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The biggest headache will be to do it in the correct order, but realistically out of hours is best.
Change your server static IP configuration first, then DHCP, and then printers and any admin workstations with a static configuration.
Okay guys, newbie question for the geniuses:
New broadband installation is imminent, only I have been told that because our new firewall & filtering is hosted externally (by new ISP) I am going to have change our entire network address range so that it doesn't conflict with another schools network.
(Never thought this would be a problem being a private range, how wrong I was...)
For someone who's never done anything like this before, what's the best way of going about making all of these changes?
Are there any things I need to really watch out for?
Any advice anyone could give would be much appreciated!
The biggest headache will be to do it in the correct order, but realistically out of hours is best.
Change your server static IP configuration first, then DHCP, and then printers and any admin workstations with a static configuration.
Asreal (10th March 2014)
I would install a NAT box and use your own private IP range for your LAN this will only be a little bit more work and you will never have this issue again if your ISP changes the IP range/
I did this not that long ago for one of my schools (went from a /24 to a /22) and it wasnt that bad.
My process was:
- Statically set a laptop my current range and run Angry IP Scanner on the current range (just to get everything)
- Change the servers IPs to the new range
- Change the DHCP scope to the new range
- Change any reservations
- Turn the switches off/on again (This causes a re-lease on every device)
- Re Run the IP Scan
- Change the important devices in the left overs list first
- Change the IP Printer ports on the print server
- Re Run the IP Scan
- Plod through the remaining devices and change them
- Repeat Steps 9 & 10 until the IP Scan returns only the laptop you set statically
In all it took me not much more than on hour to do, most things had a reservation so it was nice and easy.
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Ensure any IP-based ACLs are updated before swapping the ranges.
When changing the IP config, it's important to re-register with DNS manually to speed up the process (via the command prompt). This will then replicate through to other DNS servers on your network.
So any clients picking up an IP on the new range will register in DNS ok, providing the servers are all ok first? Also will I have to change my subnet mask?
Yeah my issues in the week or so afterwards where all down to devices using ip addresses in paths etc... but it didn't cause any major disruption.
I actually ended doing it twice at one site in less than a month. Our LEA didn't record that we had been given a new range and gave it to someone else, then when we did swap to it (after sitting on the job for 6 months) we had a painful connection with things just not working. I was no impressed when the LEA said I had to change it all again.
We've just had our lovely new boradband installed but i've noticed recently we are low on IP's and ideally I want to separate out server and printer ranges. We are currently running on the old LA provided range (255.255.255.0) but can move onto a new one now.
Just realised I've hijacked the thread, perhaps I should go start my own! Apologies OP :P
NP! You're asking thing's I've missed
(Plus, I'm glad it's not just me!)
I've said to a lot of teachers - Can you remember all the names in your class? 'Yes' - Can you remember all their phone numbers? 'No' - that's what DNS is for
Thanks btw folks; has been a great help!
Rumour has it that some of our extreme switches have had their IPs configured manually - anyone had to do this very much?
Try reducing the lease time down to 3 days in DHCP Server, so it frees up more IPs in a shorter period of time.
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It is months since I blogged. Between my stupidity & this lap top having a hissy fit I just could not get in. Last weekend my son in law Russell straightened it out for me. So here goes. I won't say much in case is doesn`t work.
Last weekend I saw Hitchcock the film & really enjoyed it. I went with my daughter & son in law. I was the only one who actually saw the original film Psycho. I vividly remember that shower scene. Scared me witless at the time. This Sunday I am at Monte Casino to see the Jersey Boys. I love musicals.
Easter week was hectic! I played not just for my own church but for a couple more who had no organist. It is a good thing that I enjoy playing music. I am also back to the pre-schools. I miss the children when it is holiday time. I really appreciate the fact that all teachers, bless them, need a holiday or they would all burn out. I see the pupils once a week for a few hours but they have it every day.
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HIGHLAND IL (July27, 2011) While the temperatures have been near the one hundred degree mark this week, Rodney Melvin from Logan IL put a chill on the Becker Jewelers Late Models at the Madison County Fair's "UMP Challenge of Champions" held at the Highland Speedway. Melvin set fast time for the evening and finished second to "Fast" Frankie Martin in the second heat putting the number 27M inside third row. It took a lap to get things started but one the field got rolling the number 38 of Ryan Little sitting on the pole took to the lead for the first five laps.At lap eight "King Kong" Randy Korte moved into the front spot and on the next lap what looked like disaster for the leaders when Michael Schulte in the 27S spun in front of everyone in-between turns three and four. Luckily everybody cleared the stalled racer of Schulte.
Korte had command of the race until the midway point, that's when the 27M of Melvin started sticking the nose of his Bob Pierce built late model under the 00 of Korte. Laps 21 and 22 had the two veterans and former UMP Champions running side by side, finally on lap 23 Melvin cleared Korte and started putting distance between him and the field.
On lap 27 last week's Highland feature winner Paul Bailey ran up alongside the wall on the back stretch bringing out an unwanted caution for Melvin, but at the same time a ray of hope for Korte and Tim Manville in the 33 battling for the second spot. Melvin had accessed nearly a straight away lead ahead of the two drivers from Highland. So it was single file restart with Melvin on point, Korte, Manville, Dan Jacober in the 22 and Little. On the restart it didn't take Melvin long to put the "chill" on the field and by lap 35 was back to a full straight away lead over Korte and Manville.
Just as he was about to run into the back of the field the double checkers flew giving Rodney Melvin the Becker Jewelers Cup for winning the 2011 Madison County Fair Challenge of Champions, Korte was second and Manville, Jacober and "the Highland Bulldog" Chad Zobrist finished third through fifth.
Heat wins for the night went to Little, Martin and Korte.
