs? Capabilities with these Cubs is almost unlimited. I mean, grass cutting, manure spreading, plowing, disking, pushing snow, moving dirt, cultivating, and the list can keep going. Put on a loader, and you just got a whole new tool! I say this all because if you consider getting something new, the amount of money you are putting into this tractor will be a pittance compared to a new tractor. They can easily cost you 25K for brand new and well in the 10K + area for a used one. These are the factors that I would also consider. I would also have to say that I am biased to IH and old tractors. And some other color tractors too.
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I have one really nice Cub and that is only because the previous owner made it that way. I baby that Cub (well okay, I rev it up now and then ). My other tractors have seen their days and they show it. I doubt any of them will ever see new paint. However, if I ever found out one of those tractors had belonged to my dad or granddad AND I planned to keep it or pass it on to my daughter, then I wouldn't hesitate to spend every dime I could on it.
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The cost of restoration is dependant on how much work you can do yourself. The more you can do, the less expensive it will be. As far as cost goes, I restored my '53 doing all the work myself except for the machine work on the engine block. Including the $600 I paid for the Cub at a garage sale, I have about $2500 total in the Cub. The Cub is now as good as new with everything having been gone through and brought back into specification. If I had paid someone to restore it for me, I would probably have $6000 or more in it. If I were to sell my Cub today, in my area, I could probably get maybe $2000 - $2200 for it. Even though I have a little more in it than I could probably get out of it, I know I have a "new" Cub that will last me as long as I'm around to use it and I get a lot of satisfaction knowing I did everything right in the restoration and did not cut any corners in it's build. Knowing that, I don't expect any issues with the Cub in the future and it has been trouble free for the last 5 or 6 years since it's completion.
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China's economy is increasingly important to many American businesses. Even if your company doesn't export, you may be selling to another company that depends on China for a significant portion of its revenues. I'm not a China expert. (If you're looking for one, consider my fellow Forbes.com contributor Jack Perkowski.) One of my clients asked for some insight with a business perspective on China, Japan and South Korea, so in this series of posts I'll share what I think corporate executives needs to know about the Chinese economy.
The IMF's forecast for China is reasonable at nine percent inflation-adjusted growth. That forecast, however, assumes no collapse in Europe, which is a pretty big assumption. Companies doing business with China, as well as companies doing business with other companies that do business in China, should understand both the upside and downside potential for that country's economic outlook.
China's economic growth has been very good for quite some years. The consensus forecast now is that 2012 growth will be right in line with the country's long-term growth potential of about nine percent per year. However, there are five key issues to consider:
Inflation has been the focus of Chinese economic policy in the past year , and right now the policy looks successful. November's inflation rate was 4.2 percent (measured from 12 months previous), down from 6.5 percent in July. This may be a bit of an aberration, and Chinese statistics should be taken with many grains of salt, but feet-on-the-ground observers think that the general trend is certainly true. China will likely allow growth to expand in 2012.
Housing prices are thought by some to be bubblicious. Another fellow Forbes.com contributor Gordon G. Chang recent wrote "Residential property prices are in freefall in China . . . ." (http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2011/11/06/property-prices-collapse-in-china-is-this-a-crash/). This may be true, but it's also true that housing is not overbuilt in the China, and the quality of the existing housing is worse than befits a growing middle class. So an adjustment to new construction may be needed, but it's not going to be the huge real estate collapse that we experienced here in the United States.
Export market weakness is the greatest risk to China right now. The European Union accounts for about 20 percent of China's total exports. (Europe is about 22 percent of U.S. exports.) If the financial crisis on the Continent boils over into an economic collapse, then China will clearly suffer. Already it's being stung by weaker sales to Europe.
Cronyism is a problem that will limit China's potential, but it's not really a short-run challenge. We can envision China increasing output-per-person substantially, but long before they get to the level of the advanced economies they will slow their growth because of the inefficiencies of their corrupt practices. However, they are years away from hitting that limit, and they may reform themselves in the meantime (though I'm not really optimistic on that score).
Finally, the value of the yuan continues to trend upward, which will limit export growth. This is actually a good thing, as the high foreign exchange rate hurts internal consumers. Allowing the yuan to rise to market levels is a good inflation-fighting technique and also relieves some political pressure. Don't expect China to go too far in this direction, however, especially if economic growth slows.
American companies selling to China should be prepared both for continued growth and for a markedly slower pace. That requires some flexibility, but the facts are clear: China has a very favorable base case forecast, but it's at substantial risk from a European downturn. Given that we cannot be sure that Europe will muddle through, the possibility of bad news cannot be ignored, even though my best estimate is for continued economic expansion in China.
For more help on what to do, check out my article on recessions and business planning.
