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The USMNT played out an ugly, scoreless draw in its friendly with Canada on Tuesday night in preparation for The Hex – which kicks off February 6th in Honduras. The match wasn't much for entertainment, but it did serve one important function: it wet my patriotic whistle.
Full disclosure: I get hyped on the USMNT. Overly-so. You see an uninspired, friendly draw against an inferior opponent – I see world beaters lifting five kilos worth of 18 karat gold in Brazil. It's a character flaw. I'm sure somewhere inside me I realize Edson Buddle and Graham Zusi aren't quite the Wayne Rooneys and Cristiano Ronaldos of the world – but that rationality escapes me when they don the red, white, and blue.
I'm also critical of Jurgen Klinsmann and the USMNT. Overly-so. For instance, I do not understand Jurgen's untenable devotion to Kyle Beckermann, who doesn't belong any closer than restraining order distance from a US Camp. Nothing against Kyle or his luscious locks – he simply does not add anything to this squad.
So what if Jurgen's won a European Championship and a World Cup as a player and helmed Germany's third place World Cup finish in 2006 as a manager – he's got nothing on my 4th place league finish in the under-9 division of northern-Atlanta, rec-league soccer (Go Lions!).
Clearly I should be calling the shots.
So without further adieu, I offer you my 23-man-and-1-woman roster for the Hex:
The Obvious:
Tim Howard, Keeper
This one's as obvious as it gets. There is no one challenging for Howard's spot, and keeper is the one position where we have a clear advantage over the vast majority of other countries. His Everton side has let in the third fewest goals in the Premier League thus far.
Steve Cherundolo, Right Back
Barring injury, 'Dolo is the clear starter at RB. He's missed his last three matches with Hannover '96 in the Bundesliga, but he's as consistent a performer as it gets when he's healthy. He's the only real trustworthy defender the USMNT has had for several years now and still has the legs to push forward in attack without neglecting his defensive duties. His crosses in the offensive third will be a big asset with Clint Dempsey and Eddie Johnson waiting in the box on the other end to receive.
Timmy Chandler, Left Back
We haven't seen a lot of Timmy Chandler, but the German-American told ussoccer.com in November that he "finally feel[s] ready to make the commitment" to the United States. I had some choice words for Timmy in the past when he backed out of the USMNT to potentially play for Germany, but all will be forgiven when he steps onto the field for his first official, non-friendly match. He has the most raw talent of any US defender – maybe ever – and should start in Honduras if for no other reason than to officially lock him into the USMNT.
Omar Gonzalez, Center Back
Considering the struggles and inconsistency of the US defense for, well, as long as I can remember – it's a wonder Omar only has three senior caps since his debut for the National Team in 2010. Part of that will have been due to his torn ACL in January 2012, but he's come back strong – exemplified by his Man of the Match performance in a 3-1 LA Galaxy win over Houston in the 2012 MLS Cup. He's imposing at 6'5″ and will be a target in the box on set pieces. He won't get beat in the air on defense and, despite his size, has the athletic ability to keep in position and hang with shifty forwards. He's the type of central defender to build a back four around, and the trick will be to pair him with a CB that can complement his skill set.
Michael Bradley, Midfield
The General is – at minimum – the second most important player on this squad. There is no player in the Hex better than Bradley at his position.
Graham Zusi, Midfield
I've never been more excited by the potential of an MLS player than Zeus, and he's a sure starter in my lineup. He's versatile – able to play in the center of the pitch or down the wing, high in the offensive third or deep in his own end. He can lead the counter, he provides dangerous service on set pieces, has great touch and control around the box, is always looking to get his forwards in behind the defense, and he can finish.
Jozy Altidore, Forward
Jozy has 20 goals in all competitions for AZ Alkmaar and is second in scoring in the Eredivisie. Jurgen needs to cut the shit and get Jozy back into camp. Our best striker better be on the pitch in Honduras come February 6th. He's got tremendous size for a forward and has the rare ability to physically impose on defenders. Even when he's not scoring goals he's attracting attention in the box, which opens things up for Dempsey, Eddie Johnson, and Wondolowski.
Clint Dempsey, Forward
Clint Dempsey is one of the few position players on this squad that has played and thrived against the world's best competition, and he plays with a level of confidence befitting that experience. He will be absolutely vital to the USMNT efforts in the Hex and – knock on wood – Brazil.
The Potential Starters:
Eddie Johnson, Forward
Eddie Johnson and Clint Dempsey have a great relationship, which might be reason enough to start him on the wing. He's shown the ability to take on defenders and create space to get serviceable balls into the box. Without his two goals against Antigua and Barbuda (including the game-winner in the 90th minute) in the previous round of qualifying, there's a good chance my opinion on the Hexagonal-round roster is unnecessary.
Chris Wondolowski, Forward
I don't love Chris, but I see his value. The dude scores. A lot. Yes it's in the MLS, but 27 goals in 32 matches last season is nothing to scoff at. Those are Robin van Persie numbers. He's a true poacher, something the USMNT desperately needs. He has that innate ability to be in the right place at the right time and may warrant a starting spot depending on the competition.
Brek Shea, Midfield
Oh, Brek. Unlike Wondo, I do love Brek – but Brek needs to grow up. He's as streaky as they come. When he's on I like his chances against any fullback in the world, but when he's off he's a liability. His move to Stoke will be interesting and I'm curious to see how it affects his play for his country, assuming he's invited to camp. Based on raw ability, athleticism, and upside alone, Brek needs to see time on the pitch for the US.
Danny Williams, Defensive Midfield
In terms of a central midfield partner for Bradley, I tend to lean towards Danny Williams. He and Jermaine Jones are very similar players. I value youth, especially on underdog squads, so I would start Danny over Jermaine – generally speaking. I think Danny brings a tiny bit more in attack than Jermaine, which for a defensive midfielder isn't all that important. Still, it puts him just in front of Jones in my book.
