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Not really, but catchy title eh?
Please do not take offense, I thoroughly understand the reasoning and the fun it can be creating and/or reading mock drafts.
However, I am not one who enjoys all this (especially sooo many) pure speculation. To me, it equates to the whole summer and into preseason being filled with post after post of 'my prediction of our W/L for each game this year' posts, which we don't see too many of (thank goodness), relatively of course, when compared to the number of mock drafts we see. I think Fantasy Football is ten times better than attempting to predict either of the former, and that isn't saying much, because Fantasy Football seems to take (any) fans' focus from their team and it's players, to hoping whoever they drafted in their fantasy league does good. Keep on after the leap....
Now, a few good things about mock drafts, mock W/L's for the year and Fantasy Football;
1. - They all allow and sometimes force one to become more familiar with other teams and players, which (especially if we actually had a say in any of our teams' functionality) is always beneficial to know your opponent/competition.
2. - They tend to lead to open-minded mentality, and certainly solidify ones' learnings of football in general, and particulars of schemes, player position responsibility, and overall expectations of a player or group of players.
3. - Either of the three encourages an objective viewpoint, which (especially when you're a La La Lander like me) never hurts.
It is always hilarious to me when people get all offended by something coach (McDaniels) does or doesn't do. It's hard not to feel a certain loathing for one who calls themselves a Bronco fan, then proceeds to 'bash' a player or more commonly our new coach. Especially before his first season ever started. Granted, I do a superb job of not allowing that contempt to come out - to each their own, as it were. But that doesn't make it okay to be such a superficial (expletive deleted). I am just not one to feel or believe that I know better than the dude who owns and runs this wonderful franchise, ALMOST regardless of any proof/evidence to the contrary (and on that note, thank you again, constantly, Mr. Bowlen).
Okay, it's not 'hilarious' all the time, most of the time it is quite frustrating to see the fickle-ossity of some people, and it does have an effect on other true fans, especially in regards to - going to a game, and knowing you could very well be sitting right next to one of the 'fire McDaniels' types, who has never achieved the concept of supporting your team no matter what. Or you could be on the other end of the spectrum, and have plenty of good reasoning behind why you do not desire McDaniels to continue to be Our coach, and be sitting next to someone who blindly follows the team, never entertaining the notion that Our team can and does mess up.
Alright, so my post wasn't solely about mocking the mocks, but I haven't posted in a while and regarding the whole Marshall issue, seeing so many who are ready to get rid of him, kind of irks me.... Brandon said at one point during or right after the season, that he would like to retire a Bronco. Whether he honestly and wholly feels that way is one thing, but I can agree with the sentiment 100%.
So he doesn't have Rod Smith's type of character. So he doesn't have Elway's attitude of being a team player. Those are two examples of outstanding aspects of those two players (not people outside of football, because I do not personally know either to vouch for said traits), we cannot expect every player to ever play for the Broncos to portray and maintain said characteristics. Though Brandon can still come a loong way in improving these traits, he does possess both. It is ignorant to say he has never been a team player, and even moreso to say he is low-life scum (or whatever way one words it). We don't know what Brandon does in his personal time, save for the highly publicized negative crap that has been flung about, does anyone who is so willing to bash Brandon even notice or ever point out the positive things he has done?
Can't think of any? Quit focusing on the negative dammit! I won't be so generous as to point out any of the awesome things he has done, if you care, you already know (plus even I don't know all the great things, let alone the bad, he has accomplished on a personal level). If you don't, me pointing it out likely won't do any good any way... If you kinda do and kinda don't care, and aren't aware of the positives, maybe this will provoke you to look into it? Point is, the main thing we, as fans, should be concerned with is if he can truly be a good TEAM player, and consequentially, a good teammate. Personal issues should only concern us when it is the good, unless it is horribly wrong, though we are all human, and this day being the day that should at least remind us of the power of forgiveness if nothing else, provided me an opportunity to point out that --> I think Brandon has earned some forgiveness for his transgressions, and deserves the opportunity to prove more, not only as a Bronco, but on a personal level as well (as if that's any of our business).
Again, this post is not intended to offend or raise anyone up on a pedestal. Just some thoughts and points that I feel can be elaborated on. I appreciate every rational post, comment and debate (and even some of the irrational ones) here on MHR when done in a respectful manner (which is almost always), and wish I could contribute more often and evermore in perpetual positive ways.
Thanks all, give me some mock feedback.


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For my entree: A Monstrosity of fried-ness. I love oysters, but I definitely didn't think this one through well enough. Eating 2 or 3 fried oysters is one thing, but having a GIANT plate of them is another. Also, it's not like taking them home would be that great since they are fried. Tasted great, but I wouldn't get this again unless I was with 4 other people that all loved fried oysters and wanted to split this, haha. The coleslaw (which you can't even see under the oysters at the top of the photo haha), was really good, vinegar-based, not mayo-based.
T got another daily special, the fish tacos, which came in what I believe is the Wal-mart silver letter holder/organizer... why do I say this? Because I had the EXACT same one in college, haha. It was a cute presentation though, and really good for holding the tacos intact. The fish tacos came with fresh salsa, avocado, and crema.
Finished off the meal with complimentary chocolate pieces, it was overall a tasty meal that made me feel less angry about traveling to Dupont to be denied a free cupcake.

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Being sought is 19 year old Ashan Gibbs.
He is wanted on charges of criminal trespassing and vehicular theft.
Gibbs is described as 6 feet tall, 163 pounds.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact the Peoria County Sheriff's office immediately at (309) 697-7846.
For more information on this fugitive and others, please visit http://www.peoriacounty.org/sheriff/warrants


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The ERC is conducting research in biomedical engineering and nanobio applications. Its goal is to generate revolutionary advances in cardiovascular, orthopedic and craniofacial medicine through the development of biocompatible and biodegradable implants for reconstruction and regeneration. The original five-year award ran through 2013 and has been extended through Year 8. North Carolina A&T is the ERC's lead institution; partners include the University of Pittsburgh, University of Cincinnati, and Hannover Medical School in Germany.
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The center's research adds value to agricultural commodities by finding new ways to make food safer, extend shelf life and preserve health promoting nutrients. It is located at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis and is working with academic partners there to expand into diverse areas such as nutrigenomics and metabolomics. A&T is one of eight universities with facilities at the NCRC, a $1 billion, 350-acre biotechnology research park.
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The center performs research in a variety of identity security issues (biometrics, face recognition, age progression, age estimation, and ocular recognition), while increasing the pool of professionals in the biometric workforce. North Carolina A&T is the lead institution; partners are Clemson University, the University of North Carolina Charlotte, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Funded by an $8.93 million, five-year grant to create the first Director of National Intelligence Science and Technology Center of Academic Excellence.


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Video Game Music
Described simply, video game music is music which is featured in video games. This can encompass anything from the 8-bit tunes of early Nintendo games to the orchestral suites which back many of today's games. This tag can also be used to describe bands or artists who perform cover versions of songs from video games. Strictly speaking, licensed music that is featured in games (such as the soundtracks to many EA Sports games) could be considered video game music; but this is generally not considered accurate.
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Starting midnight on Friday, $5 billion from the economic stimulus runs out for SNAP. That means money on EBT cards will drop back to 2009 levels.
Nationwide, 47 million Americans will feel the impact. Virginia stands to lose about $99 million, according to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. That breaks down to $11 per month for individuals and $36 for a family of four.
We spoke with the Roanoke Rescue Mission about the heartbreaking changes it's already seeing because of the tough economy.
Volunteers at the mission prepare meals for more than 600 people every day, and with food stamp benefits being cut, volunteers are expecting many more families looking for a hot meal.