Steve Schmitt Modifieds:
The Steve Schmitt Modifieds was able to at least one lap in before a caution flew realigning the field into single file on the restart. Pole sitter Mike Harrison was up front with the 1D of Dean Hoffmann, Steve Lach, Scott Weber, and Brett "The Kid" Korvis making up the first five cars. By lap 10 Harrison, who was recently crowned champion of the DirtCAR Summit Modified Tour, had nearly a straight away lead over Hoffmann and Lach. What caught everyone's eye was Chris Smith in the 15 running against the wall and moving forward from his 10th place starting position. Smith just cleared the 1D of Hoffmann on lap 17 of the twenty lap event when caution flew reverting back to the previous lap placing Smith third behind Hoffmann and Harrison. When the green dropped on the restart Smith immediately jumped to the high side and moved around Hoffman setting his sights on the 24 of Harrison. Smith made a valiant effort coming out of turn four heading to the finish line, catching Harrison but needing more laps to clear him, Harrison crossed the double checkers first with the 15 of Smith in hot pursuit, Hoffman, Lach, and Korvis completed the top five.
Harrison, Hoffman and Scott Weber were heat winners.
UMP Sportsmen: Rob Lee collected his 7th feature win of the season holding off the 8 of Robbie Eilers, Aaron Melton, Justin Ketrow and Steve Stevenson.
UMP Factory Stocks: Shaun Horstmann returned to his winning ways in the UMP Factory stocks but not without a lot of pressure from the 52 of Tim Koch, Stephen Foehne, Josh Heuiser and Austin Isaak were your top 5 in the factory stocks.
Kid Modz
As an added treat the Kid Modz were added to the card, Cole Sellers from Breese IL won the night cap over Zane Ulmer, Tyler Kuhn, Kaley Gibson, Logan Mitchell and Joey Gibson.
Coming Events: There will be no racing this Saturday July 30 at The Speedway, when racing resumes on Saturday, August 6, it will be Topless Night - Becker Jewelers Late Models, Steve Schmitt Modifieds, Sportsman and UMP Pro Late Models Take Your Roof Off.
Also mark your calendars' for Thursday, August 25 it will be the MARS vs. UMP DirtCAR Late Models presented by Kettle River Furniture with Great Giveaways. The night will feature the Becker Jewelers Late Models, Steve Schmitt Modifieds and the UMP Sport Compacts.
For more information about the Highland Speedway please visit the tracks web site at HighlandSpeedway.com on Facebook/HighlandSpeedway or by text by sending Highland to 9 10 11.
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Top Feature Finishers:
UMP Becker Jewelers Late Models - Feature
1 27R Rodney Melvin
2 00 Randy Korte
3 33 Tim Manville
4 22 Dan Jacober
5 78 Chad Zobrist
6 38L Ryan Little
7 25 Frankie Martin
8 16 Rusty Griffaw
9 16H Mike Hammerle
UMP Steve Schmitt Modified - Feature
1 24H Mike Harrison
2 15 Chris Smith
3 1D Dean Hoffman
4 42 Steve Lach
5 25 Brett Korves
6 75 Darrell Hewlett
7 84 Tyler Deibert
8 808X Bob Simmons
9 55V Brad Venhaus
10 0 Tim Hancock
UMP Sportsman - Feature
1 88 Rob Lee
2 8E Russell Eilers
3 115 Aaron Melton
4 6 Justin Ketrow
5 1S Steve Stevenson
UMP Factory Stock - Feature
1 54 Shaun Horstmann
2 52 Tim Koch
3 29 Stephen Fohne
4 1H Josh Heuiser
5 6I Austin Isaak
Kid Modz
1 0 8 Cole Sellers
2 14 Zane Ulmer
3 22 Tyler Kuhn
4 11K Kaley Gibson
5 99 Logan Mitchell
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- The 14-year-old from China isn't going anywhere in a hurry. And this Masters is still a long way from taking shape.
Despite being the first player at Augusta National to get hit with a one-shot penalty for slow play, teen sensation Guan Tianlang still made history Friday as the youngest player to make the cut in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event.
And it came down to the last shot of a wild and windy day.
Jason Day could have sent the kid home early with a birdie from just off the front of the green on the 18th hole. But the Australian was wide left and tapped in for par, giving him a 4-under 68 and a one-shot lead over fellow Aussie Marc Leishman and the ageless Fred Couples.
The par meant that Guan, who had one shot added to his score on the 17th hole for his second bad time of the round -- made the cut under the 10-shot rule.
"If I can make it, I would be really happy for it," Guan said some five hours earlier. "But if I didn't make it, it's still a great week."
He's now part of a weekend at Augusta that should be as dynamic as ever.
Day was at 6-under 138, and 18 players were within four shots of the lead, including Tiger Woods.
Woods moved into a share of the lead with a two-putt birdie on the eighth hole, and his game looked to be as sharp as ever -- perhaps too sharp. Right when it looked like he might take the outright lead, Woods hit a lob wedge that was so perfect it hit the flag on the par-5 15th and caromed backward off the green and into the water. Instead of having a short birdie putt, he had to scramble to save bogey.
Woods posed over another shot on the 18th and was stunned to see it hop onto the upper shelf, leading to his second three-putt bogey of the week. He had to settle for a 71, though he was still only three shots out of the lead.
"My score doesn't quite indicate how well I played today," Woods said.
Day, a runner-up at the Masters two years ago, can be one of the most exciting players in golf when his game is on, and he was firing at flags from everywhere Friday. Even from the pine straw under the trees on the dangerous 11th, the Aussie took dead aim at the pin and set up a rare birdie to join the leaders.
His only blunder was hitting into the water short of the 12th, though he still managed to escape with bogey, and then he fired a 4-wood low enough to stay below the trees and avoid the wind on the 13th, setting up a two-putt birdie.
He was cognizant of the guys behind him -- Woods included -- though just as much pressure comes from trying to be the first Australian in a green jacket.
"The moment I start worrying about other players is the moment I start losing focus on what I need to do, and when I do that, I'll start making bogeys," Day said. "It's obviously great to have the lead. I'm very exciting for the challenge over the next two days. It really is exciting to have the opportunity to win the Masters. I'm very, very happy where I am right now."
The 53-year-old Couples, who shared the 36-hole lead last year at the Masters, birdied the 18th hole for a 71 and will play in the final group.
