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Sheesh. I printed out some comparisons of 48 inch AR, Wolf and Bertazzoni. The BZ ovens are like 1/2 the cu. ft. of the others. What the heck?? Having said that, if I'm just a regular gal kind of oven user (casserole here, sheet of cookies there) would these ovens be big enough? |
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First,I would take your bakeware to your local Berta dealer and see what fits in what cu ft. Even if they don't have the 48" you are looking at you can probably see the 36" or 30" range oven or the 24" wall oven and get a good idea for yourself. Second,Berta owners will tell that the ovens are sized for normal regular residential use. That Americans are obsessed with "bigger is better and way too big is just right." Fans of American pro-style ranges will tell they prefer to have the ability to bake on full size professional baking trays,sometimes they have several dishes baking at the same temperature so can use all that space,and there are no worries no matter how massive a turkey one buys for the holidays. The best approximation to an objective truth is probably somewhere inbetween. Italians/Europeans do cook turkeys and poultry larger than a chicken but not generally the size Americans prefer. The "I want a pseudo-professional kitchen" trend is not present in Europe outside of France. And in France they want a pseudo French commercial kitchen not an American one. North Americans have bigger refrigerators, bigger dishwashers,bigger laundry washers,bigger houses,bigger cars and yes bigger ovens too. |
- Posted by sara_the_brit_z6_ct (My Page) on Tue, Dec 18, 12 at 21:03
Energy costs are much higher than the US, so it would be wasteful to have a larger oven than strictly necessary - the running costs of heating that wasted space would be prohibitive. The idea of buying a large oven, simply to accommodate one meal in the year (Thanksgiving) would be thought very strange. So, a smaller oven for economy and efficiency - and a smaller turkey at Christmas (18lbs max) to go with it. Someone gave us a 'bar fridge' a few years ago. It's exactly the same as the under-counter fridge I had in my London apartment. No-one understood why I was laughing so much at the idea that this was simply for beer. |
The Bertazzoni ovens were made for "ET". Do you recall him? |
- Posted by EATREALFOOD (My Page) on Wed, Dec 19, 12 at 4:38
and because energy costs are so high the refrigeration is not excessive(and obsessive)like here. No massive quantities of meat are roasted, so no large quantities leftovers. Especially in rural areas meals are cooked fresh everyday, leftovers go to rex or fluffy. Our bigger is better mentality will change by necessity. |
Most UK, Irish & European home kitchens tend to be smaller than a typical USA kitchen... at least, the ones I have seen. All their their home appliances are generally smaller, as they are to scale with their surroundings and architectural space allotments. Cars are smaller over there, too, because the majority of roads are narrower than North American roads. And parking! (ugh...) I have a lot of gray hair from driving on those narrow roads. Well, maybe also due to managing it on the opposite side of the road... We don't have their lay-bys on our country roads here in the U.S., either. A Lexus LS430 or typical American SUV looks |
"ET" = Emaciated Turkey! |
Having used a Breta several times, the oven is not too small for all of the necessary party and holiday cooking including a 23 pound turkey and two cookie sheets at a time. Going to check one out with your baking pans would be the best way to see this for yourself. |
AE2GA- What size Berta do you have? |
- Posted by rococogurl (My Page) on Sun, Jun 16, 13 at 7:27
I am a former 30" Berta owner. The oven was no problem for a small turkey and I catered a party for 60 roasting two "normal" 11 x 18" cookie sheets of asparagus and later 4 pans of pasta. Berta is an affordable, residential stove. It's not a pro-style stove. It happens to look a lot better than most residential stoves and I really liked the continuous grates (heavy). It had plenty of power on top, too. The oven size was fine for me. I don't understand the obsession with full sheet pans. The stove is on legs, which I liked a lot. Not a fan of huge low ovens. But the Berta requires initial adjustment of the oven burner, which most installers don't do, although there are directions for that on the installation. The Berta is not a "cheaper" Wolf or a Blue Star. But it's also not an ugly stove with a dysfunctional back panel that makes you reach across burners to turn things on and off. |
Thanks. We are looking at the 30" pro. A little put off by the crushingly poor Consumer Reports report (24 out of 100!) and some negatives online. But some of this seems to go to the adjustment that you refer to here which I think is not always happenings at the installation phase. Still mulling it all over. The Verona seems nice, too, but they are just penetrating the US market. |
- Posted by rococogurl (My Page) on Sun, Jun 16, 13 at 12:13
Yes, you will see negatives. You will read that the burners click and the oven fan exhausts from the top and the oven dial is very imprecise. There's not really any temperature below 275 or 300. But Bertazzoni has made stoves in Italy since 1882 and are still selling them. There are negatives posted about every stove. And you don't see the same negatives posted about the "consumer ranges" people buy because there are low expectations for those. It's a stove not an upgrade or a kitchen style choice. The issue with the Berta is that it looks like a high end range. But it's basically a mechanical gas oven with convection. In our apartment the Berta replaced an mid-80s Magic Chef with gas oven and no convection. They were about the same except the Berta had more top power and better burner grates, smaller oven but with lights, no self clean, convection and looked way more expensive. And it has a nice storage area on the bottom. Plus I could clean under it. And it was gorgeous vs hideous. NXR makes a pro style range at a popular price point. I think it's really ugly and don't like the burner arrangement -- but some love it. Verona remains a mystery although it has been a lurker brand for more than 10 years it has never been well distributed or caught on. Perhaps appliance folks like weissman, xedos or deegeaux can explain. Then there are the other Italians -- Ilve, Fratelli Onofri etc. Before I bought the Berta I combed through old threads and emailed owners who had been using them for some time. Everyone liked theirs and were very realistic about pros/cons. The thing with Consumer Reports is that they like Kenmore. If you're going for Kenmore, it's reassuring. If not, you're over here because they don't do a balanced job. |
