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A stent is formed from a series of radially aligned expandable rings. The rings are formed of a radio-transparent material that are linked by a radiopaque spine. A thin but very bright fluoroscopic image is thereby created, without compromising the strength of the stent. The small cross-section of the illuminated spine also serves to minimize interference with the image of the lesion when the stent is being positioned thereover. In the event galvanic corrosion causes the radiopaque spine to become detached from the radio-transparent ring elements, their expanded state precludes their shifting within the lumen. While the sandwiched position of the spine against the lumen wall prevents it from shifting as well.
1. An intravascular stent having a generally cylindrical shape, comprising:
a series of rings formed only of radio-transparent material and configured so as to be expandable; and
a spine, longitudinally oriented and continuously extending along the entire length of said stent, the entire length of said spine formed of radiopaque material and said spine directly connected to at least two of said rings.
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11. An intravascular stent having a generally cylindrical shape, comprising:
a series of rings formed only of radio-transparent material and configured so as to be expandable;
a first spine, longitudinally oriented and continuously extending along the entire length of said stent, formed of radiopaque material and directly connected to at least two of said rings; and
a second spine, longitudinally oriented along said stent, formed of radio-transparent material and directly connected to each of said rings.
This invention generally relates to endoprosthesis devices, most often referred to as stents, and more particularly pertains to the radiopaque marking of such devices.
Stents are useful in the treatment of atherosclerotic stenosis in blood vessels and are generally tubular shaped devices which function to hold open a segment of a blood vessel or other anatomical lumen. They are particularly suitable for use in supporting and holding back a dissected arterial lining which could otherwise occlude the fluid passageway therethrough.
In order to accomplish precise placement of stents, various means are employed to identify the position of the stent within a blood vessel. One means frequently described for accomplishing precise placement of a stent is the attachment of small radiopaque markers to the stent so that through the use of fluoroscopy, the position of the stent within a blood vessel can be identified. Once the stent with its radiopaque markers has been implanted, subsequent checkups of the treated segment are easily performed since the markers remain visible under fluoroscopic illumination.
Conventional radiopaque markers, however, have a number of limitations. Upon attachment to a stent, conventional radiopaque markers may project from the surface of the stent, thereby comprising a departure from the ideal profile of the stent. Such conventional radiopaque markers protrude from the walls of the stent and depending upon their location upon the stent, may either project inwardly to disrupt blood flow or outwardly to traumatize the walls of the blood vessel. In addition, conventional radiopaque markers have the disadvantage in that their attachment to the stent can be tedious and imprecise. Moreover, the configuration of many heretofore known markers fails to provide a precise indication of the location and position of the stent. Finally, the galvanic corrosion that might result from the contact of two disparate metals, i.e., the metal used in the construction of the stent and the radiopaque metal of the marker could eventually cause the marker to become separated from the stent which could be problematic should the marker be swept downstream.
Other conventional radiopaque markers restrict the expansion capabilities of an expandable stent by adding rigidity to the stent in areas designated for stent deformation. In other cases, the stents are formed wholly of radiopaque material, such as tantalum, that is highly effective for use in identifying the location of a stent within a vessel, but fluoroscopically illuminates so brightly so as to obscure proper visibility of the blood vessel lesion, thereby impairing the ability to repair the lesion. Finally, conventional radiopaque markers do not generally, under fluoroscopy, provide the operator with means to accurately access the position of the entire length of the stent.
Stents have also been previously marked by plating selected portions thereof with a radiopaque material. An advantageously selected pattern of plated areas would theoretically allow the position, length and diameter of the stent to be discerned. However, due to the minimal thickness of the plating, only an extremely faint fluoroscopic image can be generated which may ultimately limit its utility. Plating may also lead to flaking of the plated material which will embolize and result in undesirable conditions.
To overcome the problems and limitations associated with stents having conventional radiopaque markers, or plated markers, it would be desirable to employ radiopaque markers or markings that do not limit or otherwise interfere in the expansion capabilities of an expandable stent, nor alter the profile of the stent, that are clearly visible, that provide means for visualizing the entire length of the stent, that do not obscure the blood vessel lesion being repaired and that are not detrimentally affected by galvanic corrosion.
The present invention provides for the radiopaque marking of a stent so as to effectively identify the position of such stent, both while fitted to the delivery device as well as upon implantation within a blood vessel, without inordinately obscuring the lesion being repaired. While the marking may form an integral part of a stent, it does not in any way limit the expansion capabilities of the stent. Furthermore, the marking is not adversely affected by galvanic corrosion. The radiopaque marking of the present invention may be adapted to stents having various geometric shapes and that are constructed of any of various materials.
In a preferred embodiment, the stent of the present invention is of wire construction wherein a plurality of shaped wire rings are axially aligned and appropriately linked. This type of stent is well known in the art and offers significant advantages in terms of expandability, radial strength, longitudinal flexibility, and longitudinal stability during expansion. However, no radiopaque materials are known that satisfy the strength and biocompatibility requirements of such application. In order to render such stents fluoroscopically visible in accordance with the present invention, one or more spines of the stent are wholly formed of a radiopaque material. Such construction provides all of the advantages set forth above. Because the spine is wholly constructed of highly radiopaque material, it creates a brilliant image when fluoroscopically illuminated. Its presence along the entire length of the stent serves to unequivocally reveal the position and orientation of the stent. At the same time, the relatively small cross-section of the radiopaque spine serves to minimize the width of the image and therefore only minimally interferes with the visibility of a lesion adjacent thereto.
Additionally, because the spine runs longitudinally along the length of the stent, it does not participate in nor interfere with the deployment of the stent in which all deformation is limited to the radial expansion of the individual rings. Moreover, expansion causes the expanding rings to engage the vessel walls and thus causes the radiopaque spine to become sandwiched therebetween. Should galvanic corrosion cause the spine to become detached from any or all of the expanding rings to which it was originally attached, the spine will continue to be held in place by the radially outwardly directed forces of the expanded rings. Similarly, because each of the rings firmly engages the vessel walls and because the rings may be interconnected by one or more non-galvanically susceptible spines formed of radio transparent material, there is no danger of the rings becoming displaced. Additionally, because the radiopaque spine as well as the radiotransparent spines are located on the exterior of the rings, the flow of blood through the rings is not disrupted thereby and thus platelet activation and thrombosis formation is less likely. This in turn promotes healing and enhances the growth and attachment of endothelium while suppressing the proliferation of growth of smooth muscle cells and excess neointima in the vessels. The minimal thickness of the spines prevents the vessel walls from being traumatized.
The stent may be constructed using any of a variety of techniques including fabricating the series of expanding rings and then linking selected or all of the rings to the radiopaque spine. Any of various methods may be employed to attach the radiopaque spine to the radiotransparent rings.
These and other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiments which, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrate by way of example the principles of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stent of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment stent of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the stent shown in FIG. 2 in its expanded state.
The stent of the present invention includes a radiopaque marking that renders the stent's position clearly visible while nonetheless allowing the treatment site to be visualized. This enables the position of the stent to be monitored as it is being advanced through the vasculature by the delivery catheter, and allows the stent to be very precisely positioned relative the target site. The permanent marking additionally allows the stent's presence to be easily detected or verified at any time thereafter.
FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment representative of the present invention. The stent 12 is of wire construction wherein a series of rings are axially aligned and joined to one another. The undulating configuration allows the rings to be radially expanded such that the stent device can be introduced into the vasculature and advanced therethrough while in a relatively small diameter, low profile state and then expanded into a relatively large diameter, deployed state to provide support to a lumen. Expansion can be achieved by for example the inflation of an expandable balloon about which the stent is carried as it is advanced into place.
