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January 27, 2012 -- First Lady Michelle Obama expresses gratitude for the tireless efforts school nutrition professionals make to creatively prepare healthful meals for America's children with tight budgets and limited resources. She applauds the progress that has been made and looks forward to working to continue and build on those efforts. Read the full letter here.
January 27, 2012—In celebration of the release of the final regulation for new nutrition standards for school meals, First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary Tom Vilsack and Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives and Assistant White House Chef Sam Kass today emphasized their collective gratitude for the passion and commitment of school nutrition professionals and other advocates for all they have done already in working collaboratively to deliver healthier, more nutritious food to America's children. The full transcript of these sentiments can be found on the USDA Blog, in an entry by Kass entitled, "Working With Our Partners for a Healthier Future." Click on the following link to access the page. http://blogs.usda.gov/2012/01/27/working-with-our-partners-for-a-healthier-future/
A message from School Nutrition Association CEO Frank DiPasquale:
Yesterday, SNA President Helen Phillips and I attended First Lady Michelle Obama's press event announcing the release of the new meal pattern regulations. The event took place at one of the schools of SNA Past President, Penny McConnell.
Overall it was a terrific day for school nutrition and the children we serve. Secretary Vilsack was a strong advocate for school nutrition professionals and their programs, and the First Lady's comments were positive as a whole. In fact, she took time to recognize school nutrition programs that are well on their way to meeting the new standards saying, "so many schools across this country have been working so hard to improve the food that they serve to our kids in school. In fact, there are many schools that have been meeting these new standards for years, long before this legislation was passed. Thousands more have made significant improvements, offering their students a whole array of healthy -- and tasty, mind you -- new options."
Yet, the media focused on a few unfortunate comments, turning the energy and attitude in a very different direction. At SNA headquarters, we have received many emails and phone calls voicing your displeasure with those remarks, and we share these concerns. We have been in contact with both the White House and USDA regarding our concerns.
SNA has also reached out to national reporters about the remarkable work school nutrition professionals are already doing to offer healthier choices in school cafeterias. As a result of these efforts, SNA messages about your tremendous achievements have been featured in numerous national news stories. I encourage you to visit www.schoolnutrition.org/mealpattern to see a sampling of the coverage.
In all of this, however, let's remember it was a good day for children and SNA. The final regulation responded to many of our concerns and it was a major change from the proposed rule. The new meal pattern will help school nutrition professionals build on current efforts to provide more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and healthy choices in our cafeterias.
For a full transcript of the First Lady's speech, visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/25/remarks-first-lady-school-lunch-standards-announcement.
January 25, 2012 -- First Lady Michelle Obama joined by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new nutrition standards for school meals. The new rule requires all schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to serve more fruits, vegetables and whole grains with school meals, while limiting sodium and calories. SNA President Helen Phillips, SNS, and SNA Chief Executive Officer Frank DiPasquale attended the event to hear firsthand the announcement of the new standards.
SNA is reviewing the 280 pages of the Final Rule on the Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and will be providing analysis for members and up-to-date information at: www.schoolnutrition.org/mealpattern Be sure to check periodically for updates to the site.
January 25, 2012 -- SNA has launched a one-stop shop for materials and news relating to the release of USDA's School Meal Pattern Final Regulation. Click on the meal pattern link in the Highlights section for member's only resources, including: A detailed summary and analysis of USDA's Final Regulations, SNA's Meal Pattern Plan of Action, SNA's Press Release, talking points, archived August webinar on Proposed Meal Patterns, and legislative insight. Be sure and familiarize yourself with the link and check back periodically as we will update the site with more information as it becomes available.
January 24, 2012 -- The School Nutrition Association is hosting the 40th Annual Legislative Action Conference from March 4-7, 2012 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday March 7th from 7:30am – 11:30 am, A Roundtable Discussion on the General Election, Agriculture, and Nutrition Programs will conclude what is sure to be an exhilarating conference.
The panel discussion will center on the increasing role that agriculture and nutrition have in decisions and policy development. We will hear from former Secretaries of Agriculture and a former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture who collectively will provide insight stemming from their experience at USDA. The discussion will include the link between funding programs and the constraints on budgets. The goal of this session is to provide perspectives from leaders and experts on the importance of balance, priorities and policies that impact our ability to provide quality, nutritious meals to our nation's children in an efficient and healthy manner.
You don't want to miss this unique opportunity to hear candid conversations with former USDA Secretaries.
Be sure to register for LAC and make plans to stay through the end to glean perspectives covering the Reagan Administration to the Clinton Administration to George W. Bush Administration.
The session will feature:
The Honorable John BlockBlock was Secretary of Agriculture under President Ronald Reagan from 1981-1986 and was involved with the 1985 Farm Bill.
Charles ConnerConner was Deputy Secretary of Agriculture under President George W. Bush serving from 2005, and was acting Secretary in 2007. Currently he is the president of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, a position he has held since January 2009.
The Honorable Dan GlickmanGlickman served as the Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 – 2001 under President Bill Clinton. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, where he focuses on public health, national security, and economic policy issues.
The session will be moderated by Sara Wyant, veteran farm policy reporter and president of Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc., a diversified communications firm with offices in Washington, D.C., Little Rock, Arkansas, and Camdenton, Missouri.
Click here to register for LAC and become engaged in this exciting roundtable discussion!
It's Tray Talk week, help spread the word about healthy school meals. Whether you choose to do something big or small, this is your opportunity to show off your program's unique accomplishments and engage parents to get the facts about your school meals program.
To help you promote your program, SNA has a number of updated tools available for you at www.schoolnutrition.org/traytalk (member login required)
Included in the updated tools and flyers are:
Also and most important, don't forget to visit www.TrayTalk.org to submit your school nutrition success story.
January 20, 2012 -- On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 11:15 am First Lady Michelle Obama will be joined by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria, VA to speak with parents about USDA's new nutrition standards for school lunches. These new standards seek to ensure kids are offered fruits and vegetables every day of the week, increase the offerings of whole grain-rich foods, offering only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties, as well as focusing on proper portions.
Celebrity cook Rachael Ray will be serving a healthy, delicious meal that meets new and improved nutrition standards for school lunches. Following their remarks, Mrs. Obama and the Secretary will then join students for lunch.
Each year, SNA develops an action plan which charts the legislative course for the Association. This week during the Child Nutrition Industry Conference (CNIC) in Orlando, FL, the Public Policy and Legislation Committee will draft the 2012 Legislative Issue Paper. After the draft is complete, the paper will be shared with the SNA Board for approval. Pending approval by the Board, the paper will be posted to the SNA website and will ultimately be officially unveiled at the 40th Annual Legislative Action Conference in March.
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Wedgwood for the Tabletop
Last week we shared a little background on ceramics and dinnerware manufacturer, Wedgwood. No longer just for Grandma's tabletop, this week we bring you a roundup of some of our favorite Wedgwood products available on the market, today.Since 1759, Wedgwood has produced high-quality ceramics world famous for their understated and elegant designs. Though still holding a strong sense of tradition, the company has recently teamed up with designers like Vera Wang, Jasper Conran and artists like edgy illustrator William Broome to bring new life to their classic line. Check out this selection of resources for today's Wedgwood pieces - all of which have a stylish and understated elegance that is sure to bring that much sought-after sophistication to your holiday dining table.