This post was edited by rococogurl on Sun, Jun 16, 13 at 13:34
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Thu, Dec 12, 13 at 11:42
Hey, come on back you guys and tell me the interior dimensions again. I know I have it here somewhere, but need it to order some half-sheet baking trays for my 24" Berta that is soon to be installed. It's been long enough sitting in my Teahouse waiting for our remodel to begin. Now I cannot find the notes I took. EATREALFOODS, sure do miss hearing what you are doing these days. |
Bert 24" oven dimensions are here: http://www.bertazzoni.com/freestanding/professional-series/ranges/24-4-burner-gas-range#specifications But for us.... after flirting with the Bert, and after months (!!!) of research we settled at last on a 30" Blue Star RCS. It has a huge oven that I thought I wouldn't care about, but it totally rocked over Thanksgiving. I never thought I could love a stove so much. I agree with the posters above about the European cooking habits. But for us, to be able to do a big turkey and various other things all at once and have everything cook perfectly>.. wow. It's proving great for smaller meals, too. Sorry. I've become a total BS fan. |
I tried a Berta last weekend and concluded that the oven venting continually from the top of the oven door would drive me crazy. It was like cooking with a fan blowing on my waist. That was the deal killer for me. |
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Penguins' forward Sidney Crosby is sidelined with a possible case of the mumps, while John Carlson is on pace for a career season in Washington.
December 1, 2014
Tuesday Daily Puck: Gomez Returns To Jersey
After seven years away, Scott Gomez has returned to the Devils and could be in Tuesday's lineup.
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Fantasy owners of Alex Ovechkin were worried when Barry Trotz was hired to coach the Caps, but their fears haven't been justified yet.
November 9, 2014
NHL Schedule Analysis: Eight Is Enough
Antoine Vermette and the Coyotes not only have four games this week, but they have four the following week as well, as do the Canadiens.
October 20, 2014
Tuesday Daily Puck: Hot, Fresh Duck
The Ducks' Frederik Andersen has been a revelation in goal only for those who weren't paying attention while he dominated last season.
September 8, 2014
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June 3, 2014
From the Press Box: Paul Bruno's Stanley Cup Preview
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May 18, 2014
From the Press Box: Star Power
Paul Bruno believes that Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews will eventually carry the day in a tight Western Conference Finals series against the Kings.
May 1, 2014
From The Press Box: The Quick and The Ducks
Paul Bruno expects the Kings to prevail over the Ducks in 7.
April 16, 2014
From the Press Box: First Round Preview
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March 14, 2014
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February 27, 2014
Thursday Daily Puck: The Spirit Of St. Louis
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January 23, 2014
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Sergei Bobrovsky been dynamite since returning from injured reserve earlier this month.
January 5, 2014
Monday Daily Puck: Ringing In 2014 With The New (And Old)
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Monday Daily Puck: The Makings of a Mediocre Fantasy Team
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Tuesday Daily Puck: The Rising Cap
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December 8, 2013
Blue Line Buzz: Duck Season?
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Thursday Daily Puck: King's Ransom
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November 17, 2013
Morning Skate: St. Louis Cup Parade?
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Running down the east slope of Telegraph Hill on the old trail of dock workers, the Filbert Steps is the same seemingly endless staircase Humphrey Bogart stumbles up in the noir classic Dark Passage. The stairs rise in three sections from Sansome Street to Coit Tower, past art deco buildings, such as Lauren Bacall's pad from the same movie at 1360 Montgomery Street. Many of the homes along the route can only be reach from the stairs. Besides city views, the steps have a garden, known as the Grace Marchant Garden, that is home to a flock of emerald parrots.
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Kobe Bryant's "High-Volume Shooting": Part 1
So, until I figure out what the current problem on my Box Score Analysis data sheet is (don't worry though, it's a problem that only affects the next stage of the analysis), the team-by-team analysis is on hold.
But the good news is, that lets us jump into our analysis of the claims made by Christopher Reina and thoroughly criticized by the fellas at Ball Don't Lie.
To summarize, Christopher Reina pointed out that the Lakers this regular season were 26-18 when Kobe shot more than 20 shots, and 31-7 when he shot 19 shots or less. Ball Don't Lie, in turn, calls that study way too short-sighted, limited and confounded to be considered a viable conclusion.
The truth is, the study is certainly not conclusive enough to make the statement 'the Lakers are better when Kobe doesn't shoot as much'. That'd just be ridiculous. Not only is the criteria used here too limited (as Ball Don't Lie points out, the very nature of a 'cut-off' point between completely opposite categories is insufficient), attributing causality based on it is ludicrous.
Here, we want to make it not-so-ludicrous. We want to answer two questions:
Is it true that the Lakers are more likely to win when Kobe's shot attempts are lower?
