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2. Wrap Greenland In A Blanket
Greenland is the largest island in the world, so wrapping it in a blanket sounds wildly impractical – but that is exactly what Dr Jason Box, a glaciologist from Ohio State University, proposes. The professor believes that if the world covers the country's glaciers with blankets, this will be enough to reflect the sun's rays and prevent the ice caps from melting. Interestingly, the universities of Innsbruck and Zurich are already using this technology in the Alps on the Zugspitze glacier.
Box and his team have previously tested their theory as part of a Discovery Channel documentary. They used 31 giant rolls of specially designed white polypropylene blankets to cover a total surface area of 10,000 square meters.
Foil wasn't used because it isn't good at insulating objects beneath it. The blankets absorb this heat above the blanket and stops it from reaching the ice below, keeping it intact.
Click here to see the plan in action.
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Last year NASA and Bill Gates teamed up to hatch plans for a seawater-spraying machine that could prevent climate change by creating clouds that reflect sunlight away from earth. The machines could suck up ten tons of water per second and then spray it over 3,000 feet into the air, increasing the density of clouds. Although the plan would help to mitigate climate change, it would take a large amount of energy to power each individual ship – and a study showed that it would it take 1,900 ships at a cost of over $7 billion to stop Earth's temperature from rising.


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Still life is a functional sculpture that serves as a stool. It takes its inspiration directly from its material source: Trees. The frontal view is embossed with a beautiful pattern of branches. Its goal is to create an object that raises awareness of the FSC. Still life seeks a unique approach to re-create our connection to trees. The material used is a plywood sheet of 1" thickness, this thickness is used as a surface for the design, using 10 panels; each panel has a specific embossed profile on one side. A silhouette of a tree appears only when the stool is fully assembled by the user, symbolizing the act of 'bringing, and building' the tree back home. The face of the wood is left untouched to reveal the natural beauty of the wood.
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2011 Up- To- Date Information
79 local fighters and ex residents have fought in 22 different MMA organizations
Wins- 56
Loses- 54
Draw- 1
**(6 of the Wins and loses were by Locals fighting Locals)
Fighters: Kyle York, Bryan Baker, Daniel Marino, Eric Winston, Michael Sanchez, Ken Ocean, Melissa Edwards, Balentin Camargo, Nick Gambrell, Fred Williams, Justin Berg, Kasey Roberts, Max Kabir, Shawn Thurman, Jonathan Noriega, Kenosha Saunders, Brandon McKnight, Nelson Alvarado, Chloe Johnson, Tyson Johnson, Daniel Pinto, David Hernandez, Justin Hernandez, Cody Bollinger, Tim Lindsay, Jeremy Butler, John Flores, Paul Stone(Team Focus), Ramon Jauregui(Cobra Kai), Julien Reveles(Team Focus), Ethan Williams, Alex Rickard, Aaron Vanderlinden, John Morgan, Luis Cruz, Jeff Jones, Brad Arringdale, Brandon Lopez, Bakari McClain, Tom Gloudeman, Jose Lopez, Lucas Taber, Kenny Kilgore, Blake Phelps, Heath Cassol, Paul Karsky, Andrew McManus, David Reeder, Rudy Duran, Ronner Williams, Matthew Martinez, Seth Dikun, Palika Drummondo, Jason Walraven, Marcus Edwards, Joe Condon, Joe Calavitta, Jay Bennett, Jesus Reyes, Brandon Hastings, Alex Reyes, David Esquibel, Tom Wyatt, Aaron Williams, Nick Piecuch, Dustin Werner, Ralph Olivo, Clayton Vanbuskirk, Andrew Duarte, Josh Fry(Team Focus), Dan Henderson(Victor Valley alumni), Joe Stevenson, Jeremy Ramage, Thomas Denny(former resident & gym owner), Matt Hagge, Eric Johnson, Chris Culley, Sylvia Ruiz and Dale Breese
Organizations: Chaos in the Cage, King of the Cage, C3, U of MMA, Tuff-N-Uff, Strikeforce, Xplode Fight Series, Bellator, Kick Down, Fight Club OC, Art of Fighting, Ring of Fire, UFC, Invincible, Gladiator Challenge, Kansas Super Fights, All Star MMA & Boxing, Mohave Valley MMA, Cage vs Cons, National Fight Alliance, Rocky mt. Bad Boyz, and Maximum Fighting Championships
February 20 Gladiator Challenge(Soboba Casino):
Matt Hagge(Victorville) lost to Gabiel Lopez by Arm Triangle tapout, 2:47 into round 2.
Eric Johnson(Victorville) lost to Cody Huard by Guillotine Choke 2:35 into round 1.
Chris Culley(Barstow) lost to Aaron Neveu by 3 round unanimous decision.
Sylvia Ruiz(Victorville) lost to Francesca Lopez by 3 round split decision.
Dale Breese(Hesperia) defeated Mark Menzel by TKO, ref stoppage(Strikes) :39 into round 2
February 25 Maximum Fighting Championship(Canada):
Thomas Denny(Now lives in Denver area) and Sheldon Westcott (DRAW). one judge 28-27 for Denny, one judge sees it 29-28 for Westcott. Other judge has the fight 28-28. The fight is a draw.
March 3- UFC Live 3
Joe Stevenson(Victorville) lost to Danny Castillo by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 and 29-28)
March 5-Strikefore
Dan Henderson(Victor Valley High School Alumni) defeated Rafael Cavalcante by TKO(Punches) :50 into round three, at a Strikeforce event held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
March 5-King of the Cage, Eastside Cannery Casino Las Vegas.
Shane Benbow def. Dustin Werner(Barstow) by TKO Ref Stoppage(Strikes) :17 into round one.
Tom Wyatt(Victorville) def. Ralph Olivo(Victorville) by Ref stoppage(Strikes) 1:57 into round one.
Clayton Vanbuskirk(Lucerne Valley) lost to Daniel Cuison by three round unanimous decision.
Andrew Duarte(Lucerne Valley) lost to Jared Lowe by Rear Naked Choke :50 into round 2.
Aaron Williams (Lucerne Valley) def. Efren Carrera by TKO ref stoppage(strikes) :38 into round two.
Josh Fry (Team Focus) lost to Walter Hayes by KO 1:02 into round one.
March 25-Chaos in the Cage, Lancaster California
Brandon Hasting(Hesperia) lost to Rhoden Rodney by KO 2:35 into round 3.
JJ Williams(Palmdale) lost to Pete Sabala by 3 round split decision.
Jay Bennett(Hesperia) lost to Daniel Mancha by heel hook 1:12 into round two.
Ruben Rosas(Lancaster) defeated Mike Frazier by tapout armbar 1:07 into round two.
Daniel McWilliams(Palmdale) defeated David Mancha by rear naked choked :40 into round one.
Alex Reyes(Hesperia) defeated Darren Smith by TKO ref stoppage due to strikes 1:31 into round one.
March 25-All Star MMA & Boxing, Commerce California
David Esquibel(Hesperia) defeated Orlando Aspericueta by a unanimous decision 30-27 all 3 judges.
Joe Condon(Hesperia) lost to David Weber by 3 round unanimous decision.
March 26-Mohave Valley MMA, Laughlin Nevada
Jesus Reyes(Barstow) lost to Jeff Deutschmann by a 3 round split decision
Dustin Werner(Barstow) lost to Justin Clark by tapout 1:20 into round one.