You should hope that the IMFs forecast is better then regular consensus "economist forecasts" http://www.wallstreetrant.com/2011/12/gdp-estimates-2012-vs-2008-and-more.html
Housing is not overbuilt in China? Seriously?If that was the case then there would not exist the number of ghost cities you see today….they would be full…..oh maybe they will be…..at prices 50% cheaper!! Real Estate in Canada, China & Australia = CaCA http://www.wallstreetrant.com/2011/12/real-estate-markets-in-canada-china-and.html
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First, inflation-fighting, vis-a-vis the CPI will remain on the CCP's radar. What's less noticed, however, is China's positively horrendous food-price inflation. With locals estimating inflation at somewhere closer to 16% – versus the officially reported 4.2% in November – and food-price inflation north of 20%, in a nation in which the poorest spend upwards of 40% of their expendable incomes on food, this is not a recipe for social success. And absent social calm, China's economy will incur the same sort of growing unrest which resulted in an approximate 180,000 episodes of 'mass incidents' in 2010. Socio-political unrest has real, tangible economic consequences.
In addition, I find the statement that American companies selling to China should be prepared for continued growth and for a markedly slower pace to be nearly astounding. China's manufacturing sector is, as of November data, in contraction mode. How much – other than raw and processed food commodities (and that's a big 'if') will China be purchasing from anyone? Even with respect to food, price controls in place for more than a year now has shutdown food processing capacity at an alarming rate, which brings into question China's willingness to import more food/feed raw materials as processors run – in some cases – at less than 30% of capacity.
Manufacturing and exports, as the secondary engine of China's economic miracle has stalled and the primary engine, real estate, has run out of gas entirely.
It's really quite amazing that China's unraveling banking nightmare is complete ignored. The country has approximately RMB49 trillion outstanding in loans and government bonds – with about 95% of that backed through implicit central government guarantees. Since loans tend to be long-term in nature, the non-performing loans just keep getting rolled over. The state has a monopoly on every essential good and service, which affords SOEs the opportunities to borrow at preferential rates – well ahead of the private sector – draining capital pools before non-SOE borrowers get a chance to jump in. GDP growth is, itself, highly misleading.
Consider that China is building bridges to nowhere and massive housing and commercial complexes in which none live or operate businesses. The consumption of materials for the purpose of completing projects which are, obviously, not in demand in the near-term, misallocates human capital, financial capital and contribute to the illusion of positive GDP growth. When the shoddy work is done, usually in record time due to skimping on skilled labor and materials, newly finished projects today will require repairs or rebuilding in another year or two – adding still more the GDP illusion. There is a critical difference between citizens' wealth accumulation and positive GDP growth. China refuses to advance the former and pushes for the latter.
China hasn't denied help to Europe because it finds there is an immeasurable level of risk associated with the slow and torturous unraveling of sovereign credit ratings. It has denied Europe help because China is confronted with the problem of saving itself.
It's especially important to note that late-2012 represents the initiation of new leadership in China; a process that might take as long as two years. The communists are vying for positions of power and will say and do anything to secure their stakes in the country's (presumed) future prosperity – or get into the race to ensure their ability to pillage isn't complicated by other would-be power brokers.
In the midst of its collapsing housing market, rising social unrest, impending political shift of power and teetering banking system (which goes a long way toward explaining the government's push for public gold ownership), investment in China should be avoided in 2012. If that were not the case, some 60% of current and former CCP officials would have presumably preferred to stay in their homeland, rather than secure foreign passports, send their families abroad, loot their bank accounts through import invoicing and Macau gambling (money-laundering) to leave China's sinking economic ship like a bunch of rats.
Data fight: Making sense of China's export figures
Let's be fair.
"China's economy will pick up pace a little in 2013 and inflationary pressures will increase, the deputy governor of the country's central bank said Saturday.
"I think China's growth rate will be about 8% this year," Yi Gang said during a debate at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He said consumer price inflation could reach 3% or slightly higher.
The world's second-biggest economy grew by 7.8% last year, well below the average 10% growth seen in the past three decades but better than the government's own target of 7.5% and above analyst expectations.
The annual figure was boosted by a recovery in industrial production and exports in the fourth quarter, which grew 7.9%, prompting economists to forecast a slow but steady recovery in 2013
The acceleration in the last three months of 2012 followed seven quarters of slowing growth as China felt the impact of weak activity in the United States and Europe, as well as its own efforts to control a real estate boom and contain inflation.
China's manufacturing sector showed more signs of improvement this month, with a preliminary reading of purchasing managers' sentiment rising to its highest level in two years.
Inflation rose to 2.5% in December, as a spurt of extremely cold weather drove food prices higher. That compared with 2% in November, but still represents tame inflation — the government aims to keep annual inflation below 4%.
China is trying to rebalance its economy, placing greater emphasis on consumption. Yi said domestic demand was playing an ever more important role in the economy as growth in incomes outpaced GDP growth.
"Consumption is very robust," he said.
China would continue to aim for a reduction in its current account surplus as a percentage of GDP, he said. The figure stood at 2.8% of GDP in 2012."
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I feel very safe with it's safety shut off and also if someone knocks it over it automatically shuts off. I can't say enough about this little giant of a heater. I'm going to order another one with my coupon. Thanks J. M.
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from Magnolia, USA
We have 3 of these heaters in our office. Our lobby is always cold because of the door always being opened and shut by patients coming and going. One is the coldest room of the building for seeing patients. They have proved to be excellent in helping heat the patient areas. They have made a big difference towards helping keeping patients warm, especially since they are sick and do not need to sit in a cold building. They are also safe enough if knocked over, they automatically shut off. Therefore, I had to have one for my house to help knock the chill in my bedroom and bathroom. I am happy that I made the decision to go ahead with my desire to own one and purchase it.
