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The White House is calling North Korea's latest nuclear test a "highly provocative act" that threatens U.S. security and international peace.
President Barack Obama is promising to "continue to take steps necessary to defend ourselves and our allies" and urge "swift and credible action by the international community."
North Korea says it successfully detonated a miniaturized nuclear device at a northeastern test site today, defying U.N. Security Council orders to shut down atomic activity or face more sanctions and international isolation.
The U.N. Security Council is pledging further action against North Korea, calling today's nuclear test a "clear threat to international peace and security."
North Korea had earlier conducted tests in the weeks after it launched rockets in 2006 and 2009 -- and this third test followed a rocket launch in December. The council says it's a "grave violation" of U.N. resolutions aimed at limiting the North's nuclear program.
North Korea is calling the atomic test its "first response" to what it describes as U.S. threats. It says it will continue with "second and third measures of greater intensity" if Washington maintains its hostility.
The underground test, which set off powerful seismic waves, drew condemnation from around the world. Even North Korea's only major ally, China, is denouncing the test and demanding that North Korea return to "dialogue and negotiation." But it remains to be seen whether China will sign on to any new, binding global sanctions.
The North's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that its nuclear test Tuesday was a "self-defensive measure" that does not violate any international law.
The test is seen as a crucial step toward North Korea's goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States.
North Korea's test drew immediate condemnation from Washington, the U.N. and others. Even its only major ally, China, voiced opposition.
U.S. intelligence officials say North Korea's nuclear test yielded an explosion of "approximately several kilotons."
In a statement Tuesday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said North Korea "probably conducted an underground nuclear explosion in the vicinity of P'unggye." It said the explosion yield was "approximately several kilotons" and that analysis of the event is continuing.
South Korea's Defense Ministry said it detected an estimated explosive yield of 6-7 kilotons.
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Jean Smith of El Cerrito may have been small in physical stature, but the imprint she left in the minds and hearts of others during her 92 years provides a striking contrast.
Smith remained remarkably vigorous until this past Wednesday when her life came to a sudden, tragic end. She was as she was crossing Arlington Boulevard near Arlington Park on her daily hike.
In an interview Saturday, her daughter Cindy Scott and Cindy's husband Bill spoke of some of the special qualities that distinguished the mother's life.
They also issued an appeal for measures to address the dangers of the intersection of Arlington and Brewster Drive, where Smith was fatally hit.
A descendant of Hyrum Smith, brother to Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith, Smith was devoted to service in her church community, Cindy said.
"Perhaps her most memorable calling was as president of the relief society that provides temporal care for women and children of the congregation," she said. Even after Smith's formal term of service ended, she continued to actively help others in the church.
"She felt a service call to these people," Cindy said. Smith was a member of the Hilltop Ward in Richmond, a congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as LDS or the Mormon Church.
Bill Scott added, "She was always giving rides to 'little old ladies,' even when they were 10 years younger than her." She remained a competent driver and continued driving until her death, he said.
Her husband, Calvin Smith Jr., died in 1991, and she remained in the home the couple built in 1950 on nearby Betty Lane, Cindy said. She continued to live there alone until the end.
"She did all her own gardening and all her own housekeeping," Cindy said.
She was active in other ways too. "She was always doing things," Bill said.
Family photos show her rappelling down a hillside at Donner Lake in her late 80s and kayaking on San Francisco Bay last fall.
"We took her to Hawaii last fall," Cindy said, and Bill added that Smith's son, Calvin Smith III, "took her with his family canoeing down the Snake River three to four years ago."
Bill said that on the afternoon before the tragic accident, he was at her home trying to lift a lawnmower that the two homes shared onto a truck but couldn't do it alone because of five broken ribs he suffered in a recent fall. "I couldn't lift, but boy could she help," he said. Cindy and Bill live in El Cerrito near to her mother's home.
She was taking her regular one-mile walk with hiking poles when she was fatally struck, Bill said.
Smith was the mother of five, grandmother of 20 and great-grandmother of 28, soon to be 29 this coming week, Cindy said. A number of family members from other parts of the country are gathering this week in El Cerrito.
A memorial service is planned for Friday, June 15, at 10 a.m. at the Hilltop Ward congregation, at 4351 Hilltop Dr., just east of Interstate 80. Community members who would like to attend are welcome. Burial will be with her husband at Sunset View Cemetery.
Smith was born in Logan, Utah, the middle daughter of three girls. Her father worked as a telephone company lineman, a job that meant moving from time to time. Smith grew up in Logan, El Paso and Denver, Cindy said. One of Smith's grandfathers, Charles Ora Card, led a Mormon migration to Canada and founded the community in Cardston, Alberta, a town that is named after him.
Smith graduated from Utah State University, where she majored in English.
She and her husband married during World War II, when he was serving in the Navy, and after the war they moved to the Bay Area where he had been given a job at Chevron in Richmond. They lived four years in worker housing built for the Kaiser shipyards before moving to their home in El Cerrito.
Smith taught 28 years for the Oakland school system, teaching English to Chinese immigrants at the Chinese Community Center, Cindy said.
She also was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and enjoyed playing a piano, a pastime she took up in her later years.
Plea to improve safety at Arlington and Brewster
Bill and Cindy Scott preferred not to discuss the accident and bicyclist, Douglas Herring of El Cerrito, who has . But they did appeal for action on addressing the traffic danger at the intersection where the accident occurred.
"I feel fairly strongly that something should be done about the safety of that corner," Bill said.
Smith was crossing Arlington where it intersects with the southern end of Brewster Drive, which dead-ends there on Arlington. Arlington curves and dips at that point, so that traffic approaching the intersection from both directions on Arlington is going downhill, approaching an intersection where it's difficult to see past the curve.
The bicyclist who hit Smith had been coming downhill heading northbound on Arlington.
"This is the second death we know of at the corner," Bill said. A neighborhood boy was killed there about 20 years ago, and there have been many non-fatal accidents, he said.
He noted that Denise Sangster, moderator for the Arlington Neighbors email list, and her dog were hit there, with dog being seriously hurt.
Sangster said she and her dog were hit in the nearby crosswalk in October 2003, and that she suffered a knee injury while her dog was badly hurt and now has metal bars in his front legs.
The crosswalk is not at the intersection but about 40 feet south, serving a footpath that leads downhill from Arlington.
Bill Scott said most people don't use the crosswalk because of poor visibility.
"The main safe place to cross (Arlington) is right at the corner (with Brewster) because that's the only place you can see both ways on the road."
Bill Scott said he would like to see the city's public works department and perhaps an appropriate citizens commission assess potential solutions, such as relocating the crosswalk, installing speed bumps to slow traffic to 15 miles per hour, clearing view-obstructing weeds on the east side of Arlington and more signage.
