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Where They Stand: Obama, Romney On Immigration - NPR A side-by-side comparison of the immigration policies and attitudes of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, his Republican challenger for the White House.
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This program is one of the elite in college baseball and doesn't look to be leaving that status anytime soon. This staff will remain intact and it should be a seamless transition from Tanner to Holbrook.
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Player Piano (novel)
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|Kurt Vonnegut
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Player Piano, author Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, was published in 1952. It is a dystopia of automation,[1] describing the dereliction it causes in the quality of life.[1] The story takes place in a near-future society that is almost totally mechanized, eliminating the need for human laborers. This widespread mechanization creates conflict between the wealthy upper class—the engineers and managers who keep society running—and the lower class, whose skills and purpose in society have been replaced by machines. The book uses irony and sentimentality, which were to become hallmarks developed further in Vonnegut's later works.[1]
In a 1973 interview Vonnegut discussed his inspiration to write the book:[2]
I was working for General Electric at the time, right after World War II, and I saw a milling machine for cutting the rotors on jet engines, gas turbines. This was a very expensive thing for a machinist to do, to cut what is essentially one of those Brâncuși forms. So they had a computer-operated milling machine built to cut the blades, and I was fascinated by that. This was in 1949 and the guys who were working on it were foreseeing all sorts of machines being run by little boxes and punched cards. Player Piano was my response to the implications of having everything run by little boxes. The idea of doing that, you know, made sense, perfect sense. To have a little clicking box make all the decisions wasn't a vicious thing to do. But it was too bad for the human beings who got their dignity from their jobs.
In the same interview he acknowledges that he "cheerfully ripped off the plot of Brave New World, whose plot had been cheerfully ripped off from Yevgeny Zamyatin's We."[2]
A player piano is a modified piano that "plays itself". The piano keys move according to a pattern of holes punched in an unwinding scroll. Unlike a music synthesizer, the instrument actually produces the sound itself, with the keys moving up and down, driving hammers that strike the strings. Like its counterpart, a player piano can be played by hand as well. When a scroll is run through the ghost-operated instrument, the movement of its keys produce the illusion that an invisible performer is playing the instrument.
Vonnegut uses the player piano as a metaphor to represent how even the most simple of activities, such as teaching oneself how to play the piano in one's spare time, has been replaced by machines instead of people. Early in the book, Paul Proteus's friend and future member of the Ghost Shirt Society, Ed Finnerty, is shown manually playing a player piano, suggesting the idea of humans reclaiming their animus from the machines.
Science fiction branding[edit]
This satirical take on industrialization and the rhetoric of General Electric[3] and the big corporations, which discussed arguments very topical in the post-war United States, was instead advertised by the publisher with the more innocuous and marketable label of "science fiction", a genre that was booming in mass popular culture in the 1950s.
Player Piano was later released by Bantam Books in 1954 under the title Utopia 14[1] in an effort to drive sales with readers of Science Fiction.
Player Piano is set in the future after a fictional third world war. During the war, while most Americans were fighting overseas, the nation's managers and engineers faced a depleted work force, and responded by developing ingenious automated systems that allowed the factories to operate with only a few workers. The novel begins ten years after the war, when most factory workers have been replaced by machines. The bifurcation of the population is represented by the division of Ilium into "The Homestead", where every person who is neither a manager nor an engineer lives, and the other side of the river, where all the engineers and managers live.
Player Piano develops two parallel plot lines that converge only briefly, and insubstantially so, at the beginning and the end of the novel. The more prominent plot line follows the protagonist, Dr. Paul Proteus (referred to as Paul), an intelligent, thirty-five-year-old factory manager of Ilium Works. The ancillary plot line follows the American tour of the Shah of Bratpuhr, a spiritual leader of six million residents in a distant, underdeveloped nation. The purpose of the two plot lines is to give two perspectives of the system: one from an insider who is emblematic of the system, and one from an outsider who is looking in. Paul, for all intents and purposes, is the living embodiment of what a man within the system should strive to be, while the Shah is a visitor from a very different culture, and therefore applies a very different context to happenings he sees on his tour.
The main plot line follows the metamorphosis of Paul from being within the system to being against the system. At the beginning of the novel, Paul displays a sense of dissatisfaction with the industrial system and his contribution to society. Symbolically, he reflects on his colleagues' desire to destroy an old building, once a part of Edison's factory, which he saves and instead keeps it alive to store new machinery. Looking for salvation from a yet unknown plight, he gets a knock at his door, figuratively speaking, and Ed Finnerty, an old friend whom Paul has always held in high regard, informs him he has quit his important engineer job in Washington D.C. Paul and Finnerty visit a bar in the "Homestead" section of town, where workers who have been displaced by machines live out their meaningless lives in mass-produced houses. There, they meet an Episcopal minister, named Lasher, with an M.A. in anthropology, who puts into words the unfairness of the system that the two engineers have only vaguely sensed. They soon learn that Lasher is the leader of a rebel group known as the "Ghost Shirt Society", and Finnerty instantly takes up with him. Paul is not bold enough to make a clean break, as Finnerty has done, until his superiors ask him to betray Finnerty and Lasher. However, Paul secretly purchased a run down, under the table farm, managed by an elderly heir of the prior owners. Paul's intention was to start a new life by living by the land with his wife, Anita, but Anita was highly disgusted by Paul's wishes to radically change their life styles. She temporarily convinced Paul to stay in his position, and to continue to rival two other engineers, Dr. Shepherd and Dr. Gavel, for a more prominent position in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Paul was nominated by the chief engineer and manager, Dr. Kroner, to be captain of the "Blue" team for an annual competition for high class engineers known as "the Meadows." After rumors began circulating of Paul's disloyalty to the system and suspicious activity during the hosting of the Meadows, Paul determined that, with or without Anita, it was necessary to join his friend Finnerty, among others, to stop the government's "system" of having machines replace humans. He quits his job and is captured by the "Ghost Shirt Society" he is forced to join as their leader but only in name. Paul's father was the first "National, Industrial, Commercial Communications, Foodstuffs, and Resources Director". As his lengthy title suggests, Dr. George Proteus had almost complete control over the nation's economy and was more powerful than the President of the United States. Through his father's success, Paul's name is famous among the citizens, so the organization intends to use his name to their advantage by making him the false 'leader' to gain publicity. During a 6 month rebellion, the Ghost Shirt Society began to use force, as was necessary, to overthrow the government. However, the citizens of Ilium, ignorant due to abundant propaganda, began to rebuild the machines, and alerted the authorities. Paul, Finnerty, Lasher, and other members acknowledged that at least they had tried to stop the government's "system."[4]
- Paul Proteus
- Paul Proteus, the novel's protagonist, is the head of industry in Ilium, New York. He is caught in the middle of the conflict, forced to choose whether to continue his work and move on to a future of fame and success, or become the figurehead leader of a rebellion against the machine society. His father was an influential and important figure in the transition to an automated society and thus Paul finds himself in an interesting position. He is to be given a big promotion: to head Engineer at the Pittsburgh plant, the biggest center of production in the Eastern United States. His boss, Kroner, knew his father and had always groomed Paul for success, which complicates matters for Paul as his father died when he was young and he does not want to disappoint the father figure who is trying to help him.
