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Dinner at iNG
|November 8, 2012
|Posted by jcogswell1 under Chicago Young Foodie Spots, Dinner
About a month ago my friend Zoe, who works at TravelZoo, sent me one of the local deals that TravelZoo was offering in Chicago for a newish restaurant called iNG. iNG is the brainchild of Homaro Cantu, one of the most well known chefs in the molecular gastronomy space.
Cantu is best known for his restaurant Moto, also located in Chicago (actually right next door to iNG), which I visited about eight or so years ago and really enjoyed. The funny thing about the Gourmet magazine cover is that Cantu is eating the menu, which is exactly what you do when you dine at Moto. The menu comes over, you quickly read over it, and then you discover that it is actually completely edible and quite tasty!
Both Moto and iNG are on the expensive side – approximately $100 per person for just food – so the experiences have to be used for a special occasion, but they are both amazing restaurants. When Sarah, Kate, Ben and I made our reservation for Tuesday night at iNG (the TravelZoo stipulated that it could only be used Tuesday through Thursday or else I would have brought Tommy along!), I would say that my expectations were quite high given how much I enjoyed Moto. The food, drinks and service that I received at iNG blew my expectations out of the water. Moreover, we kept commenting that this was one of the most fun dinners we had ever had. The atmosphere and the playfulness in the food make you smile the entire time!
I am going to try and do my best to explain the details about the food we got, because at iNG, the details are what make everything so good. However, forgive me if I can't remember every detail because each course was so complex. The dinner included ten courses plus seven drinks all for $100 dollars. Although that sounds a bit expensive, it is definitely the least expensive fancy/tasting menu food I have ever eaten – and the quality was just as good. The thing about iNG is that they build their menu around movie genre themes. For the months of October and part of November, the theme was Martin Scorsese films (I was told that it is changing mid month and will be Christmas movie themed through the holidays!). I wasn't sure what to expect with a Martin Scorsese theme, but as you'll see, every menu item and drink pairing worked so well! It also helped that iNG was projecting Scorsese movies on the walls of the restaurant to cement the theme even further. So without further ado – here we go!
Welcome Drinks:
As soon as we sat down at iNG, we were offered a choice of three cocktails to start with – Processco, The Kimura and a Smoky Manhattan. Obviously, you don't need a description about the Processco (which I got and although delicious, I sort of regret not being more adventurous). The Kimura is vodka cocktail with St. Germaine liquor, grapefruit and lemon. I forgot to snap a picture of this, but it was so good. Sarah and I split the processco and the Kimura and I have to say, I would order the Kimura again in a heart beat. The grapefruit and lemon definitely made it sour, but the St. Germaine (an elderflower liquor) made it bearable and delicious.
Kate and Ben opted for Smoky Manhattan which was like a regular Manhattan but with great smoky flavor. I would order this again as well!
Course 1: Sleeps with the Fishes
For the first course, iNG offered us a rock shrimp dish served a couple different ways. The waiter brought over a large glass bowl with plastic wrap covering it. Sitting atop the plastic wrap were four rock shrimp "chips".
These chips had a mild shrimp taste to them, but I thought were very similar to pork rinds! We all agreed, we could eat an entire bag of rock shrimp chips. After we ate the chips, the waiter lifted the plastic wrap off the bowl to uncover the shrimp "wraps" sitting atop some seaweed (get it – under the water hence the "sleeps with the fishes" name?). The lifting of the plastic wrap also let out a big cloud of hickory smoke that the shrimp had just barely "cooked" in. I thought that shrimp had a faint smoke taste which I really enjoyed.
I should also note that iNG served a Von Hovel Riesling with this dish that complemented it nicely. The wine was dry and offered a subtle fruitiness that went well with seafood.
Course 2: Dinner in Prison
Most things at iNG are quite playful and theatrical. The second course was no exception. The waiter brought out two plates: one for me and Ben to share- who was sitting across from me and one for Sarah and Kate to share. Included in the plate was a savory marshmallow that the waiter lit on fire with a gun lighter!
Although the theatrics of this dish we great, the taste of it was even better. It was basically a play on a charcuterie and cheese plate. I opted for the fish version of the dish which included: raw salmon, pickled spicy vegetables, garlic chips (SO GOOD), robiola cheese (think stinky and pungent), olive tapenade, tomato jam, the previously mentioned savory marshmallow and some focaccia bread. Everything was good, but I probably loved the garlic chips the most!
Ben opted for the meat version of the dish which included many of the same ingredients as mine. The main difference was that my salmon was replaced with some cured meat – bacon, salami, etc. Also, Ben's focaccia included a meat stuffing of sorts that he thought was wonderful.
Course 3: 9 mm
This meal was so good that it made it very difficult to pick a favorite course. After every course, we would declare it our favorite of the night! Perhaps by design, Chef Cantu progresses the flavors in a meal – from lightest to strongest – as he does the courses of the meal themselves – best to very best!
To continue on with Scorsese theme, this course included a partially melted block of taleggio cheese that was shaped like a gun.
The taleggio was served on top of a crepe type bread and was a bit of a riff on a grilled cheese sandwich. If someone would argue that this was a seemingly straight forward dish in terms of flavor – hello just cheese and bread – I would point them to the wonderful sauces that were served alongside them. They say that the best chefs are also the best saucierers and I see why!
iNG also served this with a "Six Shoot" cocktail that included rum, pineapple and campari. The drink was delicious, but what really caught our attention was the way it was served.
A gun shaped mug filled with a wonderful cocktail to go alongside a flavorful taleggio dish? iNG knows what its doing!
Course 4: The Color of Money
The description on iNG's menu of this course was "arancini mozzarella." Arancini are risotto filled balls that are fried and typically stuffed with mozzarella. Italians often make these with leftover risotto. I have always thought arancini were pretty straight forward – I mean what can you do with them? But that is the brilliance of this restaurant. Chef Cantu turned the arancini inside out.
What you see on the left side of the photo is the arancini itself and on the right, iNG served a rosemary flavored shortbread. I wish I had gotten a picture of the arancini cut into because if I did, you would be able to see that the risotto is in the inside of the ball and the white outside is actually the mozzarella. It was also served with one of the most flavorful basil "broths" I have ever tasted!
One of the reasons that I failed to snap a picture of the cut-into arancini was because Chef Cantu actually stopped by the table during this course. I was so obsessed with trying to understand how he did this that my camera slipped my mind. Don't worry though – I plan to share the technique that Chef Cantu told me in Restaurant Recreation Recipe soon!
Course 5: Catherine's Pasta
When you eat at a restaurant like Moto or iNG, you expect to be getting the totally out there foods that molecular gastronomy is known for. What you don't expect is to get one of the most delicious and traditionally pasta dishes you have ever eaten, but that is exactly what we got for our fifth course.
This dish included house made fresh fettuccine, chanterelle mushrooms and fennel. It was also topped with . . . CANDLE WAX! We had been enjoyed our dinner with candle light, when all of a sudden, our waiter picked up the candle off the table and poured some of the edible wax onto each of our dishes!
