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No. 25/22 New Hampshire (1-3, 0-1 CAA) vs Rhode Island (2-4, 1-2 CAA)
Oct. 12, 2013 • 12:00 p.m. • Cowell Stadium • Durham, N.H.
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Quick Hitters
• UNH has not lost to URI at Cowell Stadium since Sept. 16, 1995, when the Rams eked out a 10-7 victory. The Wildcats are 6-0 against the Rams in Durham since that time.
• This weekend's tilt against Rhode Island marks New Hampshire's 400th all-time game as a member of the CAA (previously Yankee Conference, Atlantic 10). The Wildcats are 208-181-10 (.535) with 13 overall titles, including a share of the 2012 CAA crown.
• UNH is the only school in the CAA to rank in the top-3 in both rushing offense (219.8 yards/game/No. 3) and passing offense (235.8/No. 3). The Wildcats' balanced attack has resulted in 455.5 yards/game, which ranks second in the league.
• The Wildcats boast the CAA's top punting game (42.8 net yards/punt) and the league's No. 1 punt returner, Casey DeAndrade (5.4 yards/return).
• UNH has outscored its opponents 64-12 in the first quarter and has led by double digits in each of its three losses this year. The Wildcats led Central Michigan by 14 points (21-7), Lehigh by 16 points (19-3) and Towson by 17 points (20-3).
• The Wildcats and the Rams meet for the 87th time, making this the second-longest rivalry in UNH history (Maine, 100 games). New Hampshire has won eight of the last nine meetings and is 10-3 vs the Rams in the Sean McDonnell Era.
•Since the start of the 2007 season, the Wildcats are 30-4 at Cowell Stadium. The 'Cats have recorded wins in 11 of their last 12 home games and are 23-2 in their last 25 matchups in the Dungeon.
•New Hampshire has not been defeated in a Homecoming game since William & Mary posted a 38-34 triumph against the Wildcats on Oct. 11, 2008.
•Coach Mac announced during his weekly press conference that sophomore QB Sean Goldrich would likely make his first start of the season in place of injured QB Andy Vailas (knee). Vailas may still see action.
•With 39 career field goals, senior kicker Mike MacArthur is one field goal shy of UNH's all-time leader Connor McCormick (2002-05), and MacArthur is two field goals away from becoming the first Wildcat to reach the CAA career Top 10 in field goals.
132 WEEKS IN A ROW: UNH owns the nation's longest streak of Top-25 appearances with 132 in a row, a stretch that dates back to Sept. 13, 2004, and is an amazing 83 weeks longer than Montana State, which has the country's second-longest ranked streak. Towson, with 31 weeks, has the CAA's second-longest streak:
School Consecutive Weeks Ranked
Montana State (2nd in FCS) 49
Towson (2nd in CAA) 31
LAST MEETING: OCT. 27, 2012 - KINGSTON, R.I. – Dontra Peters forced a fumble and notched an interception that sparked scoring drives, Chris Setian scored both a rushing and receiving touchdown and the 12th-ranked UNH football team spoiled Saturday's Homecoming game at Rhode Island by posting a 40-20 CAA victory.
UNH, which recorded its fifth straight victory, improved to 7-2 overall and maintained at least a share of first place in the CAA with a league mark of 5-1. URI dropped to 0-8, 0-5.
Sean Goldrich completed 17 of 27 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown while rushing six times for 24 yards and a TD.
R.J. Harris registered his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season by snaring a team-leading eight catches for 131 yards. Jimmy Giansante collected 55 receiving yards on a career-high-tying four receptions.
Matt Evans totaled 12 tackles, eight of the solo variety, for team-high honors. New Hampshire's defense turned three Rhode Island turnovers into 17 points.
Mike MacArthur staked UNH to a 3-0 lead by kicking a 28-yard field goal that capped the game's opening drive with 13:15 remaining in the first quarter.
Rhody's initial drive was thwarted when Jared Smith (two tackles) blocked a 29-yard field goal try by Dylan Smith, but the Rams alertly recovered the ensuing fumbled return by Peters at the UNH 16-yard line.
Rhode Island capitalized on that turnover to take a 6-3 lead two plays later on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Bob Bentsen (24-for-38, 266 yards, two INT, TD) to Brandon-Johnson Farrell (nine catches-92 yards, TD) with 10:59 left in the first. Bentsen's two-point conversion pass attempt fell incomplete.
The Wildcats came right back with a 10-play, 72-yard drive which culminated in Setian's two-yard scoring rush with 7:53 remaining in the opening stanza. The failed PAT left UNH's advantage at 9-6.
Peters (five tackles) atoned for his earlier fumble when he intercepted Bentsen's pass in the UNH end zone to snuff out Rhode Island's 13-play, 75-yard drive that chewed up nearly seven minutes. The pick was Peters' fourth of the season, which is tied for the most in the CAA.
New Hampshire then covered 80 yards on seven plays, climaxing in an 11-yard rushing touchdown from Nico Steriti (five rushes-19 yards, TD) for 16-6 lead with 14:36 left in the second quarter.
Peters caused a second Rhode Island turnover deep in UNH territory to halt the Rams' following possession when he ripped the ball loose from URI running back Assani Mudimbi on a rushing play. Manny Asam (six tackles) recovered the fumble on the Wildcats' 21.
UNH parlayed that turnover into more points courtesy of MacArthur's 31-yard field goal with 8:08 left in the half that staked the Wildcats to a 19-6 advantage.
New Hampshire seized a commanding 26-6 lead on Goldrich's nine-yard TD pass to Setian (two catches-25 yards, TD) with seven seconds left in the half. That put a bow on a seven-play, 71-yard scoring drive that took only 44 seconds to materialize.
URI scored on its initial possession of the second half when Bentsen scored on a six-yard keeper to trim the deficit to 26-13 at 9:10 of the third.
Vailas got into the scoring action with a 19-yard TD pass to Justin Mello (two catches-27 yards, TD) with 7:22 left in the third for a 33-13 lead. Mello made a full-extension grab in the far left corner of the end zone for his second scoring reception of the year. Jared Allison (55 kick-return yards; 103 all-purpose yards) set the stage for the four-play, 52-yard drive by virtue of his 40-yard kickoff return to the UNH 48.
The Wildcats took advantage of favorable field position on their next scoring drive, which began when Alan Buzbee picked off Bentsen's fourth-down pass and brought it back 12 yards to the URI 35. It was Buzbee's third interception in the last four games.
It took all of five plays, 33 yards and 53 seconds to score the fifth TD of the day. Goldrich called his own number for a nine-yard score to push the lead to 40-13 with 2:46 left in the third.
The Rams made it 40-20 with 11:05 left on a five-yard keeper by Bentsen.
UNH-URI ALL-TIME SERIES (WILDCATS LEAD 54-27-5): The Wildcats and the Rams engage in football battle for the 87th time, the second-longest rivalry in school history (Maine-100 meetings). UNH and Rhode Island met each year from 1905-1917, resumed the annual series from 1923-28, played just once ('42) over the next 17 years and then have squared off each season since 1946 with one exception (2002). New Hampshire has won eight of the last nine meetings and is 10-3 vs the Rams in the Sean McDonnell Era.
