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Horse Guards Parade! We got mulch and peat moss for the reclaimed garden in the back. Maybe photos later in the week. Hopefully, you are having a great day! Talk to you later.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
My Fourth Blogging Anniversary!
Horse Guards Parade! We got mulch and peat moss for the reclaimed garden in the back. Maybe photos later in the week. Hopefully, you are having a great day! Talk to you later.
14 comments:
- Cindy in FW said...
Congratulations. I admit I am a little more absent these days but have loved your blog for the couple years I have followed. You are a wealth of information, I am glad you decided to share it with us.
- August 7, 2012 at 12:16 PM
- lemonverbenalady said...
Thanks Cindy! Have missed you coming around! Glad you have stuck with me! xxoo Nancy
- August 7, 2012 at 12:21 PM
- Carol said...
It's been a great adventure for me! I love all of the info you share and your Herbal Vacations are exciting. Congrats on your anniversary!!!
- August 7, 2012 at 12:48 PM
- Cottage Tails said...
Happy blogging anniversary and a BIG THANK YOU for blogging and all the sharing you do
Love Leanne
- August 7, 2012 at 2:00 PM
- Rosemary said...
Happy Anniversary! May the next four bring us much more herbal sharing!
- August 7, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Dorothy said...
Congratulations on your anniversary! I always enjoy visiting your blog, love your herbs and flowers.
- August 7, 2012 at 2:18 PM
- lemonverbenalady said...
Thanks a bunch to all you ladies. You keep me going with each and every post.
- August 7, 2012 at 4:15 PM
- FlowerLady said...
Congratulations on your 4th bloggiversary! I love reading your blog, inspiring and encouraging, and full of info and recipes.
Hugs ~ FlowerLady
- August 7, 2012 at 6:44 PM
- lemonverbenalady said...
Thanks FL. A big hug for you as well!
- August 7, 2012 at 9:32 PM
- Barbara @ The Healthy Nut said...
Congrats! I think your garden looks wonderful although I can relate about the control thing. I have a love hate relationship with those volunteers too. I think it's my inner free spirit trying to break out!!
- August 8, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Tracey@Breathing English Air said...
Congratulations on your blogging anniversary. Yes, I certainly have learned a lot from you. I am particularly grateful for the section on the sidebar, 'Chores to be doing in the Herb Garden' I often spot something I should be doing, and then get to it!
- August 8, 2012 at 2:56 PM
- lemonverbenalady said...
Thanks Barbara. I try to go with some things because I get too crazy if I don't, but then they take over and it gets nuts!
Thanks Tracey. I'll glad I remind you about those little herbal chores!
Thanks ladies for stopping by. xxoo Nancy
- August 8, 2012 at 3:28 PM
- txherbgrower said...
Love your blog and love your garden. Stop by and visit me at www.herbgardeningadventuresintexas.com. We just got back from some amazing gardens in Seattle and Portland to share.
- August 13, 2012 at 1:37 AM
- lemonverbenalady said...
Thanks THG. Just took a peek at your trips. Have to add those places to my to do list.
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Gannett is redefining the digital divide. The media conglomerate unveiled plans on Tuesday to spin off newspapers, including USA Today, to showcase the value of its broadcasting operations. At the same time, the company will take control of the parent of Cars.com, paying $1.8 billion for the 73 percent it doesn't already own. Instead of using that online asset to buffer the weaker half, however, Gannett is forcing print to stand on its own.
The breakup makes sense, following in the footsteps of Time Warner, News Corp, Tribune and most recently Journal Communications and E.W. Scripps, which last week agreed to combine their TV businesses and carve out newspapers. Based on a Breakingviews analysis in June, Gannett seemed to be missing out on up to $3 billion of value, 50 percent more than its market capitalization at the time, because of the print burden. Since then, the shares have gained 18 percent, compared with a flat S&P 500 Index.
The structure of the breakup is reasonable in at least one way. It shifts debt to broadcasting, leaving the newspapers with almost none. Most of the obligations were incurred to buy TV stations and Cars.com parent company Classified Ventures. The arrangement contrasts starkly with how Time Warner loaded $1.3 billion of debt on magazine publisher Time Inc, which slashed its revenue forecast on Tuesday in its first standalone earnings. Tribune's publishing arm was spun off with $350 million in debt.
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As the American newspaper business began its red-ink slide in the late 2000s, I fully expected a billionaire to rescue the financially struggling Washington Post. But I never thought its savior would be Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who purchased the paper today for $250 million.
I put my money on Michael R. Bloomberg's money, in a July 2012 column titled "How Bloomberg can still run Washington" because he seemed like such a logical buyer. Unlike Bezos, Bloomberg already owned a media empire comprised of a news service, a cable channel, a weekly magazine, and more. Unlike Bezos, Bloomberg had toyed in semi-public with the idea of buying either the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, or the Financial Times. Unlike the 49-year-old Bezos, who has been building spaceships and an eternal clock with his mad money, the aging (71 years old) Bloomberg seemed to need one last great gesture in his career before called to paradise. He wasn't ever going to be president, a campaign he had gamed out. As for running the World Bank, a job Bloomberg was reportedly shopped to fill, well, that would be a step down from Emperor of New York City.
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Alternative weekly colossus Boston Phoenix cracked and fell yesterday, ceasing publication after 47 years. According to a Phoenix executive quoted in the obituary in today's Boston Globe, the alternative weekly was losing more than $1 million a year, and a format switch last fall from newsprint to glossy had failed to attract the sort of national advertising it desired.
Once one of the leading alt-weeklies in the nation, the dead paper leaves behind $1.2 million in debt and roughly $500,000 in assets. The fact that its owner didn't -- or couldn't -- sell the publication to cover some of its debt signals the illness of the greater alternative weekly market.