"Something needs to happen," Bill Scott said. "I think people around the neighborhood feel that way."
Sangster added, "There have been other pedestrians who have been bumped by autos and bikes, and, frankly, it is a miracle that no child has been killed crossing the street to the park given the high speed of traffic and heavy auto congestion on the weekends. At least monthly there is a fender bender at or near the corner."
The intersection is at the southern tip of popular Arlington Park.
Sangster said a number of neighbors want to have a neighborhood meeting to address the issue and that she hopes to have one possibly next month.

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After the news broke last night that President Clinton held a private meeting in Owensboro with Grimes the focus of this race has taken a dramatic turn from Ashley Judd to Alison Grimes.
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Derry voters in Districts 1 and 3 will vote Tuesday at Pinkerton Academy's gym; District 2 voters head to Calvary Bible Church; and District 4 residents will cast ballots at Gilbert H. Hood Middle School.
Londonderry residents vote in the Londonderry High School gym, 295 Mammoth Road.
Polls are open in both towns from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Wishful thinking, or not
A local driver may be dreaming of the good life with a van full of kids and pets, but until then, a shiny, red Corvette will have to do.
The car parked at Hood Commons in Derry sported the plate "MYSUV."
Snow daze
The Derry School Board may be dreaming of winter already, at least the maintenance crew is.
Business administrator Jane Simard gave an update on the district's trucks and said all was ready for the snow to fly.
"Dare I say ... winter?" Simard said.
She said purchase orders are all set for the salt to keep the schools' sidewalks and parking lots free of ice.
Good barking at Barka
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School is honoring students who do good deeds.
A program, "Barking up the Right Tree," gives staff members a chance to "write up" a student seen doing something nice. That student gets his or her name on a bulletin board.
"It's very positive," Barka secretary Donna O'Connor said.
I before E?
During the Master Plan public workshop in Londonderry, one resident was upset with grammatical errors in the plan.
"You created a new word," Pauline Caron said. "Alleviate is spelled with an A, not an I."
Age discrimination
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Swimming and Diving Prepares for Georgia Tech Invitational
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU women's swimming and diving team will travel to Atlanta, Ga. this weekend to compete in the three-day Georgia Tech Invitational starting on Friday, Nov. 30 at 10 a.m.
FGCU last competed at Georgia Tech Nov. 3 in a tri-meet with Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech. The Eagles defeated Georgia Tech, 161-139, but were defeated by Virginia Tech, 175-125.
The Green and Blue are 2-2 this season with both wins coming against ACC opponents.
The Eagles will face off with Miami and Florida State for the third time this season and Georgia Tech for the second time. Alabama, Emory and Clemson (diving only) will all compete against FGCU for the first time this season. The Green and Blue competed against Miami and Florida State at the All Florida Invitational earlier this year and also hosted dual meets against both schools. Emory is the only non-Division I school to compete at the three-day meet. The Eagles are the three-time defending Division III National Champions and have won five National Championships in the past eight years. FGCU and Emory are the only non-BCS schools to compete at the event this weekend.
This marks the third year that the Eagles have competed at the Georgia Tech Invitational. FGCU is coming off a sixth place finish last season and an eighth place finish back in 2010.
At the Georgia Tech tri-meet, the Eagles had eight first-place victories, highlighted by senior Eva Lehtonen's (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS/Florida) four first-place finishes. Lehtonen won all the events she raced in at the tri-meet. She placed first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.77), 200-yard fly (2:04.26), and won the 500-yard freestyle event with a time of 5:02.88. She also swam her leg of the winning 200-yard relay in 23.20.
Freshmen Jennifer Morgan (Edmonton, Alberta/Harry Ainlay) and Julie Leth-Espensen (Vanloese, Copenhagen, Denmark/Falkonergaardens Gymnasium) were also top performers at the Georgia Tech tri-meet. Morgan was part of the 200-yard relay team that took first and she also placed first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:02.23. Leth-Espensen took home two first-place finishes in both the 200-yard breaststroke and 400-yard IM.
FGCU has earned two CCSA Swimmer of the Week and three Diver of the Week honors in just eight weeks and have won the most out of any school in the conference. Senior Maegan Butler (Orangeburg, N.Y./Tappan Zee/FAU) has garnered Diver of the Week two times this season while sophomore Cayla Collins (Largo, Fla./Osceola) received the award in the first week of voting. Morgan and Lehtonen have both received Swimmer of the Week accolades in the early going.
Live scoring and video will be available throughout the three-day competition at www.FGCUATHLETICS.com. Fans can also get updates from the team through twitter @FGCU_WSwim.
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Especially since Linux -- in the form of the Android operating system -- dominates the mobile market, with a 50.9% market share at the end of 2011, according to Gartner numbers released in February, up from 30.5% market share at the end of 2010.
On the server side, Linux is also doing well, especially with high performance computing and cloud infrastructure deployments, according to IDC, with Linux servers now accounting for more than 18% of all server revenues.
But on the desktop, Linux's numbers barely register. Gartner predicts that Linux penetration on the desktop will remain below 2% for the next five years.
So, what's the problem? It's not just corporate inertia -- companies are quick to move when there's money to be saved. But when it comes to desktop Linux, the cost savings turn out to be problematic, there are management issues, and compatibility remains an issue.
Let's get the money question out of the way first. Yes, Linux is free, and so is the open source-software that often comes with it -- OpenOffice, the GIMP photo editing software, the Thunderbird email client.
But, as the old saying goes, it's "free as in puppy, not free as in beer."
First, Windows itself isn't that expensive when you get it bundled in with new desktops and laptops. The cost savings to run Linux on the same hardware is minor.
For example, the Dell Latitude 2120 with Windows 7 Home Premium is $494, while a similarly-loaded Ubuntu Latitude 2120 is $434 -- a savings of just $60.
In addition, the free versions of Linux are only supported with free fixes for about a year, says Michael Silver, an analyst with Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner group.
"You have to switch to the new version of Linux every year," he says. "Microsoft supports each version of Windows for ten years -- I don't have to pay any more money, and I still get security fixes. Even vendors that do offer extended security fixes for Linux, like Novell or Red Hat, they're going to charge every year for the privilege."
So companies wind up paying either for the time it takes to upgrade all the Linux machines, or for the extended support. "The cost ends up approaching Windows -- if not surpassing it -- fairly quickly," Silver says.


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EYEWITNESS SPORTS2013 WV Boys State Tournament-Day 2
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Bluefield, Fairmont Sr., Bridgeport, Washington, SC And RCB Record Wins
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March 14, 2013
The Thursday lineup at the 100th West Virginia Boys State High School Basketball Tournament was filled with four Class AA quarterfinals and two more AAA games.
The day started with Class AA No. 6 Bridgeport knocking off No. 3 Westside, 79-71, which means Gene Randolph will coach another game. The veteran Indian head coach is retiring at the season's end.