March 27-King of the Cage-Tarzana, California
Jeremy Ramage(Lucerne Valley) lost to Daniel Clarke by KO(Punches) in round one.
Eric Winston(Barstow Grad) defeated Keenan Lewis by Heel Hook :30 into round one.
April 2-Art of Fighting-Jacksonville, Florida
Chris Culley(Barstow) lost to Jahmal McLennan via submission(rear naked choke) 4:07 into round two.
April 16-Ring of Fire-Colorado
Marcus Edwards(Granite Hills Alumni) defeated Nick Laney by armbar 1:22 into round one. Edwards improves to 7-0.
April 21-King of the Cage-San Manuel
Jason Walraven(Victorville) defeated by Kosetatino Sinoti TKO ref stoppage due to strikes 1:25 into round two.
Palika Drummondo(Joe Stevenson Cobra Kai) lost to Kris Armbrister by 3 round unanimous decision.
April 21-Fight Club OC
Seth Dikun(Victorville) defeated Tyler Weathers via triangle choke 2:00 left into round 2.
April 22-Gladiator Challenge-Soboba Casino
John Morgan(Apple Valley) defeated Richie Hall via TKO ref stoppage due to strikes 1:22 into round one.
Jeremy Butler(UGA) defeated Ronnie Potter via KO :12 into round one.
Tom Gloudeman(Lancaster) defeated Luis Iniguez by rear naked choke 1:46 into round 2.
Tim Lindsay(Hesperia) lost to James Moontasri by KO :56 into round 1.
Matt Hagge(Victorville) lost to Nick Barnes by rear naked choke 1:32 into round 2.
Cody Bollinger(Phelan) defeated Mike Christensen for the 145 title belt. Bollinger won by a 5 round unanimous decision.
Ethan Williams(Apple Valley) defeated Matthew Martinez (Apple Valley) in an amateur fight. Williams won by majority decision.
Aaron Vanderlinden(Hesperia) lost to David Salas via TKO ref stoppage due to strikes :57 into round 1.
May 6: Kick Down 91- Denver, Colorado
David Hernandez(Apple Valley) lost to Cody Gomez via submission (armbar) at 0:22 of round one.
May 7: Bellator 43 – Newkirk, Oklahoma
Bryan Baker(Granite Hills Alumni) defeated Joe Riggs via TKO ref stoppage due to strikes 3:53 into round two.
May 21: At Cage vs Cons event in Los Angeles
Joe Calavitta(Ex-Victorville resident) lost to Anthony McDavitt by TKO (punches) at 3:32 mark of round two.
May 27: Tuff-N-Uff… Las Vegas, NV
Marcus Edwards(Granite Hills Alumni) defeated Joey Guevara by triangle choke 1:00 into round one.
June 4: King of the Cage event-Las Vegas, NV
Lights Out MMA and Fitness in Lucerne Valley went 3-0 on the night. Making his MMA Debut, Luis Cruz(Lucerne Valley) defeated Jerry Norris by TKO(ref stoppage due to strikes) :49 into round one.
Jose Lopez(Lucerne Valley) also making his MMA debut defeated Ross Bradshaw with a quick :08 KO in round one.
Aaron Williams(Luceren Valley) defeated Zack Grossman by a three round unanimous Decision. Williams improves to 2-0. The event was held at the Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel.
June 12: Gladiator Challenge event at the Soboba Casino
Heath Cassol(Victorville) lost to Jake Mylles by Rear naked choke 2:28 into round one.
Blake Phelps(Apple Valley) lost to Nick Barnes ref stoppage due to injury 1:43 into round one.
Kenny Kilgore(Victorville) defeated Mathew Marquez by rear naked choke :25 into round two.
Lucas Taber(Serrano Graduate) defeated Matt Anderson ref stoppage due to injury :57 into round three.
Paul Karsky(Victorville) defeated Hank Jobe by rear naked choke 1:40 into round one.
Andrew McManus(Phelan) lost to Eddy Yagin via TKO, ref stoppage due to strikes, 1:39 into round one.
Ronner Williams(Hesperia) lost to Deutisch Pu'u by KO 3:06 into round one.
Rudy Duran(Hesperia) lost to Ian Dela Cuesta by ref stoppage due to cut around eye 1:00 into round one.
David Reeder(Apple Valley) defeated Brock Carasez by a three round unanimous decision.
June 26: UFC Versus 4 in Pittsburgh, PA
Joe Stevenson(Victorville) lost to Javier Vazquez by a three round unanimous decision.
June 30: King of the Cage-Highland, CA
Chris Culley(Hesperia) defeated Kris Armbrister by TKO 2:51 into round one
Kyle York(Victorville) lost to Ryan Williams by a three round split decision.
July 30: Respect in the Cage-Pomona, CA
Chris Culley(Hesperia) defeated Jeff Martin by a three round split decision.
July 30: Strikeforce-Hoffman Estates, IL
Dan Henderson defeated Fedor Emelianenko by TKO(punches) 4:12 into round one.
Aug 6: Xplode Fight Series-San Deigo, CA
Joe Condon(Hesperia) lost to Saul Galindo by a three round decision in the co-main event.
Aug 12: Rocky Mt. Bad Boyz-Sheridan, CO
Justin Hernandez(Apple Valley High alumni) lost by rear naked choke 1:15 into round two.
Aug 21: Gladiator Challenge- San Jacinto, CA
Shawn Thurman(Apple Valley) defeated Chad Mcewen by rear naked choke 1:34 into round one.
Brandon McKnight(Hesperia) lost to Paul Webb by a three round unanimous decision. All three judges scored it 29-28.
Nelson Alvarado(Adelanto) lost to Zoran Janicijevic by TKO ref stoppage due to strikes 2:14 into round two.
Chloe Johnson(Victorville) defeated Desiree Bliss by double axe choke 1:24 into round one.
Tyson Johnson(Victorville) defeated Daryl Thompson by tapout due to strikes 1:30 into round one.
Daniel Pinto(Victorville) defeated Joseph Navas by rear naked choke 1:24 into round one.
Aug 28: Kansas Super Fights
Marcus Edwards(Apple Valley Graduate) won by armbar :25 into round one.
Sept 3: King of the Cage-Las Vegas
Ken Ocean(Hesperia) lost to David Mitchell verbal tapout end of the round one.
Melissa Edwards(Lucerne Valley) lost to Rebecca Main via 3 round unanimous decision.
Michael Sanchez(Victorville) defeated Bob Villueneva by TKO, ref stoppage, 2:06 into round one.
Jose Lopez(Lucerne Valley) defeated Rick Fell by rear naked choke 1:49 into round two.
Luis Cruz(Lucerne Valley) defeated Daniel Marino(Apple Valley) by KO, :04 into round one.
In the King of the Cage Amateur Lightweight Title, Aaron Williams(Lucerne Valley) lost to Jacob Malili by a three round Split decision.
Sept 10: at C3 fights in Newkirk, OK
Cody Bollinger(Phelan) defeated Cameron Dollar by a 3 round Unanimous Decision. All three Judges scored it 30-27.
Sept 15: at a King of the Cage event in Highland, CA
Lucas Taber(Serrano Grad) defeated Jimmy Stormo by armbar :42 into round one.
Alex Rickard(Hesperia) lost to Gabe Rivas by TKO, ref stoppage, 2:59 into round one.