- Anita
- Anita is Paul's wife. "Of all the people on the north side of the river [the rich ones], Anita was the only one whose contempt for those in Homestead [the poor side of the river] was laced with active hatred. She was also the only wife on the north side who had never been to college at all. [...] If Paul were ever moved to be extremely cruel to her, the cruelest thing he could do, he knew, would be to point out to her why she hated [Homesteaders] as she did: if he hadn't married her, this was where she'd be, what she'd be."[5] She is described as an attractive woman with a desire for her husband's career advancement, to a fault. She cannot bear children, although she and Paul married quickly when it seemed she was pregnant.[6]
- Kroner
- Kroner is Paul's boss and one of the most important men in the country. He treats all of his underlings as if they are his children and he even refers to his wife as "Mom" when speaking of her to Paul. His Victorian mansion was "one more affirmation of Kroner's belief that nothing of value changed; that what was once true is always true; that truths were few and simple; and that a man needed no knowledge beyond these truths to deal wisely and justly with any problem whatsoever."[7] He believes with every fiber of his being the system of automation in place is the best thing for the country.[citation needed]
- Ed Finnerty
- Ed Finnerty is Paul's old best friend. They had come up through the Engineering ranks together and they had grown close. Their friendship waned when Finnerty took a high ranking position in Washington, D.C. and they lost touch. Finnerty had always been somewhat of a nut, never caring what others thought of him in the least, and his poor hygiene is discussed at length in the start of the book. It is Finnerty that first plants the seeds of revolution in Paul's mind.
- Dr. Shepherd
- Shepherd was once Paul's friend with Finnerty when all three were young engineers. However, when the book begins, Shepherd is jealous of Paul's success, since Paul is his boss. Shepherd constantly treats Paul as a rival, though Paul never considers him to be a threat. Interestingly enough, Anita turns to him later in the book when it appears as though Paul's career is over.
- Rev. James J. Lasher
- Lasher was in a bar that Paul happened to go into to buy Irish whiskey and struck up a conversation. Lasher is the secret head of the Ghost Shirt organization.
- The Shah of Bratpuhr
- The Shah is the spiritual leader of the Kolhouri, a sect with six million adherents. He is led on a tour of the United States in a minor subplot to learn from the most powerful nation in the world how to improve the lives of the people in his mountain kingdom. He has trouble understanding the American culture, as the closest equivalent to working men in his nation are takaru, or slaves. The Shah is assisted by an interpreter named Khashdrahr Miasma.
Reviewing the novel for a genre science fiction audience, Groff Conklin declared it "a biting, vividly alive and very effectively understated anti-Utopia."[8] Boucher and McComas named it to their "year's best" list, describing it as "Human, satirical, and exciting; . . . by far the most successful of the recent attempts to graft science fiction onto the serious 'straight' novel."[9] They praised Vonnegut for "blending skilfully a psychological study of the persistent human problems in a mechanistically 'ideal' society, a vigorous melodramatic story-line, and a sharp Voltairean satire.[10]
Player Piano was nominated for the International Fantasy Award in 1953.[11]
In 2009, Audible.com produced an audio version of Player Piano, narrated by Christian Rummel, as part of its Modern Vanguard line of audiobooks.
- ^ a b c d Stableford, Brian (1993). "Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.". In John Clute & Peter Nicholls (eds.). The Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction (2nd edition ed.). Orbit, London. p. 1289. ISBN 1-85723-124-4.
- ^ a b Playboy Magazine interview with Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., July 1973. [1]
- ^ Interview from Bagombo Snuff Box [2], quote: "It is a lampoon on GE. I bit the hand that used to feed me."
- ^ Marvin, Thomas F.. Kurt Vonnegut: A Critical Companion. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. 2002. Print.
- ^ Chapter XVIII, pp.150-1
- ^ Chapter I, p.2
- ^ Chapter XII, p. 108
- ^ "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1953, p.96
- ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, March 1953, p.93
- ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, April 1953, p.98
- ^ Locus Index to SF Awards
Additional reading[edit]
1. Marvin, Thomas F.. Kurt Vonnegut: A Critical Companion. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. 2002. Print.
2. Seed, David. "Mankind vs. Machines: The Technological Dystopia in Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano". Impossibility Fiction: Alternativity, Extrapolation, Speculation. Ed. Littlewood, Derek, Stockwell, Peter. Atalanta, Georgia: Editions Rodopi B.V.. 1996. Print.


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lisa i agree 100 percent. finally someone agrees. i am from new york and here becuase of my job. this is the dumbest state i have ever been. people are biased here. you missed a couple of things. you forgot the ugliest town. people are ugly as hell here. everybody looks alike. top 3 overweight state in the country. hillbillies and rednecks everywhere. the food sucks. very uneducated and racist. highest divorce rate in the country. most judgemental place i have ever been in my life. people cant drive here at all. your right about the cops. have you noticed the cops are fat and out of shape and chewing tabacco and spitting everywhere. if you dont have a car your screwed. i dont see anyone walking. worst roads i ever driven on. arrogant pricks. one of the worst educational systems in the country. very disloyal. not efficient at all. a lot of half ass people. oh yeah i am trying to get out. i hate this place. no wonder the south got there asses handed to them during the civil war. [read more...]
Many people relocate to Tulsa because of the great prices of houses and apartments, and because the economy is doing well here. I have been in Southeast Tulsa for 2 years now and it definately grows on you! It is what you make of it, but at least you have a fighting chance to have a decent standard of living because there never was 'over speculation' on property during the boom years of real estate. If you want a fresh start, you can rent a nice apartment for as little as $500-700 a month, or a nice house for $900-1300 a month though real estate has been steadily rising. I have read a lot of negative reviews on all the Sperling sites and I wonder if the people who tend to write reviews on the internet are really as unbiased as they think! Oklahomans, both native and transplanted, for the most part, love this state. It has an earthiness about it and I have met many genuine and lovely people here. Although the crime statistics are terrible, I myself, have not seen any crime whatsoever nor been a victim. I have also not seen any drug dealing, meth users or alcohics roaming around town. Just alot of middle class people who seem quite nice. But then again, who knows... I might be biased too and looking at the world through rose colored lenses! But for what it's worth, the whole world has to deal with drugs, prostitution, crime, corruption and all kinds of evil. At least here in the Bible Belt, it'refreshing to see that people are either hot or cold, and not lukewarm... and that, I believe, is a good thing![read more...]
I moved here last year from Tennessee. Tulsa is really not a bad city compared to other cities. The economy here is stable with an unemployment rate of 5%, not bad compared to the other cities. Tulsa also has a reputation sort of speak of being a religious "mecca", because there is Rhemas Bible College and Oral Roberts University here. I have visited several religious organizations and the warmth that is displayed is like no other that I have experienced before. The people that I have met in church are loving and warm. On another note, although Tulsa has its good points it also has its bad points. Many of the city schools have F ratings (approx. 95%). The teachers leave you with the impression that they really don't care about the quality of your child's education. They have the "I am not getting paid enough to make sure that the children in my class are receiving a quality education" attitude. And, there is nothing that you can do about it. Education from what people have told me here has been a problem for years. Another problem in Tulsa is alcohol and drug dependency. There are a lot of people here that are either drug or alcohol abusers or in recovery. And, domestic violence seems like it is the norm around here. It is common to see men beat women in the public. However, you will never find the perfect place. It is just not going to happen, even if a city has a reputation as being religious.===[read more...]