Jermaine Jones, Defensive Midfield
See Danny Williams, above. Jermaine may be the more consistent performer if you're into that sort of thing.
Clarence Goodson, Center Back
It's between Goodson and Bocanegra for the second CB spot. Right now I give the nod to Boca strictly because of his experience and his leadership, but I worry about his legs. I don't think Boca can hang with the Mexican or Jamaican attacks in particular – I'd lean towards Goodson against the two.
Geoff Cameron, Center Back/Fullback
As good as Geoff Cameron is, there's a greater benefit to start him on the bench right now. He's incredibly versatile. He can play anywhere along the back line, as a defensive midfielder, or even as an attacking midfielder in a pinch.
The Veterans:
Carlos Bocanegra, Defense
He's currently the captain, so it would be a big deal to keep him off the pitch. But like I said above, there are teams he's going to struggle with. He was burned several times in the previous qualification round and I don't trust him against a speedy attack.
Landon Donovan, Midfield
Donovan needs to get his mind right. There's not much to say about him that hasn't already been said. He's still very important to the USMNT cause, but his heart needs to be in it. If he needs to sit out the Hex to reinvigorate himself for Brazil, I'm on board.
The Goal Chasers:
Josh Gatt, Forward
Gatt's got some serious Gattitude.. (I'm not proud). He's hoarding roughly 82% of the team's speed all to himself; he's the first Yank since a young Donovan to be a true speed-threat up front. He's not going to start, nor should he – but if we're chasing goals in the 75th minute, the 21 year-old should be first off the bench to wreak havoc on a tired defense.
Hercules Gomez, Forward
Jurgen and I don't see eye to eye on Gomez's value, though I will admit he grew on me a bit in the previous qualifying round. He and Kyle Beckerman used to share a chapter in my book, but Gomez has shown me his worth and his work ethic could come in handy if we need a late goal. I'll be livid when Jurgen inevitably starts him over Altidore in Honduras, though.
The Successors:
Sean Johnson, Keeper
It's time for Tim Howard's successor to become Tim Howard's backup. I want him in every US camp and at every US match studying Howard for when it's his turn in 2022.
Joe Corona, Midfield
Joe's another guy with the "future of the USMNT" tag. He was a monster in Olympic qualifying, despite failing to qualify. National Team experience will be hard to come by for a while, but he should be a legitimate contributor to our qualifying efforts for Russia 2018.
Juan Agudelo, Forward
Juan's got all the potential in the world. Experience breeds consistency – two things Agudelo needs before he earns a regular starting nod.
The Wildcard:
Stu Holden, Midfield
I've got a soft spot for Stu – possibly the most unlucky footballer in American history (a great read if you have the time). I'll argue that Bolton survives the drop in last year's Premier League relegation battle if Holden is on the pitch. If he can somehow manage to find fitness and form, he can be a real difference maker for this squad. I'm cautiously optimistic for an impact cameo by 2014.
The Morale Booster:
Alex Morgan
World Cup Qualifying can be a grind. I'm just saying, it might not hurt to have a morale booster around.
My Starting XI:
T. Howard
S. Cherundolo – O. Gonzalez – C. Bocanegra – T. Chandler
D. Williams
G. Zusi M. Bradley
C. Dempsey
J. Altidore – E. Johnson

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In the quest for progress, companies continue to explore how technology can interpret consumer data to improve our quality of life. For example, Google continues to push boundaries with its latest invention, Google Glass, designed to display information in a smartphone-like hands-free format and interact with the Internet via natural language voice commands (see video below).
But with this new breakthrough comes increased concerns. Recently, eight members of the House Privacy Caucus sent a letter to Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page concerning the privacy aspects of Google Glass—and for good reason. The new Google Glass technology exposes anyone in the path of a Google Glass wearer to unauthorized photography and monitoring. Unfortunately, the lines are becoming increasingly blurred between using big data to improve our lives and intruding upon our privacy.


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Our wonderful UTAustinLiberal highlighted this year's awarding of the National Medal of Arts and Humanities to Americans of diverse fields of achievement in the arts. Her post is here. (I link because I started to type out all the recipients, and I quickly realized how silly that was.)
For tonight's night owl chat, a bit of music and more from some of our luminaries.
Herb Alpert – "A Taste of Honey"
Allen Toussaint – "Yes We Can"
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When Doug Sohn was working as a cookbook editor in 1998, he and three friends set out to evaluate Chicago's hot dogs stands. Little did they know what would develop from their food safaris.
For lunch, they would go out, order four hot dogs and four fries, and then head back to the office to write short reviews of their experiences. In doing so, they visited more than 40 restaurants in the course of two years.
"One of the things I quickly realized was that the Chicago-style hot dog has this reputation around the world, but that most spots were doing a C-minus job," Sohn told a crowd of listeners at a Skokie lecture last Sunday.
At many restaurants, hot dogs had become less important than other items, such as gyros and pizza puffs. As a result, the owners started serving frankfurters with cheaper ingredients, such as lower quality mustard, tomatoes and sausage, he said.
Sohn began considering how he would operate a hot dog stand, borrowing ideas from places that did it the best.
"It got to the point that--with the combination of the idea forming and getting a little bored at work--I realized I could do this," he recalled, "and if I'm going to do this, I should do it sooner rather than later."
The Deerfield native bought a space and opened Hot Doug's in Chicago's Roscoe Village neighborhood in January of 2001. More than 10 years after first opening, his restaurant has been named one of the top 50 restaurants on the planet by Bon Appetit and has been dubbed the best place to get a hot dog by Citysearch Chicago and Time Out Chicago.
Sohn discussed the challenges and pleasures of owning a restaurant Sunday at the in Skokie, speaking before a crowd that nearly filled the organization's auditorium. His lecture was titled "The Business of Selling Hot Dogs," of course.