"I did tee off Thursday with the idea of playing well, and now it's Friday afternoon late. I'm surprised, but I'm not going to freak out over it," Couples said.
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And still in the mix was Rory McIlroy, who turned his fortunes around with a 5-wood from about 275 yards that set up a short eagle putt. He added three more birdies on the back nine and had a 70, leaving him only four shots out of the lead going into the weekend.
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masculinity Archives - Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
Dancing With Bullets: Performing Masculinity in Image Comic's "Dancer"
There are so many reasons I love Image Comic's Dancer. I'm a sucker for international thrillers with spies and hitmen (throw in a little sci-fi action and we're golden), I always wished I could be a ballerina despite my complete lack of coordination, and Nic Klein's art is incredibly breath-taking and both inspires me as an artist and makes me feel incredibly inept (which is the highest compliment I can pay). So needless to say, I was hooked from the first page, but I honestly wasn't entirely sure why. The story wasn't exactly groundbreaking in originality, and the character types were all pretty familiar and straightforward. The script was thrilling, so maybe that was it?
Then I started thinking about Dancer in terms of its identity politics and what it's actually saying about who we are, who we want to be, and more importantly, who we can be or become under the right circumstances. As The Fox says, "It's time to stop thinking that you are what you are not, Alan." As much as it's about escaping near-certain death, it is about Alan's struggle with his own identity as a hitman, facing down his own barbarism, brutality, strength, and tenacity…in the form of his clone. His younger self is a pitch-perfect stereotype of the hitman character: he's strong, relentless, intelligent, and always seems to have the upper hand. The hitman/spy is a pretty standard trope of masculinity, where masculinity has typically been figured in terms of embodied violence and strength. It is monstrous and brutal, a technology of murder that is cold and calculated.
What Dancer manages to do is take two typically gendered binary constructs – ballet and being a gun for hire – and parallels them to reveal the performativity lurking behind said stereotypes.
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Charlotte's Overstreet Mall network stretches from the 400 block of South Tryon Street to the 200 block of North Tryon.
And for the immediate future, that's where you will find most of the shops, restaurants and services that support uptown workers and residents.
Retail is needed, and uptown leaders have been pushing for more, preferably at ground level where it could help animate center city streets.
But attracting more stores – especially national chains – won't be easy in these uncertain times.
A consultant hired by Charlotte Center City Partners completed a study last year that suggested uptown could support 240,000 square feet more retail right away, but the economy has slowed and retailers have cut back on expansion plans.
"In this economy, we are not moving aggressively on a retail development plan," said Michael Smith, president of Charlotte Center City Partners. "I don't think we would get the mix we want right now."
Center City Partners does plan to hire a director of retail early next year, he said.
The Overstreet Mall – appreciated by office workers and decried by urban planners – houses everything from fast food and coffee shops to apparel stores and gift purveyors.
Smith said he and the consultant believe the walkways should provide support services – copying, for example – to businesses instead of mainstream retail, which is best suited for street level.
A former president of Charlotte Center City Partners found the elevated network so disconcerting a few years ago that he was ready to recommend the city tear it down.
Smith doesn't go that far, but he does concede the system "is dilutive to creating a vibrant center city."
Nevertheless, if you want to shop uptown today, the Overstreet Mall is usually where you will end up.
The last time I walked the full length, I counted about 150 shops, restaurants and service providers along the way.
Most office workers are familiar with the system, which also connects to parking decks and allows them to avoid going outside in inclement weather.
But visitors and conventioneers often come and go without ever knowing it exists. Entrances – through building lobbies – are not well marked and are difficult to find.
And if you are not from around here, you have to stop someone and ask directions or find a map. Smith said Center City Partners isn't overly concerned about that.
"Functioning as a business support center, I think the right people know how to get there," he said. "With the hours these shops keep and the merchandise they offer, it is not, generally speaking, a place our guests want or need to shop."
Charlotte's overhead system is small potatoes compared with the Minnesota city our leaders borrowed the idea from in the mid-1970s.
Minneapolis claims to have the largest system in the world, linking nearly 80 blocks of downtown attractions, businesses and hotels.
But Smith said he heard that leaders in that city have come full circle and are starting to think about how to bring activity back down to street level.
In Charlotte, the overhead system has been expanded several times since its 1977 opening and caused debates on the City Council on whether it should be allowed to grow.
Center City Partners, of course, prefers not to see any more extensions. "It's not part of our longer-term vision," Smith said.
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As part of a special series of educational lectures for the community, the Arcadia University School of Global Business will present Social Security Optimization on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Brubaker 102. Kim Berry, president of Boreal Insurance Brokerage and former financial advisor for Morgan Stanley, will discuss the methods for maximizing Social Security and effectively planning for retirement.
"For the Baby Boomer generation, Social Security is a cornerstone of their retirement years. This seminar will help to explain how to take that income and maximize it," says Berry, a highly regarded advocate for married couples planning for retirement and a local expert on Social Security maximization.
In her one hour presentation, Berry will emphasize the top three strategies for increasing Social Security income on a monthly basis—methods that can nearly double one's annual income, resulting in thousands of dollars of additional income over the course of a lifetime.
"The point of learning these strategies is to help you take the income you've made and maximize the income you've received over your lifetime," says Berry, adding that "the government can't afford for this population to be without this income."
This informative session will also shed light on how coordinating spousal benefits properly can help to stretch the maximum potential of one's earnings and why the Senior Citizens Freedom to Work Act of 2000 allows recipients to even begin receiving benefits while current benefits continue to grow.
Berry, a Temple University graduate who holds Life, Health and Property, and Casualty Insurance licenses, founded Boreal Insurance Brokerage to help educate and guide the public on financial issues.
The workshop is free, but seating is limited. The deadline for reservations is Monday October 21st. The workshop is only open to married couples and both husband and wife must attend together. Call 215-572-4056 to reserve seats or register online.