"Basically, the losers here are the children," said Joy Sylvester-Johnson, the CEO of the Rescue Mission whose family founded the mission 62 years ago.
She says lately their most frequent visitors, looking for both food and shelter, are children.
"And what that tells me is that the community children who are coming in to eat dinner with us - or any time there is a school break, or holiday, the children are coming here for lunch - it says to me that they are not eating at home, that there's not food at home, and they are coming here because they are hungry."
Sylvester-Johnson says with this alarming trend of hungry children, cutting benefits that directly affect them is overall a bad investment.
"It will play out over the next generation. Children will not be as smart, they will not live as long, they will have more health concerns, they will be emotionally challenged by it because they will feel insecure because they don't have food."
She says the cuts are taking food straight from pantries that already are bare, meaning non-profits like the Rescue Mission will have to work even harder to keep theirs stocked.
"Rescue Mission has nothing to do with food stamps," she says. "We don't take them, we don't give them. But we do see the end result. And what we are seeing is more hungry children."


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What: VIVIER's fold-over clutch, $89
Why: At Thursday night's pop-up shop at Taylor De Cordoba gallery for designer Clare Vivier, there were peeks at fall/winter VIVIER bags and accessories and a selection of limited-edition offerings, like the well-priced fold-over clutch from the VIVIER-REMAKE line. Made from remnant leathers, the clutches resemble old-school bank bags and come in perforated, patent, and ultra-soft varieties. The L.A.-based designer sipped St-Germain cocktails with friends, who also checked out the gallery's current show from Melissa Manfull. No worries if you didn't make it to Culver City. Fred Segal Flair in Santa Monica is stocking VIVIER's full line (alongside artwork from L.A. favorite Kimberly Brooks), and, through March 31, a portion of proceeds will be donated to P.S. Arts.
Where: Fred Segal Flair, 500 Broadway, Santa Monica, (310) 451-7139, www.seevivier.com.
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SAN ANGELO, Texas - United Blood Services will hold the Labor of Love Blood Drive from Saturday to Sept. 2.
Each donor will receive a snack size bag of Julio's corn chips, a pint of Blue Bell ice cream and entry into a drawing for a 40-inch flat-screen TV.
Donors can go to the UBS site at 2020 W. Beauregard Ave. or attend any of the following mobile drives:
8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday at Community Medical Center, 3501 Knickerbocker Road.
4:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson Street Church of Christ, 2200 Johnson St.
3-6 p.m. Wednesday at Robert Lee Baptist Church, 22 W. 11th St., Robert Lee.
4-7 p.m. Thursday at the Mason Community Fire Department, 761 S. Pecan St., Mason
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Donors must be at least 16 and in good health.
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I have CFS and have been using this product for years to improve immune system and help prevent colds and flu. I take 3-6/day, and bump up to 3 caps 4x/day if I'm exposed to someone who is sick or if I get a cold (in combo with other supplements). Now's price (and iherb!) makes it possible for me to take the necessary quantities. Great price, great product and it works.
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You are cordially invited to attend the semi-annual Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Counselor Information Day hosted by Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Friday, November 2, 2012
- Registration begins at 8 am in the Gemmell Student Center.
Complimentary continental breakfast provided.
Browse the College fair with the 14 PASSHE Institutions.
- Greetings and Welcome at 9 am
PASSHE Updates from the Chancellor's Office
Individual University Updates from the 14 Deans & Directors of Admissions
- Information Sessions
PASSHE Multi-University Application and Electronic Transcripts
NCAA Update for Division 1 and Division 2 Sports
Issues for Education Majors including updates on PRAXIS & Pearson Exams
Questions & Answers with the PASSHE Deans and Directors
- Complimentary Lunch
- Program concludes at 1:30 pm (optional campus tour available at that time)


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Bledsoe compared to Mookie as a Rookie
Look at their
Mookie Rookie numbers (per 36mins). Both are the same size, play the same type of game.
Mookie scored more, but that's because he was on such a crappy team (Sam Bowie, Joe Barry Carroll and the last year of the Rick Carlisle era).
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
What you've been waiting for!!! A Few New Recipes!!!
Secondly, I need to apologize for not having any pictures to go with these recipes. That is mostly due to the fact that my family ate most of the final product before I thought about taking pictures! Sorry! But at least you know they were good, right! Or at least you will once you try them!
Homemade Barbecue Sauce!!!
Okay, so for those of you who don't know my methods of creation, I'm about to reveal it to you here and now with how I came up with my barbecue sauce recipe.
I got a hankerin' for a bit of barbecue chicken one night, and I wanted to make my own sauce. At first I was going to use an easy ketchup recipe that I had tucked away, but I couldn't find it in the mess that is called my cookbook. (Literally, stacks of recipes shoved into my once nicely handwritten recipe journal.) So, I did what any other person would do: I researched sauces on the internet. After I found about five sauces that closely resembled what I was trying to concoct, I printed them off and went to work.
I pulled out a small pot and began glancing at the recipes. I took a little of something from each recipe that sounded like it would go good together and I mixed them in the pot.
Daring, I know! But for some reason, I have this blessing of a great memory for what things taste like, and if I concentrate, I can imagine different things together and voila! That's how I decide what goes good together!
Okay, okay! Back to the recipe...
In the long run, I added a teaspoon of salt (something none of the other recipes called for) to the sauce because it was too sweet and it turned out great!
Step 1:
Put all the ingredients into a sauce pan and bring to a low boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 2:
Clean up the splatter mess before your spouse gets angry at you!
Step 3:
Cut chicken into strips. Rinse pieces and pat them dry.
Step 4:
Dip them in sauce and put on a broiler pan. Bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes (depending on how thick your strips are- they could take longer).
Step 5:
Fend off your family as you devour them! Don't forget to let the pan cool before you lick the sauce off of it, or you'll end up in the emergency room with a rather sore tongue and an embarrassing story to tell. =)
1/2 cup Ketchup (not to be confused with Catsup- but that's another post)
6 oz. Tomato Paste
1/3 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar
2 tsp Onion Powder
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp Dried Ground Mustard
1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
Dash of Cayenne
(For those of you wondering what a dash is- Just shake it once or twice over the pot- more if you want it hotter!)
Dash of Ground Black Pepper
2 Tbs Honey (give or take)
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Salt
Now, I saved the best for last! Who wants....
Cinnamon Rolls!!!! With a to-die-for-melt-in-your-mouth-Frosting!!!
For those of you who don't know, I've been on the trail to find the elusive Cinnabon recipe for cinnamon rolls. I've tried every other recipe out there that promised delivery, only to be let down time and again. I've since decided to abandon others false promises and strike out on my own walkabout for this infamous recipe (or one to top it!!!). What I've come up with is a great sweetbread recipe and an awesome frosting recipe that is worth every second of it's time-consuming creation!
This dough recipe is best used in a bread machine. Sorry to those of you who don't have one, but they take all the work of worrying about temperatures out of my hands and I enjoy it! I highly recommend you look into one. I use mine mostly for dough making. I think I've only really made bread in it like 3-4 times in the 6 years we've owned it. Enough about that! you want the recipes! Well, here they are!
Sweet Bread Dough
1 cup Milk (Room Temp- RT for the future)
1 stick of butter RT
1/3 cup sugar
3 large Eggs
1/4 tsp Salt
3 tsp Yeast
4 3/4 cups Flour
Add all ingredients to the machine and let it work its magic!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix about a cup of brown sugar with 3 Tbs of cinnamon. To that, gradually add butter until it is just spreadable. This is important for the caramelizing process to occur properly!
Roll out dough into a rough rectangle shape. Spread the sugar mixture from step 2 evenly across it and then be generous with the raisins!
Carefully take one of the long sides and roll it towards you. Cut the dough with a string- I find that dental floss works best as it comes pre-waxed. That and it's cheaper! I have a roll that I use only for cutting cinnamon rolls.