Jordan Haywood scored 28 points for the Indians. Chase Robey added 13 in the victory. Ryan Sprouse had 11 points and 10 rebounds while Tyler Sprouse chipped in 10.
Justin Cogar scored 19 points to lead Westside.
The teams combined for 68 free throws.
The first AAA game of two saw newcomer Washington defeat Parkersburg South in a battle of the Patriots, 60-56.
Keldon Bell had 16 points and 17 rebounds for the school from Jefferson County in the state's Eastern Panhandle.
Dominique Newman finished with 17 points, including a layup with 15 seconds left that put Washington ahead to stay, 58-56. Kendell Smith made two free throws with 5 seconds left to secure the win.
Washington improved to 21-5 and will now meet No. 1 Martinsburg in a Class AAA semifinal Friday at 5:30
Martinsburg handed the Bulldogs three losses this season, including a sectional final by a count of 61-55.
The game will pit Dave Rogers against one of his former players, Don Bullett.
Parkersburg South got a game-high 20 from Wes Mitchem as the Patriots finishded 21-5.
Game three of the day had Fairmont Senior's Polar Bears moving on to the Class AA semifinals with a win over Scott on Thursday at the 100th West Virginia Boys State High School Basketball Tournament.
Fairmont Sr., the No. 2 seed, held off the pesky No. 7 Skyhawks, 55-48.
Travon Horton and Jarin Hilson each had 17 to lead Fairmont Sr. to its 20th win of the season. The 20-6 Polar Bears will meet Bridgeport on Friday in the semifinals. Two of Fairmont Senior's wins this season came against the Indians, the No. 6 seed.
Matt Dolan had 18 and Cody Brown 14 for Scott as its season ended at 15-11.
Fairmont Sr. will collide with Bridgeport on Friday at 11:15 a.m. The two met twice during the regular season with the Polar Bears winning both meetings.
Game four on Thursday had Class AA No. 1 seed Bluefield defeating No. 8 North Marion, 62-51.
Lykel Collier led four Bluefield players in double figures with 17 points to put the Beavers into the semifinals on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. Bluefield, last year's runner-up, moved to 23-3.
Bluefield (23-3) advanced to the semifinals for the second straight year.
The Beavers outscored North Marion at the line, 20-3.
Anthony Eades added 15 points for Bluefield. Corey Coppola and D.J. Edwards each scored 13. Michael Yost had 10 rebounds.
Matt Cain had 16 points and 12 rebounds for North Marion, who finished 16-9.
The second Class AAA of the day had the Black Eagles of South Charleston topping Morgantown, 48-39.
SC was led by Brandon Knapper, who had 16 points. Rashaud Kincaid scored 15.
Morgantown received a game-high 17 by WVU recruit Nathan Adrian.
South Charleston, the No. 3 seed, will meet No. 2 Beckley at 9 p.m. Friday night in a semifinal game. The teams split during the season.
The day's final game saw Devonti Birch score 13 points to lead Robert C. Byrd to a 51-44 win over Tolsia.
RCB is now 20-6 and heads to the semifinals at the State Tournametn for the first time since 1996. That's the year the school was formed and the Flying Eagles fell to Fairmont Sr. in the state championship.
With Byrd leading by 17 in the fourth, Tolsia staged a comeback and got with four.
The Rebels ended the season at 17-9.
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Preliminary investigation shows that the man may have been living in the woods located behind a businesses area. Police were notified at 11:06 a.m. by someone else staying in the area, according to police spokesman Jim Sughrue.
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King's College will host a panel discussion on the "Kids for Cash" scandal and aftermath during a free public forum at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Burke Auditorium, William G. McGowan School of Business, on North River Street. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held at the same time on Jan. 23.
For the event, titled "Ethics in the Valley: After the Judicial Scandals," the panel will include Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Ecenbarger, who wrote "Kids for Cash: Two Judges, Thousands of Children, and a $2.8 Million Kickback Scheme"; Margaret Hogan, chair of the Accountability, Conduct, and Ethics Commission of Luzerne County; and former Luzerne County judge Joseph Cosgrove.
The "Kids for cash" scandal unfolded in 2008. President Judge Mark Ciavarella and Senior Judge Michael Conahan were later convicted in connection with receiving $2.6 million in payments for contracting with juvenile facilities and imposing harsh sentences on juveniles to increase the number of inmates in the for-profit detention centers.
Each participant will speak for approximately 20 minutes, followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Parking will be available in on-campus lots.
A former "Philadelphia Inquirer" investigative journalist, Ecenbarger was part of a team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in 1979.
Hogan is McNerney-Hanson Professor Emeritus of Ethics at the University of Portland, the founding director of the University of Portland's Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, and a Fellow of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture.
Cosgrove served as a Luzerne County judge in place of Mark Ciavarella from 2010-2012. He has been in private law practice since 1982 and previously served as a Superior Court law clerk and Luzerne County assistant public defender and conflict counsel. He also teaches constitutional law and civil rights at King's.
The lecture is sponsored by the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at King's. For more information, contact Dr. Bernard Prusak, director of the McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, at 208-5900, ext. 5689 or e-mail email@example.com.
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Roll out pizza dough and top with tomato puree. Top with corn kernels, roasted red bell peppers and thinly sliced red onion. Dot with goat cheese.
Bake in a 500°F oven until dough is crisp and cheese is melted. Garnish with fresh basil.
Barley Salad with
Grilled Corn
Slice summer squashes lengthwise into planks. Drizzle squash and shucked corn with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until tender. Dice squash and cut kernels from cob.
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Quick Corn Chowder
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Corn Fritters
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Refrigerate batter 30 minutes.
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Corn & Black Bean Salad
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Season with salt, lime juice, cumin, olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Mexican Street Corn
Shuck corn, rub with oil and season with salt.
Grill over high heat until tender and nicely marked.
Brush with mayonnaise, sprinkle with cayenne and roll in finely crumbled cotija or feta cheese; serve with lime wedges.
Fig Flatbread with Blue Cheese & Prosciutto
Roll out pizza dough and brush with olive oil. Top with sliced fresh figs and dot with blue cheese.
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Grilled Fig & Ricotta Bruschetta
Stir together ricotta, honey and orange and lemon zest.
Skewer halved figs and brush with warmed honey. Grill until well marked all over.
Spread ricotta mixture on thick slices of grilled country bread. Top with grilled figs, drizzle with honey and garnish with slivered fresh mint.
Quinoa Salad with Figs & Goat Cheese
Whisk together honey, white balsamic vinegar, minced shallot, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Toss cooked and cooled quinoa with quartered fresh figs, dried cherries, sliced green onions, parsley, mint,
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Fresh Figs with Blue Cheese & Walnuts
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Arrange the figs on a bed of greens, drizzle with aged balsamic vinegar and sprinkle with toasted walnuts.