"I came up with this idea last year of highlighting jobs, and I've eaten at Hot Doug's and my friend's a regular at Hot Doug's," said Matt Cole, a member of the ethical society's programming committee, in reference to the World at Work series, which features people with unusual jobs.
"We took a long shot and my friend asked Doug if he'd come," said Cole.
Sohn told the audience his mom hated cooking and he grew up on meatloaf and broiled chicken. He didn't become interested in pursuing a career in the food industry until he went to New York for college, where he expanded his palette and started watching Julia Child and other cooking shows.
When he decided to enroll at Kendall College, then located in Evanston, he was one of the older students and was mostly looking for a way to learn how to cook and put off pursuing a career.
"Most chefs tell this story about cooking in the kitchen with their grandmothers or working as a dishwasher as a kid," Sohn said. "I had none of that."
Before landing the job as a cookbook editor in 1995, he worked as a cook in restaurants and did catering and corporate dining events. However, he found that working as part of a line of chefs was brutal.
"The best explanation is getting punched in the head for 12 hours and then here's a very bad paycheck," Sohn said during his lecture.
When he started Hot Doug's, Sohn didn't expect it to last more than a year. He said half of all restaurants fail in the first six months and three quarters fail by the end of the year.
At first the spot's main clientele were Lane Tech High School students. After their lunch break was over the place would be so empty that he and his one co-worker would sit around and play cards. After a year and a half, the Chicago Sun-Times named Hot Doug's the best hot dog spot in the city. More write-ups followed, including one in The New York Times.
In 2004, two weeks after the New York Times article, the building in Roscoe Village that housed his restaurant burned down due to an apartment fire.
"Really, I wasn't going to do it again," Sohn said about his feelings after the blaze. "I thought this was a sign to do something else."
But customers kept asking Sohn when he was going to reopen and he wound up purchasing a space at 3324 N. California Ave., in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood, which has been Hot Doug's home since 2005.
In addition to serving the classic Chicago-style dog, the restaurant sells sausages made with more exotic ingredients such as kangaroo, ostrich and foie gras. The foie gras put Sohn in conflict with a 2006 city ban on the food made from duck or goose liver.
He refused to stop serving it at his restaurant, and when the health department sent him a warning letter he framed it and put it on his counter. Eventually he was fined and stopped serving foie gras. But now that Chicago's City Council repealed the law in 2008, the dish is back on the menu.
"People say you fought the law and you won," Sohn said. "I said I ignored the law and won."
Despite the long lines of diners that come to Hot Doug's every day, Sohn said he will not open a second location.
"I did not go into this thinking this is a million-dollar idea," Sohn said. "The part of the job that I love I couldn't do if I even had two restaurants."
Hot Doug's is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and Sohn is there the entire time serving customers.
"You have literally 35,000 choices to go to in the city of Chicago," he said. "You chose me. I'm incredibly flattered that you made this effort."
Sohn was the second presentation in the World of Work series, whose first guest speaker was retired Evanston Fire Chief Alan Berkowsky. Faith Avner, director of advanced planning at Chicago Jewish Funerals, takes the microphone on April 17.
Cole said he was very happy with Sohn's presentation.
"I thought he was fabulous," Cole said. "He's an incredibly personable guy. He shared that even with how successful he is and with the fame he's garnered that it's hard work."


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Over the weekend I found this great article on Six Revisions about open source applications (think FREE) for creating digital art and editing photos. Take a look. I think these tools are great for Sellers who are just getting started and don't have the cash to buy some of the more expensive digital art applications. One of my favorites is called Paint.NET, definitely a good one. What are your favorite photo and digital art applications? Have a good one that isn't on the list? Share below.
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JeanC Says:
June 22, 2009 at 1:54 pm |
I love GIMP and Inkscape for working on my stuff. Both are open source and both are free. I love free LOL.
mckilljoy Says:
June 22, 2009 at 7:56 pm |
I used to like splashup.com — it is a browser based photoshop clone. Worked well for simple stuff but not as good as a true app. I tried GIMP and was very happy with it!
Vlasta Says:
June 24, 2009 at 5:17 am |
Paint.COM is a bit closer to Photoshop as it can directly use the image filtering plug-ins made for Photoshop.
Barbara Hymer Says:
June 25, 2009 at 5:19 am |
Twistedbrush has a free one. I need to sit down and learn my way around, but I liked what I did so far. I use PhotoShop mostly.
Aijalyn Kohler Says:
June 27, 2009 at 3:34 pm |
I use GIMP and Inkscape primarily
Latasha Says:
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Before I got Photoshop, I used to use Project Dogwaffle. It's good for painting and adding textures.


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Political activist Joe Newton says he is not endorsing anyone in the Gwinnett County District 3 commission race.
"I don't tell you who to vote for. All I tell you is who not to vote for," he said.
Newton, who made headlines in 2008 during a widely publicized dispute with Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway regarding the commission chairman race between Charles Bannister and Lorraine Green, has focused his attention this year on Gwinnett County District 3 incumbent Mike Beaudreau.
Newton has created a website and initiated a mass postcard mailing outlining his concerns about Beaudreau's activities while in office.
"If there is anything [on the website] that is inaccurate or untruthful, show me the documentation that it is and I'll take it down and apologize for it," he said.
Newton said he began investigating Beaudreau several years ago while looking into several Gwinnett County land deals. According to Newton, he has paid thousands of dollars of his own money to gauge whether or not certain controversial land purchases were justified.
"I do this on my own and I pay for it myself," he said. "I don't sneak around doing it."
That initial investigative effort led Newton to explore other ethics concerns -- issues he has outlined on his website.
"I am totally, absolutely disgusted with it," he said. "I don't even want to live in the county with these people."
Though Newton is firmly convinced Mike Beaudreau should not be re-elected, he said he is not affiliated with or supporting any of the other candidates in the race.
"I don't care who is elected as long as it is not Beaudreau," he said. "I don't care one iota."
Newton also said he had nothing to do with a recent ."