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This "ombudsman lite" slot is a radical dilution of the old position. As conceived back in 1970, the ombudsman's job was, in former Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee's words, "to monitor the paper for fairness, accuracy, and relevance and to represent the public in whatever strains might arise from time to time between the newspaper and its readers." (Emphasis added.) The Post ombudsman was "resolutely autonomous," Bradlee wrote. Working on contract rather than staff, the ombudsman was given the independence to write about whatever he wanted to write about. He couldn't be assigned. He couldn't be edited. And he couldn't be fired, Bradlee continued.


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WOWY. Also known as With Or Without You. It's not just a U2 love song, in fact it's a pretty useful tool for looking at how players perform with certain teammates, what players are driving their lines, which ones are dragging their lines down, and which combinations seem to work at bringing the best out of each other. The basic data came from Stats.HockeyAnalysis.com, and boy do they have a lot of data. Within those pages you can find WOWY details for pretty much every player over the last few seasons, combined seasons, when the score is close, and much more. For this post, I used 5v5 data from the 2013-14 season only (to keep the sample size as large as possible). So I took all that information, and made a nice big fancy chart. It shows the Corsi percentage that each player is better (or worse) with each player. So the corresponding space in the chart of Johansen With (along the top of the chart) and Foligno (on the left side of the chart) shows the difference between Ryan Johansen's Corsi For % with Nick Foligno, and Johansen's Corsi For % away from Foligno. Got it? Good. Let's take a look at the chart, then go over a few things that need to be considered. After that is the good stuff: the players who come out best (and worst) in this analysis, the best combinations of players, and various ideal/terrible/etc. lineups.
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As defined, the The Mark Messier Leadership Award goes to: "the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice, during the regular season." With the second year without a captain, it's easy to argue that "the leader" is yet to be identified, but that doesn't mean that the team suffered from a lack of leadership based on the votes cast by the tUB team. Last year's winner was Vinny, but now we have a new crop of contenders from which to pick. Who gets this year's nod? Read on:
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Jack Johnson. James Wisniewski. Two divisive players playing the same position. A quick Google search will bring up loads of examples of people saying how bad Jack Johnson is. A quick search of Twitter post-playoff elimination would have found numerous examples of people saying how bad James Wisniewski is. What all that super analysis tends to forget is the role of a defenseman. Which isn't always easy to judge. It's much easier to watch a forward play, look at his stats, and decide with reasonable accuracy how good (or bad) he is. For defensemen, it is MUCH more difficult. That stats aren't quite as telling. Some of the most important aspects of playing defense have no stats, are barely perceptible to most viewers, and are significantly influenced by the role the defenseman plays on his team. Put a guy in his own end, against the best players, and make him the primary puckhandler on his pairing, and you'll see a lot of goals against, a lot of turnovers, and not a lot of points. Put a guy in the offensive zone, against lesser competition, playing with scorers, and make him one of the focal points of the offense, and you'll see less turnovers, lots of points and goals, and less goals against. Switch up either of those roles on the fly, and you're likely to see the results switch up. There are only six defensemen on a team, so unless they are just rolled over willy nilly, you can't compare teammates (well unless they are partners). You need to look at how those defensemen compare to other defensemen playing similar roles. So that's what I did for Johnson and Wisniewski to try and find out if they are good, average, terrible, or deserving of buyouts.
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Here it is folks, the day you've all been waiting for. I bet every single one of you has been waiting on pins and needles to find out who wins the Clancy. It is awarded to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community. Generally, this one goes to players who do extremely awesome philanthropy. As we aren't exactly privy to that information (for the most part) it took on a little different flavor. And your winner is….. Continue reading…
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Unlike last year, we had a consensus winner for the Masterton this time around. A reminder (as this one may be a bit more obscure), the Masterton goes out to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. Last year the award was taken home by Vinny Prospal, so we'll obviously have a new player take home this hardware. The champion is something of a no brainer, but the tUB team was all over the map in the second and third place votes. Continue on to find out the winner…. Continue reading…
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I figured the James Norris Memorial Trophy, given to the best defenseman, would be an interesting vote. Considering that the bloom is off the rose for both Jack Johnson and James Wisniewski; reigning winner 2013 tUB Norris winner Fedor Tyutin had a slightly down year; and the emergence of youngster Ryan Murray, this vote could have gone any number of ways. Instead, we had a runaway winner, with unanimous across the board first place votes. That was surprising enough in itself, but then we also had a dead even tie for the runner up spot. Without further ado, the winner of the Norris is…..
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So the season is over. What a season it was. The best in Blue Jackets history by any measure you want to use. We'll all have some thoughts coming later this week on the season, so let's talk about this series for a minute. It took until the game five reminder, but keep in mind just how good this Penguins team really is. They had the two most talented players in this series by far, and probably four or five of the top five or six. Hell, they would have the two most talented players in ANY series they could possibly play. Their downfall the last couple years has been Marc-Andre Fleury, who was steady enough in this series. Basically, this is a very good hockey team. Yet the Blue Jackets gave them all they could handle. Unlike their last playoff appearance, this was a series. Actually, that verbalizes it quite well. 2008-09 was a playoff appearance, 2013-14 was a series. This team fought to the bitter end, well after others had given up. Our own RockmanHalo turned the television off. I headed over to the kitchen to do some cooking about two minutes before Tyutin scored (don't worry I could still see/hear). I stayed in the kitchen through all three goals, but had to sit back down for the final furious minutes. Pretty sure it's my fault. If I stayed in the kitchen, they probably would have tied it up. Dammit. Anyway, let's take a look at some goals. Continue reading…
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I was out of the country for a bit there, lacking internet and good watching locations (although a packed bar all rooting against the Penguins was a great place to watch game four), so I missed a few games for the goal breakdowns. So here is a supercut from the last three outings. Not every goal is covered, but a couple from each game that stood out for one reason or another.