Sept 17: at Bellator Fighting Championship in Hollywood, FL
Bryan Baker(Granite Hills graduate) defeated Jared Hess by TKO, ref stoppage due to strikes 2:52 of round three. Baker advances in the 185 pound tournament.
Sept 30: at Rocky Mt Bad Boys in Colorado
Marcus Edwards(Granite Hills Grad) defeated Brian Scoggins by TKO(strikes) 1:04 into round one. Edwards improves to 10-0. The won unifies the RMBB and Beatdown MMA 155 lbs. titles.
Oct 15: at Bellator Fighting Championship in Atlantic City, NJ
Granite Hills Graduate, Bryan Baker lost to Vitor Vienna by TKO, ref stoppage due to strike, :54 into round one.
Oct 16: at Gladiator Challenge event at Soboba Casino.
Fred Williams(Victorville) defeated Johnathan Elenberger by Guillotine Choke 2:15 into round one.
Balentin Camargo(Hesperia) defeated Matt Anderson by TKO ref stoppage due to cut on eye :44 into round one.
Justin Berg(Victorville) lost to Shane Krutchenson by a three round Unanimous Decision.
Max Kabir(Victorville) defeated Kasey Roberts(Barstow) by rear naked choke :45 into round one.
Oct 29: at National Fight Alliance event in Burbank, California.
Jeremy Ramage(Lucerne Valley) defeated Ako Harper by a three round split decision. 29-28, 28-29, 30-27.
Nov 5: at U of MMA event in Lake Elsinore, CA
Luis Cruz(Lucerne Valley) defeated Julien Reveles(Team Focus) by KO :06 into round one.
Paul Stone(Team Focus) lost to Robert Precie by Rear Naked Choke :55 into round one.
Ramon Jauregui(Cobra Kai) lost to Andrew Detwiler by TKO ref stoppage due to strikes :37 into round three.
Ken Ocean(Hesperia) defeated Roman Rodriguez by three round unanimous decision.
Jed scores the fight 30-27 Ocean
Mike scores the fight 30-27 Ocean
John Flores(Victorville) lost to Larry Stroud by a three round unanimous decision
Jed scores the fight 30-27 Stroud
Mike scores the fight 29-28 Flores
Nov 19: at UFC 139 event in San Jose, CA
Dan Henderson (Victor Valley High School allumi) defeated Mauricio "Shogun" Rua by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 48-47.
Nov 19: at Xplode Fight Series in Valley Center, California
Bakari McClain (Victorville) lost to Nick Gambrell(Silverlakes) by Submission (Kimura) in round 2.
Nov 19: at Cage vs Cons in Pico Rivera, CA
Paul Karsky (Victorville) lost to Marcus Gaines by armbar :58 into round one.
Dec 4: Gladiator Challenge event at Soboba Casino
Local fighters go 5-0 on the night
Cody Bollinger (Phelan) regained the 145 pound title belt. Bollinger defeated Aaron Neveu by a three round unanimous decision.
Brandon Lopez (MMA-1 gym) defeated Matt Shorey by Guillotine choke 1:00 into round one.
Brad Arringdale (Victorville) defeated Chris Floyd by rear naked choke 1:21 into round one.
Jeff Jones (Universal Grappling Academy) defeated Joey Apadoca by Guillotine choke :18 into round one
Tom Gloudeman (MMA-1 gym) defeated Anthony More by rear naked choke :59 into round one.
Dec. 10: At a King of the Cage event in Las Vegas. Local fighters go 3-2 on the night
Jonathan Noriega(Joe Stevenson Cobra kai) lost to
Jon Loftin by a three round unanimous decision.
Marcus Edwards (Granite Hills graduate) defeated Milan Zerial by a three round unanimous decision.
David Hernandez (Apple Valley) defeated Dale Jackson by TKO 30 seconds into round one.
Justin Hernandez (Apple Valley) defeated Carlos Garcia by a three round split decision (30-27, 29-25, 30-27).
Kenosha Saunders(Hesperia High School Grad) lost to Greg Joiner by a three round unanimous decision.
Dec 15: at King of the Cage event in Highland, CA
Jason Walraven(Victorville) defeated Lucas Taber(Serrano Grad) by a three round unanimous decision. All three judges score the bout 30-27.
Chris Culley(Hesperia) defeated Vince Ortiz by a three round unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 29-28.
Dec 16: at Invincible MMA Event
Nick Piecuch(Victorville) lost by Guillatine Choke in the first round.


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Yoplait is issuing a challenge to Greek yogurt rival Chobani in a new national marketing campaign.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Yoplait is issuing a challenge to Greek yogurt rival Chobani in a new national marketing campaign.
The General Mills yogurt brand said Monday that it recently conducted a national taste test revealing that 65% consumers prefer Yoplait blueberry Greek yogurt over the same Chobani flavor.
Yoplait is sharing the findings in the marketing campaign, dubbed "The Yoplait Greek Taste-Off." Launched Monday, the campaign asks consumers nationwide to do their own side-by-side taste tests of Yoplait Greek blended blueberry yogurt and Chobani blueberry fruit on the bottom and then share what they think on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using #TasteOff. Yogurt fans also can visit GreekTasteOff.com to see what other people think and share their own opinion, no matter which Greek yogurt they prefer.
"We are focused on one thing, making Greek yogurt taste as good as it can be, so we asked yogurt fans if we had succeeded," stated Carla Vernón, marketing director for Yoplait Greek. "They overwhelmingly said yes, and now we owe it to everyone to share the news of a better-tasting blueberry Greek yogurt."
The advertising campaign kicks off with a new television commercial titled "Taste-Off", which spotlights real consumers trying both brands of Greek yogurt for themselves. The campaign includes digital, social, public relations and major grocery activation, including taste tests in hundreds of stores across the country.
Yoplait noted that it launched its new Yoplait Greek yogurt last year after hearing many people talk about their interest in Greek but dissatisfaction with the taste of some of the leading brands. The company said Yoplait Greek uses a strained Greek yogurt, a special blend of slow-fermenting cultures, with real fruit pieces blended in to the yogurt, and the same high-quality recipe consumers have come to expect in Greek yogurt.
In addition, this month, people can enjoy three new flavors — strawberry, cherry and raspberry — along with the existing flavors blueberry, tangerine, vanilla, strawberry raspberry, coconut and pineapple.
Each cup of Yoplait Greek yogurt is made with natural colors, flavors and sweeteners and packs 100% more protein than regular yogurt (11g of protein per serving), the company said. Yoplait Greek is available nationwide with a suggested retail price of $1.29 per 5.3-ounce cup.


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Thanks to Susan Volland's book that I received from the California Table Grape Commission I have discovered a whole new world of possibilities using grapes. Who would've thought grapes were so versatile in the kitchen. As part of the change in my eating habits in order to lose weight and live a healthier life I have been trying to eat bigger breakfasts and lunches and smaller dinners. An old saying in Mexico says that if you want to lose weight you should eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a vassal and dinner like an indigent. Since your metabolism slows down as the day progresses that saying kind of makes sense, doesn't it?
I turned to Volland's book a couple of weeks ago when I was looking for ideas for a balanced lunch. I stumbled upon a recipe called Seared Shrimp with Grapes, Citrus and Rum. As soon as I read the title I knew I wanted to try it. I did some changes to it, though. I had just some leftover medium size shrimp so I added some chicken breast strips previously cooked, sautéed broccoli and pasta al dente. This is the original Volland's recipe:
- •12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- •1/4 teaspoon salt
- •1/4 teaspoon pepper
- •2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- •1 cup red grapes, sliced
- •1 tablespoon slivered lime zest
- •1 jalapeno pepper sliced into slivers
- •1 teaspoon slivered ginger
- •3 tablespoons dark rum
- •2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- •1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Pat the shrimp dry and season with the salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a large, nonstick skillet or saute pan over meduim-high heat.