Spray 2 9"X13" pans with cooking spray. Arrange rolls 12 to a pan. Let rise for a few minutes in a warm place.
Cook rolls for 10 minutes and then rotate and cook for 10 more minutes- or until just golden on the tops!
Let cool for a few minutes and then ice them individually for the best flavor extravaganza! =)
1 stick Salted Butter (or Margarine) RT
1- 8 oz. pkg. Cream Cheese RT
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1 package Powdered Sugar
Take the first 3 ingredients and CREAM THEM GOOD!!! And I mean, until there is not a lump to be seen!
Add the whipping cream and whip that stuff till you are just this side of butter!
Slowly add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar at a time until you reach desired sweetness and texture (I added about 1 1/2 to 2 cups myself before calling it good).
Chill in the fridge.
Spread generously across a warm cinnamon roll (recipe above), sit in a cozy chair and revel in the fact that you deserve that delectable little treat- and that you hid the rest from those who would dare try to rob you of your little treats!
Remember! Keep on cookin!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Who Wants Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies?!!! ME!!!
Having discovered a recipe that staked it's claim to tasting "just like the Kroeger brand," I decided to give it a shot in the dark and see if they were really as good as they made them sound.
Guess what? They were! So, here for your critique, I give to you that recipe to try for yourself. Be the judge and let me know what you think!
The Recipe:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. This is always important. Many people forget this step and end up having to eat their cookie dough... in ice cream... while they watch some movie about a guy and a girl... OK, I'm not sure if that happens, but I could see it happening! =)
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg; set aside. Doesn't it look yummy already? Don't forget to set it aside; that's important too. If you don't set it aside, then you get other things in it that aren't supposed to be in there yet.
Cream butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. This is very important. I know some people who will just mix them until they're barely mixed together (like in the first picture below) and start adding other ingredients right away, but the thing that they're forgetting is that there's a reason behind having steps in a recipe. See how creamy mine looks!
Add eggs and vanilla; beat until combined.
Add pumpkin, then sour cream. Yes, you heard right. This recipe calls for sour cream. Trust me it makes a ton of difference in the flavor and moistness of the cookies.
I used the Tillamook brand. It has a nice, rich, creamy flavor to it. But don't look for any more product placements here, because I'm not about that.
And, of course, beat until combined.
Now we can grab for that flour mixture we made earlier and add it to the mix. Mix it in a little at a time and beat until just combined. Don't overdo it or you'll have to explain it to your children why your beating senseless cookie dough senseless... or something.
Now it's time for my favorite part of making cookie dough: adding the chocolate chips!!! (Who put that bag there!)
Fold in chocolate chips. Just like you're turning the pages of a book. It's that easy- and your wrist gets some exercise too! =)
Drop dough in mounds using a well rounded tablespoon at least 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. You can easily make them bigger and have really big cookies, but I would recommend spacing them further apart if you do that.
Chill remaining dough while other cookies bake. If you don't, it gets really soft and the cookies will come out flat. Trust me. Please learn from my mistakes!!! Don't be forced to eat the flattened, "why did I even bother making these" kind of cookies like I did with my second batch. Save yourself the agony and just follow the instructions.
Bake, rotate sheets halfway through, until cookies are golden brown but still soft to the touch, 12-18 minutes. With each time I cooked them, I noticed that they took less and less time to cook, so I'd recommend keeping an eye on them if I were you. This recipe makes about 3 1/2 to 4 dozen.
And now let's see what the audience thinks of these cookies!
"I don't know Daddy..."
"Let me try another bite."
"Hmmm... Um-Hmm... Um-Hmm."
"Those were finger-lickin' good! Can I have about a dozen more?"
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour (11 1/4 on scale)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt (scant)
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves (reduced slightly from original)
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Keep on cookin!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Salmon Always Reminds Me of Seattle...
How did I grow sick of fish in the first place? Well, when you live on a river and you're poor- and by that I mean just making the bills poor- there's only one place to turn for food; the river. And so began our days of fishing. Yeah it sucked. Yeah I saw parts of different kinds of fish that I hope to never see again. Yeah, I ate fish I never want to eat again. But, when I got to Seattle, and for the first time had salmon, I knew that that was going to be a fish I was going to enjoy. Much better than rainbow trout or sucker fish- don't ask...
Anyway, one day I went to reach for the salmon rub- a real treat on salmon, which I'd recommend to anyone who wants an easy salmon fix- and it was all gone. How could I have done such a thing!!! I was only worried for a moment though, because I instantly started thinking of all of the flavors that go good with salmon and started scouring my cupboards and fridge for them. The result is this recipe that I came up with for salmon.
Salmon in Creamy Lemon-Dill Sauce on Rice
Start your rice before you start the salmon!!!
Put 3 tablespoons of butter into a pan and melt it with about 6 tablespoons of lemon juice and a teaspoon of dill. Once the butter is melted, I pour milk into the pan until it's about three-quarters of an inch deep. It curdles because of the lemon, so don't worry about that. I bring this back to a boil and then add the salmon fillets. After they're added, I spoon the mixture over the salmon and turn the heat down to just above low and simmer covered for about 6 minutes. Then, I flip the salmon over and cook it for another 6 minutes. You know it's done when the fish flakes easily with your fork (or in this case, my spoon). I remove the salmon and cover it on a plate, then put some flour into a cup and add some milk and salt. Add just a little milk at a time to get your thickener for your sauce. Why use flour instead of corn starch which thickens in seconds? Easy. With corn starch you lose some of the flavor for some reason. I've found that by using a flour mix as opposed to corn starch, you can preserve the flavor and not have to add a ton of seasoning to regain it like you have to when you use corn starch in things.
Bring the heat back up on the sauce, then whisk in the gravy mix in while it's bubbling. Your rice should be done by now. So, spoon some rice onto your plate and cover with the sauce. Put one small spoon over the salmon; just to accent it, not overpower it.
Here you see Tearese's favorite dish to serve with these, sweet potatoes and pineapple. If anyone wants that recipe, I'll post it at the end of this entry. They really are great with this salmon, because they are sweet and offset the lemon and dill.
1 can Princella Cut Sweet Potatoes (Big Can!)
Drain the pineapple, leaving a little juice in them, and add to the yams.
Sprinkle brown sugar over the whole lot and bake, uncovered, for about 25 minutes at 350° F.
Pull out, let set until cool enough to eat and enjoy!
Keep on cookin'!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Egg Rolls Anyone?
Given that I like to adapt things to my kitchen, and the fact that I sometimes forget things, I adapted Ali's recipe to fit the things I had on hand. I also cut her recipe in half so that I wouldn't have tons of leftovers.
These are the ingredients that I used.
I like this brand of egg roll wraps, because they don't have tons of corn starch on them to keep them separated.
This sweet Thai chili sauce can be bought at Wal Mart. It's kinda spicy at first, but after the first few bites it's pretty yummy. My daughter likes them with ranch dressing... go figure! =)
First thing's first, we need to put the bean thread in some hot water while we cook the sausage. I empty out some of the water and put more hot water in about half way through cooking the sausage. Do you like my pink cup?
While the bean thread is soaking, I cook the sausage. If you cover it, it helps it cook quicker. The sausage is done when you can no longer see any pink in it.
Drain the sausage and put it into a large salad/mixing bowl. Then cut the bean thread up and add it to the sausage. I like to just cut it up over the top of sausage. It's pretty easy that way and makes for less of a mess to clean up later.
Mix up the bean thread and sausage. The recipe that we got from Ali called for shredding a cabbage and carrots, but when I read that I thought to myself, "That's just like coleslaw!" So, I bought a bag of coleslaw and added it to the mix instead of having to work so hard on shredding all of those vegetables.