We loved everything about this dish from the meaty mushrooms, to the subtle sweetness in the fennel, to the chewy fresh pasta. One of the most interesting parts of the dish was that the pasta was so perfectly coated. I find this difficult to do with fresh pasta, yet iNG pulled it off perfectly. It was as if there was corn starch in it to give it a "thick" consistency, but I know that's not the case.
iNG also served this course with a Hirter Morchl Drunkel Lager from Austria, but I didn't snap a picture. It was a wonderfully hoppy beer that was well suited with the pasta dish.
Course 6: Cannoli
Despite how wonderful the pasta course was, we all thought that the sixth course was equally as good, if not better than it. Obviously, the word cannoli makes people think of dessert, but this was actually our final savory dish of the evening.
Ben and Kate got a slightly different version of the dish than Sarah and I did because we opted for the veggie option. Inside our cannoli was a perfect roasted carrot that took on the consistency and flavor of meat! It was a such a bizarre, but amazing flavor. Kate and Ben's cannoli's were stuffed with veal, which they both loved. I had a taste of theirs and thought that mine was slightly better, but they disagreed.
On either end of the carrot/veal was some piped mascarpone cheese that offered slight sweetness and tang. The sauces on the dish also didn't fail to impress and included a wonderful onion jam and roasted carrot puree.
To go along with this dish, we got a generous tasting of a Cab Franc wine called Pra Di Pradis, Stuccara from Italy.
Cab Franc is arguably my favorite grape and this wine was absolutely fabulous! It had subtle spice to it and went wonderfully with the rich cannoli dish!
Course 7: Intermission
From this point forward, the rest of the meal was sweet in nature. One thing that is truly unique about iNG is that their dessert courses are served by "flavor tripping." What this means is that iNG serves you a big spoonful of miracle fruit powder, has you eat it, ensuring that the powder touches every part of your tongue, and then has you see what impact it has on the food you are eating.
iNG serves their powder with a slice of lemon. This is because they encourage you to eat the lemon after ingesting the powder and experience the flavor transformation. What exactly happens to the lemon flavor? Well it gets sweet! You don't lose all of the sourness, but I would say that it tastes the freshest lemonade you have ever had!
When we got our first dessert course, we were encouraged to try it before eating the miracle fruit to see the different in flavor before and after.
This course included a lemon curd over pizzelle cookies with lemon sorbet and then topped with freeze dried raspberries. I loved the dish prior to eating the miracle fruit, but I really love sour foods. The lemon flavor was just so refreshing and I think that this really cleared my palette from the heaviness of the previous dish. After I took the miracle fruit powder, I would just say that the flavors mellowed out and got sweeter. I thought both versions were delicious!
Course 8: Diet Sandwich
The next dish was a play on a Thanksgiving sandwich and included a pound cake "crust" and cranberry sauce. I thought this dish was good, but nothing truly special. Kate found it to be a bit sweet after taking the miracle fruit.
What made this dish even more Thanksgiving in nature was that iNG served it with a Jolly Pumpkin, La Parcela, Pumpkin Ale from Michigan.
Unlike the actual dessert, the flavor tripping worked really well with the Pumpkin Ale. This particular one was on the bitter/hoppy side, but the miracle fruit made it taste much sweeter – which is how I prefer my pumpkin ales!
Course 9: Taxi Driver
The next course was served on a long board that was formally part of a bourbon barrel. Ben is a major bourbon lover and so he found this presentation to be really special.
Ben and I shared one piece of barrel and Sarah and Kate got the exact same thing but on their side! Atop the barrel were bite size pieces of different gels and cheeses. This sounds strange but basically iNG was able to give each tiny gel square a different and unique flavor that ranged from coffee to cheddar cheese to apple. All were delicious!
Course 10: The Aviator
After all this delicious food and wonderful presentation, we came to the last course of the night and it was definitely an amazing way to end the night. First, we got the last drink of the night which iNG cleverly called the "OCD" in honor of The Aviator (the character that The Aviator is based off of is Howard Hughes who had a very bad case of OCD). The drink included bourbon, earl grey tea and sweet vermouth (Tommy you would have loved it!). While we all agreed that the drink was fabulous, it was put over the top by the way it was served.
The drink was served out of a soap dispenser to continue on with the OCD theme. Every time we wanted a bit more, we would just push the dispenser and out more would come! What a clever and fun way to serve this drink. To go along side it was a big tissue box full of cotton candy which was a play on the fact that Howard Hughes always carried tissues on him.
When you lifted the tissue box up, you saw two petri dishes that were filled with chocolate pudding that received small drops of very strong kaffir lime syrup.
Kaffir lime and chocolate are not the most likely flavor combinations, but this tasted SO good. By the end of our portion, we were all essentially licking our petri dishes!
That concludes my post on iNG. Sorry for the extreme length, but nothing else would do for such an exotic, unique, amazing dinner. I cannot express how much I enjoyed my time here (plus the company was great!). If you get a chance to go in the next month or so, I know that the next theme is Christmas Movies. Tommy, being the Christmas lover that he is, already committed to being my date for that even sometime next month!
Have you ever eaten at a molecular gastronomy restaurant? Do you like food like this or are you more interested in traditional food that you don't have to think about? I think there is a place for both, but absolutely loved my experience at iNG!
5 Responses to Dinner at iNG
[...] know I have been bombarding you with restaurant reviews of late because of all the birthday celebration dinners, but I do have a great recipe to [...]
Great review! iNG is one of my favorite restaurants. You did an excellent job detailing the experience.
jcogswell1November 13, 2012 at 6:07 pm
Thanks Erick!! So happy you enjoyed the write up. I will write a much shorter post after I experience the Xmas Movie dinner!
[...] As I wrote about last month, my sisters, Ben and I went went to a Martin Scorsese themed dinner at iNG Restaurant. We loved it so much that I convinced Tommy that we had to go back for iNG's interpretation of the movie Nightmare at Christmas. Our dinner was just as delicious and fun as it was during the Scorsese night and it kicked off the start of the Holiday season. [...]
[...] Remember when I visited iNG a few months back for the Martin Scorsese themed dinner? If you don't recall, Homaro Cantu, the acclaimed executive chef at iNG and Moto, stopped by our table while we happened to be eating probably my favorite dish of the night – "The Color of Money." [...]


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Contact Information for Fort Dale Academy
To Fort Dale Academy:
from I-65-- north of Greenville heading south-
Take Exit 130 (the first Greenville exit). Take a left onto 185. Go to the third red light and take a right onto Manningham Road (look for a Fort Dale Academy sign). Go to Woodvalley Road which will be the second street on the left. Turn left onto Woodvalley and continue straight until you see the school on the right.
from I-65-- south of Greenville heading north-
Take Exit 130 (the second Greenville exit). Take a right onto 185. Go to the second red light and take a right onto Manningham Road (look for a Fort Dale Academy sign). Go to Woodvalley Road which will be the second street on the left. Turn left onto Woodvalley and continue straight until you see the school on the right.
To Bessemer Academy:
Take I-65 North. Merge onto I-459 S via exit number 250 toward Hoover/Tuscaloosa. Take the exit--exit number 1--toward Bessemer. Turn Slight Right onto Eastern Valley Rd./CR-18. Turn left onto McCalla Rd/Old Jonesboro Rd. Continue to follow McCalla Rd. Turn Slight Right onto 4th Ave. SW/Old Tuscaloosa Hwy./Cr-20. End at 1705 4th Ave. SW.