SCOUTING THE RAMS: Rhode Island enters Saturday's game with a 1-2 conference record and 2-4 overall after falling to Brown last week, 31-14, in the Governer's Cup. In the 1,000th game in URI history, quarterback Bob Bentsen threw one touchdown and ran for another while surrendering two interceptions. Brown scored on its first offensive play for an early 7-0 lead, but the Rams tied the game up with a touchdown of their own near the end of the first quarter. However, URI then gave up 24 straight points and did not score again until the final minute of the game.
This season the Rams have third-best Red Zone defense (66.7%) in the CAA, but Rhody ranks last in both scoring (16.8 points/game) and total offense (326.8 yards/game).
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Junior LB Andrew Bose, who is currently fourth in the CAA with 56 total tackles, is averaging 9.3 tackles/game and carrying the Rams on defense. His 32 solo stops are also tied for third best in the league.
Senior DL James Timmins ranks third in the CAA with 7.5 tackles for a loss this season. He also leads URI with 35 yards lost resulting from those tackles. The lineman is fourth in the league in tackles per game too, with 4.3.
Junior kicker Dylan Smith is fifth in the league in field goals per game with 0.8. His 66.7 field goal percentage is fourth best in the CAA, and his longest made FG was from 45 yards away.
•Junior WR R.J. Harris needs eight receiving yards to become the 10th player in school history to reach 2,000 receiving yards.
•Senior WR Justin Mello is 48 yards shy of 1,000 career receiving yards.
•Junior QB Andy Vailas is 70 all-purpose yards away from 3,000 for his career.
•With 39 career field goals, senior kicker Mike MacArthur is one field goal away from No. 1 all-time at UNH, and he is two field goals away from cracking the CAA all-time Top-10.
•R.J. Harris is one all-purpose yard away from 2,500 for his career, and Nico Steriti needs 69 all-purpose yards to hit the 2,500 plateau.
KNUDS-OFF: It was a bittersweet Saturday for sophomore safety Hayden Knudson on Oct. 5. Knudson set a career high with a team-leading 12 tackles at Towson, but he suffered a broken foot that will sideline him for six to eight weeks. Knudson, who started the first four games of the season, ranks fourth on the team with 27 tackles.
GOLDRICH GETTING THE NOD: Coach Sean McDonnell said during his Wednesday afternoon press conference that sophomore QB Sean Goldrich would likely make his first start of the season Saturday against Rhode Island. Goldrich leads the CAA in pass efficiency (173.7). He is 13-for-20 for 204 yards with two TDs and an interception while seeing action in each of the Wildcats' first four games. Goldrich won the starting job from Vailas last season before suffering an injury at Minnesota on the second snap of the second game of the year. Each QB started six games a year ago.
Vailas, who injured his knee during the loss at Towson on Oct. 5, is questionable for Saturday's game vs URI.
BACKED AGAINST THE WALL: It has been 10 years since the Wildcats started the season with a 1-3 record. That 2003 campaign was the last time UNH finished with a below-.500 record (5-7). The 'Cats are looking to prevent their worst start since going 0-4 at the outset of the 2002 campaign.
RAM TOUGH: UNH has not lost to URI at Cowell Stadium since Sept. 16, 1995, when the Rams eked out a 10-7 victory. The Wildcats are 6-0 against the Rams in Durham since that time.
THE 400 CLUB: This weekend's tilt against Rhode Island marks New Hampshire's 400th all-time game as a member of the CAA (previously Yankee Conference, Atlantic 10). The Wildcats are 208-181-10 (.535) with 13 overall titles, including a share of the 2012 CAA crown.
BALANCING THE BOOKS: UNH is the only school in the CAA to rank in the top-3 in both rushing offense (219.8 yards/game/No. 3) and passing offense (235.8/No. 3). The Wildcats' balanced attack has resulted in 455.5 yards/game, which ranks second in the league.
Eight Wildcats average at least 5.0 yards/carry: R.J. Harris (13.7); Dalton Crossan (10.6); Jared Allison (8.7); Jimmy Owens (7.5); Sean Goldrich (5.8); Nico Steriti (5.6); Chris Setian (5.5) and Jim Earley (5.0).
Both Andy Vailas (63.1%) and Sean Goldrich (65.0%) are completing more than 60% of their passes; Goldrich leads the CAA in pass efficiency (173.7) with 13 completions in 20 attempts for 204 yards.
PUNTING: The Wildcats boast the CAA's top punting game (42.8 net yards/punt) and the league's No. 1 punt returner, Casey DeAndrade (5.4 yards/return). Junior punter Brad Prasky is second in the conference with a 44.3 yards/punt average.
D-ANDRADE: Pressed into a starting role after senior Chris Houston suffered a preseason foot injury, redshirt freshman Casey DeAndrade has responded by leading the CAA in passes defended. The cornerback has broken up four passes in four games (1.0/game).
DOUBLE DIGIT DANGER: UNH has outscored its opponents 64-12 in the first quarter and has led by double digits in each of its three losses this year. The Wildcats led Central Michigan by 14 points (21-7), Lehigh by 16 points (19-3) and Towson by 17 points (20-3).
10TH ANNUAL COOK-OFF: UNH Athletics is proud to host the 10th Annual Wildcat Tailgating Cook-off presented by The Meat House on Homecoming weekend. The cook-off will take place in the Boulder Field tailgating area. Fans are encouraged to bring their best tailgating recipes and fire up the grill prior to the 12 p.m. kickoff of the UNH/Rhode Island football game at 12 p.m.
Judges for the event will be Greg Kretschmar of WHEB 100.3 FM and Rock 101 WGIR's The Morning Buzz radio show and representatives from The Meat House.
Judging will begin at 10 a.m. and registration for the event starts at 9 a.m. at the UNH Wildcats stage and Meat House display located in the east end of Boulder Field (near Bremner Field). Registration is free and fans are encouraged to get there early.
The grand prize is a new portable tailgate grill and $250 at The Meat House to use for catering services or in-store credit. Meat House prizes will also be awarded to fans for second and third place, respectively, and in the following categories: best Wildcat-themed recipe and best student entry.
The winners will be announced at the conclusion of judging and during the game at the start of the third quarter over the public address system.
HOUSTON STILL HAS A PROBLEM: Senior cornerback Chris Houston will be out of the lineup for the fifth straight game with a Lisfranc injury (midfoot) to his left foot that required a walking boot and crutches last month.
Houston's eight career interceptions rank No. 1 among all Wildcat active players, and he led the CAA with six picks during his sophomore season (2011). He tallied 59 tackles, including 49 solo stops, to rank fourth on the team while starting 11 games.
NEW WR COACH: Ricky Santos, the most prolific quarterback in UNH history, has joined the Wildcat coaching staff as the wide receivers coach. Santos, whose uniform No. 2 is one of five jerseys ever retired by the UNH football program, was a four-year starter at quarterback (2004-07) who led the Wildcats to a 37-14 record. Over that time, Santos guided New Hampshire to the NCAA I-AA/FCS playoffs all four seasons, led the squad to its first-ever D-I postseason victory at Georgia Southern (Nov. 27, 2004), was part of the 2005 Atlantic 10 championship team and two A-10 Northern Division titles (2004, 2006). The Bellingham, Mass., native ranks first in D-I FCS history with 2,140 career plays, he is No. 3 all-time in passing yards (13,212) and touchdown passes (123) and fourth in total offense (14,615 yards). Santos hooked up with UNH's all-time leading receiver David Ball for 53 touchdowns in three seasons to set an FCS record for most career TD connections for a QB-WR duo. In 2006 Santos won the Walter Payton Award as the most outstanding offensive player in FCS football.