Fig & Green Bean Salad
Whisk together minced shallot, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice and Dijon mustard. Slowly whisk in olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Toss blanched green beans or haricots verts with quartered figs and vinaigrette. Transfer to a serving dish and top with chopped candied pecans.
Fresh Fig Tart
Whisk together mascarpone, powdered sugar, lemon zest and juice, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Pour into a baked tart shell and spread evenly.
Arrange overlapping slices of
thinly sliced fresh figs on top. Finish with a drizzle of reduced port or wildflower honey.
Coarsely chop tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and bell pepper. Purée in a blender until smooth.
In a bowl, stir minced garlic, vinegar and olive oil into the purée. Chill before serving.
Cut bread into 1-inch cubes. Sauté with olive oil until crispy.
Whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss toasted bread with chopped tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, basil and vinaigrette.
Heirloom Tomato Salad
Cut heirloom tomatoes into wedges. Toss with fresh tarragon, crumbled goat cheese and fresh corn kernels, either raw or blanched.
Drizzle with champagne vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil and toss to combine.
Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Stem, quarter and seed plum tomatoes. Arrange cut-side up on parchment-lined baking sheets. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt.
Roast at 200°F until slightly shriveled, about 4 hours. Pack cooled tomatoes in a canning jar with thyme sprigs and olive oil; refrigerate up to 1 week.
Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes
Toss together diced tomatoes, minced shallot and garlic, slivered basil, shaved pecorino romano, olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper.
Top with drained cooked pasta. Let stand a few minutes before tossing.
Tomato & Basil Tart
Place a puff pastry rectangle on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Top with thinly sliced tomatoes, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper; brush the pastry with egg wash.
Bake at 400°F until pastry is golden, 25 to 30 minutes, and garnish with slivered basil.
Eggplant Parmesan
Slice eggplant into 1/2-inch rounds and season with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour, then egg wash, then panko.
Panfry in olive oil until golden brown. Transfer to a baking dish.
Top with marinara and mozzarella. Broil until cheese is bubbling, then sprinkle with chopped fresh basil.
Eggplant Fritters with Mint & Honey
Slice eggplant into 1/4-inch rounds and season with salt and pepper.
Whisk together 1 cup flour, 1 tsp. baking powder and 1 tsp. salt. Whisk in 1 egg and 1/2 cup club soda.
Dip eggplant in batter and panfry in oil until golden. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with slivered mint.
Baba Ghanoush
Prick a large eggplant with a fork.
Grill over medium-high heat until soft, then peel.
In a food processor, pulse eggplant with 2 minced garlic cloves, 1/4 tsp. cumin, 1/4 cup tahini, 1/4 cup lemon juice, salt and pepper. With motor running, drizzle in olive oil until smoothly pureed.
Served with toasted pita.
Sauté diced onion, red bell pepper, zucchini and eggplant in olive oil until almost tender.
Add diced tomatoes, sugar, red wine vinegar, capers and raisins and simmer until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and toasted pine nuts.
Serve with crostini or on grilled meat or fish.
Grilled Eggplant with Ricotta Salata
Halve Asian eggplant lengthwise; brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Grill over medium-high heat, turning once, until tender.
While still warm, top with crumbled ricotta salata, diced tomatoes, chopped fresh basil, extra-virgin olive oil and reduced balsamic vinegar.
Lamb-Stuffed Eggplant
Halve Asian eggplant lengthwise; scoop out flesh, leaving a 1/4-inch layer. Place in a baking dish and drizzle with olive oil.
Sauté diced onion in olive oil; add minced garlic, cumin, cinnamon, ground lamb, toasted pine nuts, salt and pepper and cook until browned.
Fill eggplant with lamb mixture and bake at 400°F until soft.
Beet Carpaccio
Using a mandoline, thinly slice peeled multicolored beets and arrange overlapping slices on chilled plates. Top with microgreens.
Drizzle with aged balsamic vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil. Finish with flaky sea salt and shaved pecorino romano.
Beet Tartare Crostini
Peel and finely dice roasted beets. Toss with olive oil, minced shallots, minced parsley, lemon juice, orange juice, grated orange zest, salt and pepper.
Spoon the beet mixture on top of crostini and top with a dollop of crème fraîche and snipped fresh chives.
Beet Chips
Peel beets and, using a mandoline, very thinly slice. In a large bowl, rinse beet slices until the water runs clear. Drain and dry well.
In batches, fry beets in oil at 325°F until crispy, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels and season with salt.
Chilled Beet Soup
Sauté 1 chopped shallot and 1 clove minced garlic in olive oil. Transfer to blender with 2 large peeled roasted beets, ½ cup Greek yogurt, lemon juice and fresh dill.
With blender running, add vegetable stock until the puree reaches the consistency of soup. Season with salt and serve garnished with yogurt and a dill sprig.
Beet Risotto
Sauté small chopped onion in olive oil. Add Arborio rice and cook until lightly toasted. Add white wine and cook until evaporated. Add warm vegetable stock ½ cup at a time, stirring frequently, until rice is tender.
Add diced roasted beets, butter and grated parmesan and stir vigorously until risotto turns pink. Finish with salt, pepper and shaved parmesan.
Roasted Beet Salad with Arugula, Walnuts & Goat Cheese
Whisk together chopped shallots, fresh orange juice, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Cut peeled roasted beets into wedges and marinate in vinaigrette for 15 minutes. Add arugula to beets and toss to combine. Top with toasted walnuts and crumbled goat cheese.
Shaved apple & Fennel salad
Whisk together apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, chopped fennel fronds, canola oil, salt and pepper.
Using a mandoline, thinly shave peeled Granny Smith apples and fennel. Toss with vinaigrette and garnish with fennel fronds.
Pork Chops with Apple-Calvados Sauce
Sear bone-in pork chops in sauté pan until browned; transfer to a baking sheet and finish in oven.
In same pan, sauté thinly sliced shallots and Gala apples until golden. Deglaze pan with Calvados. Add chicken stock and simmer until apples are tender. Whisk in butter, chives, salt and pepper. Serve over pork chops.
Smoked Trout & Apple Salad
Whisk together white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Toss mixed greens with vinaigrette and thin slices of Fuji apple.
Top with pieces of smoked trout and a dollop of crème fraîche.
Cabbage & Apple Coleslaw
Combine thinly sliced cabbage with coarsely grated Granny Smith apples and thinly sliced green onions.
Whisk together mayonnaise, cider vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.
Drizzle dressing over cabbage mixture; toss to combine.
Baked Apples with Walnuts & Raisins
Toss chopped walnuts and raisins with brown sugar, melted butter, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Fill 8 cored apples with walnut mixture; place in a buttered
baking dish.