If so, does Kobe's "high-volume shooting" cause the Lakers to under-perform, or does another variable cause both the Lakers' under-performance and Kobe's high-volume shooting?
So to start out, we want to answer that first question better than the original study did. We'll consider two different ways to do this: Overall Averages and Overall Correlation.
Overall Averages
I'm really not sure why the original study opted for using a cut-off point to judge whether Bryant's shooting matched up with the Lakers' win/loss record when there's a much more logical (and equally simple) way to do it – but hey, to each his own.
Let's consider something a bit more informative: Kobe Bryant's averages in wins and losses.
FGA in Wins: 19.32
FGA in Losses: 23.56
Well, that decides it, right? Kobe averages over 4 more shots in losses than in wins. So it has to be true, right?
Not quite. Why not? We'll get to that a bit later. This just shows how misleading a very cursory glance at the stats can be.
But as long as we're here, let's look at other differences between Kobe's stats in wins and losses – just for curiosity sake, right?
- Kobe averaged .9 more assists in wins than in losses – which, depending on your point of view, means either he actually gives his teammates opportunities in wins, or they actually hit on the opportunities he gives them in wins.
- Kobe averaged 1.1 more 3-point attempts in losses, but made about the same number regardless of the game's outcome.
- Kobe shoots 1.7 more free throws in losses than in wins.
- And, though it's pretty irrelevant, Kobe plays 4 more minutes/game in losses than in wins.
Hopefully you picked up on the sarcasm on the 'irrelevant' part of that last bullet. You mean the more minutes Kobe plays, the more shots he takes? Extraordinary!
Let's not get too excited though (or depressed, if you're hoping I show Kobe really does over-shoot in losses) – that difference only accounts for about half of that four-shot discrepancy.
So why does Kobe average less minutes/game in wins? Consider that same 'special case' we considered in the last analysis: blowouts. 18 times this year, the Lakers blew out (>12 point win) their opposition as Kobe played less than his average number of minutes. Those are games when it's only natural for Kobe to shoot less – not because it actually affects the team's performance, but because he doesn't play as much.
Throwing out those blowouts from consideration (it'd be more statistically sound to look at Kobe's stats through three quarters of each game, but I haven't found a database that has that easily parseable), we arrive at some different statistics: 41 minutes/game in both wins and losses, 21.44 FGA in wins, 23.56 FGA in losses.
But, it would only be fair to throw out those blowout wins if we also threw out blowout losses when Kobe also played less than his average number of minutes. But, that happened only once – Lakers vs. Utah, November 30th. Throwing this game out barely impacts the stats (+.19 FGA in losses, bringing the difference to 2.31).
Not considering blowout games, Kobe averages 21.44 FGA in wins and 23.75 in losses. That's a huge difference from the 19.32 and 23.56 we considered initially. Right away we blow away that silly 20-shot cut-off used in the original study, since the only time Kobe shoots less than 20 shots (on average) is when the Lakers are in a blowout win.
But that 2.31 difference in FGA is still notable – not nearly as notable, but notable. So, considering what we know now, let's revisit the method used by the original study of cut-off points at different shot attempts – but, let's do so far more thoroughly.
Overall Correlation
Unfortunately, this data isn't exactly conducive to a real correlation analysis – the sample sizes for each number of shots are far too small to really establish a correlation between FGA and win percentage.
So instead, let's go back to the original approach (the cut-off point), but instead of arbitrarily choosing one (or worse, choosing one specifically to prove a certain point), let's look at every number of FGA and how the more/less correlates to wins/losses – and, like above, we aren't considering blowout wins/losses, given how they confound his statistics.
Doing so reveals an interesting division, far more informative than the original 19-or-less/20-or-more split. The Lakers were 9 and 1 when Kobe shot 17 or less shots. Above that, they were 28-19 with him taking 18 to 28 shots; and finally, 2 and 4 with him taking 29 or more. Note these divisions aren't arbitrary, they're chosen from what appear to be the critical points where the Lakers' fortunes change – naturally there is likely a more smooth progression, but the small sample size does not allow us to establish one.
These observations, unlike the earlier portion of the analysis, do not debunk the idea that Kobe's increased shot attempts correlate to the Lakers' winning percentage dropping – rather, they seem to suggest it. The Lakers are best-off when Kobe takes relatively few shots (winning percentage of 90% when he takes 17 or less, 100% for 15 or less), substantially less-well-off when he takes a medium number of shots, and downright bad when he takes a large number of shots.
This study is trying to find if there's any truth to the idea that Kobe Bryant handicaps the Lakers sometimes by taking too many shots. In order to analyze this idea, we want to examine two questions: is there actually a connection between Kobe's shot attempts and the Lakers' winning percentage, and does Kobe's overshooting cause the losses or does something else cause both his overshooting and the Lakers' losing?
This first portion addresses that first question. One study revealed that the Lakers were substantially more likely to win when Kobe shot less than 20 shots than when he shot more than 20; but this study had several issues, so we wanted to more thoroughly analyze it.
What we found is notable: while it is true that the Lakers were more likely to win when Kobe shot less, it wasn't nearly as severe as the original study suggested. The initial study suggested that the Lakers were 38% better when Kobe took 20 shots or less, but it would be more accurate to say the Lakers are 11% better under those conditions. A cursory glance at the statistics would show that Kobe averaged four more shot attempts per game in losses than wins, but it would be more accurate to say that he only averages two more shot attempts in losses.