Game Three: Boone Jenner from Jack Skille and Ryan Johansen, 1-0 Jackets
A few things on this goal. First, holy hell, that is a pass by Ryan Murray. You can't even see if it is tape-to-tape, but it sure looks that way by the time the camera catches up to Ryan Johansen. The pass creates a nice little insta-rush, but it really shouldn't have come to anything. The movement by Johansen, Skille, and Jenner is what makes this dangerous. I like the creativity by the Johan here. He has to slow up to get help, which usually means getting the blueline, stopping hard, letting the defense sink back, the following forwards crash in, and the puck carrier walks into space. But Pens defender Olli Maata expects this and steps up on Johansen, so Joey cuts right into the heart of the defense, which pulls everyone in. From there, Skille and Jenner do a good job of spacing themselves out and forcing a decision by Maata. The rookie has Johansen, passes him off, and then has to decide between Jenner and Skille. Skille takes a shot and goes wide, stops Maata cold, and Jenner has all day to bury the rebound. Any time you can force players to change coverage and make decisions, you are going good work. Continue reading…
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Quite a series we have on our hands here. Another hard fought, close game, where a team comes back from two goals down (twice this time) to eventually win the game. If the first game showed the Jackets can hang with the Penguins in a series, this game showed they could pull off the upset. The Jackets now have home ice advantage, Bobrovsky hasn't stolen a game yet, and Fleury hasn't choked away a game yet. If anything, the goaltending battle has been in Pittsburgh's favor so far. A stinker from Fleury and Bob stealing a victory would theoretically give the Jackets a dynamite chance at three wins this series (should they not happen in the same game). Couple that with a home win or two, and you have the recipe for an upset. A long way to go to get that far, but it continues tonight at Nationwide Arena. Let's all get amped up for tonight with a look back at all the goals in the Jackets first ever playoff victory. Continue reading…
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Tonight, the Blue Jackets won their first ever playoff game against the mighty, storied Pittsburgh Penguins. We'll get to the game recap in a second, but please indulge me a tiny bit of nostalgia. It's truly a distinct pleasure and honor to reflect on tonight's game. The woes of the Jackets team have been many and well chronicled. For many of us, the reality of tonight was a hope…a far off dream – something that might happen. That dream steeled our resolve when we took insults or pity from fans of other teams. That dream drove us to find one another and connect and find our strength as a group because no one knew what kind of a struggle being a Blue Jackets fan could be. That hope kept us coming back game after game, player after player…we wore our CBJ gear with pride and tried to share the gospel of a team that maybe someday would be considered a contender.
Friends, tonight dream became reality and "someday" is today – courtesy of Matt Calvert's tenacious second whack at a puck against a scrambling Marc Andre Fleury.
I don't know where each of you were when you watched the game go down but I am sure we came together one time more – struggling and fighting panic in TWO overtimes and then with the victory processing shared disbelief, followed by relief, followed by unbridled joy.
It's a great time to be a Blue Jacket fan – this team is a group that believes and, perhaps sometimes more than we are able to, puts the past in the past and focuses on building a future to be proud of.
To put it simply, tonight was special. Really special. Let's look at the three stars as named by NHL.com


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An Analysis Of Nakai's Wound: Ingrid Visser
Ingrid Visser of the Orca Reasearch Trust, has spent twenty years studying and observing orcas in the wild.
And she was responsible for taking this highly detailed picture of Nakai's wound:
Perhaps the most important detail in this picture is the puncture marks which appear on the lower right margin of the wound, opening up the possibility that Nakai's wound was caused by a bite from another orca, and not a collision with some part of the pool, as SeaWorld has suggested.
Now Visser has sent me a more detailed analysis of Nakai's wound. Here it is:
The recent wound on the captive orca Nakai remains an enigma as to how it occurred. When I first viewed (unreleased) photographs taken a week after the graphic injury, I was of the opinion that it was unlikely to have been inflicted by other orca, based on the fact that no orca teeth marks were clearly visible in the photos and the very 'clean' edges to the wound.
Regardless of the source of the wound, I didn't buy the story from SeaWorld that Nakai had 'come into contact with the pool' (AP, Sept 28th 2012, press release), as to me such wording implied a light brush past, or perhaps at worst a bump into the side of the tank. Clearly such a striking wound wasn't from a light brush or even a 'bump'.
Was Nakai Bitten? A Different Take
It may be that we never really know how Nakai injured his jaw (though we do know—and SeaWorld has confirmed with their euphemistic language about him having a "normal social interaction" with two other whales immediately prior to the injury—that a fight was involved).
For what it is worth, I am told that even SeaWorld San Diego can't determine exactly how the injury occurred, even though they have reviewed all the video they have of the show. So we are left trying to pull a CSI-style forensic analysis on the injury photos, like this photo taken by Ingrid Visser of the Orca Research Trust:
As I noted yesterday, Visser said of this photo: "Of note is that in [this photo], at the bottom right of the wound, near the trainers shoe in the photo, there are four puncture marks – and the spacing matches that for orca teeth – as you can see from Nakai's teeth in this same photo."
I don't think this is definitive, but because I posted it a number of readers complained that I was drawing a conclusion without sufficient evidence. I agree that there is no conclusive proof one way or another how the injury occurred, and remain agnostic on the question pending any additional information or evidence (if it ever emerges).