Bake at 350°F until apples are tender and filling is bubbly, 40 to 50 minutes.
Savory Apple Tart with Gruyère
Placed chilled puff pastry on a parchment-lined baking sheet; brush pastry with olive oil.
Sprinkle with thyme leaves, salt and pepper; top with grated Gruyère and tart apple slices.
Bake at 400°F until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Raw Artichoke Salad
Trim and halve artichokes; remove chokes.
Using a mandoline, thinly slice artichoke hearts.
Toss artichoke slices with olive oil, lemon juice, shaved Parmesan, salt and pepper.
Fried Baby Artichokes
Trim and halve artichokes; soak in buttermilk. Dredge in mixture of equal parts all-purpose and semolina flours.
In deep pan, heat 1 inch of canola oil to 375°F. Fry artichokes until crispy. Drain; serve with aioli.
Braised Artichokes
Trim and halve artichokes; remove chokes.
Cover bottom of baking dish
with lemon slices; top with artichokes, salt and pepper. Add chicken stock or white wine to cover artichokes halfway.
Cover with foil. Bake at
400°F until tender.
Artichoke Spread
Trim and halve artichokes; remove chokes. Simmer artichoke hearts until tender.
In food processor, combine artichokes, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and grated Parmesan; pulse until smooth.
Spread on toasted bread or sandwiches.
Baked Stuffed Artichokes
Trim artichokes; sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Place in baking dish.
Combine toasted bread crumbs, chopped parsley, grated pecorino, olive oil, minced garlic, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Stuff into center of artichokes and between leaves.
Add 1/2 cup water to pan;
cover with foil. Bake at 400°F
until tender. Uncover; bake
until browned.
Marinated Baby Artichokes
Trim and halve baby artichokes.
Blanch artichokes until tender. Drain well; cool to room temperature.
Place artichokes in jar. Add chopped fresh herbs, garlic, lemon zest and chile flakes; cover with olive oil. Refrigerate and use within 1 week.


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Test Center review: An IP KVM for the little guy
The AdderView CATxIP 1000 packs just enough punch at a sweet price for SMBs and remote officesFollow @infoworld
IP KVMs have revolutionized datacenter management, granting IT unprecedented remote access to the datacenter via a Web browser. Collocation services just wouldn't be practical without IP KVMs and other types of remote-management technology.
The problem, however, is that vendors have taken a kitchen-sink approach to remote management. With the Avocent DSView system or the Raritan Commander, for example, you have the ability to integrate out-of-band management such as IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface), iLo (Intergrated Lights-Out), DRAC (Dell Remote Access Controller), and so forth with serial consoles, power management, and other enterprise-oriented features. The end result: complex, expensive systems ill-suited for the SMB market.
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There is demand out there, however, for IP KVM access to just a few servers. The AdderView CATxIP 1000 (image) from Adder is purely and simply an IP KVM that meets SMBs' remote-management needs beautifully. It doesn't deliver the tight integration of management features that you'll find in offerings from Raritan and Avocent. It also doesn't scale as well as the enterprise-oriented alternatives. But then again, the AdderView is far less expensive.
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Unlike the big boys who relied on custom-written ActiveX or Java applets for remote desktop control, Adder saw that VNC (virtual network computing) was already doing a better job, and it was easy to license the technology from the folks at RealVNC. So in one swoop, Adder now has IPKVM access to just about every computer platform on Earth -- including my Nokia N810 Internet Tablet.
Adder also listened to the marketplace that was very tired of the huge cables found on older stand-alone KVMs taking up valuable rack space. The company replaced them with analog CAMs (computer access modules) that run the KVM over CAT5 (or better) cable from the server to the main AdderView unit for a maximum of 10 meters. That length is OK for a tabletop full of branch-office servers, but not long enough for most datacenters.
Because these CAMs are analog, care should be taken to keep them away from power feeds. From my experience with analog KVM dongles, you do not want to mix different types of cables (such as T68A versus T568B). Just mixing CAT5 with CAT6 cables on the same analog link is a formula for some truly funky connections. Moreover, Adder does not recommend using patch panels.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Delmon Young is continuing to make progress with his sprained right ankle, and the left fielder is expected to take fly balls and batting practice outdoors on Friday, Twins trainer Rick McWane said before Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
Young, who received good news on Tuesday when an MRI revealed only swelling and a bone bruise in his ankle, has been working out indoors but will progress to baseball activities on Friday. He's eligible to come off the disabled list the day before the All-Star Game, so he won't be able to make his return until July 14.
Outfielder Denard Span, who suffered a concussion on June 10, is also expected to progress to baseball activities on the field at some point this weekend, according to McWane.
Meanwhile, Jason Kubel (sprained left foot) went 0-for-2 with three walks as the designated hitter in his first rehab game with Class A Fort Myers on Tuesday. He's slated to play right field with the Miracle on Wednesday night.
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Right-hander Kevin Slowey (abdomen strain) will start Wednesday's game for Fort Myers. Slowey is expected to throw 50 pitches. He's also on track to start on Monday with Triple-A Rochester.
Finally, first baseman Justin Morneau is scheduled to have surgery on his neck Wednesday afternoon to remove a herniated disk fragment and a pinched nerve.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins second baseman Alexi Casilla was held out of Wednesday's game against the Dodgers with a sore right thumb and stiff back, but he's expected to return to action on Friday against the Brewers.
"He had a thumb thing last night, where he kind of banged his thumbnail, and also has kind of a stiff back this morning," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He's available if I need him off the bench, but he's not going to play [Wednesday]."
Casilla tweaked his back while taking batting practice before Tuesday's game against the Dodgers. But he felt well enough to go 1-for-3 with a double to help the Twins to a 6-4 win.
Gardenhire, though, wanted to be cautious with Casilla, and the manager gave Matt Tolbert the start at second base on Wednesday.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Right-hander Joe Nathan turned in perhaps his most impressive outing of the year against the Dodgers on Tuesday, as his fastball showed more velocity and life than it has at any point this season.
Nathan, who was activated from the disabled list on Friday after experiencing a setback in his comeback from last year's Tommy John surgery, looked more like his old self against the Dodgers.
According to MLB.com's Pitch-f/x data, Nathan's fastball averaged 93.2 mph.
"I'm trusting my fastball right now, which is nice," Nathan said. "Before, I was definitely throwing a lot of breaking balls and not working off my fastball. I was able to throw my heater, and the times that I did go to a breaking ball, it made them more effective. I think I only threw two breaking balls."
Nathan was correct, as 15 of his 17 pitches were fastballs. He used those heaters to overpower Dodgers hitters, striking out Matt Kemp, getting Juan Uribe to ground out and fanning James Loney to end the eighth inning.