Tulsa is the most boring and beige place in the country. There is nothing to do. There is no scenery or flowers. Walking is dangerous. Drivers hate pedestrians and people here think if you are taking a walk, like people do all over America, that there is something wrong with you. I was run over while I had the right of way by a woman twice, who then had the nerve to tell me she didn't do it, even as a witness called the paramedics...even after I flew off the roof of her car. The cops here are good ole boys who hate women. If you are in trouble for domestic violence, be careful. One cop told me he should arrest ME for bothering him and wasting his time, then he stayed for an hour wasting his own time, and constantly saying that if I didn't resolve this, he would arrest ME, not the abuser. He would not let me close enough to see his badge. When I was run over the cop did not take my statement, but held up the ambulance to take the woman who hit me's statement. When I called for police report I got a runaround all day. There is no culture or social life. The libraries have hardly any books and even the librarians are uneducated and did not know who Tennessee Williams was. The landlords have full rights and tenants no rights. The water is so bad that the sink plugs turn black and the black can't be washed off. If you are not from here, they hate you. They hate you because you can read and put a sentence together that is logical. The standard answer to any question about any subject is: I don't know or I wasn' there, so I don't know. Jobs pay 1980 wages and they are mostly garbage jobs. There is much white trash and ghetto trash and no noise ordinances. In fact, there are hardly any laws at all that give quality of life. The real problem is the lack of anything to do...How many times can you spend money on the ballet? The restaurants are overpriced and very very bad. The food in supermarkets is standard with hardly any interesting food unless you want to go to Whole Foods and spend a fortune. People are just nasty, stupid and rude. Yet they think they are really smart. Walmart is the only place to go. The weather is awful. Sometimes 118 in summer and dank and damp in winter. People live in their cars and then they go home and you cannot meet anyone just walking as you can in other places. Do not live here if you want a normal life.[read more...]
Tulsa is the most boring and beige place in the country. There is nothing to do. There is no scenery or flowers. Walking is dangerous. Drivers hate pedestrians and people here think if you are taking a walk, like people do all over America, that there is something wrong with you. I was run over while I had the right of way by a woman twice, who then had the nerve to tell me she didn't do it, even as a witness called the paramedics...even after I flew off the roof of her car. The cops here are good ole boys who hate women. If you are in trouble for domestic violence, be careful. One cop told me he should arrest ME for bothering him and wasting his time, then he stayed for an hour wasting his own time, and constantly saying that if I didn't resolve this, he would arrest ME, not the abuser. It didn't occur to this loser that it is his job to help resolve this or arrest the abuser. He abused me more. He would not let me close enough to see his badge. When I was run over the cop did not take my statement, but held up the ambulance to take the woman who hit me's statement. When I called for police report I got a runaround all day. There is no culture or social life. The libraries have hardly any books and even the librarians are uneducated and did not know who Tennessee Williams was. The landlords have full rights and tenants no rights. The water is so bad that the sink plugs turn black and the black can't be washed off. If you are not from here, they hate you. They hate you because you can read and put a sentence together that is logical. The standard answer to any question about any subject is: I don't know or I wasn' there, so I don't know. Jobs pay 1980 wages and they are mostly garbage jobs. There is much white trash and ghetto trash and no noise ordinances. In fact, there are hardly any laws at all that give quality of life. The real problem is the lack of anything to do...How many times can you spend money on the ballet? The restaurants are overpriced and very very bad. The food in supermarkets is standard with hardly any interesting food unless you want to go to Whole Foods and spend a fortune. People are just nasty, stupid and rude. Yet they think they are really smart. Walmart is the only place to go. The weather is awful. Sometimes 118 in summer and dank and damp in winter. People live in their cars and do not walk so you can not meet anyone just walking as you can in other places. Do not live here if you want a normal life. There are really no neighborhoods where there are shops and coffee places to hang out. It is very much in your car and home. [read more...]
Good place to live only if you're a doctor, lawyer, nurse, IT professional, engineer or retired rich person (or married to one)! Other jobs/occupations will pay you crap wages. School systems suck unless your family can afford to live in the suburbs (Broken Arrow, Jenks, Union, Bixby, etc.) Racism is alive and well. (This ALSO applies to acquiring a job.) Roads/highways/bridges are crappy and forever being worked on...AT A SNAILS' PACE! Oklahoma Turnpike System is a joke! No change? Unless you're driving on a MAJOR interstate or highway (Creek Turnpike), there are no toll both workers AND be lucky if there's a working change machine--which, usually there's not. You should see the number of drivers back up and change lanes for that! Shoot, I had to myself because I had forgotten twice due to being in a hurry! Oh, and DON'T let me get started on rest stops, but I will--THEY ARE OPEN SHACKS AND FULL OF DANGEROUS PEOPLE LURKING ABOUT! Raised in Tulsa, earned my college degree and then left the state ASAP! My quality of life has instantly improved (along with my paycheck)! I miss my family and friends (visiting them as often as I can) but don't want to move back there.[read more...]
Love this city, lots of lakes, rivers,100 mile of bike trails available that circles the city,homes are affordable to buy, rents are high,this city has lots of eclectic parts , lots of live music, fabulous downtown scene. The downtown has seen a huge influx of young professionals. Beautiful homes & lots of shopping offered from organic markets to farmers markets most of the year. BOK brings big names monthly - jimmy buffet for one. Just a fabulous place to call home.[read more...]
Its very cheap to live here yes, but everything else is pretty depressing about Oklahoma. The only priority is the energy market, while everything else goes to the wayside. The wages are low in every field, crime is high, education is atrocious, roads are terrible, cities are shrinking, and a huge portion of the population are lazy white trash. Meth is a huge problem. Parts of Tulsa are growing, which is a plus, but its still 5 years behind most of the rest of the country. There's no scenery, which is a huge bummer for someone outdoorsy like me. The weather is terrible, either extremely hot or extremely cold, with about 5 weeks of decent weather per year. Don't move here. [read more...]
A comfortable home town with lots to offer. As a non-religious person, I'm happy that no one hassles me about church-going.[read more...]