But to balance the scales I thought I would post this counter-analysis of the photo (as well as some other photo evidence I shared but have not posted) from someone who knows a lot about orcas and who is reliably insightful about orca matters:
"There is no way this is a bite. An orca's jaws just aren't precise enough to make such a clean cut in such a specific area without leaving trails (rake marks basically) somewhere
Nakai Featured On Good Morning America
I doubt that it was ever one of his life ambitions, and certainly not for the reason he is being featured. But at least tens of millions of Americans just got a glimpse of what can happen at a marine park:
Nakai Photos And Backstory
Over the weekend I learned a little bit more about the incident that led to Nakai's injury, and Ingrid Visser of the Orca Research Trust visited SeaWorld in San Diego and took some more pictures of Nakai's injury. Here is the most detailed photo Visser took (more photos after the jump; all photos are (c) Ingrid Visser):
UPDATE: Regarding the question of whether the injury might come from a bite from another orca, Visser writes: "Of note is that in [this photo], at the bottom right of the wound, near the trainers shoe in the photo, there are four puncture marks – and the spacing matches that for orca teeth – as you can see from Nakai's teeth in this same photo."
And here is some additional detail on what happened that night when Nakai was injured. As a number of people have noted, the injury occurred after Sea World San Diego closed to the general public for the evening. Sometimes SeaWorld puts on special shows for corporate groups, and the evening show on the 20th was such a show.
During the show Nakai, Keet and Ike were all at stage when all three killer whales suddenly took off without warning and and started fighting with one another. SeaWorld's review of the tapes could not identify an instigator or an aggressor. As I wrote last week, Nakai split into the back pool. Ike and Keet, however, returned to the stage and control, so the trainers continued the show.
When trainers finally called Nakai over later that evening for the final feeding and saw that he was injured they were shocked be the severity of the wound. In fact, it is about as bad a wound as most trainers have ever seen. In response, SeaWorld San Diego will henceforth adopt the practice of immediately checking any killer whales involved in similar, high-intensity, melees to try and make sure that injuries are identified right away.
Apart from the death of Kandu V at SeaWorld San Diego in 1989, the only injury many trainers can remember that was even close in severity to Nakai's was a 1990s injury to Splash, who lost part of his jaw when he was thrown by Takara against a gate while they were messing around. The gate had a chain and latching hook that was normally covered by a safety box. But, I am told, the box cover had not been put in place over the hook and the hook ripped part of Splash's jaw away. SeaWorld staff tried to staple the severed piece back to Splash's jaw, but, partly due to the constant water pressure on the jaw, it never healed properly leaving Splash with a disfigured, though still functioning, jaw.
Splash's injury was perhaps over a wider area of the jaw, but Nakai's wound is apparently much deeper.
Another aspect of the incident that has been puzzling is Keet's involvement. Keet is a sub-dominant male who was moved to SeaWorld San Diego from Texas earlier this year, in hopes of finding a better social environment for him. Normally, Keet avoids conflict, so it was strange that he was in the middle of the action along with Nakai and Ike (who also moved to SeaWorld San Diego in the past year).
However, there is a backstory to Keet's relationship with Nakai that may or may not be relevant. Keet is well-trained in the semen donation procedure for SeaWorld's Artificial Insemination (AI) program, and is a regular and prolific donor. Earlier this year, Keet was on his back during an AI session to extract semen. Nakai was also in the pool, and suddenly split from his trainer. He swam over to Keet and bit him hard on his erect penis. The bite caused a lengthy period of extensive bleeding, and Nakai is no longer allowed to be in the pool with Keet during AI sessions.
It's impossible to say how an incident like that might connect to the incident in which Nakai was injured. But it is a reminder of how complex the relationship between killer whales at marine parks is, and how there are daily interactions that affect the social structure and stability. If you throw in the fact that there are now nine killer whales at SeaWorld San Diego (which is rare), with three having arrived in the past year and a baby from Kasatka on the way, and you have a situation in which it must be very difficult for trainers to stay completely on top of all the interactions and incidents that daily affect the relationships between the killer whales.
Here are a few more pictures of Nakai:
Nakai Update
Okay, here's what I have been told about Nakai's injury at SeaWorld California.
First: it is a serious injury, with a dinner plate-sized chunk of his lower mandible sheared off, exposing underlying tissues, and bone. The most serious concern, I think, is the possibility of a bad, possibly even life-threatening, infection.
Second: It happened last week during a night show, seemingly during a major altercation involving Nakai, Keet, and Ike. It's not clear if there was an aggressor or instigator, or if they all suddenly went after each other. In response to the altercation, Nakai split to the back pool. The onstage trainers, not realizing how badly injured he was, continued the show with the other whales. It was only when they called Nakai over later that night that they realized he was seriously hurt.
Third: SW is not sure how the injury happened. Right now they believe it was due to blunt force trauma, but I'm not sure how that squares with the description of the injury in which a sizable piece of flesh on Nakai's lower jaw was, in essence, sliced off. The piece was big enough and intact enough for SeaWorld to retrieve it from the bottom of the pool.
After Ike was brought into SeaWorld California from Marineland in Ontario, many people felt—particularly with Kasatka due to produce a calf—that SeaWorld would be wise to move Nakai elsewhere. Obviously, in retrospect that looks like it would have been a smart move. But the fact is, controlling the social aggression between the killer whales in SeaWorld's pools appears to be a very delicate and difficult challenge no matter what SeaWorld facility you are talking about, and what whales you are trying to mix together (see here, and here).
Nakai's injury is just the latest reminder of that difficult fact.
If I get more details I will post them over on my Facebook page.
Nakai Injured?
Just received the following report that Nakai (photo above via) might have been injured:
"We've just heard a rumour that Nakai (male , captive born at SeaWorld 1 Sept 2001 – mother Kasatka, father Tilikum by AI), currently held at San Diego SeaWorld, today hurt himself badly on his lower jaw. I've seen on a TINY thumb nail (as the original photo on 'photobucket' has been pulled).