While acknowledging that Beaudreau has a large support base, Newton maintains that would not be the case if people knew more about the candidate.
"His fans don't know him. They've never looked into who he is," Newton said.
Newton explained he has invested his own time and money to shed light on what he calls serious ethical concerns.
"I just lay it out there and you make up your mind," he said.
Beaudreau declined to comment specifically on Newton's activities, saying only, "I'm not going to dignify his actions with a response."
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Multiple reports say Seahawks DE Greg Scruggs tore his ACL right before the NFL draft. According to 710 ESPN, Scruggs had surgery to reconstruct the ACL in his right knee. He probably won't be ready in time for fall camp and could be done for the season. ACL reconstructive surgery usually takes 6-12 months to rehabilitate. The rookie had two sacks last season.
You can read Scruggs' tweets below. He confirms it happened about 3 weeks ago.
Well, guess the word is out. My most well kept secret for about three weeks now. I love y'all and appreciate the support.— Greg Scruggs (@G_Scruggs) May 10, 2013
One thing is guaranteed that I'm going to bust my butt to get back to full strength and contribute next year. Very disappointing...— Greg Scruggs (@G_Scruggs) May 10, 2013
But I am and will continue to be in good spirits. 12's I promise I'll be back stronger....My guarantee.— Greg Scruggs (@G_Scruggs) May 10, 2013


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In the spirit of Thanksgiving the Gaines Creek Association of Free Will Baptist Churches are distributing food baskets to area families in need. Volunteer church members assembeled gift baskets which will include assorted canned food and a hot smoked turkey. Pictured from left are, Cecil Day, James Prince, Tracy Blasengame, Dennis Phillips and Nathan Buck smoking turkeys.The Churches have been taking donations for a few weeks and will have the baskets ready for distribution the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. A group of volunteers came together Wednesday morning to start preparing the turkeys to be smoked by seasoning them and wrapping each in foil.


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By Jonah Bronstein
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Niagara Gazette — AMHERST — Niagara's big offseason addition made his season debut Saturday night, but it was the one that got away the summer before that threw the Purple Eagles for a loss.
Will Regan, the local schoolboy star who played his freshman season at Virginia, had a breakout game with career-highs in points (26) and rebounds (eight) to lead UB in a 77-67 rivalry win over Niagara in front of 4,012 at Alumni Arena.
Devin White, the 6-8 transfer from LaSalle, saw his first game action with the Purple Eagles after recovering from offseason Achilles tendon surgery. Starting in place of Joe Thomas, who went home to Miami because of a death in the family, White played seven minutes in the first half and 16 in the second, finishing with four points, five rebounds and three blocked shots.
"I felt pretty good out there. I'd love to get right back out there and do it again and help my team," White said. "Conditioning-wise, I'm far off from where I need to be, but I'm going to keep working on it."
"That shows he's a player," said coach Joe Mihalich. "He wasn't in great shape, he didn't know the offense yet, we could only run one play and he still competed and he still made plays. That's what players do."
Juan'ya Green led Niagara 93-6) with 23 points and four assists. Antoine Mason had 18 points and T.J. Cline added 10. Freshman guard Tahjere McCall had a game-high nine rebounds (six offensive) as the Purple Eagles were just the second team to out-rebound (39-32) the Bulls this season. But the Purple Eagles were doomed by 36 percent shooting (24 percent from 3-point range) and 15 turnovers that led to 16 UB points.
Niagara packed in its zone defense to limit the opportunities for UB's leading scorer, Javon McCrea. It worked, as the Bulls all-conference forward didn't make a field goal and scored just three points.
"We were worried so much about McCrea," Mihalich said. "If you want to beat UB, for the most part, you have to make sure McCrea doesn't get 30. Did he draw so much attention that it allowed Regan and (Tony Watson) to get open looks. Maybe it did."
Watson had 14 points for UB, hitting three second-half 3-pointers, each coming when the Purple Eagles had made it a one-possession game.
"Any time we made a mistake," Mihalich said, "they made us pay."
Jarod Oldham also picked up the scoring load for UB, doubling his season average with 18 points, mostly on drives to the rim, and dishing out seven assists.
Regan, who came in averaging 9.3 points and 4.5 rebounds, shot 8 for 11 from the floor, 3 for 4 from 3- point range and 7 for 7 from the line. He nearly matched his season high with 14 points in the first half, and sank a 3 from the corner with 3:20 left that put the Bulls up 66-58. He also had a layup and two free throws in the final minute as the Purple Eagles frantically tried to close the gap.
"He was like the crafty veteran," Mihalich said. "He finally figured out where to get to get a shot."
"I've been playing with these guys for a while now and they do a great job getting me open looks," said Regan, who briefly considered Niagara when he decided to transfer in 2011. "It felt really nice, obviously, just to have a good game. I'm tough on myself so when I don't play to my potential, its frustrating. So to have a game like that is a relief, really, and a confidence-builder for me."


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Each week, librarians from Montgomery County Public Libraries will pick a few books they think should be added to your summer reading list.
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Baby Mammoth Mummy: Frozen in Time! by Christopher Sloan
Section: Juvenile Nonfiction
Call Number: J 569.67 SLO
Grades: 5-7
A prehistoric animal's journey into the 21st century, this National Geographic title presents the surprising discovery of a 42,000-year-old, well-preserved mummy of a baby mammoth named Lubya, dislodged from the Siberian ice. High quality photographs and illustrations enhance the story of this "tiny tusker," as one reviewer called this baby.
The Reformed Vampire Support Group, by Catherine Jinks
Section: Young Adult Fiction
Age: 12 and up
In an effort to fit into society, 15-year-old vampire Nina Harrison reluctantly joins the Reformed Vampire Support Group in order to change her ways, but when a silver bullet kills one of her friends, she ignites the support of her misfit group in order to find the killer and save themselves from the same deadly fate. (Annotation from Baker & Taylor.)