I'll be moving to Tulsa within the year because I love the city in comparison to where I live now, which is Cedar Park, TX area. Why have I chosen Tulsa? One, Tulsa has a much more affordable housing market than Cedar Park, TX (and Austin area). Two, property taxes are much lower than in Texas and larger lots are abundant in Tulsa. Three, the soil is GREAT in the Tulsa, OK area and I love to plant, so looking very forward to that. Here in Cedar Park, the soil is chock full of limestone rock and gardening is a nightmare. Four, I absolutely love the people in Tulsa and the restaurants. Tulsa actually has some of the top restaurant start up programs in the country and is full of great restaurants that have been around for years. Five, I love the moderate weather and will be glad to be leaving the annual 4 months of deadly heat of Central Texas. Texas, in general, is full of people who really aren't happy, so forget about Texas being friendly because it just isn't true in most cases. The middle & high schools have alot of problems with bullying here in Williamson County, Texas and you see the attitudes in the faces of the youth here. Very sad. Six, I'll basically be giving myself an automatic $8,000/yr. pay raise by moving to Tulsa. Yes, Oklahoma has a State income tax, but the money you save in the lower sales tax rates, property taxes, housing costs, fuel and other things outweighs the income tax I'll now be paying. In Texas, there isn't a State income tax, but you pay a high 8.25% sales tax on everything, along with high property taxes and housing. Oklahoma is UTOPIA for me financially and the prettier scenery just adds to the win-win for me. The only drawbacks Tulsa has are worse city roads. Tulsa needs to seriously work on getting their city roads re-done. There are places all over the city where the city has literally changed alleys into roads (very strange). And I don't think I'll ever figure out why Oklahomans LOVE to stop so much at convenience stores. [read more...]
i want to be fair in my observations and living circumstances i've came across living in the tulsa area. SO... here we go. i lived here for over 9 years seen alot of change good and bad. first off the people are friendly, but it is hard to make good friends if you are not from the area, alot of the friends i have made are from different states so go figure.
the culture used to be absolutely horrible. but over the last 9 YEARS!!!!
it has gotten better, but still the options are few and far between and you can only go to a zoo or aquarium so many times before your bored to death.
there are casinos and sports teams if you really get into that sort of thing. the philbrook museum of art is nice to go to with exhibits and such but again you can only do so much of the same things before it becomes numbing.
mainly people go shopping and to casinos for entertainment.
so there's that aspect.
the crime rate in tulsa area is hit and miss. with there being areas to avoid such as 61st and peoria east tulsa around 21st and garnett
and much of north tulsa, but it happens everywhere so i guess you just get used to it. murders, robbery's, home invasions are quite common and the drug and meth problem is really annoying.
but if you like to go outdoors and run and bike tulsa is a great community for that with the riverparks, turkey mountain recreation area with urban mountain biking, and hiking, and area state parks help give options for outdoor fun. with area lakes and state parks being in a general 15-30 mile radius.
the economy is pretty stable with lots of building projects going on and around the tulsa area.
jobs are abundant in many different fields and trades.
home prices are very affordable, so are apartments and condos.
the university of tulsa has been expanding, becoming a beautiful campus.
there is nightlife with the brookside area, blue dome district downtown,
and my favorite cherry street. tulsa is by no means perfect and sometimes I would really like to live somewhere else. but i have a job and own my own house in a nice neighborhood which is more than others have. tulsa is getting better roads, stores, restaurants, which is a plus.
but on the other hand tulsa is rough, worn down, needs serious education and recreation improvements. i hope to see tulsa change for the better which it has greatly, but at a much slower pace than any city i've ever lived in. population growth is slow in tulsa but fast in places like broken arrow and owasso. tulsa is the glue that holds the area together though.and i hope the city leaders see that before it is to late.
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Tulsa is beautiful and a nice city (except north Tulsa) but only for certain types of people. You must like to drive and not walk. (You usually cant walk to the store!) There arent a lot of community activities or things going on-usually you have to go to places like downtown/cherry street/brookside if you want any sort of night life. Tulsa has got a great cost of living and people wont bother you if youre an introvert!! [read more...]
Hello! Since I arrived back from the Peace Corps last month Ive been giving serious thought as to where I would like to live. Currently I live in Oklahoma and the -every-man-for-himself-I-like-my-space- attitude is killing me! I started compiling a list of cities, and yet I havent been to some of them! If you could give me your advice I would much appreciate it. In case it helps, heres a little info about me: Im 26, female, have a science degree, and probably would want a roommate and a pet. I like art and reading!
Listed below are the things I want in a city:
a BIG city
Extremely walkable (I really dont want to use my car, I love walking everywhere and people watching. Im looking for somewhere that will force me to be more social and get out of my shell a bit more.)
Diverse (from diverse cultural backgrounds to diverse interests)
Somewhere that values artsy and creative people
A lot of nonprofit jobs available/good job market for recent college grads
Lots of museums/concerts/things to do...
low humidity, not over 95 in summer, not below 20 in winter
a lot of laid back, fun 20-30 year olds (preferably single)
Below are three cities I think fit most of these categories:
New York City
San Francisco
Washington DC
What cities do you think match me the best from what Ive said?
Could you also list how much money you think a person would need to make to survive in the city you choose? -Im a bit nervous about finding a job and the cost of living in the cities, especially in the nonprofit field!!!
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The crime rate in tulsa oklahoma is very bad and sems to get worse every year more kills and home getting broke in to a lot more stores getting robbed the worse the job rate is the worse the crime rate is they sem to go hand in hand[read more...]
Come to Tulsa if you like the followings:
Dead downtown and airport. I see nothing but ghost there.
8.52 percent sale tax paid on every item purchase, including medication.
Corruption, and children are abused and dead in DHS and childcares.
Very high both violent and property crime.
Extremely hot (115 degrees) summer and cold (0 degree) winter with 20" of snow and windy with temperature constantly changing.
Tornado and earthquake.
Potholes and trash everywhere.
Fat and lazy people who like nothing but gun.
A failed educational system.
Churches everywhere.
People who lack the values of education, hard work, and moral character.
Hunting and fishing.
Good luck.
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I appriciate the housing programs, very affordable and helpful.[read more...]
First, the racism issue: Racism in the entire US is alive & well always will be – and we are not alone, it exists around the world as part of human nature. Having lived in many cities and several countries; as well as having family on both coasts and the north- racism has been witnessed at it's best. Drive through the deep south of Ala., Miss., La., Ga. – now there you will feel the racial tension.
Tulsa experienced one of the worst race riots in the history of the Midwest/south (Ok has been labeled with both geographic areas). Events in the past 2-3 years have brought this more into the open with the resulting public support for revitalizing the Black business area on the edge of downtown destroyed during these riots and left to decay.
Diversity/culture: it is where you find it. If you choose to hang out in venues dominated by specific socio-economic classes, ethnicity, interests….you won't experience diversity. If you wish to experience various cultures there are plenty of venues. From ethnic festivals, to Pow Wows, to country music events; BBQ's and bluegrass, opera, symphony, theatre and more. It does take effort; they won't come looking for you. The last 2 decades have seen the completion of an Air&Space Museum, an Aquarium, the BOK center, the revitalization of the Blue Dome district and area around the infamous Cain's Ballroom.
Religion: One of the largest Unitarian churches in the nation is in Tulsa (All Souls) as well as the infamous ORU. There are Christian based organizations as well as Atheist and Humanist. The Muslim community is very active in our community as well as the synagogues. If you choose to join a religious organization and keep your head in the sand you may do so, if you choose to participate in the Interfaith organization which promotes education and tolerance I'm sure they'd welcome you. My two best friends are evangelical, I'm agnostic –but our acceptance of each other's individuality and respect is how one can experience diversity and learn from each other.