Approximate time: 2 hours, 17 minutes.
To Clarke Prep:
School/ Gym: Take I-65 S. Take the US-84 exit- EXIT 93- toward EVERGREEN / MONROEVILLE. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto US-84 / AL-12. Turn RIGHT onto S JACKSON ST. Turn RIGHT onto US-43 N / AL-13 N. Turn LEFT onto CR-17. End at Clarke Prep School
20100 Highway 43, Grove Hill, AL 36451, US .
Total Est. Time: 1 hour, 52 minutes Total Est. Distance: 97.26 miles
Football Field: Take I65 South to 2nd Evergreen Exit ( Hwy 84), exit right, Follow Hwy 84 through Monroeville to Grove Hill; Turn left in Grove Hill (Hwy 43) Look for field on right (Field is not at the school)
Approx travel time: 2 hours
To Cottage Hill:
Take I-65 South to Airport Blvd. Take a right and continue for about 4 miles. Go past Providence Hospital look for Cody Road. Turn Left onto Cody Road. Once past Grelot Rd. Look For Charlanda Blvd on Right. Turn Right on Charlanda Blvd (into a subdivision). Charlanda turns into Creekwood Dr. School is on the left about 1/2 mile.
To Crenshaw Christian:
For Football: Take Hwy. 10 going towards Luverne. Continue for 21 miles. Turn slight right onto US-331 (Montgomery Hwy) Continue for 2 miles. Take a right onto US-29 (S Forest Ave.) Continue for 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Roy Beall Dr. Turn left onto Country Club Drive. Crenshaw Christian is on that road.
To Dixie Academy:
Follow Al-10 toward Luverne; Merge onto US-231 S; Turn left onto AL-10(Hardees); Continue to follow AL-10; Turn left onto AL-51/Louisville St(red light).; Continue to follow AL-51; Turn right onto Victoria St.(next to post office) School located on left at 72 Victoria St., Louisville, AL--approximately 1 mile.
Estimated Travel Time--1 1/2 hours
To East Memorial at Prattville:
East Memorial plays at Stanley-Jensen Stadium.
Go north on I-65 and take the Millbrook/Prattville exit 179.
Turn left onto Cobbs Ford Rd.(which turns into E. Main St.), go approx 4.8 miles and turn left onto Highway 14/S.Washington Street.
Turn left onto Doster Rd. and the staduim is on the right.
To Edgewood Academy:
Take I-65 North to the Hwy. 14 exit; take a right onto Hwy. 14 and drive for 7.8 miles; you will cross a bridge over a railroad track. At the gas station, take a right towards Milbrook; Edgewood Academy is on your right.
To Glennwood School:
From Montgomery take I-85 North to Opelika. Take exit 62 (the Opelika/Phenix City/Columbus exit). This will be Hwy 280 E/431 S.
Travel for approx 17 miles. You will pass the Lee County Flee Market. About 2 miles further will be a traffic signal.
Turn left onto Lee Co. Rd. 248 (Summerville Rd) at this signal. Travel on this road approx. 2miles. The school is on the right.
To Hooper Academy:
Take I-65 N. 33.3 miles. Take Exit 164 US-31 S / AL-3 toward PINTLALA. Turn RIGHT onto FISCHER RD.
To Lee-Scott Academy:
Merge onto I-65 N. Merge onto I-85 N via exit number 171 toward ATLANTA. Take the exit- exit number 57- toward AUBURN/OPELIKA AIRPORT/GLENN AVENUE. Turn LEFT onto BENT CREEK RD. Turn LEFT onto E GLENN AVE. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto E UNIVERSITY DR. Turn RIGHT onto GATEWOOD DR. Turn LEFT onto ACADEMY DR.
To Meadowview Christian School:
Take 263 out of Greenville until it runs into Hwy. 80. Turn left on Hwy 80. Go across the river bridge into Selma. Turn left on Dallas Ave. Take a right at the 1st light past the cemetery (Houston Park). Veer left across the Railroad Tracks on Old Orville Road. Meadowview will be on the right.
To Monroe Academy:
Take I65 South to 2nd Evergreen exit (Hwy 84); Exit right and go to 4-way stop; Turn right; Go approx. 1 mile and school will be straight through the next red light (across 4 lane).
Approx. travel time: 1 hour
To Morgan Academy:
Go to Selma; Cross Edmund Pettus Bridge and turn left on Hwy. 22; go approx. 5 miles and school is on left.
Approx. travel time 1 hour.
To Patrician Academy:
Go WEST on AL-10 E / E COMMERCE ST toward AL-10. Continue to follow AL-10 E. for 44.4 miles. Turn RIGHT onto AL-10 / CAMDEN BYP. Continue to follow AL-10. for 61.7 miles Turn LEFT onto S MULBERRY AVE / AL-17.
To Pickens Academy:
Take I-65 N. Merge onto I-459 S by exit number 250 toward Hoover/Tuscaloosa. Merge onto I-59 S/I-20W by the exit on the left toward Tuscaloosa. Merge onto Al-69N by exit number 71B toward Tuscaloosa. Al-69 N becomes US-43 N/Lurleen B. Wallace Blvd. N/AL-13N. Turn Left onto US-82 W/Us-43 N/ McFarland Blvd. Continue to follow US-82 W. Turn Left onto AL-86/MJR Charles Davis Medal of Honor Hwy. Continue to follow AL-86. Turn left. Turn left onto Commerce Ave/AL-17. Turn Left onto CR-22/Ray Bass Hwy.


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Riding Your Motobike During The Summer
Summer is officially in full swing. Whether or not it is going to be a barbeque summer like we've been promised for the last few years is yet to be seen. Having said that, all signs so far seem to point towards it being one fantastic season for motorbike owners – even up here in Scotland! With the winter we've just had, we here at Blackcircles.com think that it will be a richly deserved treat for all bikers.
One word of warning though before the fun begins: we realise that a lot of you will be dying to get out there and enjoy the thrill of the open road, but before slipping into your leathers and putting on your bike helmet make sure that you've made all the appropriate safety checks on your motorbike.
By following some simple and quick checks, you will ensure that you get the most out of your bike and that you are safe whilst out and about.
Some quick safety checks include:
- Draining old fluids and replacing them with new ones.
- Checking the battery.
- Checking all the cables.
- Testing that your tyres have the correct air pressure.
- Test the tread depth of your motorbike's tyres – if it is too low make sure to buy some new bike tyres before setting off.
So, once you've given your motorbike a good service and made sure that everything is as it should be, all you have left to do is enjoy the riding season.


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Children in West Kent can experience the fun and friendship of singing in a choir at free sessions to be held during the summer holidays.
The Summer Singers sessions, aimed at seven to 11-year-olds from the Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone and Sevenoaks areas, offer the experience of working together in a choir and are suitable for children with little or no experience of group singing.
On the final day, the children will give an informal concert for family and friends.
The workshops, all held at Mascalls School in Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, running from 10am to 12.30pm from Wednesday, August 20 - Friday, August 22.