Yes, I recommend this product.
from Olympia, WA, USA
from Olympia, WA, USA
Received the heater promptly and on time, shipping was no issue. The unit works great and heats so efficiently that I really only use half strength so far! Great product.
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This was one of the greatest products that we bought. I like how they are lightweight and more quieter than the other Dayton heaters that we have purchased. We actually use the heaters to heat in our living room and bedroom so we can save on our propane that is used to heat the house.
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from Greenview, IL
We originally bought 4 of another model of the Dayton Heaters from you for the use of heating our garage but when we didn't use it for that they came in handy to help heat some of the rooms to save on propane. Two of those heaters the heating elements quit working. So we checked out the Dayton NW9 Electric Space Heater. We like how quiet they run and that they help us save money on propane so we only have to run the furnace late in the evening. We also put one in our bedroom and with this model you don't wake up with it being real stuffy. We would recommend this to anyone.
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The heater works fine, but it is noisy. I have to turn it off when I get a phone call and use the speaker phone. I bought it because I read a review that it was quiet. The one I have isn't close to quiet on any setting.
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from N. Ft. Myers, FL
Your heater was recommended by a friend. The heater I had before was noisy and did not heat the room well. I am thrilled with the heat this little unit produces. Although I live in Florida once in a while it is necessary to heat an area without turning on the main heat system. It saves me a lot of money.
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We are very glad that we purchased the Dayton NW9 space heater. This was the right choice for the job. So far we have not experienced any problems. If needed I would buy the same unit.
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from San Francisco, CA
This is a very powerful compact heater. It was smaller than I had envisioned, but really heats up my living room. It is noisier than expected, if you are looking for silent, this is not the one to get. The fan blowing the air is more powerful than I thought possible for such a small unit. It is well worth the minimal price tag. I would purchase it again without hesitation. Also, the heater was shipped immediately and received far quicker than expected. I am completely satisfied and would order from this supplier again in the future.
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The heater works very well. Within 10 minutes the chill is taken out of the bedroom. We have recommended this product to our friends and will continue. Thank you for your good service.
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from Edinburg,TX
I bought the heater for a small rental trailer I have to replace the non-working heater unit in the trailer. It would have cost me more than $300 to fix the unit. I looked locally but No One had a heater! I ordered the unit after reviewing the available products on the web sight. It arrived in a few days, very well packed and I immediately took it out of the box and plugged it in to make sure it worked. It worked fine and I gave it to the renter with instructions on how to use it. It's warming up and the renter has not complained about its performance so I can say I'm well satisfied with the investment in the heater.
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from Ferriday, LA
This heater is awesome and heat real good. My husband told me about this product. ?cause they had some offshores on the production platform where he works. And told me to order one. I think before winter gets here again I will be ordering another one. It's the best heater I have ever had. Sorry for taken so long to answer. But I have told all my friends and family.
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from Killeen, TX
I spend much of my day in my office which is in my converted two car garage. The one vent coming from the central heating unit does not keep the room comfortable. A small radiant heater beside my computer chair has kept one side of my body too hot while the other side and the room have been too cold. We have had an unusually cold winter, and I had been uncomfortably waiting for Spring. But one day I decided I had enough! I searched the web and found that wonderful Dayton Electric Space Heater and placed the order. It is better than I could have imagined. I like the small size, all of the safety features, the quietness. And I especially appreciate and enjoy the soft warming of the area. With my old radiant heater all that I could expect was one too warm leg in a cold room. But this little unit lives up to its name of a Space Heater. Having the Dayton Space Heater in my office has truly been like turning winter into spring.
Yes, I recommend this product.
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from Cartersville, GA
I use the 4ea. space heaters to suppliment my regular heating system. I believe this action reduces my overall heating bill by app. 20%.
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We use this little heater in our bathroom on chilly mornings. It heats the room super quick. Along with another ceramic heater placed in our living room, they heat up our two bedroom apartment in about 20 minutes. No more expensive central heat for us.
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i use it for keeping warm at my computor...without heating the whole room and also keeping the temperature reasonable in a bedroom over a garage without heating the whole house at night. it's working very well so far...no negatives! i thought it would be a little heavier....but looks great!
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Michigan Fire Juniors Achieve National Recognition
The Michigan Fire Juniors T.O.T.A.L. (Technical Obsession To Advance Learning) Technical Hour Training Program was recognized at the NSCAA Coaches Convention in January, 2014 as one of ten National "Best Practices." The NSCAA through their Club Standards Project which the MFJ are participating in, have analyzed over 120 clubs across the United States in a variety of categories and essentially grade clubs in each of these 22 categories. Our T.O.T.A.L. Technical Hour received a Best Practices distinction in our initial Strengths and Weaknesses Analysis from the Club Standards Project, but the project director David Newbery was so impressed with this program, he choose to highlight it in his lecture session at the NSCAA Coaches Convention in Philadelphia last month entitled "A Model Youth Club – Building a Club on Best Practices."