As is shown in FIG. 1, the individual rings 14 are joined by spines 16,18 that are longitudinally oriented along the entire stent. While the individual rings 14 of the stent and spines 16 are constructed of a radio-transparent material such as stainless steel, Nitinol, or titanium, spine 18 is constructed of a highly radiopaque material such as platinum-iridium, platinum, gold, or tantalum. The particular embodiment illustrated employs a single radiopaque spine 18. Additionally, in this particular embodiment, the radiopaque spine is joined to each and every ring 14 at points 20. It is noted that stainless steel is essentially radio-transparent when small diameter wire is used, thus stent rings 14 and spine 18 can be made from stainless steel as well.
The rings 14 may all be fabricated separately and then attached to the spines 16, 18 by any of various well known means such as by welding, laser welding, resistance welding, diffusion bonding, mechanical means or with the use of adhesives such as epoxies. The spines may have a round rectangular or a flat cross-section. Round wire spines have dimensions on the order of 0.002-0.010 inch in diameter. Rectangular or flat ribbon utilized as spine material is 0.003-0.010 inch wide and 0.001-0.005 inch thick.
FIG. 2. illustrates an alternative embodiment stent 22 in which more than one, and specifically two radiopaque spines 18 are employed. Additionally, such spines are joined 20 to only the most proximal and most distal rings 14. Other combinations of the number of radiopaque spines and the number of attachment points 20 are within the scope of the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates the stent shown in FIG. 2 in its expanded state. Each of the radio transparent rings 14, has undergone deformation to facilitate an increase in the diameter of the stent. The radiopaque spines 18, along with the radio-transparent spines 16 are not in any way been affected by and do not participate in the expansion. Upon expansion, the spines 16,18 continue to hold the expanded rings in place relative to one another.
The material used in the construction of the rings 14 and radiotransparent spines 16 is selected for its structural characteristics such as radial strength, expansion capability, longitudinal flexibility as well as its biocompatibility. In addition, so as not to obstruct the image of a lesion to be treated, such material must also be radio-transparent. The material used in the construction of the marker spines 18 is selected for its radiopacity and biocompatibility.
In use, the stent is first tightly crimped about the expandable balloon element of a balloon catheter while the stent is in its collapsed state. In such state, the position of the stent relative to the delivery device is visible as fluoroscopic illumination causes the radiopaque spine or spines of the stent as well as radiopaque markers positioned on the delivery device to be clearly visible. The position of the spine image or images relative the image or images of any markings on the delivery device serve to indicate the position of the stent on the delivery device.
As the stent carrying delivery catheter is inserted into and advanced through the vasculature, the position of the stent relative the delivery device can be continually monitored. Any shifting of the stent relative to the catheter can be immediately spotted and the appropriate remedial action taken. The radiopacity of the spine or, the spines 18 of the stent also enhances the visibility of the stent/delivery catheter combination to enable its progress through the vasculature to be followed.
As the deployment site is approached, the position of the stent is fine tuned by juxtaposing the illuminated spine or spines within the lesion. While the use of highly radiopaque material in the construction of such spines causes them to illuminate very brightly, its visibility as straight and thin lines ensures that its image does not obscure or only minimally obscures the substantially fainter image of a lesion when positioned therein or directly adjacent thereto. The stent can therefore be precisely centered within the lesion.
The fact that a stent has been implanted is readily evident during a radiological examination of the patient later in life as the bright image generated by a radiopaque spine can not be over looked. Additionally, because the rings are expanded against the vessel walls, and because they may be interconnected by radio-transparent spines, they remain in place even if galvanic corrosion should cause one or more of the rings to become separated from the radiopaque spine. Similarly, because the radiopaque spine is sandwiched between the expanded rings and the lumen walls, the spine also stays in place even if galvanic corrosion causes all rings to become disjoined from such spine. As a result, the position of the stent continues to be clearly discernable and the possibility of a component thereof from being washed downstream is effectively eliminated.
While a particular form of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will also be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is not intended that the invention be limited except by the appended claims.
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Here is a low-key documentary on John Baldessari.
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Interface LA
INTERFACE LA – Highlights from The Bootleg Theater from Charlie Visnic on Vimeo.
Interesting party footage–I think the vibe comes across. The video is not synced tho, FYI.
C&P Performers, not in order from the video
PETER KIRN (http://createdigitalmusic.com)
MOLDOVER (http://moldover.com)
Mmm hmm!
"Outdated representations of African-American nerds are simply not cutting it anymore"
A coalition of African-American activists and scholars released a strongly worded statement Monday citing the "urgent need" for popular media to depict a new black nerd archetype that more accurately reflects the full spectrum of 21st-century American dorkdom.
"Outdated representations of African-American nerds are simply not cutting it anymore," the statement read in part. "Perhaps in the '80s and '90s it was possible for young people to identify with Steve Urkel's hiked-up pants, nasal voice, and lovable catchphrase of 'Did I do that?' But today's black nerds are different."
"They may not carry slide rules and calculators, but they do carry smartphones to make posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare," the statement continued. "Yet where are the modern-day nerds of color in our films and television programs?"
African-American Community Calls For New Black Nerd Archetype
The Granular Synthesis of Curtis Roads
Watch Motherboard – The Granular Synthesis of Curtis Roads
This is a pretty amazing video. Granular Synthesis I can wrap my head around (imagine a more complex version of additive synthesis, but on a micro-scale), but what really amazes me is Curtis Roads was doing it in 1975 on a mainframe with punchcards. You heard me. How much more nerdcred does this guy need? Ok, lemme back up for a minute. I am, actually, old enough to know what punchcards are (but, keep in mind I was like 5 years old and hanging out at my mom's company to learn about them). Back in the day (and my intro to computer science teacher in college was amazing because he explained this to us and made us basically write out our algorythms before we came to class to program them), a programmer would have to write out a program in its entirety and then wait for days sometimes, to get the program to execute. This is totally the opposite of people can work today, where they can see the results of a coding change realtime, or, on the web, with a simple page refresh. Pretty leet, I gotta say.
Check out this video–even an Autechre song makes a cameo (but, I would add to the video's description that what made Autechre and similar IDM artists' work so mindblowing wasn't simply due to complex rhythms, it was that plus the unheard-of-before combination of electronically-generated revolutionary sounds while still maintaining a "more accessible" composition in terms of melody and so forth. At some point Roads says he considers his music "point, line, cloud" because a grain, or sound particle is a point, a series of points on either or both the x or y axis, and a cloud,–IMHO–is actually "a left-to-right series of chords") BECAUSE CURTIS ROADS OPENED FOR THEM in the early 00s. Uh-huh.
He also recommends a book for sound-design inspiration. It's called Education of a Gardener. Really. Just go watch this thing, ok?
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[SAT Jun. 20] Artificial Intelligence 1: Excepion AM Release Party FREE
Hangovers are the annoying, productivity-inhibiting result of a night spent drinking quite a bit, and yet we still put up with them because it's fun to loosen up, be social, and dance. Sure, it's easy to pop some aspirin, rehydrate and muddle through the morning, but wouldn't it be cool if music could relieve your hangover?
That's the concept behind Exception AM, a free digital compilation from subVariant that aims to present a collection of electronic music to help you feel better in the morning after a night of drinking. To celebrate the release on June 20, the release party will be held at Ai lounge in River North as the first in a series of concept parties called "Artificial Intelligence." Liz Revision will mix the mostly-ambient and downtempo tracks from the compilation together at the beginning of the night and will then hand over the decks to local DJs Silentcorp, Andrew Kevins, Dirtybird, and Droopy to finish out the night with techno and house. The party will be free all night from 10pm-3am.
subVariant's Artificial Intelligence showcase is a series of concept parties that aim to merge art, design, humor, and fun into a dance music scene that often takes itself too seriously, while still maintaining the high level of musical quality and experimentation the company is known for and continuing to support the local electronic music community.
subVariant presents "Artificial Intelligence 1: Exception AM Release Party"
Silentcorp DJs
Andrew Kevins
Liz Revision
Ai Lounge. 358 W. Ontario, Chicago IL. 21+
Benn Jordan creates an alternative score for "The Living Planet" in front of a live audience
Here's an article I wrote for CDM about Benn Jordan who's live-scoring said TV show at Sonotheque tomorrow (May 5).