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Bring seven highly talented, experienced musicians together in the studio, give them creative freedom as well as a common vision, and a trusted, capable producer, and there's little doubt the results will be extraordinary. The problem, it turns out, is simply getting those artists together in the same room, without neglecting anyone's full-time gig. This is the part where technology comes to the rescue.
In order to accommodate the hectic touring and recording schedules of the various members of Isles & Glaciers�a punk/post-hardcore "super-group" that includes members of Chiodos, Emarosa, Pierce The Veil, the Receiving End of Sirens, Cinematic Sunrise and Underminded�the core music-writing team behind the project collaborated mostly online by swapping digital files, gradually shaping the group's upcoming debut EP, The Hearts Of The Lonely People. When the group did finally meet up in the flesh back in December 2008, they had roughly a week to team up with producer Casey Bates (Chiodos, Fear Before, The Fall of Troy) and finalize the seven songs that now comprise the record.
"We recorded all these songs with never once having played them all the way through, never all being in the same room, no one playing an instrument before they were tracked," says guitarist/keyboardist Brian Southall. "It was sitting on a computer and going, 'Yep, that'll probably work,' and we'll figure it out later, and somehow it worked. Overall, it was the strangest thing I've ever been a part of."
As oddly animatronic as that process may seem, listeners will barely make it through opening track "Kings and Chandeliers," before the stunning success of the union is apparent. Instead of seeming cold or disjointed, there's a fire to every aspect of Hearts that burns as brightly as anything you'll hear from a year-round touring band, yet Isles has only played one official show�at Emo's in Austin, Texas, for the 2009 SXSW convention. Yet somehow, the nature of the experience seems to have driven each Isles & Glaciers member to achieve their personal best, and the sum total of those efforts is astonishing.
"When we all met up in Seattle it was just a matter of piecing things together and working our asses off for the little time we had," says vocalist/guitarist Vic Fuentes. "I had so many amazing songwriters involved at once, so I had to open my mind a little more to their different styles. I think this was one of the most difficult parts for all of us. We had to learn how to work with each other without offending or stepping on each others toes, so to speak, but once we broke the ice and got to know each other on a creative level, it was much easier and things started becoming very fun and interesting."
One of the obvious weapons in the band's arsenal is its staggering three-man vocal onslaught of Fuentes (also of Pierce The Veil), Craig Owens (ex-Chiodos) and Jonny Craig (Emarosa, ex-Dance Gavin Dance). Fuentes and Owens contributed heavily to the lyrical content, pulling ideas from assorted notebooks and journals, and then arranging each singer's lines for every song, deciding how to best play up to everyone's individual strengths. Craig, who brings a more improvisational aspect along with his unmistakable power and soul, worked closely with Fuentes to capture the singer at the absolute top of his game.
"Craig [Owens] and I both brought a bunch of our personal stuff to the table," says Fuentes. "Jonny is much more of a freestyle singer, and comes up with awesome stuff on the spot, just by singing along. I'll usually work with him personally and tell him when I hear something that sounds cool. I really admire Jonny for his natural abilities."
"I'm happy for Jonny, because I think everyone brought out the best in him and really got him to shine," adds Southall. "Vic was kind of a producer�he just kicked Jonny's ass the whole way. I think a lot of the stuff we had him sing really catered to what his voice is, more so even than his own band."
While the same obstacles that delayed the completion of Hearts continue to hamper definitive plans for Isles & Glaciers' future endeavors, it's clear that should the planets once again align in such a way that its seven members can reunite, great things can be expected. Until then, Hearts is a breathtaking testament to the power of creation, whatever the medium or mechanism may be.
"I fucking love how everything came out, and I am super thankful to be a part of a record with so many talented individuals, including my little brother Mike," says Fuentes. "To be honest, it was very intense and crazy trying to get so many different perspectives and creative thoughts into one place, but I think it came out to be such a special and unique album, just because of the road we had to take to make it happen."
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Mohonk Mountain House1½ hours by bus
Situated in a sprawling 19th-century "castle" on the edge of Lake Mohonk in the Hudson Valley, this resort pairs R&R with stellar views. The spa's signature Mohonk Red massage (80mins $185) is named for a variety of witch hazel grown on the premises that's used as part of the treatment. But the weary city dweller's best friends are the massages focusing on specific areas of the body, including tired-from-beating-the-icy-pavement feet, and sore heads and shoulders (each 50mins $125). To celebrate its 145th anniversary this year, Mohonk is offering discounts on stays Sunday through Thursday ($186.90/night). The spa has also created a limited-run treatment that uses a birch-oil blend dating back to the house's 1869 founding ($145). 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, NY (855-291-9849, mohonk.com). $340/night, for two $500–$600/night.
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President Franklin Roosevelt, wheelchair-bound due to polio, was known to frequently visit hot springs and spas. A spa named in his honor at the Gideon Putnam Resort offers hydrotherapy, in which fresh and mineral waters are combined for maximum carbonation (40mins $35). Try the Full Body Bliss, a combo 20-minute mineral bath and 60-minute massage (Mon–Thu $118, Fri–Sun $145). The 2,200-acre grounds boast plenty of trails for long walks. And hey, history buffs: Staffers are knowledgeable about FDR and his family's connection to the area. 39 Roosevelt Dr, Saratoga Springs, NY (800-452-7275, 518-226-4790; gideonputnam.com). $129–$600/night.
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Like a farm-to-table restaurant, this spa's menu changes seasonally. Current winter services include a chocolate-and-coffee body scrub ($70) and a chocolate-peppermint mani ($70) or pedi ($75). You can also try year-round options like a reiki session with a medium trained in the Japanese healing method ($125); an ayurvedic mud wrap incorporating ingredients used in traditional Indian medicine ($115); and a tarot card reading in which you're permitted to bring pictures of deceased loved ones, but not to wear perfume (25mins $65, 50mins $95). 607 West Thames St, Norwich, CT (860-425-3500, thespaatnorwichinn.com). $125–$700/night.