The T.O.T.A.L. Technical Hour is a program designed by our club's Technical Director Dan McAllister, and has been coached by members of our professional staff, Dan McAllister, David Wood, Chris Schoenberg, Rick Fett and Dean Muckle. This program is a technical development supplemental program offered to any of our MFJ U9-U12 players which offers a daily, 1 hour session focused on technical development, ball mastery improvement from 4pm-5pm every Monday-Thursday during in-season play at our 28th Ave facilities.
Coach McAllister has a keen awareness of the impact technical development has on a player's ability to aspire to next level play, as each new level includes increased pressure and speed of play, which in turn demands players to improve their technical skills accordingly. "We know as a club, we have to be proactive in helping our players learn and improve in their technical development. We know we can not rely strictly on our team coaches to do this, as they are often focusing on tactical/team development. This program allows those who take advantage of it to gain new skills, build comfort on the ball, and to continue on their journey of "Ball Mastery," which is a life long journey for aspiring players."
Chicago Fire Juniors Affiliates Program Director Brian Roberts was present at the NSCAA Convention Presentation and had this to say about this program: "I just want to congratulate Dan and the club on your recent NSCAA award. I sat in the workshop when NSCAA recognized ten youth clubs for outstanding achievement. Each club had a few moments to field questions on their own initiative, the MI Fire Juniors training hour was a very popular topic for discussion. Dan and his team really were a great representation of the Michigan Fire Juniors and the Chicago Fire family as a whole."
David Newbery, the NSCAA Club Standards Project Director said about the Michigan Fire Juniors T.O.T.A.L. Technical Hour, "In now having personally done over 100 Advanced Assessments (in the US and Canada), this is the first club I have seen dedicate this kind of supplemental training program for the technical development of their players. This is truly a unique program, well done Michigan Fire Juniors"
Technical Director, Dan McAllister responded, "To be honest, I've been quite humbled by the recognition as I see this as simply the right way to help players develop. I have been hearing from our National coaches through our Olympic Development Program (ODP), and from my own experience as a college coach for the past 15 years, that our players are not technical enough to compete at the highest levels. In my own coaching, I have been focused on technical development of players, both on my teams and in my camps and training programs, so this seems like an extension of that personal philosophy. Additionally, the program has been carried out by others in our club who are committed and capable of training these players. David Wood, Chris Schoenberg, Rick Fett, and Dean Muckle have all played a significant role and the program could not function without their experience, knowledge, and dedication to these young players, it's been a Team effort and I am so grateful for their work."
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More than 1,400 athletes from around the Commonwealth will go for the gold in powerlifting, swimming, track and field, softball, tennis and bowling this weekend June 8-9 during the 2012 Special Olympics Summer Games.
Summer Games competitions will be held at various locations around the region tomorrow, beginning at 9 a.m.: Softball – Glen Allen Softball Complex, 2175 Mountain Rd.; Powerlifting, track and field, wheelchair athletics, softball skills and tennis – University of Richmond; Swimming – St. Catherine's School, 6001 Grove Ave.; and bowling – AMF Hanover Lanes, 7317 Bell Creek Rd. and Bowl America Short Pump, 4400 Pouncey Tract Rd.
New for 2012, a Young Athletes "Fun Run" will take place at 9:45 a.m. on the track at the University of Richmond. The 25M run is aimed at introducing athletes age 2-10 to Special Olympics.
Also included in Saturday's festivities will be a special presentation from Coca-Cola, a founding partner of Special Olympics, at noon at the track and field awards; the Olympic Towne Festival, featuring a variety of games, entertainment and displays for athletes and the general public; and the Healthy Athletes expo, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Athletes will again gather at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the University of Richmond's Robins Center for the Closing Ceremony and Victory Dance.
For those unable to attend, Rising Up Sports will be live streaming the aquatics competition from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Tune in at http://www.specialolympicsva.org/SummerGamesLive or http://www.risingupsports.com.
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden's admission has increased by $1 across all categories. Admission is now $12 for adults; $11 for seniors ages 55 and older; and $8 for children ages 3–12. Admission remains free for children ages 3 and younger and for members.
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Batman: Arkham City was easily one of the best games of 2011, managing to leapfrog over the more constrained aspects of its predecessor—particularly its linear Arkham Island environments—to deliver a full, rich experience that no Batman game had offered before. Where other Batman games were more focused on the combat aspects, the Arkham games brought all of the Dark Knight's wonderful toys into the mix, reminding us of why Batman is so damn cool: he's basically James Bond with deep pockets and even deeper psychological issues. Every man with a pituitary gland wants to be Batman…well, except for the whole dead parents thing.
Batman's overflowing utility belt is pushed even more into the forefront with Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition, a port of the 2011 game for Nintendo's tech-heavy new Wii U system, which promises to push us even further into the game's world by basically turning the GamePad into your very own Bat-Computer. However, those who've already tamed the wild streets of Arkham City may wonder if it's worth a revisit. The answer, much like the disfigured Harvey Dent, is quite two-faced.