Commercial music producer Benn Jordan (recording as The Flashbulb) stumbled upon David Attenborough's 1984 documentary series that was, in the creator's words, "more in touch with nature than any other." Along with the BBC he and his crew geared up for the endeavor–and they would risk their lives and careers to do so. The result, a TV series called "The Living Planet."…Benn loved the concept and the film, but said, "the only thing I'm not in love with about this series is the music. A bit too minimal and synthy when perhaps a more cinematic approach is needed." Taking it upon himself to re-invision the soundtrack, Benn–along with opener and visualist Polyfuse–will re-create live the score to the the first of The Living Planet series: "The Building Of The Earth."
IDM humor, Bollywood-style
Here'a a great little humorous website where you can insert your own subtitles into clips from Bollywood movies. Here's a bunch that are IDM-themed.
[More lol and ones by me after the jump]
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Make your own Simpsons Avatar
Well, Springfield IL may have lost out to Springfield VT, to host the Simpsons Movie premiere but we can all win with the Simpsons Avatar Maker on the Simpsons Movie Site.
Just clicking through the little Flash application lets you create the Matt Groening-created version of your persona, complete with satisfying little blips along the way. But apparently it's perpetually Fall / early Spring in Springfield, since you're forced to wear pants and a t-shirt. It's likely people will just be cropping the face and using it for message board avatars anyway. With mine, I snagged an atomic graphic for my t-shirt and was happy that I could re-create my monochrome wardrobe with ease.
On the topic of avatars, a friend at a wedding I went to over the weekend (on 7-7-07, of course), mentioned that his two daughters mainly love the Wii since they can create Mii avatars of people they know, sort of playing a virtual dress-up game, which is an interesting point to take note of in designing games for very young girls.
Should you need to create a Mii to use for the web, here's a nice little Mii-generator, also based in Flash.

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Feb 20 2008
Sherried Tomato Soup
My friend, Cathy, makes a version of this soup and any time I've eaten it, my eyes have closed and I've sighed with a deep, deep sense of solemnity and peace. It's a basic creamy tomato soup, but it uses simple pantry ingredients (as well as a couple of fresh ones), and it's made extra special by an addition of cooking sherry, which is found in the vinegar aisle in the grocery store. And it's one of those soups that can be altered to become uniquely yours: just stand over the stove and stir, tasting occasionally and adding a little bit of this, a little bit of that, until the taste is just right for you. This tomato soup accepts all people. Just like me.
Let's make it, baby! And I mean that respectfully, of course.
The Cast of Characters: Butter, Onion, Canned Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Cooking Sherry, Salt, Pepper, Sugar, Cream, Chicken Base (that's the gloopy, gloppy yellow stuff that comes in a jar.) Flat Leaf Parsley (optional) and Fresh Basil (optional).
To begin, dice 1 medium yellow or white onion.
Melt 6 tablespoons regular (salted) butter in a pot.
Throw in the onions…
And cook until transluscent.
Now dump in two 14.5-ounce cans of diced tomatoes…
And stir to combine.
Now add in one 46-ounce can/bottle of tomato juice. I used Organic because I wanted people to think "She's cool because she uses organic."
Hey. I'm just keepin' it real.
Next—and this is important in order to combat the acidity of the tomatoes—add in 3 to 6 tablespoons of sugar. Now, you'll want to start on the low side, then taste and add more as needed. Some tomatoes/tomato juice have more of an acidic bite than others.
(For what it's worth, and I realize it's not worth much, I use 6 tablespoons of sugar. But I like a little sweetness to my tomato soup. So don't listen to me.)
Next, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of chicken base to the pot. I added 3, and it wound up being a little too much. But it's a middle child thing…I'm always adding more, more, MORE!
Now you can add LOTS of freshly ground black pepper.
Stir to combine, then heat almost to a boil. Then turn off the heat.
NOW! Here's the nice little flavor that sets this soup apart. Add in 1 cup of cooking sherry. It'll keep you honest—I promise!
And NOW, people. It's time to get serious. And it's time to examine yourselves, and I mean that figuratively for Pete's sake: When it comes to heavy cream, are you a man or a mouse? I need an answer now, because we're about to add 1 1/2 cups of the stuff into our soup.
And mmm….stir it together.
Now chop up a handful of flat leaf parsley.
And really? I'm not opposed to the curly leaf parsley. And actually, blind taste tests have shown that there's really not much difference in taste. But flat leaf is a little more texturally palatable, so if you can find it, it's best.
"Texturally palatable." You know, I just throw these phrases out into the atmosphere and I have no idea where they come from. Or where they're going. Or where they've been.
Next, chop up a few leaves of fresh basil. (Well, "chiffonade" is the proper term…but that's way too complicated a topic to inject into this simple tomato soup.
Now go ahead and throw in the parsley…
And the basil…
And stir together. Next, take a whiff of this heavenly delight. Then faint. Then pick yourself up off the ground and grab your pepper mill again.
I always set it to fine for this soup, and I really let 'er loose.
I love freshly ground black pepper. It makes me feel really dangerous.
Next, ladel the delicious, creamy, flavorful soup into a bowl and serve with a bunch of this:
And finally, at long last, solemnity and peace will be within reach.
I guarantee it!
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Cathy's Sherried Tomato Soup
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- Easy
- Servings:
- 6
- 6 Tablespoons Melted Butter
- 1 whole Medium Onion, Diced
- 1 bottle (46 Oz.) Tomato Juice
- 2 cans (14 Oz. Cans) Diced Tomatoes
- 1 Tablespoon (up To 3 Tablespoons) Chicken Base
- 3 Tablespoons (up To 6 Tablespoons) Sugar
- 1 pinch Salt
- Black Pepper To Taste
- 1 cup Cooking Sherry
- 1-1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- Chopped Fresh Parsley
- Chopped Fresh Basil
Preparation Instructions
Sauté diced onions in butter until translucent. Then add canned tomatoes, tomato juice, chicken base, sugar, pinch of salt, black pepper and stir. Bring to a near boil, then turn off heat. Add in sherry and cream and stir. Add in parsley and basil to taste.
Adjust other seasonings and serve with yummy, crusty bread on a cold blustery, dreary, depressing, rainy, snowy day. Then close your eyes.
And give thanks for soups like this.
262 Comments
Jennifer On Friday, February 29 at 4:56 pm
I would so make this and eat it with grilled cheese or toasted cheese (Wisconsin thing). Sorry if it upsets anyone's delicate ideas of flavor but yeah, that sounds yummy!
Christi On Saturday, March 1 at 8:57 am
This was the best ever – so easy and so good! Thanks for sharing
Lisa On Saturday, March 1 at 1:53 pm
I must make this immediately.
Stacey On Sunday, March 2 at 12:02 pm
I made this the other day and it was delicious! I burned my tongue but that didn't keep me from polishing off two bowls while standing over the sink. I'm classy like that.
Char On Monday, March 3 at 5:07 am
This soup is awesome–YUM,YUM! Thank you so much for yet another simple but so delicious recipe!! Who knew cooking could be so fun?! Char
JodiG On Monday, March 3 at 12:31 pm
Wonderful and so easy! I didn't have chicken base so I used chicken broth and less tomato juice. Also, dried oregano and basil (forgot to get fresh herbs) and used sweet sherry.
Heather Kay On Monday, March 3 at 3:46 pm
I made this and it is the best tomato soup I have ever had!!
Vickie On Monday, March 3 at 3:55 pm
This is wonderful – thanks so much for the wonderful recipes, pictures, stories. You made my day
Robin On Monday, March 3 at 7:02 pm
I just made this for dinner along with grilled cheese made with MORE butter! My husband said it was the best soup he had ever had! Thanks so much for a great recipe that I will add to my family cook book!
AmyDinBigD On Monday, March 3 at 8:37 pm
I made this, the thyme bread, and the apple dumplings…now I am going to roll myself to bed and have pleasant dreams..
