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Arts writers in hard times: notes from the chopping block
By Sarah Fisch on June 24, 2011
Elizabeth Kramer, an arts journalist who writes for the Gannett-owned Louisville Courier-Journal, escaped massive layoffs on Tuesday, when the paper shed ten percent of its […]
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El Paso Museum and its Border Biennials get US-Mexico Cross-Border Cooperation and Innovation Award
By Bill Davenport on June 23, 2011
The El Paso Museum of Art has received an award for US-Mexico Cross-Border Cooperation and Innovation, administered by the Border Research Partnership for its Border […]
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Ai Weiwei freed, China bends to popular outcry
By Bill Davenport on June 23, 2011
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei was released "on bail" after three months in prison in a secret location. Slightly thinner, but in good health, Ai […]
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Claiming art is also reclaiming space, Juneteenth
By Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud on June 22, 2011
Juneteenth could possibly be seen as the most significant event in American history after independence itself—the eradication of American slavery. On June 19, 1865, more […]
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Texan the model online art buyer
By Bill Davenport on June 22, 2011
Houston oilman Roland Sledge of VAALCO Energy is the archetype of the outsider art buyer the big auction houses are hoping to rope in to […]
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Patrick Renner's Window into Houston set to open at Magnolia; developer Petersen profiled
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Patrick Renner's Window Into Houston installation, the second at Blaffer's new satellite space in the display windows of the historic Magnolia Ice House and brewery […]
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Scorched: Texas Summer Malaise, in Pictures
By Lucia Simek on June 21, 2011
When we came back down to visit Texas a few years after moving to New England in a giant green Mercury Continental, I have the distinct memory of stepping […]
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Michael Guidry at the Galveston Art Center
By Kelly Klaasmeyer on June 21, 2011
I love Galveston. But, like Houston, it's an acquired taste. It's got lovely old buildings in various states of decay interspersed with not-so-lovely and downright […]
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The Catelope Owns You T-Shirt!
By Bill Davenport on June 21, 2011
Gary Sweeny, Kristy Perez, and Kimberly Aubuchon are selling custom T-Shirts, including the Catelope (below) at a "T-shirt release party" on June 23 from 6-9pm […]
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New West TX pilgrimage: really big, really slow clock under construction near Van Horn
By Bill Davenport on June 21, 2011
OK, so you' been to Roden Crater, You've visited Magee's Hill, Chinati, Spiral Jetty and all . . .what next? Inventor Danny Hillis, futurist Stewart […]
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Mary's Lounge Mural Resurrected: Montrose Improvement Bureau Saves Gay Icon
By Bill Davenport on June 20, 2011
Work begins today on the resurrection of the Mary's Lounge mural on Westheimer near Montrose in Houston. The painting, which for years identified the iconic […]
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Naptistm Interpreted: Is it Art or Just Healthy Living?
By Bill Davenport on June 20, 2011
The Houston Chronicle's Naheeda Sayeeduddin attended Emily Sloan's Southern Naptist Convention at 14 Pews, leaving confused about the event's message. Although appreciating Sloan's piece as […]
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I Like Texas and Texas Likes Me
By Eric Zimmerman on June 19, 2011
Who would've thought I'd ever be shilling for Texas, with a glass half-full at that? But having recently spent some time back in The Bayou […]
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Flow: Dalton Maroney 1982-2011
By Betsy Lewis on June 18, 2011
The Arlington Museum of Art's current exhibition surveying the career of Dalton Maroney covers one year shy of three decades. His work is inspired by […]
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Don't Be Afraid of the Ants
By Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud on June 18, 2011
Probably one of the most stirring moments in the art world in the past year was the removal of David Wojnarowicz's video, "A Fire in […]
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Dallas' Dunn and Brown Split: New Talley Dunn Gallery Emerges
By Bill Davenport on June 18, 2011
Dunn and Brown Contemporary is splitting up after twelve years at 5020 Tracy St. in Dallas. According to gallery co- founder Talley Dunn, the split […]
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Guns, Paganism Plague Public Art in Texas
By Bill Davenport on June 18, 2011
You can't please everybody: separate sculptural commissions in Fort Worth and Lubbock are each hitting snags as public wrangling over their content, from both ends […]
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The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston: Crunching the Numbers, Part III
By Claire Ruud on June 17, 2011
(For Part I and Part II, click here and here.) This series has considered the finances of a number of mid-sized, contemporary U.S. arts institutions […]
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Adams, Daniel-Kayne sent to France in TFAA artist trade-off
By Bill Davenport on June 17, 2011
Reginald Adams, director of the Museum of Cultural Arts in Houston, and artist Daniel-Kayne are travelling to the Centre Léon Bérard Hospital in Lyon, France […]
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Sheerin Steps Down as Director of CentralTrak: Fontenot steps up to the plate
By Bill Davenport on June 17, 2011
A. Kate Sheerin, Director of CentralTrak, The University of Texas at Dallas three-year-old Artists Residency program. In a doleful email the CentralTrak team announced Sheerin's […]
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Andre Morris, Jr.
2009 (Junior) - Played and started in 12 games ... missed the Wyoming game due to injury ... third on the team in tackles for loss with 6.5 ... third on the team in total tackles with 65 ... second in the MWC and 15th nationally in fumble recoveries with an average of .25 per game (3 total) ... named MWC player of the week vs. New Mexico with seven tackles and two sacks ... career-highs of nine total tackles and six solo tackles at Minnesota ... recorded his first interception of the season vs. TCU ... matched his career high with nine tackles at Utah ... also had a tackle for loss and a forced fumble ... matched his career high with nine tackles at BYU ... also had a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery.
2008 (Sophomore) - Played in all 13 games, starting 11 ... recorded 33 total tackles, including 13 unassisted ... had 2.0 tackles for loss for six yards and one sack for four yards ... one interception, one pass breakup and a forced fumble ... season-high six tackles vs. BYU ... also forced a fumble and had a tackle for loss ... four tackles at TCU ... five tackles, a tackle for loss and an interception at Army.
2007 (Freshman) - Played in all 13 games ... 10 tackles, seven assisted, on the season ... first career start came at BYU ... season high four tackles, three unassisted ... three solo tackles and a forced fumble vs. San Diego State ... one of only three freshmen (Will Keuchler, Reggie Rembert) to play in every game ... one of only two freshmen (Rembert) to start in a game during the season.
High School - Lettered four years in football and basketball and two years in golf ... two-time first-team all-county ... first-team all-area as a junior ... second-team all-area as a senior ... Wendy's Heisman state finalist ... National Honor Society member ... Who's Who in high school ... graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average ... high school football coach was Bill Luckie.
Personal - Son of Andre and Deatrix Morris ... member of cadet squadron 37 ... major is social science ... worked the obstacle course during Basic Cadet Training this past summer ... on the dean's list in the spring of 2009 ... listens to Lil Wayne before games ... person in history he would most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr. ... something not many people know about him is that he can play the piano and sing ... credits his father as having the greatest influence on his sports career ... greatest moment in sports was throwing the game-winning touchdown against one of the top-ranked teams in Georgia in high school ... favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys ... favorite non-traditional sport to watch on TV is golf ... would like to work in the acquisitions field after graduation and then become the CEO of a major corporation.