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I made a terrible mistake the other day. I left one of my potted plants outside on my back porch. It was exposed to the sun all day. To the bright southwestern light. I don't know if it'll ever forgive me, if it even survives. While looking at those poor, fried leaves with black spots and edges, I started thinking about the delicate relationship that plants have evolved with the sun. Of course, everyone knows that plants use light to take carbon dioxide and water and create sugar. That's the process called photosynthesis, and it's pretty much the source of all life on earth.
What we rarely think about, until we see those scorched leaves, is the problem that plants encounter when there's too much sunlight. Here in the desert, we rightly think about water - the fact that we often don't get any, and that too often, soils have such bad drainage that landscape plants wind up with their roots drowning in waterlogged holes- but there is, of course, more to the desert than a lack of water.
When we plan on going outside, what do we do? We put on hats and sunscreen, right? If I didn't, I'd look like a boiled lobster!
Well, we need to remember that plants can experience something resembling a sunburn process, too. This sunburn is not actually due to the high temperatures we get here in the Mojave, although the heat certainly does contribute to many of the problems plants can face here. We get something like 300 cloudless or nearly cloudless days every year. Lots of the plants we've imported into our landscapes evolved in locations where there's considerably less light. Some of them actually developed ways to catch light - all kinds of strategies like the big floppy leaves you see on a caladium, for instance; but many leaf characteristics evolved as a means to protect leaves against light.
Things like fuzzy leaves - the fuzz provides shade to the surface. Or think about leaves that have color - the deep purplish red in a red-leaf plum tree, or the vivid colors on a little coleus plant - that red color shelters the green pigment that permits the plant to photosynthesize.
From traveling around, you know that many desert plants have oddly shaped leaves, if they have any - creosote bush has many tiny, thick leaves, and cacti sacrificed their leaves entirely - so these desert natives don't suffer much from sunburn, at least in the wild. But the non-native plants we've brought in - their defenses evolved to protect leaves when they were growing in places where the sun was not anywhere nearly as intense as it is here. Some of them have been able to adapt - you can find some fruit tree varieties that do very well, as well as a number of rose cultivars - but not all plants from other locales. You can't just give many of them a hefty watering and expect them to thrive in the full Mojave sun.
For example, I have a Japanese privet that's proven to be a real fussbudget. Fortunately, it's in a pot, because right now it's sitting on the patio completely under cover. Everyplace else I've tried, it's developed hard burned patches on its leaves - neither attractive nor healthy.
Very few - in fact, virtually none - of the vegetables we grow in home gardens originated around here, and they don't have much in the line of resources to escape damage from excess light. Tomatoes, for example. (You can always use tomatoes as an example because everybody wants to grow them, but similar injury occurs on peppers, squash, many of the fruiting vegetables.) When the light gets too intense, you can see pale patches on the fruit, or even the whole fruit can become hard and bleached. When this happens, the plant can show other signs of weakness and become more vulnerable to diseases and to insect pests.
If your plants are showing sunburn problems already, you'll need to protect them from excess light. If you can't simply pick up the pot and move it to another part of the yard, you'll need to block some of the sun. Especially if you're worried about fruit. First, make sure that the plants have good foliage cover. Then try to cut down about 30% of the light that hits the fruit. There's an item you can use called 'shade cloth' - it's literally that - and you can buy it at most of the nurseries or home stores around town.
The best thing to do is avoid the problem - put a plant in its best location in the first place: shade-loving in the shade and desert-adapted plants in the sun. Then put on protection when it's necessary.
For KNPR's Desert Bloom, this is Dr. Angela O'Callaghan of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- The attorney general of the Navajo Nation says he sees no legitimate reason for legislation seeking to remove him from office.
Harrison Tsosie (SO'-see) said Monday that the bill was introduced without consideration of due process, or adherence and respect for Navajo law.
Tribal lawmakers say Tsosie has disregarded their suggestions on issues related to water rights, a lease extension for a power plant and the potential purchase of a coal mine.
Tsosie says he hasn't been given an opportunity to talk to the legislation's co-sponsors about their concerns.
He represents all three branches of the Navajo Nation government as head of the tribe's Department of Justice.
Tsosie acknowledges his legal opinions don't always satisfy everyone, but he says they're consistent with and based on existing law.


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UPDATE: August 10th, 2014
I printed a body and added BLE. I'll explain tomorrow after I get some rest, but the BLE was to allow me to test directed locomotion. I've also done some feature testing (load-sharing, charging circuit, "hunger" ADC), the board is actually a good design. Works well.
The BLE is the HM-11, itty-bitty BLE.
My goal is to test the physical and feature designs with the ATtiny84, and when Mr. Bdk6 releases his toolchain for the LPC1114, switch it as the controlling chip.
This is my version of Yahmez' Baby Bot, the ATtiny84 Y-Baby (YB84). There are few differences from Yahmez' version.
- This version uses an ATtiny84.
- It uses a LIR2032.
- It has a charge circuit built in, using the MCP73831. This circuit has load-sharing capability so the baby can "feed" without sleeping.
- The YB84 has two LED indicators.
- One pin on the YB84 monitors the battery voltage, so it can tell how "hungry" it is.
This version came about because Yahmez' Baby Bots were so damn cool I had to copy them. Here's the node where I asked permission and added design notes. Also, I've wanted to make a small, cheap, small robot to couple with my Overlord project in hope to develop an electronic lab-rat.
Here is the BOM:
- 1 x LIR2032 -- $.44
- 1 x 1uF 0402 -- $.08
- 1 x 4.7uF 0805 -- $.10
- 1 x B130LAW -- $.41
- 1 x DMP1045U -- $..51
- 2 x 3mm IR LED -- ?
- 1 x IR RX
- 3 x colorful LED 0603 -- $.33
- 2 x MBT2222A (SOT-23) -- $.24
- 1 x 60k Resistor 0402 -- $.10
- 1 x 100k Resistor 0402 -- $.10
- 5 x 330 Resistor 0402 $.50
- 1 x MCP73831 -- $.61
- 1 x ATtiny84 -- $.1.30
- 1 x YB84 PCB -- $1.76
- 2 x virbation motor -- $1.95
Note, I've not included the IR receiver or IR transmitters in the BOM. I've not tested the circuit yet, or sourced cheap parts. But I'm shooting to keep them under $10.
YB84 BOM Total: $7.70
YB84 v_05
Really, there wasn't much to developing this little guy, Yahmez had done all the work. I simply selected an Atmel uC that I felt was cheap enough and provided enough pins to accomplish what I wanted to do with the little guy. The one problem I had was with the load-sharing circuit I tried to copy from Zak Kemble.
When I went to layout the load-circuit my mind got locked on the old thought, "MOSFET diodes go against the current." This caused me to lay the DMP1045U down backwards, which essentially shorts the battery.
This took me a bit to figure out. I apparently wasn't the only one that made the mistake, as a comment on Zak's blog had a fellow asking my questions for me. In the end, I got the circuit sorted out and now the little guy works as intended.