You, Ree are my favorite blog (your cooking and your regular) to read…I think you are pretty fabulous!
Pat On Wednesday, March 5 at 5:40 am
I made the soup and thyme bread a few nights ago for dinner. The kids and I all loved it. Thanks for sharing, Ree.
By the way, I agree with the above comments on Penzeys. They have great stuff…check out their website!
Diana On Thursday, March 6 at 6:06 am
Delicious! I've made it twice. I also really like your sandwich. I will be making my husband MM's favorite sandwich.
Tammy DiCaprio On Saturday, March 8 at 2:28 pm
Ree, I just had to tell you…I have been coming to the site for months and LOVE it like I can't tell you. But imagine my surprise when I opened my local paper here in Virginia Beach and they had a story about the top five recipe sits on the web and lo and behold, there you are! I thought you were my little secret but I think your site is so fantastic that I hope that story brings you many many more fans. I have tried so many of your recipes and not one has disappointed. You are getting a very long reach now and I just with you more and more success. Thank you for all the time and energy you put into this for us.
Rae On Monday, March 10 at 12:34 pm
Fantastic soup!! I roasted the tomatoes first but followed the recipe after that. Great.
Jensamom On Thursday, April 10 at 5:36 pm
I made this a month or so ago and it is truly FABULOUS! The recipe has a permanent place in my fecipe box! THANK YOU!!!!
Beth On Thursday, April 10 at 9:16 pm
Can anyone recommend a replacement for us Kosher folks who can't mix the chicken base with dairy?
Karen On Monday, April 14 at 4:21 pm
I made for this dinner tonight and it was AWESOME. I stayed on the conservative end of the sugar, chicken base, used unsalted butter and dried herbs instead of fresh. Really does seem like you could try all kinds of things with this soup and never mess it up. Will definitely make again. Thanks, PW!
Joy On Wednesday, April 16 at 10:37 pm
I actually had to double this recipe tonight.
It got RAVE reviews. That's good, right??? IT was good – delicioso!
And, I didn't tell my guinea pigs the secret ingredient!
Blue Castle On Tuesday, May 6 at 12:04 pm
This is the absolute BEST tomato soup I have EVER had! I made enough to freeze and my husband was disappointed not to be able to eat it as leftovers for the next few days. I took it out of the freezer this week and oh, it was sooooo good, again! Thank you for this awesome recipe.
Sharon On Thursday, May 22 at 12:36 am
Ree, I've made this recipe twice now. What a winner this soup is. One of our daughters said today that this won a place in our all time favorite family recipes, with other prized recipes Next time I'll make it with salt-free butter. Thanks for sharing on your blog. You are a hoot!!! Thanks again.
Sharon On Thursday, May 22 at 12:37 am
Oh, I forgot to add, this time I replaced the parsley with cilantro. Yum.
Judi Loy Smith On Monday, July 28 at 5:13 pm
I am so obsessed with this soup and make it all the time. I've been working on a lower fat version (although the heavy cream kind is my fav) so I made it with 2% milk and fell in love with it all over again (didn't like it when I made it with skim milk.) I also used white wine that was already open, which was so good. Thank you for this recipe…I'm in love with this soup!
Marisa On Monday, August 4 at 4:42 pm
I wish it was winter so I could make this! I can't wait to make it for my new mommy friends. Looks like it would be a comforting soup.
Deb On Tuesday, August 5 at 9:28 am
Your recipes all sound so good! Why can't they all be printable though? I'd really like the tomatoe soup one too! Thanks!
Kristin On Thursday, August 28 at 12:54 pm
I made this a bit different – I used 4 cups of chicken broth, 2 – 5.5 oz. V-8 Hot and Spicy and a bunch of fresh tomatoes. When served – I added parmesean cheese and a dallop of pesto – YUM
Adrianna On Wednesday, September 10 at 11:08 pm
add lots of blue cheese!
Elizabeth On Saturday, September 13 at 6:07 pm
I made this evening. Hurricane Ike just blew by us and we've been trapped in the house since last night. This seemed like the perfect meal to end our long day. It was delicious and I will definitely make it again (before the next hurricane).
michele pew On Wednesday, October 8 at 1:21 pm
What a tasty treat sensation! I made this the other night for me and my sick friends (we all have colds). Sherried tomato soup and gooey grilled cheese! We were cured!
Thank you for sharing. I LOVE your website. How is it you don't have a TV show yet? (we should talk)
Jen On Wednesday, October 15 at 5:16 pm
I have made this several times over the last few months… Its always wonderful! Plus, if I have a glass of wine while fixing it and then a couple bowls of the sherried soup… I'm sure to have a nice relaxing evening, no matter how wild the kids are! LOL
pris On Wednesday, December 24 at 4:42 am
instead of sherry, i think i'll use white wne for this. my soup for christmas!
Sarah On Sunday, December 28 at 3:21 pm
This is amazing–and I hate tomato soup. I think alcohol always improves food, don't you?
Sarah On Sunday, December 28 at 3:22 pm
OH–and I didn't have chicken base, so I used a cube of bouillon instead. Seemed to work just fine.
Bridgette On Friday, January 2 at 8:58 pm
AHHHH! This was the best tomato soup I have ever had.
Shelly Lee Spratt On Sunday, February 15 at 8:14 pm
Oh my goodness!!!! This was so good! I used 3 T of butter and 3 T of olive oil. I also put my immersion blender to it before stirring in the sherry and cream. Served it with grilled cheese. Oh it was to die for!
minette On Wednesday, March 25 at 6:07 pm
This is absolutely the best tomato soup ever. I have served it on numerous occasions and have even frozen it, and given it as gifts. Everyone always wants the recipe. In fact, I am making it TONIGHT!!!! mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Pioneer woman is right; thank the Lord for soups like this!
Beth On Thursday, April 30 at 9:34 pm
I just made the recipe and I used 1/2 and 1/2 not the cream – yes it was good – but go ahead and use that cream..:) Fabulous soup. I used my fancy sherry and I thought I would float away
Lauren On Saturday, October 10 at 10:36 pm
I know this is way, way late – but I just came upon your blog about a month and a half ago and have been making my way through your archives. I couldn't wait to try this and finally got a chance to do so tonight. Ree – I am IN LOVE. It was the perfect soup. I substituted fire roasted tomatoes for an extra level of flavor, and used my fancy gray sea salt and my real sherry, and it just put it all over the top. I served it with grilled fresh sourdough bread and tucked in right away. Perfect comfort food on this cold, Minnesota night. Thanks for all of your inspiration and humor. And for my new favorite soup recipe!
Laura Flowers On Tuesday, November 10 at 11:07 am
Hi Ree,
We had this for dinner last night and it was delicous. It was real, it was food, and was fast, and it was wonderful. Thanks for sharing this one. It's going into my keep forever pile.
Caitlin On Wednesday, December 2 at 11:59 am
Thank you so much for this recipe. I made it last night for my husband and I and Oh My Goodness, it is delicious!
Dave G -- Six Degrees of Preparation On Saturday, January 2 at 1:09 pm
Yummy! I would add a bit of minced celery with the onion. I think celery is a wonderful flavor with tomato.
Also, your buttery thyme bread recipe link doesn't work.
AwakeButNapping On Saturday, January 2 at 2:28 pm
Do you get cooking sherry at the liquor store or grocery store?! I would love to make this today
Patti On Saturday, January 2 at 7:40 pm
I got your beautiful cookbook for Christmas and made this for dinner tonight. MMMMmmmm. Yours has to be the very best cookbook I have ever had, and I have hundreds. I absolutely loved the cover, the amazing pictures inside, the stories, even if I had heard some of them before, and of course the recipes!! I had to force myself to quit reading it, because I know I am going to be so sad when I am finished with it. It really is a real page turner, you just know something beautiful, wonderful or delicious is coming on each page. I add sherry to all my seafood soups, but would never have thought to add it to tomato soup. Thanks for sharing your many talents with everyone.
treehouse Chef On Saturday, January 2 at 7:54 pm
I love tomato soup but have never used Sherry. Interesting idea. I must give this one a try. Thanks for sharing.
