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Friday, December 5, 2008
CrockPot Roasted Winter Root Vegetables
Day 340.
I learned back on February 5, that roasting vegetables in the crockpot was easy and fool-proof. We've eaten a lot of roasted vegetables since, but I always kind of stick to my comfort zone and pick out the same ones at the grocery store. Not this time. I wanted some sort of traditional winter-y vegetable dish to share at our upcoming holiday dinner. So I googled winter vegetables.
I know carrots (quite well), and I did buy parsnips for the first time this year (they look like big white carrots!) but have never bought a rutabaga. The produce guy was eager to lead the way, and for the rest of the afternoon I sang "rutabaga sits in the old gum tree" even though I know darned well that those aren't the correct words. I just couldn't get it out of my head.
The Ingredients.
--2 pounds carrots
--2 pounds rutabagas
--2 pounds parsnips
--1/2 cup chopped parsley
--3 T olive oil
--1 tsp kosher salt
--1 tsp black pepper
--1 tsp basil
The Directions.
This is enough food to feed about 12. I used the 6.5 quart crockpot. Peel all of your vegetables, and cut into 2-inch chunks. Feed scraps to the guinea pigs. I'm usually a huge fan of the baby carrot (because of laziness), but wanted a more rugged look for this dish. If you would like to use baby carrots, go for it, and don't cut them. Chop the parsley.
Put all the vegetables into your crockpot, and add the olive oil, basil, salt, and pepper. Toss with your hands to coat fully coat the vegetables.
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or on high for 4-5. The vegetables are done when they have reached desired tenderness. I cooked ours on low for 6 hours, then on high for about 90 minutes.
The Verdict.
I love the ease of roasting vegetables in the crockpot. I would have needed to cook this much food in batches in the oven, and stirred them a few times to keep them from burning (I am no good with the oven!) but in this case, I put the veggies on in the morning and was out for most of the day. The kids picked out a few carrots, but found them to be spicy.
28 comments:
A good, easy way to use up leftovers of roasted vegetables (if you make too much) is to make a quick soup. Saute a bit of onion and garlic in olive oil, then toss in your veggies and enough broth to cover. Heat through, then puree it and add salt and pepper to taste. That's just the base - add whatever else you like and/or have kicking around to mix it up.
- December 5, 2008 at 7:15 AM
- Laurel said...
I love Rutabagas! My sis in law is from Scotland and showed us how to make them boiled, mashed, salt and peppered. They call them Nips (turnips--they aren't). I haven't ever roasted them, I will definitely try.
- December 5, 2008 at 7:30 AM
- CSC said...
I dreamed last night that you had your own cooking show but they were having to film it in your house while they built the set. You were excited that you had your own show but overwhelmed at having a camera crew in your house for five days.
Maybe I read to much of your blog if I am now dreaming about it.....
- December 5, 2008 at 7:35 AM
- Tami B. said...
Oh, I love this one! I too have a tough time roasting veggies in the oven without burning them. Putting parsnips and rutabagas on my shopping list. Thank you for all you are doing for us. We are new fans. Have tried 3 of your fantastic recipes and I'm happy to report my guys have had seconds every time!
- December 5, 2008 at 7:53 AM
- dazsdntell said...
Do you realize what you've done??? You've got TONS of readers who now know about rutabagas!! This means I'll NEVER be able to find them in the stores now, and I'm almost positive I was the only person ever buying them (and having to explain EVERY time to the cashier that they are indeed NOT a turnip)!! LOL!!!! I rediscovered these luscious yummy veggies over the summer when I was told I couldn't have green leafy veggies due to some meds I'm taking. Lovely little buggers, ya think? I do have a question, though...did you find them to be a bit fibrous? Trying to figure out if I wasn't peeling them deep enough. Also, did you chop off the ends or just peel them clean? Mine tend to have hard stalk-like pieces in them and it turned me off a bit so I haven't cooked them up in a while.
Love your site...I check it on RSS feed daily!! :)
- December 5, 2008 at 7:55 AM
- Journeywoman said...
Great recipe, I'll have to try!
By the way the word isn't rudabega, it's kookuburra.
And now I have that song stuck in my head!
- December 5, 2008 at 8:55 AM
- Summer said...
Where's the garlic in this recipe? I do love roasted vegetables, but I've always got to put in chunks of onion and garlic.
Not too long ago, I successfully made both meatloaf & roasted veggies simultaneously in my 6qt. crock. It was a small meatloaf, only 1 lb. of meat, and I put it in a small flat-bottomed pyrex bowl. I filled the space around the bowl with my vegetable chunks, and it worked perfectly! It allowed us to spend the early evening at the beach, knowing a full dinner would be hot and ready when we came home. And I owe it to you, because I never would have thought to put a smaller cooking vessel inside my crock.
- December 5, 2008 at 9:05 AM
It's funny,
When I think "roasted vegetables" those are the ones I would use. I didn't even know you could roast other vegetables. Rutabagas are one of my favourite vegetable, but where I'm from we call the turnips (and turnips are called white turnips). I like them boiled with butter and pepper.
I often make a very similar dish in the crockpot, but add in a little onion and garlic as well. Another way to mix it up is to use a different oil-based salad dressing instead of the oil. Just pick the flavour you are in the mood for.