The reason for this discrepancy is that the Lakers had 18 blowout wins and 1 blowout loss in which Kobe played less than his average number of minutes, suggesting that his playtime was altered by the nature of the game. It's obviously more likely for Kobe to take less shots in games where he plays less minutes, so these games should not be considered on the same level.
So, in short, there's some truth to the idea that Kobe shoots more in losses, but it certainly isn't as severe a problem as the statistics would immediately suggest – in fact, it's only a minor alteration when blowouts aren't considered.
In order to more fully address these questions, though, it would be better to instead utilize a shots-per-minute statistic than to simply throw out games under certain conditions. I'll look into this to see if it represents any major alterations to the conclusions reached here – if it does, I'll write about that, but I don't anticipate that it will.
Given that there's still a discrepancy between Kobe's shots in wins and losses (though it is less notable than originally anticipated), it would still be useful to see where the causality lies: does Kobe over-shooting cause his team to under-perform, or does something else – for example, teammates under-performing – cause both Kobe's extra shooting and the Lakers' eventual loss?
This is difficult to analyze numerically, so instead, we'll likely resort to a few case studies of the games in question. But, that's a job for next time.


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DOOL: Shelley Hennig is being stalked online.; Stephanie | |
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Rakesh198 | Jul 19 2008, 04:51 PM Post #1 |
Saw this on the NBC board.
http://boards.nbc.com/nbc/index.php?showtopic=797873&st=0&p=3357507&#entry3357507 The person who posted this seemed to be Terry or something. WOW! 3 screenames for Terry in 3 days. LMAO |
Mason | Jul 19 2008, 04:51 PM Post #2 |
Thank God someone's finally caught on to what a whackjob Terry is. |
Sindacco | Jul 19 2008, 04:54 PM Post #3 |
Huh? Isn't Terry the "internet stalker"? So he's posting about himself? |
Rakesh198 | Jul 19 2008, 04:57 PM Post #4 |
I guess he's trying to blame it on someone else. lol |
Tripp | Jul 19 2008, 04:57 PM Post #5 |
Terry posted this info on my own blog hilariously going off on those sick people out there who won't leave his girl Shelly alone. There is no need to mock him, he just mocks himself! |
Mason | Jul 19 2008, 04:58 PM Post #6 |
:shame: |
Jonatha | Jul 19 2008, 04:59 PM Post #7 |
I think it is Terry who posted the original stalking post. I don't know why the NBC boards keep allowing him to post. His modus operandi is always the same. :shame: |
Rakesh198 | Jul 19 2008, 05:01 PM Post #8 |
I just did a search * I found this Myspace for Shelly. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=80573917 Terry is such a sick attention whore. |
King | Jul 19 2008, 05:59 PM Post #9 |
Tell us something we don't know, Shelly! So is the story fake? |
fenderbabe | Jul 19 2008, 06:12 PM Post #10 |
^ I don't know, but I think this is all a part of Terry's plan to get Shelly an internet stalker storyline.....cause he's fucked up like that. Edited by fenderbabe, Jul 19 2008, 06:13 PM.
Miss Rhi | Jul 19 2008, 06:31 PM Post #11 |
"If Sami can't find happiness with a Martian, then she can't find happiness with anyone."
You think he may not realize he is the cyber stalker that he read and posted about? |
Mason | Jul 19 2008, 06:45 PM Post #12 |
With that loon, nothing would surprise me. |
Rakesh198 | Jul 19 2008, 06:46 PM Post #13 |
LOL! Maybe. I think you're right. |
ladyofthelake | Jul 19 2008, 07:37 PM Post #14 |
I actually don't know if he's one of the sickest people I've ever encountered online or a true demented genius just out to play with us. Like I told Tripp earlier, I should be ashamed and feel sorry for him if he is sick, but damn! His posts are ludicriously entertaining. Shelley needs to go further than just deleting a MySpace account, though. Hopefully, she's always looking over her shoulder when she goes out. Actually, any of those college scene girls should. Now, he's going to marry Kristen Renton. |
sungrey | Jul 19 2008, 07:56 PM Post #15 |
If this is soap time we're talking about, it will take several months before the grand reveal. |
☼ Jinx ☼ | Jul 19 2008, 11:03 PM Post #16 |
Live. Love. Laugh. ♥
This is extreme! For her to have to delete her accounts online and such, this is serious. I hope he catches on, but if I was Shelley, I would fear my life. |
Mason | Jul 19 2008, 11:11 PM Post #17 |
She should seriously think about investing in a bodyguard. Rachel and Kristen, too. |
Kenny | Jul 19 2008, 11:23 PM Post #18 |
Shelley Hennig's gonna have to go the way of Andrea Evans and disappear for a while. |
Rakesh198 | Jul 19 2008, 11:25 PM Post #19 |
:shame: Shelly needs to control this situation or something. Andrea went away for a good while. |
Mason | Jul 19 2008, 11:25 PM Post #20 |
Hell, I'd be willing to pitch in for her plane ticket to the East Coast...for her protection, of course. :wink: |
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This past April, Apple expanded its recycling program in North America to include any product the company has released. In addition, owners of older generation iPads could trade in their devices for credit towards a newer model.