Main Image Left: Jasper Conran at Wedgwood Navy Fringe Dinner Plate, $35
Main Image Right: Jasper Conran at Wedgwood Etched Stainless 3-Piece Serving Set, $95
2. Vera Wang Blue Duchesse 5-Piece Place Setting, $100
3. Vera Wang Vesta Metal Small Bowl, $35
4. Vera Wang Dust Large Pitcher, $85
5. Wedgwood Will Broome Teacup and Saucer Set, $90
6. Barbara Barry Wedgwood Radiance Sugar Dish, $140
7. Wedgwood Edme Low Centerpiece Bowl, $68
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Wow! They've come a long way since those little blue and white thingies, huh?
My girlfriend and I were looking at the entire Wedgwood catalog and were amazed at how everything we liked in it was designed by Vera Wang. I don't mean it to sound like an endorsement, but she's definitely doing something right.
Fun fact! Josiah Wedgwood was Charles Darwin's maternal grandfather!
I have at least two hundred pieces of Wedgwood Edme, and AT pictures one piece I don't have. For now.
I have Edme too. It was my grandmother's pattern, and she gave me her set when I moved into my first apartment. Simple, graceful, unfussy without being boring. I wish they hadn't discontinued it.
Have you checked out Ebay and Replacements? There are over 500 pieces listed on Ebay, and I can't imagine how many pieces Replacements has in stock.
During the roaring oughts, there were amazingly rare pieces on Ebay, but now and then an unusual piece pops up. The low centerpiece bowl pictured above is listed as Make An Offer on Ebay right now.
Fun Fact Corollary: He was also Charles Darwin's father-in-law.
I wish that first piece were black instead of navy -- might have to invest if it were. Kind of elegant! (Then again, I can't afford breakable $35 plates...)


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CLINTON, Iowa —
There's one more reason to cluck these days.
For those who have admired chickens from afar and have longed to raise them from day-old baby chicks, backyard chicken farming is becoming a reality in big cities and rural communities across the country.
The popularity of chickens can't be disputed — they can be found everywhere from chicken-chat lines and forums on the Internet to poultry magazines, such as "Backyard Poultry" and "Chickens", lining end caps in agriculture-based stores.
According to Theresa Loe, one of the producers of "Growing a Greener World" and a chicken expert herself, "chicken keeping is hot right now."
Alicia Rheal, one of the co-founders of Mad City Chickens in Madison, Wis., agrees chickens are here to stay.
Rheal, who helped spearhead legalizing backyard chicken keeping in Madison, said more and more people want to get closer to their food source. They want to have a connection with the land and become more self-sufficient. Even though there isn't a lot of cost savings that goes into raising chickens, it does, however, "strike a chord with something (people) have been missing."
Rheal adds that raising chickens makes people more aware of animal conditions and can be used as an educational tool for children, in addition to providing feathery buddies.
"(Chickens are) delightful companions in the backyard," Rheal said.
As more and more city dwellers become urban chicken farmers, Rheal offers key pieces of advice to keep the peace with the neighbors.
"It can wreak a lot of havoc if you don't follow the rules. We tend to give away eggs to make neighbors happy," she said.
Rheal also suggests letting the neighbors help name the chickens and letting them become involved in their chickens' lives by allowing them to give the hens their food scraps. This way, they can get on board the "chicken campaign." By allowing neighbor involvement, "they are invested in them."
For those just starting out, Rheal suggests talking to others who have chickens so they can check out their coop set ups and learn from their mistakes.
Before chickens arrive, Rheal stresses that the coop should be ready or almost ready for them to move into. Coops also should be predator-proof.
Dr. Darrell Trampel, extension poultry veterinarian and poultry diagnostician at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, said some universities that still have a poultry science department have a wealth of information on their websites.
"The University of California at Davis and Pennsylvania State University are examples. Also, there are a number of books available including 'Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens', 'Backyard Poultry' and similar publications provide information to their subscribers on a monthly basis."
Trempel warns beginners that cute baby chicks grow up to become adult birds.
"Do not buy baby chicks unless you are prepared to provide proper feed and shelter for them as they grow and reach adulthood," Trempel said. "Feed commercial rations purchased from a feed store or grain elevator to ensure that your chickens receive adequate nutrition. Provide clean water and change it daily. Avoid wet conditions or dry, dusty conditions in the chicken house, both contribute to disease. Be aware that in northern climates, heat must be provided during cold months of the year to avoid frost bite of chickens' combs and toes and to ensure that the water supply does not freeze. Protect your chickens from wild and domestic predators such as raccoons and cats.
"Roosters crowing early in the morning lead to poor relationships with neighbors. Roosters are not needed for hens to lay eggs and should be avoided in urban settings. If all possible, all chickens in a flock should be from the same source flock, be of the same age, and arrive on a premises at the same time."
As chickens become more and more commonplace and are allowed in major cities such as Seattle and Brooklyn, their appeal also has settled in small towns as well. The city of Camanche, Iowa, recently passed an ordinance giving the green flag to residents who would like to keep chickens in their backyard.
This news was music to Camanche resident Debby McCormick's ears. McCormick, who recently started raising chickens in her backyard, was glad she didn't have to part with her flock. Her flock includes Della, a blue-laced wyandotte; Deidra, an Americana; Little Dove, a bantam; Ruby and Tuesday, red star sexlinks; and Izzy and Zoe, brown leghorns. McCormick's lucky girls are housed in a coop made by the Amish from Pennsylvania.
As McCormick greets her girls in the backyard, you can tell the mutual love and admiration they have for one another. McCormick loves to pick them up and talk directly to them — making each chicken feel special.
In a world where people maintain busy lives, McCormick says this is one way to get back to a "simpler life."
"Life is simple. We make life so complicated. They are just a joy," she said.
As a nutritionist, part of the appeal of raising chickens was knowing where her food came from. This way, she knew what the animals were eating and the conditions they lived in. In her mind, chickens crammed into cages is no way to live.
"(It's) inhumane to God's creatures; disrespectful to nature," said McCormick.
McCormick loves giving her girls cucumbers, cantaloupe rinds and even pineapple.
"They eat everything. Nothing gets wasted."
As McCormick's love for her chickens has grown, she indulges them in homemade chicken treats. Her blend, which differs all the time, can include wheat berries, peanuts, raisins, lentils, oats, millet, sunflower seed and flax seed.
For McCormick, raising chickens in her backyard has evolved into a labor of love and one that she enjoys sharing with others including her granddaughters.
Angie Bicker has been the lifestyle editor with the Clinton Herald in Clinton, Iowa, since 2001 and started raising chickens 3 1/2 years ago. Bicker's weekly column, which is published on Wednesday, has centered around her hobby and the growing love she has for her pearl white leghorns at Klucker Farms. Since raising her flock from day-old baby chicks she received in the mail from the Murray McMurray Hatchery in Webster City, Iowa, Angie has learned a lot along the way and has shared those lessons with her readers. Angie is fondly called "the chicken lady" by Herald readers and jokes that she never thought chickens would be her claim to fame. She can be reached at email@example.com.