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Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed a MoU for 22 A320 narrowbodies, heralding the eventual signing of the first order by the Kingdom's flag carrier for Airbus airplanes in some two decades, Airbus announced here yesterday. The agreement allows the flag carrier to increase the order by eight aircraft of the same type.
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Judith Scott (1943 - 2005)
Also at the American Visionary Art Museum, I was able to see several works by Judith Scott. I initially heard about Scott and her work when reading an excerpt from Eve Kosofsky Sedgewick's Touching Feeling: Affect, Pedagogy, Performativity. Here, Sedgewick critiques prior reception of Scott's work, especially from psychoanalytic critic John MacGregor, who wrote of Scott, a deaf woman with Down Syndrome, "Judith was certainly not engaged in the production of works of art… [she] is completely unaware of the existence of sculpture." Sedgewick responds by noting that "both before and since her recent recognition within the framework of 'outsider art,' Scott has been repeatedly diagnosed in terms of lack." She describes the sense of relationship between Scott and her sculpture as seen in a portrait of the artist embracing her work, by the photographer Leon A. Borensztein: "The height and breadth of her embrace could suggest either that she is consoling herself or seeks consolation from the sculpture… this soberly toned black and white photograph is at the same time ablaze with triumph, satisfaction and relief."
In seeing her work myself, I can't deny the sense of intention I felt among her sculptures. The care with which they appear to be crafted, and the aesthetic coherence of each object lead me to believe that Scott's developmental differences hold little relevance to her status as an artist with a vision. Perhaps because of her inability to communicate verbally, Scott's sculptures hold even more ground as intent symbols of artistic expression.
I have loved Judith Scott's work ever since I first saw it at the Museum of Everything in London. It really stood out to...


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|I can't believe that people don't understand this. Everyone is commenting about how they bought the G5s "sight unseen." According to the article, "An IBM with the PowerPC 970 would have been the first choice, but the earliest delivery date would have been January 2004." So, they had their hopes pinned on a single processor IBM 970 based machine, but IBM couldn't deliver in time. One week later, Apple announces a DUAL processor machine using the same chip, available in a 60 day timeframe. Seems to me that the choice of the G5 was a complete and total no-brainer. They had already specced the 970 as having the capabilities they wanted, and now Apple was offering a consumer version with two of them. It was no reach at all for them to decide to grab those and run with them, it seems to me. Probably the only real issues were converting what was undoubtedly plans for a rack based facility into one that could handle the G5s larger form factor.
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2003-11-04 20:58:48 anonymous2 [View]
There's one small difference though. The G5 produced for apple is actually a slightly crippled PPC970. It's lacking a co-processing unit that isn't useful for desktop users, but in this case is a loss for them.... In choosing G5's they decided that the sacrifice was worth their time.
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the sacrifice was worth their TIME??? what about money? wouldn't they have had to buy more IBMs to get the same power, given that the IBMs are single processor units? And how does the price compare even so?
Given their results, it's hard to say the made a terribly large sacrifice. *Maybe* they could have gotten better results for the same money by waiting, but that's always true in this world: if you wait long enough, the power you want will come down and down and down, all depending on how long you're willing to wait. Time was not an option for them, therefore they got the best possible choice. To say they sacrificed seems a distortion of the truth, unless you think they also sacrificed by not waiting until 2010, when something much more powerful might be a tenth the price.


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Kitchenaid Stand mixer - which size to get?
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- charmdesign Dec 31, 2011 11:09 AM
Am contemplating using some Christmas money to purchase a Kitchenaid stand mixer - which size would you guys recommend? I haven't researched them a lot and there seem to be a fair amount of options even beyond size! I'd love to have one like I've seen Giada, Ina and Ree Drummond use!
re: vafarmwife
I am interested in doing bread and pizza dough!
I have the 6 qt. Pro as well. It has the most powerful motor.
Whatever you do, do *not* put the aluminum pieces (paddle, whisk) in the dishwasher.
Note that any gear you see on TV is not there because it is the best, but rather because it has been provided free by the manufacturer.
re: acgold7
Do you guys keep yours out on the counter? Guessing the 6 qt one doesn't take up much more space visually than the 5. I'll probably try and match mine to my appliances and get a stainless steel version.
re: charmdesign
Yep mine has a place of honor on the counter. If I am going to spend $399 for something, you bet it is going to be seen. LOL
re: charmdesign
If you have access to costco they have been selling the 6qt pro 575watt for 289$ in canada at least might be less in the states
re: Dave5440
Be very careful and check the specs. The ones at the Costco that I've seen are not the top model and have less horsepower.
If this is the one you are talking about, note that it is 5.5 qt, not 6.
which is not the same mixer as
re: acgold7
The one in the canadian costco near me used to be the 6qt, but online they only show the 5.5, but there is no flour rating.But it is the 575 watt so it WILL be the same horsepower. And BTW I can tell the difference between 5.5 and 6
re: Dave5440
There used to be one that truly was 600 watts, I'm pretty sure. But mine are 575 as well so I guess they're not available anymore.
re: acgold7
From what i've read the "Used to be" KA's are far better, but maybe they've listened and are getting better. I just wonder if the "Made in USA" is factual.
re: Dave5440
Yeah, I think there's no question that the older ones were more rugged. I had a 5 qt model that I used for years but the circuit board went haywire and now all speeds are the same. My first 6 qt model stripped its gears when I was grinding semi-frozen meat (even though they tell you to do this; I guess the meat was a little more than "semi" frozen). I replaced all the gears myself, but it was still really loud, so I bought another and it's louder than the first one. But both were refurbs and consequently much cheaper than new ones, so at least there's that.
re: charmdesign
The pro is much larger than the artisan - taller and has a bigger footprint. I got the artisan (in the custom metallic series - swoon!) in part because I prefer the looks but also don't have counter or cabinet clearance for the larger pro.
re: acgold7
What is the reason for this, acgold7? I know not to, and I never have, but on Christmas Day, someone put my whisk in the DW, where I discovered it the next morning when I was unloading. It looks the same. Is there anything I should be worried about?
re: nomadchowwoman
The tines are stainless, but the hub is aluminum, and it turned dull grey the first time I washed it in the DW, before I even used it. Same with the flat beater and dough hook, which are all-aluminum. Took me hours to polish them up by hand to restore their shine.