Now the program has been expanded to include more countries around the world including France, Germany, Spain, and the UK. Initially only the USA and Canada were eligible. Of course there are a few catches; currently Apple only issues trade-in credit for second, third, and fourth generation iPads, or first generations iPad minis. Users with a current generation iPad Air or mini cannot trade-in their devices at the moment for store credit.
Even without getting a trade-in credit towards a new product, it's a wise idea to take your obsolete or dead Apple products to the company for recycling. Improperly discarded electronics are a major environmental hazard due to the toxic materials used in manufacturing, and the problem is growing every year. Do your part and recycle your old gear, even if you can't get trade-in credit for your troubles.
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She had a bar set up with stemmed and stemless wine glasses and had juices, wine, and mimosa fixings in a super cool metal box her father had made when he was in school.
The sweet guest of honor getting a kiss from her pup.
We kept the food to reasonably simple brunch fare - mini quiches, a fruit platter, sticky buns, and a couple different varieties of cookies. My mother-in-law made this chicken broccoli braid - basically a garlicky, creamy, chicken and broccoli filling inside crescent roll dough - that was totally amazing and as soon as I get the recipe from her I will share it with you!
I grabbed the idea for these bee and B cookies (our last name starts with B) from Sarah's blog a few weeks ago. I'll share the recipe I used for them and for the sticky buns next week.
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NSA documents reveal the agency is allegedly receiving or intercepting routers, servers, and other computer network devices to embed surveillance tools before international export.
Leaked documents shared by Der Spiegel show that a piece of NSA spyware called DROPOUTJEEP can access pretty much everything on the iPhone.
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I found this recipe on Tasty Kitchen. I immediately knew I had to try it because it combines three of my favorite foods - chicken, rice-a-roni and French fried onions! This was super quick and easy. I used rotisserie chicken and this was ready in no time flat. We both really enjoyed this; especially the crunchy onions on top.
Chicken Rice-a-Roni Casserole
adapted from Tasty Kitchen
(Printable Recipe)
1 box chicken flavor Rice-A-Roni
1 can cream of chicken soup (I use 98% fat-free)
1 cup sour cream (can use low fat)
3-4 cups cooked, chopped chicken (or 1 whole Rotisserie Chicken)
1 (6 oz) can French fried onions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Prepare Rice-A-Roni according to package directions. Add soup, sour cream and chicken. Stir to combine. Spread rice mixture in a lightly sprayed 9x13 pan. Top rice with fried onions. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.


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Hans Rosling: Rise of Asia | TED Conference Series
This is by far one of my favorite TED talks with the venerable Hans Rosling and his handy low-tech pointer entertaining his fellow TEDsters with statistics on the China economy like you've never seen.
Find out where the China of yesterday came from, and where the China of tomorrow is headed. For anyone doing business in China, it's a must-see.
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Get off OKCupid, he said. You met a girl you like and these skanks will just fuck you up. The girl, who needs a fake name now– the girl was here. Told me she went on her date with her other stupid guy. She is using me for dick while she chases husband material. She's a Chinese yuppie with a real job and what did you expect. He's a prosperous Jewish chef whose parents have a nice house. He uses it as a test kitchen. That was their date, at his parents' nice house with them gone. Him testing out a recipe. Breakfast for dinner.


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Then the Void Sentries are summoned and as always Zuramat has to Void Shift someone so Hadronox gets it by default, goes in and starts beating down the sentries. If Shroud is up he can just wait and throw down Poison Clouds on just the sentries and once it wears off, start using Leech Poison to drain and kill them while recovering more health than Zuramat can take down. The spider lives another day as he excutes this prisoner.
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Jan 2nd 2009 8:08PM I have questions on 25 man Naxx, why did Blizzard constantly say you should bring the player not the class this expansion yet made Instructor Razuvious and Grand Widow Faerlina in heroic need priests to MC their adds?
In response to me wondering this during the 10 man version, a guildie said Blizz might be giving another class the ability to MC as well. I seriously doubt it but want to know what WI thinks about this rumor.
Countdown to Wrath Giveaway: Day 3 - BlizzCon Polar Bear Mount {WoW}
Nov 10th 2008 3:34PM Entered
Many servers not yet up after all {WoW}
Oct 14th 2008 10:55PM Well I've so far only been able to completely access Trollbane with my 19 pally on it while Emerald Dream my main server continually gives me the problems that mel has. Only I just use windows task manager to end WoW after a while and have tried a 2nd time to same effect right now.
PTR 3.0.2 Patch Notes {WoW}
Sep 14th 2008 1:02AM I am the only one noticing that even though that this is an incomplete list, no mention of the Amani War Bear is in this list...*yet*?
Druid changes in 8885 {WoW}
Aug 30th 2008 1:29PM This Balance/Resto synergy is going to help so much in those dungeons where you need to do some slight off-healing when the main healer is lacking or just is otherwise pre-occupied. I'm wondering though just how often people will pick-up Genesis, then again I haven't looked at the latest Beta calculators to look at the trees.


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Sexting Teens facing felony charges for misuse of cell phonesIt's a well documented fact that many teens and young adults have found themselves entangled in legal nightmares as a result of cell phones being used to transmit sexually graphic texts or images. If you are a parent of a teen ...