"I think that's one of the things he had talked about -- being able to use his fastball a lot more," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He went out there, and we were looking for breaking balls, and he kept pumping fastballs. So I guess he was serious last time he said that."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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School pupils put their head together to help sell a supercar
4:13pm Friday 28th February 2014 in News
WHAT can you do when a £109,000 super car is sitting unsold on your forecourt?
For one dealership the answer was simple: call in an expert team of sales people in the form of ninety year 6 pupils from Cherry Orchard primary school.
The youngsters have agreed to create an advertising campaign to sell the Audi R8 Spyder convertible and, if successful, Audi South Hereford garages who currently owns the car, will share some of the profits with the school.
The pupils behind the three best campaigns will win the chance to pitch their ideas to Audi director Charles Richards and his colleagues in their boardroom and the winner will have the chance to put their advertising campaign into action.
The idea comes after news reports that two children in Somerset had sold their parents house after creating flyers and handing them out in the local community.
As part of the sales campaign, pupils from class 6SLB spoke to your Worcester News about the project.
Hannah Bince, aged 10, said: "We are trying to create a convincing advert for the Audi R8 to sell it to an audience of business people."
Ella Hart, aged 11, said: "We are taking pictures and using them in iMovie to create an advert for 30 to 40-year-olds."
Baeli Fern, aged 11, added: "We are trying to use pictures in detail so that if anyone has a look at the movie they know what speed it goes at and what it looks like."
Amaash Lone, aged 11, said: "After the three teams go into the boardroom and based on which is picked to run a sales event in the area, then we plan to sell the Audi R8 for £109,000."
The class also shared what they thought were the key selling points for the car.
Phoebe Ellis-Tait, aged 11, said: "There's a really great SatNav in the car and the seats are heated and they are really comfy and it feels so nice when you sit in it."
Princess Bowkett, aged 10, said: "The car runs smoothly and it also has a leather steering wheel and a 5.2 litre engine."
Lee Card, deputy head at the Timberdine Road school, said: "This project fits in with our new curriculum in which we try to get the children a real audience and purpose for their work.
"It enhances the level of engagement the children give to their work.
"It's happening across the school."
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"Martin Biron has decided to go retro this season. He's breaking in a new mask/helmet that looks a lot like the one Flyers Hall of Fame ex-goaltender Bernie Parent sported in the '70s.
The mask has a similar all-white look with a small Flyer logo, a big departure from the Canadian outdoors motif on the one Biron wore the previous two seasons.
There's more to the story than just the paint job: It's a different style of mask and Biron says he's still getting used to it in terms of vision and comfort.
"This one is simple, it's totally different and that's what makes it fun," Biron said."
Biron is using the same painter that Carolina's Cam Ward uses.


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Springfield – A Springfield financial advisor is being sued by the State Attorney General, accused of deceiving local seniors.
The Attorney General's lawsuit claims Richard Lee Van Dyke Junior and his firm, "Dick Van Dyke Financial Limited", fraudulently marketed and sold insurance investments to seniors. The suit says Van Dyke gains the trust of seniors then steers them into buying annuities on which he earns high commissions.
The Attorney General wants to bar Van Dyke from using deceptive marketing, and pay back commissions earned on those sales.
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EAST GREENWICH — They may not be harassing you, or walking down Main Street in packs displaying their colors.
But there are gang members passing through East Greenwich every day, whether it's to work or go about their everyday tasks.
Providence Police Det. Sgt. Michael Wheeler, a member of the department's anti-gang unit for 16 years and its leader since April 2005, did not raise a red flag over East Greenwich when he recently spoke to members of F.A.C.E.S. (Family Access to Community Empowerment Services) at the East Greenwich Police Station Community Room.
EAST GREENWICH — Just as white Christmas may have arrived early last weekend, fiscal 2013 has knocked on East Greenwich's door a little earlier then usual.
The budget season officially kicked off Tuesday night with a work session hosted by the Town Council. Municipal department heads and the newly-appointed ad hoc 2013 Budget Advisory Committee also attended a meeting in which a schedule and parameters were laid out for the FY13 budget process.
"The official start of budget season is today," Town Manager William Sequino Jr. said as he passed out a schedule of the town's budget process.
WEST WARWICK- In today's struggling economy, one woman makes an effort to raise awareness of the programs available to help people stay warm throughout these upcoming winter months.
WAKEFIELD - A Chariho school committee member who was arrested by the Richmond Police Dept. for violating the state's social host law was also arraigned on a second charge when she appeared at Fourth District Court on Thursday, Oct. 27.
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The building that used to house St. Bernard's Church, 410 Tower Hill Road, is being transformed into 40 affordable apartments for the elderly in a joint partnership between the Washington County Community Development Corporation and Church Community Housing.
EAST GREENWICH — With the final draft virtually complete, the town's new comprehensive plan may be ready for both review by the public and approval by the Town Council before the holidays.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – As they work to maintain the Kingston Station, to keep its doors open and provide South County with a viable option for transportation, the Friends of the Kingston Station are preserving a piece of history, a land mark of southern Rhode Island.
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A North Kingstown resident and an educator for over 34 years, Dr. Michele Humbyrd has always aspired to become an education administrator.
NEWPORT—A barge responsible for repairs to the Pell Bridge sank between Saturday evening and Sunday at noon during the past weekend's nor' easter. The barge, hired by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA), was re-painting and conducting repairs to the steel structure of the bridge.


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kitchen, for the budget conscious, or there are several excellent restaurants
within walking distance, and more within a short (5 minute) drive.
Wake up in the morning and have coffee, listening to the rushing Pemigewasset River!
Sit on the back patio reading and watch the sun over Loon Mountain's South
Slope, a direct view from our unit.
Want to go to Santa's Village or Storyland...Only 35 minutes to each, Clark's
Trading Post (5 minutes) or Whale's Tale Water Park (7 minutes). You can head
to Loon Mountain (2 minutes) and do their outdoor adventure park...Zip Lines,
Mountain Biking, Rock climbing and much more! Take a trip over the scenic
"Kanc" for outlet shopping in North Conway. So much to do!
Outdoor enthusiasts, there are endless amounts of hiking / running / backpacking
trails; fishing (license required) is awesome at the lakes, streams and rivers.
Golfers, there are several courses within a short distance, including Jack 'O' Lantern,
which is RIGHT ON THE PEMI!!! Beautiful scenery and beautiful course, too.
You can just sit back and relax on the patio, the sunny common deck (riverside), or
at the pool patio. There are two pools, outdoor (Seasonal) and indoors. There
is also a hot tub, sauna, and a game room for the kids (video games, pool
tables and ping pong!) Tennis courts, basketball, outside gas grills, picnic
tables, etc...all for your use. Stay connected if you choose, with free Wireless as well.