That's about it for now. I still have lots of testing to do on the little guy.
- Motor placement for correct movements.
- Leg angling for correct gait.
- IR-RX circuit.
- IR-TX circuit.
Currently, I have a pogo-pin programming header. But it is imperative to accomplish my goals for this little guy to make him programmable via IR. This should allow me to program a swarm of these little guys without manual interaction. I know the Kilotbot project modified the Arduino code to do this very thing. My ideal setup is to add a mobile hanging over a swarm of these guys. On this mobile would be: IR-TX, IR-RX, and a camera. The camera would be using Overlord to track these guys and the IR to communicate with them in mass.
As always, thoughts, opinions, and critiques I welcome :)
That's a nice little
That's a nice little critter. It's awesome how it really can be controlled in direction with just vibration motors. I am also working on something similar but still not enough to show it.
really awesome
nice project
Awesome!Thanks for the
Thanks for the update. Seeing him scoot around under bluetooth control is just great.
You make the SMD work look easy, I know where to look for tips when I make the plunge.
Love the charge and feed circuit!
This is really nice work! Have you actually fited the "vibration motors" with little wheels? Don't see why you couldn't?
Please tell me you're next version will have two tiny84s! A few more pins, and more power than a single Dweeno in about the same space...
Nice work here! You give me
Nice work here! You give me way too much credit though... My baby bots are nothing new... just tiny.
I like the kilobot look. Have you considered adding an underbelly TX and moving the RX to the underbelly like the kilobot? I think the combo of two 'eyes' plus the underbelly TX might be awesome.
I don't know jack about wireless programming, but I would personally try it as simple as possible. Perhaps a simple spdt switch to connect an IR Sensor to the serial in of the chip? So switch to 'program' and flash?
As far as directed motion... it's a bitch! I'm interested in your findings though!
Great work here Ladvien!!


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Comment Re:The best source restricted (Score 2) 465 465
I'm a geologist, so yes, 100 years is the short term.
Comment Any Publicity is Good Publicity (Score 1) 47 47
Comment I Play Co-Op RPGs with my Girlfriend (Score 1) 362 362
Thankfully, she's also a fan of RPG games, so we've been playing a lot of co-op RPGs over the last few years. Thus, basically, I only buy multiplayer games even though I used to only buy single player games. Sadly, there aren't enough of them (made worse by the fact that she's got a Mac and I've got a PC). The original Secret of Mana (SD2) for SNES emulators is fun and was what got us started on this. Next we played Echoes of Time on the DS, followed by the original Crystal Chronicles on the Gamecube. We're almost done with that, so she got us copies of Dragon Quest IX for my birthday. Last night, she fell asleep while we were grinding outside of Brigadoom.
Personally, I don't think there's enough games, particularly RPGs, with co-op! A Pokemon or another monster-catching game (like DWM) with co-op would be freakin' amazing for us to play together.
To be truthful, I wasn't a stranger to co-op RPGs originally. I played Diablo 2 Co-Op and FFCC together with my undergrad friends back in college; it gave us a feeling that was almost but not quite like playing DnD together. There's something fun about being able to play an action RPG together like FFCC given one night and a pizza.
Comment Re:Published??? (Score 1) 106 106
Comment Re:Shhhh! (Score 1) 561 561
Comment Pure Awesome (Score 1) 2 2
Comment Re:Males are not a population (Score 2, Informative) 454 454
No. Without culling, you do not have selection. Selection and evolution are not the same thing.
Evolution just means change. Mutational change, if it is passed down and inherited, is evolutionary change, even if it is entirely neutral to the fitness of the individuals. This is why people have argued for decades about the importance of genetic drift in the evolution of organisms. Some say that everything is selected for (everything effects fitness) while others argue that a great deal results from random neutral mutations which spread through genetic drift. Neutral evolution is an important aspect of molecular evolution, for example.
What isn't evolutionary change are changes that aren't inherited, like changes that result from phenotypic plasticity.
Comment Re:Punctuated equilibrium? (Score 1) 461 461
Well, Lenski's work (particularly the work he did with Travisano) has been part of the Punc-Eq debate for the last ten years. Basically, Lenski, Travisano and a few others showed (around 1995, in both a PNAS and a Science paper) that isolated bacteria populations placed on different substrates (nutrients) would rapidly adapt to their new substrate and followed by little apparent change (i.e. phenotypic change, in this case cell size and shape).
Sounds like Punc-Eq, right? Rapid change followed by stasis.
Now, the important thing to understand about Punc-Eq is that other than a few particularly closed-minded population geneticists, really no one has disputed that the phenomenon of Punc-Eq occurs: that evolutionary change is heterogenous, particularly over long time spans. There are some important exceptions, but it is now well accepted that (for the most part) the fine-scale fossil record consists mostly of rapid shifts, stasis and random-walks (G. Hunt, 2006 in PNAS). Also, it has been well documented that populations under adaptive change in the wild, like Darwin's Finches, can show rapid change.
The real argument is about cause. Lenski's work (and the work of others, such as Russell Lande) argued that Punc-Eq could be explained by environmental shifts, resulting in rapid adaptation followed by stabilizing selection (resulting in stasis). Gould and Eldredge argued multiple causes for Punc-Eq, but Gould tended to favor developmental constraint (at least in the 1980's); that organisms had difficulty changing their body-plan except during speciation when something changed in their population dynamics. Essentially, the developmental path became canalized and organisms couldn't jump out of it without some special situation. Eldredge argues (more along Sewall Wright lines) that interbreeding populations strung out across different habitats will stop the species from adapting to any one particular habitat. It is difficult to test either the intrinsic constraint hypothesis or the geographically-dispersed populations one. Thus, the selection-based hypothesis is well supported by evidence because it has been tested a bunch of times and the other two just don't get tested.
The real message of this article by Barrick et al is about neutral evolution: Kimura's 1970s hypothesis that the evolution of the genome was mostly by chronologically regular neutral mutations (changes to the genome that didn't result in changes to fitness). This is the basis of the molecular clock hypothesis. It may be important, as I used to get this mixed up myself, to point out that mutation rate is just the rate at which all genetic changes are introduced; thus adaptations are beneficial mutations. Its important to Kimura's hypothesis that the clock be due to neutral (or slightly deleterious) mutations, because otherwise it means the mutation rate is being controlled by adaptation, which is controlled by that vague and rapidly changing environment (which is a big problem for the molecular clock).
It appears that once the rapid adaptive changes had occurred in Lenski's bacteria populations, adaptation rate decreased, mutation rate decreased and was very clock-like for the next 20,000 generations. Sounds like Kimura was right, eh? Problem is, it appears those mutations were actually beneficial mutations, not neutral mutations. So apparently that was a period of very slow adaptation... genetic fine-tuning to the environment, perhaps. After 20,000 generations, the mutation rate suddenly sky-rocketed and a whole bunch of neutral mutations appeared. The big picture? The mutation rate was so heterogeneous and the signal of adaptation so hard to piece out, that reconstructing genomic rates of evolution from extant organisms (using the molecular clock hypothesis) may be problematic without lots and lots of data. And that's a pretty big message.