Nobody needs to know that you've sent multiple pictures to multiple guys, it makes you have the wrong image. Your hormones are what makes it wrong when your over 18 they might be more leniant but as a young teenager your mind is still developing and wont be fully developed until your 21. Thats why only some of your rights are given at 18, and you get the rest at 21. Having something done like this might scar you when you do something you really shouldn't have done. Now if you were older and were more aware of the things going on in the area and laws set in the state and country, it would be easier for you to decide what to do now that you are technicaly required at the age of 18 to understand the law. They don't tell you to read it because they expect you to know it as a citizen of the U.S. Same with, a School, they hand you the rules, and when you get punished for a broken rule they expect to to have known you broke it because they gave you the rule, and it was the students responsibility to read it. Put it from a Governments point of veiw and try and look at other cases where it could have been the start of rape, or invasion of privacy, even though, theres no where in the law that specifically states you have the right to privacy, the U.S. citizens believe so and will therefore create laws that protect their "Privacy". The only rights a minor has are the three natural rights, life, libery, and property. Regardless of whether or not sexting should become a legal matter, sexting among teens is a serious issue especially if you are a parent. Sexting can be tough to track. Only one in seven sexters has been caught having sent or received these types of messages, most commonly by a parent. If you are worried about your child, there's actually a mobile app called AmberWatch SafeText that allows parents to monitor their child's mobile device for instances of sexting in a safe, trusted manner. You can find it online at the AmberWatch SafeText website. Thank you for your information. My child was one of the seven caught. I took her phone away because I found her to be texting up to 3am in the morning. After the next day I went thru the phone. Its my phone I pay for it I make the payments every month. I just never thought it would be my child. Now I am working with the P.D. to help find these strangers she met on an app on her phone. She is 16. I have also set up many doctor appointments to get her help. I found that these kids think it is a game. IT IS NOT!!! They can find you. You give to much information and you will end up with someone at your door. IF Mom and Dad are not at home all the time or you work and tell. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN THEY COME AND TAKE YOU AWAY? DRUG YOU, RAPE YOU, BEAT YOU AND SALE YOU TO SOMEONE SO THEY CAN DO THE SAME? Its not just people you know that kids are doing this with stangers. Please feel to reply! Because if you do your homework and look online there are cases of it happening. It can happen to anyone one that gives out to much information. If your daughter is in her right mind and is mature for her age then she would realize the risk of doing things like that. I myself am 15 and have meet online people and have sext to them under full realization that they could be rapist, kidnappers, pedophiles ect. If your daughter is 16 and ignorant to that truth you should not have gotten her a cell phone, personal computer and/or lap top. I mean no disrespect but overprotective parents that do not worn there children open giving them such freedoms shouldn't be getting all mad at the world for your daughters ignorece. And if she new the possible consequences you should let her be and let her learn from expirence. im 16 and in the state I live in I can have sex w/ a 55yr old and it's PERFECTLY legal as long as their not my coach, teacher, boss, or some1 in authority over me. but if I send a nude pic to another 16 yr old its a felony and I'm now a sex offender. does that make any sense? no not at all. law makers are the stupidest ppl in the fucking world. Sexting, What the law should be. Sexting happens anyways. Kids WILL fallow these rules. If you make it illegal they will just do it anyways.... At least make it a little safer to them without getting them sent to jail for something they did when they were 13 - 16 because they were curious.. Okay you say we arnt mature enough? Well let us find that out. STOP PROTECTING US. We dont want are parents stepping in for us and saying " hey lets ban sexting! " Cause i think these laws should be more towards 14 year olds who are sending pictures to like 19 year olds. if the pictures never get seen by people other than the two people that had them originally, it should be fine. now people that forward the pictures around to everyone should get charged.only send these type of pictures to someone you definetley trust and you should have no legal problems. Sexting though can get out of hand. I actually jus got in trouble yesterdai night becasue of a whole issue with sexting and pictures. I am now gunna have to go to juvinal or whatever over all the B.S that happend.I advise to everyone who is sexting and sending pictures to watch who you send it to and DON'T GET CAUGHT! I'm 13 years old and my parents are very hard on me...especially my dad. So i think i need to watch out. And since i'm a minor i think it's worse. 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The Raptors officially re-signed Alan Anderson on Monday, with the deal said to be for the NBA's veteran minimum.
Anderson was one of the surprisingly competent 10-day contract players Toronto brought in towards the end of last season, and while many of us believed Ben Uzoh might be the 10-day player that eventually stuck with the team, Anderson should be fine in what appears to be a role as roughly the team's 14th man, providing depth at the wings.
Anderson, who will turn 30 in October, has spent parts of three seasons in the NBA between the Bobcats and Raptors. He's averaged 6.7 points in 18 minutes per game over 70 career appearances, averaging a career-high 9.6 points in 17 games with the Raptors this past Spring while playing 27 minutes per night.
While Anderson's career shooting percentage of 41.3 is abysmal, he's actually a solid three-point shooter, converting on over 39 per cent of his attempts last season and 38.1 per cent of three-point attempts in his career.
I'm not so much up for a discussion about Anderson himself as much as I'm up for a discussion about what this signing means for the Raptors, and what it means is that barring a Calderon trade or an unexpected late move, we probably now have the 14-man roster that will head to Halifax for training camp in October.