The final session will be followed by an informal concert in which all attendees can take part, starting at 1pm.
Kent Music chief executive Peter Bolton said: "Learning to sing in a choir is a great way to make friends and have fun and youngsters can show how far they've come in a short time with a concert for friends and family on the final day."
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Celebrate video games, you and your friends, from 21st to 23rd of november 2014. You have all the weekend to play hard, make parties, set up tournaments. Fire up controllers and keyboards for the biggest video games events in the world!
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Welcome! If you've come across this website and want to know more about who's behind it, then you're in the right place. My name is Adam Lee, but I usually write under the pen name Ebonmuse (a throwback to my original website). I'm the author and proprietor of Daylight Atheism, and all the posts you'll find here are written by me, unless noted otherwise.
I'm in my early thirties, white, male, a software engineer living and working in New York City. I don't claim any formal degree in science, philosophy, or any of the other topics I often write about; I am, I confess, just an interested amateur, though I like to think I've read enough on these subjects to be able to speak knowledgeably about them.
I've been an atheist since my first year of college, for reasons I've written about previously. I founded my first website, Ebon Musings, to write down the reasons that had led me to that conclusion - both because it was a useful way of getting them clear in my own mind, and because I hoped it might serve as a resource that would be helpful to other people who were grappling with the same questions that I was. As time went by, I found myself with more and more of a desire to discuss stories in the news, to analyze current events through the lens of the humanist philosophy I had developed. In February 2006, I founded Daylight Atheism to advance that goal - and that, of course, is why you're here.
In the several years I've been writing for this website, I've had a few especially memorable experiences:
- I've been cited in Richard Dawkins' blockbuster book The God Delusion;
- I've been attacked in official campaign ads run by a U.S. senator and the National Republican Senatorial Committee;
- I've won first prize in an annual science-writing competition judged by Prof. Steven Pinker;
- I've attracted the attention of celebrity contributors such as Dr. Michael Martin and James Randi;
- I've stood beneath the sacred rain of a tropical forest and looked down on the great radio dish of Arecibo;
- and, oh yes, I got married.
This blog is my soapbox where I write about anything and everything that's on my mind - but I don't usually write about my personal life, mainly because I just don't think it's very interesting. I do write about atheism, positive humanism, science and skepticism, rational spirituality, politics, the media, and religious dogma in all its countless manifestations. If any of this sounds interesting to you, then I invite you to stay and join the conversation here on Daylight Atheism - we've got a friendly and diverse community of commenters, and I always welcome new voices among them.
If you need to get in touch with me personally, feel free to send me an e-mail. I read all the e-mail I get and respond to most of it, and I do my best to answer feedback comments left on the blog as well. Now that you know about me, I'd like to get to know you. Hope to see you around!
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Wolves Finally Solve Griffins in 3-2 Win
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.---In the thick of the playoff hunt, the Chicago Wolves earned a big 3-2 road victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins Wednesday night at Van Andel Arena.
Wolves Let Two Points Slip Away Against Barons
OKLAHOMA CITY---A four-goal third period by the Oklahoma City Barons helped sink the Chicago Wolves 5-2 on Sunday at Cox Convention Center.
Wolves Blank Barons, 3-0
OKLAHOMA CITY---A 31-save shutout from goaltender Matt Climie lifted the Chicago Wolves to a 3-0 victory over the Oklahoma City Barons Saturday night at Cox Convention Center.
Houston's Big Second Period Sends Wolves to 5-2 Loss
HOUSTON, TX---In the heat of the playoff race, the Chicago Wolves were frozen out by the Houston Aeros with a 5-2 loss Friday night at Toyota Center.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas---A flurry of first-period goals set up the Chicago Wolves for a Texas-sized win Tuesday night as they bested the San Antonio Rampage 6-3 at AT&T Center.
Wolves Fall Short In Fierce Midwest Division Battle
ROSEMONT, Ill.---The Chicago Wolves and Milwaukee Admirals exchanged goals for much of their intense Amtrak Rivalry game on Saturday night, but Milwaukee registered back-to-back scores in the third period to claim a 4-3 win at Allstate Arena.
ROSEMONT, Ill.---Left wing Brett Sterling notched his sixth career hat trick to pace the Chicago Wolves to a 5-2 win over the Lake Erie Monsters Friday night at the Allstate Arena
Wolves Earn Pivotal Shootout Win Over Barons
ROSEMONT, Ill.---The Chicago Wolves and Oklahoma City Barons battled for 65 minutes and into a six-round shootout in which the Wolves prevailed with a 3-2 win Wednesday night at the Allstate Arena.
Wolves Fall To Milwaukee
ROSEMONT, Ill.---Milwaukee produced a pair of power-play goals in the second period to fuel a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves Sunday afternoon in an Amtrak Rivalry game at Allstate Arena.
Wolves Suffer Shutout in Peoria
Peoria, Ill.---Each of the Chicago Wolves last three visits to Peoria have ended in a shutout. This time, it was Chicago's turn to suffer the whitewash with a 3-0 loss Saturday night in an Illinois Lottery Cup contest at Carver Arena.
Wolves Survive in Shootout, Drop Toronto 4-3
ROSEMONT, Ill.---The Chicago Wolves saw a two-goal third period lead evaporate, but left wing Brett Sterling and goaltender Matt Climie came through in the shootout to give the Wolves a 4-3 win over the Toronto Marlies Friday night at the Allstate Arena.


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If you want to check out Roushfenwayguys rankings here is a link: http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/messa
ges/chrono/8605556. Its a little bit harder this week because the wreck really moved around the top 10 in the standings.
1. Kyle Busch (Last Week: 1st)
Don't need to say much for Kyle. His racing does the talking.
2.Jeff Burton (Last Week: 2nd)
The guy only has one finish worse then 13th on the season.
3. Carl Edwards (Last Week: 4th)
He only has one finish outside the top 10 since Bristol. Also this week he jumped to 4th in the standings.
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Last Week: 3rd)
There was nothing Dale could do about the wreck; he had nowhere to go.
5. Jeff Gordon (Last Week: 10th)
With his 3rd place finish and the low finish of Bower, Hamlin, Harvick and Stewert; He has jumped to 6th in the standings. Another intresting fact is that since Talladega, he has not finished outside the top 10.
6. Greg Biffle (Last Week: 12th)
With the wreck this week and Biffles back-to-back top 5 finishes he has jumped 6 spots in the standings to 5th.
7. .Denny Hamlin (Last Week: 5th)
The wreck cost him 5 spots in the standings, but we are going to Pocono this week and if Denny does as good as he usually does then he should make up from Sunday.
8. Clint Bowyer (Last Week: 6th)
Another guy that got caught up in the wreck causing him to finish 36th; lossing 3 spots in the standings.
9. Jimmie Johnson (Last Week: 8th)
Up to 7th in the standings with his top 10.
10. Tony Stewart (Last Week: 7th)
I thought Tony usually turns around after the Indy 500.
11. Kevin Harvick (Last Week: 10th)
Lossed 3 spots in the standings because of that wreck.
12. Kasey Kahne (Last Week: 11th)
I guess he couldnt keep the mometum going.