The manual says not to put these in the DW, but it's buried in fine print. In my opinion it should be a big red sticker on the box.
re: acgold7
I did it, too -- I figure it's just cosmetic, so I'm not too fussed.
I have the 6-qt, 600W pro, by the way -- when I told a colleague that hubby had bought me the mac daddy mixer for Christmas, he looked horrified and asked if I'd let him sleep in the house yet...he didn't understand that for me, a 6-qt, 600W KA Pro was like giving Tim Taylor the entire Binford product line. (MORE POWER!!!)
re: acgold7
I've had a K45SS for, oh, maybe 35 years now. I always put the paddle and whisk in the dishwasher. Both still going strong.
re: tim irvine
See above. The Pro model comes with aluminum attachments, or at least the two I have did. I had to buy enameled ones separately. Those are fine in the DW.
re: charmdesign
yes, online. Check out slickdeals.com. They will price match and also allow you to use coupons, etc. Got mine there are got a great deal. There might still be a rebate too.
If your gonna be doing any type of doughs def get the 6qt. the tilt heads dont have metal gears in them.
re: Dave5440
So, I just found out that the place I would like to buy it (the place I have the gift card for is Kohls!) only carries the 5 qt one - the 'Artisan Stand Mixer'. I'm thinking that would be more in the budget anyhow. What ways would I be losing out not getting the 6 qt?
re: charmdesign
charmdesign, here's a good guide that compares all the KA models
As you look through the guide, think about how you'll be using your mixer to help determine the best mixer for your needs.
A very quick summary between the Artisan and the Pro 600 is the Artisan is a tilt head with a 5 quart capacity and its motor is 325 watts. The 600 is a bowl lift, 6 quart capacity and it's motor is 575 watts. Theoretically, the 600 should be able to handle heavier loads.
If you decide on the 600 and it's not available at your local Kohl's, try another or look online. There is a $50 rebate on the 600 that expires today, but keep in mind KA offers rebates on both machines several times yearly. If you can be patient, get your mixer during a rebate period.
Whichever model you select, the great thing about Kohl's is they will price match to other retailers and you can use multiple coupons to further reduce the price. Additionally, if you hit a Kohl's sale and get their cash back, it's usually a great deal after all the discounts (for example, right before Christmas, with sale prices, discounts and Kohl's cash back, members at slickdeals.net were reporting the Artisan for about $145 and the 600 at about $225.
I have both models and use the 600 the most due to bread doughs and capacity.
Happy choosing! Please let us know which one you selected.
re: Molly James
people were getting the pro for $128 after rebate (and possibly Kohl's cash). It was an insane deal!
re: Molly James
Can you re-link me it didn't work. Thanks for the tips. If you did say, pizza dough in the Artisan, would that work out okay? Just enough dough for two mediums pizzas I suppose.I guess I am wondering what the main issue with breads is- the dough on breads rising past the bowl capacity? So far leaning to the 5 qt since it's at Kohls. Want to check that guide you linked me to confirm my choice.
re: charmdesign
I'd go with the larger/pro model, especially with dough. It's about the power of the motor, not the dough rising in the bowl. The pro model can handle bread doughs better.
Also, for making cakes, the larger bowl is big enough to hold the egg whites/yolks once they've been whipped, especially if you are using a recipe for 2 9-inch layers. Also, for things like home made marshmallows, the larger motor and bowl capacity is great.
I've seen the artisan on sale, have been tempted, but have held off until I can afford the larger model.
re: charmdesign
Guide link http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_... Ok, I see the link is still being parsed when I post. Try this: Google "Amazon Kitchenaid Guide" The link will take you to a consolidated KA standmixer page. On the left, the last text section is for Guides and Charts, click on Model Comparison.
In my experience, making pizza dough in the Artisan causes the machine to bounce around and "walk" a bit while kneading- not good if the machine is near the counter edge!
The 600 does have metal gears, and it's stronger motor is more capable of kneading heavier or more dense doughs.
I agree with the suggestion below if you get the 600, the 3 quart bowl is a great addition if you intend on using it for much smaller quantities.
re: charmdesign
Your dough won't rise very well in the shape of the Artisan bowl no matter what. You'll get a much better rise if you put in in a wider and shallower bowl. It will rise eventually, but very slowly. Also, if you plan a day or two ahead you can let it rise over night in your refrigerator. The texture and flavor of dough gets much, much better the longer it is allowed to proof.
re: Molly James
Yay for that link to the comparison chart!!!
1000x more helpful than the lame comparison on KA website.
re: charmdesign
they sell them online (and around here in store).