- Sear the shrimp in the hot oil until they are bright pink and curling, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in the grapes, lemon zest, lime zest, jalapeno and ginger.
- Pour on the rum, being careful to keep your hands and face away from any flame. Simmer for 1 minute.
- Stir in the brown sugar, lemon juice and lime juice and simmer until the sauce is slightly syrupy and the shrimp are just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.
I really enjoyed this dish. The sweet flavors of the grapes and brown sugar combined perfectly with the citrus flavors with just a small spicy touch of the jalapeno and since I served this with pasta none of the flavors were overwhelming. If you want more recipes using grapes head over to The Calfornia Table Grape Comission website or to your favorite bookstore for Susan Volland's cookbook, Green Black Red. Recipes for cooking and enjoying California grapes.
I am sending this post to Ruth's weekly event Presto Pasta Nights, one of my favorite food events on the blog-o-sphere. I was away for a while but I am back with more delicious pasta recipes for the roundups.
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BEn that looks absolutely divine. I would never have thought of adding grapes to my pasta but – it works!
This looks absolutely wonderful! I've to to try it.
How intersting . A new twist on using grapes.
I love the sound of this dish Ben. An interesting way to cook with grapes. Its funny I never ever thought about using them as a savoury item.
This is something i wouldn't have thought of, but it looks delicious, Ben! I wish i could eat a larger breakfast, but I'm just not that hungry in the mornings.
I like the idea of using grapes this way.
Ben what a fantastic looking dish. I can't wait to try it…and the Mexican saying about large breakfasts, small dinners…fantastic.
Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights and the kind words about it. Hope to see you and your dishes often.
Looks delicious Ben! I'm loving the addition of grapes. I've never added grapes to a savory meal, but I'm sure the small burst of sweetness would be a great addition.
That looks good! I would never have thought to use grapes in a dish like this.
Yum…Yum! I love grapes with chicken but never considered using them with seafood, but it sure makes sense to me!


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Does look nice, just wish it was GNOME 3.10 instead of 3.08.
Phoronix: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Beta 1 Looks Great, Performance Is Great
Red Hat this week released the first beta to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. RHEL 7 is based upon improvements and other work that happened over the past few release cycles in Fedora and is riding on its new enterprise Linux 3.10 kernel. In this article is a first look at RHEL 7 Beta 1 along with our first benchmarks of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 comparing the results to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5.
Does look nice, just wish it was GNOME 3.10 instead of 3.08.
An RHEL7 x F18 x F19 x F20 comparison would be great!
Just making sure that REL 7.0 beta doesn't overclock the CPU.
On the PTS/Openbechmark specsheet the CPU frequency's differ?
-REL 6.5 @3.30GHz
-REL 7.0 @4.19GHz
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Is this correct behavior, or a bug somewhere?
p.s. you can grab a copy here without having to go through a sales droid.
someone else posted the link previously I think.


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East Carolina University's Rehabilitation Counseling program has been ranked 13th in the nation in the recently released 2011 U.S. News & World Report rankings of best graduate schools. The Rehabilitation Counseling program increased from a 19th previous ranking. Read more…
Monthly Archives: April 2011
In Memoriam
Fighting viruses
Research by Rachel Roper (Microbiology and Immunology) focuses on developing safe and effective vaccines and drugs to fight viral threats like the poxvirus. She and student K.E. Rehm just published an article describing work on an improved poxvirus vector vaccine platform. The article, "Deletion of the A35 gene from Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Increases Immunogenicity and Isotype Switching,"appeared in the journal, Vaccine.
Construction management reaccredited
The East Carolina University Construction Management Program in the College of Technology and Computer Science received renewal of accreditation in February from the American Council for Construction Education.
Accreditation from the ACCE recognizes the program's adherence to stringent standards as verified through a visiting team of peers and industry practitioners.
ECU's construction management program is the largest of its kind in the Southeastern United States and is one of only 65 accredited programs in the country, according to the department's web site at http://www.ecu.edu/tecs/construction/.
Billy Taylor Jazz Festival Set for April 15, 16
The East Carolina University School of Music and ECU Jazz Studies Program will present the annual Billy Taylor Jazz Festival April 15 and 16.
Featured performers include Connaitre Miller, associate professor of music and coordinator of jazz vocal studies at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and the award-winning vocal jazz ensemble she directs, Afro Blue. Also appearing is jazz master drummer Winard Harper, along with ECU jazz ensembles led by bass professor and festival artistic director Carroll V. Dashiell Jr.
ECU Jazz Combos will perform at 8 p.m. April 15 at Christinne's in the Hilton Greenville. Miller, Afro Blue, Harper and Jazz Ensemble A will perform at 8 p.m. April 16 in Wright Auditorium.
Also on April 16, the festival invites middle and high school jazz bands to participate in the festival's Middle and High School Performance day, which includes stage performances followed by clinics conducted by Harper and the ECU jazz studies faculty. Outstanding soloist and musicianship awards are presented at the evening concert.
This year's festival is the first since the passing of jazz great and festival namesake Dr. Billy Taylor.
Tickets are required. For additional information, visit http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cfac/music/jazz/jazz-festival/index.cfm or call 252-328-6851.


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Saturday, October 18, 2014 • Saranac Lake, NY
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Join us for the 28th Saranac Lake CROP Hunger Walk on Saturday, October 18, 2014.
We will begin at First Presbyterian Church and walk approximately one mile through Saranac Lake. Following the walk a simple soup lunch will be served in the Parish Hall at St. Luke's Episcopal Church (use the side entrance off Main Street).
The event raises awareness and financial support for the anti-hunger efforts of the Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry and the global work of CWS.
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The ground here in Sano, Japan is still shaking as I write at noon on Saturday, March 12, 2011, the day after the largest earthquake in the nation's history. It struck 21.5 hours ago.
I was working at my desk as usual when my shoji — sliding doors of translucent veneer in the case of my office, though covered in white paper in most cases — began rattling on their rails. They're the best early warning system I've found, so I knew an earthquake was arriving but had no idea how big it would be.
The early tremors that shook my shoji were nothing. The roar of the earth that followed is what really tipped me off that this was no ordinary wineglass rattler. Imagine a wind you might have heard high on a mountain sweeping down toward you. That's scary enough. Now, imagine that wind not being made of air overhead, but of earth underfoot and barreling down on you. Continue Reading
As I sit on a couch swing in the backyard, I listen to the birds singing. They always sound a little more cheerful during this time of year. Looking around me, I see nothing but flecks of color amidst a forest of green. The gentle breeze blows, and I know I have found the perfect place to do what I like to do best—read.
The stories written by the 21 finalists have been amazing. There were a couple with which I could relate; there were some that amazed me of the strength and fortitude of my fellow man; there were some that after reading I had to stop, take a breath and offer up a prayer for those who have faced such difficulties and sorrows. Precious stories, every last one, told by those who lived them, experienced them, and found the courage to write them to inspire us all. It always takes courage to share personal experiences, to show those we've never even met a part of our hearts, experiences, lives.