13. David Ragan (Last Week: 13th)
Only 8 points behind 12th.
14. Matt Kenseth ( Last Week: 14th)
3 top 10s in the row is slowly moving Matt back up.
15. Ryan Newman (Last Week: 15th)
He hasn't had a top 10 since richmond and has been sitting outside the chase for a while now.
16. Martin Truex Jr. (Last Week: 16th)
6th place, his second highest finish of the season.
17. Travis Kvapil (Last Week: 19th)
Just missed the top 10, but another great run for Kvapil.
18. Juan Pablo Montoya (Last Week: 18th)
12th place gave him his first decent run since his 2nd at Talladega.
19. Bobby Labonte (Last Week: 17th)
Labonte got his first non- top 20 finish since Talladega.
20. Brian Vickers (Last Week: Just Missed)
He has been racing ok this season, but hasn't been consistant.
Just Missed:
Mark Martin
Kurt Busch
David Gilliland
Elliott Sadler
Past Rankings:
After Lowes
After Darlington
After Richmond
After Talladega
After Phoenix
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Unprofessional Fridays: 03/01/2013
Forever Fridays. It goes on forever and...oh my gosh...it's full of cars.
Unprofessional Fridays: 02/15/13
Jeff drifts backwards, Ryan shocks his system, Brad goes nuts, and Drew embraces the future.
Thursday Night Throwdown: 04/07/11
We resurrect 2008's Best Xbox 360-Only Game for some absolutely insane plane-boat-car mayhem.
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Swimming and Diving Big 12s to air on ROOT
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Big 12 Conference in affiliation with FOX Sports has announced times and channels to watch a two-hour special broadcast of highlights of the 2014 Big 12 Championships held last week in Austin, Texas.
Fans in the Mid-Atlantic region can view the broadcast on MASN 2 on Friday, March 7 at noon.
Fans in the Pittsburgh region area will be able to watch the broadcast on ROOT Sports on Monday, March 10 at 3 p.m.
The telecast will include highlights from three of the event's four days of competition.
In last week's meet, the men's swimming and diving team placed third overall while the women's team placed fifth overall.
The men's team set 10 new school records and recorded three individual wins. Junior Tim Squires was named the Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet while coach Vic Riggs was named the Men's Coach of the Meet.
Men's Basketball: Bahamas Preview
Womens Soccer: Kadeisha Buchanan Press Conference
Big 12 Media Days: Dana Holgorsen
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Archive for April, 2011
A Unique Bike Rack for Cities
April 11th, 2011
Came across this in my daily search for good transportation topics. The city bike rack- fashioned after a ferris wheel- was on the top of the list for Seoul's Cycle Design Competetion 2010. Kudos to the capital city of Korea for designing a concept that is man-powered (it uses a foot pedal), inexpensive ($15 maintenance per year) and frees up space. Read about it here.
Women prefer Asian Automakers
April 7th, 2011
Check out this study by Polk which says that women prefer Asian automakers above domestic and European…
BMW i Ventures moves to NYC
April 5th, 2011
BMW i Ventures moves to NYC to create an incubator for new ideas in urban mobility


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Power distribution center with 11 outlets and 15 Amp capacity.
The 15 amp rating of the JG11-15A power conditioner allows it to be plugged in anywhere. While it has less capacity than the stronger JG 11-20A, in many ways this rack mount power conditioner is more versatile.
This very economical package has 11 AC receptacles with one unswitched on each the front and back. In addition, the JG 11-15A power conditioner has a front-mounted circuit breaker and a 15-foot-long power cord to use in difficult to reach applications.
JG Series (for basic requirements):
The JG Series family of power and light modules are valuable accessories for any rackmounted system. The switched outlets on the back of each unit provide power while the discreet components inside provide a basic level of protection to help clean up dirty and dangerous AC voltage.
The Basic power conditioning includes a fast-acting metal oxide varistor (MOV) installed to clamp voltage spikes running between the incoming line and neutral leads. This level of power conditioning also includes a capacitor to reduce the level of AC line interference that may be transmitted between the line and neutral leads.


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Hasliberg Route
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The Hasliberg Route leads through idyllic woods and delightful water landscapes. Discover some of Switzerland's best sights, such as the Ballenberg open-air museum, and revel in pure enjoyment and year-round sportive action in Hasliberg.
In summer, from Brienz or Brünig-Hasliberg, the Hasliberg Route provides passengers a view of Switzerland's largest open-air museum, namely Ballenberg. Brienz, adjacent to the attractive Brienz lake in the Bernese Oberland and famous for its traditional wood carvings is another beautiful spot- and one easily reached by rail or boat. And a stop at the imposing Giesbach falls on a boat ride from Interlaken represents yet another highlight on this scenic route. Families are particularly attracted to the unique Zwergenweg dwarf's trail in Muggenstutz (PostBus stops Twing and Reuti) and the promises of fun and adventure for all. And there's even more active fun in store!
The Haslital valley and sun-spoilt Hasliberg terrace are home to a large network of varied hiking paths – a part of which with superb views over the Engelhörner, the Wetterhorn group and notorious Eiger and Mönch summits.
In winter the Hasliberg Route connects to the Meiringen-Hasliberg winter sports region; where visitors enjoy the sunny side of life along with numerous sportive and relaxing activities. Active ski and snowboard fans are delighted at the sight of 60 kilometres of broad and well-prepared pistes – a part of which, covered with artificial snow, guarantee winter sports fun in the absence of the real stuff! Moreover, our smallest guests are well entertained with suitable Skihäsiland lifts and playground infrastructure – and the promise of additional pure and healthy fun is fulfilled in winter with a number of beautiful hiking paths, exciting sled runs and cross-country course.
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California Lithuanian Credit Union
Originally founded to help the local Lithuanian community save for the future, the California Lithuanian Credit Union has grown into a full service banking institution. The CLCU now provides a myriad of banking services including; savings and checking accounts, ATM services, real estate loans, auto loans, personal loans and more.
The CLCU is proud to differentiate itself from large commercial banks. We provide personalized, intimate service that simply cannot be found at larger institutions. Our low expenses and diligent care with investments, allows the CLCU to pay higher interest rates to our members. In addition, all accounts are insured by the National Credit Union Administration Insurance Fund (each account is insured up to $250,000).
At the CLCU, the Board of Directors, Supervisory and Credit Committee officers are volunteers. The goal of the CLCU and its staff is to serve the members and to maximize their investments. The CLCU is here for you.
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Due to declining enrollment, Kaplan University said Wednesday it is laying off 200 admissions workers, primarily in its Fort Lauderdale, Plantation and Boca Raton offices. Kaplan has been downsizing as it struggles with fallen enrollment and investigations into its sales tactics.
"We've taken the necessary steps to reduce our workforce … to stabilize after a period of decline," said Stephen White, spokesman. He said the layoffs are about 2 percent of Kaplan's total employment nationwide.
No faculty members are affected by the layoff, he said. Kaplan has not yet posted a notice warning the state of the layoff.
The Iowa-based university, a subsidiary of The Washington Post Co., has seen its enrollment decline from about 62,000 in 2011 to 49,000 as of March 31. Kaplan reported a first quarter loss of $13.2 million, compared to income of $20 million in the first quarter of 2011.