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activities and attractions in White Mountains New Hampshire
Loon Mountain Cannon Mountain Waterville Valley
Santa's Village Fishing Local autoraces on Saturday nights
Storyland Mountain Climbing Shopping
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Top things to do in White Mountains
- Theme Parks (Santa's Village, Storyland. Clark's)
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- Hike
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WASIOJA, Minn. (KTTC)- Even though there were no official Civil War battles here in Minnesota, that is not stopping war enthusiasts from dawning the colors of the Union and Confederacy for a chance at replicating a piece of our country's history.
Just for a moment, people in Dodge County took a glance back to 1862 and the Battle of Mill Springs; the American Civil War.
"We came in to the middle of the battle and were drawn in by the cannon fire," says Shawn Lavelle, a visitor from Golden Valley, Minnesota. "It was fun to watch and see the maneuvers and watch the cannons go off."
For those that took up arms, it was a chance to portray a significant member of a key battle.
"We were initially surprised by the rebels coming in after us, but we rallied," says Union Gen. George Henry Thomas. "I understand we even killed their Confederate commander, Zaulicoffer, which disorganized their troops badly enough that we were able to counter-attack and drive them off the field in great disorder."
But putting their characters aside, the actors know the biggest goal of Civil War Days is education.
"How 625,000 men died to form the United States we know today," explains the man portraying Gen. Thomas, Larry Werline. "I personally believe that if you don't understand the American Civil War, you don't understand our country and where we came from."
Events like Civil War Days are well attended by those who want to understand history, and a full-emersion into history is exactly what they're going to get. Visitors were able to see life in the camps of the Union and Confederate soldiers and understand the motivations behind why they took to arms.
"We're led to believe that the war was over slavery," says Werline, "but the average man, north and south, didn't go to fight for or against slavery, they went to fight for their section of the country because each of them felt their way of life was threatened."
They are lessons that do not go unnoticed by those who are there.
"To know what divided us before and how far it actually broke us down and remember that as we consider our own battles today and whether they are significant," says Lavelle.
In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Wasioja Civil War Days plan a full reenactment of the battle on Sunday afternoon.
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43 U.S. Code § 424d - Use of moneys collected from sales, project construction charges and water rentals respecting unproductive lands
In the absence of a contrary requirement in the contracts between the United States and the water users organization or district assuming liability for the payment of project construction charges, all sums collected under sections 424 to 424e this title from the sale of lands, from the payment of project construction charges on "temporarily unproductive" or "permanently unproductive" lands so sold, and (except as stated in this section) from water rentals, shall inure to the Reclamation Fund as a credit to the construction charge payable on May 16, 1930, by the water users under their present contracts, to the extent of the additional expense, if any, incurred by such water users in furnishing water to the unproductive area, while still in that status, as approved by the Commissioner of Reclamation and the balance as a credit to the sums heretofore written off in accordance with sections 423 to 423g and 610 of this title. Where water rental collections under sections 424 to 424e of this title are in excess of the current operation and maintenance charges, the excess as determined by the Secretary, shall, in the absence of such contrary contract provision, inure to the Reclamation Fund as above provided, but in all other cases the water rentals collected under sections 424 to 424e of this title shall be turned over to or retained by the operating district or association, where the project or part of the project from which the water rentals were collected is being operated and maintained by an irrigation district or water users association under contract with the United States.
Source(May 16, 1930, ch. 292, § 5,46 Stat. 368.)
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Product DescriptionLight and stiff, with travel to 130mm and available Motion Control Damping, Recon is the choice for All Mountain bikes.
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Date Reviewed: April 7, 2011
Strengths: Decent suspension it has good spring coil defo better than air though!
Weaknesses: Shakes at high speeds!
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Price Paid: $250.00
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2008
Strengths: hmmm, adjustabe,..! yeah thats about it!! No there not that bad, there just normal.
Weaknesses: Its like there made from two flexy cucumbers! They vibrate at speed.
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Price Paid: $100.00
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2007
Strengths: price, performance
Weaknesses: cheap travel adj knob
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Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid: $370.00
Purchased At: georges
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2006
Strengths: rating is for the 351 coil spring fork!
good value, satisfactory factory damping setup, the rebound dial actually works (ranges from quick rebound to very slow), pop loc is great when accelerating B.O.B. trailers, robust
Weaknesses: could not find an ideal location to put pop loc lever, length of the fork at 85mm setting is identical to RS Judy 2002 set at 100mm travel!
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $380.00
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Bike Setup: Kona Scab HT, Magura Discs, XT pod shifters, wide Kona riser handlebar, rider weight: 165 pounds
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2006
Strengths: U-turn travel adjustment, Motion Control suspension damping, beefy 32mm aluminum stanchions, lightweight hollow aluminum crown.
Weaknesses: Would be nice if steer tube was aluminum instead of steel.
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
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Date Reviewed: April 28, 2006
Strengths: strong at first, but then breaks. after rebuilt, strong again until it breaks again.
Weaknesses: the solo air cartrige likes to separate when you try to hop over things.
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Strengths: Adjustable damping, adjustable lockout on the fly, adjustable mm length.
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Purchased At: Back Bay Bikes
Similar Products Used: Manitou 4
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Date Reviewed: February 22, 2006
Strengths: Easy to adjust travel (80 to 130mm), rebound and lockout. Not too expensive, very stiff, hard to bottom out.
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $220.00
Purchased At: streakx-mtb.com
Similar Products Used: Manitou Shermans, Fox Float RC
Bike Setup: Streak-X Julia cro-mo frame, single speed, XT crank, hubs and V-brakes, Mavic d721, FSA Pig headset, Raceface stem
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2006
Strengths: Stiff, strong, easy single air adjustment. Fairly light for 32mm and for it's strength.
Weaknesses: none for me, but a buddy of mine snapped the arch. Rock Shox took care of it, but a little bit of a hassle.
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $200.00
Purchased At: West Chester Cyclery
Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Psylo, Manitou Skareb Super, Marzocchi Z3 Air 100
Bike Setup: Kona Stuff frame, Funn Hooka Cranks, Sun Mammoth rims, Hope pro2 disc hubs, Shimano Deore mechanical disc brakes, single speed.
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2005
Strengths: Very stiff, lockout is excellent.
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Ahhhh, a very good question and one I will answer with one caveat, it is my theory because there is no proof or historical record to truly answer this question. Here is what I believe:
The collection of kata we are required to learn in modern martial arts didn't begin until the mid to late 1900's. In the 1600's to the 1800's karate was actually referred to on Okinawa as "Ti (pronounced like tea)." This indigenous system was separated by distance between villages such as Naha, Shuri and Tomari. It may have been even more exclusive to smaller villages but as of the 1800's these villages were known and promoted in the 1900's as the three main factions of Ti.