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ItŌĆÖs been more than a year since former Alaska governor and ex-Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin did her first in a series of on-camera interviews with CBSŌĆÖ Katie Couric. In case youŌĆÖve somehow forgotten, it was during that interview in October 2008 that Couric asked Palin what newspapers and magazines she read to inform her worldview. A visibly annoyed Palin said she reads ŌĆ£most of them,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£all of ŌĆśem,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£any of ŌĆśem,ŌĆØ but wouldnŌĆÖt (or couldnŌĆÖt) name even one specific news source.
Now, after so many months, America finally got an answer to the question Wednesday night when Palin told Fox NewsŌĆÖ Sean Hannity: ŌĆ£I read, I read Newsmax, and the Frontiersman, and the Wall Street Journal, and everything online. I absorb the news via many, many sources.ŌĆØ (See a clip of the Hannity interview below.)
The Frontiersman is the local paper serving Wasilla, Alaska. Newsmax, of course, is a politically conservative print magazine and Web site.
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Recap: Clemson vs. Virginia
Clemson, SC (SportsNetwork.com) - Malcolm Brogdon scored nine of his 14 points in the second half, including four critical free throws in the final 16.7 seconds, to send 17th-ranked Virginia to a 63-58 win over Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Joe Harris nailed four 3-pointers and finished with 16 to lead the Cavaliers (21-5, 12-1 ACC), who notched their ninth straight victory and snapped a four- game skid at Clemson.
Mike Tobey matched Brogdon with 14 points and Anthony Gill added 12 off the Virginia bench.
K.J. McDaniels had 24 points in the Tigers' (15-9, 6-6) season-worst third consecutive loss. No other Clemson player scored more than seven. The Tigers were missing starting center Landry Nnoko, who was out with the flu.
"It's obvious Landry would have helped us, but I don't like talking about that because it takes away from the players that do play," Clemson coach Brad Brownell said. "Those guys fought today and did some good things for us, Josh (Smith) and Sidy (Djitte), and competed hard. We were in position to win without Landry, but we just didn't get it done."
Trailing by six, the Cavaliers went on an 8-0 run to grab the lead for good. Harris tied it at 43-43 with a shot from beyond the arc and a Brogdon jumper put Virginia ahead with about six minutes to play.
After nearly turning the ball over on the inbounds pass, Clemson got within 59-58 on a McDaniels 3-pointer with 21.1 seconds remaining.
Brogdon was then fouled and he sank both free throws to give the Cavaliers a three-point lead.
"He was very poised and he has a quietness in his mind when he steps up there," Virginia coach Tony Bennett said of Brogdon. "It was significant because they hit a big three to bring it within reach. It was a battle. We knew it would be a tough game and we knew we'd have to bring it and compete like heck to be in this. That was the mindset."
Jordan Roper looked to tie the game on the next Clemson possession, but his hurried 3-point attempt was off the mark. Brogdon was fouled again after securing the rebound and sealed the win at the charity stripe with 8.9 seconds left.
The Tigers got off to a red-hot start shooting the ball against the nation's No. 1 scoring defense, opening 6-for-6 from the field. Clemson then went cold after a Damarcus Harrison trey made it 21-14.
Virginia, meanwhile, heated up and Harris hit two 3-pointers during a 12-0 run. His second trey gave the Cavaliers their first lead at 24-21 and a Gill jumper capped the surge with roughly four minutes remaining.
A tip-in at the buzzer by Tobey put the Cavaliers up 31-28 at halftime.
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I awoke the morning of Oct 28th to do my usual routine and head on out to work. Little did I know how much things would change by the time the sunset.
My beautiful wife, was almost 41 weeks pregnant with our 1st born son, and was having some labor signs, so we had decided to head to the doctor. Turns out they were just pre-labor symptoms so the doctor had sent us home. My wife asked me on the way home as I was staring out the window at the mountains," What are you thinking about?" I said,"Deer hunting." She knew the answer before she asked. She said," I can tell. You should go, we're not having this baby today!"
I pondered it but really wasn't to motivated to go. Besides already having a very eventful day, I wasn't feeling any pressure to get one since our freezer was already full of elk meat from the cow I tagged with my bow the previous month. But we got home early enough for me to get my hunting gear together and get to my favorite spot. I told my wife," I think I'm gonna go, just to see what's around." We had just received a little snow a day prior and a cold front had moved in so I thought the chances were looking up that the bucks were gonna be moving.
I arrived at my spot, and set up my spotting scope. On a quick scan, I quickly spotted a group of deer feeding on the edge of some thick timber. As I started looking a little closer, I noticed that there were a couple of smaller bucks sparring. I couldn't really make out the size of them, but I knew they were bucks, over a mile away. So I decided to try and get a little closer.
I walked slowly through the crunchy timber foliage with the wind at my side, feeling confident they would not be aware of my presence. As I closed the gap I noticed a lot more deer than I had first seen through my spotting scope. They were all very active, playing around, sparring and just having a good ole' time showing good signs of the pre-rut. This got me pretty excited! My heart started thumping and adrenaline started flowing. I decided to ditch my pack and really try to put the sneak on this group. I made my way through the timbers edge on my belly, hands and knees with my Savage .300 Win Mag in hand. As I popped my head outta the foliage every 20 yards or so, the group of deer appeared undisturbed and still had no idea of my presence. As I inched my way closer and closer, I considered every little move I made, knowing any little sound would blow my cover. As I stalked closer, the wind completely changed direction and was now at my back. I thought to myself, "It's over, they're gonna scent me and it's over."
At this point I was within 100 yards of them but still didn't have a good shot at any of the bucks. They were now moving through the thick timber but were heading in my direction.
"Well.... Maybe it's not over," I thought. I had a nice open clearing in front of me, so I made my way there. I got set up behind a downed ponderosa pine and slowly chambered a shell. I watched patiently, as the group, one-by-one come through that clearing. It was a perfect spot. First the does came through, then the bucks started coming. A couple fork horns, a three point and a pretty decent four point, which I thought about taking but really wasn't the one I was looking for. With the tag I had, and elk meat already in the freezer, I knew I had to wait for a good one, I was looking for one to put on the wall.