Ashley On Sunday, January 3 at 11:42 am
Looks delicious. Where can we find the recipe for the buttery thyme bread? Link isn't working
Diane On Sunday, January 3 at 8:33 pm
Please girls do not use cooking sherry, buy the real stuff it's sooo much better. One bottle will last for a while and the soup is outstanding.
Jana R On Monday, January 4 at 2:54 pm
So yummy and so easy!!! I didn't have Chicken Base so I reduced my tomato juice amount by 1 1/2 cups and added that much Chicken Stock. Love it!
linda On Monday, January 4 at 5:35 pm
Loved the soup!!! New favorite. I used chicken bouillon granules (1 tsp) since I did not have the base and it was still wonderful. Will try the good Sherry next time. It was great, Thanks
gagibson On Monday, January 4 at 5:55 pm
Yes, good, dry (not cooking) sherry, 1/2 cup chicken stock substituted for a half cup of the tomato juice, a minced garlic clove or two towards the end, and minced grocery store cilantro (when garden basil isn't available) turn this into the easiest, great, cold-day soup on the planet. I love it.
Lu Gohr On Tuesday, January 5 at 12:11 am
I added garlic. Didn't have cream, so I used the equal amount of evaporated milk. I also didn't have basil ( which I LOVE) so I used cilantro. I oven roasted some fennel with olive oil & sea salt an topped the soup with it. I could have ate the whole batch myself!!!!!!!
lexi On Wednesday, January 6 at 11:34 am
Looks sooo goos. I used to make this excact recipe at a restaraunt here in Toronto. It's -15C outside for the next week. brrrrrr. I think a recipe of this and Croque Monsieurs shall be dinner tonight! Although I don'y have chicken powder hmmmmm…. I think I'll try mushroom instead and see how that turns out!
Jennifer Mason On Thursday, January 7 at 8:28 pm
Love it! I can't stop eating it. I hope my family doesn't like it so I don't have to share.
Meredith On Friday, January 8 at 2:23 am
I made this, forgot the sugar and used cooking sherry and it was delicious! I made grilled cheese to go with it thinking the kids wouldn't touch the stuff. My 14 year old's first comment? "Hey, this actually isn't bad!" That's about as close as you get to a compliment from that teenager. They downed the soup and the grilled cheese went untouched.
Lynne On Friday, January 8 at 6:56 pm
I am very new to your blog and loving it.
Firstly, this recipe looks and sounds absolutely delicious and I (as a self-confessed soupaholic) will definitely be making it (just not yet as it is the middle of our summer here).
Secondly, I love that you photograph the ingredients at the beginning. I live in New Zealand and if I can see what I need I can get the same thing but in our brands and sizes. So I know, for example, that your imperial cans of tomatoes are the same as our metric 400g cans. Otherwise I don't make a lot of American sourced recipes as I don't know what the products are because of the different names.
And lastly, I love the different printing options you have.
Jen On Saturday, January 9 at 5:57 pm
I agree that this looks amazing! And, as EJ said, Penzey's spices are THE BEST!!!!!!!! I love your blog and bought my sister in law your cookbook. You now have another fan:)
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Robin On Tuesday, January 12 at 9:23 pm
I just made this for dinner tonight. DELISH!!! So good. I made some grilled cheese on some really good multigrain bread. I felt like I was having a gourmet version of my childhood fave! So yummy on this cold winter day!
heather On Monday, February 1 at 12:50 pm
i made this last night for dinner and it was AMAZING! thank you so much for sharing.
Faith On Tuesday, February 9 at 7:04 pm
Just found Pioneer Woman's website about a month ago. This is my fourth recipe to make. It was wonderful! I turned on some Frank Sinatra and when you mix that soup with this music…it turns out into a wonderful wintery day!
Patti Baker On Thursday, February 11 at 2:01 pm
This soup reminds me of a fantastic lobster bisque that I get at a favorite restaurant. It even has a float of sherry on top. Now I can make soup at home just as delicious!! Thanks Ree for another fantastic recipe!!!
Instead of the cooking sherry, I used Taylor's dry sherry down the liquor aisle at my grocery. I like to cook with it and maybe take a sip.
lethargiclass On Monday, February 15 at 10:59 am
This was delish! I had tons left vover so I froze it… I hope tomato soup freezes well!
Mo-G On Tuesday, February 16 at 4:05 pm
Made this yesterday with a friend and it was to DIE for! Pioneer Woman, still batting .1000 in the delicious recipe department!
Mo-G On Tuesday, February 16 at 4:10 pm
Also, I'd like to echo – use REAL dry sherry, not cooking sherry! You can find it inexpensively, it will last you a long time, and it tastes much better!


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14 Photos of a Procession Celebrating the 95th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima
St. Benedict's parish (Chesapeake, VA) celebrated the 95th anniversary of the Fatima apparition. With several parishes from the area we marched a Eucharistic procession from Star of the Sea Catholic Church to the 17th St. Park in Virginia Beach.
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Listers, the inculturation of the Mater Dei by people groups throughout the globe and throughout the centuries has led to a plethora of beautiful and unique expressions of her maternal attributes. She is our Mother and our Queen. While displaying her regal and maternal characteristics has taken on various forms for various cultures, the themes...
Our Lady of the Rosary: 5 Lists about the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Boxing promoter Chris Sanigar appeals for backing to stage Lee Haskins' big fight in Bristol
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Chris Sanigar is appealing for support from the Bristol business community to help bring back championship boxing to the city.
Once a regular venue for big domestic and international title contests, Bristol has not staged a major fight since Olympic champion Audley Harrison appeared at Whitchurch Sports Centre in 2003.
Despite Easton-based promoter Sanigar producing a string of champions, none has been able to box in front of their home-town supporters owing to the absence of a modern, state-of-the-art indoor venue.
But Sanigar says he is determined to right that particular wrong when Lockleaze-born southpaw Lee Haskins returns to championship action for the first time since surrendering the European title to Belgium's Stephane Jamoye in Liege in December.
Haskins has been ordered to meet Newcastle's Martin Ward for the vacant British bantamweight crown and purse bids must be in by February 14.
Sanigar is confident he can win the purse bid and give his man the crucial home advantage he lacked when defending his continental belt against Jamoye.
The British Boxing Board of Control say the fight must take place before the end of April and Sanigar is exploring the possibility of staging the battle of Britain's little men at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College in Filton.
But he needs backing from the local business community in the form of sponsorship to make such an event financially viable and is appealing for help.
Sanigar, who guided Bristolians Ross Hale and Glenn Catley to major titles in the 1990s, told The Post: "I have never lost a purse bid and I know I can land this fight for Bristol.
"I have a venue lined up, but need some help to make it happen.
"It is outrageous that a city of this size does not have a decent indoor arena and this is something that is holding our elite sportsmen and women back.
"I won the purse bids for Haskins versus Jamoye but could not find a suitable venue in Bristol for a fight of that magnitude. I'm convinced Lee would have won that fight had it taken place here.
"A British title fight would not cost as much to stage and I believe we could put that show on at Filton. But I still need help and I am appealing to local business to support me and Lee.
"If Bristol is really serious about becoming a venue for major sporting events, then the city has to put its money where its mouth is.
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"Bristol has some outstanding sporting champions and they deserve better."
All but three of Ward's 17 paid outings have been staged in his native north east and the 24-year-old Geordie has been beaten only once.
Haskins won the vacant European bantamweight title when out-pointing Stuart Hall in nearby Clevedon last July, but that event was only able to go ahead with the support of London-based promoter Mick Hennessey, who had a TV deal with Channel Five.
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This page will showcase WIXY's incredible involvement in Cleveland and the vicinity. Newspaper clippings and promotional items will be displayed here. A tip of the hat to all who helped! If you have anything to add, please contact us!