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How to Dress for Your Body Type
Three Methods:What Type of Body Do You Have?Be ComfortableGuidelines Chart
Humans come in all shapes and sizes, so how do you find clothes that are flattering your specific body type? The key is to know your proportions, and use fashion to accentuate your best features--and hide everything else! This article is aimed at women, but men can read How to Dress for Your Body Type (Men).
Method 1 of 3: What Type of Body Do You Have?
1Identify your body type. One way to define a woman's body type is by how her curves connect her bust, waist, and hips. There are four general body types:[1]
- Apple - top-heavy; 14 percent of women; bust three or more inches bigger than hips; if you have this body type, you probably want to emphasize your tight legs and butt, draw attention away from your waist and shoulders/arms (wear long sleeves), and draw attention to your bust and neck (e.g. v-necks).
- Straight/rectangular - 46 percent of women; waist is about the same as hips and waist, more like a cylinder; if you have this body type, you can "pinch" your waist and exaggerate curves to avoid looking lanky or boyish. Go for ruffles and frills to add texture and volume (and femininity) to your figure. Steer clear of baggy jeans and track clothes if you don't want to look boyish.
- Pear - bottom-heavy; 20 percent of women; hips significantly larger than bust; if this is your body type, there are things you can do to make your hips and butt look slimmer, but some women might want to make their butts bigger!
- Hourglass - 8 percent of women; equal hip and bust measurements with a narrow waist; if you're one of the lucky few with this body type, dress to flatter - not flatten - your beautiful curves.
2Draw attention to your waist with belts and dresses that pinch at the mid-section. If you have a straight shape, this is a must because it'll create the illusion of curves. If you have a pear or hourglass shape, this will accentuate your existing curves.
- Avoid this, though, if you have an apple shape (which means you have a thick waist, or you put on weight easily there) - wear tops that "drape" over any love handles, like tunics and flowy tops with an empire waist (the waist begins just below the bust and flows outwards).
- Dresses or tops that wrap around your waist and cross over your chest are only a good idea if you have an ample bust; otherwise it can make your bust look disproportionately tiny (if you're pear-shaped) or your chest and shoulders look flat and square (if you're straight-shaped).
3Elongate your legs. No matter what your body type, making your legs look longer is generally flattering.
- If you're apple-shaped or straight-shaped, choose flared pants over straight-leg or skinny pants. It adds more "shape" to a straight body and it helps balance out wide shoulders and/or a heavy upper body. Stock up on miniskirts and bright tights to make the most of your great legs.
- If you're pear-shaped and you are short (or have short legs), wear straight-leg or slightly flared pants with heels. Skinny pants that hug your ankles can make your lower body take on the appearance of an upside-down triangle. Flared pants can make your legs look very thick, perhaps bowl-legged, in comparison to your upper body.
- Wear clothes with patterns that go down your body (especially your legs) and not across.
4Shape your bust. If you have an apple or hourglass shape, you probably have an ample bust; your main concern should be to wear a supportive bra so that your chest looks perky, not droopy. Book yourself a professional bra fitting; it's life-changing and will make your chest look fantastic! Stock up on V-neck dresses and tops - they're super flattering on big-busted girls. If you don't want to draw attention to your chest, stay away from necklaces and wear chunky bangles instead. You should also wear plain colors around your bust and go for patterned and colorful bottoms instead. If you have a straight or pear shape, wearing a push-up bra to add curves up top might not be a bad idea. If you have a flat stomach and aren't shy about showing it, cropped tops will make your chest look a little bigger in relation to your waist.
5Choose your colors and patterns wisely. If there are any curves, handles, or lumps that you'd prefer to hide, wear solid dark colors (black, navy, dark purple) over them. Wear bright colors or patterns on your hot spots to draw attention away from your trouble spots!
6Draw attention away from unwanted curves by enhancing a feature that is further away or you can cover it with dark colors.Ad
Method 2 of 3: Be Comfortable
1Wear what you feel most comfortable in for confidence. And make sure that your clothes fit properly. Clothes that are too tight or too big will not necessarily make you look better.
- Remember, just because you have an hour-glass figure doesn't mean you have to wear clothes that make you blush. If a neckline is too deep, or if a hemline is too short, leave those clothes on the rack.
- Comfortable clothing will make you feel better and make you more confident. Consider all your options.
We could really use your help!
- Keep in mind that if you really want to wear something that this article (or any other source) deems "unflattering" for you, you should wear it anyway. The only thing that really matters is how you feel in your clothes. These are just ideas and suggestions on what to wear if you want to accentuate (or cover) certain things that make you-you.
- If you're a petite woman (short and skinny) avoid full-length coats and maxi dresses - they'll just swamp you. Choose cropped jackets, shorts, and mini dresses to keep your petite frame in perfect proportion. Dressing in one color or wearing vertical stripes will make you look taller. Try high heels too!
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Dr. David Buss Writes on Finding a Mate and on Guns in America
Posted: June 30, 2014
Professor David Buss was mentioned in a Fars News Agency article on guns and violence, called "Solving Problems with Violence Is as American as Apple Pie." His theories on life and relationships were written about in the Savannah Morning News online, in an article entitled, "COUNSELOR'S CORNER: What are you looking for?"
Solving Problems with Violence Is as American as Apple Pie
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"Is blaming the NRA a convenient way for Americans to avoid some necessary soul searching: a refusal to address the deeply-rooted cultural problem of violence being the preferred method of conflict resolution and most popular source of entertainment in areas that include sports, movies, television, and video games? In essence, violence provides the backdrop to nearly all aspects of life in the United States. The government has glamorized violence by conducting endless wars, maintaining a gargantuan prison system, and keeping the death penalty legal."
To see the full article, please click HERE.
COUNSELOR'S CORNER: What are you looking for?
Savannah Morning News
"Dr. David Buss is a psychologist who has spent much of his professional life studying human strategies for finding a mate...
But Buss says that not everyone is looking for that life partner. In fact, some people may have already found that life partner and will be looking for something in addition. And he says that people's strategies for finding a partner will vary, depending on the kind of relationship they are looking for."
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Lochcraig Head
Lochcraig Head is a 2,628 ft / 801 m mountain peak near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom. Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 1233rd highest mountain in the United Kingdom. The nearest peaks are Firthybrig Head, Nickies Knowe, Molls Cleuch Dod, White Coomb, Great Hill, and Firthhope Rig. Lochcraig Head belongs to the Scottish Donalds peak list. See the Lochcraig Head map, 3D fly around, and the Lochcraig Head photos to get a better sense of the mountain.
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Our 19-year-old midfielder helped the African side qualify for the knockout stages in Brazil as runners-up in Group H, having lost to Belgium, beaten South Korea and drawn with Russia.
But ahead of what many believe will be their toughest test yet, Nabil is adamant his nation will be no pushovers as they look to see off the challenge of Joachim Low's much-fancied outfit.
"A lot of people think Germany are one of the favourites to possibly win the World Cup," said the central midfielder, who over the weekend spoke of his pride at being part of Algeria's endeavours after a breakthrough season at White Hart Lane.
"The level of this tournament is very high – you can see that by the fact that even some of the past winners and other fancied teams didn't get through the group stage.
"We will have to give everything and make sure we have no regrets."
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After Hacking Of Nude Celebrity Photos, Apple CEO Announces New iCloud Security Features
Several days after hackers flooded the internet with nude photos stolen from dozens of celebrities, Apple CEO Tim Cook said it plans to add new features to keep hackers out of iCloud accounts.