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Ground Zero of the Abortion War- by Allison Yarrow
After a provider's murder, women in Wichita, Kansas, have had to travel hundreds of miles for an abortion. Julie Burkhart intends to change that, reports Allison Yarrow.
WICHITA, KANSAS—Nationally, the abortion war is over, and the "pro-choice" forces have won. A record 70 percent of Americans now support the Roe v. Wade decision, reached 40 years ago this week, that legalized the procedure nationally.
But at the state level, it's a different picture, as the Republicans who swept into many of the nation's statehouses in the 2010 Tea Party revolution have passed an ever-increasing number of provisions—a record 92 provisions in 24 states in 2011—creating onerous regulations for abortion providers, raising the bar for what women must do before having the procedure, and cutting off Medicaid coverage of its expense. Those pressures, along with the prospect of protests or even violence, have discouraged new doctors from entering the field, so that the number of providers has plunged by a third since the early '80s to less than 1,800 nationwide, leading Time magazine to declare this month that "at the state level, abortion-rights activists are unequivocally losing."


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With a goal in each half, Fiorentina stormed Stadio Olimpico and took over fourth place in the standings, a major step toward Champions League ambitions.
Napoli fought back valiantly but was unable to score the winning goal and Juventus maintained its six-point lead atop Serie A.
The 180th Milan derby played at the San Siro in front of over 70,000 spectators ended in a 1–1 draw on Sunday.
A cannonball from 25 meters at a speed of 98 km/h by Roma captain Francesco Totti slowed Juventus in their quest for a second straight Serie A championship on Saturday in Rome.
Serie A's biggest match of the week ended with German attacker Miroslav Klose sealing Lazio's victory over visiting Inter Milan.
Francesco Totti knocked Fiorentina down to its knees with a two-goal and one-assist performance in a 4–2 win at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
AC Milan handed Juventus their second loss of the Serie A season when Robinho converted a penalty kick for the game's only goal.
Fiorentina recorded its fifth Serie A victory in a row and are now tied with Napoli for third place after a convincing 4–1 win over 10-man Atalanta.
At Juventus Stadium in Turin on Saturday, Inter Milan broke the old lady's 49-game unbeaten record with a brace from the impeccable Diego Milito.
Juventus crushed 10-man Udinese 4–1 on Sunday with two goals from Sebastian Giovinco.


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Ghost Dance.
[In the coming days, we will be presenting teasers from the upcoming Issue No. 10: McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales.]
Two cops, one big and the other little, traveled through the dark. The big cop hated Indians. Born and raised in a Montana that was home to eleven different reservations and over 47,000 Indians, the big cop's hatred had grown vast. Over a twenty-two year law enforcement career he'd spent in service to one faded Montana town or another, the big cop had arrested 1,217 Indians for offenses ranging from shoplifting to assault, from bank robbery to homicide, all of the crimes committed while under the influence of one chemical or another.
"Damn redskins would drink each other's piss if they thought there was enough booze left in it," the big cop said to the little cop, a nervous little snake-boy just a few years out of Anaconda High School.
"Sure," said the little cop. He was a rookie and wasn't supposed to say much at all.
It was June 25th, three in the morning, and still over 100 degrees. Sweating through his polyester uniform, the big cop drove the patrol car east along Interstate 90, heading for the Custer Memorial Battlefield on the banks of the Little Big Horn River.
"But you want to know the worst thing I ever saw?" asked the big cop. He drove with one hand on the wheel and the other in his crotch. He felt safer that way.
"Sure," said the little cop.
"Out on the Crow rez, I caught these Indian boys," the big cop said. "There were five or six of them scalp-hunters, all of them pulling a train on this pretty little squaw-bitch."
"That's bad."
"Shoot, that ain't the bad part. Gang rape is, like, a sacred tradition on some of these rez ghettoes. Hell, the bad part ain't the rape. The bad part is the boys were feeding this girl some Lysol sandwiches."
"What's a Lysol sandwich?"
"You just take two slices of bread, spray them hard with Lysol, slam them together, and eat it all up."
"That'll kill you, won't it?"
"Sure, it will kill you, but slow. Make you a retard first, make you run around in a diaper for about a year, and then it will kill you."
"That's bad."
"About the worst thing there is," said the big cop.
The little cop stared out the window and marveled again at the number of visible stars in the Montana sky. The little cop knew he lived in the most beautiful place in the world.
The big cop took the Little Big Horn exit off I-90, drove the short distance to the visitor's center, and then down a bumpy road to the surprisingly simple gates of the Custer Memorial Cemetery.
"This is it," said the big cop. "This is the place where it all went to shit."
"Sure," said the little cop.
"Two hundred and fifty-six good soldiers, good men, were murdered here on that horrible June day in 1876," said the big cop. He'd said the same thing many times before. It was part of a speech he was always rehearsing.
"I know it," said the little cop. He wondered if he should say a prayer.
"If it wasn't for these damn Indians," said the big cop, "Custer would've been the President of these United States."
"We'd be living in a better country right, let me tell you what."
"Yes, we would."
The big cop shook his head at all of the injustice of the world. He knew he was a man with wisdom and felt burdened by the weight of that powerful intelligence.
"Well," said the big cop. "We've got some work to do."
"Sure," said the little cop.
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Damian Chunilal has more than 20 years industry experience, including over 19 years in senior roles at Merrill Lynch, both in Hong Kong and London. Prior to joining the VTB Capital team, Damian was a member of Merrill Lynch's Global Operating Committee and a Managing Partner. The business was focused on M&A, capital raising and corporate finance activities with corporate, sovereign and financial institution clients in Japan, Australia, India and Asia. Damian Chunilal graduated from the University of Cambridge, U.K. He holds a master's degree in Economics.
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Hispaniola, site of the oldest European colonies in the New World, is home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The second-largest island in the Caribbean, Hispaniola is a single geographic space divided, despite shared histories, into distinct (and violently separated) places by national, cultural, and linguistic boundaries. This state of divisions within union is an old and yet rich metaphoric site for the exploration of who, what, and where we are in this contemporary global moment. Published in 1996 and 1997, respectively, Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat and Drown by Junot Díaz present two immigrant perspectives on the pressures and complexities of belonging, and the place of storytelling in that struggle. Studying these two collections together, along with short articles, we read and write in a variety of forms to explore aspects of the immigrant experience in contemporary America, as well as approaches to teaching each text. We also examine, through writing-to-learn activities, the issues and problems of belonging that these works bring to the fore. How do these natives of Hispaniola imagine their disparate and convergent homes? How do they reimagine the psychological architecture of the American Dream? What news do they have for students in their own struggles to belong and to understand?
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Token - 1 Penny, Annand, Smith & Co, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1849 Reg. No: NU 29290
- Summary:
- Copper one Penny Token, minted by Soho Mint in Birmingham, 1849. Issued by Annand Smith & Co, Family grocers, in Collins Street, Melbourne. Annand Smith & Co issued Australia's first circulating copper tokens, on 20 October 1849. In 1949 the Numismatic Association of Victoria issued a medal to commemorate the 100th anniversary of that token. The partnership between Annand and Smith was over by 1852.