I truly hope that each of you have enjoyed the stories as much as I have. Thank you for taking time to read, to comment, to absorb, and maybe even to open your heart and let your life begin to change through the experiences of others. "No man is an island" and through these stories, perhaps new bridges have been built, new friendships made, and new encouragement given to those who have struggled with the telling of their tales.
We would like to give honorable mention to a few stories. By the comments from others, we know these stories were great! Continue Reading
Welcome to Scinti and our latest writing contest! We have received more than 200 submissions, each writer telling their own unique story. It was a pleasurable task reading through each and every story although it has been a challenge to choose 21 finalists out of many wonderful submissions. Thank you, to every one of you who took the time to write and send us your story. We wish that we could post each one, for everyone has a tale to tell.
We know that you will all enjoy reading through the 21 stories that have made it to the finalists. Guess who gets to choose the winners?
You do!
That's right. It is up to you what the top ranking stories will be. By "liking" the story on Facebook, you will determine the contest winners. If there is a tie, then we will look at comments and are happy to hear which stories have touched your heart, brought a smile to your face, or even tears to your eyes. For more details on the voting process, please go here.
You can "like" your favorite stories any time between Monday, February 28th and Sunday, March 13th at 10PM eastern time. We look forward to hearing from you, as do the authors of these wonderful stories!
Our finalists for the Winter 2011 Scinti Writing Contest: Continue Reading
Watching your child come into the world is hard to comprehend, let alone explain.
When I returned home from serving a mission for my church, I kind of dreaded running into people that I knew because I knew they would ask me, "How was your mission?"
That might sound weird, but when you serve a mission; or perhaps you're in the military and return home from serving your country; or after you climb Mt. Everest; or watch a loved one pass into the next life; or do pretty much anything that stretches you to extremes that you never thought you were capable of surviving, a question like that is almost insulting.
I just wanted to ask them in return, "Do you really want to know? Do you really care? It was the most exhausting, difficult, rewarding, beautiful, sacred, humbling, miserable, and challenging learning experience that I have ever endured. I gave my blood, sweat, tears, and heart. People spit on me, yelled at me, berated me, threatened me, and hated me. I loved every minute of it; even the parts that I hated. Everything that is good in my life right now is a direct result of the time I spent serving others. I would never trade it or do it over. It was the best time of my life." Continue Reading
Dear cancer survivors and anyone close to them,
This letter is to remind us-and all of those we love-that we are teachers in our lives. Through these inspirational battles, it can be easy to allow sadness to wash over us and forget there are people who will be by our side along the way. Even if we tend to forget, we are always supported.
A close friend of mine passed away March 6. Adi Thelen was a teacher, a mentor and a personal hero to me and many other people. She battled cervical cancer. Despite her short life, Adi managed to revive an instinct kept deep inside of all of us: unconditional love. Continue Reading
"Mommy, help me. I've been raped." Before I close my eyes to sleep, I hear those words again and the battle to hold back my tears begins.
Saturday, June 30, 2007 was a perfect day for mother/daughter bonding. My daughter, Jessica, and I have always had a close relationship, and this beautiful Florida morning was the beginning to a day of pampering and shopping. She picked me up promptly at ten, her little sports car with its top down looking more inviting than a stretch limousine. Off we drove to Starbucks to start our gabfest over hot cups of caramel macchiato – our favorite — before rushing off to our manicure and pedicure appointments.
Once we were sure that the dreaded polish smudges could be avoided, we slipped into our sandals and drove to the mall. With nothing special in mind, we searched the shops for the perfect outfit for work or play. Continue Reading
My world, as I know it, is full of complete sorrow. I fight the urge to slice open my skin on a daily basis. This self-inflicted pain was my only release for six years. Then you came along. You goofy, handsome, crazy boy. I continued to cut for several months after we 'became official.' But you knew about it. And that night– New Years Eve— will always stick in my mind. I can bring the past back, and feel you hold me. Continue Reading
I was waiting outside a movie theatre for its cash counter to open up. I knew I was going to see some really seducing curves on Katrina's body, still I could not resist myself from seeing those I found on hot girls standing outside. Believe me, Nagpur is no less than Delhi, Mumbai or Pune when it comes to charisma that girls have.
Suddenly a shaggy figure loomed out of that happening crowd. I could make out that he was older than me but still quite young, may be in 30's and he looked physically alright. Continue Reading
I have had a few loves in my life, my first real boyfriend who took up most of my time and heart in high school. My second love, although no one knew just exactly ow much I loved him, but there he was. He was there for me when the previous relationship ended, he was there when I had a benign tumor in one of my breast while in high school, he also happened to be my best friend. Through all of the heartbreak and doubt during high school there was someone who I could always rely on no matter what life had handed me. The kind of love that makes me cry thinking about him while I live 4500 hundred miles away for a year. Where it breaks my heart knowing that some other girl is having his love while I'm gone. I guess to know how a simple 19 year old girl can fall madly, movie romantic, crazy in love with a horse, you have to know the history. Continue Reading
(I tell this story with a sense of humor and one who has found freedom in love instead of a bunch of rules!!!)
It began when I found out that I was pregnant with my first child. I wanted things to go perfectly! I wanted God to be proud of me. I was going to do this His way. Or should I say the way I THOUGHT that He might want this to be!
A friend of mine gave me a book that could help me with my God pleasing birth. In this book it talked about how all you have to do is make a list of how you want things to be in the birthing of your baby. Naturally I wanted no Pain…so I wrote that down! The book told me how to be very precise in my prayers about what I wanted and how I wanted things to go. After making this VERY detailed list you must make sure that you do not doubt! YOU MUST KNOW that God can bring it forth. So I did! Continue Reading
Cigarettes and cell phones, the air thick with smoke and Chin-chat, loud. There is no other volume. Cities redolent of urine, shit, vomit and garbage. Eau de Chine.
No fragrant incense here to mask the rude odours of the great unwashed; the smoke from raw Chinese cigarettes a poor but often welcome screen.
So many people everywhere. And so noisy. Nonstop talking. Loud, shrill, insistent voices hammering home their points at one another. The China din starts well before six am, and carries on, a constant cacophony until well after midnight. When the dogs start barking.
Cities so Western – concrete, glass and steel. Cars, buses, trucks everywhere –even on the sidewalks. This could be Chicago, New York, Vancouver. No oriental flavour here to savour. Continue Reading
Shredding the Layers to Find My True Self Underneath
I don't know how she did it so well, but she did. Maybe it was the bottomless carpetbag. Maybe it was her magical abilities. Or maybe, just maybe, it was that she descended from the clouds as if she was sent from the Gods above. Whatever it was, children respected her, everyone adored her, she was measured as practically perfect in every way, and it all came wrapped up with the most delightful British accent.
I, too, descended from the clouds, but unlike Mary Poppins, it was on a flight from Los Angeles to France. My "bottomless carpetbag" was lost by the airlines somewhere between my layover in Chicago and destination to Lyon, and while I don't know magic tricks, I can make an obscene amount of chocolate disappear before your eyes. Okay, so maybe we don't share much in common, Mary Poppins and I, but what we do share is our full time job of caring for children. Except I'm an Au Pair testing the waters of living abroad, meaning that this gig has a one year expiration date. And instead of a spoonful of sugar, I need Levatol for the stress and non-stop kid action that has my blood pressure on the rise. Continue Reading
Just like any other day of the week, we all show up at the gym a few minutes before six a.m. It's still dark, but uncommonly warm and sticky for the first of October. I'm just wearing shorts and a t-shirt. We sit in the hallway, waiting for coach to show up and say, "Let's go." We stretch, joke around a little, make fun of someone's bed head. Coach shows up and says, "Let's go," so we get up and put our water bottles in the back of her car. We all hesitate about starting the run, because once we start, there won't be any stopping for the next two hours.