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The title of Tracy K. Smith's new book of poetry, "Life on Mars" (Graywolf; $15), recalls the mid-century craze for all things Martian. Kids who grew up in the nineteen-forties and fifties, in the grip of Mars mania, had their own kids in the seventies; Smith, born in 1972 and a professor of creative writing at Princeton, was one of those kids, as was I. By then, Mars was a joke. The Viking images of the planet's surface made it look as inhabitable as cat litter. David Bowie had a great, disillusioned single called "Life on Mars?" in 1973 (it inspired Smith's title), about a girl forced to sit through the unendurable Hollywood fare of her parents' childhoods—cavemen, cowboys, Martians, and the like. Wherever we were headed, in the vast, fathomless future, it wasn't going to be outer space: the prospect of "life on Mars" was just another relic of our dreary life on earth.
Life on earth was particularly bad if you grew up black in the forties in Sunflower, Alabama, north of Mobile, as Smith's father did. Not that he stuck around: he joined the Air Force, and eventually worked as an optical engineer on the Hubble space telescope. He died in 2008, and "Life on Mars" is Smith's wild, far-ranging elegy for him. Its alternating cosmic breadth and intimate focus derives from the shared situation of poets and astronomers, squinting to glimpse immensity: "bowing before the oracle-eye, hungry for what it would find." Smith's own poetic focus, though polished, like the lenses of the Hubble, "to an impossible strength," is often directed to the here and now: the book is by turns intimate, even confessional, regarding private life in light of its potential extermination, and resoundingly political, warning of a future that "isn't what it used to be," the refuse of a party piled with "postcards / And panties, bottles with lipstick on the rim."
Smith cannot think about her father without thinking in galactic dimensions, which, paradoxically, minimize him: drawn to that scale, individual lives (even his) can seem puny, and private traumas (even hers) inconsequential. A brief, haunting lyric, "Us & Co.," sees the whole human story as a cosmic blip:
We are here for what amounts to a few hours,
a day at most.
We feel around making sense of the terrain,
our own new limbs,
Bumping up against a herd of bodies
until one becomes home.
Moments sweep past. The grass bends
then learns again to stand.
The grass bent under the weight of a human body is, in Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" and in Robert Frost's great lyric "To Earthward," the very signature of human presence. When we die, the grass gets its turn to tell the story from its own point of view: reborn like a teetering fawn, it "learns again to stand." But poets so keen to erase human presence do not ordinarily render it this poignantly: Smith's father is shown returning from a long day at the Hubble to "read Larry Niven at home, and drink scotch on the rocks, / His eyes exhausted and pink." The fleetingly personal details in this book have to answer to the challenge posed by the comically resurgent grass; the cosmic scale is localized and given meaning in a father's eyes, bleary from a day spent bringing deep space a little nearer to human consciousness.
Smith's central conceit allows her to see us, our moment, as specks in the future's rearview mirror. Futures and pasts are, in astronomy as in poetry, all mixed up. Images transmitted to our telescopes from space are old, as every schoolkid knows, and yet they present a prospect that we think of as "the future." So it's fitting that to write about the Space Age Smith turns to forms that predate the modern world (including a terrific example of the villanelle, that old troubadour invention, about the euthanizing of geese at J.F.K. Airport). And it's fitting that her tart poem "Sci-Fi" turns out to relate the ways that "History, with its hard spine & dog-eared / Corners, will be replaced with nuance," and consigned, with other evidence of human struggle, to "The Museum of Obsolescence":
Special installations come and go. "Love"
Was up for a season, followed by "Illness,"
Concepts difficult to grasp. The last thing you see
(After a mirror—someone's idea of a joke?)
Is an image of the old planet taken from space.


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For the second straight week, Kansas senior second baseman Robby Price has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week. This marks the first time in Jayhawk history that a player has been named conference player of the week in consecutive weeks.More here. Don't forget Jayhawk baseball on television tonight at 6:30.
National cable station CBS College Sports announced that it will televise Wednesday's Kansas-Creighton baseball game live from Rosenblatt Stadium at 6:30 p.m. The game will be available on channel 143 on Sunflower Broadband Cable in Lawrence and in HD on channel 236. This marks the first of a team-record five Jayhawk games which will be televised this year, including another game (April 18 at Nebraska) on CBS College Sports. Fox Sports Net will broadcast the May 1 contest at Oklahoma State, while Cox 22/Metro Sports will televise the May 15-16 games between KU and Kansas State.Here I'm up for a game thread on this one.
While Mike is clear that he doesn't want to frame this story as a battle between him and Jamie Moyer for a roster spot, it might come down to that. Regardless as to if he is on the opening day roster or not, clearly the Phillies are counting on Zagurski contributing at the MLB level this year. It is great to see he is finally healthy again. Here is a link to a very good interview Mike did with Rock Chalk Talk back in 2008.
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Bourbon has vanilla notes that pair well with smoky grilled pork; here it's enhanced further by the vanilla extract in the brine. For even more smoky flavor, throw some hardwood chips that have been soaked in water for 30 minutes over the coals before grilling these chops (or, for a gas grill, wrap the soaked chips in foil and place over the burner).
In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups warm water with the brine ingredients; stir until dissolved. Add 1 cup ice to the bowl and stir to quickly cool the brine to at least 45°F.
Put the chops in a 9x9-inch (or similar size) baking dish and pour the brine over the chops. They should be submerged. Cover with plastic wrap and put on a tray (in case of spills); refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours (3 hours for thinner chops, 4 hours for thicker ones). Remove the chops from the brine (discard the brine), and pat them dry.
Combine all of the spice rub ingredients in a small bowl or jar.
Prepare a gas or charcoal grill fire for indirect cooking over medium-high heat (400°F to 450°F).
Sprinkle 2 to 3 Tbs. total of the spice rub generously over all sides of the chops. Grill the chops over direct heat, flipping once, until dark brown grill marks form on both sides, about 2 minutes per side (move them to indirect heat if any flare-ups occur). Once the chops are well marked, move them to the cooler side of the grill, cover, and cook until their internal temperature registers 140°F to 145°F on an instant-read thermometer, 4 to 6 minutes more per side. Transfer the chops to a serving platter, tent loosely with foil, and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
The spice rub will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 months.
For a terrific smoky-sweet side, grill a few halved, pitted, ripe peaches and serve them with the chops.
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Photo: Scott Phillips
by TBlair,
12/30/2012I made this as written for a dinner party and everyone loved it!
I am going to make it using a pork tenderloin and serving it as an appetizer at our New Year's Eve party. Can't wait!
by Tleningt,
7/22/2012AMAZING! Made it exactly as written, though I brined the chops a bit longer than called for because I was out and couldn't get back at 4 hours. Not sure what the complaints are about on other reviews. Yes, it has GREAT flavor and yes you CAN taste the delicious brine as well as the spice rub. My suggestions would be (though it should be obvious) make sure you use high-quality vanilla and bourbon to get the best flavors. I will be making these again and again and again.
by jachiz,
5/29/2012Disappointed with this recipe. It sounded so good and the brine smelled yummy. The rub (as written) is so overpowering that you don't get the wonderful brine flavor. I agree with previous posts that the black pepper, cayenne and even the cumin need to be halved. They take over and it is just spicy and we love spicy. I ended up making a homemade smoky BBQ sauce to go with and the combination of spicy and sweet worked in a pinch but not what I was going for :( I may try again with a few modifications.
by ellen_in_charlotte,
7/20/2011First: don't shy away from this recipe if you don't have
3-4 hrs for brining. I hate it when people review a recipe they've made changes to without trying the original first, I have to confess that I didn't go exactly by the recipe - but here's why: I really wanted to try it but didn't have 3-4 hrs for brining.I halved the brine since we only had 2 chops and left it in the brine for only about 1.5 hrs. It turned out GREAT!! Not sure if more brining time would have made it better; chops were juicy, tender and flavorful. Definitely a keeper.