Just when I thought the whole group had gone through the clearing, I noticed another stepped into my peripheral view . I swung my rifle back to see what he was and WOW! I knew he was a good one so i steadied my aim and slowly pulled the trigger. I could hear the rest of the group scatter as they were crashing through the timber. I looked up from my scope and couldn't see any deer. I thought to myself, "Did I hit him!?"
Worried I had missed my opportunity. I waited as long as I could before I made my way to where he stood, hoping to get on a blood trail. As I got closer, all I could see were horns sticking up high off of the forest floor. He never took another step from where he stood when I took that shot. When I walked up on him I couldn't believe what lay before me! I knew he was a beautiful mule deer when I took the shot but this was much more than I expected! I thanked the Big man above for the success, the fortunate kill, and the way he had blessed me and my growing family this year. I can't wait to tell the story to my son, any day now!!
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SCHP: Logging truck spills load; Injuries reported
Updated On: Jan 17 2014 11:59:31 AM EST
A logging truck loaded with long logs overturned, dumping its load in Union County on Friday, and the driver suffered minor injuries, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The wreck happened at 9:40 a.m., according to the Highway Patrol website.
The truck overturned on Tinker Creek Road at Whitmire Highway.
Santuc Fire Department, Union County Rescue and Union County EMS all responded to the scene.
The Highway Patrol said traffic was only being affected on Tinker Creek Road.
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Originally published in 1791 as a reply to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution, as a vindication of the French Revolution, and as a critique of the British system of government, Rights of Man is unquestionably one of the great classics on the subject of democracy. Paine created a language of modern politics that brought important issues to the common man and the working classes. Employing direct, vehement prose, Paine defended popular rights, national independence, revolutionary war, and economic growth - all of which were considered, at the time, to be dangerous and even seditious issues. Paine's vast influence was due, in large measure to his eloquent literary style, noted for its poignant metaphors, vigor, and rational directness. With Rights of Man, Paine defended the dignity of men in all countries against all those who considered the average person to be merely one of the swinish multitude. In the United States it fostered sympathy for France, while in Britain, it circulated among republican clubs and became a classic document in the working-class movement.
Thomas Paine was born on January 29, 1737 in Thetford, England, The United Kingdom and died on June 08, 1809. Thomas Paine is one of our most featured and respected Classics and History authors available on our website. With a total of 7 audiobooks in our collection, such as Common Sense, Rights of Man and The Rights of Man, you can listen to over 44 hours of stories from Paine. Rights of Man was added to our online catalog in 1999, making it the oldest title we carry from Paine. The book, The Rights of Man, is the latest of his works to be added to our collection. Though all of Paine's Classics titles can be enjoyed by our customers, Common Sense is the most popular and bestselling on our site. To view the entire collection of 7 audiobooks, please visit his author page today: Thomas Paine.


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December 22, 2014
No deputies will be patrolling the roads in Whitley County this weekend.
The sheriff's department is eliminating several shifts.
This comes less than two weeks after the sheriff was arrested following a 21 count indictment.
City police along with state police are going to pitch in and help in emergency situations.
County officials say a few workers in the sheriff's department have resigned since Sheriff Lawrence Hodge lost in the primary election and was arrested.
A special grand jury came back with a 21 count indictment.
Hodge is facing charges that include abuse of public trust and tampering with physical evidence.
WYMT tried to get a comment from the sheriff but he is not returning our phone calls. Within the last year the sheriff has never given WYMT an interview.
City officers say protecting the city is the priority, but they will help with county emergencies.
"We'll see that we will get officers to people in emergency situations across the county. I think this is just something that's unfortunate," said Shawn Jackson with the Williamsburg Police Department.
No word on when or if those patrol shifts will return.
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The Collective performs July 17, 2013, for the Grand Teton Music Festival's Wednesday Spotlight concert at Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village
JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING – July 12, 2013 – Grand Teton Music Festival presents The Collective on Wednesday, July 17 at 8 p.m. in Walk Festival Hall. The Collective was founded by Street Corner Symphony's Jeremy Lister, a second-season finalist on NBC's "The Sing-Off," and is made up of nine singer-songwriters that gained acclaim on season three "The Sing-Off." Included in the cast are Dove-award gospel artist Rachel Lampa, Sam Brooker (of folk/soul duo Sam & Ruby), and Jackson's own Isaac Hayden, son of Pastor Paul Hayden of the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole. The Collective performs a cappella arrangements of popular music by diverse composers, including Adele, Bob Dylan Amy Winehouse, Isaac Hayes, Bruno Mars and Arcade Fire. Also, group members take the spotlight in a showcase of original compositions.
The Collective appears as a part of the Festival's Spotlight series, which presents individual artists and groups that perform everything from jazz and classical crossover to Broadway hits, Big Band sounds, flamenco, and more. Coming attractions include Christopher O'Riley, piano, Entreflamenco Company; The Richard Brown Orchestra and Bravo Broadway!
Tickets to The Collective spotlight concert on July 17 are $35 for adults and $10 for students and available online at www.gtmf.org or by calling 307.733.1128. All Spotlight performances are held at Walk Festival Hall located in Teton Village and begin at 8 p.m. Locals' rush tickets are available 30 minutes before the concert at a price of $15 for anyone with a valid Wyoming or Idaho I.D.
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Lebron James elbow update
Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain Dealer has the update on Lebron James' elbow.
Though Lebron will be examined by team doctors before practice Thursday, and it is possible he will be held out of contact as a precaution, neither the team nor James believes he will miss any games.
It is possible James will get a second MRI at some point this week after he experienced numbness and soreness in his elbow during Game Five against the Chicago Bulls. After making the first of two free throws in the final moments right-handed, James shot the second one left-handed after feeling what looked to be intense pain. He said he would have shot the free throw with his right hand had Cleveland's lead still been only one possession.
Now I'll let Windhorst bring it in.
Doctors haven't found anything significantly wrong with James' elbow, though it has bothered him on and off for nearly a month. Most of the time, James said, he isn't in any discomfort. But occasionally after it is hit, he will experience numbness and stinging pain. That is what happened late in the game Tuesday.