Annand Smith & Co. had two issues of trade tokens, the first were manufactured by the Soho Mint, Birmingham, in 1849 and the second by Heaton & Sons in 1851. The second issue (from which this token is) has the letters H&S added beside the shield (it is a different Britannia die too).
Previous Collections: Henry S. Smith
- Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter) giving the name address and business of the issuer: Annand, Smith & Co., Melbourne, family grocers. The token features on the reverse Britannia seated facing left on a rock against which rests a shield decorated with the Union Jack. Britannia extends an olive branch in her right hand and rests a trident from her left. A three-masted sailing ship is on the horizon at left.
- Acquisition Information:
- Cultural Gifts Donation from Mr Robert (Bob) Edwards, 1989
|34 mm (Diameter)
|16.490 g (Weight)
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|Themes this item is part of:
|Annand, Smith & Co., Grocers, Melbourne, Victoria, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection
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|Australia - Victoria
|Tertiary Classification:
|working strikes
|Trade Tokens
|1 Penny
|Obverse Description:
|Legend in four lines within a border of 132 beads, ANNAND SMITH & CO / FAMILY / GROCERS / .MELBOURNE. the first and last lines are curved
|Reverse Description:
|Britannia seated facing left on a rock against which rests a shield decorated with the Union Jack. Britannia extends an olive branch (with eleven leaves and three berries) in her right hand and rests a trident from her left. A three-masted sailing ship is on the horizon at left; above, BRITANNIA
|Edge Description:
|Obverse: ANNAND SMITH & CO FAMILY GROCERS MELBOURNE
Reverse: BRITANNIA
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|Annand, Smith & Co., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1849
Issued before the separation of the Port Phillip District.
|Soho (Mint), Birmingham, England, Great Britain, 1849
This was the last issue of the Soho Mint.
|Previous Collection:
|Mr Henry Smith
Henderson, R.L., 'Annand, Smith and Co.', in Australian Numismatist, 1988 Special Bicentennial Edition, pp.12 - 16 [photocopy]; Gardner, F.,' Trade tokens and the businesses that issued them', The Australian Storekeepers and Traders Journal, 31 January 1911, pp.13 - 14; Advertisement, Melbourne Commercial Directory, compiled by P.W. Pierce, 1853, unnumbered page at rear of directory.
There were two issues of trade tokens made by this company. The first (see NU 3530), in 1849 was manufactured by the Soho Mint, Birmingham sent in three shipments, the first 5 cwt at 27.5 pieces per pound (15,400 tokens) on 23 May 1849 then on 12 October 1849 and 15 January 1850 each of about the same weight. Richard Doty gives the final number of tokens sent as 45,503. This was their last product before being sold. Heaton & Sons purchased much of the equipment at the sale of the Soho mint and their first issue was of trade tokens for Annand Smith & Co. in 1851. The second issue (from which this token) has the letters H&S added beside the shield (it is a different Britannia die too). The first Annand Smith token was the first circulating trade token issued in Australia.
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Patterson Meets The Media Friday
Dec. 28, 2012
TCU head coach Gary Patterson held his final press conference as preparations for the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl continue in Tempe, Ariz.
COACH Gary Patterson:
How many contact practices did you have since the final regular season game? Was it was contact in every one? Has that been a typical model?
A lot of people seem to be focusing on the defenses in this game, two fairly highly ranked defenses. Does the time off give you a chance to refine things offensively?
"Every day my SID brings me a stack of articles and newspapers, he's been doing this for the last three weeks from everything up north. So I read in between, Mr. Bell's lost 10 pounds, so he's been trying faster, stronger, he thinks this game's important. The quarterback has been a first year quarterback, just like ours, so when you give him more time, that means he's probably going to play better. So for us, we have to get ready to play our best game.
"If you read what I said, I don't think we had good practices the last three days. I don't know if it was that we were on defense. I don't know if we were bored because we've been going so long and how we've done things. But we'll get ready to play. That's usually me getting ready to motivate. It's one thing talking to you and another thing talking to the team. You say, this coach is actually honest. But that's the way we do things.
"For me, I think it's going to be a great ballgame. One of the things I like, I like teams that play hard. Both Michigan State and TCU play hard, if they both show up and do the things they need to do. Reading about Coach Narduzzi, I've watched his career, along with Coach Dantonio's, and his defense and boys played. Last time we played we got beat in Cincinnati, 2004, the only team we didn't go to a bowl game with. Got to get ready to play, hope the guys you need to show up show up.
"For us, it was a great experience to it get back, get back to the Buffalo Wild Wings, it allowed us not only to get a chance to play in front of a national audience again, but be the last game on the docket at the end of the night so everybody gets a chance to watch. But also opportunities to grow our football team up, 'cause after we get done with this one, we have a physical team, LSU, that we start the season off with in Cowboy Stadium at the beginning of the season. For us, no better example of somebody coming right after you, and then play-action, doing the things than Michigan State.
"I put Michigan State right up there with an LSU. So what we're getting here from Michigan State, we're going to get a little bit more of here in about six months, so we better get ready to play."
Talking to several of your guys yesterday, they talked about it being a business trip, a lot of things they felt like high expectations, things they have to prove. You have a great track record in bowl games. How do you keep them focused?
"One of the reasons we've won, we've had some good players. This will be the youngest group we've ever brought into a bowl game. You're talking about 17 true freshmen, seven or eight of them have been starters at some point in time. We have five or six seniors that play. There's about seven juniors that play. Everybody else is a sophomore, redshirt, redshirt freshmen and freshmen. They're not sure what they're doing all the time, sometimes they don't know what to say. I'll promise you, they don't know the difference between Oklahoma State and Michigan State. They just know what we tell them. They just get ready to go."
How helpful have your seniors been in helping these young guys?
"Between the 18 starters we lost last year, we had 30 season-ending injuries. Stephen Bryant, our starting tightend, first scrimmage, falls on his shoulder, nobody hits him. Out for the season. We already lost two tight ends. It's been one of those years. Your kids are going to follow what you do. I think one of the things the seniors have done, going into the season they were 36-3. So for them to lose five ballgames and be where they're at was a hard thing because they'd never dealt with that before. But I think they dealt with it fine. They had patience. They helped the team grow up.
"We always try to make the season the best we can make for that senior class. If you always keep that goal, you have a chance. For us, that's what we try to get done. Just like reading everything about Michigan State, them to be able to get 7-6, send their senior class out the same way they want to send them out, that's what TCU would like to do with ours. We would like to get eight wins. We'd like to send them out with a bowl win, and know that they've been part of our legacy, because they've been in some big ball games."
There has always been a lot of talk about the non-BCS teams, what they would do if they were in BCS conferences, how it would wear them down. What was your experience this season as far as how your team adjusted to the Big 12? Were there areas you needed to improve to compete in that league or areas where you were better?
"I tell people all the time, It's a two-year road map. If anybody knows about changing leagues it's TCU. We're in our fifth one. Big East, we weren't there very long. One of the things I always felt like, you had to play everybody there once, back at your place once, come back and have a road map of what you had to do to be successful. Because some teams play better at home, some play at home, maybe they come to the south and don't play well. You have to put down notes and put up a plan of how that happens.