Mix the coleslaw into the sausage and bean thread, then add two eggs. I also add about 3/4 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper and mix it all in.
Separate an egg yolk and put it in a bowl. I use a basting brush to pop it and for the wrapping step just ahead.
Put a heaping spoon of mixture onto an egg roll wrap diagonally.
Fold the bottom corner over the top and sort of tuck it in.
Next, bring the two sides up to the middle.
And then roll it over, being careful to make sure the ends are sealed.
Finally, you brush a little egg yolk onto the wrap, or just on the tip of the wrap, to seal it shut. Don't they look good already?
Heat some oil in a pan on Medium heat. Once it looks warm, use a pair of tongs to lower the egg rolls into the oil. Roll them over at least once to make them brown and crisp all the way around.
This recipe makes about 18 -20 egg rolls, depending on how much mix you put in each one. (Note my son making his move to get some!)
1 lb Italian sausage
4 oz Bean Thread
1 bag Coleslaw
3 Eggs
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
20 Wraps
Oil for frying
(Optional- and definitely yummy to add!!!)
1-2 Chopped Green Onions
1/4 Cup chopped Cilantro
Keep on cookin'!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Easy to Make Banana Bread
When I eat banana bread, I expect a moist, banana flavored explosion! HA! I really like this recipe because that's what you get.
First off, there are a great deal of people who don't like to wait for their bananas to get that perfect brown in order to make banana bread. I'm one of those people. What I do is take my bananas when they're starting to get little spots on them and put them in the freezer for a day.
The next day, take them out and allow them to thaw on the counter. This makes them nice and brown, as you can see here.
Next, take a fork and mash up the bananas. You want them to be completely thawed when you do this because you're going to be adding melted butter.
Here's a look at the ingredients I used. The bowl in the foreground is 1 beaten egg. The other bowl has my melted butter.
After you mix the butter into the mashed bananas, you want to put 1 cup of sugar, the beaten egg, and the vanilla into the bowl and mix thoroughly. After that's mixed up well, spriinkle the salt and baking soda on top and mix in.
Finally, you add the flour and mix well. I like to sift my flour, otherwise you end up with globs of flour in your bread when you get done.
The final steps are, of course, pour into a greased bread pan and bake at 350° F for about 1 hour. Watch it though, because ovens vary you'll want to make sure yours doesn't burn!
Doesn't it look delicious! Sorry about the missing slice, but I think you'll agree that nothing tastes better than fresh baked bread from the oven!!!
3 or 4 Bananas
5 1/3 Tbs. Butter/ Margarine (Pick your poison!)
1 Cup Sugar
1 Egg - beaten
2 tsp. Vanilla
Pinch of Salt
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 1/2 Cups Flour
Keep on cookin'!


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Irwin County, GA - The drought may be putting a strain on South Georgia wells, but one Irwin County couple who recently lost their water learned it had nothing to do with dry weather. A pair of copper thieves who cut off their pumps. It didn't take long for investigators to track them down.
Billy Hogan walked outside Thursday to check the well after he noticed he had no running water. Someone had cut the cables that supply water to his home and the business next store.
He thinks they drove in on this dirt road and ran through the bushes and cut the breaker to the power box before they cut the cable.
"I was just thinking thieves," said Hogan "From the road, you'd never know it was out here."
The thieves got away with almost $300 worth of copper wire which sells for about $4 a pound. It cost the home owner, Bill Lyles, almost $400 dollars to replace it. This isn't his first problem with copper wire thieves. He says they tore out his walls at a vacant rental mobile unit not too far away, stripping the house of more copper wire.
"It's very frustrating," said Lyles. "They say do something about it. I say I'm not a police man. I can't do anything about it."
Neighbors say deputies responded quickly. They pulled over 19-year-old Daniel Childress and Kenneth Stephenson at Logs to Lumber near Hogan's home on US 319 North. Lt. Ike Thomas says they were hauling a trailer full of scrap metal, and said they had taken wire from the well. The Irwin County Sheriff's Department is on the prowl for copper thieves since it's becoming a big problem.
"The citizens of Irwin County are really getting fed up and they're looking to us to step up,"said Lt. Thomas.
Both suspects have bonded out of jail. Deputies say one of them was already out on bond from marijuana charges in Tift County.
The Tift County District Attorney will set a date for their hearing. They face misdemeanor charges of theft by taking.
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MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - A lawsuit between Graphic Packaging International and the City of Monroe is ongoing. Graphic Packaging is suing the city over a tax dispute worth more than 2 million dollars.
The company says it overpaid the city in taxes back in 2007. According to court documents, both requests for a refund and a hearing were denied by the city. The city stated in a documented response, the company missed the three year deadline to ask for a refund.
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The sausage party (thus far) of the upcoming big screen version of "The Lone Ranger" with Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer and Tom Wilkinson is getting an injection of estrogen.
Beating out "The Tree Of Life" star Jessica Chastain as well as Abbie Cornish, Deadline reveals that U.K. actress Ruth Wilson is now in talks for the female lead of Rebecca in the upcoming film. Wilson is on-the-rise, noted for her roles in the Idris Elba-led series "Luther" as well for taking the titular role in 2006 in the BBC TV mini-series of "Jane Eyre." Details on the part are non-existent, but starring opposite Depp is undoubtedly a massive career boost for the actress.
Filming will get underway in the fall with Gore Verbinkski directing and the film is already set for release on December 21, 2012.
Bircher | July 13, 2011 10:40 AM
Agreed with Mr Anonymous, it's not her facial features - it's her presence which is something you can't really get from a badly cropped photo. She can swap between calculating and cold to completely empathetic and sweet on a dime. Chastain's prettier and has more poise, but Wilson is feisty, fun and smart.
KT | July 13, 2011 1:57 AM
I've got eyes, dammit. Her picture is right there.
Stunning she is not.
Mr Anonymous | July 13, 2011 1:40 AM
You clearly haven't seen Luthor! Ruth Wilson is stunning! One of the sexiest women on British television along with being one of the most terrifying! You need to see Luthor to understand this. She was amazing alongside Idris Elba. Anyone who's seen the show knows exactly what i'm talking about.
Well deserved.
KT | July 13, 2011 1:31 AM
How does a face like that beat out Jessica Chastain?
jana | July 13, 2011 1:14 AM
go ruth! well deserved. the most stunning actress under 30. and hot hot hot.
acting is not about appearence, kt. didnt your mother told ya dont judge about a book by its cover? obviously not


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How To Specify the Participant Group Size for Usability Studies: A Practitioners Guide
Journal of Usability Studies, Volume 5, Issue 1, Nov 2009, pp. 34 - 45
Article Contents
Studies Related to Problem Discovery
Many commercial usability studies are concerned with problem discovery in interfaces and here practitioners need to keep in mind two important and interrelated facts.
First, unlike widgets and people, it is not always easy to objectively define and/or identify a problem. This is primarily because, as pointed out by Caulton (2001), problems are a function of the interaction and do not necessarily constitute a static feature of the interface. So a feature of the system may constitute a problem for one user but not another and, similarly, it may constitute a problem for a user on one day but not the next. Problems also arise from rich and complex interrelationships between features so it is not always easy to "pin them down." In summary, problems with interfaces are often fuzzy and subjective in nature. Indeed, these properties of problems are one reason why there is so much controversy as to what statistical methods and thinking best applies to these studies.
Second, an important goal of these studies is typically to rank the severity of problems. Put another way, simple enumeration of problems (and analysis on that basis) would not typically be a useful exercise within these studies. Yet such ranking is an issue that is not well addressed in current research literature (although it is often mentioned e.g., Faulkner, 2003). A possible reason for this is that ranking problems is complex and highly subjective matter. There may even be disagreement within a study team as to what mechanism and heuristics should be used to rank problems. Similarly, practitioners often disagree as to whether a feature of the system constitutes a problem at all.