Comment Re:Wow, fascinating. (Score 5, Interesting) 86 86
But what makes paleontology relevant to our daily lives? The study of mass extinctions is really important: we can't do the experiment of killing 50% of the earth's biota or clouding the skies for ten years to see how life responds. But, as humans, we are radically altering ecosystems with negative effects which may not play out for thousands of years. We need to understand, having already killed off a massive number of species, how life on earth will respond. Furthermore, understanding the oceans, particularly unpreserved organisms like soft-bodied algae, is important to understanding the processes which control the atmospheric content and the supply of nutrients to larger sea creatures. For example, we know species richness recovery from the KT was delayed in some places for periods much longer than a century. Some thought that was due to a prolonged lack of food. Now we know that the algal production started up so quickly, we know that can't be due to a lack of food; maybe its something else (like a wrecked ecosystem structure).
If you need to know any reasons why understanding the past is important, look up the papers of Jeremy Jackson or David Jablonski. They'll set you straight.
Comment Re:The real question... (Score 2, Insightful) 467 467
the fact that losing an entire species forever is an extremely sad thing to happen
Extremely sad! Remember guys, losing an entire species is entirely IRREVERSIBLE! There is no undo if we fail to act on biodiversity! One day, maybe millions of years from now, the earth's climate will be back to normal cycling. If we destroy the biodiversity, we can NEVER EVER get that biodiversity back. New species originate at an extremely slow background rate, a rate which has been decreasing since the Cambrian (the time of the Burgess Shall fauna). True, mass extinctions are generally followed by a burst of recovery, but there is also usually a delay of millions of years (see stuff by Dave Bottjer, Peter Ward, Doug Erwin...).


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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Even though the dust has settled for the 2013 Dancing with The ARK's Stars. The excitement is still in the air.
Our Mirror Ball Sponsors, Judge Mary Blunt and Sam Blunt, said it all "What a wonderful night it was for us and for everyone we talked to! It was just a great mix of people who care about The ARK and people who came out to cheer on those who care about The ARK and to support Alzheimer's awareness. Our guests had a blast – most were new to the event, so I hope they are excited and come again and spread the word! Everything was so lovely, from the decorations to the dancing to the silent auction to the food and drink. What a success!!! We love that all the donations stay to help our families right here in our communities."
"We love the camaraderie that the event builds among all who participate and all who attend. What a magical night, to bring awareness to Alzheimer's and to bring a sense of unity for everyone. At the event, I talked to several families who didn't have Alzheimer's in their family but they knew someone who did . . . they were just learning about the disease. Education about Alzheimer's is, I believe, such a key to enhancing the support and to funding research until we figure out what is causing this disease or how to stop it. There must be answers." For those living day to day with the disease the answer is The ARK. The ARK offers the caregivers a much needed break, support groups, education and private consultations. The care receivers enroll in stimulating fun-filled days of social activities that may be missing in their lives after diagnosis. Beyond the respite is a myriad of services The ARK offers including educational workshops for caregivers in the workplace, development of services for underserved communities through The NOAH Project.
A story to remember: Several couples attended the event who are affected by Alzheimer's. They had a wonderful night, dancing during the intermissions of the competition and laughing and sharing with friends throughout the night. They were comfortable in attending and had a very memorable night.
Each of the celebrity dancers gave their "all" to the event: from extra lessons, to costumes, to raising a record setting amount of votes and awareness to support the mission of The ARK. Thank you to Mildred Blanton, People's Choice Award winner ; Con Chellis, Judges Award winner; Cammy Groome; Margie Pizarro; Ellen Priest; Jordy Tupper; Bill Summers; and Richard Waring. Carolina Dancesport professional dancers' choreography is terrific and they are a pleasure to work with. All of you made the evening magical and entertaining – one that no one wanted to end! We will look forward to next year to see who and what is in the works!
The bar for this event was raised again! The volunteers do an outstanding job transforming a gym into a ballroom. Special thanks to Pixie and Mark Melfi. The lighting and DJ services provided by Art Dantzler with Audio Design works diligently to enhance the surroundings with the help of Herm Uyak. Steve Mandell, Head of School at Pinewood Preparatory School, added so much to the evening as Emcee by adlibbing and improvising in his creative way to keep the audience energized and focused on the cause and having fun. The staff at Pinewood, especially Jim Ruggiero and his staff, is wonderful to work with. Professional photographers Jim Lotz and Douglas Carr Cunningham donate hours of their time to cover the action. Summerville Police reservists and cadets provide security and parking assistance. And so many others help, it would be nearly impossible to thank everyone—but we are grateful for each and every person who lends themselves to making this a very special evening!
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Volume 6, Issue 13—November 14, 2011
Catch 22…
A few weeks ago, I switched over from AT&T's DSL service to their U-Verse service, which was supposed to be faster and cheaper. Of course, there are other differences too, not all of them for the good. First, the new modem has a better firewall (good), but it prevents my internet receiver and blue ray DVD player from hooking to it (bad). I've called technical support several times about this, but nothing they suggest actually helps. I got around the issue by chaining a D-Link modem to it, and hooking the receiver and DVD to that, which works fine but annoys me that I have to do it.
Anyway, on Friday night, I got an email with the first bill for U-Verse, and the total was five times higher than it should have been. Obviously, I wanted to see that bill! I went to their website to look, but it wouldn't take my password. After several tries, I asked them to send me a temporary password. You guessed it—big mistake—as soon as they changed the password to the new temporary password, I could no longer open emails on my home address, which meant I couldn't get the new password which they sent me in an email to that address. I called them up, and they couldn't reset the password—I had to speak to level two technical support. After waiting for 45 minutes for them to pick up, I gave up for the night.
Saturday, after the open house (big turnout, lots of fun), I called the billing department and got them to adjust my bill to the right amount. I tried technical support again and lucked into a person who knew what he was doing. He reset the password and all was well, so I decided to press my luck and see if he could figure out my firewall problem. After trying a few things, it still wouldn't work, though he offered me the option of signing up for support for third-party equipment at $15/month. I passed. On went the D-Link modem again. Isn't technology grand?
Mechatronics Reception
One of my real pleasures last week was attending the reception for the new mechatronics robots. One of our alumni, Glynn Mitchell ('84, EET) helped secure a $4.5 Million donation (the largest in SPSU history!) of Kawasaki robots from Suncoast Post Tension Ltd. of Texas. The robots were installed in the Dale Heatherington mechatronics lab, and the official unveiling was last Thursday.
Aside from the coolness of the robots and getting to met Glynn and Dale, I was also extremely proud to bestow the honor of Professor Emeritus on Glenn Allen. For those who don't know, Glenn is a graduate of SPSU and was a faculty member in our MET program for many years. He was the driving force behind the development of our mechatronics program, and shifted from MET into the Division of Engineering when it was established. He retired last year, and the faculty immediately nominated him for emeritus status. The honor is well deserved—Glenn not only was a key player in getting mechatronics to SPSU, but he was a superb teacher, totally dedicated to his students' success. His proudest moment was seeing the first group of SPSU Mechatronics Engineering graduates walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Congratulations Glenn!
Open House Memories
I always enjoy open house at SPSU, and this Saturday's event was no exception. I don't know how Ron and Jim do it, but the weather is almost always great for open house. The crowd was very large and appreciative. The band Fridays At Five was kind enough to let me sit in on rhythm guitar, and as always the top ten list was funny, the interviews (Lisa, two students, and Marc Reese) were both interesting and light-hearted, and the closing joke went well.