Point Guard: Kyle Lowry, Jose Calderon, John Lucas III
Shooting Guard: DeMar DeRozan, Terrence Ross, Alan Anderson (DeRozan, Fields, Ross and Anderson will see some time between the two and three, filling the team's "wing" minutes)
Small Forward: Landry Fields, Linas Kleiza, Quincy Acy
Power Forward: Andrea Bargnani, Ed Davis, Amir Johnson
Centre: Jonas Valanciunas, Aaron Gray (Amir will probably get some minutes at the five, as will Bargnani)
If Bryan Colangelo sticks with this group to start the season, we'll see a deeper team from the one that started last season, a more natural defensive team than the one that started last season, but yet one that should still improve offensively.
When you consider that over the span of a year, Kyle Lowry, John Lucas III, Terrence Ross, Landry Fields, Alan Anderson, Quincy Acy and Jonas Valanciunas have replaced Jerryd Bayless, Anthony Carter, Leandro Barbosa, Gary Forbes, James Johnson, Rasual Butler, Jamaal Magloire and Solomon Alabi, I think it's fair to say that this roster has improved at the point, at the wings, and in the middle.
With a new head coach coming in without a proper pre-season and training camp, a slew of injuries to their few key players, and an overall mix of some very questionable/tanking-level talent, the Raptors finished 2011-2012 on pace for 28.6 wins over a full 82-game schedule.
The group we're currently looking at can contend for an Eastern Conference playoff spot if they stay healthy and things bounce their way, but I think a realistic expectation is somewhere in the range of 35 wins. That would likely give the Rockets a lottery pick somewhere between No. 8 and No. 12 in what is expected to be a pretty weak draft.
If Lowry plays up to his capabilities, the trade will turn out well for the Raptors, and the team should be able to move forward with an intriguing mix of young talent and some financial flexibility next summer.
I'm not sold on this Raptors squad as a playoff team just yet, but looking at things with 14 signed players on July 30, I am sold on the fact that we'll see a much better basketball team this season, and one that will be much more exciting and enjoyable to watch.


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I have never understood the reason behind wanting to teach a child to read early. If he/she enters school already knowing, what will he do while the rest of the children are learning? Will you expect the teacher to provide something extra just for your child so that he won't be bored? Suppose that the method taught in the school is different from the program you buy, Do you think that it might be possible to confuse the child and therefore slow down his progress? A child that learns to read before entering the school system will not be ahead of the rest of the age group by the time he reaches the upper grades. So save your money. Now, if the child begins to have trouble learning to read AFTER he enters school, an extra reading program is a worth while investment. Yes, it is possible to teach a very young child to read. Some may even teach themselves. But it is not necessary that they learn before other children their own age. |
- Posted by HelenofMich (My Page) on Sun, Apr 21, 02 at 17:31
I taught my granddaughter, at age 4, with a used book called 'Making Children Better'. What I did(and it worked well) is teach her the sounds of the letters preferably before (or with) the names of the letters like B is B and sounds 'Buh'. Of course start with the vowels and letters used frequently. Then I make a tic tac toe(3X3) on a large piece of cardboard(about 20"X20", even a 4x4 (squares)tic tac toe later, and placed words like cat, bat, hat,cap,as, I,etc (I added the word 'the' in one square and just told her it didn't fit the sounds and she would have to learn to recognize it. Then I put pennies on the ones she learned to sound correctly. I'd buy little candies or presents from the dollar store. When she would get 3 "bingos" or 3 tic tac toes, she would get a prize. Also, once she was learning them, I'd point to these words in books and newspapers and ask her what it said. I did this as frequently as she wanted to 'play'bingo(4-10X week) and she could sound very well and knew many words before kindergarden. By 1st grade, she sounded words as efficiently and quickly as an adult and could read a sentence with unknown words and hardly pause when she came to them and sounded them correctly or very near correct about 95% of the time. |
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I think the days of delegating all the teaching of our kids to the schools is over. If you are fortunate enough to have a superior school system with superior teachers who have time to spend lots of individual attention on your child you are most likely in the minority. Today, parents have to get involved and I think anything we can do to give our kids an edge and help them thrive in school can only benefit them. Having your children love to learn is one of the greatest gifts you can give them. Programs like Frontline, or any other for that matter, teach kids essential skills and gives them an extra boost of confidence when they go to school. |
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Summer is synonymous with "fun," and a recent poll put water recreation as the season's most popular recreational activity, according to Care2.com. If you ask my wife Diane what is the most fun thing to do, she will automatically say swimming. If water isn't involved, she's either disinterested or disappointed.
We resourceful Americans have pushed the summer recreation envelope to its limit, combining water with playgrounds and theme parks to create the ultimate in summer fun — the contemporary water park.
Modern water parks began in the late 1940s and today there are well more than a thousand of them in the United States, with dozens of new ones opening each year, as well as old ones adding new attractions. More than 80 million people visit North American water parks annually and the top 10 parks account for nearly 20 million visitors.
According to the World Water Park Association, the first "official" waterpark was Wet 'N Wild, a park in Orlando founded by George Millay (the father of the waterpark industry). When we lived near Orlando, we visited this park on many occasions. It was here that we first learned about the malady known as "tender toes," which results when children run too much on hard abrasive surfaces without wearing swim shoes or flip flops.