Problem discovery level and context criticality
Table 1 is an abstract from Faulkner (2003) showing how, based on a large number of studies, various participant group sizes ("No. Users" column) probably influences the problem discovery level that a study will achieve. If we accept this advice we can simply specify the group size according to the probable mean and/or minimum level of problem discovery we are seeking.
Table 1. Abstract from Faulkner (2003)
This leaves the challenge of how to determine what problem discovery level is appropriate for a particular study. There are some factors to aid us in meeting this challenge; we can easily argue that high(er) problem detection levels are desirable in the following contexts:
- work in highly secure environments e.g., the military
- work involving safety critical applications e.g., air traffic control and the emergency services
- where the socio-economic or political stakes are high e.g., with governmental applications
- work with enterprise critical applications where the financial stakes are high e.g., on-line banking and major e-commerce systems
- when a previous study, using a small(er) participant group size, has yielded suspect or inconclusive results
- In conjunction with these factors, we should also carefully consider the implications of undiscovered problems remaining in the interface after the study, and what opportunities there will be to fix these later in the system development lifecycle (SDLC).
- To summarize here, the optimal group size depends greatly on what problem discovery level we are seeking and, in turn, this should be driven by the study's context.
Complexity of the study
Another key reason why we must be careful not to over generalize advice concerning study group sizes relates to the complexity of a study. For example, Hudson (2001) and Spool and Schroeder (2001) have criticized the advice in Nielsen (2000) that five participants is optimal for these studies because this advice is underpinned by relatively simple studies utilizing quite closed/specific tasks. By contract, Spool and Schroeder (2001) conducted more complex studies, utilizing very open tasks, and found that five participants would probably discover only 35% of the problems in an interface. Similarly, Caulton (2001) and Woolrych and Cockton (2001) attacked Nielsen's advice on the basis that he had grossly underestimated the impact of variation across individual participants within a particular study.
Taking this into account, it is argued here that the optimal group size should be influenced by the study's complexity, with larger numbers of participants being required for more complex studies.
This leads us to the challenge of assessing a study's complexity and, again, there are factors to aid us here. It is easy to argue that a study's complexity typically increases along with increases in the following factors:
- scope of the system(s) being used
- complexity of the system(s) being used
- (potential) pervasiveness of the system
- scope, complexity, and openness of the tasks(s) being performed
- number and complexity of the metrics being used
- degree of diversity across the facilitators being used
- (potential) degree of diversity across the target user group
- degree of diversity across the study participants
- degree of potential for contaminating experimental effects in the study
- degree to which the study participants reflect the target user group, particularly in terms of what relevant knowledge they will bring to the interactions
Another key factor here is the nature and volume of any training that the target user group would be given on the system, and which must then be reflected in the study design. Studies requiring such training are common with many non-pervasive systems (e.g., call centre applications or accounting systems) and this has the potential to increase a study's complexity because any variation in the training input can easily become a contaminating experimental effect. On the other hand, if the training input is consistent and well reflects the training actually used for the target users, we can argue that this decreases complexity because the study participants should well reflect the target users in terms of what relevant knowledge they will bring to the interactions.
These factors can also be used as criteria to help determine the relevance of particular research literature i.e., it is preferable that practitioners are informed by literature underpinned by studies that have similar (levels of) complexity to that they are designing.
To summarize here, there is no "one size fits all" figure for the optimal group size for usability studies related to problem discovery. Rather, this should be influenced by the study's context and complexity. Further, practitioners should accept these studies will inevitably involve a degree of subjectivity and that any numeric values that result are indicative. Similarly, they should view these studies as being formative and diagnostic exercises rather than (quasi) experiments designed to give objective answers. Indeed, it could be argued that the considerable volume of research literature that seeks to apply statistical methods to this type of study is not as important as some might think; particularly given that this literature has (understandable) little to offer as to how statistical methods might account for problem of differing severity.
However, there is the following advice from the research community that is useful to consider here:
- At the low end of the range, Virzi (1992) argued that the optimal group size in terms of commercial cost-benefits may be as low as three participants. At the high end, Perfetti and Landesman (2002) argued that 20 participants are appropriate for many commercial studies.
- As already pointed out in this article, the popular advice from Nielsen and Landauer (1993) and Nielsen (2000) is that five participants will probably discover 80% of the problems and, although this advice has been criticized because it was underpinned by relatively simple studies, it remains valid because, even if this criticism is accepted, there are plenty of commercial usability studies that are also relatively simple in nature.
- Research by Faulkner (2003) found that a group size of 10 participants will probably reveal a minimum of 82% of the problems. This is an attractive minimum figure but we should keep in mind that this research was also underpinned by relatively simple studies.
- The research by Turner et al. (2006) imply that a group size of seven participants may be optimal, even where the study is quite complex in nature.
Studies related to problem discovery in early conceptual prototypes
Usability practitioners often need to study novel interface design concepts. These range from new types of control to whole new interface paradigms. Most of these studies involve an early conceptual prototype and are worthy of special consideration here for the following reasons:
These studies are typically interested primarily in discovering severe usability problems ("show stoppers") at an early stage so that we do not waste resources refining design concepts that are ultimately unviable.
Because the conceptual prototypes are produced early in the SDLC, they are more likely to contain errors than would be the case with more mature prototypes or working systems. These may be technical errors (bugs) or articulator errors (the way in which a concept works).
Interfaces exploiting novel design concepts typically present significantly greater usability challenges for users than is the case for more conventional interface designs. This is because the novelty, by its very nature, limits the usefulness of any existing (tacit) knowledge that the user has of operating interfaces (e.g., Macefield, 2005, 2007; Raskin, 1994; Sasse, 1993, 1997).
Given this, it is easy to argue that these prototypes are likely to contain more (severe) usability problems than systems exploiting more conventional interface design concepts. In turn, it is easy to argue that this significantly increases the likelihood that fewer study participants will be required to discover these problems. Therefore, we can argue that with studies involving early conceptual prototypes, the degree of novelty is inversely proportional to the number of participants that are likely to be required.
Another factor that drives the optimal group size for this type of study towards the lower end of the range is that early conceptual prototypes are typically quite low fidelity and very limited in scope. This is primarily to mitigate the risk of expending resources on developing unviable design concepts. As a consequence, these prototypes are typically capable of supporting only simple/constrained tasks. As such, it is easy to argue that these studies are often relatively simple in nature and, therefore, it is easy to argue that the advice from e.g., Nielsen (2000) to use small study group sizes is particularly relevant here (because Nielsen's advice is underpinned by relatively simple studies).
To summaries here, it is easy to argue that for most studies related to problem discovery a group size of 3-20 participants is valid, with 5-10 participants being a sensible baseline range, and that the group size should be increased along with the study's complexity and the criticality of its context. In the case of studies related to problem discovery in early conceptual prototypes, there are typically factors that drive the optimal group size towards the lower end of this range.


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Will the iPhone 6 have a bigger screen to take on rivals?
We told you last week that Apple is already testing the iPhone 6 in its Cupertino headquarters, but we didn't know what it would look like. But according to new reports, Apple is working on a new, cheaper iPhone that may also have a bigger screen. Is it the iPhone 6?
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is working on a lower price iPhone which may ditch the metal casing for plastic. That followed an earlier, more detailed report from Digitimes which said this low price iPhone would launch in the second half of this year.
Six ways Jony Ive can make the iPhone 6 the ultimate phone
Tantalisingly, Digitimes also says that this new iPhone "will come with a larger display", to take on top new Android smartphones with screens of five inches or even larger – the iPhone 5's display measures just four inches across diagonally.