Singer Jill Scott Tweets Response To Nude Photo Leak
Soul singer took to Twitter to address whether the naked pics making the rounds are authentic…
Porn Site Operator Offers Reward For Identity Of Hacker Who Leaked Celebrity Nude Photos
A porn site operator is offering a cash reward for the identity of the person who hacked into the Apple accounts of celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and Kim Kardashian and leaked more than 100 of their private, nude photos onto the Internet.
Uber Quickly Shuts Down Hack That Showed Secret Passenger Rating
Uber quickly shut down a hack Sunday night that allowed Uber passengers to find out how drivers secretly rated them.
Researchers Warn Google Glass Users Could Steal Passwords From Afar
Researchers at University of Massachusetts Lowell recently discovered a way would-be hackers could use video from wearable tech products like Google Glass to detect passwords typed onto a tablet from 10 feet away.
TweetDeck Security Flaw Allows Coded Tweet To Hijack Twitter Accounts
User accounts of Twitter platform Tweetdeck were hacked Wednesday morning by an unidentified third party source which allowed it to post comments remotely.
Iranian Hackers Created Fake Social Network Profiles To Spy On US
The firm iSight Partners uncovered an espionage campaign which targeted more than 2,000 U.S. military and political leaders.
San Jose-Based EBay Asks Users To Change Password Following Cyberattack
The company says a database was compromised in late February or early March, though there is no evidence financial or credit card information were accessed.
US Indicts Chinese Military Officials With Hacking After Report From Cybersecurity Firm With Bay Area Ties
Never before has the U.S. Government publicly accused another country of a cyber-espionage. But that's essentially what happened Monday morning when grand jury in Pennsylvania indicted five Chinese military hackers, following a report from a Bay Area cybersecurity firm.
Bay Area Security Firm That Revealed Target Breach Details Changing Tactics For Cybercriminals
Crooks have already used the HeartBleed bug to break into a major corporation's network system. While it's unclear whether the bad guys stole anything, statistics show cybercrime is on the rise, the crooks are changing tactics, and the playing field has exploded.


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Dwight Howard and the combination of Jason Richardson, Glen "Big Baby" Davis and/or possibly Hedo Turkoglu haven't quite arrived in Houston or L.A. or Duluth wherever the hell, just yet. Magic GM, Rob
Hennigan Barnum and Bailey is just as responsible for this fiasco as Howard. But who the hell wants to read or see another story about this mess? This is a hypothetical situation on what the Houston Rockets will look like if they are able to swing this deal in their favor, whether they end up with D-12 or L.A. Lakers All-Star big, Andrew Bynum. The scenarios change minute by minute, just ask the second paragraph. The addition of Jeremy Lin has set the NBA prognosticators abuzz with what it will to do both franchises involved, on and off the court. Parodies of (Un)popular songs, new Lin-sational words having to relate to Texas, Tebowesque press conferences with CNN and lots of questions on both sides of the collective coin that is the NBA blogosphere and fan universe.
A crease has been added to this situation since this article began. A source close to Howard stated that Howard would re-up with L.A. if he was traded there. Old news, another source says Dallas is his backup plan and there is a breakdown on SI.com of how they could swing his 21.7 Million.
Back to L.A…they have better escorts than the Five Boroughs (models, dancers, groupies, whatever) allegedly. They have better baseball than four of the five boroughs, they have less football, no Tebow to compete with on the sports section, more movie studios, lower buildings, hipster clothing stores in Silverlake which those NBA players love so much. L.A. may have a leg up on Brooklyn is all I'm saying.
Either way, a source close to Bynum said he would certainly re-up, long term in Houston, if traded here. His agent says there is no such list of teams that he would resignwith.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are back in the mix, looking for Andrew Bynum, allowing the Magic cap space while also, being able to send them numerous picks in return.
The Rockets package is similar, a little glitzier considering the Lottery Protection Pick, which is historic, because it allows it to be saved for when Toronto is awful…good luck with that, right?
Now, another wrinkle has been added, Dwight Howard has been believed to have said he WILL test free agency after this season. Yawn.
So, the Rockets acquired the man, the myth, the 35-game legend, the Sultan of Swipe, The Great
BamChino, The Road Game Hero, Jeremy Lin. Solid point guard will he be? We have yet to find out. The Knicks are really dumb for letting him go, but what else is new from James Dolan. He tried to bring back Isaiah Thomas again as a consultant after he wrecked the payroll for years.
I digress. Rockets GM Daryl Morey has always kinda been a hero to me for how he has gone after what he has gone after. If you're in business, the only thing that matters is results. He basically has had none since being hamstrung from the Yao/Tracy area. Progress is how you perceive it. He has tried and tried and tried again, but to no avail, we have an unproven PG who as more hype than a
Flavor Flav sentence. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Lin and I think he's is great for this team. Unfortunately, it doesn't matter what I think. It matters what happens on the floor starting in late October. It mainly matters what happens in June. So what if the hardest working executive in Houston sports and possibly NBA history get the deal that they have been hoping for and land D-12 or Bynum? The Rockets starting lineup could change depending on how the trade shakes. Let's just say, it looks like this…
Rockets get; C
Dwight Howard, PF Glen Davis, SG Jason Richardson
Magic get; G
Kevin Martin, PF Patrick Patterson, PF JaJuan Johnson, SF/PF Marcus Morris, Rights to some foreign slappy, 2013 Lottery Pick (Raptors), 2013-2018 Lottery Protected Pick (From Mavericks via LAL), Rockets 2013-2014 First Rd. Picks, a mix of slappy players and picks that the Rockets have more of.
The Rockets have several picks that have no beginning or end. Either way, the starting lineup could look like this:
PG – Jeremy Lin
SG – Jeremy Lamb (#1 Ranked Summer League Player and 12th Overall Draft Pick)
SF – Chandler Parsons
PF – Dontas Motiejunas (Dirk Jr. and #7 Ranked Summer League Player and Reigning Euroleague Champ/20-10 guy)
C – Dwight Howard or Andrew Bynum
The rest of the rotation is young and deep.
Bench: C - Omer Asik, PF – Terrence Jones (#3 Rated Summer League Player), PF - Royce White, Toney Douglas/Shaun Livingston, PF – Glen Davis, SG – Jason Richarson, SF – Gary Forbes, PG – Shawn Machado, SG – Zoran Gragic (Good genes)
Who the hell knows how it will shake out? Because of the strides that were made last week by the rookies in Summer League, it makes me think their learning curve won't be as critical. Lamb, Motiejunas, Jones and White are the four key impact players on this team. They have zero NBA
experience, but at least hope is on our side. Hope that we get a dominant big man, hope that we got a worthy of accolades draft class, hope that we don't draft 14th again and miss the playoffs. And Omer Asik is a good backup, not a good backup plan. We're all undefeated today…I love the


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Vietnamese Grilled Chicken with Vermicelli Noodles (Bun Ga Nuong) Recipe
The VERY few times I don't order pho at a Vietnamese restaurant, I usually order the Vietnamese Grilled Chicken with Vermicelli Noodles. This dish comes with your choice of meat. You can either get BBQ beef, pork, chicken and sometimes shrimp. This main entree is very tasty because it has the sweet fish sauce you drench your bowl with and the seasoning on the meat are delicious! It also comes with a lot of vegetables on top of the noodles. It's light meal yet filling. If you never had this before, I suggest you go down to your nearby Vietnamese restaurant and order a bowl of this. Unlike pho, it's pretty hard to mess up on this dish.