First, let's talk the GamePad integration. From the first few moments of the game, it's apparent that a lot of thought went into how to use the peripheral in an immersive but practical fashion. Batman's avatar in the game now has a glowing LCD screen mounted on one of his gauntlets (wouldn't having an illuminated iPad on your arm be counterintuitive to Batman's stealthier aspects?), and the game immediately reminds you that what you have clutched in your hands is that very system. Communications are transmitted through the GamePad's modest speaker, which threw me for a loop for a few minutes as I usually have its volume turned down, but it was a subtle touch that did give the game a fresh feel. Inventory management is much more intuitive as well, as opposed to the original game's attempts at managing your arsenal off of the D-pad. Best of all was the always-on map screen, which saved me plenty of headaches as I navigating the mutilated metropolis of Arkham City. The streets are as expansive as ever, and having the city map only a downward glance away is more convenient than you could imagine.
Gadget integration is also well implemented, with many of the game's microgames for cracking passwords and descrambling radio chatter now translated onto the touch screen. Shockingly, even controlling Batman's radio-operated Batarangs feels novel and natural using the built-in gyro sensors in the GamePad, allowing me to take shots that gave me grief in the game when I played it on my 360. There's also the game's new B.A.T. mode, which—as Alfred explains rather long-windedly—converts kinetic energy built up in battle into a handy-dandy energy store which you can activate to become even more efficient at battering the mentally ill. It's an interesting addition, but not one that felt as good as the other changes to the controls. There's even the ability to push all of the gameplay straight to the GamePad, which does strip out the cool controller aspects, but it does allow you to play Arkham City on the toilet (assuming your crapper is within range), which is commendable in its own right.
Thoughtfully, WB Games included all of the game's original DLC on-disc, including the Catwoman side quests, although Catwoman now has her own version of the Bat-Computer strapped to her feline forearm. Being a little liberal with who gets access to Wayne tech, aren't we Bats? There's also the Harley Quinn's Revenge add-on, as well as all of the various costumes you had to preorder/pay for in the past. I guess if you're going to ask consumers to pony up 50 bucks for a year-old game, you're gonna make sure they get their money's worth.
Unfortunately, and this is very unfortunate, Arkham City Armored Edition falls prey to the disease that plagues many a launch title. Despite the promised horsepower of the Wii U, which is allegedly greater than either the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, the game is rife with choppiness and graphical glitches which certainly break the immersion that the GamePad establishes, and sometimes even costs you a combo multiplier when Batman's smooth combat unexpectedly judders. It indicates that the focus on the port, handled by an internal WB studio, was less on smoothly translating the game and more on adding the bells and whistles to justify the port in the first place. It's reminds me—and this is a weird and dated metaphor—of the old MTV show Pimp My Ride, in which cars were loaded with lots of sweet tech without any real care given to how the car actually ran. It feels sloppy, and certainly knocks your enthusiasm down a few pegs for what is otherwise an excellent reimagining of an already amazing game. Were it not for these inexplicable framerate issues, Arkham City Armored Edition would earn a hearty recommendation. As it stands, it's a fascinating tech demo for those that want to show off what cool stuff the Wii U brings and don't feel like loading up ZombiU again.


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A Neshannock Village man accused of stealing wires from North Hill utility polls last spring faces nearly 100 charges.
New Castle police filed charges for a second time against James Joseph Morris, 45, of Neshannock Village. He and another man, Timothy Yates, were charged in May of last year but Penn Power representative did not show up for Morris' hearing and the charges were withdrawn, according to police chief Bobby Salem.
Police refiled them on Friday.
Morris faces 16 counts each of theft, criminal conspiracy, receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy to commit theft, criminal mischief and criminal conspiracy to commit theft and one count each of possessing instruments of crime and criminal conspiracy to possess instruments of crime.
Because all of the charges were of misdemeanor or summary level, Salem said, Morris has been sent a summons to appear for a preliminary hearing scheduled for Feb. 27 in Central Court.
Charges against Yates have been held for Lawrence County court.
According to police, New Castle officers were called on April 21 to Garfield Avenue where Morris and Yates allegedly were taking wires from poles.
Officers said they found numerous pieces of copper resembling the ground wire from the poles and a set of bolt cutters inside a handcart that the men had.
A Penn Power supervisor later identified the wire as that from the poles. He told police that ground wire had been taken from 18 poles in that area and estimated the cost to repair them was $7,141. The poles affected were on Moody, Sheridan, Edison, Hillcrest, Leasure, Park, Winter and Delaware avenues and Logan Street.


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750ml bottle poured into a New Belgium globe.
A; Pours jet black with a two finger tan head. The head settles a bit, but retains at a quarter of an inch. Small clumps of lacing remain.
S: Wet grain, an intense chocolate aroma, some roast and char. Subtle fruity scents of plum and tart cherry. Not a very complex nose; the chocolate seems to weigh it down.
T: Wet grain, lots of roast and char. Smoke. Milk chocolate builds a little. Huge wash of tart cherry crushes everything. There is something very wrong here. Finishes with chocolate and char.
M: Creamy and very smooth, medium body with a nice roundness. Very little in the way of carbonation.
O: This is a beer that I forgot about in my cellar for a long time. It was kept under proper cellar conditions for about two years. At 10.3%, it probably should have fared much better. Something is very wrong with this beer. Infection?
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Served in a Duvel tulip glass.