So here's the question: is this the iPhone 6? And even if it's not, does this mean Apple's next flagship smartphone will have a bigger screen as well? In this age of endless leaks, we should find out soon.
Would you buy an iPhone 6 with a bigger screen? Let's hear your thoughts in the comments below.
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User comments (15)
Neil B09 January 2013
Why why why why... Why would I want a small TV in my pocket? I want a phone predominantly so why does that need a 6" screen? Remember when phones used to get smaller... Aaaah the good old days when one thumb was more than enough!Report as inappropriate
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Luke09 January 2013
Don't make a bigger screen and don't make it plastic. The iPhone sells so well partly because of its design. We've had plastic with the 2g, 3g and 3gs. I was excited when the 4 came out with a glass and metal case, I was less excited by the 5 with its aluminium back, though having played with it I do actually like it, especially the matt black part on the back. I think glass is pretty, shiny and doesn't scratch as easily as plastic. Aluminium is more durable against drops and matches all of their other products which are glass and aluminium. Plastic is rubbish. Its cheap, and it looks cheap. The kind of people like myself that buy iPhones don't want plastic. Or we wouldn't have iPhones, we'd have other smartphones. And if we wanted a bigger screen we'd buy other smartphones. The advert for the iPhone 5 with the thumb reaching both corners is stupid. I cant reach every corner of my iPhone 4S with one thumb, so i wouldn't particularly want a bigger screen on my phone. If you want a bigger screen; buy an iPad mini.Report as inappropriate
Anthony09 January 2013
2g plastic? Leave the screen size as it is and go back to 4 & 4S body material, that didn't bend like my 5 has...Report as inappropriate
Leanne09 January 2013
I think the problem with iPhones is you have old ones or new ones, there's no range, one phone that uses the OS whereas Andriod phones exist all over and many companies make a number of different phones in various shapes and sizes. I for one wouldn't want a Galaxy S3 as I thin kit is a little too big however my S2 is fine and also there are many other options to me as an android user. What also helps Samsung especially is the S3 can now sync with iTunes which is probably losing Apple some customers.Report as inappropriate
Rob Netherclift09 January 2013
Having recently upgraded from an iPhone 4 to a 5, I'm pleased with the performance enhancements and I feel the screen size is right for me. I'm disappointed with the materials that have been used on the 5 the case is much more easily scratched than the 4, I have had to resort to a case, which hides the lovely design. Personally, I'm happy with the size, but why not offer a choice? I would like to see a big leap forward in the OS, iOS is very slick, but has been left behind by Android and I like the ideas of 'live' tiles a la Windows 8. I will be changing phones again this year, I will probably stick with Apple, but the competition from Sony, Samsung & HTC is getting closer.Report as inappropriate
Steph09 January 2013
I wouldn't get it due to being nearly as big as an iPad mini, however I would get the iPhone 5. I would love apple to let there devices work without iTunes I would love to plug it into my ps3 and get photos and downloaded music off it instead of the messing around of iTunesReport as inappropriate
Jonathan Medrano10 January 2013
I would SO love for the iPhone screen to be larger. I must admit, I was a little disappointed with a mere length only increase. However, if Apple releases an iPhone with a body change or, in the iPhone 5's case, a body and screen size change, historically they have never included big changes to the hardware design in the follow up iPhone. So while it is wishful thinking, my bet is that there will be at least 1 more release before they have another screen size change.Report as inappropriate
John11 January 2013
I currently use the 3GS and am pleased with the build and performance of the device, I've absolutely no complaints. I recently picked up the iPhone 5 and though the specs have improved i'm not too keen on the larger 'streched' screen - if the larger screen format is to be forced onto me then I think the Nokia Lumia 820 might be my next new toy. I like the Apple build, performance and reliability they should keep it compact..!Report as inappropriate
John Glover11 January 2013
Screen size needs to be about half inch wider that's all that's needed the length is adequate for a phone if you want anything bigger get a tablet but it did say from the start it as too narrow that's y I did not buy one along with the maps debacleReport as inappropriate
Cliff Davis11 January 2013
The only reason I am thinking of changing from my iphone is the screen is too small for me. I use an iPad and now the same apps on an iPhone seem tiny. If you want a small phone get a Nokia 100 (£9) from Tesco and 4 days battery life. If you want a smartphone to be a hub of your tech life I want a bigger screen.Report as inappropriate
guyfawkes11 January 2013
lets be honest,isnt it all about user friendly ... better battery lifeReport as inappropriate
Gadget-Dan13 January 2013
Any bigger and it'll be the size of an iPad Mini! It's not all about screen size, though, it's what the processor and memory offers.Report as inappropriate
JB14 January 2013
The way to go is definitely a bigger. For me ebook reader is becoming smaller and many people are now doubling their phones as a ebook reader. I have been using Apple products for several years and I have now decided that if iPhone 6 does not ship with a bigger screen, I will, without a doubt shift to Samsung IV or equivalent. Larger screen is a must, in my opinion for Apple to stay competitive in the brutal smartphone market.Report as inappropriate
Jason15 April 2014
Bigger screen for sure!!!Report as inappropriate
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#Tip of the day for journalists: BBC News advice on headline writing for SEO
The BBC Internet Blog has a post on search engine optimisation in BBC News.
Martin Asser, senior product manager, news & knowledge, BBC Future Media, shares advice that he gives BBC journalists.
I have given colleagues a four-point checklist for their headlines as the most effective way of making that happen. (As long as they follow the basic principles of journalistic storytelling, the rest should take care of itself.)
The points are:
1. Use words that people would use in search in order to find the information being provided
2. Avoid words that people would never use in search to find that content
3. Put the most searchable elements at the front
4. Proper names are often used in search, so – following rules 1 and 3 – names should be included in the headline and if appropriate at the front.
It is worth reading the full post, which expands on the points. It is also interesting to note the maximum length of a BBC headline is 55 characters.
Asser states:
Journalists are given 55 characters (including spaces) to express their creativity, a length chosen because it equates to the space allocated for the page title on a Google search results page.
And it's worth reading to the bottom of the post for the hedgehog headline.
Also see our guide on how to write headlines for SEO.
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If you have a tip you would like to submit to us at Journalism.co.uk email us using this link.
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India is a highly price- sensitive market. Thus the challenge of pricing a natural resource in a way that simultaneously balances the interests of industries in that sector and those of the ordinary citizen is a daunting task. But it is one the Union government has confronted while revising the price of natural gas.
On June 27, the Union Cabinet, after a heated debate in a meeting, decided to change the pricing process beginning April 2014. The revised pricing formula was suggested by a committee headed by the Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, C. Rangarajan. This will link the price of domestic natural gas to international gas prices. In addition, the domestic price will be reviewed every quarter.
The revised formula, if applied to today's international price, would raise the domestic price to around $6.775 per million metric British thermal unit (mmBtu). This would be almost 50 per cent higher than the current domestic price charged by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) at its KG D6 block, $4.21 per mmBtu.
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Suns owner Robert Sarver: From a communication standpoint, organization can do better
When asked if the Suns have lost touch with their history and place in the NBA hierachy, Sarver answered rather honestly.
"I think we have a little bit and a lot of that is through poor communication," Sarver said. "We respect the history of this franchise in a number of ways, in terms of how we deal with our fans, in terms of what we do with Phoenix Suns charities, in terms of all the former Suns players that work in the organization and all sorts of things.
"I think though from a communication standpoint we slipped, and I think we can do better."
Sarver said he hopes the hiring of general manager Ryan McDonough, who worked 10 years with Boston Celtics, helps the organization refocus its attention on its history, tradition and place in the local community.
"One of the great things about Ryan's experience with Boston is that culture and history," said Sarver. "When players go play there, they aren't just playing for themselves or the team, they're playing for those banners.