I found this specific recipe on phamfatale.com. This website was created by Jacqueline Pham who also lives in the Bay Area. Her website has all types of Vietnamese food ranging from noodles and rice to drinks and desserts. It's also not just Vietnamese food either. She has recipes for Indian cuisine, vegan and all other sorts of delicious looking food. Go check out her site if you have time.
But here is her recipe for Vietnamese Grilled Chicken with Vermicelli Noodles also known as Bun Ga Nuong in Vietnamese. You serve this dish with a side of Nuoc Mam. Nuoc Mam is dipping fish sauce for a lot of Vietnamese dishes. Make the Nuoc Mam first before preparing for this meal. Hope you enjoy!
Nuoc Mam Ingredients:
- 4 Tbs nuoc mam (fish sauce)
- 3 Tbs rice vinegar
- 5 Tbs boiled water
- 4 Tbs brown sugar
- 2 tsp lime juice with pulp, freshly squeezed
- 4 tsp garlic, finely minced
- 2 tsp red Thai chili pepper, finely chopped, to taste
- 6 Tbs carrots, finely shredded
Nuoc Mam Directions:
- In a bowl, dissolve the sugar in the boiling water. Let the water cool to room temperature. Add the rice vinegar and lime juice. Mix in the garlic and chili pepper.
- Your condiment is ready to serve.
- In a small bowl, pour about 3 tablespoons of the sauce over the carrots. Let it stand for at least 20 minutes.
- Drain the liquid.
- When you're ready to eat, add the shredded carrots to the nuoc mam.
- 1-½ pounds chicken (see tips), boneless and skinless
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2 cloves garlic , finely minced
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon mushroom seasoning salt (or regular salt)
- 2 teaspoons papaya paste (see tips)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 2 tablespoons grated palm sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemongrass purée (see tips)
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 4 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 cup green onions, sliced into 2″ pieces
- ½ teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 (16-ounce) package vermicelli rice noodles (bún in Vietnamese), cooked and cooled to room temperature
- 1 cucumber, seeded and cut into matchsticks
- ½ head iceberg lettuce, shredded
- 1 cup carrot and daikon pickles
- 4 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons roasted peanuts, slightly crushed
- 2 jalapeño peppers (optional), thinly sliced
- First, trim the fat around the bottom of the chicken breast, if any.
- Cut the chicken into 2-½" pieces. Season with kosher salt and red chili powder.
- In a zip-top bag (or a bowl), combine the garlic, shallot, papaya, baking powder, palm sugar, lemongrass, green onions and soy sauce.
- Add the chicken and shake the bag gently to coat the meat with the marinade (or mix well).
- Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil into the bag.
- Place the bag in a baking dish (for easy cleanup).
- Marinate in the refrigerator for about an hour.
- Remove the chicken from the refrigerator ahead of time to bring it back to room temperature.
- Sprinkle the meat with mushroom seasoning salt (or regular salt).
- In a deep non-stick grill pan, brush about 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Once the grill is hot, add the chicken.
- Cook for 5 minutes. Lift the meat with tongs and check for a caramelized crust around the meat, then flip the chicken.
- Lower the heat to medium-low. Cover the pan and let grill for another 5 minutes.
- Finish with a drizzle of lime juice and a sprinkle of black pepper.
- In a bowl, combine the lettuce, mint and cucumber. Toss well.
- When you're ready to serve, in each individual bowl, place some carrot and daikon pickles.
- Add the vermicelli noodles, the lettuce combination and some crushed peanuts.
- Top with the grilled chicken and a few slices of chile pepper.
- Serve with nước mắm (fish sauce) on the side.
- Enjoy!
Notes from phamfatale.com:
- I like mixing 1 part chicken breast with 1 part dark meat (chicken thighs). I find the result to be more moist, as dark meat is more flavorful and has more fat than chicken breasts.
- Most of these ingredients you can find at your local Asian grocery market.
- Papaya and baking powder are both great meat tenderizers. This was Baji, Lulu's late grandma's secret for tender and moist meat. Peel a green papaya. Grind the cubed papaya in a mini food processor, place about 2 teaspoons of papaya paste per slot in an ice-cube tray and freeze them. Transfer the ice-cubes 3 by 3 into sealable plastic bags and place back in the freezer. I think it's the best way to keep the same flavor without getting freezer burn. I store them exactly as I would extra pesto.


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North River After more than one 100 years as a family summer camp, this historic property has become a picturesque "hobby farm" and at last has family members living there full time.
Last summer, Leslie Clement and her two daughters moved from western Massachusetts to become year-round residents in North River and to fulfill the dream of creating a scenic farm selling produce as well as serving light picnic foods and Saturday night country dinners.
Clement cleared some of the 8 acres for a large scenic vegetable and flower garden, creating raised beds with soft sod paths between. She was surprised at the results of a soil analysis which showed a high degree of organic material and an almost perfect pH balance.
This spring, she built a small greenhouse where she started tomatoes, basil, squash and other warm weather crops in early spring, thereby giving them a head start before they went into the ground in late May. Cold weather crops including broccoli, lettuce, onions and potatoes where planted in early April.
In her 20s, Leslie worked as a carpenter apprentice, completing four years of training. She then went on to restore a number of historic homes in Springfield, Mass. as well as building 50 new Craftsman-style homes which were featured in the national Builder Magazine. Locally, she worked as a designer on her sister Cari Clement's North River historic schoolhouse and restored the Cedarwood Bed and Breakfast on Schoolhouse Road before selling the property to the current owners, Sharalee and Louis Falzerano.
In the last few years, Leslie returned to her original profession as a working carpenter. This winter, she converted a barn on her Cemetery Road property into a farm stand and kitchen, using many recycled and "already owned" materials. She received a permit from the Johnsburg Planning Board to become a farm stand selling herbs, flowers and fresh produce as well as a "food processing" permit from the New York Agriculture and Market which allows her to sell take-out food, ice cream and home canned goods.
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This wallet is very simple to make and looks great when you use 2 different tape colors as you can see.
It has a section for notes and 2 pocket on eater side for cards.
Hope you have fun making one.
Step 1: Make the paper template.
2. Divide the paper into three I used 7cm for each section, cut off the execs.
3. Fold the paper in half to get the mid line.
4. Measure 10cm from the mid line to ether sides and cut off the exec.
5. Use the inside of a duct tape role and mark an arc in the center segment on the mid line.
6. Make folds on the segment lines.
Now you are ready for the Duct tape.
Step 2: Make the inside of the wallet.
2. Use a ruler as a gauge for the over lap size.
3. With the ruler in place stick a length of tape on to the paper with the overlap on top of the first tape.
4. Repeat step 3 to cover the paper, make sure you have some over hang at the top and bottom of the paper.
5. Turn the paper over and trim off the exec on the sides. Fold the over hang onto the paper.
6. Fold the paper in half at the mid line and cut out the arc with a scissors.
7. Unfold and smooth out.
8. Fold the segments in, to overlap each other, to create a good crease.
9. Now fold in half at the mid line to create a crease.
You are now ready the add the out side tape.
I have made lots of these and they are so nice I use this one as my everyday wallet. nice and compact has a little wear but i will just make a new one thanks to this great instructable!