I start walking towards the street, and glance back a few times to make sure everyone is ready to go. We start our watches and take off, super slow. We're just warming up for the first two miles, so there's no need to push it. We all get a little more awake once we start jogging, and the jokes get louder and funnier. The lead switches between everybody, nobody really takes command of the group, since we all know where we are going. A few minutes in, I start to sweat, and my legs start to loosen up. There's plenty of lactic acid built up in my muscles today, as we've had an extremely hard week of running. I try to shake it loose and get my legs and lungs ready to work. Continue Reading
The woman didn't look like an angel. She was short and squat and tired looking, with three squabbling kids, all under the age of ten. My friends and I were just behind her in line and we watched as she negotiated the counter, getting her children's orders straight, taking her coin purse out of her shoulder bag and carefully counting out the money. She was wearing some sort of cleaner's uniform and a pair of old shoes with the heels turned down, and she looked as though she'd had a long, hard day.
Just as she received her order, an ill-dressed man sidled up to the line. "Spare change?" he muttered.
The man reeked of alcohol. His long grey-streaked black hair was dull and greasy and he had obviously been sleeping in his clothes for God knows how long. We all shook our heads and averted our eyes, and so did the cleaning lady. Continue Reading
One day in I was walking down the hallway when I ran into this cute little blond girl. Sonja. I thought she was cute and in short order we started hangin out, goin out, and makin out. There was something about her that was different though something I couldn't put my finger on. One friday night she was asking a bunch of her friends to come to a "meeting". This started to irritate me because she wasn't asking ME, finally I asked what was up? "I'm going to a Jesusmumblemumblemumble people meeting…." I said "A what?" a " Jessumumble mumble mumble mmm Meeting" A what " …..A Jesusmumblemumblemumble……uh…Meeting." Obviously she was afraid I ridicule h"er and frankly between the long hair,leather and drugs I wasn't what ,you might say, a good candidate for a deacon at the local Baptist church. Finally I got it out of her clearly…WHERE ARE YOU GOING FRIDAY!!! A Jesus people Meeting….ok ….uh ….cool …ya want me to go?…Sonja said that would make her "happy"….how ya say no to that? Continue Reading
I don't know you? Even you don't have much knowledge about me but yet we are talking to each other, sharing our feelings. That's Life? Maybe it is. Lets first make some things clear what this extract is all about. Its NOT an article on How to be successful or 7 mantras to live life cheerfully, the matter is much more serious than that, I will be just telling you an incident, and I promise no pre or post lectures, just a narration.
Now let me tell you something that may stir you totally. This is a true narration and if you take it seriously, it may, can, will change your life a bit, a little, rather a lot. Let me take you somewhere, come with me, hold my hand. The country is India, the city is Delhi and where are we in the city is the Hospital ICU. Continue Reading
You can fall in love many different times with many different things… different people…and at all different times. I can listen to my husband play a certain song on his Martin guitar and I fall in love with him again…see a certain pair of shoes…taste a certain food…watch a certain movie. I can sit back and observe my life from a distance and I fall in love with the feeling of contentment. This isn't the life that I had planned for myself but this is the life that God knew that I needed…
As I sit and watch a movie on lifetime about a woman that has never wanted children that suddenly finds herself pregnant, as soon as she has the baby she falls instantly in love with the child. It makes me think back to a time when I myself was in that same situation…17 years old…normal teenager that had her whole life planned ahead and a child certainly wasn't in that equation. That term "Falling in Love" keeps coming back in my mind. You know… the books, society, your family, friends, everyone around you says you're going to instantly fall in love with your baby the moment you see that sweet precious face. For me they were wrong…I didn't…I'm probably breaking some sort of motherly code here by saying what I just said but I have lived 8 years with that tiny secret..Thinking I was a bad mother due to the fact that I didn't feel what others said I should feel. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me….
Want to know what I felt?? Continue Reading
There are times in life when you stop coasting along, stop dead in your tracks and realize that things are out of control. You take a long, hard look at what your life has become and ask yourself, how did I end up here? This is not my life, this is not who I want to be. But then what? Change is difficult, and scary. Fear of the unknown paralyzes you and sometimes it seems easier to keep being miserable because at least it is familiar territory. My story is about what happened to me when I finally took that leap of faith, and decided to change my life for the better. While they were happening around me, I had no idea how significant these events would eventually be. This is the story of the best decision I ever made, the decision to take control of my life, to stand up for myself, and to love again… Continue Reading
You know what dream I had once (when I was hopefully, painfully young)?
I dreamed, well, I wished, that one day I would see with both eyes—and then I thought I would be whole.
Born with a micropthalmic right eye that was eventually removed, I have always warred against myself and my vision, and have never seen anything good about my situation.
I always felt so lacking and so apart. It was never funny for me, once I realized how different it made me and how much I was missing. I can't even see in 3-D—which I suppose isn't all that terrible, I mean, optical illusions for the most part don't fool me. Then again, I could never experience those "Magic Eye" books—because I had no magic eye. It took me forever to figure that out, and I wonder why somebody didn't just tell me. I stared and stared at those books, squinting and turning them every which way and all my friends said, "Hold it up to your nose and then slowly pull it away" when they were being patient and "Give it to me I'll show you" when their patience wore thin. Why didn't my teachers take those books away? I suppose they didn't think about it, I suppose it's not something that would immediately come to mind when you have a classroom of thirty children and you're trying to keep them focused on one task—I was just lost in the shuffle. There was nothing malicious about it. Continue Reading
When Diana discovered she was an orphan, she immediately realized she had to make some changes in her lifestyle.
She studied the white piece of paper, it's black ink faded to gray due to time and bad photocopying. Mother, she read, of medium height and weight, quiet, pleasant, brown hair, brown eyes. Her eyes moved down the page. Father also of medium height and weight, serious with a pensive demeanor, black hair, brown eyes. Then, slowly, as if fearing the words had suddenly changed in the last five minutes, she read the next line.
Legal Status: Orphan. Continue Reading
Life was good in February of 1998. I was sixteen years old, just received my driver's license, and seemingly had the world in the palm of my hand. I had good friends and a good family. School was mandatory, of course, but any chance I got I would be outside running, playing basketball, or throwing a baseball. I was just beginning to really get good at athletic activities. I genuinely looked forward to each and every day and the opportunities it would bring.
Then February 11 came. I did not feel so good getting up, but I was excited about going to school and seeing friends. I asked my father if I could use our 1978 Oldsmobile to drive to school. He declined, saying, "Maybe tomorrow." That move possibly saved my life. Continue Reading
My son and I have a favorite book that a teacher lent to us. The book tells a story of a little boy whose school is over-run by moles. Later that evening as he is taking a bath the boy feels a lump on the top of his head and his mother tells him it is a mole. The boy immediately interprets this as an animal coming out of his head. He is later informed by a friend that his mom meant a "beauty mark".