Only changes I would make: A bit less of the peppers (black & Cayenne)in the rub; it was pretty peppery and we like spicy &/or hot. Second, I have some powdered vanilla so I think adding it to the rub would make the chops even tastier - will try it next time.
Cooking time was dead on - my chops were a little thinner so I had them on high heat about 1 min per side and only cooked them 3 1/2-4 minutes over indirect heat. I did tent them with foil for about 4 min. Perfect!
I would have a somewhat neutral or "bland" side to offset the spiciness of the chops. Scalloped potatoes, a pilaf, that sort of side.
Update 1/23/12 - I have made this many times, including last Saturday. (Served with Mac & Cheese). I've decided this is my go-to pork chop recipe and may never make any other kind. The chops are always tender, juicy, flavorful and the cooking time is perfect.
by socaljudy,
12/20/2011toooooooooooooooooooooo salty. The brine and spices in the rub overpowered the taste of the pork chop.
by SpeakEasy,
8/15/2011A new favorite pork recipe! I served it to co-workers and became a star instantly. Flavors were great and blended well together. I understand some of the comments regarding the amount of pepper but I personally like it spicy. Thank you, FC.
by MzG,
8/8/2011Wow, relatively simple and scrumptious! Just allow enough time to brine because it makes all the difference. All four men... boys in my house fought over them even though they told me to never make chops again. Trying to wean them off pork tenderloin which is so expensive and this recipe delivers. Only note is that I would back off the cayenne by half so it doesn't steal the show next time.I missed the more subtler favors of those other yummy spices.
by Bike53x12,
8/7/2011These were a hit. One big I will change next time though is cutting back on, or cutting out altogether, the salt in the dry rub. With the salt in the brine and salt in the rub, it was a little too salty for us, but very good none-the-less. The flavors in the brine worked wonderfully and the chops came out very juicy and tender. I'm going to save the left-over rub for a pork roast. I think the salt in the rub will be fine on something that hasn't been in a brine.
by butterfly127,
7/31/2011Made it exactly as written for 19 family members at the beach. It was a huge hit and my boys 13 and 15 pronounced them the best pork chops EVER! Making again this week by popular demand. The vanilla and bourbon notes are a beautiful subtle backdrop to the amazing crunchy rub.
by Macaroni,
7/30/2011I've made several recipes from this article. This particular recipe sounded interesting. My husband and I loved it. Although, brining time made this recipe a weekend only dish.
by cdwilliams,
7/26/2011This was unique and delicious. I did cut the pepper and cayenne by half because my kids were eating too, but it would be good either way.
I served it with butternut squash which was an amazing complement to the nuanced flavor of the pork.
by carolcook,
7/24/2011One of Fine Cooking's rare misses. Made no changes and brined for the full amount of time.
Flavors never blended; simply unacceptable. Would not make again and given the results, unlikely to try other recipes in the article.
by msmck,
7/23/2011Make this!
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Favorite Jazz Bands
I drum for Him.
Psalm 150
"Closed mindedness about music is the death of the musician." - me
Re: Favorite Jazz Bands
Count Basie's orchestra !
edit: ( I tought you meant big bands )
Last edited by Tuxido; 11-17-2007 at 07:55 PM.
Re: Favorite Jazz Bands
technically my favorites aren't jazz in the traditional sense (which is somewhat boring to me) - i prefer jazz-rock fusion :-P much more dynamic
The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jeff Beck (Blow By Blow/Wired era)
Allan Holdsworth
Pat Metheny Group
Jaco Pastorius
Return To Forever
Weather Report
Frank Gambale
Al DiMeola
Stanley Clarke
Vital Information
i could list more, that's what i pulled off the top of my head :) check those out, they're all IMMENSELY high-quality artists, with timeless pieces of art under their belts.
Re: Favorite Jazz Bands
To add to Xopethx's pretty good list, and Tuxidos Basie reccomendation I would go a little before & after: This is a list which exemplifies bands, rather than just the induvidual star musician that was associated with creating it.
Duke Ellington,
BR big bands.....
Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Thelonius Monk, Dizzy Guillespie, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, all led very well-known bands which left a significant mark on Jazz history..
....Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers,
The Crusaders
Alan Holdsworth,
Herbie Hancock
Chick Corea's electric & accoustic bands
The Zawinul Syndicate
The Dave Weckl Band
Karizma ( Colauita, Garfield, Steubenhaus, Landau )
Tribal Tech ( Covington, Willis, Henderson, Kinsey )
The Scott Kinsey Group ( the inheritors of the Weather Report legacy, IMO )
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Last edited by aydee; 11-17-2007 at 09:38 AM.
Re: Favorite Jazz Bands
Miles Davis Quintet with Tony
John Coltrane Quartet with Elvin
Keith Jarrett Trio with Jack
Dave Holland Quintet with various drummers over the years up to the present
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Monk with several of his groups
Pat Metheny Trio with Bob Moses and Jaco
Micheal Brecker with various groups he led especially featuring Kenny Wheeler
The Bad Plus
etc..., etc..
Re: Favorite Jazz Bands
"i prefer jazz-rock fusion :-P much more dynamic"
more dynamic? maybe you should listen to *good* jazz bands before saying something like that...
Okay - here's a list (try to keep up)
Die Like A Dog (best rhythm section walkin' the planet)
Brotzmann Tentet (all star group consisting of some of the finest living musicians with some of the most amazing compositions)
Trio X (Joe McPhee's longstanding trio)
Vandermark 5 (pick up Simpatico for "Vent" and tell me you don't like this group)
DKV Trio (Live Wels/Chicago AMAZING)
Coltrane Quartet (Get the Complete box set on Impulse! and change your life)
ONJQ (Japanese group that's putting everyone to shame these days. Get LIVE)
The Bandwagon (Jason Moran's longstanding piano trio with NASHEET WAITS!)
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (If you don't have Free For All, don't talk to me)
Bill Evans Trio (Miles knew what was up)
Miles Davis 2nd Quintet (Wayne, Herbie, Ron, Tony, 'nuff said)
Free Range Rat (great group - quartet - play a lot of Sun Ra tunes and are amazing)
Tim Berne's Bloodcount (Berne is one of the finest musicians on the scene and this is his best band, with JIM BLACK. Get Saturation Point and change your life)
Ellery Eskelin Trio (Andrea Perkins and JIM BLACK)
Thomas Chapin Trio (Chapin died in '97 at the age of 37 and was considered one of the top musicians among critics and peers alike. Get Sky Piece. with the great Michael Sarin on drums. This group was amazing. You will love it. RIP)
Sun Ra Arkestra (Oh John Gilmore you are so good)
Branford Marsalis Quartet (Better when it had Kenny Kirkland, but anything with Tain is amazing to me! Pick up Requiem)
Ornette Coleman Quartet (Listen to "Lonely Woman" and change your life)
William Parker Quartet (Get O'Neal's Porch and Raining on the Moon. Great great band. Anything with William Parker - the MODERN MINGUS - and HAMID DRAKE is gonna be great)
Matt Wilson (his groups have always been top-notch)
Could go on but that's a bunch there. Maybe someone will get some of it...