On Amazon there were complaints about plastic gears on the 600, so I would get the 610 or 620 instead. I have the 610 and have not had any problems. The bowl is usually too big for one batch of anything, though. It is almost useless a single batch of egg whites or whipped cream, so if you bake lots of sweets I would get the 3q bowl attachment.
re: MelissaMachete
I was under the impression that all the models went back to metal gears. My 5 qt says in large print on the box "All metal gears", this can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on what can happen while you are using it, if something dropped into the bowl while mixing at higher speed and jammed the tool the electrical overload can't react quick enough to shut it down and can result in a massive failure in the gearbox, while if you had just one plastic gear in the gearbox that gear would fail first everytime, if located in an easy to access spot it would be an easy repair. The other option is to have a shear pin or a purposely designed "weaker" gear that would fail first I don't know if they've done that but if I was going to warrenty something I would make sure that was designed in.
re: Dave5440
The plastic gear is NOT in an easy spot..Its a pain to replace. See attached photo for an perfect example of why not to buy the artisan. Not to mention trying to pick out all the broken pieces or replacing all the grease.
re: RudysEquipment_Supplies
Here is the 6qt metal gear.
re: RudysEquipment_Supplies
If you can swing it the best Kitchen aid motor. The new 7qt. commercial.. $570 bucks though
re: RudysEquipment_Supplies
Like I said in my very first post, "Get the biggest you can afford"
re: Dave5440
agreed! Rather have the capacity and not use it than need it and not have it.
re: njmarshall55
the only caveat I would give is that, with the 6-qt, I do sometimes have things that just aren't big enough to futz around with the big mixer -- a small batch of cookies, a small amount of whipped cream, etc.
I use the hand mixer for those (or a whisk...) -- but there are times that the big one is just, well, too big.
but for the medium- to large jobs, I wouldn't trade my KA for the world. I've kneaded every kind of dough you can imagine, enough chocolate chip dough to make 12 dozen cookies (twice a week for three years for hungry football players, no less), tons of mashed potatoes, and gallons of whipped cream...all stuff I'd never have the strength or patience to do by hand.
Better to match the size of your mixer to what you plan to do with it...the 7-quart wouldn't be much good for most single folks, for example...
re: sunshine842
perhaps volume plays in- how much you plan to bake with it- is it for a large crowd? a huge family thanksgiving? For that the larger the better it seems.
re: charmdesign
that's pretty much what I said.
re: sunshine842
yeah, I was summing it up :) If only they didn't cost so much more. I'm looking to keep the spending down a bit! Now I'm trying to convince myself I don't need the custom metallic which is also more $.
re: RudysEquipment_Supplies
The grease and broken peices wouldn't bother me, it's much cleaner that what I deal with all day, but not to put the gear where it isn't easy to replace is just bad design, the metal gear below looks quite substantial , did they add any mechanical overload protection to the 6qt?
re: Dave5440
No there is no thermal over load on there mixers anymore..
re: RudysEquipment_Supplies
On any of them?
If you're planning on making bread, especially stiffer doughs like bagels and brioche, I'd go w/ the pro600 at least. I have that and those doughs tax it. OTOH, my friend only does lighter doughs, up to cinnamon rolls, and has no problems w/ her artisan one. The drop bowl might be more inconvenient but the power is worth it. The older models supposedly had plastic parts but the more recent ones, past couple of years, don't, or at least according to the KA salesperson.
If you could swing the difference in price I'd go with a Bosch. They're much better built and they mix ingredients much better with the way their beaters work. Our KA let out magic smoke and we went Bosch and made all sorts of heavy dough breads and it never broke a sweat. We recently bought a newer model and gave the still working one to my niece. 15 years old and still going strong.
Look on the internet for the demo of the bosch whipping egg whites vs the KA.
re: mdgolfbum
I just ordered a Bosch Universal Kitchen Machine. And called Whirlpool to ensure they are sending me a replacement KA Pro 610 (yes the one from Williams Sonoma). It overheated, turned off and went up in smoke. Only after 5.5 cups of bread flour. The dough was a bit stiff. Never again for bread. It works well for everything else.
Yes it does seem to have thermal overload protection.
I am giving my 20+yo stand to one nieces or nephews. I replacing it with a 7 qt. Cuisinart or Viking mixer. Kitchenaid has the most recognized name,the other two have the performance. There are a number of reasons that I want tge Cuisinart for, among them are depth of the bowl, the mixing shield and the timer. I have over mixed when baking and have had to clean up a mess in my oven. The timer shuts the mixer off when the suggested time is reached. The pouring shield covers the entire bowl, when adding dry ingredients such as flour, it it doesn't splash out and dust my counter. I am going to buy the 7b qt, 1,000 W. model.
re: vafarmwife
I noticed reports of this, so I dug around a little and it turns out there are two 7-qt models. The residential one is exclusive to WS until midyear. The Commercial one is NSF approved and is about $100 more, but according to the company they are identical. It's basically the same size as the 600, but a bit wider to accommodate the new bowl. KA claims this is an entirely new design, not just a re-badged 600. They now measure the power in HP and claim that because of an entirely new motor design, it is more powerful yet uses less electricity, so the new motor is rated only at 500W.
Also: the 610 and 620 appear to be only cosmetic upgrades of the 600, possibly made for specific retailers. In the spec sheets both claim to be 590 rather than 575 watts, but a close look at the photos shows the 620 to have 575 stamped on it, while the 610 does say 590. I have a hunch that at these levels, the exact numbers don't matter much.
Feedback on the 7qt on another forum shows that one user got one from WS that made horrible screeching sounds, as did the replacement. Finally she got one shipped to her direct from KA and she says it's whisper-quiet and she loves it.
Finally, you may remember that Hobart (The Original KitchenAid; they made the KA mixers as KA was their residential brand until they sold it a while ago, if I am understanding the history correctly) came out with a Commercial/Residential version of the 5-qt a few years back. It is supposed to be heavier-duty and sturdier than the KA version, and has a huge power head. But a look at the current specs shows that they are claiming 1/6 HP vs the 1.3HP of the new KA 7-qt, and if I am doing the calculations correctly it only tops out at about 350W. And oh yeah, it's $2,000.00.
re: acgold7
1 horsepower is 732 to 750 watts so the 1.3 would be 975 watts and 1/6 would be 125 so there is probably a typo somewhere
re: Dave5440
You're probably right, but I never thought wattage could be converted directly into HP. Here's the product page that talks about 500 watts on the 1.3 HP motor:
..and here's the spec sheet that says the Hobart is 1/6 HP, and draws 2.9 amps at 120V:
As you say, there could be a typo somewhere or my math could be wrong (W=VA, right?).
re: acgold7
W=VA, right?