The Swan Thieves, by Elizabeth Kostova
Section: Adult Fiction
Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe, devoted to his profession and to the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlowe finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, Marlowe embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. (Annotation from Baker & Taylor.)
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Washington seems the eternal and unchanging Federal City with its grand avenues and stately monuments. Yet, the city that locals once knew—lavish window displays at Woodies, supper at the grand Raleigh Hotel and a Friday night game at Griffith Stadium—is gone. Author John DeFerrari investigates the bygone institutions of the 19th and 20th centuries with an engaging collection of new vignettes and reader favorites from his blog, Streets of Washington. From the raucous age of burlesque at the Gayety Theater and the once-bustling Center Market to the mystery of Suter's Tavern and the disappearance of the Key mansion in Georgetown, DeFerrari recalls the lost Washington, DC, of yesteryear.
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I've used this technique with chicken too, but cooking turkey this way gives Thanksgiving dinner a whole new flavor. In case you're not familiar with the technique, I'll give you the rundown:
Take a can of beer, either cut the top off or use a skewer to add a few additional steam holes near the top, add seasonings, carefully place the upright can inside the turkey (so the bird is balanced as if its standing on its legs), cook and ENJOY! That may be slightly simplified, but that's the concept. The beer steams and seasons the turkey from the inside and adds excellent flavor.
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Beer Can Turkey
1 (9 to 10 pound) whole turkey, thawed or fresh
2 teaspoons dry mustard
2 teaspoons granulated onion
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup canola oil
12 to 24 ounces beer (Miller Genuine Draft,
- Remove giblets, neck and any excess fat from turkey. Rinse with cold water; drain well.
- In a small bowl combine spices, herbs and seasonings.
- Meanwhile, preheat gas grill with all burners on high or build a charcoal fire. Reduce heat to Indirect Medium heat (about 350ºF) or position gray-ashed briquettes on either side of an aluminum drip pan. Pour beer inside turkey sitter and set aside.
- Blot turkey dry with paper towels. Rub interior of bird with 2-3 teaspoons of rub mixture. Brush turkey all over with oil and place drumstick-side down on sitter. Season turkey Place turkey/sitter directly on the grill rack cooking grate, carefully balancing the bird.
- Grill over Indirect Medium heat for about 2-3 hours until the juices run clear and a meat thermometer registers 185 degrees F in thigh and 170 degrees F in breast. Wearing barbecue mitts, carefully remove turkey from the grill, being careful not to spill the hot beer. Discard the beer.
- Let turkey rest at least 20 minutes before carving. Serve warm.
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Few artifacts were found at the cave, the discovery team reported, which suggested that the occupants' visits were brief...Link (Thanks, Robert Pescovitz!) Discuss
The researchers reported that 14 coprolites from the cave sediments were identified as being from humans. The laboratory studies showed that six samples had genetic signatures associated with American Indians and not shared by other groups.
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Cochituate says:
You may want to link to the book available at Amazon.com at: http://www.amazon.com/First-American-Suppressed-People-Discovered/dp/1564149420
This book lists some of the sites where the Clovis Firsters have been blown out of the water before, but have suppressed the research. Truly amazing reading. Luckily the American Government and the Main Stream Media would never allow this to happen today. Oh. Never mind.
slummy says:
between mr turner and this post, i have lost all reason to continue eating this kfc
myob1776 says:
The NYT missed the most interesting part of this discovery. The published paper went on to note:
"The coprolites were found in a far corner of the cave site, collected together beneath a horizontally-positioned, oval-shaped rock formation with a large hole in its center that appeared to have been worn smooth, possibly by human interaction, though determination of the cause of the wear was beyond the scope of this research project. This horizontally-positioned oval-shaped formation with the hole in its center was connected at its base to a similarly shaped, vertically-positioned rock formation that had no hole. It appears that at one time the vertically-positioned formation could have pivoted at its connecting point to cover the opening of the horizontally-positioned formation. However, after thousands of years of resting in the vertical position, the covering rock formation could not be moved and appears to be permanently 'up.'"
ROSSINDETROIT says:
The end of the article that I just read (lost the link) explained that the samples were considered fossils because they were found buried. They were not petrified, which is the process of minerals replacing organic material.
Personally, I have mine bronzed for posterity.
doug l says:
Slackfiendish..I think the term "fossilization" is one of the most elastic terms in common use. It's come to mean any kind of really old stuff…inlcuding people (that's me and you soon enough). The technical term is even in a state of transformation. At one time it implied mineralization but evidently not any longer..too bad as imprecise use of language is one of the major obstacles to our full understanding of what science has to say on so many topics. So, I advise that one consider the misuse of the term as nothing more than a speed bump and instead focus on the content of the find, which is pretty spectacular. These are exciting times for those of us who still dream in the pleistocene and hold our academically entrenched ideas of the past in less than high regard. Beware of shifting paradigms regarding our planets natural history.
Pete Carlton says:
Dené… droppings?
Abby says:
It's because of Terry Pratchett that I can now remember what coprolite is. It was one of those bits of trivia that would occasionally float by but until it became an insult in the Discworld universe I kept forgetting it.
RJ says:
Interesting stuff!
Though, in keeping with the thread so far…
I always read or hear the word "coprolites" and imagine them being some rank of soldier similar to hoplites.
"Sir! We have bested the hoplites!"
"Indeed, Publius! But yet we must face our worst foes yet – the coprolites!"
*gasp* "Sir! Let us rally the troops at once!"
Mitch says:
Caves aren't known for being well-ventilated.
I wonder why they crapped inside.
SamSam says:
This is silly. Humans were only invented about 6,000 years ago. Any "ancient" crap that you find in a cave was indisputably "placed" there by God in order to test the faithful.
That said, in order to selflessly help future generations and archaeologist understand life in the 21st Century, I will now pledge to crap only outdoors in dry, protected areas from now on.