Re: Favorite Jazz Bands
There is nothing like a live jazz band in a club. I still like my old jazz style drummers in these groups:
Steely Dan-drummers: Jim Hodder; Jim Gordon, Jeff Porcaro, Hal Blaine, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Steve Gadd, Paul Humphrey, Rick Marotta, Jim Keltner, Ed Greene-some of the most influential drummers of the last twenty-five years. Songs like 'Peg' with Marotta or 'Aja' with Gadd are etched into the collective consciousness of millions of drummers.
Steve Miller Band and Sade I also enjoy.
Here is a list of jazz drummers:
1. Buddy Rich
2. Elvin Jones
3. Max Roach
4. Roy Haynes
5. Jack DeJohnette
6. Tony Williams
7. Billy Cobham
8. Art Blakey
9. Joe Morello
10. Kenny Clarke
11. Gene Krupa
12. Dave Weckl
13. Harvey Mason
14. Peter Erskine
15. Chick Webb
16. Louis Bellson
17. Ed Blackwell
18. Bill Stewart
19. Steve Gadd
20. Papa Joe Jones
21. Connie Kay
22. Jeff "Tain" Watts
23. Philly Joe Jones
24. Paul Wertico
25. Big Sid Catlett
26. Rashied Ali
27. Warren "Baby" Dodds
28. Bernard Purdie
29. Clayton Cameron
30. Don Alias
31. Alphonse Mouzon
32. Alex Acuna
33. Paul Motian
34. Vinnie Colaiuta
35. Narada Michael Walden
36. Chad Wackerman
37. Shelly Manne
38. Johnny Vidacovich
39. Lional Hampton
40. Art Taylor
41. Billy Higgins
42. Lewis Nash
43. John Robinson
44. Danny Gottlieb
45. Antonio Sanchez
46. Bill Bruford
47. Alan Dawson
48. Dannie Richmond
49. Dennis Chambers
50. Ed Shaughnessey
51. Airto
52. Kenny Wollesen
53. Brian Blade
54. Gary Husband
55. Steve Smith
56. Alex Riel
57. Al Foster
58. Ben Perowski
59. Lenny White
60. Bernie Dresel
61. Panama Francis
62. Louis Hayes
63. Sonny Payne
64. Ed Thigpen
65. Jeff Ballard
66. Jay Lane
67. Gary Novak
68. Billy Kilson
69. Jimmy Cobb
70. Idrus Muhammed
71. John Riley
72. Abe Laboriel Jr.
73. Joe LaBarbera
74. Mel Lewis
75. Andrew Cyrille
76. Stanton Moore
77. Adam Nussbaum
78. Ben Riley
79. Cecil Brooks III
80. Simon Phillips
81. Joel Taylor
82. Marvin 'Smitty' Smith
83. Harold Jones
84. T.S. Monk
85. Terry Bozzio
86. Frankie Dunlop
87. Ray Barretto
88. Billy Hart
89. Stan Levey
90. Tony Royster
91. Paul Barbarin
92. Joel Rosenblatt
93. Andre Ceccarelli
94. Martin Drew
95. John Guerin
96. Kenny Washington
97. Leon Parker
98. Luis Conte
99. Gene Jackson
100. Claude Ranger
Never to young or old to learn a few new tricks!
Re: Favorite Jazz Bands
I would disagree with a few of those being "jazz drummers" but nice list.
101. Paul Murphy
102. Hamid Drake
103. Dennis Charles
104. Sunny Murray
105. Beaver Harris
106. Jay Rosen
107. Tim Daisy
108. Tim Mulvena
109. Michael Wimberly
110. Terri Lyne Carrington
111. Paul Lytton
112. Paul Nils-Love
113. Gerald Cleaver
114. Jim Black
115. Mark Sanders
116. Kjell Nordeson
117. Gregg Bendian
118. Marion Browden
119. Rodney Greene
120. Louis Moholo
121. Alvin Fielder
122. Al Harewood
123. Barry Altschul
124. Susie Ibarra
125. Grady Tate
126. Eric Harland
127. Clarence Penn
128. Matt Wilson
129. Gerry Hemingway
130. Yoron Israel
131. Nasheet Waits
132. Joe Farnsworth
133. Michael Sarin
134. Han Bennink
135. Guillermo E. Brown
136. Robert Barry
137. Yoshigaki Yasuhiro
138. Michael Wertmuller
139. Alex Cline
140. Eddie Prevost
141. oh shoot I need to get ready for work!
Re: Favorite Jazz Bands
Nobody's mentioned Masada yet. There's an argument against them being a 'jazz' band as such, but I thought I'd throw that in the mix.
Re: Favorite Jazz Bands
Im a fan of Brubeck's music. Buddy Rich is great.
"If they tell you no pain no gain... shoot them." -Jim Chapin
Re: Favorite Jazz Bands
Me too. Some great milestone Brubeck group recordings indeed.
One of my favorite Big Band albums is Buddy Rich "Keep the Customer Satisfied". Incredibly tight group playing and surreal spot on Buddy playing. Saw him in several of his Big Bands in the later 70's early 80's. He certainly kept the customers "satisfied" Class A Drummer.
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ANKankyrin repeats
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|Ankyrin repeats are about 33 amino acids long and occur in at least four consecutive copies. They are involved in protein-protein interactions. The core of the repeat seems to be an helix-loop-helix structure.
|Interpro abstract (IPR002110):
The ankyrin repeat is one of the most common protein-protein interaction motifs in nature. Ankyrin repeats are tandemly repeated modules of about 33 amino acids. They occur in a large number of functionally diverse proteins mainly from eukaryotes. The few known examples from prokaryotes and viruses may be the result of horizontal gene transfers [(PUBMED:8108379)]. The repeat has been found in proteins of diverse function such as transcriptional initiators, cell-cycle regulators, cytoskeletal, ion transporters and signal transducers. The ankyrin fold appears to be defined by its structure rather than its function since there is no specific sequence or structure which is universally recognised by it.
The conserved fold of the ankyrin repeat unit is known from several crystal and solution structures [(PUBMED:8875926), (PUBMED:9353127), (PUBMED:9461436), (PUBMED:9865693)]. Each repeat folds into a helix-loop-helix structure with a beta-hairpin/loop region projecting out from the helices at a 90o angle. The repeats stack together to form an L-shaped structure [(PUBMED:8875926), (PUBMED:12461176)].
|GO function:
|protein binding (GO:0005515)
|Family alignment:
There are 146742 ANK domains in 25863 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.
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- Evolution (species in which this domain is found)
Click on to expand nodes. To display all proteins with a ANK domain in a specific node, click on it.
This tree shows only several representative species. The complete taxonomic breakdown of all proteins with ANK domain is also avaliable.
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Go to specific node: Anopheles gambiae, Arabidopsis thaliana, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, Homo sapiens, Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Takifugu rubripes
- Literature (relevant references for this domain)
Primary literature is listed below; Automatically-derived, secondary literature is also avaliable.