You never know who you'll run into at the open house—our prospective students and their families are a wide-ranging bunch. One family was from Cote D'Ivoire in West Africa, so I had a nice conversation about my favorite soccer player (Didier Drogba, who is also Ivorian) with them. Weirdly enough, I ran into another Ivorian at Wal-Mart on Sunday.
Another family was from Mexico, and when I asked them from where, they were very surprised that I had not only heard of the place—Guanajuato—but that Jill, Mark, and I had been there. Guanajuato is my absolute favorite place in Mexico, and is an incredibly beautiful and interesting city. Back in 1994, I gave a microscale chemistry workshop at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, and afterwards, Jill, Mark, me, and Jorge Ibanez (a good friend who teaches at Ibero) drove north to visit San Miguel De Allende (a beautiful mountain town where they hold an annual Cervantes festival) and then Guanajuato, where I gave a talk at the university there.
Guanajuato is a very old colonial city, founded by the Spanish in 1540, who found deposits of gold and silver there. The city was the richest in Mexico in the 18th Century. The mining tunnels are now used as roads, because the surface streets are so narrow that cars can't navigate them. So, when you drive into Guanajuato, you park underground in a tunnel, and climb stairs up to the surface. Everywhere you turn, there is something interesting to see—beautiful churches, a colonial theatre, the university, the original Calle de Beso (Street of the Kiss—the street is so narrow that the balconies on opposite sides almost touch, leading to the story of star-crossed lovers kissing across them), mummies at the museum, and many other things. Here's my wife on the Calle de Beso.
The first battle in the revolution for Mexican independence (1810) also occurred in Guanajuato, where Spanish troops had occupied the city granary. A poor miner known as el Pipila strapped a large flat stone on his back to protect himself from the soldiers' bullets, and carried flask of tar and a torch to the granary gates. He set them on fire, thereby allowing the revolutionaries to get in and defeat the troops. A statue of el Pipila stands on a large hill, the best place to get a fantastic view of the city. A view of the city from there is shown below.
After Guanajuato, we all went to Guadalajara—Jorge's hometown. We stayed at his mother's house, and got a tour of the city from someone who really knew it in a horse-drawn cart. At one point, we stopped to get some sodas, leaving only Jill and Mark in the cart. When no-one was looking, Mark grabbed the reins and yelled giddy-up. The horse took off, with all of us running after, trying to catch it before it hit the heavy traffic.
The coolest part about Guadalajara was going to the square in the evening to see the hundreds of mariachi bands for hire there. Guadalajara is where mariachi began, and the very best bands still play there. After Guadalajara, we went to Manzanillo (a beach resort on the west coast of Mexico) for a few days at Club Maeva, the Mexican version of Club Med. Then it was home, just ahead of the presidential elections in Mexico.
A Straighter Line Redux
Faithful readers of the BLAB will recall a few previous scrawlings about A Straighter Line, an outfit that is marketing online core courses for very low prices and that has attracted a few real universities as partners. Its founder and CEO, Burck Smith, was back in the Chronicle this week, in a controversial and self-serving article called "Let's Deregulate Online Learning".
In the article, he argues that campuses are reaping very fat profits from their online courses, since online courses can be prepared and taught much more cheaply than face-to-face courses. Why are they so cheap to prepare? He says: "the plummeting price of learning software and digital content, and the rise of cloud computing, make start-up costs very low, particularly when amortized across the scale of an online course." The profits are routed back to the campus, to subsidize other operations. He then asks: "So, if all colleges act like for-profits when it comes to online learning, why are nonprofits considered, well, nonprofits?"
Smith then gives a small history lesson about colleges, and how the economic model for them hasn't changed since the 1500's. This model calls for high fixed costs (the cost of the beautiful campus, to attract both students and faculty; and of high-credentialed faculty) and low marginal costs (the cost to offer one more course or program). He argues that online learning has a different economic structure, where students and faculty can be anywhere, and where content is cheap or free. Such courses, he argues, should only carry the price of the faculty member's labor (and when that faculty member is a part-timer, those costs are very low indeed). This, in a nutshell, is the business plan for A Straighter Line.
Smith argues that there is one impediment to the low-price nirvana that he wants to provide—accreditation. He says that the accreditation system focuses on evaluation of campus facilities and faculty credentials, thereby maintaining the high fixed cost model of bricks-and-mortar universities. Coupled with our reluctance to honor courses taken elsewhere (i.e., with his outfit), this conspires "to restrain course-level price competition, keeping prices to online students much higher than they should be."
The answer? Get rid of regulations. He argues: "College tuition has risen four times faster than inflation, grade inflation is rampant, studies indicate that students are learning very little, per-student debt is skyrocketing, profit margins for online courses are substantial, and the federal government felt it necessary to reregulate already accredited for-profit institutions. Given all that, it's hard to argue that the existing regulatory structure is protecting customers." What we need, he argues, is a minimum set of outcomes around core courses, rather than a big accreditation system. After all, "If a program is effective, who cares how many Ph.D.'s it touts among its administrators or how grand its home office looks?" Let the state assess what is easily assessable (gen-ed and skills based courses), and let the market deal with the rest. Finally, to ensure proper use of government funds, he argues that the financial risk of supporting online courses should be shifted to private lenders.
As you can imagine, this stirred up a hornet's nest of replies. Many focused on the argument that preparing online courses is cheap. One noted: "We've been hearing this same litany [for deregulation] since the 1980s, recycled for the benefit of investment banks, savings and loans, cable companies, airlines, energy producers, and every other business interest under the sun. It's made a few people very wealthy, and it's left the rest of us wallowing in the fallout. Isn't it time to give it a rest?" Another added: "Mr. Smith wants to make the degree mill respectable. And he wants to make huge money doing it."
One of the better counterarguments read: "I think the article is irrelevant. The marketplace respects and demands accredited, regulated education, that's why it exists. Further, the educational system advocated in the article already exists. Students…people...can learn all kinds of things and take all kinds of courses online...from unregulated, unaccredited schools...but do the transcripts they get compete with transcripts from the regulated, accredited colleges? It would NOT be a good idea to end the regulated, accredited online higher education system to get what is already there from cheap, unregulated, unaccredited online sources.
The only hold the current regulated, accredited system has on students is that the education and degrees are valued and respected by society and employers. Otherwise, students could go to YouTubeU much cheaper...now. The government and taxpayer, sensibly, are unwilling to provide money for unregulated, unaccredited courses because their quality is an unknown...in an unregulated system the government and taxpayers would not know whether the money was just going to waste."
What to make of all this? It is easy (too easy) to say that Smith is self-serving, out to make big money by selling a near-worthless form of higher education, and wanting to get rid of any regulation that might catch him. There are some truths in his article that we need to face. It is fairly straightforward to assemble existing (free) materials in many areas, including in my own discipline of chemistry—General Chemistry I and II, for example (especially if you forget the lab part). It would not be expensive to assemble these materials into a decent online course, and regardless, the cost could be spread over a large number of students. Hosting the course on a server is also cheap.