I seriously love this design. I've made two duct tape wallets now and have always struggled with the minimalist credit card pocket. It has ended up being the point of failure for both models.
My only suggestion is to make duct tape fabric instead of using a paper helper. It's tricky to get the hang of it, but if you use Dan's method (seen here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/quality-duct-tape-... you don't need the extra layer. Duct tape, as we all know from accidentally folding it, sticks extremely well to itself. So this would also remove the possibility of the tape pulling off of the paper (which is probably slim anyway).
Thanks for the IBLE!
Nice idea with the keys. The black and yellow look good.
I made this one (with key-holder and 8cm instead of 7 to fit the local 'notes'). Thank you very much!
this is so cool i made one and i am going to make a lot more
I just made this for my husband out of a Super Mario duct tape. I removed the bill pocket because he wanted a super thin, card-only wallet. Instructions were easy to follow. Thank you!
I like the paper core too. It makes the patern easier to handle than sticking tape to tape....(ever try to separate it when there is a wrinkle or a missalignment? Ouch!)
Did you use the thinnest tape you could find? That was going to be my next try, to find the cheapest and therefor thinnest tape out there.
I think this will be a well used wallet when I make it.
Thanks again!
A tip to prevent the tape from sticking to munch is to lightly wet it with you finger, I used this trick when cutting out the hole in the wallet.
To clarify, do you dip your finger in water and put it lightly on the whole surface before you stick it? Then I guess it would set after you are sure of the position and press it together?
You could try it when sticking two pieces of tape together but I'm not sure if it will work.


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As far as problems go, it's a good one for the local school district to have.
Big Spring Independent School District trustees learned during Thursday's special meeting enrollment has spiked significantly from the same time last year.
Superintendent Steven Saldivar told the school board first-week enrollment figures for the 2012-2013 school year showed 4,028 students enrolled locally, a jump of 153 from last year at this time.
The enrollment increase is most notable at the elementary level, particularly in kindergarten and fourth grade. The number of kindergarten students increased by 51 from the start of school last year, while fifth grade numbers jumped from 322 to 358 in the same time span.
While elementary enrollment surged, secondary totals remained fairly stable — Saldivar noted an increase of only three students at those campuses.
BSISD was not the only Howard County school district to see a spike in enrollment — Coahoma ISD's first week student numbers increased from 819 last year to 852 as of Thursday. Forsan ISD's numbers, meanwhile, remained stable, jumping by only three students from this time last year.
With workers streaming into West Texas because of the oil boom, school district officials expected an enrollment increase, but not one of this magnitude.
"We had a feeling it would increase," Saldivar said. "Now, did we think we'd be over 4,000 students? No."
The increase is a good news/bad news scenario for BSISD — good news because increased student enrollment and attendance means more money for the district; bad news because the increase pushes BSISD beyond state-mandated student-teacher ratios at the elementary levels.
Texas requires public schools to maintain a student-teacher ratio of, at most, 22 to 1 in grades kindergarten through 4. That ratio has been far exceeded at the kindergarten level, is being strained at fourth grade and is almost 30 to 1 at fifth grade.
Thanks to its four new elementary campuses, the district has the classroom space to handle the overflow, but finding more teachers may be a problem.
"We are not alone — other school districts are getting crowded," Saldivar said. "It seems like everybody is looking to hire more teachers right now."
The school district will probably seek a waiver of the student-teacher ratio mandate, at least for this school year, while it devises a plan to deal with the enrollment increase, Saldivar said.
"We understand we have a lot more kids in our classes — and that's a good thing," he said. "In the next few days, we'll get together with principals and teachers and come up with a plan that will be good for both the district and the students."
In other business, trustees approved:
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Large area of Rajasthan is desert, hence, not suitable for agriculture. However, there are huge cultivated areas in parts other than Thar desert.
Farmers of Rajasthan produce maize, Bajra, Ragi, Jwar, Mustard seeds and other oil seeds in different parts of Rajasthan.
They also produce wheat, rice, cotton, sugar cane etc in irrigated areas. Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh are the main regions producing sugar cane and cotton. Sugar cane and cotton have helped developing agriculture based industries in Rajasthan.
Some of the farmers produce fruits such as Gwabha, Kinnu, Malta and Pomegranate along with some vegetables.
Rajasthan is known for its spice production. Chilly of Mathania is famous India wide.
Pushkar region of Rajasthan is renowned for its horticulture and produces Rose flowers.
Rajasthan also produces herbs and aromatic products. Vindhyan and Deccan trap and Aravalis have huge forest lands which produce lot of wild trees.
Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, is also center of Ayurveda and lot of herbs are used here to prepare Ayurvedic and herbal medicines.Gwar Gum is one of the main commercial product of Rajasthan and it also produces several cattle fodders. Thar desert is one of the main areas in Rajasthan that produce cattle feed.
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Hypernym(s): consequence, import, moment
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Comment Re:This sounds like the worst job ever... (Score 1) 364 364
Fifteen years on, I'd have thought my AI complementarity principle would be widely understood...
The idea is that before you can accurately identify (eg) boners in an image, you must also be able to deduce the lightsources and body position and skincolor in that image... and the first (comparatively easy) step in doing this is to gather algorithms that can generate a visual representation of every possible combination of these.
The target image can then be matched to multiple hypothetical models, and the best match selected.
A simplified approach might look just for the cylindrical boner, while deducing the lightsource.
Comment Re:This sounds like the worst job ever... (Score 1) 364 364
AI startingpoint: 3D model of boner plus stomach plus thighs, from every angle, at every distance, with every lighting, and every skincolor.
Once you've got that working so it can reconstruct, from just the visual output, every permutation it can generate, then you can start addressing the exceptions like clothing, hands, softies...
Submission + - Bram Cohen on 3D puzzle-printing->
"Even Cartesian coordinates are a hack which happen to provide a simple construction of 3-space, but wind up making most of 3-space's fundamental properties appear to be spooky coincidences rather than being at the center of how it works. When I say this usually people have no idea what I'm talking about, but when people play with my puzzles the intuition gets across."
"For specifying puzzle rings, I generally use ascii art
"Programmers used to all be widely diversified, but that's becoming less so since we now have clear specialties in programming and languages which have meaningful differences instead of just being worse versions of C."
"What I'd really like to see is for wireless router manufacturers to have UPnP port forwarding turned on by default. Most of them have it built but turned off by default, for no apparent reason.""
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Comment Weird example (Score 1) 154 154
They claim they won't use Web data, but there's no way they can compile enough databases on their own to handle Jeopardy's general knowledge. Awards, lyrics, plots, characters... the list goes on and on and on.
WolframAlpha is a recent disappointment that's spent years collecting databases and delivers almost nothing useful yet.
I'd suggest celebrity blind-items as a fun test domain that might be manageable, eg:
"Which female rocker, who was once married to a famous old-school singer, now has a penchant for young girls?" [cite]
Comment Atmospheric depth and temperature (Score 4, Informative) 130 130
Even textbooks on this topic don't usually spell out the very simple dependence between atmospheric depth and surface temperature: when you warm the Earth, air molecules 'bounce' higher, so the atmosphere gets deeper. When you cool it, they bounce less high. The higher they fly, the slower they move, unintuitively termed 'adiabatic cooling'.
A small percentage of the highest bouncers can be reheated by the Sun near the top of their bounces, and I assume the reported lower ionosphere is more due to a decline in this factor than to any global cooling.