"We'll figure it out," James said, not showing the least bit of worry. "We have the best docs in Cleveland."
An MRI performed Monday at the Cleveland Clinic, a day after James briefly left the floor with elbow soreness in Game 4 in Chicago, showed no serious damage. James has some swelling and has been wearing a protective sleeve for several weeks but doesn't know how the injury happened.
While the injury continues to bother James, neither he nor the Cavs believe it will keep him out of games.
I don't expect James to miss any games. If he has proved nothing else over his career, it's that he's an indestructible force who barely knows what injuries are. He said his elbow has been bothering him for the past month, and he's been pretty incredible during that time and especially deadly against the Chicago Bulls in round one.
If you want to get into conspiracies and think Lebron will possibly miss a game, there is hope. He sat out quite a few games down the stretch, which everyone thought was for rest.
But maybe it was something more? Maybe it was to help heal an injured elbow?
I doubt it but, hey, ya never know.
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I don't think anyone is doubting that Lebron will play all the games, it's his effectiveness that's the real question. He can fight through the pain but if that elbow is swollen and bruised and limits his range of motion he might not be able to shoot the long ball accurately. Even then if it just forces him to drive more than usual it's not like the C's can just ignore him.
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Coffee rub?
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I've been wanting to try a coffee rub for a long time. Does anyone have a recipe they've tried? I was looking at this one by Bobby Flay: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/coffee-rubbed-rib-eye-recipe.html (though I don't want it spicy-spicy) but if someone has one they've tried, that would be even better!
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I dated a guy who was going to school be be a chef and he made this for me once. It was unbelievably good. It's a shame the guy didn't have much of a personality because he sure could cook.
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I've never tried it but I might have to. I am not a coffee drinker but I do make a small pot of coffee when I make chocolate icing. I am wondering if a little hazelnut coffee grounds would be interesting? I found recipes for coffee rubbed pork too. This is pork country...I might have to try that too!


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Pool Genetics
Even with today's sophisticated pool equipment and systems, some aquatic centers still struggle with water-quality problems.
If a facility is not appealing to the eyes and nose, such problems may result in a revenue loss as the public takes its fitness and recreation dollars to a competing venue.
It is important to remember that a swimming pool has its own ecological balance that is affected by both genetic makeup as well as environmental influences. Successfully operating a healthy swimming pool with good water quality requires a systematic approach to addressing all of the pool's components.
Six primary factors contribute to water quality:
• Pool-water circulation
• Pool-water filtration
• Water chemical balance
• Chlorine efficacy
• Pool hygiene
• Pool lighting.
Understanding a pool's genetic makeup (equipment and systems) will go a long way in determining what areas may or may not be affecting water quality.
In a recent phone conversation, a facility operator said he needed assistance in solving a water-quality problem caused by the filter system and based on information provided by the chemical supplier.
In another meeting, a different client asked for help solving his cloudy water problems caused by the water chemistry. When asked how he determined that the chemical system was the culprit, he revealed that the filter supplier told him.
In both cases, the actual causes of cloudy water were not what the pool operators thought. It is common for operators to turn to suppliers for advice only to realize the latest solution offered does not solve the problem.
Water-quality symptoms are usually divided into four categories:
• Turbid water
• Cloudy water
• Foul-smelling water
• Dull or hazy water.
Turbid Water
Let's revisit the example with the client who thought his water-quality issues came from the filters. Over time, staff members purchased and used several filter-aid products, but could not achieve clear water.
A turbidimeter determined that the water in the pool had a Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) reading of more than 2.5. The turbidity at the pool surge tank revealed an NTU reading of 1.5. The turbidity of the water before entering the pool filters was 1.5 NTUs. Lastly, the turbidity after the use of filters had a reading of 0.4 NTUs.
Based on these facts, it was concluded that the pool-filtration system was working perfectly in removing the particulate as intended. In examining the other pool systems, it was discovered the cloudiness was actually caused by a deficiency in the pool-circulation system that could not transfer the solid particles to the filter system so they could be removed.
Cloudy Water
At a community-college facility, pool operators requested assistance with the chemical-treatment systems, as they were convinced the cloudy water was caused by a malfunctioning system; however, a full panel of tests determined the system was working properly.
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Business Blogging- Most Common Mistakes
|February 20, 2012
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By now, you'd think Sidney Lumet wouldn't have it in him to make another police-corruption drama. This is, after all, the director who gave us Serpico and Prince of the City. The latter, made in 1981, was such a densely packed maze it seemed that Lumet had all but exhausted the dramatic possibilities of coverup and betrayal.
At first, his superb new movie, Q≈A, seems like more of the same. Set mostly in Manhattan or, more precisely, Lumet's Manhattan, that harshly mesmerizing, fluorescent lit urban purgatory the film is about a dedicated young assistant DA, Al Reilly (Timothy Hutton), who is called on to investigate a case of ''justifiable'' homicide. The figure under investigation is Lt. Mike Brennan (Nick Nolte), a veteran cop who's a legend throughout the NYPD, both for his kick-ass bravado and his fanatic loyalty.
It seems that during a (supposedly) routine investigation Brennan blew out the brains of a Hispanic drug dealer. He claims it was self-defense, but we're shown otherwise. The murder is the film's opening scene, and it's made clear Brennan executed the guy in cold blood.
By revealing Brennan's guilt from the get-go, Lumet both dampens and heightens our suspenseful expectations. Q&A isn't merely about the mechanics of a cover-up (which it pretty much takes for granted). It's a tale of overlapping conspiracies in which personal and professional corruption have merged in subtle, sometimes shocking ways. Having dug through this terrain twice before, Lumet has reached a new, visionary pitch of despair and searing cynicism. Q&A is his darkest, most labyrinthine drama yet. The movie is an epic portrait of an urban-bureaucratic nightmare it's about a criminal-justice system so saturated with cronyism and rancor it's beginning to strangle itself.