Antinous says:
Here's Wikipedia's topic sentence for fossil:
Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally "having been dug up") are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms.
slackfiendish says:
Is it actually possible:
A) for crap to fossilize in as little as 14,000 years?
B) to extract DNA from the minerals that replace organic matter during the fossilization process?
Maybe someone with more knowledge can chime in with answers, but I think that the use of the term "fossilized" throughout the article is just crappy journalism.
Maddy says:
"Somebody craps and you wanna take a sample of it?"
Antinous says:
It looks like somebody's been eating too many Rat Kings.
Takuan says:
that's television
Mazikeen says:
I don't know about you, but this is how I want to be remembered.
rookgaroo says:
Oh, man. They told me that was beef jerky…
thelibrarianne says:
Hmm.. coprolites, huh? I'm going to have to throw that one out in normal, day to day conversation. It presents a world of possibilities.
smonkey says:
I think it should be pointed out that the poop merely contained human dna but also human hair fragments and canine dna.
So really what we may be looking at is poop from dogs that eat humans, not necessarily humans themselves pooping.
cha0tic says:
@ #10
"I wonder why they crapped inside."
I wondered about that as well Mitch. Even if they didn't know about the relationship between crap and disease, you would have thought crapping in your living space would be a no-no (unless it was going to be wheeked away by a flush)
Maybe it was the Scat Cave :)
latent_ravening_ferocity says:
"which suggested that the occupants' visits were brief…"
Well, of course they were.
fbrusca says:
This is a fascinating story but I am wondering how does one know what fossilized shit looks like? To me it would just look like a clump of mud – especially after 14,000 years.
Ooops, gotta go. I need to clean up some canine coprolites in my backyard.
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Tom says:
These are dried, not fossilized. Apparently the caves are extremely dry. If you wet the material it stinks.
Also, "first" these people probably aren't.
Figure it this way. Let's say people started coming to the Americas 50,000 years ago. Population growth curves tend to be exponential, which means pretty flat at the beginning and then swooping up faster as time goes on. So we can be pretty sure there were very, very few people in the Americas for the first 30,000 years or so. Also, only a tiny fraction of any evidence will happen to get preserved, and that will tend to be from relatively recent times rather than more ancient ones.
On this basis the odds of the earliest evidence we happen to have being anywhere close to the first people are pretty much nil. Expect in future to see reports of evidence of human occupation that dates much earlier than this.
This is a big problem in all areas of paleontology, and it means that those nicely reconstructed trees of life for dinosaurs and whatnot should all be taken with a very large grain of probablistic salt.


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Business classes teaches more about another topic than the actual major.
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Redox Power Systems, a Fulton, MD-based start-up company founded last year, sealed the deal on a partnership with researchers at the University of Maryland to commercialize a potentially game-changing distributed generation technology.
Redox says that it plans to bring to market a fuel cell that is about one-tenth the size and one-tenth the cost of currently commercial fuel cells by 2014.
The breakthrough solid oxide fuel cell technology is the brainchild of Eric Wachsman, the director of the University of Maryland's Energy Research Center.
Redox says that it will provide safe, efficient, reliable, uninterrupted power, on–site and optionally off the grid, at a price competitive with current energy sources.
The promise is this: generate your own electricity with a system nearly impervious to hurricanes, thunderstorms, cyber attacks, derechos, and similar dangers, while simultaneously helping the environment.
"Every business or home should be able to safely generate its own energy," said Warren Citrin, CEO and director of Redox. "We currently rely upon a vulnerable electrical grid. The best way to decrease that vulnerability is through distributed energy, that is, by making your own energy on-site. We are building systems to do that, with an emphasis on efficiency and affordability. These should be common appliances."
Redox's PowerSERG 2-80, also called "The Cube," connects to your natural gas line and electrochemically converts methane to electricity.
The first generation has a nameplate capacity of 25 kilowatts, which can power a gas station or small grocery store, and is roughly the size of a dishwasher.
The system can run at an 80% efficiency when used to provide both heat and power.
Be sure to check out Tim Worstall's technical note about The Cube.
A big revolution in energy storage is needed right now. I'm not sure if this is it, but if it is, I'm glad for it.
Energy storage is already happening. Look up Gill Onions and Vanadium flow batteries.
Or how about not using batteries at all. Ebox just completed two years of uptime. http://nanoholdings.com/portfolio/new-technologies/ebox
We are on the cusp of several new electrical creation, and storage breakthroughs. :-)
Unfortunately this is not energy storage.
The main disadvantages with vanadium redox technology are a relatively poor energy-to-volume ratio, and the system complexity in comparison with standard storage batteries.
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"The Cube," connects to your natural gas line and electrochemically converts methane to electricity.Since when does connecting to a gas line constitute OFF GRID?
Ever hear of LP storage tanks?
And, um, natural gas lines are not a power GRID.
Mark, they are considered energy grids by the government. And even that LP tank, which CANNOT be a substitute for methane natural gas, is connected to a grid during recharge.
But as mentioned, the cube works ONLY WITH METHANE, and thus needs to be connected to the natural gas lines.
Off the electrical grid.
—–" "The Cube," connects to your natural gas line and electrochemically converts methane to electricity."——
It says it is designed to use methane——it does not say that it can't use other fuels.
In general, fuel cells can use any hydrocarbon fuel. I would think that H2 could also be used as a fuel if it should become more commonly available in the future as well.
If you go to the redox site, the specs state that liquid propane can indeed power this device.
The "Cube" can run off natural gas, propane, biomass, diesel and JP-8.
So, more than just natural gas.
So, I hate pre-digested ad/articles that pass on the manufacturers claims without providing any numbers. We trust the numbers more than the conclusions. Redox's own website material works better.
What is the power cell electrical efficiency? What is the life time of the fuel cell? What is the actual cost of the fuel cell, the cost/KWhr etc. Also, the author doesn't explain that the key reason we all don't have local generators is that large power plants are more efficient and have lower capital cost/kw are quieter (at distance) and could burn coal. In this context, the cost of transporting electricity is fairly efficient.