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MIDDLE AGED EXECUTIVE WIFE HAS A SLUT SHOW By Dr. Bone
?How do I look?? my wife Barbara asked as she turned around slowly. Barbara was one of those women who retained their tight bodies throughout their lives with little effort. Her ass and tits were as taunt as they were some twenty years ago when I first met and fucked her. She was one of those horny smaller women who would wake you up with a blow job, to completion. Now she was wearing her gray business suit, skirt, jacket, plain white blouse and her glasses.
?You look perfect.? I said feeling my cock getting hard just looking at her.
?Remember you wanted me to do this.? She said through the office web cam. ?Oh here he comes.? my wife said as her college intern came into the office. She turned off the screen but not the camera.
?Hello Eric.? she said to the intern. ?I have your evaluation here, it was already sent ahead to your school so we are done with that, I am going to miss having you around here.? she said.
?Well it was great working with you.? he said smiling at her.
?You worked very hard. And someday you might be sitting in my chair.? she said getting up and signaling for him to sit down in her chair for a moment. Laughing he did so.
?You look good sitting there, maybe I could world for you someday, of at the very least, I could suck that big cock of yours.? she said and while he was still stunned she got down on her knees. She opened his belt and pants and then pulled out his dick. It looked huge, especially in Bab?s small hands.
Eric was babbling and she looked up at him and said ?Consider this a graduation present.? She started to jerk his cock off. The sight of her in her business outfit, the same outfit she left the house with this morning, jerking this young black man?s cock off was more than I could take I pulled out my own dick and started to jerk it off while I watched over the computer.
?So big and bad.? she said, then she kissed his cock head, he could not take his eyes off of her as she licked the head a few times like an ice cream cone, then she wedged the cock into her mouth. I did not think it was going to fit but it did. She slurped and licked his cocks while she messaged his balls.
My wife?s mouth was stretched skin tight around his huge black shaft. Her cheeks distorted from the huge slab of meat in her mouth. Her cheeks puffed out then in as she applied all the suction she could as her tongue circled around the tip of his cock. While she sucked him off she used both hands to rub his shaft. Then at just the right moment she told him to blow his nuts all over her face. As she did this she brought his hands down to feel her tits.
He groaned and his eyes rolled and then he gushed all over her face. ?Yeah!? she cried as cum splattered her glasses, nose and chin. She popped his cock back in in her mouth and nursed on it until it was limp.
She walked over to her desk and looked into the computer cam to give me a good look at her cum coated face. She got out a towel and with the water from the water cooler cleaned herself up.
She went back to Eric and sat on his lap letting his cum stain her wool skirt. ?Well do you think you need further evaluation?? she said bouncing up and down on his cock once or twice. He needed no encouragement as I watched my wife kiss him deeply.
He put Babs up on top of her desk and pulled down her pantyhose and panties, then as she spread her legs he slowly pushed his big dick into her. ?Oh! Yeah! That feels so good.? I wished the web cam had more angles of view but the look on my wife?s face said it all. I will remember the grunt and groan she made as he first entered her for the rest of my life.
He opened her blouse and undid her bra and sucked on her tits , then they kissed deeply. ?Come inside of me.? she said into his ear. With a spasm he did. Filling her tight little pussy with his seed. When they pulled apart she made a point in sitting in such a way that I could see the cum run out of her. .
Poor Eric thought he was done, but like I said before Barbara was one horny woman. She grabbed his slick cock and started to jack it off again until it was rock hard. She had him sit on her chair and she got up and lowered herself onto his cock hiking her skirt so I could see every inch of him slide into her, how such a petite woman could take all that cock was beyond me, where did it all fit inside of her?
Still wearing her skirt she humped his cock . When he came she told him to cum all over her back. He pulled out of her and pushed her forward ass reached behind and pumped his cock all over the back of her skirt and blouse.
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Greely cruises past Camden Hills, back to state final
LEWISTON—All season, the Greely boys' hockey squad has been hearing that it's the team to beat.
Wednesday night, the Rangers reminded everyone what all the fuss is about, which an emphatic showing in the Western Class B Final at the Colisee.
Facing second-ranked Camden Hills, a team in its first regional final, top-seeded Greely, in its ninth final in 10 seasons, got the jump thanks to the individual brilliance of junior standout Ted Hart, who scored two first period goals. Sophomore Reid Howland added a third and the Rangers had a 3-0 lead.
Hart completed his hat trick with a second period goal and Howland attained hat trick status as well with two third period tallies and Greely went on to a 7-1 triumph.
The Rangers improved to 16-4, ended Camden Hills' season at 15-5 and advanced to play Eastern champion Messalonskee (18-2) in the Class B state final Saturday at 1 p.m., back at the Colisee.
"I'm really pleased with the focus these guys brought to the game," said Greely coach Barry Mothes. "From the minute we got to the locker room to pack up to the minute we got to the rink, we played like a committed, focused team that was here to win a playoff game."
As expected
Ever since capturing last year's Class B state title (6-2 over Messalonskee) and returning an abundance of talent from that squad, Greely has been viewed as a heavy favorite to repeat.
The Rangers didn't disappoint.
Greely beat visiting Gardiner (6-0), host York (3-2), visiting Cape Elizabeth (7-3) and host and two-time defending Class A champion Thornton Academy (7-5) to start the season. The Rangers then lost at Falmouth (3-1) on New Year's Night and at home to Lewiston (4-2), their lone losses on the ice coming to teams that will play for the Class A state championship Saturday.
Greely then pummeled visiting York (13-0) and rolled at Gardiner (6-1). Home wins over St. Dom's (4-1) and Yarmouth (5-2) were later forfeited as the Rangers learned they had inadvertently used a player who was ineligible to play. That player was ejected for fighting versus the Wildcats, sat out against the Tigers, but in a new rule implemented by the Maine Principals' Association this season, he was supposed to sit out a second game. He played versus the Saints and Clippers and therefore, Greely had to give up the victories.
The Rangers bounced back nicely, however, defeating host Biddeford (6-3), visiting Leavitt (11-2), host Messalonskee in a state game rematch Feb. 2 (8-4) at host Cape Elizabeth (4-3).
Greely squared off with then-unbeaten Camden Hills Feb. 12 and dominated from start to finish in a 9-1 victory. After blanking visiting Leavitt by two touchdowns, 14-0, the Rangers saw the Windjammers again, this time at their place, and had to rally late to tie before eking out a 4-3 overtime decision. Greely then closed the regular season with a 7-1 victory at Yarmouth to wind up 14-4 and garner the top spot for the Western B playoffs.
The Rangers had a bye into Friday's semifinal round and had no trouble with No. 5 Cape Elizabeth, 7-2.
Camden Hills has become one of the region's most competitive teams over the past couple years, but this was the Windjammers' best squad by far. Camden Hills won its first 12 contests, but a 9-1 loss at Greely was one of four losses in its final six outings (a second loss to the Rangers and setbacks to Maranacook and York followed). The Windjammers still wound up second for the playoffs and got a bye into the semifinals, where they handled No. 3 York, 8-4, to reach the regional final for the first time.
Prior to Wednesday, the new rivals had no playoff history.
As they did in the first regular season meeting, the Rangers (playing in their 13th regional final, please see sidebar) ended the competitive phase of the game quickly and set their sights on the big prize Saturday.