The difficulty comes in at this point. Most people cannot learn chemistry (or whatever subject) effectively enough on their own. If they could, schools would have disappeared at the time of Gutenberg. Online courses can incorporate videos and other high-tech materials that perhaps can make learning somewhat easier, but the majority of people still can't learn effectively that way. That's why online courses, especially those with little faculty interaction, have such high dropout and failure rates. Some for-profit universities deal with this by giving away the grades (of course, that sometimes happens at non-profit universities too), and others don't care—they've already collected their money, with huge percentages of that money being government educational loans to the poor. That's why so many who drop out do so with big debts. That's what has led to recent government investigations, in turn causing sharp declines in for-profit online enrollments.
The real cost and value of education come from the educator—the person helping the student to learn. Whether it's as a tutor (as in ancient days, and maybe coming back today), a teacher, or a professor, good educators aren't cheap and can't give effective personal attention to hundreds of students at once.
Does that mean that the way non-profit universities teach today is perfect? Hardly. We're often reluctant to explore new teaching modes because we're so used to doing what we're doing and that's how we were taught. We're often not as focused on helping our students succeed as we ought to be. There are ways to lower costs and improve quality and success rates. The challenge we face is to not be afraid to find them.
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Someone said that they're releasing 23 Classic Disney movies as Blu Ray box sets. I'm sticking with that rumor.
If it is 23 classic Disney movies, I wonder if one of them is "Song of the South". That would certainly be exciting news.
The you tube video shows much more than DVDs. It has images from the parks, The Princess & The Frog (which hasn't released to theaters yet), and Wall E (which is already on Blu Ray. If the video is indeed from Disney it seems to suggest that its not a Blu Ray release.
Here's a couple of things I found out when I looked up March 10th on wikipedia.
Heres a few more things about March 10th ..
Its the 69th day of the year. Divide 69 by 3, and you get 23! Woah!
Its also a birthday for a few well knowns, Chuck Norris, Sharon Stone, Emily Osment from Hannah Montana, and .uhm, the notorious Osama Bin Laden. Hmmmmm ..
And back in the mid 80's, it was only $23.00 to get into Disneyland. Hmmmm.....
I think it might have something to do with the fact that the disney company was established in 1923, although not on march 10th, but on October 16th. Also I don't recall pixar being 23 since it was established in 1979. It could be the 23 disney film release.
Well, I was in the Magic Kingdom the other day and there was a very interesting poster hanging where the advertisements are (not the attraction posters). The poster was black and said in white letters 'Are you 23' on the top and said 'go to disney.com/23' on the bottom. And when you go to the website it is just a countdown clock to March 10th.
Its really creepy.. I was just wondering if anyone had any inside info on wat this is.
(sorry if this was already posted, i was in WDW for 5 days... Trip Report Comming)
There's another thread about this, though I don't feel that anything was resolved. I'll search for it.
The other thread is in the Other Disney Offerings forum. There are lots of guesses about what this might be.
Jay Rasulo's last day?
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Sam Chen or Sham Tseng (literally 'deep well') is a coastal area in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong. Sham Tseng is famous for roasted goose, in fact, they even sealed and packed it nicely for visitors to bring back home. At HKD250 per bird (approximately RM125), my colleague and I both shared a duck and so on the day we checked out, 2 boxes of 1/2 bird each greeted us at the lobby with an aroma-killing scent of a luscious roasted goose. However, what greeted us when I opened the box was a 1/2 goose full of fats. No kidding, the layer of fats is so thick that you almost can't find any meat at all. What a rip off!! From that time onwards, we only stick to Yung Kee Restaurant(near Lan Kwai Fong), a premium price to pay but total satisfaction assured.
During my dinner at Buonasera, I spotted this newly opened Sam Chen Restaurant next door offering Roasted Goose. And so, Hubby and I decided to try it out last week. The price of a roasted goose here is the same as HK...hmm...I seriously thought it would be cheaper. You can either order roasted meat (ala carte) or with noodle or rice. Price seems reasonable too...but the rest of the menu is just like any other HK cafe...nissin noodles, french toast, cheese baked rice, you name it they got it. After our order was taken, the man seated next to our table was served with a plate of rice with creamy gravy. He only took one spoonful of the rice!! OH NO!! This is not good.
Hubby ordered Iced Honey Lemon (RM3.60). Can't really see the lemon from the picture but got to compliment their generousity cos they gave 5 slices of lemon. Tastewise....err...how great can a cup of honey lemon be??
Meanwhile, I had the Special Mango Mixed Milk with Mandarin Slices (RM6.20) which tasted like diluted mango smoothie with small mango pieces. I was digging for mandarin slices...but where are they???
My Roasted Goose & Cheeky Pork Rice (RM7.50) tasted not too bad although I find the Roasted Goose a bit too oily. I was told that the Cheeky Pork is actually pork neck, the most tender part which was roasted like BBQ style.
I love the pork neck the most....tender and flavourful. However, only 1/3 of the serving of roasted goose was edible as the rest was fats. But the skin part was quite tasty..hehe...I love skin!
Hubby had the Fried Udon with Seafood (RM9.80). He got conned by the picture in the menu with big big prawns. All he could find was prawns slightly bigger than dried shrimp, some dried mussels and squid tentacles.
Hubby spotted the Beef Stew (RM12) in the menu and I knew it's a must order for him. Got to say this is the worst beef stew I ever had. Beef brisket and tendon basically tasteless...I think I can cook better beef stew than this.
Felt so incomplete after the not-so-satisfied dinner and so I requested Hubby to stopby KTZ to pack some tong sui (dessert) home.
Their Wheat Porridge (Mak Chuk in Cantonese) is simply delicious. Cooked with coconut milk, they also put in pieces of sweet potato and yam...so it's a mix of wheat porridge and bubur cha-cha. If not mistaken, it's less than RM2.50 per bowl. Cheap and yummy!
For those interested to try out Sam Chen, here is the address:
No. 44 Jalan SS2/66
47300 Petaling Jaya
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Sam Chen Restaurant @ SS2
Sam Chen or Sham Tseng (literally 'deep well') is a coastal area in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong. Sham Tseng is famous for roasted goose, in fact, they even sealed and packed it nicely for visitors to bring back home. At HKD250 per bird (approximately RM125), my colleague and I both shared a duck and so on the day we checked out, 2 boxes of 1/2 bird each greeted us at the lobby with an aroma-killing scent of a luscious roasted goose. However, what greeted us when I opened the box was a 1/2 goose full of fats. No kidding, the layer of fats is so thick that you almost can't find any meat at all. What a rip off!! From that time onwards, we only stick to Yung Kee Restaurant(near Lan Kwai Fong), a premium price to pay but total satisfaction assured.
Posted by Precious Pea at 2:19 PM
Labels: Eating Out - Klang Valley
18 comments:
- MeiyeN said...
O_o new eatery @ ss2!!! somemore a roasted goose!!! goodness, wanna go there asap... is hard to find a place with roasted goose!!!!!! thanks for da review! :D
- Thursday, April 05, 2007
- Precious Pea said...
You better make sure you want drumstick part and ask for not so oily parts. The one i had too oily. :(
- Thursday, April 05, 2007
- jason said...
Your rice portion seems too little leh... and yea KTZ! I want peanut porridge :P
- Thursday, April 05, 2007
- Lyrical Lemongrass said...
Wah the roasted goose and cheeky pork looks really delicious la. And like Jason, I oso want peanut tong sui. :-p
- Thursday, April 05, 2007
- Tummythoz said...