Once again, the only way I'm really able to try this stuff is because of a discounted bottle. Allagash truly needs to rethink their pricing structure... That bit of economics ranting aside, this stuff pours a straight obsidian topped by a finger of tan foam. The nose comprises deep cocoa, roasted malts, and a touch of black smoke way in the back. The cocoa is a bit much, but not enough to tank the experience. The taste brings in more of the same, with the same strength of cocoa, but now it's aged in a bad way, coming across more fruity, more malted-milk-ball-sitting-at-the-bottom-of-the-Halloween-pillow-case. It just doesn't work here. The body is a hefty medium, with a very light moderate carbonation and a slick feel. Overall, I feel the past couple of years hasn't been kind to this stuff, regardless of how the brewers may feel it ages. The cocoa is still strong, but it's like the musclebound geriatric who thinks he can still take you, when the reality is that he's just gonna have a heart attack and die on you. Either way, you're not having a fun day at the nursing home.
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Amazingly found on-tap at Mount Snow in Vermont in 2012. I thought they served me the wrong beer at first. I was pretty happy about it when I found out what it was.
A: Black pour with more than a few fingers of mocha had. Retention is great, lasting well through the duration of the drink. Tons of lacing. 4.5
S: The aroma has a surprising amount of wheat. Dark fruits and chocolate provide the base, and roast lends a nice balance. The wheat is a bit strange. 3.5
T: The taste focuses more on the dark fruits, I'm assuming because of age. Like chocolate and roasted malt, the wheat is present again. Sort of a confusing brew. 3.5
MF: Medium body with a bit too much carbonation. Can't say this has a great drinkability. 3
O: Glad I tried it, but it wasn't great. If you have any of this left...drink it before it gets worse, or wait and see what happens. 3.5
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Review from 5/2011 notes. Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a very dark red amber, appearing black. Thick, creamy two finger dark brown head with nice lacing. Aroma of dark malts, unusual estery component, coffee. Taste is dark malt with a strong sour component. Dry bitter chocolate, dark fruits, licorice and coffee. The nibs give a chocolate component to the finish that is nice. An uneven flavor that is complex, but too sour and not integrated. An interesting take on a stout, but not one I feel I need to revisit.
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In the first meeting between the Mineral Wells Lady Rams and the state-ranked No. 7 Springtown Lady Porcupines, the Lady Rams fought tooth-and-nail with the District 6-3A leaders but fell in four games.
The combined margin in the three games lost were just 13 points, and indicator each contest could have gone either way.
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John Sonnhalter's wife discouraged him. His brother said don't do it. And even he saw that downtown was dead after 5 p.m. But eight months ago, Sonnhalter bought the small convenience store at the bottom of the One Hannover Square building on Fayetteville Street Mall anyway.
Now the city plans to tear down the convention center next door. In its place will go a 400-room hotel to serve a new center and a possible high-rise building that could hold restaurants, clubs and condominiums.
It's a piece of the vision that city officials have for the downtown's south end near the BTI Center for Performing Arts and the future convention center, a block west of the existing one. A master plan lays out the so-called convention center cultural district.
The goal is to create a vibrant downtown to help boost the public's investment, including the new center and the conversion of the Fayetteville Street Mall to allow traffic. And it's aimed at turning city-owned property into taxpaying assets.
Officials want a downtown with places to live and work, along with restaurants, shops and entertainment to lure conventions and more visitors.
"I thought it had some promise to it if they ever got to it," Sonnhalter said.
City officials say they're getting to it now.
This month, the City Council:
* Decided to raze the existing convention center, with work starting in September. Officials originally had planned to save the building's east side.
* Authorized up to $72,000 to hire Kimley-Horn & Associates to prepare a study of the conversion of Lenoir and South streets from one-way to two-way traffic.
* Voted to seek a consultant to develop an updated downtown parking study, for up to $80,000.
* Agreed to seek proposals from developers for the land under the east side of the existing center and a .51-acre parking lot bounded by South, Lenoir and Salisbury streets. The council agreed to spend up to $35,000 for a consultant to help. Officials hope new projects on the properties could open in 2008, about the time the convention center opens.
Those parcels are two of five city-owned tracts that city officials hope will interest developers. The plan proposes uses for each parcel, though Dan Howe, an assistant city manager, said the actual projects may differ. The proposals were drafted after talks with local and regional developers and study of downtown's needs.
The master plan also maps out a second phase for the conversion of Fayetteville Street Mall to allow traffic.
The project's first phase opens the street from the 100 block to the middle of the 400 block. The plan recommends opening a few more blocks to Lenoir Street.
The second phase is complicated by a privately owned underground parking garage. The garage sits beneath the plaza in front of the existing convention center on the mall. A study has estimated that it could take $1 million to $3.5 million to make changes so cars can drive over it.
Ernest Bleinberger, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Hunter Interests, a Maryland-based development consulting firm, said the reaction of developers shows that the plan isn't just an ambitious dream.
"This isn't a study that is going to sit on a shelf," said Bleinberger, who worked on the master plan. "We've received a strong level of verbal interest in several of the projects from local and regional development companies."
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Roland Gammon, president of White Oak Properties, said he sees the same kind of energy downtown as in Glenwood South, where he has worked for 20 years. The strip is now filled with restaurants and clubs. "The proof will be in the pudding," he said, "but I think they will all be valid and not too pie-in-the-sky."