It took nearly seven minutes for Greely to break through and it was Hart in dynamic fashion doing the honors. Eluding four defenders, Hart got free for a shot, which he lifted past Camden Hills freshman goalie Jet Magri for a 1-0 lead at 6:50 of the first period. Sophomore Mitchel Donovan was credited with an assist.
At the 9:42 mark, Hart struck again, again leaving more defenders in his wake, and the lead was up to 2-0. Donovan and junior Brian Storey had the assists.
"I found a lot of room in the neutral zone, so I got some speed going and I created some space for myself and took a couple nice shots," Hart said. "Usually, there's a lot of emotion going into games, so we just wanted to settle down. Once we got those two goals, we didn't let off the gas. We kept going."
"I thought we had some chances, but shots were kind of even, then (Ted) struck," said Mothes. "He can do that. He's a tough guy to cover. It was good shooting and good moves to space by him."
With 1:10 left in the first, the Rangers got further breathing room when Howland finished (from Donovan) and it was 3-0 after one.
The Windjammers had a 9-7 shots advantage in the first 15 minutes, but it didn't do them any good.
Hart went for the hat trick early in the second period, but hit the post on one shot and just missed on another.
Hart then got his third goal with 7:02 left in the second when a Howland shot hit the post, but Hart rammed it home to make it 4-0. It was Hart's team-leading 34th goal of the year.
The game remained 4-0 into the third, where Greely quickly put it away.
Just 1:26 in, junior Joe Saffian, who had a stellar night, finished a pass from junior Pete Hurley (junior linemate Aidan Black also scored) and it was 5-0.
"Joe's really improved a lot," Hart said. "It helps that we have two or three lines who can score. If you focus on one line, there's always another line coming through and scoring. It's nice to have our depth in the playoffs."
Camden Hills finally broke through with 11:24 to play, when junior Grayson Szumilas (from senior captain Calvin Robbins) beat Rangers sophomore goalie Kyle Kramich, but Howland saved his best for last, scoring one-handed at 5:33 (assisted by Saffian) to push the lead to 6-1.
"Joe gave me a great pass," Howland said. "I tried to slide it over to Ted. I got lucky. It hit off the post and went in."
Howland got his hat trick at the 9:10 mark, burying a loose puck (Saffian again was credited with an assist), his 23rd goal of the season, and that pushed the lead to 7-1.
"Reid was really working hard, especially on the forecheck," said Hart. "It really paid off for him with some nice goals."
"Reid got better and better as the game went on and had a great third period," Mothes said. "Mitchel made some good breakout passes, some good plays in the offensive zone. That's what we need. I thought our other lines did well too. Joe Saffian, Aidan Black and Pete Hurley also had a huge game for us."
From there, Greely clamped down on defense and slammed the door on its fourth regional championship in seven seasons.
"We used our speed to our advantage, got wide and got pucks to the net," Howland said. "That was our tactic all game. We knew we couldn't take them lightly."
"To hold these guys to one goal is a real testament to total team defense," Mothes said. "Kyle was sharp (in goal). He saw the puck cleanly and made big saves. Our D did a great job of battling and playing 1-on-1 defense. It's the kind of effort you want in the playoffs. We had a good attention to the right things in all three zones. We have some very strong talent on this roster, but we also have a group of sophomores who were third and fourth line guys last year who have grown enormously. Despite losing a few guys to prep and juniors and whatever, we still have depth and we've played better team hockey."
The Rangers finished with a 30-19 shots advantage. Kramlich stopped 18 shots, while Magri made 23 saves for the Windjammers. Greely had the game's lone power play and didn't convert. The Rangers, who were nearly done in by penalties in their overtime win at Camden Hills during the regular season, didn't commit a single one Wednesday.
"It was a tight game last game and we took a lot of penalties," Hart said. "We wanted to show how we can play this time."
"We were a man down for 23 minutes (the first time), which affected the complexion," said Mothes, who also noted that Hart didn't play in that game and senior Kyle Megathlin was disqualified in the first period. "Still, we were 30 seconds from losing and had to win it in overtime. It was a wakeup call in that we couldn't take that many penalties and we had to be disciplined."
Greely has overcome every challenge so far and hasn't been fazed by wearing the bulls-eye.
"We didn't think about it much," Howland said. "We knew we have a great team and if we worked hard, we'd get good results."
"We've stressed all season that we just want to get better," said Hart. "We don't worry about what people are saying. That's worked for us this season."
Greely handled Messalonskee in last year's state final and again in early February, but doing so again, with the Class B title on the line Saturday, won't come easily and the Rangers know it, but they'll be up for the task.
Greely's coronation is 45 minutes away.
"It's exciting," said Howland. "It's going to be fun. We have to work hard, use our speed and skill and keep it rolling."
"Messalonskee's a good team," said Hart, who hopes to eclipse older brothers Brian and Kevin in titles won with the Rangers. "It's the fourth time we've played them in two years. The way we're playing right now, I feel good about our chances. I'd have bragging rights in the family if I could get two. We just have to do what we did tonight. We played well in all three zones, especially the defensive zone."
"Messalonskee is dangerous," Mothes added. "They're playing a nice team game. They share the puck smartly and move it smartly. We're expect a very, very tough game, a quick game. It's fun to play a really good, quick game. It's fun to have a couple more practices and come to the rink for one more game."
Sports Editor Michael Hoffer can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter: @foresports.
Previous Greely regional finals
Greely 5 York 1
York 6 Greely 4
York 4 Greely 3
Greely 2 York 1
Cape Elizabeth 2 Greely 1 (OT)
Cape Elizabeth 4 Greely 2
Fryeburg Academy 5 Greely 4
Kennebunk 8 Greely 2
Falmouth 2 Greely 1
Yarmouth 5 Greely 2


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Spatially explicit power analysis for occupancy-based monitoring of wolverine populations in the U.S. Rocky Mountains
Ellis, Martha M.; Ivan, Jacob S.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2013. Spatially explicit power analysis for occupancy-based monitoring of wolverine populations in the U.S. Rocky Mountains. Conservation Biology. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12139
Conservation scientists and resource managers often have to design monitoring programs for species that are rare or patchily distributed across large landscapes. Such programs are frequently expensive and seldom can be conducted by one entity. It is essential that a prospective power analysis be undertaken to ensure stated monitoring goals are feasible. We developed a spatially based simulation program that accounts for natural history, habitat use, and sampling scheme to investigate the power of monitoring protocols to detect trends in population abundance over time with occupancy-based methods. We analyzed monitoring schemes with different sampling efforts for wolverine (Gulo gulo) populations in 2 areas of the U.S. Rocky Mountains. The relation between occupancy and abundance was nonlinear and depended on landscape, population size, and movement parameters. With current estimates for population size and detection probability in the northern U.S. Rockies, most sampling schemes were only able to detect large declines in abundance in the simulations (i.e., 50% decline over 10 years). For small populations reestablishing in the Southern Rockies, occupancy-based methods had enough power to detect population trends only when populations were increasing dramatically (e.g., doubling or tripling in 10 years), regardless of sampling effort. In general, increasing the number of cells sampled or the per-visit detection probability had a much greater effect on power than the number of visits conducted during a survey. Although our results are specific to wolverines, this approach could easily be adapted to other territorial species.