Those Ti masters or experts tended to teach and "know" one, two or maybe three kata. We all have heard the legends that those elders tended to require several years to learn and master one kata. The stories or legends even stated in one system the kata that is known today as "sanchin" is the first kata that must be mastered and that it took three (guessing the time window here) years to master. I imagine this is how the question came into being.
Why indeed, does it take several years to master one kata? It comes down to an attempt to understand what comprised that one kata in those years before the mass effort to bring karate into the school systems per WWII needs of Japan, maybe even earlier. Before Ti came to the lower classes of Okinawa the exclusivity of practice, training and applications were held close to those who practiced. It might even explain why such traditional requirements as "introductions" or "recommendations" were required to even get a chance to learn the system of some Ti master.
Then you have to understand some of the teachings that may have been withheld from the Western mind either by the intention of the master teaching the military or by exclusion as things transcended from the ancient traditional methods to more modern methods of a school system, etc. Things were toned down and many intricacies were removed to ease the learning processes of young adults in the school systems.
In addition the traditional method of learning a martial art as explained by the levels of "shu," "ha," and "ri" dictate that what is and was introduced and taught to those young adults was true to this model or method, the strict lessons of the level "shu." Because of the difficult and tumultuous situations of war and other influences of being a country concurred by first the Chinese and then by the Japanese in the 1600's the levels of "ha and ri" were lost and/or forgotten except by the masters who many we lost when they died during the war.
To attain a level of "ha" and "ri" requires that the practitioner learn much more than the mere basics but the actual principles that are the foundation of all martial systems. This is how we begin to learn the need to study one kata for a length of time as told in the legendary stories of Ti practitioners of Okinawa.
Principles are many, although limited by the fact that they are finite principles due to physics, etc., and to learn them each and then to bring them into a "one whole and holistic" practice takes a lot of time. In addition to learn and apply kata and its technique(s) means you don't just learn the patterns but each and every individual nuance of each technique and combination derived from kata practice. To achieve a "ha and ri" level requires the ability to instinctually apply not only the obvious kata application but the nuances underneath them as a separate and unique entity so that the mind and body along with spirit can apply any principle instinctually and in the moment as needed by that moment to work.
Try taking your first kata and mixing, matching and modifying according to any given situation even in training with the other more theoretical and philosophical principles being applied. Losing the pattern and rhythm of a set kata is difficult without first coming to know, understand and apply each minute atomistic quality of said kata from any direction or dimension according to the fluidity of any given moment. This takes a lot of work and only a few will actually make the effort necessary to reach these levels while others accept today's rendition of karate or Ti in a sport oriented fashion where kata are dances and fighting abilities are reduced to who can "tag" another target for a "point."
This does not even take into consideration how today's martial systems are encumbered by societies "rules and requirements." To achieve a level of understanding and application means opening the mind and leaving the rules in the dressing room. Not many can achieve this in today's litigious societies or if you prefer today's commercialized societies.
It does take several years to truly master one kata when you apply "ALL" the requirements but to achieve the level of "shu" that is merely a ghost of a system it doesn't take much and there lies the reasoning behind learning many kata, many systems and achieving many levels of many systems of black belt status.
Then again, all this is my theory as to why it takes much time, effort, sweat, blood and tears to learn just one kata. Who is up to the challenge?


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42 U.S. Code § 300s–4 - Reporting and audit requirements for recipients
(a) Filing of financial statement with appropriate State Agency; form and contents
In the case of any facility for which an allotment payment, grant, loan, or loan guarantee has been made under this subchapter, the applicant for such payment, grant, loan, or loan guarantee (or, if appropriate, such other person as the Secretary may prescribe) shall file at least annually with the State Agency for the State in which the facility is located a statement which shall be in such form, and contain such information, as the Secretary may require to accurately show—
(2) the costs of the facility of providing health services in the facility and the charges made by the facility for providing such services,
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(b) Maintenance of records; access to books, etc., for audit and examination
(1) Each entity receiving Federal assistance under this subchapter shall keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such entity of the proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project in connection with which such assistance is given or used, the amount of that portion of the cost of the project supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
(2) The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of such entities which in the opinion of the Secretary or the Comptroller General may be related or pertinent to the assistance referred to in paragraph (1).
(c) Filing of financial statement with Secretary; form and contents
Each such entity shall file at least annually with the Secretary a statement which shall be in such form, and contain such information, as the Secretary may require to accurately show—
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XVI, § 1625, formerly § 1634, as added Pub. L. 93–641, § 4,Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2273; renumbered § 1625,Pub. L. 96–79, title II, § 202(b),Oct. 4, 1979, 93 Stat. 632.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1625 of act July 1, 1944, was renumbered section 1610 by Pub. L. 96–79, title II, § 203(b),Oct. 4, 1979, 93 Stat. 635, and is classified to section 300r of this title.
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General Scholarly Research
The following databases offer support for more general scholarly research in the social sciences and humanities. For specific individual journals related to this subject, try searching the Library's list of full-text journals.
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary database providing full text for nearly 4,650 scholarly journals, including 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. Subject coverage includes (but is not limited to) psychology, sociology, medical sciences, ethnic studies, art and literature.
Article First
OCLC's index of articles from the contents pages of over 16,000 journals, from 1990 to present. Topics include business, humanities, social sciences, medicine, technology and popular culture. Some full-text is available.
Clase and Periódica
Index of documents published in Latin American journals specializing in social sciences, humanities, science, and technology. Offers access to more than 400,000 bibliographic citations in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English, from 2,600 publications edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, or focusing on Pan- American issues.
Credo Reference
Multi-disciplinary, full text reference site. Coverage includes general dictionaries and encyclopedias, as well as subject-specific resources for art, geography, history, law, literature, medicine, music, religion, science, and the social sciences.
Dissertations & Theses: The Sciences and Engineering Collection
Full text access to over 2 million master's theses and dissertations in a wide variety of disciplines. Over 60,000 titles added every year.
LexisNexis Academic
Provides access to over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources. News coverage includes national and regional newspapers, wire services, blogs, and TV/radio broadcast transcripts. Business coverage includes detailed company profiles and financial performance measures. Legal coverage includes citations for federal and states court cases back to 1789.
Papers First
Index of papers originally delivered at congresses, symposiums, conferences, expositions, workshops, and meetings. 1993 to present.
Proceedings First
Index of proceedings from congresses, symposiums, conferences, expositions, workshops and meetings, both domestic and international. Records include lists of the papers presented at each conference.
SAGE Journals Online
Full-text access to over 400 SAGE journals in the areas of business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology, and medicine.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Full-text access to over 700 journals in sociology and its sub-disciplines. Subjects covered include criminology & criminal justice, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, substance abuse & other addictions, and violence. Also includes full-text access to nearly 800 books and over 9,000 conference papers.
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