- Mandiyan V, Andreev J, Schlessinger J, Hubbard SR
- Crystal structure of the ARF-GAP domain and ankyrin repeats of PYK2-associated protein beta.
- Display abstract
ADP ribosylation factors (ARFs), which are members of the Ras superfamily of GTP-binding proteins, are critical components of vesicular trafficking pathways in eukaryotes. Like Ras, ARFs are active in their GTP-bound form, and their duration of activity is controlled by GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs), which assist ARFs in hydrolyzing GTP to GDP. PAPbeta, a protein that binds to and is phosphorylated by the non-receptor tyrosine kinase PYK2, contains several modular signaling domains including a pleckstrin homology domain, an SH3 domain, ankyrin repeats and an ARF-GAP domain. Sequences of ARF-GAP domains show no recognizable similarity to those of other GAPs, and contain a characteristic Cys-X(2)-Cys-X(16-17)-Cys-X(2)-Cys motif. The crystal structure of the PAPbeta ARF-GAP domain and the C-terminal ankyrin repeats has been determined at 2.1 A resolution. The ARF-GAP domain comprises a central three-stranded beta-sheet flanked by five alpha-helices, with a Zn(2+) ion coordinated by the four cysteines of the cysteine-rich motif. Four ankyrin repeats are also present, the first two of which form an extensive interface with the ARF-GAP domain. An invariant arginine and several nearby hydrophobic residues are solvent exposed and are predicted to be the site of interaction with ARFs. Site-directed mutagenesis of these residues confirms their importance in ARF-GAP activity.
- Jacobs MD, Harrison SC
- Structure of an IkappaBalpha/NF-kappaB complex.
- Cell. 1998; 95: 749-58
- Display abstract
The inhibitory protein, IkappaBalpha, sequesters the transcription factor, NF-kappaB, as an inactive complex in the cytoplasm. The structure of the IkappaBalpha ankyrin repeat domain, bound to a partially truncated NF-kappaB heterodimer (p50/ p65), has been determined by X-ray crystallography at 2.7 A resolution. It shows a stack of six IkappaBalpha ankyrin repeats facing the C-terminal domains of the NF-kappaB Rel homology regions. Contacts occur in discontinuous patches, suggesting a combinatorial quality for ankyrin repeat specificity. The first two repeats cover an alpha helically ordered segment containing the p65 nuclear localization signal. The position of the sixth ankyrin repeat shows that full-length IkappaBalpha will occlude the NF-kappaB DNA-binding cleft. The orientation of IkappaBalpha in the complex places its N- and C-terminal regions in appropriate locations for their known regulatory functions.
- Bork P
- Hundreds of ankyrin-like repeats in functionally diverse proteins: mobile modules that cross phyla horizontally?
- Proteins. 1993; 17: 363-74
- Display abstract
Based on pattern searches and systematic database screening, almost 650 different ankyrin-like (ANK) repeats from nearly all phyla have been identified; more than 150 of them are reported here for the first time. Their presence in functionally diverse proteins such as enzymes, toxins, and transcription factors strongly suggests domain shuffling, but their occurrence in prokaryotes and yeast excludes exon shuffling. The spreading mechanism remains unknown, but in at least three cases horizontal gene transfer appears to be involved. ANK repeats occur in at least four consecutive copies. The terminal repeats are more variable in sequence. One feature of the internal repeats is a predicted central hydrophobic alpha-helix, which is likely to interact with other repeats. The functions of the ankyrin-like repeats are compatible with a role in protein-protein interactions.
- Davis LH, Otto E, Bennett V
- Specific 33-residue repeat(s) of erythrocyte ankyrin associate with the anion exchanger.
- J Biol Chem. 1991; 266: 11163-9
- Display abstract
Erythrocyte ankyrin contains an 89-kDa domain (residues 2-827) comprised almost entirely of 22 tandem repeats of 33 amino acids which are responsible for the high affinity interaction of ankyrin with the anion exchanger (Davis, L., and Bennett, V. (1990) J. Biol. Chem. 265, 10589-10596). The question of whether the repeats are equivalent with respect to binding to the anion exchanger was addressed using defined regions of erythrocyte and brain ankyrins expressed in bacteria. The conclusion is that the repeats are not interchangeable and that the 44 residues from 722 to 765 are essential for high affinity binding between erythrocyte ankyrin and the anion exchanger. Residues 348-765 were active whereas a polypeptide of the same size (residues 305-721) but missing the 44 residues was not active. The difference between the active and inactive polypeptides was not caused by the degree of folding based on circular dichroism spectra. The 44 residues from 722 to 765 were not sufficient for binding since deletions of residues from 348 to 568 resulted in a 10-fold loss of activity. However, the role of residues 348-568 may be at the level of folding rather than a direct contact since the deleted sequences were not active in the absence of 722-765 and since circular dichroism spectra revealed significant loss of structure in the smaller polypeptides. Further evidence that the 33-residue repeats are not equivalent in ability to bind to the anion exchanger is that a region of human brain ankyrin containing 18 33-residue repeats with 67% overall sequence identity to erythrocyte ankyrin was 8-fold less active than a region of erythrocyte ankyrin containing only 12 repeats. The fact that the anion exchanger binds to certain repeats suggests that the other 33-amino acid repeats could interact with proteins distinct from the anion exchanger and provide ankyrin with the potential for considerable diversity in association with membrane proteins as well as cytoplasmic proteins. Tubulin was identified as one example of a protein that can interact with ankyrin repeats that are not recognized by the anion exchanger.
- Lux SE, John KM, Bennett V
- Analysis of cDNA for human erythrocyte ankyrin indicates a repeated structure with homology to tissue-differentiation and cell-cycle control proteins.
- Nature. 1990; 344: 36-42
- Display abstract
Analysis of complementary DNA for human erythroid ankyrin indicates that the mature protein contains 1,880 amino acids comprising an N-terminal domain binding integral membrane proteins and tubulin, a central domain binding spectrin and vimentin, and an acidic C-terminal 'regulatory' domain containing an alternatively spliced sequence missing from ankyrin variant 2.2. The N-terminal domain is almost entirely composed of 22 tandem 33-amino-acid repeats. Similar repeats are found in yeast and invertebrate proteins involved in cell-cycle control and tissue differentiation.
- Disease (disease genes where sequence variants are found in this domain)
SwissProt sequences and OMIM curated human diseases associated with missense mutations within the ANK domain.