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South Sudan one year on: hoping for a better future
9 July 2012: Despite dire economic and political forecasts for South Sudan, youths have their fingers crossed for a better future - reveals a new opinion poll by Plan on the first anniversary of the newly independent state.
Tabu Enike, 16 years old
"The biggest thing I will celebrate in our first year of independence is the restoration of peace. Freedom is like a dark cloud that has been lifted over our heads. Being free means everything to me. Now there are streets lights and we are now free to walk outside in the evening."
Tabu Enike, 16, is studying hard and wants to become a government minister. Tabu wants to play a part in the governance of her country, still troubled after many years of civil war.
"Ministers are the decision makers and I know therefore that if I was to be a minister in parliament I would be able to, for example, help orphans and poor people, especially children," she says.
Free education, career prospects and freedom are just some of the things South Sudan's youth are celebrating on South Sudan's first anniversary.
Adam Modi, 16 years old
"If the new government does not help my father, then I will have to do it myself when I become an optician. I also want to help other people who cannot access adequate healthcare."
Adam Modi, 16, a grade 7 pupil in South Sudan's capital Juba, is clear about his future prospects – he wants to become an optician. Adam's father is half blind and the fact that he has not been able to get medical services for many years has bothered Adam all his life.
He explains: "My father visited many hospitals a few years ago, but his efforts came to nothing due to more than 2 decades of civil war that dashed any hopes for decent medical care in this country. My father gave up seeking medical help and he learnt to live with the fact that he is half blind."
But as South Sudan celebrates its first year of independence, Adam is cautiously optimistic that finally his father might regain full sight as the government moves, albeit at a slow pace, to shore up the health delivery service in the country of more than 8 million people.
For Adam, good healthcare is a top priority and he is dedicating his life to ensuring that this will be a reality. He also feels that good infrastructure, education and security are key to the growth and development of South Sudan.
"I now know my rights as a child, thanks to Plan International", adds Adam. "Through the child rights and child protection training that I received from Plan on several occasions, I now know what I am entitled to as a citizen."
John Soro, 21 years old
"The government has brought free education since independence and this has allowed me to come back to school. Knowledge is the key to changing South Sudan."
John Soro, 21, should be in his third year at university but is still in year 6 at Mirikio Primary School. John is just but one of a plethora of young South Sudanese who are celebrating the fact that they are now able to return to school.
During the civil war, schools were destroyed and many young people were forced to join the war as child soldiers. Others fled the country into neighbouring states where they were housed in refugee camps with little or no education facilities. South Sudan has one of the world lowest literacy rates at just 27%.
"I applaud non-governmental organisations such as Plan International for complementing government efforts in the area of education by building classrooms," says John.
He is unfazed that at 21 he is still in primary school.
"Just as my country has also gotten independence late, I will also have to make sure I succeed," he adds.
Jobs and education hope
Other young people and children who took part in the opinion poll, involving more than 50 children and youth in South Sudan, hope to find jobs after completing their education, but the prospects of transitioning into the job market remain hollow unless the economy grows.
Acting Country Director in Plan South Sudan, Gerald Magashi, says: "The high hopes for the world's newest nation have yet to materialise. One year on from independence, South Sudan is facing violent conflict with its northern neighbour, Sudan - while struggling to cope with an influx of returnees with unaccompanied children fleeing the north and an unfolding food crisis.
"If we want long term peace and stability in the region we need to concentrate our efforts building the capacity of the youth. The international community must invest in giving young people skills and jobs. Viable and stable livelihoods will help this new generation build their own country, and steer them away from the risks of inter-ethnic fighting."
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MADISON, WI (FDL) – There are two stories going on here. One is a political story, and it's a battle of wills, in many ways. Will Senate Democrats crack by returning to Madison and allowing the budget repair bill to pass, or will Republicans call off the assault on worker's rights and move on with the bill? That's what it boils down to, and in my next post I'll explain why I think the Republicans, (mis)led by Scott Walker, are losing their grip and may have to concede at some point.
But there's another story as well. And that's the story of the state Capitol building, under a virtual occupation for the 10th straight day. What started as a protest has taken on the quality of a virtual city on the square. It's very hard to explain unless you see it for yourself, but I'll try. The Capitol has become a site for dissent, an information center, an organizing hub, a pizzeria, a display of wit and the site of a new progressive movement. That's really not overstating the case.
As you walk into the Capitol, the walls are basically covered, and not just with protest slogans and witticisms, though they are there as well ("Hey Stewart/Colbert, we came to your rally, now come to ours"; "The Curdish rebels of Wisconsin"; "Thank God for CNN or I'd never know what's on Twitter"). Scott Walker is getting a lot of mockery as well; my favorite banner read "Hey Scott Walker, this is David Koch, will you talk to me?" Madison is the birthplace of The Onion, after all. But the walls are also festooned with a surprising amount of graphs and charts, depicting inequality in America, or the percentage cuts to BadgerCare in the budget repair bill, or how much of the federal budget is spent on war and the military. There are even historical treatises about how Abraham Lincoln once jumped out of a window to avoid a quorum call in the Illinois Senate. This is a wonk rebellion too, furthered by the Internet and the easy accessibility of data.
And then there's the organizing. [cont'd.]While protesters rally and wave signs and give public testimony on the legislation (a process that has been going on for days), others are harnessing the frustration and passion. Phone banks have been set up. Other flyers announce self-organized protests, including one today in front of the new lobbying offices for Koch Industries, which popped up just a couple weeks after Scott Walker's election. There's a sign-up sheet that reads "I would strike to kill the bill," with a pretty long list of names. (The idea of a general strike has been discussed, and even endorsed by a local labor council. Private unions wouldn't be able to go out because of Taft-Hartley, but by mid-March most public unions would not be operating under a contract with the state, so you could absolutely see something like this happen, depending on what legislation goes forward.) At another station on the ground floor is the pizza distribution; Ian's Pizza on State has basically become the official supplier of the protests, paid for by donations coming in from around the country and the world. There's coffee as well, and periodically calls for supplies go out, and get fulfilled. There are websites up devoted to the protest, like Defend Wisconsin. Other fliers announce Twitter feeds to follow for information, or sites collecting YouTube videos of the event.
There's a lot of earnestness, knowledge and even humor throughout the Capitol. You know what there's not a lot of? Lobbyists. I've been to a few state Capitols in my day, and the suits are invariably flitting about, pushing their little riders to help out their clients. You're seeing none of that in Madison; it's really a takeover. And the unity in the Rotunda is remarkable. Some of the most visible union members in there are police and firefighters, who are exempted from the collective bargaining restrictions under the bill. I saw a guy walking around with a sign reading "Private Sector Nonunion Employee – I stand with Labor." High school and college students are extremely active as well.
One person said to me that the outpouring here is paradoxically similar to the outpouring that ended up sweeping Scott Walker into office. People are tired of losing good jobs, of seeing wealth float to the top, of being part of a generation falling behind their parents. They wanted something different, but they didn't know what that was. Now they see the true agenda of these Republicans who got elected and the same energy has gone into fighting that. It's an interesting theory, and I think there's a bit more nuance than that; Madison is a liberal town, and this isn't Scott Walker country no matter what. But in the bars and on the streets, people who I would characterize as "townies," people who weren't all that political to begin with, are incessantly talking about this issue. It has consumed the town, and in many ways consumed Wisconsin and the nation. We're finally talking about things that matter to the mass of people.