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Now, his biggest customers are downtown workers and the homeless.
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Your favorite savory winter squash recipes
A good squash doesn't need much of a recipe - just cook and eat.
But, one impressive presentation is to cut it open like a jackolantern, fill it with stuffing (bread, ham, cream, etc), and bake (1.5-2hrs). Obviously this works best with a variety with a good hollow. My favorite is kabocha. That variety has good flavor by itself, though it can be dry when baked.
I like to take those mini acorn squash, cut off the tops, clean them and then cook them as directed. For the final 15 minutes or so, I'll fill them with
A soup.....Chicken/Veg or a nice slightly spicy Sweet Potatoe soup I found(prepared)
Stuffing with apples and cooked sausage ( a bit of garlic)
Sauteed Mushrooms and onions with a bit of Lobster Bisque poured over it
For Butternut.I either do a Squash Souffle ( mine is on the sweet side)...or best..roasted with potatoes and parsnips in oil with some garlic and onion added near the end. I sometimes add some Penzey's spice blends
I like roasting butternut squash (peeled, seeded, cubed) with carrots (peeled and cubed) on a cookie sheet (lined with foil). Toss with a little olive oil, smoked paprika or ginger, salt and pepper. Bake at 400 for 45 min. or so. I drizzle a little honey or maple syrup on at the end, but it's good without it too.
Also rounds of acorn squash (halved, seeded, sliced into about 1-inch semi-circles) roasted and then drizzled with a balsamic reduction.
Just made this stuffed acorn squash (really they were rings) last night and it was delicious. Careful about the type of molasses. In Central PA molasses is known as King Syrup and I think that is what this recipe is going for. Maple syrup would be good here too. I used sweet Italian sausage because it was what I had.
I love this roasted delicata squash and mushroom recipe. It doesn't say, but I roast it at 425. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...
We love winter squashes here, the dense meaty types. I simply wash the outer skin, don't always peel, slice into chunks or 1inch slices or simply cut in half. Season with S & P - sometimes cumin or thyme as well - then roast. Sometimes I stuff the halves, and once in a blue moon acorn gets a drizzle of good maple syrup.
Recently Virginia Willis posted her method for roasting Delicata squash...Must try... Scroll all the way down to: Roast Delicata Squash Rings
I've been using this recipe for delicata squash for the last few weeks and the whole family loves it:
re: owen_meany
I love delicata! Wonderful to have new recipes to try. My current favorite way to cook delicata is to do a riff on this recipe posted above by owen_meany. I brought it to a potluck recently- bowl was scraped clean!
Slice Delicata (scrub skins well, no need to peel) into pieces about 1" wide and 1/4" thick (thinner than in the WoRC recipe). Spray lightly with olive oil and roast on silpat or parchment paper for 20-25 min or until tender and starting to turn golden in spots. Toss with finely chopped fresh rosemary and fresh oregano (I've also used summer savory and marjoram successfully). Let cool, and then toss with crumbled goat cheese and toasted sliced almonds (or chopped cashews or pepitas). Salt and pepper to taste but honestly I find it rarely ever needs it.
Just did a stuffed acorn squash last week.
Stuffed with Italian sausage, chopped onion and mushrooms, some thyme and reduced red wine. S&P and a little Worcestershire.
Hold the two halves together, wrap with foil and toss it on the smoker for a couple of hours.
For a change of pace, I like to make squash curry soup. There are quite a few recipes available on the web, and mine's a mashup of several. Cook the peeled squash chunks in broth. Saute some chopped onions til soft, adding thai red curry paste, garlic, and ginger paste at the last minute. Add this to the squash along with some coconut milk, and puree with an immersion blender. Adjust the amount of liquid until it's like soup not baby food. My husband who does not like squash likes this one. A small cup of it could be a good first course for a holiday meal.
Talk about gilding the lily. What could be better than an acorn squash just cut in half and baked at 400* so the edges of the sweet flesh caramelize? Easy to cut in half if you stick the point of a paring knife in it (so it doesn't explode) and microwave for 3 minutes. Then easily cut in half in same direction as the ridges, remove seeds, and in each half put some butter. Some like salt and pepper, some like brown sugar and nutmeg. Then bake it for about 45 minutes. Soooooo good.
I like to make a sausage/butternut squash dish. The original recipe came from my newspaper, but I've changed it so much that it is mine now!
Peel and dice a butternut squash into 3/4 inch cubes. Brown in a big skillet with some olive oil until the squash gets some brown color, but not to the point of being cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside.
Brown and crumble a package of your favorite sausage. Drain if there is more than a tablespoon or so of fat in the skillet. When the sausage is done, push to the outer edges of the pan and add 2 minced garlic cloves. Saute for about 30 seconds.
Put the squash back in the pan, stir the squash, sausage, and garlic together and sprinkle with a teaspoon of dried thyme, a bit of salt, and some fresh ground pepper. Add about a quarter cup of water, a half cup of frozen peas, and cover and simmer for 3 or 4 minutes until the squash is cooked through.
I like to dot the top of this with little bits of goat cheese and since it is a humble supper, I serve it from the frying pan. My hubby likes it served over rigatoni, but whatever way it is served it is savory and delicious.