"As far as recruiting, I think you have to have a little bit more size on the inside. I talked to Cal when he went into the PAC-10. That's one of the things he felt like. I would probably tell you that's the same thing for us. It's hard to gauge. Both of our offensive tackles are true freshmen. Tayo Fabuluje, first year he played. He was a transfer from BYU. And then Aviante Collins was a true freshman. So it's really hard to tell. Was it the difference of going into a different league, or the difference of playing, because we never played with this many freshmen before. So really, I've been proud of how they've grown up.
"When we go to Texas, we hadn't beaten Texas at home since 1967. You go to West Virginia, which is a very tough place to play. We learned how to play at home. I was talking to Coach Dantonio, we win four games on the road in conference and you go to Baylor, which is a rivalry game, you guys watched them last night. They're no easy offense to go contain. So you got to get ready to play.
"But I would probably tell you that size, growing up, for us, obviously most of our team comes back, so there's going to be a lot of guys that will be able to equivocate across the board what they have to do, find out what we have to do next year. The biggest thing with young teams is to keep them hungry. When you play early, you play scared, without lack of a better word. So you play your tail off all night because you don't know any better. Then all of a sudden you think because you played, I'm somebody. You go through that stage of, No, you're only somebody because you played hard. That's one of the things we liked about Devonte Fields, not only is he a very talented freshman, he plays hard and is football smart. Against Kansas State he drops 15 yards back and intercepts a pass. He covers people out of the backfield and does things. When you have that versatility, it makes you a lot better."
Every year when there's coaching searches, your name comes up. That's a compliment. Why have you stayed with TCU?
"For me, I've just tried to be Gary. I've tried to make sure I help the media, the Metroplex, do their jobs, tried to help get back with our foundation in the communities. Coaches, you change every three or four years, what happens is you never really end up with any friends. At the end of your career, you kind of go, Was it just about wins and losses? My early parts, my first 15 years of the 30 years I've been in coaching, I moved 10 times in 15 years. From Naval Academy, you're on the East Coast, all the way to UC Davis, Sonoma State, we recruited Larry Allen to play with the Cowboys, I've been to all the places that nobody ever heard of. Probably get to a place where people are going to support you, give you what you need, your chancellor, your board of trustees, you have a great recruiting base, recruit good kids, good families, a place where you got 20 in the classroom. Of our 12 seniors, 10 of them already have their degrees before we play in this bowl game. It's hard to find.
"I was talking with Coach Dantonio the other night, everywhere there's a reason why somebody is leaving or somebody is coming. At least when you stay at your place, you know what your problems are. So for me, we know how to do it and we're working on the things that aren't positives at TCU as we go forward. Anybody that tells you they don't have positives is lying to you. For me, I just try to work straightforward. That's why I'm involved in calling plays, being part of it, because I think coaches along with educators are the last frontline, make a difference, make sure we have great role models out there, make a difference, do the things we need to do."
Can you talk about how far the program has come since you arrived on campus.
"A perfect storm happened to where we could raise the money to build a stadium, put ourselves in a position to be successful. For us, it can't be a one-year thing. Everybody else has been doing it for a while. For us, I have told them it was going to be a three- or four-year place going into the Big 12, how we needed to recruit, the kind of kids we needed to get here, and how we needed to do things. I think that's a good plan. You have to be careful about doing it right now because usually you make bad decisions that don't help you in the future. We built a good foundation. There's no reason for me to go out and crack it by getting too fast about doing things.
"I ask the same questions: How did it happen? I remember being in an old building outback. How did we recruit Aaron Schobel, and LTs, and Shawn Worthens, all the players we've had, because we had 55 in 10 years. How did we recruit them to come to this place? Probably one of the good answers was they came because they wanted to play football and get a degree. They didn't need all that other stuff. You got to be careful now what you wish for."
Dantonio said he studied the Wisconsin game, the Rose Bowl game, y'all playing Boise State. Were there games you studied more than others?
"Coach Dantonio is great because he has a very quiet demeanor in public, then he's faking punts, faking field goals, could go double reverse passes. You got to give the guy credit. You have to get ready for a ballgame. He's not fooling me. I've been watching him and admired him for a long time. I've been watching their program, how they do things, what goes on, how they fit things around. Ever since he's been there, he's been going to bowl games at Michigan State. I always learn from people that go somewhere, maybe what the perception out there is is they don't have as much as what everybody else has. I look at how did they get it done when they started at the beginning, how did they do it. He's one of those programs.
"Pat Fitzgerald, I was at Northwestern, I watched how he does things. What you try to do is take a couple things across the nation that people do and make you better. That's kind of how we've studied them. We got to go back in these situations, how did he do things. Last year, they were a zone team. This year, they're a power team because of the differences. I don't think he's going to tell me why. So you got to get ready for both."
You mentioned watching some of these other coaches. I've seen in other conferences where a couple members of one coaching staff will visit another school and vice versa. Is there a chance down the road you and Dantonio might send a couple assistants to watch one another's practices or do you do that already with certain NFL teams?
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updated at 11:27 a.m. on May 14 with details about the preview of a coming update to Facebook Home
HTC First, also known as the Facebook Facebook Phone, was the first phone to feature Facebook Home preinstalled, the app-cum-operating system that put Facebook on the phone's home screen.
The appeal was supposed to be the ability to "put your friends first." But shoppers appear to be putting the phone last.
Within a month after its launch at the competitive price of $99, AT&T AT&T discounted it to 99 cents. Today, the BGR tech blog reported that AT&T has decided to discontinue the phone altogether, after selling fewer than 15,000 units during its first month on the market. (BGR's story was contradicted by AT&T's PR department who initially declined to comment and then put out a statement that it had "made no decisions on future plans.")
The Facebook Home software, which is available as a free download, is doing better, but it is far from a blockbuster success. While Facebook Home has surpassed one million downloads at the Google Google Play store, more than 16,000 people rate it an average of two stars, complaining of battery drain and usability problems.
"I installed it for a few hours and then deleted it with extreme prejudice," wrote Nizar Senussi. "The whole concept of a Facebook-centric phone is the flaw."
Josh Constine, writing at TechCrunch, blames the flop on the fact that Facebook Home development team were diehard iPhone users who failed to appreciate features that Android users take for granted, like the ability to organize apps into folders or put popular apps into a dock. The initial version of Home overwrote a user's widgets, dock and folders. Last week, Facebook addressed some of the criticisms with a preview of a new and improved version of Home that would let a user import their existing dock or create a new one.
Embarrassment aside, the Facebook Home fiasco is unlikely to seriously derail Facebook's mobile efforts. Distimo, an app analytics company, which shows developers how well their apps rank in different app stores, ranks Facebook's mobile app #1 in the US on the Android operating system, with Facebook messenger coming in at #5. International rankings are also strong, with Facebook's mobile app ranking in the top five in countries like the United Kingdom, Brazil, India and Indonesia on Android or iOS, as well as in dozens of other countries.
Senussi's review seems to sum up the feelings of millions: "I want a phone that runs Facebook when I want it to, not a Facebook phone."