Or, can it be used in a hybrid vehicle? Is the author unaware of all of the technologies that promised great things but never went anywhere, including fuel cells (which have been around since 1838).
——" What is the power cell electrical efficiency?"——-
Well over 90%. Very close to 100%.
——-" What is the life time of the fuel cell?"———
Theoretically, indefinitely. Catalysts facilitate, speed up or slow down chemical reactions by their presence—-but they do not enter the reaction chain, they remain unchanged.
———" large power plants are more efficient and have lower capital cost/kw"——
Installation costs yes, but the price per KWh can't be figured until the end of the useful life of the installation. How much fuel it uses and the cost of the fuel is also a factor. The MOST efficient coal burning plants operate in the neighborhood of 35% thermal efficiency. Only about 35% of the BTUs in as fuel come out the other end as electricity.
——-" are quieter (at distance)"———
Fuel cells are totally silent, even right next to them.
———" and could burn coal. In this context, the cost of transporting electricity is fairly efficient."———–
You need a lot of equipment to handle coal, trains, tracks, truck, bulldozers, skip loaders, dump hoppers—-then you need an electrical grid, and everything to maintain that. And you still have energy loses due to resistance in the lines.
You don't need any of that for fuel cells. CH4 can be shipped by pipeline, stored or carried on board at the point of use. There is almost no loss to shipping or handling.
———" Is the author unaware of all of the technologies that promised great things but never went anywhere, including fuel cells (which have been around since 1838)."————-
Maybe it is time it did go somewhere else besides camping tent heaters and auto exhaust converters. The pollution control on your car's exhaust is a catalytic converter that converts unburned hydrocarbons in the exhaust to heat.
"Well over 90%. Very close to 100%."
Flat out lie. They are generally 40-50% efficient in electrical energy production with another 40% of the waste heat capable of heating water and air.
"Theoretically, indefinitely. Catalysts facilitate, speed up or slow down chemical reactions by their presence—-but they do not enter the reaction chain, they remain unchanged."
Neither does an engine in a car or a turbine in a jet, but those, like fuel cells, are constantly degraded by their use. Even very good units need regular maintenance or else the lifetime will be well under 10 years.
"How much fuel it uses and the cost of the fuel is also a factor." You forgot to include fuel transportation, unit maintenance, and decommissioning. kwh for kwh a large plant will ALWAYS be less expensive over the course of it's lifetime.
"You don't need any of that for fuel cells. CH4 can be shipped by pipeline, stored or carried on board at the point of use. There is almost no loss to shipping or handling."
You need to remember there's costs involved per cubic meter of gas transported per km of pipe, since the pipe has to be maintained and gas pumped. For most countries outside the US, gas also needs to be shipped (literally, using LNG ships). And then there's power grid maintenance costs, which are twice as much for distributed systems than for central ones.
I would suggest you go back to school and study some power systems engineering, as a lot of your points are entirely invalid.
It looks like it runs on natural gas. How much will it coat in natural gas to run this thing. dog chasing tail?
don't worry some how our government will get involved and screw it up
This sounds a lot like the claims made by Bloom Energy. For those who don't know, Bloom has taken over a $billion in private capital plus as much as $200 million in clean energy subsidies from California. In return, they've apparently delivered a grant total of 35,000 KW of their game-changing fuel cells.
If this works and it's as inexpensive as the developers claim, I would be willing to buy one. Right now, however, I'm very skeptical.
speculative at best, we need an entire infrastructure to support this venture…
I totally agree with the "speculative at best" call…
You're right, we would need thousands of natural gas wells all over the country, and long distance pipelines criss-crossing the country to carry all this gas. We would need to pipe it then to individual homes, and those homes would have to be plumbed for the gas. We would need metering for all that case, and regulatory agencies.
And then, we might even have to develop methods to liquify the gas so that we can import it from overseas, and develop new methods to fracture shale to release all the gas stored there, just to meet demand!
I mean, we would need all that if we didn't already have it, which we do. And of course, there's the issue of how we use natural gas to replace the main demand for natural gas, which is… electricity production.
Ok so you don't depend on the electricity grid BUT you do depend on your gas line.
This hardly makes you independent.
You can only be independent of grid electricity or utility provided gas if you actually generate your power on site. IE solar panels, wind generator.
will I be able to put one under the hood of my vehicle? When they can do that, then get back to me.
To bad we don't have natural gas lines where I live.
Catalytic fuel cells can work on any hydrocarbon.
I don't know about this particular model, but it should be able to run on propane. LPG has long been used in areas where pipelines are not available. It is stored in tanks and delivered by truck.
GAME CHANGER – possibly the most overused word of 2013.
It is not easy to develop a new technology but it seems that little by little they are making progress. Hopefully this one will prove to be practical.
Have they tested it and if so do they supply any data for efficiencies or is this planned too? Google: Power to gas
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Power-to-Gas is a highly effective way of integrating renewables. It can provide a rapid, dynamic response to the Independent Grid Operator's signal to adjust to the variations in renewable generation output. The siting of a Power-to-Gas facility is not restricted to any geologic formation as it can be deployed wherever the power and gas grids intersect. It is a scalable technology.
Power-to-Gas provides the unparalleled energy storage capacity in the TWh range—seasonal storage capability. It can charge energy several days, or even consecutive weeks, without needing to discharge the stored energy.
Unlike other energy storage technologies, Power-to-Gas provides the means to both store and transport energy. By storing hydrogen or substitute natural gas in the existing natural gas pipeline network and associated underground storage facilities, the stored energy can be discharged where and when it is needed most. This results in a higher overall integrated system efficiency.