Outdoor activities: what we miss—real mountains and real beaches. Oklahoma is the only state with 12 distinct ecosystems offering a huge variety of outdoor activities (too numerous to mention here). Tulsa is working on improving bike paths with continued work on a project to create a cycling path around the city. The Tulsa Riverparks once only 3 approximate miles in length is being renovated/updated through the Vision 2025 bond issue and now extends almost 7 miles with plans to continue the paths and park areas. Lake activities abound with the majority of Oklahoma's 200 lakes in North/northeastern Oklahoma.
Sports: Tulsa Drillers, Tulsa Ice Oilers, Tulsa Talons; University of Tulsa football/basketball; ORU basketball. Within 2.5 hours drive are both major state universities with sporting events. Oklahoma has one of the largest active special Olympics with area competitions held at both OU and OSU.
Poverty and health: Oklahoma does rank 49 in the nation. OU addressed this with their College of Community Medicine in Tulsa to compliment OSU's Osteopathic teaching hospital. OKC is home to OU's medical school and its allied health divisions. Poverty is higher in rural areas due to the nationwide economic downturn and the extreme level of independence where residents want nothing to do with government. Native Americans health is declining but that is a national issue and not Oklahoma specific. Obesity is a national concern; slowly becoming a concern in Europe and other nations. Tulsa and surrounding communities have a higher number of free/low cost/indigent clinics for the under and un-insured.
Education: Tulsa has one of the top vo-tech programs in the nation. Tulsa Community College receives high rankings and has a 2+2 agreement with the major universities to transfer 2 years to a 4 year program. Public Schools in surround burbs have excelled (Owasso, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Union) This has led to recent changes in which Tulsa schools will be consolidating in order to better use funding for education needs.
Young Adults: Tulsa has an organization called Tulsa Young Professionals (no degree required). These wonderful young people have been active in community development and in supporting positive visions for young persons in the area.
In summary: As a transplant to the area and having traveled extensively as well as having lived in Europe and Asia… one can find the ills of any city if one looks and focuses on them; just as one can find the best. Tulsa is located in a valley of sorts surrounded by lakes and a river which contributes to mold counts. The variation in landscape from central and eastern Oklahoma is indescribable as one leaves dunes and plains for this area known as Green Country – therefore get a netipot or stock up on sinus meds.
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south tulsa is very nice and comfortable to live in. lots of parks, recreation,and restaurants. growing pretty decent, not to fast or to slow seems to be just right. also the river parks are very nice and modern and updated. it's pretty neat to go hiking and biking all on the same way to go see a concert, then to just chill out with a nice drink and to dine somewhere on the riverwalk. [read more...]


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State basketball tourney coming to VC
A new direction and a new format will not keep the California Community College basketball championships from remaining local this season.
For the first time in decades, Ventura College will host the 2010-11 championships in March.
The school last hosted the women's tournament in 1993 and the men's tournament in 1972 and 1973.
"We are pleased to announce that the 2011 CCCAA men's and women's basketball championships will be held at Ventura College Athletics Event Center," wrote Carlyle Carter, the California Community College Athletic Association president, in an e-mail announcing the decision last week.
"Less than 30 miles west of the site of the 2010 championships, Ventura College is very accessible and the Ventura administration is enthusiastic and looking forward in assisting us in planning for a spectacular event for the participating student-athletes."
In the interest of "cost containment," the CCCAA has decided to reduce the tournament to a Final Four format and hold the event on a community college campus, saving the association a rental fee.
In Ventura, the CCCAA will only be responsible for "direct" game management and custodial costs, like security, athletic trainers and custodians.
"We're really in a belt-tightening," Carter said on Wednesday.
Perhaps the final championships under the classic "Great Eight" format took place last spring in Thousand Oaks, at Cal Lutheran's Gilbert Center. Ventura College and Saddleback College won the 2010 women's and men's state titles, respectively.
And the Ventura County basketball fan won the right to host the event again.
"Around the state of California there are hotbeds for different sports," said Carter. "We wanted to find an area that's friendly to the sport. There's no doubt the Ventura fans really bolstered the crowds at Cal Lutheran."
Carter, who visited Ventura earlier this year for a site visit, was also complimentary of the Ventura County Visitors and Convention Bureau, which has helped the CCCAA plan for the event, calling it a huge "selling point."
"I think that's a testament to our whole community," said Ventura College athletic director and men's basketball coach Will Cowen. "Everyone's gotten behind the thing. It'll be a pretty hospitable environment for everyone."
This spring will be the second year of Southern California's two-year rotation. So the event will head back north in 2012.
With the Ventura College men's basketball team serving the second year of its two-year postseason ban, the upcoming season may be the worst, and best, time for VC to host.
Obviously, a local entrant would boost the gate, but part of the Ventura staff is now guaranteed to be free to host the event.
"Being the eternal optimist," said Cowen, "hopefully this is the last time I'll have spare time that time of year."
The announcement does give the Ventura College women's basketball team the opportunity to defend its state title in its own building, although head coach Ned Mircetic may be more concerned with replacing one of the top classes in school history.
"Ventura has always been a basketball town," said Mircetic. "So anytime you get a special basketball game in Ventura, that makes it that much better."
"But it's not even September yet. It's way too early to even think about (defending in its home gym)."
When the event was last held in Ventura in 1993, the Pirates lost in the state semifinal to eventual champion Lassen, who was coached by Gary Kloppenburg. His daughter, Carlotta, will be a freshman guard for the Pirates this winter.
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Kelly Clarkson to Guest Star on 'Nashville'
Kelly Clarkson is going country -- in the world of TV fiction!
Kelly Clarkson is going country -- in the world of TV fiction!
Kelly Clarkson had one goal for her first Christmas special, 'Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale': She wanted George Clooney to be a part of the festivities and spent the hour trying to make it happen.
Hell hath no fury like Kelly Clarkson scorned! The original 'American Idol' just married Brandon Blackstock in October and seems blissfully happy -- so she didn't take lightly when rumors hit the 'net of Blackstock creeping around with lessers.
Tonight on 'The Voice' former singing champ from that other singing competition show, Kelly Clarkson, graced the stage with a song off her new Christmas album. Dressed in a red sparkly dress, complete with baby bump, Ms. Clarkson was delightful and charming as always.
Kelly Clarkson is wrapped in red and utterly festive in her video for 'Underneath the Tree' from her recently released holiday set.
What does Kelly Clarkson want to have 'Wrapped in Red' this year?
Kelly Clarkson brought some Christmas cheer to the set of the 'TODAY' show this morning (Nov. 26), performing her latest single, 'Underneath the Tree.'
Newlywed Kelly Clarkson just revealed that she has a bun in the oven and the singer is already predicting the gender. She is convinced that a little girl is on the way.


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Somerset Rebels build up 14-point lead over Ipswich Witches in League Cup Final
Posted: October 19, 2012|
Cases Somerset Rebels have built up a 14-point advantage in the League Cup Final after beating Ipswich Witches 53-39 in the first leg at the Oaktree Arena tonight.
Ryan Fisher was drafted in as a guest rider in place of injured skipper Jason Doyle, and contributed an impressive 12+2 to the Somerset cause.
Claus Vissing with 12, and Jesper B Monberg and Kyle Newman each with 9+1, also impressed for the hosts.