Eager to wrap up his first big case, Reilly begins to interview witnesses, and a few of them poke holes in Brennan's story. Still, the most suspicious person in the case is Brennananimself. A bluff, towering Irish-American, this cop's cop is a self-appointed king of the streets, a racist and ''fag killer'' who leers with pleasure when he talks of beating the crap out of some poor black or Hispanic ''animal.'' More than just arrogant, he's a monster a proudly hateful, street-punk megalomaniac. Though he claims to have killed the drug dealer in self-defense, his grin tells you he would just as soon have done it for fun.
Slowly, Reilly's investigation unearths a rat's nest of disreputable goings-on. I don't want to reveal too much (part of the pleasure is seeing the connections slowly lock into place), but the story takes Lumet into bracing new areas of corruption and underworld camaraderie. There are scenes with a newly businesslike Mob elite, in which the order to execute someone is handed down with a chillingly offhand, almost corporate hauteur. And there are excursions into the glamorously morose New York demimonde of transsexuals and drag queens. The principal witness in the case is a sultry homosexual stage performer (played by the terrific Paul Calderon) with mysterious connections to Brennan.
Stylistically, the movie is pure Lumet: two-and-a-quarter hours of gritty, in-your-face realism. Still, Q&A doesn't have the muckraking drive that marked Serpico and, to a lesser extent, Prince of the City. The movie is steady, deliberate, and a little detached. It's a meta-mystery, like Chinatown, with a narrative so intricate the cop movie as chess game it suggests a Kafka-esque vision.
Following the plot takes a bit of work (the key is paying attention to the names), yet it all adds up, and Lumet, adapting a novel by onetime New York assistant DA (and now justice) Edwin Torres, has a bold new theme. Q&A is about the disastrously entrenched tribal racism of New York cops, criminals, prosecutors, judges-an ethnic hyper-awareness that has become a rotting spiral of violence, complacency, and dread.
Never in a movie have the racial epithets flown as thickly and ripely as they do here. Lumet did the script himself, and the dialogue often sounds like a David Mamet play without the comic preciousness. For these cops, racial divisions aren't a matter of prejudice but a primal reality the ultimate test of whom you can trust. An open bigot is considered far more honorable than a bogus liberal. Lumet pushes the moral ugliness as far as he can. His vision may be something of an exaggeration, yet we can't hide from the essential truth of it, any more than we could hide from the truths of Do the Right Thing.
The acting is superb throughout. Armand Assante, who till now has seemed something of a lightweight, comes through with a major performance as Bobby Texador, a strutting Hispanic drug kingpin fighting to go straight. Assante holds the screen with his hypnotic vocal rhythms (he alternates angry staccato bursts with seductive silences), and his hand gestures are poetry; he's both magnetic and moving. And Nolte simply outdoes himself. As the treacherous Brennan, a man of many more layers than he lets on, he gives a performance of venomous brilliance it's the most daring, lived-in portrait of human evil since Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet.
Q&A has its flaws. As a hero, Timothy Hutton's Reilly lacks resonance, and a subplot in which he struggles to reconcile with his former fiancee (played by the director's daughter, Jenny Lumet) feels schematic and phony. The movie is trying too hard to show us that the metaphysical seed of racism exists even within this idealistic fellow. And during the last third of the picture, when the action moves to San Juan, the pace needs to build more than it does; Lumet just keeps spinning out scenes in his earnest, determined way. Still, Q&A is a major film by one of our finest mainstream directors. As both a portrait of modern-day corruption and an act of sheer storytelling bravura, it is not to be missed.


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For one of the best cake recipes, you need only turn to this moist and dense Carrot Cake Recipe.Kid #1 was responsible for putting such festive sprinkles on this one--but you can choose to decorate as you wish. Read More »
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In the months ahead, voters will be called upon to make important decisions concerning the direction our state and nation will take. Democrats and Republicans are competing to shape our future. We are at a crossroad. The visions that the political parties espouse are sharply different. These conflicting visions are more important than any single issue, for they will determine the type of nation that we become. It is the Democratic Party that promises a vision for America that is just, realistic and capable of producing a healthy community in which we can all live with pride.
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Brining: a method of marinating a food item in salted water in order to increase its moisture content.
Meat or poultry soaked in a brine solution turn out extremely flavorful and very juicy.
Turkey and pork really benefit from a good 24 hour brining before being grilled or smoked.
Amazingly, it doesn't make the meat taste salty, but nicely seasoned and juicier than you could
Basic Brine:
(enough for a 22 pound turkey)
8 Quarts (2 gallons) Water
1 1/2 to 2 C Coarse Kosher Salt*
1 C Brown Sugar (packed)
Mix the salt, brown sugar, and water in a large stock pot and stir until the salt and sugar dissolve. It's important to use kosher salt for this recipe so that you don't end up with the "chemical" taste that iodized salt can have. Coarse kosher salt is also less salty than regular salt. * (Use 2 cups of salt for bigger birds like turkey, 1 1/2 for smaller poultry). Place the turkey into a large plastic bucket or non-aluminum stock pot and pour in the brine. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator at least 8 hours. 24 is even better. Remove the turkey from the brine and rinse under cool running water. Roast, smoke, or grill as usual!
Asian Brine Marinade
This is my variation of a brine that includes Asian flavors.
2 C dry Sherry
6 C Water
1/4 C Kosher Salt
1/4 C Soy Sauce
2 T Brown Sugar
1/4 C sliced Fresh Ginger Root
1 whole head garlic
1 onion, chopped
2 oranges, sliced
Combine the sherry, water, salt, soy sauce, and brown sugar.
Wash the ginger but don't bother peeling it. Slice the ginger into thin slices and add it to the mixture.
Peel off some of the loose outer skin of the garlic head, then cut the whole head into slices.
Add the garlic to the marinade.
Stir in the chopped onion and sliced oranges.
Orange Brine Marinade
This is great on Cornish Game Hens.
8 quarts Water
1 1/2 C Kosher Salt
1/2 C Brown Sugar (packed)
4 cans Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate
The Johnson Family Cookbook