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A real treasure...the
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Our thanks to former WIXY DJ Johnny Canton for providing this, and the 4 articles that follow!
A Press Release showing
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A WIXY "What's
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Another news release
about the WIXY/Beatles concert in 1966
The WIXY basketball
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following article appeared in the Cleveland Press Showtime Magazine,
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For Cleveland
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Verizon's FiOS-Optimized 802.11N Router Soon
Verizon will offer a router for its fiber-optic broadband service that supports the latest Wi-Fi standard.
Broadband Reports recently spoke with Verizon's Bill Kula in regards to a wireless router for FiOS that supports the 802.11N standard.
Current models in use by Verizon--the Actiontec or the Westell--do not support the latest standard. Thus, users are required to connect an additional 802.11N unit to their FiOS router. As Broadband Reports states, a 802.11N would save an outlet and simplify the overall setup.
But that's about to change. According to Kula, an updated router is on the way. "We have a broadband home router in system integration testing now," he said. "We expect it to come out in the July/August timeframe (and) it has the 802.11n radio, and Gigabit Ethernet interface."
For the uninitiated, FiOS is Verizon's high-speed fiber-optic broadband Internet connection. Depending on the area, the service can provide speeds up to 50 Mbps downstream and 25 Mbps upstream. Unfortunately, FiOS isn't available everywhere--interested consumers will need to head here to see if FiOS is available locally.
Most Tom's Hardware readers however, will likely opt for their own preferred routers instead of using an ISP supplied device.
Which router brand do you prefer?
0scook9 , April 16, 2010 10:12 PMAbout god dam time....the actiontec is a POS
These (gigabit ethernet and wireless n) should have both been in the original model...
-4Shadow703793 , April 16, 2010 10:16 PMQuote:Which router brand do you prefer?
Fore wired CAT5 at home, I use a Cisco.
Fore WiFi, I use a ASUS. I don't use WiFi, the only reason for this being at my house is cause my sister wanted to go online with here DS Lite.
3Shadow703793 , April 16, 2010 10:19 PMJust curious, can any one with FiOS post their Speedtest.net results? I'm interested in seeing if Verizon,et al actually delivers all of this bandwidth.
2mr_chen , April 16, 2010 10:33 PMLinksys WRT160NL or ASUS WL-520gU, both routers are supported by dd-wrt. dd-wrt is a much better firmware than what comes by default with routers. I do prefer 3rd party firmware for router (either dd-wrt, tomato, openwrt).
ASUS WL-520gU is very interesting because it's very cheap and you can configure as a wireless printer server for usb printer.
2geofry , April 16, 2010 10:35 PMI've gotten my rated bandwidth and then some at times (25mbs/10mbps) The worse problem I've had was that the guys using the pizza slicer (looks like a giant pizza cutting wheel) cut my fiber line in half putting in the run for my next door neighbor.
0cknobman , April 16, 2010 10:46 PMI have the FIOS lowest tier offering which is claimed to be 15 down 5 up. I just did a speedtest.net test. My results were 15.33 up and 5.4 down.
So shadow in my experience yes verizon does deliver the bandwidth claimed.
0Anonymous , April 16, 2010 10:49 PM
This is for a 25 down 15 up plan.
0xsupercat8000 , April 16, 2010 11:19 PMhttp://www.speedtest.net/result/784366418.png
25/25 plan using my own router + their actiontec
1JOSHSKORN , April 16, 2010 11:47 PMshadow703793Just curious, can any one with FiOS post their Speedtest.net results? I'm interested in seeing if Verizon,et al actually delivers all of this bandwidth.
This is for th 25/20 plan: http://www.speedtest.net/result/784834509.png
-2RySean , April 16, 2010 11:48 PMApple Airport Extreme. For sure. Also, I really wish I had FIOS in my area... I have ATT Uverse's fastest offering (18 mpbs). But sometimes it's not enough, lol.
0intelliclint , April 17, 2010 12:09 AMI use an old Compaq Prolient server running Clark Connect for a router. Offering fully proxy with content filtering and antivirus, OpenVPN, Intrustion detection, Fileshares, UPnP meida server, and anything else I want to run on it. It has a gigabit ethernet card plus the the on board fast ethernet which hooks to my u-verse residental gateway is set to full DMZ to it. I can't wait for FiOS cause I'm only getting 18Mbs by 1.5Mbs and the latancy is higher then my old cable modem.
I have a Linksys router but only use it for a bridge form wired to wireless, because it is more cost effetive then just an access point.
0darkknight22 , April 17, 2010 12:10 AMI have FIOS here in Tampa 25/25 and it's been the best thing since sliced bread. I'm able to get as rated speeds 24/7.
I don't really care about the N because I don't have any N devices, but it's still nice to see them progressing anyway.
0Shadow703793 , April 17, 2010 12:20 AMJOSHSKORNThis is for th 25/20 plan: http://www.speedtest.net/result/784834509.png
Thank you. Good to know you are getting most out of it.darkknight22I have FIOS here in Tampa 25/25 and it's been the best thing since sliced bread. I'm able to get as rated speeds 24/7.I don't really care about the N because I don't have any N devices, but it's still nice to see them progressing anyway.
Thank you too.
0Anonymous , April 17, 2010 2:24 AMFIOS does the job. I'm on the 35/35 plan. No complaints whatsoever.
0sixbone , April 17, 2010 3:58 AM35/35 here http://www.speedtest.net/result/784970602.png
0anamaniac , April 17, 2010 6:15 AMWell, I get an average of 16/1. I'm on copper with Shaw (Canadian). Though I am paying $50/month for it.
I've gotten 25mb/s before, but that's because my ISP was upgrading the equipment in the area and forgot to cap me. =D
Though my ISP doesn't offer any plan with any realistic upload speeds (however, they are torrent friendly, and even have recommend utorrent settings on their site, granted recommending you don't seed at all).
I had to pay $150 to get a dual band N gigabit router though. I want one supplied for me. =(
The signal on my Dlink DIR-825 travels quite a distance, but the actual transfer speeds are quite low, even on 5GHz with the device a foot away.
0ThisIsMe , April 17, 2010 6:55 AMhttp://www.speedtest.net/result/785063169.png
I have the basic plain bottom of the barrel Road Runner package, which obviosly won't compete with the FIOS upload speeds, but my download speeds are more than adequate and very stable and consistant. Speed ratings from Time Warner for this package should be at least 384Kb-up/12Mb-down
0Anonymous , April 17, 2010 7:20 AMFiOS is not available in my state, but (ironically) I work for Verizon in their Fiber Solution Center (fancy name for tech support). Verizon's hardware is actually pretty dang good most of the time. The Verizon-supplied routers are required for anyone with a MoCA (Media over Coax) systems or if they have TV services as well. The router has a coax connection on it that allows it to connect to the STBs (outdated Motorola boxes with really bad firmware installed, in my opinion) so that it can receive guide information, video on demand, and a widgets feature (which are all provided through the internet).
My complaint against Verizon isn't its hardware, but rather the software (and websites). The vast majority of problems that people have with Verizon FiOS services come not from the hardware, but from the software that runs it.
0raidenfox123 , April 17, 2010 12:53 PMhttp://results.speedtest.comcast.net/result/36927622.png
Two Diffrent Sites, about the same result.
In all honesty, any Gateway with Propriatory software sucks. Comcast has been doing name brand routers for some time now. Depending on speed package they offer G or N
0tmc , April 17, 2010 5:03 PMWoo Hoo! something to go nicely with that recently reduced speed 15/5.. formerly 25/25, 25/15 or 20/5 depeding upon when you signed up in the past 2 1/2 years..


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The philosophy of too many leftists was on display in the Colorado legislature this week, as a Democratic state representative plainly stated that women shouldn't need guns to defend themselves from attackers and rapists.