Butternut & chickpea salad (warm
this galette with butternut & onions
both SK recipes and both delicious.
I made this one year for thanksgiving and it was fabulous, vegetarians and meat eaters loved it. It was also a beautiful presentation. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo... My pumpkins didn't get burnt looking like the picture just all glossy. In fact my husband thought they were ceramic pumpkins I bought for serving. It was a lot of work though, on top of turkey. I would make it again but I would need to not be as busy as I was when I did it the first time.
There is also a soup I like which includes banana, squash, chicken broth, coconut milk, yellow curry, sweetened condensed milk to taste, allspice... umm a few more spices I can't remember.. I just play around and make it to taste now - think the original recipe might have been on epicurious.
Fondue in a pumpkin worked great as part of dinner tonight!
Something fun & savory, magiesmom.
Borani Kadoo
Sweet Squash topped with a spiced Tomato sauce and Garlic- Mint Yogurt
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Second this! It's fabulous. We use a slightly different recipe but the dish is absolutely amazing. The one we use has the same sauce but more pumpkin (and thus sugar): http://habeasbrulee.com/2006/10/20/ka...
Besides the flavors which admittedly sound a bit strange but go really well together, the contrast of the cool yogurt with the hot pumpkin and meat sauce is fabulous. We like to use fresh mint in the yogurt sauce. Dinner guests raved about this and we've taken it camping too. The only thing is that if you're one of the "doesn't like sweet sweet stuff" people, then you should probably skip it. :-)
I just made a new recipe the other night. Peel and cube a butternut squash, place on a foil-lined sheet pan. Toss with olive oil and roast at 400 degrees til the edges are just turning brown. Toss with either nutmeg or cinnamon (I used cinnamon) and roast a few minutes more. Remove from the oven and toss with balsamic vinegar. I don't remember if it calls for salt but that could be to your own taste. I don't remember where I found the recipe (definitely online somewhere) but this recipe is a keeper.
Some of my favorites:
-Zuni stew: I got this from one of Debra Madison's Greens cookbooks (where I had the original). Cubes of squash cooked with beans and corn.
-Squash risotto with toasted walnuts. Roast the squash first, then cube and add to the risotto near the end. Garnish with fried sage leafs if you have them.
-Gingered squash soup. Grated apples make a nice addition if you have them.
I'd like to recommend squash gnocci, but mine have always ended up an ungodly mess. I like squash ravioli, but haven't made it myself.
I haven't tried this yet, but today's recipe of the day from W-S looks good.
Roasted Acorn Squash with Chipotle and Cilantro
Some of my go-to squash recipes:
Zuni stew: I had it at Greens in San Francisco many years ago, and there's a recipe in one of Deborah Madison's cookbooks. It's the Three Sisters - squash, beans, and maize - cooked together. Tomatoes, onions and peppers are nice additions.
Squash risotto with walnuts and fried sage leaves: roast the squash first before adding it to the risotto.
I like squash ravioli, but haven't made it myself yet. I've tried Alton Brown's recipe for squash gnocci and it turned out a horrible mess: it was a lot better leaving out the potato and just using the squash and flour.
I had a pumpkin curry in an Indian restaurant recently: cubes of squash in a spicy sauce.
My go-to squash recipe is butternut squash soup with roasted pears. I just peel and cube the squash and roast for 30 minutes or so with pears and some rosemary in the oven. Then just saute some onions and puree everything together with chicken stock, which can be adjusted based on the consistency you want. It takes a little while to make because of the roasting, but it's pretty hands off and easy to make!
re: limonay
I make a similar soup with apples instead of pears. I don't roast anything, I just make it all in a cast iron pot on the stove.
1 lg. onion, finely chopped
1 ½ qt. of chicken stock
2 lb. butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 med. tart apples, peeled, cored and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 med. shallots, finely chopped
1 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary or ½ tsp. dried
2 tsp. finely chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp. dried leaf
½ c. half and half or cream
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. finely ground pepper
Saute onion. Add next 6 ingredients to the pot and boil until the squash is soft. Puree with a stick blender or carefully in a regular blender. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for a few minutes.
This all takes about 1/2 hour. I'll have to try the pears, I have a bunch right now.
hoping i don't repeat any of the suggestions already offered:
- grated raw butternut salad
- Three Sisters
- roasted with cumin & chili and garnished with toasted pepitas
- mashed or pureed as a side in place of potatoes
- squash "fries" - cut into sticks, seasoned, & baked or roasted
- fritters (roast or boil the flesh first, then mash & combine with spices & a bit of flour before frying)
- Cuban squash soup (Sopa de Calabaza)
- enchiladas
- butternut ravioli with sage, browned butter & toasted walnuts
- roasted acorn squash stuffed with toasted pine nut-quinoa pilaf
For some reason, I think spaghetti squash has a natural affinity for beans. So:
Spaghetti squash baked with green chili sauce, pinto beans, and cheddar. This only really works if you have your sauce made from real NM chiles.
Spaghetti squash baked with chopped tomatoes, cannelini beans, provolone, and fresh sage. A riff on the classic beans and sage.
As a garnish on a hamburger?
Haven't tried this myself, but having used a lot of kabocha, it sounds like it might work.