"Now, we don't have any banners, but we have to come up with a way to make sure our players know they are playing for more than this season and this team."
With McDonough now at the helm, Sarver also added that he plans to let the 33-year-old general manager do his job.
First up of course on McDonough's on-going list of tasks is finding a new head coach -- a process the owner plans to stay out of at this point.
"The (coaching search) is his call," said Sarver. "The important thing as part of the interview process is that everyone gets on the same page on what you're looking for, on the characteristics of what you're looking for, on what your objectives are and what you want to accomplish.
"Now it's up to him to find that person he has confidence in that fits those characteristics and that he can work with closely."
Even before the organization selects its next head coach, the hiring of McDonough has generated a buzz around the Valley that wasn't seen or felt at any point during the 2012-13 season. But just as the new Suns GM cautioned during his introductory press conference, Sarver made sure to preach continued patience with the process.
"This is just a step," Sarver said of McDonough's hiring. "We have a lot of work to do and a lot of results need to be shown to get us back to where we want to be in the next few years."
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Surya took another step in its plans to move from Calhoun to Bartow County Tuesday morning as company officials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its 1-million-square-foot warehouse and headquarters facility.
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A Coos County Superior Court grand jury early last year indicted Craig Sanborn of Maidstone, Vt., on two counts each of manslaughter and negligent homicide in the deaths of Donald Kendall and Jesse Kennett.
A spokeswoman at that court said Thursday Sanborn is scheduled for an April 14 pre-trial conference. Sanborn could face a jury the following month, but courtroom dates are seldom certain this far before trial.
Sanborn owned the Black Mag plant on May 14, 2010, when a powerful blast ripped through the factory, killing Kendall and Kennett and injuring a third worker.
The grand jury handed up indictments that alleged Sanborn negligently engaged in the manufacture, production, testing and storage of explosive materials.
After the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration found more than 50 health and safety violations at Black Mag following the blast, the company agreed to penalties that totaled $1.2 million. The violations included the company's failure to both provide employees with proper training and install federally required safety equipment.
OSHA officials said they had not been aware of the plant prior to the explosion, but later concluded there had been widespread safety problems there and blamed Sanborn.
The company initially contested the OSHA penalties, but withdrew its notice of contest and agreed that it violated the OSHA Act.
The company has certified that it ceased operations "when the 2010 explosion destroyed the facility and put it out of business," according to OSHA, and Sanborn agreed to cease manufacturing explosives.
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Like most Irish museums, the Chester Beatty Library charges no admission fee, though donations in any currency are accepted and appreciated. A small donation box sits just inside the main doorway. A donation of anything up to €5 per person is the local custom.
The Library itself is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday (barring Mondays from October to April), 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on all Sundays.
Permanent exhibitions at the CBL include "Sacred Traditions," an exhibition of sacred texts and religious illuminated manuscripts and paintings, and "Artistic Traditions," which is dedicated to paper art, prints, and bindings. In mid-June, Leonardo Da Vinci's Codex Leicester will also be on display at the Library.
The CBL offers quite a treasure-trove of objects. Significant awards, including the Glen Dimplex Award for Exhibition Design (2000), the Museum of the Year Award (also 2000), and the European Museum of the Year Award (2002) have been bestowed upon the museum.
Don't forget the Chester Beatty also has a really nice restaurant unfortunately this is not free, but its a lovely place to grab some grub during a busy Dublin lunchtime…


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Arakha (Nebuchadnezzar IV)
son of Haldita, an Armenian, living in Babylon.
After the unsuccessful insurrection of Nidintu-Bêl against the new Persian king Darius I the Great (October-December 522 BCE), Arakha claimed to be the son of the last king of independent Babylonia, Nabonidus, and renamed himself Nebuchadnezzar IV. His rebellion, which started on 25 August 521, was suppressed by Darius' bow carrier Intaphrenes on 27 November. In his Behistun inscription, Darius writes:
King Darius says: Then did I send an army unto Babylon. A Persian named Intaphrenes, my servant, I appointed as their leader, and thus I spoke unto them: 'Go, smite that Babylonian host which does not acknowledge me.'The picture of Arakha is part of the Behistun relief.


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By ROBIN CAUDELL Press-Republican
---- — LAKE PLACID — The former presidential candidate's beard bristles like John Brown's, and his political views, for some, are as fiery as the 19th century martyred abolitionist.
Richard Claxton Gregory, better known as Dick Gregory, is a visionary and/or madman to some like Brown, but the comedian/author/social activist's stance, right or wrong, is as unequivocal.
Saturday at John Brown Day 2013 in Lake Placid, Gregory is the keynote speaker and presents "Relive the Past, Think About the Future."
The program also features Kate Clifford Larson, a Harriet Tubman biographer who is speaking on the friendship between the "Moses of her people" and the Harpers Ferry raid leader.
Historically, Brown is either lionized or demonized.
"What he did … a white man willing to die and kill for me," said Gregory, who lives in Plymouth, Mass. "If I write down 100 of the incredible people in the world, including Jesus, John Brown is No. 1. Jesus was sent here to die for our sins. John Brown took that on his own. He had to sit and watch his two children die. It was something special about that raid."
In mid-October 1859, Brown and 19 raiders stormed the Harpers Ferry Arsenal before succumbing to the 2nd U.S. Cavalry commanded by Brevet Col. Robert E. Lee.
Brown's intimates included famed orator Frederick Douglass and the iconic Underground Railroad conductor Tubman.
Douglass told Brown he was "walking into a perfect steel trap, and you will never get out alive." Brown hoped to rendezvous with Tubman before the raid, but she was ill.
"When Harriet Tubman was on her dying bed, she said, 'The one wish I had in my life was to be there at Harpers Ferry and die with John Brown,'" Gregory said.
"When the universal force picks you, it leaves no footprint. The planet would not be the same today if it hadn't been for John Brown."
Union Army soldiers marched to "John Brown's Body."
"They were not singing nationalistic songs but about one man who went against the government," Gregory said. "The most important thing that came out of it was the power of fear. Can you imagine when he did that? Not just white America, everybody thought about 100,000 slaves with guns. That broke that back. That's when everything changed … I think the abolitionist movement was the greatest movement in the history of the planet."
On Saturday, Gregory walks the John Brown Farm State Historic Site where Brown farmed and is buried.
There, Helen Demong directs the Northern Lights Choir performing excerpts from "Voices of Timbuctoo," an abolition oratorio composed by Glenn McClure. Martha Swan, director of John Brown Lives!, conversed with McClure, a professor at the Eastman School of Music, about composing an original work for the annual event.
"He was writing a series of works in 2013 that coincided with the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation," said Demong, former Saranac Lake High School choral director. "He wrote this particular oratorio called 'Voices of Timbuctoo' with a special slant."
Nineteenth-century philanthropist/abolitionist Gerrit Smith gave away land to black men in 1846. To vote in New York, "men of colour" needed a three-year state residency and to "possess a freehold estate of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars, over and above all debts and incumbrances charged thereon," according to Article II, Section 1, of the Second Constitution of New York, 1821. A land speculator, Smith gave away about 120,000 acres in eight counties so black men could vote. He also gifted land to disenfranchised white men.
Black land grantees farmed several areas in the state including North Elba. Smith encouraged Brown to support their settlement, Timbuctoo.
"He (McClure) set text for this oratorio, and we now have a 25-minute oratorio, four choral movements and three solo movements," Demong said.
McClure asked her to assemble a choir. She put out a call and hoped for 40 to 50, and got 70.
"This is a group of people ranging in age from 16 to 80 years old — high-school students, college students, alumni from Saranac Lake High School. This has become a trans-generational choir," Demong said.