Protein Disease DNA-binding protein RFXANK (O14593) (SMART) OMIM:603200: MHC class II deficiency, complementation group B
Ankyrin-1 (P16157) (SMART) OMIM:182900: Spherocytosis-2
- Metabolism (metabolic pathways involving proteins which contain this domain)
Click the image to view the interactive version of the map in iPath
% proteins involved KEGG pathway ID Description 5.56 map04662 B cell receptor signaling pathway 5.56 map04660 T cell receptor signaling pathway 5.56 map04920 Adipocytokine signaling pathway 4.42 map05120 Epithelial cell signaling in Helicobacter pylori infection 3.99 map05222 Small cell lung cancer 3.85 map04320 Dorso-ventral axis formation 3.85 map04330 Notch signaling pathway 3.71 map05220 Chronic myeloid leukemia 3.57 map04210 Apoptosis 3.57 map04620 Toll-like receptor signaling pathway 3.57 map05215 Prostate cancer 2.85 map04010 MAPK signaling pathway 2.57 map00910 Nitrogen metabolism 2.43 map00564 Glycerophospholipid metabolism 2.28 map05212 Pancreatic cancer 2.28 map04510 Focal adhesion 2.14 map00471 D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism 2.14 map05221 Acute myeloid leukemia 2.14 map00251 Glutamate metabolism 2.14 map04810 Regulation of actin cytoskeleton 2.00 map04111 Cell cycle - yeast 1.85 map04110 Cell cycle 1.85 map03050 Proteasome 1.57 map04070 Phosphatidylinositol signaling system 1.57 map05219 Bladder cancer 1.43 map00561 Glycerolipid metabolism 1.43 map00310 Lysine degradation 1.14 map05213 Endometrial cancer 1.14 map04720 Long-term potentiation 1.14 map00380 Tryptophan metabolism 1.14 map03320 PPAR signaling pathway 1.00 map04612 Antigen processing and presentation 1.00 map05020 Parkinson's disease 0.86 map00760 Nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism 0.86 map04080 Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction 0.71 map04664 Fc epsilon RI signaling pathway 0.71 map04730 Long-term depression 0.71 map04370 VEGF signaling pathway 0.71 map00590 Arachidonic acid metabolism 0.71 map00565 Ether lipid metabolism 0.71 map04912 GnRH signaling pathway 0.71 map00592 alpha-Linolenic acid metabolism 0.71 map00591 Linoleic acid metabolism 0.43 map00350 Tyrosine metabolism 0.43 map04350 TGF-beta signaling pathway 0.43 map00460 Cyanoamino acid metabolism 0.43 map00632 Benzoate degradation via CoA ligation 0.43 map00252 Alanine and aspartate metabolism 0.43 map00340 Histidine metabolism 0.43 map00562 Inositol phosphate metabolism 0.29 map00150 Androgen and estrogen metabolism 0.29 map00626 Naphthalene and anthracene degradation 0.29 map00051 Fructose and mannose metabolism 0.29 map00440 Aminophosphonate metabolism 0.29 map00450 Selenoamino acid metabolism 0.14 map00642 Ethylbenzene degradation 0.14 map05214 Glioma 0.14 map04115 p53 signaling pathway 0.14 map00360 Phenylalanine metabolism 0.14 map00790 Folate biosynthesis 0.14 map03060 Protein export 0.14 map05223 Non-small cell lung cancer 0.14 map00903 Limonene and pinene degradation 0.14 map00960 Alkaloid biosynthesis II 0.14 map00624 1- and 2-Methylnaphthalene degradation 0.14 map00230 Purine metabolism 0.14 map05218 Melanoma
This information is based on mapping of SMART genomic protein database to KEGG orthologous groups. Percentage points are related to the number of proteins with ANK domain which could be assigned to a KEGG orthologous group, and not all proteins containing ANK domain. Please note that proteins can be included in multiple pathways, ie. the numbers above will not always add up to 100%.
- Structure (3D structures containing this domain)
3D Structures of ANK domains in PDB
PDB code Main view Title 1a5e Solution nmr structure of tumor suppressor p16ink4a, 18 structures 1ap7 P19-ink4d from mouse, nmr, 20 structures 1awc Mouse gabp alpha/beta domain bound to dna 1bd8 Structure of cdk inhibitor p19ink4d 1bi7 Mechanism of g1 cyclin dependent kinase inhibition from the structure of the cdk6-p16ink4a tumor suppressor complex 1bi8 Mechanism of g1 cyclin dependent kinase inhibition from the structures cdk6-p19ink4d inhibitor complex 1blx P19ink4d/cdk6 complex 1bu9 Solution structure of p18-ink4c, 21 structures 1d9s Tumor suppressor p15(ink4b) structure by comparative modeling and nmr data 1dc2 Solution nmr structure of tumor suppressor p16ink4a, 20 structures 1dcq Crystal structure of the arf-gap domain and ankyrin repeats of papbeta. 1g3n Structure of a p18(ink4c)-cdk6-k-cyclin ternary complex 1ihb Crystal structure of p18-ink4c(ink6) 1ikn Ikappabalpha/nf-kappab complex 1ixv Crystal structure analysis of homolog of oncoprotein gankyrin, an interactor of rb and cdk4/6 1k1a Crystal structure of the ankyrin repeat domain of bcl-3: a unique member of the ikappab protein family 1k1b Crystal structure of the ankyrin repeat domain of bcl-3: a unique member of the ikappab protein family 1k3z X-ray crystal structure of the ikbb/nf-kb p65 homodimer complex 1mj0 Sank e3_5: an artificial ankyrin repeat protein 1mx2 Structure of f71n mutant of p18ink4c 1mx4 Structure of p18ink4c (f82q) 1mx6 Structure of p18ink4c (f92n) 1myo Solution structure of myotrophin, nmr, 44 structures 1n0q 3ank: a designed ankyrin repeat protein with three identical consensus repeats 1n0r 4ank: a designed ankyrin repeat protein with four identical consensus repeats 1n11 D34 region of human ankyrin-r and linker 1nfi I-kappa-b-alpha/nf-kappa-b complex 1ot8 Structure of the ankyrin domain of the drosophila notch receptor 1oy3 Crystal structure of an ikbbeta/nf-kb p65 homodimer complex 1qym X-ray structure of human gankyrin 1s70 Complex between protein ser/thr phosphatase-1 (delta) and the myosin phosphatase targeting subunit 1 (mypt1) 1svx Crystal structure of a designed selected ankyrin repeat protein in complex with the maltose binding protein 1sw6 S. cerevisiae swi6 ankyrin-repeat fragment 1tr4 Solution structure of human oncogenic protein gankyrin 1uoh Human gankyrin 1wdy Crystal structure of ribonuclease 1wg0 Structural comparison of nas6p protein structures in two different crystal forms 1ycs P53-53bp2 complex 1ymp The crystal structure of a partial mouse notch-1 ankyrin domain: repeats 4 through 7 preserve an ankyrin fold 1yyh Crystal structure of the human notch 1 ankyrin domain 2a5e Solution nmr structure of tumor suppressor p16ink4a, restrained minimized mean structure 2aja X-ray structure of an ankyrin repeat family protein q5zsv0 from legionella pneumophila. northeast structural genomics consortium target lgr21. 2b0o Crystal structure of uplc1 gap domain 2bkg Crystal structure of e3_19 an designed ankyrin repeat protein 2bkk Crystal structure of aminoglycoside phosphotransferase aph (3')-iiia in complex with the inhibitor ar_3a 2di3 Crystal structure of the transcriptional factor cgl2915 from corynebacterium glutamicum 2dvw Structure of the oncoprotein gankyrin in complex with s6 atpase of the 26s proteasome 2dwz Structure of the oncoprotein gankyrin in complex with s6 atpase of the 26s proteasome 2dzn Crystal structure analysis of yeast nas6p complexed with the proteasome subunit, rpt3 2dzo Crystal structure analysis of yeast nas6p complexed with the proteasome subunit, rpt3 2eta Crystal structure of the ankyrin repeat domain of the trpv2 2etb Crystal structure of the ankyrin repeat domain of trpv2 2etc Crystal structure of the ankyrin repeat domain of trpv2 2f37 Crystal structure of the ankyrin repeat domain of human trpv2 2f8x Crystal structure of activated notch, csl and maml on hes-1 promoter dna sequence 2f8y Crystal structure of human notch1 ankyrin repeats to 1.55a resolution. 