The first five heats were all shared 3-3, but Fisher and Alex Davies struck the first major Rebels blow by combining for a 5-1 in heat six.
Davies and Kyle Newman scored another maximum in heat eight, and there were also 4-2 advantages for the Rebels in heats nine and eleven.
The Witches used their tactical ride in heat 12, but Mathieu Tressarrieu in the black and white helmet cover could only finish second to Monberg, meaning just a 5-3 win for the visitors.
Vissing and Fisher promptly posted a 5-1 for the hosts in heat 13, followed by a shared heat 14 and a 4-2 win in the final heat thanks to Fisher in first and Vissing in third.
The Rebels will have to defend their lead in the all-important second leg decider, which will be at Ipswich on Thursday, October 25.
See This is Somerset tomorrow for a full match report.


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Posted at: 02/24/2013 10:18 PM
Updated at: 02/24/2013 11:57 PM
No. 4 McQuaid beat No. 7 Penfield 4-0 to win the Class A Sectional Championship. Ryan Talty and Tyler Gokey scored in the first period and Michael Capicotto scored twice in the third period.
In Class B, No. 1 Webster Thomas tops No. 2 Churchville-Chili 1-0 in overtime. Nick Epping scored the game winning goal and Steve Speis made 27 saves.


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CHICAGO -- Gary Talton drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining and made three free throws to protect the lead as Illinois-Chicago defeated Youngstown State 65-60 on Wednesday night.
Talton had 19 points and Hayden Humes 15 for the Flames (10-4, 1-0 Horizon League), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
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Kendrick Perry scored 19 points and Blake Allen had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Penguins (8-6, 0-1). Allen's 3-pointer gave Youngstown State a 60-59 lead with 1:31 remaining.
Josh Crittle scored 14 points and Daniel Barnes 10 for Illinois-Chicago.
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Steak Left in Car
Saw on another message board that a person was unsure if they should throw out VERY EXPENSIVE steaks left in a hot car for over 4 hours. Do you think it would be safe to cook and eat tose steaks? She presumes it is over 100F in the car.
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text: Planning is underway for one of the most anticipated signature events of SeptOberfest, The 3rd Annual Grumpy Pub Crawlah. The event will be held on Saturday, September 20th from 4:30 to 11:00 pm. This year the Crawlah will end at Slippery's where prizes will be given out at 11:00 pm to participants that have turned in their completed punch cards. Establishments participating in this year's Grumpy Pub Crawlah are the American Legion, The Olde Triangle Pub, Silver Star Saloon, Slippery's. T-Bones, Twains Wheelhouse Tavern, VFW, and Reads Landing Brewing Company. Tickets can be purchased online at www.wabashamn.org/Septoberfest, Wabasha-Kellogg Chamber of Commerce, at the participating establishments, and the AmericInn of Wabasha. Presale tickets are $39. Tickets can also be bought day of for $45.


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He has three of them, but his private residences are off-limits for photos for the most part which is why we don't post them.
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He has three of them, but his private residences are off-limits for photos for the most part which is why we don't post them.
Why three?
He spends part of the year at each of his three residences--two in Maine and one in Florida.
A tropical fish tank with mood/moon lighting. It could be light during day, but lower to moon effect lighting during the evening.
Hope this helps.
Steve, UK
On the map, shouldn't Haven be more down near the bay instead of being inland so far? Also, is there a tentative release date for the second phase?
wow i got stuck on the three residences! Most cant even afford one...tho most of them wouldnt admit it at all! I'm glad Stephen has been on the other side the financial fence. That makes him more human-more real somehow. Knowing he has lived a similar life, I feel a connection with his stories & when he describes a person living more affluently, I 'believe' him. When he describes a homeless person, i can believe that too. because he's probably been there-done that...or something quite similar! I am more likely to believe SK than i am just about any other writer.
I think it'd be cool if there was a closet in Steve's office and the door swung open when you entered revealing The Boogeyman holding his Dr. Harper mask which could be Steve's face.
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Divers plunge into Derby's submerged past
Posted: March 22, 2014|
SPECIALIST divers are helping out in a £1.2 million scheme to make power supplies in Derby city centre more reliable.
People on the banks of the River Derwent may have seen them plunging into the water over the last few days. They are removing old cables.
It is the last stage of work by Western Power Distribution that is seeing more than 2km of new underground cables being laid across the city.
The lines were originally laid in a trench in the River Derwent, it is believed, to avoid disruption in the city centre.
A Western Power spokeswoman said that one of the engineers who had been working on the scheme remembered how workers used to go out on the river in a wooden boat to check the cables.
She said: "That engineer had joined the company as an apprentice shortly after the cables had been laid. He can still recall patrolling the river in a wooden rowing boat, to check for any debris or branches that may have got caught on the cables after heavy rainfall."
The replacement cables have all been laid on land but project manager Will Wright said this work had sometimes been difficult.
Mr Wright said: "The digging team unearthed an abandoned culvert under a road during the excavations. It was the full width of the road. As they investigated further, they even discovered an old boat inside. It was a very unusual find."
Work stopped while the site was inspected by an archaeologist and an historian. The team decided to find an alternative cable route so as not to interfere with the culvert.
The work is aimed at helping safeguard the reliability of power supplies for about 15,000 of Western Power's customers in the city centre.
Tim Jackson, Western Power's team manager for the area, said the work would "ensure we can provide a high level of service to Derby in the long term, by improving the infrastructure and security of our electricity network".
He said the work was also designed to accommodate any extra demands that might be placed on the power network in the future by new developments in the city.
The work started last June and a Western Power spokeswoman said it was now "very much in its final stages".
She said there had been some disruption while the new cable was being laid but that the firm worked with Derby City Council to "keep it to a minimum".
In November last year, more than 5,500 properties were hit by a power cut in the city. Western Power said it affected Westfield Derby shopping centre, and Alvaston.
The spokeswoman said that the cable work would not have helped with that particular issue – caused by the failure of a component in one of the city centre sub-stations – but she said that, generally, the more secure power supply would increase reliability in the area.


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Romney Responds to the Shooting in Aurora, Colo.--VIDEO
The campaigns for both President Obama and Mitt Romney suspended activity Friday following a massacre at a Colorado movie theater that left 12 dead and dozens wounded.
After delivering remarks calling the shooting "senseless" at a Florida event Friday morning, the president canceled the rest of his day's events, including one in Winter Park, Fla. Michelle Obama also canceled events planned in Virginia. The president planned to return to Washington after delivering his remarks, according to the campaign.
"Obviously, the events and the tragedy of last night have changed the nature of his remarks this morning, as well as the events of the day," campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters Friday. The campaign did not say whether any further appearances would be cancelled over the weekend.
The Obama campaign is pulling down all anti-Romney advertisements in Colorado, according to Psaki.
Romney, speaking in Bow, N.H., called the shooting a "hateful act." "Our hearts break for the victims and their families," he said, and we pray that "those who are grieving will know the nearness of God." He said evil can be overcome with "goodness and compassion."
In an email, a spokeswoman for Romney's campaign said all of Ann Romney's events have been canceled, and the campaign is "pulling all ads in CO until further notice." The campaign also said that a series of taped and live interviews, including one on Sean Hannity's radio show, will not air today.