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Note last sentence " can run at 80% efficiency when used to provide both heat and power". The discussion is mainly about power generation. Fuel cells for power generate significant amounts of heat and waste heat utilization is necessary to achieve high efficiency. Assuming 'distributed' waste heat recovery is further down the road even than the residentil fuel cell a 17KW natural gas fueled generator can be had for around $3,500 and 25KW for $8,500 at Home Depot. It will be a long while I suspect before the Cube will be available in that price range. It seems that fuel cell utility is largely about energy storage so if storage is not a requirement then the application is questionable.
Fuel cells are about producing cheaper electricity at the point of use, not energy storage.
Especially in parts of California with their ridiculous "Tier 3 & 4″ electric rates.
The generators you mention are no more than half as efficient as a solid oxide fuel cell in turning natural gas into electricity.
Current fuel cell applications include spaceships and automoiles which require fuel storage and power generation. The "game-changing distributed generation" referred to in the article doesn't acknowledge that to have a power source impervious to natural disasters relying on a natrual gas supply is not realistic and fuel supply is key part of the appication. So ii we are not talking about spaceships and autos and similar applications the reduced efficience of generators is more than offset by the increased cost of fuel cells – Greentech Media reported $10,000 per KWH for a 400 KW Bloom Enrgy fuel cell facility rough but indicates an order or two of magnitude difference for commercially available fuel cells vs conventional generators
If this company had a Kick-starter or similar way to invest I would be pulling out my pocketbook that's for sure.
I totally agree with Marshall Harris – energy storage is the game right now. But having local generation wouldn't be bad either. I wonder how efficient this as vis a vis ccf of natural gas to kW of electricity.
I would love to be excited about this, but without numbers, the claims are meaningless. And honestly, I suspect the claims are overblown.
The ClearEdge Model 5, which you can actually buy today, is the size of a refrigerator. (http://www.clearedgepower.com/downloads/files/PureCell_5_Datesheet.pdf)
It generates 5kw and 21,000 Btu of heat for good measure.
I'm not sure a dishwasher is 1/10 the size of a fridge, but perhaps they mean "adjusted for power output"?!?
The Panasonic unit (http://www.gizmag.com/ene-farm-home-fuel-cell-panasonic/25856/) seems smaller, and is around $22,000. It's output is a lot, lot less, so again, I'm not sure what the benchmark we're comparing to is. ClearEdge was getting $56,000 back in 2011, which is probably still roughly the price.
Are we talking $6000? That's really interesting, depending on how much output we are getting. But let's be clear, you can get solar PV for $3/watt installed if you shop well, and certainly after the tax credit. It will output roughly 2x the capacity in watt hours over the year with zero fuel cost. Natural gas and propane are not free, so this needs really favorable purchase cost.
Solar PV costs vary by climate. If you're in an area that does not get much sun, the costs will be very different than generating in the desert SW in the US. The variability of solar and wind are on of the big negatives of those options.
The variability of wind and solar PV for residential and small business are not big negatives anywhere they make sense at all, which is, well, pretty much everywhere in the continental U.S. (for solar) save small small bands in the north that don't get enough annual insolation to justify their expensive.
For someone in Florida, where the rain falls often, the grid-tied nature of solar PV handles intermittency just fine. You can predict your annual output with shocking reliability.
Few us of live in the desert southwest, yet solar is growing rapidly in many places with varied climates, like New Jersey.
from the article———–" while simultaneously helping the environment."———
This claim is comparative, and depends entirely on what the current means of electrical power generation is.
If the current mode of power generation is coal, and it is replaced by the fuel cell, yes, there is an improvement. Also if it replaces petroleum.
If however, as is increasing the case, the electricity is generated with natural gas——there is no gain with regard to atmospheric emissions, and the land and water damage due to fracking will remain unchanged.
If it is compared to wind or solar, it produces climate changing emissions(although at a lower rate than coal and petroleum). And would not make any change in damage caused by fracking.
Wind and solar power produce no emissions, and do not need fracked fuel.
I smell snake oil.
If true, this sound about the size under the hood of many vehicles. It is not clear what the efficiency claim is for just electricity, but I can't imagine it will be less than ICEs. With natural gas at just over 80 cents an equivalent gallon, this would be disruptive in other industries… if true.
Doable, but you'd need a very long hood.
Probably better to simply stick with ICE that we already have—-when tuned to use CNG efficiency is close to the same—-and internal combustion engines can produce a LOT more power/energy from a much smaller package. And we'd be using technology that is already in use—not retooling everything.
———" With natural gas at just over 80 cents an equivalent gallon, this would be disruptive in other industries… if true."———
Internal combustion engines run just fine on natural gas—much better than petroleum in fact. We've been doing it almost 100 years.
Does it run on farts?
Ill take one then!
How about those of us who are using electricity? How do we convert to the cube?
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Runs on Methane. Sounds like all you need to do is install a biogas digester and you'll have the methane challenge solved. Off "grid"
What is the cost going to be and the consumption of Methane/Kwh?
The cost in the beginning will be high. Kinda like when the VCR came out they cost a thousand dollars.
In the long run it is good.
It seems to me like a natural for the RV industry.
Here in the Pacific Northwest, I'll wait until the Columbia River stops flowing before I buy a fuel cell.
So how is this product any different to the bloom fuel cells that have been around for ages powering places like Google and eBay? Looks like a smaller version of The bloom fuel cell product concept so I don't know how this is new in any way?
It is a fairly young company in the field. It is interesting to see how its Cube will play out.
No idea to which product the cost comparison is made. And it is not clear if the dishwasher size is the whole system size or just fuel cells'.
In addition to cost, durability is another vital thing to look at. Nothing is said about this regard.
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i know as a resident of florida this would be very good for me…i'm not looking to go off grid, just looking for something relatively efficient to minimally power my house in the event of a storm. i have the car thing worked out with my audi a3 diesel (storing gerry cans in the garage safely), but it would be expensive and noisy to have a full size diesel powered generator onsite. it would attract a bit of attention in a quiet post storm environment. is it possible to store lng onsite safely in sufficient quantities and then refill as needed? never investigated that fuel source.


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