Each oratorio movement opens up the settlers' story. The movements are "Vote They Will," "What a Man," "The Sharpe Axe," "The Life of a Farmer," "There is More to the Matter" and "Ride a Mile or Two."
"Throughout, you see the vision of how the settlement was planned, how these black settlers came up to the Adirondacks trying to make a life for themselves," Demong said.
The final movement is "Under Our Own Vine."
"It is expressing the hope of living under our own vine and fig tree. It's a contemporary-classical piece of music with African influences with percussion and cello," she said.
The choir features two Metropolitan Opera veterans, soprano Marsha Andrews and bass George Cordes.
"Marsha is coming from New York City. George lives in Tupper Lake with his family now," Demong said.
Friday evening, there is a Musical Freedom Trail world premiere of the oratorio at St. Benard's Church in Saranac Lake.
"This will be a full concert where I have the Northern Lights Choir sing four classical-choral pieces for the first half of the concert," Demong said. "Songs like 'Oh Captain, My Captain,' a rousing piece of music set to Walt Whitman's poem; a spiritual called 'True Light'; 'This Is My Song,' from 'Finlandia' by Sibelius; and 'Battle Hymn of the Republic,' the famous version arranged by (Peter) Wilhousky. There is a short intermission. The second half premiers 'Voices of Timbuctoo.'"
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Average age of first-time buyers reaches 52
The average age of a first time buyer in London is 52, according to new research.
The findings caused an outrage on Twitter.
@MyraButterworth @Lora_Coventry This is why I've resigned myself to never owning a house :(—
Duckface (@sarabenwell) October 03, 2013
@sarabenwell @MyraButterworth I've JUST put together deposit saving plan. I'll def be in my 50s by the time I've scraped the cash together.—
Lora Anne Coventry (@Lora_Coventry) October 03, 2013
@MyraButterworth You're joking! I was hoping to have mine paid off by then (ahem, #wishfulthinking)—
Sarah Poulter (@SarahPoulter) October 03, 2013
The research by Nutmeg also suggested the average age of a first time buyer in the south east is 48 and 45 in the south west. It is 35 in both the north east and north west.
Amazing @rosaltmann @MyraButterworth I wonder if the figures are skewed by foreigners buying 'for the first time' in London…?—
Emma Thelwell (@EThelwell) October 03, 2013
@MyraButterworth @needaproperty surely WAGE not age??—
CityAxis (@CityAxisLondon) October 03, 2013
The figures include those returning to the market alone, having previously held joint ownership of a property – such as divorcees.
@sarahknapton @MyraButterworth Includes divorcees and downsizing widowers/widows. Also doesn't say if with/without parental help?—
Ed Cumming (@edcumming) October 03, 2013
It follows the launch of the Government's Help to Buy initiatives to assist first time buyers – and those moving home – with small deposits of as little as 5 per cent of the value of a property.
@MyraButterworth @needaproperty it'll be interesting to see if that statistic changes over the next three years with help to buy.—
Martin&CoSouthampton (@MaCSouthamptonS) October 03, 2013
Will the Olympics win gold for Stratford?
There has been feverish speculation about the Olympic property market in and around Stratford in East London for years but, as the first athletes arrive and the opening ceremony prepares to kick off in ten days, will the Games really be good news for the area's property market?
We've looked at all the homes for sale within a mile of the Olympic stadium, covering Stratford but also reaching north to Hampton Wick, south to Bromley-by-Bow, east to West Ham Lane recreation ground and west to Well Street Common. See our Smart Map below.
It's a market largely made up of Victorian and Edwardian semis, post-war council properties and recently-built glass and steel apartments, and there are currently 618 properties on the market. Prices remain inexpensive by the capital's standards and east of the stadium are the more prime addresses where most of the new apartment blocks have been built. Homes to the west of the stadium are substantially cheaper.
And according to our property data, the average value of a home within Stratford is £234,034, approximately 20% lower than East London's average (£289,832) and 46% lower than London's overall average.
At the top of the market is a four-bedroom apartment for £595,000 on Gerry Raffles Square, two streets east of Stratford's shiny new train and tube station.
The bottom of the market is a one-bedroom shared-equity apartment for sale at £94,500 opposite Strand East, an urban village being built by furniture store IKEA, most famous for its 150 foot 'Olympic Torch' nearing completion at the moment (artist's impression pictured below).
But you'll need at least £200,000 to buy either a one-bedroom apartment within an upmarket apartment block or a two-bedroom period house, and those with clear views of the Olympic site (such as the one pictured below) attract a premium of between 5-8%.
The area's most expensive properties kick off at £300,000 which buys an entry-level and new two-bedroom apartment or a three bedroom period semi. But the best apartments with views over the Olympic site are within Stratford Eye (pictured below), a new, cigarette-lighter shaped apartment tower on Angel Lane, and many flats within it have 180-degree views of the venue.
But the house price boom that was expected has yet to arrive, although prices have been rising reflecting the number of high-end apartment blocks coming on to the market rather than rising values for the rest.
Prices have picked up over the past six months or, we have noticed, stopped dropping and begun to swing upwards (by 1.20% over the past three months).
This is hopefully the 'Olympic effect' kicking in as the Games have loomed, but more likely it's the area benefitting from the £15 billion the surrounding borough will receive directly and indirectly from the Olympics, including 62,000 new jobs and 59,600 new homes.


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Dinner raises funds to help end blindness
The Foundation Fighting Blindness, a national nonprofit focused on sight-saving research, hosted its first "Appeal to Your Senses" dinner June 21 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, raising more than $125,000 for research funds for retinal degenerative diseases that affect more than 10 million Americans, young and old.
Some 150 attendees experienced an evening of music, tactile art, food and comedy, with featured presenters, who although visually impaired, proved that losing one's sight does not need to deter from achieving one's goals and dreams. FightBlindness.org
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It was very hard for me to give up Hellman's
Macros 85/12/3 2000 cals
Wt Same (Frustrating, but I did come down 2 lbs from Saturday's binge. I have to stop shooting myself in the foot.)
FBS 93 (That 88 on day 2 must have been a mis read. Too Bad.)
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I am reading the Rosedale Diet. He is very egotistical. He acts as if he discovered LCHF. He also believes that some people can go back to wheat after they heal. BUT he makes some good points and explains things clearly.
1) He explains the protein issue more in depth.
2) He tells why one must avoid bad oils. I was not convinced before, but am now. (I am still using store bought mayo and dressings.)
3) He explains Leptin. (I got really turned off on this during the Dr. Kruse Kraze.)
I will continue to share what I am learning here. I'll eventually make some major changes to my current food intake based on this book. Not macros so much as type of food that I am using to get there.
It was very hard for me to give up Hellman's
When I stopped eating sugar I switched to Delouis as it was the only one I could find with no sugar. But it contains sunflower oil (This was before I knew any better). When I finish my store cupboard full I will switch to making my own & add whey so it keeps a long time.
I made my own mayo yesterday. Don't know why I keep putting it off; it is relatively easy. Hmm... I think it is having to scrape out the blender, sad to say. Why should such a little thing stop me? Maybe a good excuse to buy a super-thin spatula!
I use Lemonaise. I should give it up (bad oil), but DH thinks raw eggs will kill him.
Ruth, you can use pasteurized eggs for the mayo if he is worried.
DG, I don't use whey in mine and it holds up just fine. It should last at least 2 weeks past the date on the egg carton. And you can make a small batch with a hand mixer if you don't use that much of it. I use a tablespoon every day for my lunch, plus I make homemade ranch and a sort of Caesar dressing.
I will also be interested to see what you change after reading his book.
I made it once in a mason jar with a stick blender. It was easy. It lasted a long time, but it didn't taste like Hellmann's.
Ooh, I have a stick blender! I'll try that next time.
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