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BALTIMORE – Brian Roberts isn't playing on Monday night. Danny Valencia is. Alexi Casilla, who is 16-for-31 against CC Sabathia is playing second base, and Roberts will be manager Buck Showalter's main right-handed option on the bench.
"I talked to Brian a little bit, and he wants to play—always," Showalter said.
"We think this works best for today and the rest of the season, knowing what's ahead of us."
Michael Morse also has had success against Sabathia in limited at-bats against him. Morse is 4-for-7 against Sabathia. Since coming to the Orioles, Morse is 3-for-14.
Valencia is batting .375 with four home runs and nine RBIs in 72 at-bats against left-handed pitchers. He's .167 with three home runs and six RBIs when facing right-handers.
He has no explanation for his success against right-handers and doesn't want to be stereotyped as someone who can only hit lefties.
"That's my goal. I don't think anybody's content being a guy who only faces lefties or righties. Everybody's goal is to play every day, and that's certainly my goal," Valencia said. "And I'd like the chance to contribute against right-handed pitchers."


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This is a wonderful project,Glenda,I especially like your use of those beautiful roses at the top which compliment the Madonna and Child perfectly.
I think the stamps you have used are A Child is Born(twice)Family Christmas(three times)and Frosty Trees(once)Super traditional stamps which sit well in your little house!
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Riding in Sidecars with Toys
I laughed at the bug-eyed designs when the designs for Masked Rider Faiz were revealed last year… but when Bandai started shipping the TOYS, oh my!
Seriously, I really thought Faiz looked more like a motorbike headlamp than any �light bug� it�s supposed to be based on. But the design grew on me, mostly aided by the very cool transforming bike �Autovajin�. This design was nicely realized in the first of the SUPER RHF series and eventually overcame my dislike of the larger size of the Rider figure. So when number two was announced, I eagerly awaited its release and eventually got my hands on the Masked Rider Kaixa & Side Basshar set.
Out of the box, it�s fairly obvious there�s going to be no diecast involved. However the plastics are sturdy, with a gloss finish and nicely printed matte decals. Despite having the extra burden of a sidecar, Kaixa�s ride still manages to exude a racy coolness. The sleek menacing lines and black/yellow color scheme brought back memories of a similar bike from the hair raising Lotus Esprit car chase in 007's The Spy Who Loved Me. :-)
Kaixa�s helmet design features a prominent �X�, and this detail is followed through on the bike�s headlamp fairings – 4 silver molded lamps are clearly seen under the X-shaped purple plastic. From the rear, the 6 humongous tailpipes speak of outrageous amounts of revving power. Even the sidecar has 2 pairs of smaller exhausts!
But of course there�s more to the sidecar than just extra room for a passenger. Attached to the main bike via a pair of retracting connectors, the sidecar separates, splits down the middle AND elevates to form the bottom half of a mechanical beast. The main bike�s front and rear wheels extend, then swing round 90-degrees. The rear light fairings fold down to become Kaixa�s battle-mode peddles. The two sections come together and the Side Basshar�s Battle Mode is completed! Blades fold out from the right �hand� while the 6 tailpipes on the other fan-out to become laser blasters.
ROAWRRR! Who�s got the cooler ride now? Excellent, excellent fun, these two Rider sets. I hope the rest of the series continues to live up to expectations.
Oh, by the way – you can�t actually seat another Rider in the sidecar. Unfortunately, there isn�t any legroom at all. What I did was to pop-off the legs from Faiz and simply plop him into place for the title shot. Cheers!


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Beer Blotter: Seattle Based. World Focused.
A Seattle beer blog with an eye on the world around it. A collection of beer news, stories, editorials, columns and reviews from beer nerds with social skills.
Monthly Archive for December, 2010
I'm Drinking Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout — Why Aren't You?
Well, Amateur Hour and I have snatched a table with an eagle's eye view of the arena. I see Chris Cavanaugh (our favorite bartender) working it and many beer drinkers consuming the dark ale. It's Big Wood. Recognize. Do not despair, you are missed. I can see from the crowd that many a great beer [.. … [Read More]
A Seattle Beer Excursion Across the Pond
Written by Jess R. "The Pond" refers to the Puget Sound, a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean. Yea…that's right. The day after Thanksgiving, we woke feeling better t … [Read More]
Beer Blotter's Guide To Brouwer's Big Wood Fest 2010
If you live in the Seattle area and you like beer enough to read this blog, chances are pretty good that you will be hitting up Big Wood Fest at Brouwer's Cafe, if not on opening night (Thursday Dec. 2), at some point this coming weekend. Hopefully you have already gazed upon the outstanding prelimi … [Read More]
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Pumpkin Apple Crisp Waffle Recipe [Sponsored by Eggo]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Eggo. All opinions are authentic and my own. Please see my disclosure policy.
The Perfect Waffle Recipe for Fall!
It's Waffle Wednesday again! Yahoo! Did you get a chance to try the Waffle Mandala kids snacks from last week? Fun, right?! Well this week Eggo gave me the challenge to pair some Breyers Ice Cream with my Eggo Waffles. Um… challenge? Sounds like a party to me! And I just knew that Breyers Natural Vanilla flavor would pair perfectly with Eggo's Seasonal Pumpkin Spice Waffles. Mmmm… Throw in some apples and it's Fall on a plate. So here's what I came up with for this week's waffle recipe…
Pumpkin Apple Crisp Waffle Recipe
Apple Topping Ingredients:
- 4 pealed and diced apples (I used Gala, but I think a more tart apple might have been better.)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Pumpkin Crisp Topping Ingredients:
- 2 toasted Eggo Pumpkin Spice Waffes, chopped up and crumbled
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup softened butter
6 toasted Eggo Pumpkin Spice Waffles
Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream
Caramel Topping
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Toast waffles in the toaster or oven (as directed on the package) while you prep other ingredients.
- In a bowl, mix the diced apples, sugar, and 1 tsp of cinnamon. Set this apple topping aside.
- In another bowl, use a fork to combine the chopped and crumbled waffles, brown sugar, remaining 1 tsp of cinnamon, flour and butter. Set this pumpkin crisp topping aside.
- Lay the 6 remaining toasted waffles out on a baking sheet. Top each waffle with about 1/2 cup apple topping and then 1/2 cup of pumpkin crisp topping.
- Bake for 20 – 25 minutes at 375 degrees or until apples are soft and waffles and topping is crisp and lightly browned.
- Serve warn with a scoop of Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream and some caramel drizzle. YUM!
This waffle recipe is definitely my favorite thus far. I love pumpkin and apple. So combining those flavors with these individual Pumpkin Apple Crisp Waffles is perfect! They would make an amazing breakfast on a cool Autumn morning. Or a fun dessert to a Fall meal. And the kids loved them, too.
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Daily Dime: Jaime Garcia, Ryan Howard, Jay Bruce, Eddie RosarioScott Pianowski at Roto Arcade2 hrs ago
Before you commit to anything, be sure to double check the lineups and weather. Now go assemble your Yahoo DFS monster, make us proud.