That is the correct equasion, but the main problem is the marketing department covers the ad type, so they tend to throw around a lot of BS.
I never thought wattage could be converted directly into HP
It's all related , it's all math after all
This thread is pretty good but drops off before the main respondent can explain the there is no difference between gas HP and electrical HP , 1HP is 1 HP. A horsepower is a definition of work done in a specific time period. 1 HP = 33,000 ft/lbs per min or 550ft/lbs per second, which the brilliant minds of years ago figured was 745 watts(I'm not being sarcastic here)
re: Dave5440
Ksm7990 Commercial spec sheet.
re: RudysEquipment_Supplies
Thought those pics would be bigger to read...Sorry. Might have to save pics to your computer actually read specs. 2nd photo shows a comparison between 6qt and the 7qt
re: RudysEquipment_Supplies
Do you have a link? Saving to PC actually results in even lower res, for some reason....
I was able to make out that the 7-qt is indeed 500W.
re: RudysEquipment_Supplies
These are great, thanks.
Interesting that this current spec sheet says the Pro 600 comes with a coated c-hook dough hook, while both of mine came with the burnished metal spiral hook.
Thanks for all the information everyone- very helpful. Can anyone tell me why the custom metallic artisan costs so much more!? I really like the look of the brushed nickel on the custom metallic. I think, at this stage- budgetary reasons are steering me to the artisan although I can see how the pro is the better piece of equipment for doughs.
re: charmdesign
Its because those colors are much harder to produce without flaws in the finish.
re: RudysEquipment_Supplies
would it be hard to take care of? I know how cleaning my stainless fridge with that brushed metallic finish can be- it requires a lot of cleaning off to keep that shiny appearance. I also wonder about rust over time.
re: charmdesign
No it wont rust... Its a painted finish..
re: RudysEquipment_Supplies
I got a chance to look at the metallic chrome finish on the Artisan yesterday at the store. I saw it's 'painted' look. I've not seen the brushed nickel finish on the custom metallic yet I would like it if it looked just like my appliances.
re: charmdesign
It does match a brushed S/S finish
re: charmdesign
You can always send it out later and get it a fancy paint job - http://un-amore.com/gallery.html
re: Scrapironchef
Or, if you really want to dress it up...
re: acgold7
About 10 shots into the gallery is a flame paint job that makes the stick on one lok like stickers...
Several years ago, SIL was RAVING about her new KA stand mixer... 5 qt model. She does a LOT of holiday baking and went on and on about how nicely it worked while making her semi-famous chocolate chiffon cake and DREAMY butter cream frosting for that Thanksgiving. My first thought was... no way I'm spending $200+ for a mixer!?! She MADE me take the thing home on T-day with strict instructions to bring it back the followiing weekend. After mixing up double batches of doughs for 4-5 different kinda of cookies in no time, with no elbow grease required... I was hooked. Bought myself one for that Christmas... on sale at Boscov's for $199 (model that has tilt top) and a scratch-off coupon that took off an additional 15%!
It sat on my counter from day one. During cooler months, usually make pizza sometime over weekend... making the dough is a snap.
THEN, I made a great THRIFT STORE find! A "vintage", faded yellow, crank up/down model... larger capacity. Had paddle, whisk, and dough hook and ran very smoothly. I gave it a thorough cleaning, taped everything off and spray paiinted it flat black with paint meant for outdoor gas grills!?! Have no idea how old it is, but it's a work-horse and has larger capacity than newer one.
I've been using the same old 4.5 quart tilt head mixer for like 9 years. The only thing I ever had capacity issues with was when I would do 5 lbs of potatoes to mash in it for holidays. I bit the bullet and upgraded to a Pro 600 mixer a few weeks ago (screaming deal on Amazon)....still haven't plugged it in.
The biggest motivator for the move wasn't the potatoes, it was that I'm getting more into some of the attachments that I fear might burn out the motor of the smaller mixer, and the tilt head was always kind of annoying for things like breads, even if you locked it down.
re: njmarshall55
Amen. I have the Pro 600 and use it all the time (the majority of which it's total overkill) and I love having the capacity if I need it. It stays on the counter though since it won't fit in any of my cabinets.
re: venice4504
If I had to lift out the Pro600 every time I wanted to use it, it would get much less use. It stays on the counter.
The celeb chefs use the tilt-head version on TV for ease of use when filming ....it shoots and shows better to viewers and is easier to use in that context. I have a Pro500 w/lift up bowl and recently bought a 4.5 qt tilt up on the supercheap at Costco. While the tiltup is small...it is great for most regular projects. It is a bit smaller and lighter. The bowl lift version is slightly annoying for me to use ...I find I do like some things about tilt head...it is sort of a classic! But kitchen hound that I am, I kept the older Pro model around "just in case". I use it for whipping up quantities of stiff masa for tamales. Depends in part what you use it for the most. I found the larger bowl a bit of deterrent for many projects. But I am a fiend for the meat grinder attachment and sausage stuffer attachment. Seem to work fine on both.
re: luminosa
I had planned to give away my Classic when I got my 6 quart Pro mixer but I've found it doesn't work well for small amounts of things. I find myself using the smaller model for that stuff.
I have the 4 1/2 qt. I make cookie dough using 3 cups butter, 6 cups sugar, 6 cups of flour. And I also make in dough using 5 lbs of flour


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