In his own words:
"There are some gender inequities on college campuses.: This is true.: And universities have been faced with that situation for a long time.: It's why we have call boxes, it's why we have safe zones, it's why we have the whistles. Because you just don't know who you're gonna be shooting at. And you don't know if you feel like you're gonna be raped, or if you feel like someone's been following you around or if you feel like you're in trouble and when you may actually not be, that you pop out that gun and you pop – pop a round at somebody."
So apparently, Democratic State Representative Joe Salazar is afraid that if women are allowed to carry concealed weapons on college campuses in Colorado, they're just going to freak out and shoot every male in sight.
Salazar issued a rather boilerplate "I'm sorry if anyone was offended" apology, but the ridiculousness of his argument stands.
If someone comes at you intent on rape and/or murder, a call box will not save you.
If someone comes at you intent on rape and/or murder, why would you think a "safe zone" would be safe?
If someone comes at you intent on rape and/or murder, how is a whistle going to save your life?
All of these things (except maybe for a "safe zone") might be helpful for people who don't want to carry a gun for self defense, taking the option away from women basically leaves them defenseless.: What should a woman do when approached by a rapist and there is no call box nearby?: What if there is no one close by to hear a whistle?
But most of all, why is it acceptable for the party that claims to be the champions of womens' rights to promote legislation based on a philosophy that women should be rendered defenseless when faced with a physical attack?
During the debate over the Democrats' health care bill, Democrats repeatedly said that the Republican position was that if people get sick, then they should just hope that they get better.
When it comes to gun control, the Democrats' position seems to be that if you are faced with an attacker, you should blow your whistle, and kiss your ass goodbye.
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1. What
was your favourite book when you were a child?
"Molesworth" by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald
Searle (and it's still my favourite now, I've
got 3 copies!)
2. If you could be any
character from a book, who would you be and why?
There's loads! The Cheshire Cat from Alice in
Wonderland, Plug from the Beano, or Riverboat Lil from
the Murderous Maths books - they all seem to have
fun in amazing ways, and enjoy being themselves.
3. Can you tell us a secret
about yourself? Something that readers might be surprised
to learn about their favourite author?
I have real trouble concentrating if my shoelaces
aren't at exactly the correct tightness.
4. Who inspired
you to become a writer and what writers do you admire
No single influence, but the first things I wrote
were pantomimes having enjoyed the traditional York
pantos so much as a kid. Later I came across Tom
Lehrer who did amazingly funny songs at the piano so
I tried to write stuff like him. I've always admired
any well-written reference book (David Well's "Dictionary
of Curious and Interesting Numbers" is a favourite),
and I'm always impressed at a good detective story,
(PD James, Agatha Christie, Colin Dexter). BUT right
now there's one absolute winner for me who manages to
combine amazing ideas with great characters, a good
story full of unexpected twists and some utterly hilarious
touches, and (at the risk of making him feel smug) that's
Philip Reeve.
5. You are well known for
your Murderous Maths books, what made you decide
to write a novel?
I've always liked making up the little stories for the
characters in the MM books, and began to wonder if I
could write a Murderous Maths book without the maths.
I tried a few ideas, but Urgum was the one that took
off, especially as Philip is so good at drawing funny
barbarian pictures.
6. Where did you get your inspiration
for Urgum the Axeman from?
There's an old maths puzzle which I wanted to put in
the first MM book, but to make it "murderous"
I adapted it to involve the scariest character I could
think of which was an AXEMAN, and I gave him a brutish
sounding name which was URGUM. Gradually over the next
MM books he appeared more and more along with a
few other savage characters so by the time I came to
write the novel, a lot of the people were already in
7. Who are your three favourite
characters in Urgum the Axeman?
8. Is there going to be another Urgum
the Axeman book after this one?
I'm writing the second one right now, and I get more
and more ideas as I go along, so let's hope there's
a few more!
9. What advice would you give to any children
who would like to become writers?
Writing stuff is sometimes hard work, but what's even
harder is crossing it out! The best way to know when
something's worth keeping or not is to ask a patient
friend if you can read it out to them. If you
find you read it from start to finish and it sounds
good then well done. However if you find you're skipping
bits or you're trying to rush through to "the next
good bit" then you've got some crossing out to
10. You are very well known for your
Murderous Maths series, have you always loved maths
at school?
I did because I had a couple of really ace maths teachers,
but also I've got a maths brain so I could do it. It's
easier to like something you're good at! I wish I'd
had a football brain, but my boots and a ball are
just an embarrassment for all concerned!
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Martin Thrasher 87 of Burkesville died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Cumberland County Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Jamah Crawley Thrasher; one daughter Ronda Chandler and husband Delbert of Tompkinsville; one sister Alice Taylor of Weldon, Illinois; sisters and brothers in law, Festus Conley, Stella and Loyd Cross, Truesdale and Pat Crawley. A host of nieces, nephews and friends also survive.
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The Luminary Returns with the Post Performance Series This Summer, Featuring Local Art and Music Collaborations
Each show from May through July features a trio of eclectic electronic-based musicians performing individual sets. At the final show in August, dubbed Current -- An Open Air Workshop and Performance, all the musicians featured return to hold an open house style workshop. After a meet and greet with the audience, they will perform improvisational, collaborative sets together in three separate groups.
Mabel Suen The now-defunct Theodore at a Post Performance in 2010.
"If you go each month, you'll see that it actually builds toward something," says McAnally. "You can get familiar with the artists and see how they evolve and collaborate together."
The corresponding modular visual installation comes from artist Josh Welker, with his piece summer flat (she wore hot pants) 1,2,3,and 4 which consists of 80 to 100 individual painted wooden objects that Luminary cofounders James and Brea McAnally will arrange around the plaza like building blocks for each show.
The Luminary Presents POST PERFORMANCES: Black Spade & Alex Petrowsky
"This is an opportunity for us to continue to do music programming even while we're renovating, " says McAnally, who took a break from monitoring ongoing renovations at the new space located at 2701-7 Cherokee to chat with RFT Music. Since the Luminary's relocation, the dynamic husband-and-wife duo have continued to host art programming in a temporary space at 2644 Cherokee (more info on that on the Luminary website). They are hoping to hold their first visual exhibitions at the new space in July or August.
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The Obama administration has invited a senior North Korean diplomat to New York this week for negotiations. But the meeting lacks a strong objective and rewards Pyongyang's past aggression, leaving little for the U.S. to gain and much to lose. The diplomatic objectives are naïve at best. According to a State Department news release, this will be an "exploratory meeting" to see if North Korea is ready to abide by its previous commitments. The U.S. will also be checking in to see if North Korea is ready to take "concrete and irreversible steps" toward dismantling its nuclear program.
But the United States doesn't need a meeting to explore Pyongyang's attitude.
North Korea has ignored its previous commitments and expanded its nuclear program. Since the six-party talks collapsed in 2009, North Korea has conducted nuclear tests, killed myriad South Koreans by torpedoing a boat and shelling an island, held American citizens captive, moved forward on uranium enrichment, fired a short-range missile, and begun constructing train tracks to connect even larger missile testing and assembly sites.
These actions speak louder than the empty promises of any North Korean diplomat.
This is the same old cycle. Talks stall; North Korea reacts aggressively; it then briefly pauses its hostilities; and the international community welcomes its back to negotiations and rewards it—not for exhibiting good behavior but for simply stopping bad behavior. While talks may delay another act of North Korean aggression, they also buy time for Pyongyang to ensure its next stunt is even grander.
The Obama administration seems to recognize this pattern. But it's oddly pressing ahead regardless. Hillary Clinton stated that "we do not intend to reward the North just for returning to the table. We will not give them anything new for actions they have already agreed to take. And we have no appetite for pursuing protracted negotiations that will only lead us right back to where we have already been."
But the Obama administration does not seem to realize that talks are, in themselves, a reward that bolsters North Korea's legitimacy. A better approach would be to isolate it. If the Obama administration feels pressed to do something decisive, it could support North Korean oppositionists. The last year has demonstrated the potential of citizens' discontent to topple dictatorial regimes, and North Korea is already unpopular and unstable. If there's one certainty, it's that change won't come while Kim Jong-il is in power.