U don't sound too happy with the food there. I'll give it a miss. Thx.
- Thursday, April 05, 2007
- tankiasu said...
Hmm..sounds like yet another overpriced HK cafe to me?
- Thursday, April 05, 2007
- Xiu Long Bao said...
i dapao the sam jeng roast goose once from HK and i dun like it at all...very disappointed indeed cus it is made up of fat, fat and fat.
I like KTZ! The food is affordable n yummy. During my last visit, i ordered 1 fried rice wiv chicken chop, 1 steamed chicken rice, 1 mango loh, 1 fruity loh, 1 shanghai dumplig and 1 woh peng...the bill only came up to around RM30...so cheap!
- Thursday, April 05, 2007
- Someone who is constantly craving said...
looks like some1 has recovered from their system shutdown..sommore food pls!!..goose i haven try..but duck..nothing can beat the london bayswater roast duck..got to try it if you visit..
- Thursday, April 05, 2007
- boo_licious said...
If you want roast goose, you should try the one in Pudu. Really good stuff and goose is imported in from HK so is the technique.
Oooh, I love the bayswater roasted duck - the duck in UK is meatier than the ones here so it tastes so much better. A must stop when I'm in London.
- Friday, April 06, 2007
- wmw said...
Not so good review from you, guess not on my priority list of places to eat.
- Friday, April 06, 2007
- tigerfish said...
I like the "jar" they used, for serving the mango soothie. :D
I also made some mango slushie recently.
Cheeky Pork..not the cheeks of the pig meh?
- Friday, April 06, 2007
- Precious Pea said...
Jason: Actually quite small, especially when I was particularly hungry that day. Dat is why i went to tarbau tong sui.
Lyrical Lemongrass: Cheeky pork not bad.."IF" I ever go again, i will just order cheeky meat.
Tummythoz: Hehe...probably i ordered the wrong stuff gua.
tankiasu: Doesn't seems like overpriced to me...cos i got another review of a HK cafe..lagi worse!! You wait ar..let me korek out the photo from the database.
Xiu Long Bao: Yes wor..i also kena cheated.
Constant Craver: Yes..hehehe..fully recovered. Hmm...London ar....ok..let me ask my hubby when he is bringing me.
Boo: You know hor..so difficult for me to go KL one...cos Hubby don't like going to KL at all, reason traffic jam and not familiar with the road. Sigh...i guess going to London and HK is much easier for me.
- Friday, April 06, 2007
- Precious Pea said...
wmw: I went also to satisfy my curiousity only.
tigerfish: The bottle (jar) is like those taucu (fermented bean) jar. Next time we should recycle all used bottle to serve guests..haha. I asked them cheeky meat is from cheek issit? The guy told me it's pork neck. Maybe cheeky meat sounds more appealing than Necky meat...lol
- Friday, April 06, 2007
- Live2Talk said...
Ya, I still remember the Sham Jeng siew ngor full of fats :( but my dad loves it. The other day out of sudden he said he still remember the siew ngor I bought back from Hong Kong.
- Friday, April 06, 2007
- jason said...
I still remember KTZ ga... lolo *grin grin*
- Friday, April 06, 2007
- Precious Pea said...
live2talk: Wahh...your dad like the fats ar? My dad was complaining...and lagi more complains after he knew the price.
jason: I also remember, so when are you coming to PJ?
- Friday, April 06, 2007
- jason said...
Precious Pea: Will be in KL on June la... permanently I hope!
- Saturday, April 07, 2007
Star Papers just reviewed her (A Little Dim Sum Place) on 17 April 2007 , can it on this website http://kuali.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/17/eatingout/17355647&sec=eatingout
Look at her Mango Tong Yuen!!! It was marvelous ! I tried it on that day Star paper review, it tasted yummy!!! Make a trip there!
And also don't forget to try this Ramen with Har Kao, you will want to re-visit her real soon !!!
- Thursday, April 19, 2007


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text: Quoting dreamwvr_(_at_)_dreamwvr_(_dot_)_com (dreamwvr_(_at_)_dreamwvr_(_dot_)_com): > Great thread! Speaking of alternately. Anyone doing kerberos > with LDAP? Just curious and inquiring mind and all that. I've actually muttered "Kerberos" to Kurt Zeilenga to be a pest and he jumped in agreement. LDAP is a DIRECTORY protocol, not an authentication protocol. The way we authenticate is to take the username/password and bind to the LDAP server with those. If it works the username/password pair worked. So this means that you want to bind to the LDAP server over a secure connection. I've used pocket networks and clear text [pocket network: a very private network on another interface - often a slave LDAP server that's dedicated to that chunk of infrastructure (email for me)]. Given that my boxes often had a long term relationship with the LDAP server(s), IPSEC can make sense. The sort of worse case is the most common case of LDAP/SSL. Very expensive and LDAP servers don't benefit too much from rainbow cards for these very short lived connections. Cleartext is not an acceptable option ever. YP is even better than that <shudder>. Back to point: Kerberos is hard for many sites. Its setup is documented pretty poorly and there aren't really good GUI tools for the average system admin in 2003. K developers I knew have offered that basically once you set it up, you don't really want to go back and make tools to make that setup better because your done. This, I think, has been the biggest reason that 14 years after Kerberos came about it's still not in common use. Kerberos requires machines be in a known/trusted realm. Not too successful when you're at an Internet Kiosk in Bali. Kerberos also doesn't quite work right for several apps I've dealt with. What jumps to mind first is Web Mail. PROPERLY, you'd have your Kerberos ticket, your browser would pass the that to the web server and you'd be logged in through that. (this also requires that you be on a "known" computer and part of the server's realm). Realistically, people type their username/password over the net (with SSL we hope). The application passes that information to the IMAP server. The IMAP server that supports Kerberos usually takes username/password and try to get a kerberos ticket - if it works, then it lets you get mail. This is not the kerberos model. So you might as well use LDAP for authentication. You're not really giving anything up.


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The Wii U's tablet controller boasts a touch screen and gyroscopic controls, but according to newly surfaced patent filings, it could also one day sport a high-definition 3D display.
As spotted by Kotaku, Nintendo's patent filings for the Wii U surfaced online this month, and they reveal the company could develop a 3D-enabled Wii U controller.
The filings also indicate that Nintendo considered making the tablet controller capable of running in high definition at 1080p. As was revealed at the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo, the Wii U itself sports visual output at that level.
Nintendo's patent filing is not a concrete indication of what the company plans to do, only that it has the right to do so, should it choose to.
Nintendo had previously said it was not interested in 3D for the Wii U.
Nintendo first showed off the Wii U at its media briefing at E3 2011, letting show attendees go hands-on with the console. The system's final hardware configuration will be at E3 2012, and the system will ship worldwide this holiday season.


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Kentucky State Police have made an arrest after two robberies in Rockcastle County.
Troopers said Lee Speaks, 28, was arrested and charged with 1st degree robbery.
According to police, a man robbed the Citizens Bank in Brodhead around 5:40 p.m. on Friday.
They said he walked in holding a gun and demanded Monday. He ran off once he got the cash.
Troopers said it was a second robbery though that happened in Mount Vernon on Saturday that helped them identify and arrest the suspect.