2fo1 Crystal structure of the csl-notch-mastermind ternary complex bound to dna 2he0 Crystal structure of a human notch1 ankyrin domain mutant 2j8s Drug export pathway of multidrug exporter acrb revealed by darpin inhibitors 2jab A designed ankyrin repeat protein evolved to picomolar affinity to her2 2kbx Solution structure of ilk-pinch complex 2myo Solution structure of myotrophin, nmr, minimized average structure 2nyj Crystal structure of the ankyrin repeat domain of trpv1 2p2c Inhibition of caspase-2 by a designed ankyrin repeat protein (darpin) 2pnn Crystal structure of the ankyrin repeat domain of trpv1 2qc9 Mouse notch 1 ankyrin repeat intracellular domain 2qyj Crystal structure of a designed full consensus ankyrin 2rfa Crystal structure of the mouse trpv6 ankyrin repeat domain 2rfm Structure of a thermophilic ankyrin repeat protein 2v4h Nemo cc2-lz domain - 1d5 darpin complex 2v5q Crystal structure of wild-type plk-1 kinase domain in complex with a selective darpin 2vge Crystal structure of the c-terminal region of human iaspp 2zgd Asn-hydroxylation stabilises the ankyrin repeat domain fold 2zgg Asn-hydroxylation stabilises the ankyrin repeat domain fold 3b7b Euhmt1 (glp) ankyrin repeat domain (structure 1) 3b95 Euhmt1 (glp) ankyrin repeat domain (structure 2) 3c5r Crystal structure of the bard1 ankyrin repeat domain and its functional consequences 3d9h Crystal structure of the splice variant of human asb9 (hasb9-2), an ankyrin repeat protein 3deo Structural basis for specific substrate recognition by the chloroplast signal recognition particle protein cpsrp43 3dep Structural basis for specific substrate recognition by the chloroplast signal recognition particle protein cpsrp43 3ehq Crystal structure of human osteoclast stimulating factor 3ehr Crystal structure of human osteoclast stimulating factor 3eu9 The ankyrin repeat domain of huntingtin interacting protein 3f6q Crystal structure of integrin-linked kinase ankyrin repeat domain in complex with pinch1 lim1 domain 3hg0 Crystal structure of a darpin in complex with orf49 from lactococcal phage tp901-1
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During his news conference Wednesday, Saban criticized reporters for "writing stuff about people that we're playing that doesn't give them the proper respect, that's not fair."
"There are so many more good things you can write about happening around here that people would be interested in," the football-coach-turned-media critic said. "I'd love to see some of you do a little bit of research and figure it out. It would really do my heart good."
Clearly, Saban knows what season it is. No, not football season; it's the silly season. That's what we call the time when a national election nears and the stakes grow high. Voices are raised. Threats are issued. Friendships are severed. One of the first casualties is journalism.
Look at it this way. Politicians are in the business of perception-altering. They excel at painting a happy scene for their cause and a foreboding one for the other guy's. An independent journalist pointing out the inconvenient facts and unreality of both views gets in the way.
So, the usual tactic is for candidates and their allies to suggest reporters are playing favorites. If facts and evidence are obstacles to getting elected, campaigns do what it takes to knock them down.
Mitt Romney campaign pollster Neil Newhouse recently summed up this mindset, "We're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers."
In sports, it's called "working the refs." A coach pleads with the referee that his side isn't getting a fair shot in hopes that he'll see a different outcome the next time there's a close call.
Don't get me wrong. This isn't a cry for pity for journalists, nor is it a wish that politicians will decide on their own to change their behavior.
Instead, it's an acknowledgement. Journalists have typically done a poor job explaining what they do and why they do it. They've perhaps naively not recognized that well-financed and well-organized forces are dedicated to portraying reporters as biased and unfair. And the brush is often applied about that thickly: A reporter for a national network cuts corners and news-gathering outlets large and small are portrayed as equally unethical. Nonsense.
Being human, reporters are just as susceptible to flaws as anyone, but it's ridiculous to assume that one biased reporter smears an entire profession.
So, what's the case for journalism?
We should start with the nation's founders, who understood that a free and vigorous press was essential for a healthy democracy. As messy as it can be at times, journalism is the best defense against government that exceeds its authority and wastes your money. The famed quote from 20th-century journalist I.F. Stone still holds, "All governments lie."
What was true 200 years ago still applies today, more so even. Modern candidates and campaigns have countless reality-bending tools at their disposal. Both sides duel each other with competing sets of "facts."
Hard-charging reporters who can cut through the fog of politics are vital. Obscuring or ignoring crying problems is no way to run a country. Independent reporting on the issues of the day is the best way to pursue smart fixes.
What the public does with honest information is up to them. Some voters will rely on outlets that comfortably confirm their audience's pre-conceived notions of the way things work; nary conflicting information is provided. Others will consume a variety of perspectives in hopes of coming to reasonably sound conclusions. Even more will likely shrug that no one can be trusted and tune out of the entire political process.
The reporter's job remains the same. Check the claims of politicians and test them against the evidence at hand. Be accurate. Be fair. Offer context.
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City Planner Tim Thompson said Frank Lepori Construction will be occupying about 30,000 square feet of the facility at 1580 Hymer Avenue in the Sparks industrial area. Lepori will allow for 20,000 square feet to be used for two soccer fields including room for restrooms and a snack bar.
"Staff has been working with Mr. Lepori for quite a while and he was able to purchase this part of the building, and has since been renovating it," Thompson said. "I think Mr. Lepori has done an amazing job of landscaping where it was appropriate and we also have some new site improvements there as well."
City of Sparks staff and Frank Lepori Construction faced a major hurdle when transforming the property into a recreational facility due to the amount of parking that is required for a 20,000 square-foot facility. According to Thompson a facility of such size must have 100 spaces of parking and, in order to provide additional parking, Lepori's ownership of the property east of the new facility will allow for additional parking.
"In essence there are 55 or so spaces at the existing location and then because he owns the property down the way we can accommodate to fit the city's code," Thompson said.
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In addition to the requirements met by the property owner for the Special Use Permit, the soccer Club must file for a Temporary Use Permit if a tournament is held, bringing in more teams than the usual four able to compete at once. Thompson said the building owner, police and fire departments will all be aware of what is happening at the facility and be able to take the necessary adjustments.


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Depths of Desire, Part 2 : Spencer Reed, Trent Diesel, Phenix Saint
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Spencer Reed and Phenix Saint find Trent Diesel on all fours waiting to be trained and manhandled like the bad puppy he is. Trent soon has Spencer's and Phenix's cocks in hand, massaging the slabs of meat to an erect state and taking a couple of sloppy slurps to make sure they're really hard. Ready for more intense interaction, Trent gets between the big-muscled duo so he can rim Phenix's buttcrack while Spencer fucks him up the ass. Then he's forced to sit in a sling so he can now suck Spencer off as Phenix piledrives his hole. Spencer fucks Trent a second time until he ejaculates all over. Still reeling with excitement, Trent masturbates himself to climax; and Phenix blasts his load as a final coda to their exhausting sexual congress.
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