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A new Fox poll shows that Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and former Republican New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani continue to lead rivals in their quests to become their party's '08 presidential nominee. Clinton has also closed the gap with Giuliani in a hypothetical one-on-one matchup.
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(ABC 6 News) -- With just 75 days left before election day, the campaign for governor is heating up.
On Thursday, GOP candidate Jeff Johnson called a press conference challenging Governor Mark Dayton to a series of 13 debates, asking at least two be held at the Minnesota State Fair.
Governor Dayton has said he'll agree to six debates.
While both candidates will focus on connecting with voters at the "Great Minnesota Get Together," which started Thursday, Johnson said he wants to put an emphasis on getting together with greater Minnesota.
"I think greater Minnesota, both southern Minnesota and western, maybe to a lesser extent the iron range, are going to decide the race," Johnson said.
On Thursday night, Johnson visited with voters at Stewartville's Dog Days of Summer celebration along with his running mate, Bill Kuisle, a southern Minnesota native and longtime state representative.
Both said it's the areas outside the metro that will be the key to the election.
"Greater Minnesota has always been one of those independents, you have to appeal to the independents," Kuisle said. "And that's what we have been concentrating on since the endorsement, and we concentrated on before the primary."
But both Johnson and Kuisle said wherever they campaign, the election will likely come down to jobs and the economy.
Minnesota's unemployment rate is below the national average, but Johnson said he fells many people are underemployed, something he wants to change.
"We need to create an economy in this state where people are actually working in jobs that they're satisfied with, that are paying them a level that is equal to their education," Johnson said. "That can be done, but it's going to take a little bit of work."
The latest polls show Johnson trailing Gov. Dayton by between 6 and 8 percent, but Johnson said he's actually thrilled to be in that position given what he's spent on advertising.


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WORCESTER, Mass. - Senior Matt Perron (Auburn, Mass.) hit his first two collegiate home runs as the Holy Cross baseball team swept a doubleheader with Bucknell this afternoon on Senior Day in Patriot League action at Fitton Field, winning by scores of 5-0 and 15-1. With the wins, the Crusaders improve to 10-18 overall (7-7 Patriot League), while the Bison fall to 14-22 overall (6-10 Patriot League). Holy Cross took the series 3-1.
In the first game, the Crusaders took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second when they scored two runs on an error. Holy Cross then increased its lead to 4-0 in the third inning when junior Kyle Lister (Lincoln, R.I.) drove in two runs with a double down the right field line driving in senior Norm Roth (Orange, Conn.) and sophomore Tyler Stampone (Meadowbrook, Pa.). The Crusaders added one run in the sixth to make it a 5-0 game, when sophomore Jake Gorman (Norfolk, Mass.) singled though the left side with two outs bringing in sophomore Tim Hughes (Andover, Mass.) who had doubled to lead off the inning. Freshman Bobby Holmes (Dedham, Mass.) was outstanding as he earned his first collegiate win pitching six shutout innings on five hits while striking out four.
In the second game, Holy Cross had a big fourth inning scoring eight runs to take an 8-0 lead. Lister drove in the first with a RBI double to left center, while Hughes drove in the next run with a single to center field. With the bases loaded and two outs, Gorman walked and Roth was hit by a pitch making it a 4-0 game. Junior Brendan Akashian (Lowell, Mass.) then doubled to right field driving in three runs, while Stampone drove Akashian in with a double down the left field line for the last run of the inning.
After the Bison scored one run in the top of the fifth, Holy Cross responded with five runs in the bottom of the inning, including a three-run homer to left field by Perron for his first collegiate homer. In the bottom of the sixth, Perron hit a two-run homer to left field for his second of the game. Freshman Ryan George (Seekonk, Mass.) recorded his first collegiate win as he pitched five innings allowing only one run on five hits while striking out two batters.
For the day, Hughes went 4-for-8 with one RBI, while Perron went 3-for-6 with five RBI.
Before the game seniors Jamie Aldrich (Stratford, Conn.), Kevin Beglane (East Longmeadow, Mass.), Matt Blake (Concord, N.H.), Scott Hampe (Dedham, Mass.), Mike Miller (Wayzata, Minn.), Rob Oteri (Sudbury, Mass.), Matt Perron (Auburn, Mass.), Norm Roth (Orange, Conn.), Patrick Rutherford (Basking Ridge, N.J.) and Andrew Tenaglia (Duxbury, Mass.) were honored for their hard work and dedication to the team on and off the field over the past four years.
The Crusaders will return to action on Thursday, April 26, when they host Brown at Fitton Field at 5:00 p.m.


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I have 2 systems with different PCI-e nvidia graphics cards, both running updated versions
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system 1: Video card is PCIe , nvidia0: <GeForce 8400 GS> on vgapci0
Everything works great, stable as a rock. Quad core cpu, 4GB DDR2 .
system 2: Video card is PCIe, GeForce 210
Seems to run X with no problem, however when I startkde (KDE4) the system
will either panic within 1 to 2 minutes, or it will panic when I exit KDE4. Both
panics force a reboot. Dual core cpu, 2GB DDR2.
Both systems use gpt and boot directly to ZFS.
The 2nd system seems to run Xorg just fine, I can email, browse, run apps just fine. It
seems to panic only when I start KDE4. Perhaps it is a combination of high memory
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Like an old photograph with wrinkled edges
my mind returns to the times that are etched,
So vividly they flash through my mind's screen,
times that I cherish when our love set us free.
I wish so much the bad words I could take and throw away,
for every second that we have we should be so amazed.
our love is a gift we were given to hold tight,
I am sorry when I've made things worse and chosen to fight.
This photograph of us deserves my care,
In my mind I feel you are aware.
I have no excuse for tears and pain,
I felt it too is all that I can say.
It seems a joke on us at times to steal the sweet embrace
the kisses and the glances that haunt me every day.
Why can't I tell you what losing you did to me
It only seems to make you feel not worthy.
But please know I realize how I let you slip,
through my fingers with my jealous trips.
I could kick myself and believe me I have so much,
Do you know the pain of realizing I lost true love?
Maybe this is what you don't see,
you think I blame you and you only,
No I don't it's just it was a shock for me.
I cried and cried for hours, days and weeks.
I cannot lie to you my love my heart and soul,
the day you disappeared carved a place that won't let go.
But it is not your fault you had the right to leave,
I needed to wake up and see my life and faults before me.
It doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt,
I may never get relief from the scars that lurk.
I don't blame you not at all please understand
I hate myself for letting passion make me mad.
I hurt from self inflicted wounds that stare me down.
I put them there and still my peace just can't be found.
My mind it plays that screen and looks at that photo
I stare and stare but I can't make my foolish actions not show.
So you see it isn't your fault at all,
you handled it like you knew to have resolve,
of course I throw the blame at times when my heart bleeds
the stains are those that I flung so wild and free.
I cannot tell you what the pain is like,
to know you had the one and only in your life.
I play the moment that will never stop in my mind.
the day I lost your love is stuck on rewind.
I hear the ghostly words you did this to yourself,
they've played so many times the words now even yell.
I cannot escape them because I know what price was paid.
My mind, my soul, my heart, my lips will never be the same.
The day our love got tossed and thrown so foolishly away.


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Department of Education Deputy Elevated to Commissioner
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Maine Gov. Paul LePage has elevated the deputy of the Department of Education to acting commissioner. Jim Rier (RYE'-er) of Topsham has worked in the education department for a decade, starting as director of finance and operations. He's served as deputy commissioner since 2011 under Stephen Bowen, who resigned last month […]
New Dept of Labor Commissioner makes First Public Appearance in Presque Isle
Recently we told you about the Maine Senate confirming a new Commissioner for the Department of Labor. Well, New Commissioner Jeanne Paquette made her first public appearance Thursday. And it was right here in Aroostook County. News Source 8's Katie Zarrilli reports.