Jaime Garcia, SP, vs COL (Flande), $45: Although he's the biggest Vegas favorite on the Sunday card, Garcia is merely the No. 8 pitcher in Yahoo price. Some might be a little concerned about Garcia after a layoff, though he did turn in a quality start on July 28. His overall ratios are excellent (2.00/0.89), and everyone knows the Rockies aren't as much fun on the road.
Noah Syndergaard, SP, vs. WAS (Zimmermann), $52: Sure, it's a pay-up price, but the Baby Faced Ace known as Thor has ungodly powers at home (1.46 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, six walks, 51 strikeouts). That's going to work. So long as you have John Kruk on mute, you'll have some fun on Sunday night.LiveAtlanta4 - 2PhiladelphiaFollow Game
Three tips to remember heading into fantasy football draftsYahoo Sports Staff at Roto Arcade1 day ago
With the fantasy football draft season here, you'll want to be prepared when you're on the clock. Brad Evans has three tips to help you build a winning team.
[Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today!] The early part of the draft is about limiting your risk, so target players with a high floor and not a high ceiling. Quarterback could come into play earlier than normal with Andrew Luck and Aaron Rodgers in position for monster seasons.
Don't be afraid to take a rookie, especially with a deep class of talented running backs. If other people in your league hesitate to scoop up young talent, take advantage of that when you have the chance.
Finally, there are several veteran players with something to offer who are being overlooked. That type of value later in drafts should help you fill out your roster.
Daily Dime: Going with Dallas Keuchel, Jason Kipnis and some bargainsDalton Del Don at Roto Arcade1 day ago
Here are 10 DFS recommendations for Saturday's slate on Yahoo but be sure to double-check the weather and lineups
Dallas Keuchel, SP, vs. Ari (Hellickson), $48: He's coming off a poor start but still owns an 18:0 K:BB ratio over his last two outings. Keuchel has a 9.3 K/9 rate with a 1.13 ERA and 0.88 WHIP at home this season, with a .185 BAA. Keuchel has a 49:3 K:BB ratio over his past six starts, as he's quickly becoming one of the best starters in baseball. The Astros are the biggest favorites on the board Saturday (-200), yet there are five pitchers priced higher than Keuchel.
Rapid React: Yoenis Cespedes hits the Big AppleScott Pianowski at Roto Arcade1 day ago
I had a lot of pointed things to say about Yoenis Cespedes in the preseason. I called him overrated, a sucker play. I ranked him lower than just about anyone.
Thus far, Team Cespedes is having the last laugh, an extended last laugh. He's currently the No. 10 outfielder in Yahoo 5x5 value, enjoying a strong .293-62-18-61-3 season. So long as you didn't pay a ridiculous price in March, this has been a fun profit season for you.
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Closing Time: Alex Wilson steps into the Detroit voidScott Pianowski at Roto Arcade2 days ago
For most of the season, the Tigers didn't look to Alex Wilson for holds. But in the new world order Thursday at Baltimore, the club decided the 28-year-old righty was worthy of a handshake.
Wilson only had two holds on the year through his first 38 appearances, despite a pretty set of ratios (1.84 ERA, WHIP under 1). With that in mind, it wasn't clear if he'd be part of the closing chase after Joakim Soria was dispatched to Pittsburgh. Bruce Rondon had the big strikeout rate and seemed like someone who would get a chance, despite other flaws. Al Albuquerque also strikes guys out, though he has a walk problem. Blaine Hardy is generally a lefty specialist. Neftali Feliz has been horrendous since joining the Tigers; that's the first name I eliminated.
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Daily Dime: Going with Wacha, Eovaldi, Puig and FrazierDalton Del Don at Roto Arcade2 days ago
Here are 10 DFS recommendations for Friday's slate on Yahoo but be sure to double-check the weatherand lineups before first pitch approaches.
Michael Wacha, SP, vs. Col (Kendrick), $46: He's struggled of late but owns a 2.86 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP at home this season The Cardinals are among the most favored teams Friday, as high as -210 at some places, but there are seven pitchers priced higher than Wacha, so he seems like a value play.
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Go big or go home: Eight bold fantasy predictions for 2015Andy Behrens at Roto Arcade2 days ago
Because you probably wouldn't click on a feature called, "Eight mild predictions for 2015," let's go big and bold — teetering on the edge of recklessness. Don't even try to reconcile these predictions with the current version of my preseason fantasy ranks. Can't be done. We aren't discussing what's most likely to happen, but things that can plausibly happen.
Each year the NFL is reshaped by injuries and rule changes and suspensions and freak weather events and fluky bounces and ... well, you know how it goes. It's a constantly changing league. Not a simple landscape to assess in mid-summer.
Yet still we try. Here are eight bold-ish predictions for the year ahead...
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1. Ben Roethlisberger is going to finish as the season's top overall fantasy scorer.
MLB bullpen depth chart: Tracking closers throughout the seasonYahoo Sports Staff at Roto Arcade2 days ago
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American League Baltimore Orioles – Zach Britton (D. O'Day) Boston Red Sox – (J. Tazawa, A. Ogando) Chicago White Sox – David Robertson (J. Petricka) Cleveland Indians – Cody Allen (B. Shaw) Detroit Tigers – Alex Wilson (B. Rondon) Houston Astros – Luke Gregerson (C. Qualls) Kansas City Royals – Greg Holland (W. Davis) Los Angeles Angels – Huston Street (J. Smith) Minnesota Twins – Glen Perkins (B. Boyer) New York Yankees – Andrew Miller (D. Betances) Oakland Athletics – Edward Mujica, (E. O'Flaherty, F. Rodriguez) Seattle Mariners – Carson Smith (F. Rodney, M. Lowe) Tampa Bay Rays – Brad Boxberger (K. Jepsen. J. McGee) Texas Rangers – Shawn Tolleson ( K. Kela ) Toronto Blue Jays – Roberto Osuna (S. Delabar)LiveTampa Bay2 - 3BostonFollow Game
Five mistakes even good fantasy football owners makeScott Pianowski at Roto Arcade3 days ago
We're bringing back five tips from last year to help you prepare for drafts in the coming weeks.
I'm not going to list off the common and inane "mistakes to avoid" that are regularly trumpeted in this kind of piece; let's try to be better than that. Everyone knows not to draft off last year's stats. Everyone knows not to rely on a magazine cheat sheet that was created several months ago. Everyone knows not to show up at the draft reeking of Old Milwaukee. Everyone knows to monitor the waiver wire like a hawk.
No new tale to tell there.
Here are five mistakes I see even smart fantasy owners make, the second-level of leakage. Consider them, make of them what you will. Add your own ideas in the comments.
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Spiller, Eli, Ellington among the players we love more than youBrandon Funston at Roto Arcade3 days ago
As fantasy analysts, our job is to survey the fantasy football landscape with level-headed reason and logic. But sometimes we can't help but get a little starry-eyed at the prospects of certain players, letting our man-crushes push our heads into the clouds. With that in mind, we asked the members of the Yahoo crew to explain their positions on players that they've moved out ahead of the preseason ranking consensus - or as we're calling it, players we love more than you. I'll get things started with a couple NFC South objects of my desire:
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