Back then, Wet 'N Wild was noted for its politically incorrect Japanese theme rides like "The Kamikaze," an enormously tall and steep slide, and the "Bonsai Boggin," which was another steep slide that you slid down, riding a hard plastic sled across rollers, until the slide abruptly sent you skimming across the water. These were both pretty scary rides.
Riding "The Kamikaze" was akin to receiving a high colonic and the "Bonsai Boggin" was like being a flat rock skipped across a pond. Diane and I are more lazy river people than thrill-ride aficionados.
We found that we actually preferred a smaller water park in the Orlando area called Water Mania. It was less expensive, less crowded and perhaps more suitable for smaller children. When younger, our children always enjoyed riding on the large alligators and snake floats in the kiddie area.
With a few notable exceptions, water parks were first developed by private sector investors, but with the rapid growth in municipal aquatic parks, the scene has changed. In the late 1970s, a number of small private waterslide attractions opened around the country. Most only had one or two slides. Their popularity seemed to run its course, as the larger water parks with more features eventually drove most of them out of business.
Besides swimming, basic water park attractions today typically include a variety of slides of various sizes and configurations, a wave pool, a lazy river for tubing, a "splash park" playground for children and some sort of surfing or body boarding. Flume-type rides with multiple passengers, which are also seen in many regular theme parks, are also water park staples, like the large Bubba Tub raft ride in Orlando.
Of course, humans have been exploiting the leisure aspects of water environments for thousands of years. Naturally occurring lazy rivers in spring-fed creeks and rivers are plentiful throughout the United States.
We did a lot of natural tubing in Florida in places like Blue Springs, Rock Springs and the Rainbow and Lchetucknee Rivers. Blue Springs fills up with manatees in the winter, but we seldom saw them when we tubed in the warmer summer months.
The Lchetucknee was where I once encounter a river otter face-to-face. In zoos, the otters always look sweet and playful. In the wild, they tend to express their rodent nature and it's sort of like having a three foot rat swimming toward you. Florida tubing can have its drawbacks including: gators, otters, and eels (oh, no!).
Another well-known natural water attraction is Sliding Rock in the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. It is a 60-foot natural rock slide with its own 7-foot-deep pool. Diane wanted to try it out on one of our vacations. The kids really liked it, but it seemed awfully dangerous, especially when I slipped and fell down there.
In 1985, the first indoor water park was built in Canada at the West Edmonton Mall and mini-water parks (indoor and outdoor) have proliferated since, often being attached to hotels throughout the country, usually in vacation and resort areas. The indoor parks have made water park attendance a year round activity.
Today, the fastest-growing segments of the waterpark industry are indoor waterparks and municipally owned/city owned waterparks. The first American indoor waterpark was built at the Polynesian Resort Hotel in the Wisconsin Dells. The Dells with its countless indoor and outdoor water attractions has been called the "Water Park Capital of the World."
Seeing the growing success of water parks, most of the major theme parks added water park additions to supplement their other attractions. For example, Disney World, in Orlando, added River Country in 1976, which was ultimately replaced by Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach.
Closer to home, Kings Island added The WaterWorks in 1989 — later known as Boomerang Bay and now Soak City. Holiday World in Santa Claus added its water park, The Splashin' Safari, in 1993. I tend to think of The Splashin' Safari and the local Atlantis Park in Clarksville as our water parks. I like the convenience and inexpensiveness of Atlantis, and who doesn't love The Splashin' Safari's free parking, free wifi, free suntan lotion and free soft drinks. At one time, TripAdvisor.com ranked it among the top water parks in the country.
Last week, we were visiting two of our sons in Texas and stayed a few days at New Brausfel, which is the tubing and water park heart of Texas. The Comal and Guadeloupe rivers run through the middle of town and both are perfect for tubing.
We went tubing three times and spent one day at the Schlitterbahn Water Park, arguably one of the best water parks in the world. The Schlitterbahn regularly shows up in the top 10 list of water parks when ranked by popularity or attendance. Schlitterbahn roughly translates from the German as "slippery road," and the name alone offers immeasurable entertainment possibilities.
We spent a lot of our time in the Tubenbach section of the park on the lazy river attraction until we got braver and walked over to the Blastenhoff section, to ride The Falls. The Falls is described as "the world's longest waterpark ride, filled with raging rapids, careening waterfalls and giant waves." I got a snoot full of water when I fell out of my tube twice, going over the rapids, and Diane ruined her best swimsuit on the rough surface of the run. It was great.
Another member of our party also ruined a swimsuit, lost one flip flop, a contact lens and a really nice pair of sunglasses, but remained undaunted. People have been mugged with less damage.
Even though water parks are possibly the most fun places in the world, that's enough to knock the Schlitterbahn out of anyone.
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This arrangement provides the members, guests, and visitors with the opportunity to relax in a friendly atmosphere plus the panoramic views and enjoy a quiet drink and snack or select a meal from the A'la Carte menu. Our new Caterer Pauline Burrows, who has been awarded a 5 Star Food Hygiene Rating, is always on hand to provide a warm welcome to members, guests and visitors. The Clubhouse has ideal facilities for any special events - birthdays, weddings, and celebrations of any kind. These facilities are particularly suited for Golfing Societies and Corporate Days. All enquiries regarding the Clubhouse facilities please contact the Clubhouse on Tel no 01325 332222 Bar Opening Times