Some birthmarks don't really start out as birthmarks. After my son was born in 2001 I noticed a small spot forming on his chin. Given the fact that I was nursing him, he was drooling constantly as all babies do, I brushed it off as a dry patch of skin. I consulted all the popular books and magazines, bought myself the most recommended cream and applied it religiously each day. At baby well visits with the pediatrician I mentioned it and was re-assured it would go away.
In fact, it didn't grow away. It grew bigger, fatter, rounder, darker. It grew so much that I quickly realized that we didn't have a dry spot on our hands we had a mole. One that didn't sneak back into a hole in the ground. Continue Reading


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Oku's using a different art style in Me-teru than what he's using in GANTZ. It's far less details and sometimes poorly drawn. Does anyone know the reason for this? Has he lost assistants?
Oku's using a different art style in Me-teru than what he's using in GANTZ. It's far less details and sometimes poorly drawn. Does anyone know the reason for this? Has he lost assistants?
.....Stupidity and things very few people care about, HAS RETURNED TO THE GANTZ SECTION!!!!
Think about it, Oku, is currently working on how many mangas?
The answer is 2.
Now, if you had a time slot in which you had to draw 2 seperate mangas, what would you do?
Im not answering this for you, maybe the other members here would be kind enough to answer your question, no promises tho'.
Ah, tet. I haven't seen you around so much as of late. Hope all is well.
TC: Oku has to keep Gantz as his top priority.
Oh, I almost forgot. The anti-every-thread nazi is doing his all to keep this forum dead until Gantz returns. You forgot to tell me to use the search function.
Erm...was this to me or to tetnubis?
Shows you how much attention you take to my posts. But i dont hate every thread, i hate stupidity, if i did hate every thread we would'nt be talking here now would we?
If people really cared about this thread, or the others i have locked, they would either complain, or continue talking(typing) away.
But alas, this thread is another bullshit thread, talking once again about irrelevant and un-interesting points to do with manga.
So, you know that the search button exists, you also know that you should have used it, what were you doing? Trying to start an arguement maybe?
Also, there is no specific thread talking about the art in Me-teru, in comparison, or a thread directly answering your ridiculous questions. Hence why this thread is still open, and why i never said 'use the search button.'
Been V.Busy with college work. Have not had much time to moderate recently, but ill be on more frequently now.Originally Posted by Blizzar180
It's an almost dead forum. Even a spark of stupidity can lit up a fire of arguments. The least this forum needs is a moderator that complains about the members' questions and instead praise even the stupidity for doing its best to create some life around here. There are unlimited topics to discuss, and whether they become stupid or not is completely up to the results of the debates. By expressing your general feelings about exactly every thread that is created is not how the general moderator would do. If a thread is stupid, no one will answer. We don't actually need you to bump the thread and tell us all how much we don't need that specific thread. You could close down this forum for all I care. You won't let us use it.
back on topic: I don't like his artwork for Me-teru but i can understand the need to lessen the detail for it. But it is kinda annoying to read his manga with this artwork when i know he can do better. Oh well. Lets hope the story can keep people entertained enough. I'll read it anyways though since its oku.
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APA Co-Sponsors Congressional Briefing: The Human Response to Disaster
On April 24, APA co-sponsored an educational briefing on Capitol Hill in support of the Decade of Behavior initiative entitled, "The Human Response to Disaster."
House Passes Legislation to Replace OERI
On April 30th, the House passed the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (H.R. 3801) introduced by Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE).
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APA Comments on Homeland Security Advisory System; Division 7 President Gives APA Testimony on Capitol Hill; Public Policy Office Meets with Society for Research on Adolescence; NIH Holds Planning Meeting for National Children's Study


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Check And Double Check LyricsArtist: StereolabAlbum: Aluminum Tunes The possibilities are open To create a new situation Surely we won't know unless we try I am far too young to die Tell me about the general people My belly's bursting without a... And who are the general people? Just a grain of sense that you confess I have regrets if I die Refuge in superstitions and dreams Toying with the imaginary Memory becomes a luxury Refuge in superstitions and dreams It's no way to make History No we won't know, we won't know We won't know unless we try
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Tour Diary: Chicken feta, forty winks and some lovely ladies
The players picked on some celebratory burgers and slept soundly on an off day even as the Mischief Gals raised the temperature with their live fan chat session on the RCB Website.
When I walked in early morning to ask for a chicken feta burger, the slightly amused expression suggesting "Another?" got me curious, and sure enough, I discovered that nineteen and a half burgers had been consumed by the winning team. One bite and it was easy to understand why.
At breakfast, Saurabh Bandekar tucked into some Spanish bacon and fresh watermelons while Rahul was probably being pampered by Vijeta at home. The chefs were heard inquiring at the concierge if he was staying at the hotel, as they hadn't received a single request from him thus far!
But all young cricketers seeking to land balls on neighbouring roofs should try egg whites, ham and cheese for breakfast. Seems to be working perfectly well for Robin.
Chitter Chatter Pitter Patter
I'd received a call the previous night asking me to facilitate a live chat between fans and the Mischief Gals. In preparation, insights from my research included: the Bring it on series should be watched only if you are 16 and illegally tipsy; the earliest cheerleaders were men for the University of Minnesota (Thank heavens for the change!); when a Mischief Gal wants to ride the wagon, give them a free rein.
Me and Anisha sat back and watched as Candice, Denise and Leigh teased and entertained the RCB loyalty on the website.
Football club affiliations were discussed, as were catchy team songs. Candice professed her love for Liverpool and confessed that she thought the CSK team song was cool as well.
Leigh described how she was turning Indian, eating with hands and bobbing her head to both 'yes' and 'no'.
"Are you single" was the only question on most lips, and Denise chewed some gum, nodded naughtily at the screen, and purred, " I might be". Easily, the answer of the day.
Chilling- RCB Style
As I waited for my Nasi Goreng to arrive after the Mischief Gals chat, I wondered what the players were up to on a cricket-free evening. A dipstick study revealed that Dale Steyn's DND status involved movie watching; Dillon Du Preez headed out for dinner with Evan Speechly and his wife; Manish Pandey flitted around in his flip-flops; Eoin Morgan, well, just slept;and Prasanna (team analyst) did what he religiously does. Watch and dissect every ball of the IPL.
One time, Hugo Deep Red wafted through the corridor, indicating the presence of better halves.
Coming up
The Delhi Daredevils, who looked a little glum when boarding the team bus for practise. Strange. Ran into Gautam Gambhir in the elevator and as I wished him a speedy recovery, he indicated that he might not play, but a sliver of a chance remained neverthless.
I hope he makes it. Ray Jennings had earlier made a point about the satisfaction of playing the best sides and beating them, and the DD game has been looked forward to.
Also met Dilshan, who resembles a bit of a hip-hop artist with his facial hair experiments. Can't wait to watch the scoop tomorrow. Go straight into short fine leg's hands for this one match, that is.
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If you have even wondered if your therapist has been in therapy you may be surprised to find that the majority of mental health practitioners actually practice what they preach.
Have You Driven Your Therapist Into Therapy?
Probably not.
The majority of therapists enter therapy for personal reasons. In a national survey, 60% of mental health professionals indicated personal reasons, 35% personal and professional reasons and 5% professional reasons for entering therapy.
What is interesting is that the personal reasons that therapists give for choosing therapy are much like the reasons given by the general population when seeking help – depression, marital/couple conflicts and anxiety.
Why Do More Therapists Seek Therapy than other Adults?
A study of 8,000 participants revealed that 75% of therapists compared with 27% of American adults actually seek and use therapy. The reasons for this are likely based on the following:
What are the Professional Benefits of the Therapist's Personal Therapy?
In their study of the career development of psychotherapists, Orlinsky and Ronnestad underscore client experience, supervision and personal therapy as the major triad of positive influence on a therapist.
Renowned psychologist Irvin Yalom notes "To my mind, personal psychotherapy is by far, the most important part of psychotherapy training."
MF Donovan writing from the UK tells us that therapists are not driven to therapy but rather "To work intimately and openly alongside another human being requires courageous and sustained self honesty, something that not many of us can aspire to without the support of therapy and supervision."
Therapists themselves report that the professional benefits from personal therapy include:
In trauma and disaster work, to bear witness and contain the images and pain of those who have faced the unspeakable, a therapist by necessity puts himself/ herself in harm's way.
The work of Pearlman and Saakvitne underscores that professional support, collaboration, balance and personal therapy greatly reduce compassion fatigue, secondary post-traumatic stress and vicarious traumatization.
Is Personal Therapy a Guarantee of a Therapist's Effectiveness?
While personal therapy does not guarantee a therapist's effectiveness and to date we have no comparative study of patients working with therapists who have been in personal therapy, we do have consistent findings that the effectiveness of treatment across orientations is much more than a function of technique. In fact, it reflects "the person of the therapist."
Why Has Your Therapist Been in Therapy?
Perhaps because he/she understands that as a therapist one's primary tool is one's own sense of self in terms of personality, history, openness to feelings, interpersonal connections, humility, empathy and capacity to hold on to hope.
Perhaps because he/she understands that what a therapist carries personally bears on how he/she practices professionally.
Perhaps because he/she understands that a therapist's personal therapy is a gift that is passed forward to you….
Additional Reading
Klein, R., Bernard, H., Schermer, V. (2011) On Becoming a Psychotherapist: The Personal and Professional Journey. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Hey, bourbon face! Are you as cray-cray in love with bourbon as this blotto besotted bourbonperson is? Do you eat, drink dream drink and sleep drink bourbon? Have you considered naming a pet and/or child Bourbon?
Then have I got a cocktail for you! Like me, you're probably always on the hunt for yet another way to enjoy your bourbon. After all, just because you can't spell "Manhattans" without "man" doesn't mean man should live on Manhattans alone! So here's what you're gonna do. You're gonna add pineapple juice to your Manhattan.
I'll wait a moment for you to finish going pppppppppppffffffffttttttttttttttttt… wuhhhhhh?
Many Royale customers, I'm sure, assume that the Mr. Smith cocktail is named after Royale proprietor Steven Smith — or at least his father, who's also a part owner of the business and, truth be told, whose first name I can't remember because "Mr. Smith" was all I ever called him.
But none of that has anything to do with the Mr. Smith. The Mr. Smith is named after Jeff Smith, who might also be addressed as The Former Honorable Jeff Smith, Ph.D. Jeff was the subject of a documentary, Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?, about the time he popped his campaign cherry running for the congressional seat vacated by veteran Rep. Dick Gephardt, and how he narrowly lost the Democratic primary to Russ Carnahan, son of a famous Missouri politician, and how he was a short, Jewish, basketball-loving UNC grad.
As both a maker of cocktails and a plier of the written word, I am wholly offended by garish concoctions (cocktastrophes, perhaps?) that look like this and, insult on top of insult, co-opt the nomenclature of "daquiri":
And so, welcome to reason #I-lost-track of why I so thoroughly enjoyed pitching drinks at The Royale, where the Holly Hills daquiri looks like this:
Guest post by St. Louis-based attorney and old friend of mine Tim O'Connell, who worked at daily newspapers, and a few taverns, before being admitted to the bar.
Blogtender's Note: Those readers who've been to The Royale (psst, it's Royale Week here at the blog) know that if there's one thing people like about The Royale (and there isn't; there are always several things people like about it) it's the Subcontinental, sometimes ordered as "that cucumber cocktail you guys make?" But it's got lots more depth — in flavor complexities and, as you'll read here in a guest post by its inventor, in mixological history — than that.
It began with tzatziki. I'd peeled, seeded, and grated the cucumbers and had dutifully squeezed the shreds with cheesecloth in preparation for adding them to some drained yogurt. It was a hot day. The cucumbers were cold, as was the green essence that collected in the bowl under the cheesecloth. The juice's clean scent filled the room, and it was incredibly refreshing. It tasted of greenness and health.
There are two ways I feel like starting today's post:
Way #1: Hey, gang! Guess what? It's Royale Week at the blog! That means lots of tall tales, behind-the-bar secrets, and in-depth analysis of the cherished St. Louis public house that made me everything I am, bartender-wise, today. Oh, the places we'll go! The potions we'll get to know!
Way #2: Hey, guys. I am frigging beat right now. Yesterday I had a 12-hour drive from my college reunion in North Carolina to my parents' house in Fake Retirement Town, Florida (aka Cocoon-meets-The Truman Show-meets-Edward Scissorhands-Ville). I'm going on like three-and-a-half hours' sleep, and as much as I'd like to gin up my own enthusiasm for your reading pleasure (see: Way #1), it's like I'm too mentally stunted to even type good. I mean, well.
Luckily, what these two ways have in common is, the first installment of Royale Week is an easy-peasy, get-in-get-out, dos-ingredientos mixer that's curious and cute.


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Do you have an Internet server that needs to be on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week dependably? A hardware watchdog timer is one way to be sure such a system is down for a minimal length of time. One such board is the PC Watchdog System Monitoring Board made by Berkshire Products.
I reviewed the PC Watchdog (rev. C) with the temperature monitoring option, part number 1090-1. From the manual: "The PC Watchdog board is a short, 8-bit ISA card that is used to monitor a PC to ensure maximum system availability."
The board can monitor a PC's activity in several ways to determine if it has locked up. Dip switches on the board can be set to monitor specific I/O addresses for activity. If the PC Watchdog board does not detect activity on the monitored addresses for the specified period of time, it reboots the machine.
The board has a user I/O port that can be used for enhanced watchdog control and monitoring. This is the same interface used by the Linux kernel PC watchdog driver and PC watchdog daemon. If an I/O port on the board is not written to within the specified time, the board reboots the machine.
The board came packed in an anti-static bag in a box with a manual and a 3.5-inch MS-DOS disk of MS-DOS software, including source code. The manual covers the details of the hardware thoroughly. However, it did not specifically describe a Linux installation, and no Linux software is included on the disk.
The PC Watchdog comes with software drivers for MS-DOS/MS Windows. Linux support is available with the kernel and on the Internet. The board works with Intel architecture motherboards and requires one ISA slot.
The board uses three dip switches to configure its operation. I configured the board in order to ignore I/O activity as the Linux driver writes to the user I/O port to keep the board from resetting the PC. I set the address of the user I/O port to 0x0270 and set the delay time to one minute. My switch settings are shown in Figure 1.
I compiled the Linux 2.0.28 kernel with the PC Watchdog driver enabled as a module. I also compiled the watchdog daemon from watchdog_2.0-0.tar.gz (from sunsite.unc.edu in /pub/Linux/system/Admin) and added it to /etc/rc.d/rc.local. I created /dev/watchdog and /dev/temperature with the major and minor device numbers specified in the kernel documentation on the watchdog (linux/Documentation/watchdog.txt).
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