- December 5, 2008 at 9:40 AM
- StephanieSells said...
This answers a question i was going to email you tonight!!!! I have a big hunk of pork to slow cook and wondered if i could do the vegies too. But meats so big it may be a 2 crock pot day!
- December 5, 2008 at 10:52 AM
- Amie said...
mmm, it looks warm and comforting. you're rad. =)
- December 5, 2008 at 12:14 PM
- Kim said...
Man alive! You even make rutabagas look good!! I've got to try this!
- December 5, 2008 at 12:17 PM
- Shelley said...
Oh, no! Kookuburra is in my head now!! LOL
I just made roasted winter vegetables in my oven last night! I just drizzle olive oil, salt & pepper, then add shallots, garlic and whatever roots I have on hand, which is usually beets, carrots, celery root & sweet potatoes. I'll have to try rutabagas & parsnips. Good idea!!
- December 5, 2008 at 3:54 PM
- Momma Mango said...
My dad grows rutabaga and kohlrabi in his garden and every year he offers us some... I have never taken him up on it because I remember having them as a kid and not liking them. (I remember them being kinda tough and stringy) but I really want to try this in the crockpot! They sound good seasoned, too. I think my mom just steamed them plain with no seasoning of any kind. Thanks for the great idea, as usual! :)
- December 5, 2008 at 5:12 PM
"Call Any Vegetable" --Frank Zappa
(where I first noticed the name of the Rutabaga in a song)
- December 5, 2008 at 7:15 PM
- Michelle said...
Your guinea pigs are adorable! As a pig owner, I loved that your recipe directions included feeding the scraps to the piggies. Our pigs won't have anything to do with baby carrots, but they love the carrot scraps from the CSA carrots. They have very discriminating little palates. Or they're just picky.
- December 5, 2008 at 11:34 PM
I just love your blog and sense of humor. I'm hoping/dreaming you'll have 'another year of crockpotting' for 2009
This recipe looks really good and when DH returns will make this. We love rutabagas...but the kids don't. My Mama cooked them alot when I was growing up, but it took my mature palate to appreciate them.
- December 6, 2008 at 4:36 AM
- Elizabeth said...
It makes me happy to know you exist. My friends think I'm crazy because there's always a song in my head. I'm so happy to hear you singing about rutabagas in mine! And it cracks me up that your kids said these were "spicy"...that's one of my kids' words, too!
- December 6, 2008 at 5:51 AM
- Joanne said...
I think they (rutabaga) go by the name 'swede' here in Australia. I'm going to have to invest in a crockpot (and stop borrowing my mother-in-laws).
- December 6, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Love your site--I've passed it on to many friends. I do a pot roast with root veggies, its from Robin Miller- a little different twist on standard pot roast:
1 onion, chopped
4 small red potatoes, quartered
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 turnip, peeled and chopped
1 rutabaga, peeled and chopped
1 (3-pound) chuck roast
Salt and ground black pepper
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Arrange onion, potatoes, carrots, turnip, and rutabaga in bottom of slow cooker. Season beef all over with salt and black pepper. Rub flour all over beef. Place roast on top of vegetables in slow cooker.
Whisk together tomato sauce, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, mustard powder, and garlic powder. Pour mixture over beef. Cover and cook on LOW for 12 hours or on HIGH for 8 hours.
- December 6, 2008 at 2:21 PM
- Beth P. said...
yum! Made a large pot of this mixture last night, added an apple and an onion and 3 cloves. Made a delicious meal.
Topped it with freshly grated hard cheese and served with chutney and some homemade yogurt...
New to this community, but a die-hard crock-pot crack-pot, if you know what I mean.
- December 8, 2008 at 7:53 AM
- JH said...
This looks like a perfect easy dish for this time of year. I've been trying to figure out more things to do with my vegetables; I'm definitely adding this to the repertoire. Thanks!
- December 8, 2008 at 8:33 AM
I tried this immediately, for a pot luck and it was a hit!! I did get a little more carried away with the 'root' theme :-) Potato, carrot, turnip, parsnip, sweet potato, beet, rutabega, onion, and one more I've never seen before and I can't remember the name. I also added a generous dollop of chopped garlic, and chopped ginger. People in line behind me at the grocery store were all asking questions and taking note of the ingredients. I filled a 6qt crockpot, and was left with perhaps 2 cups after the party. Thanks for all the compliments!!
- December 8, 2008 at 11:31 AM
- Emily said...
Okay, you've GOT to stop making me lick my monitor!
- December 9, 2008 at 4:27 AM
I love your little piggies, have you ever viited guinealynx.com
- December 9, 2008 at 5:04 PM
- Garry and Paula said...
Well,by using my eyes,I found the words post a comment.Amazing!Found your blog on line somewhere,the importance being I found you.Ready to try a bunch of your recipies.I am totally new at this so everyone mentor me if you will.Now.GO!
- December 11, 2008 at 11:19 PM
- Chava Malka Cooper said...
it's so cute that you add feeding your guinea pigs to the directions... they look real cute!
- October 27, 2009 at 2:15 AM
- canuck_grad said...
Just found your blog tonight, and have already bookmarked tons of recipes! I was excited to discover that my local library has your book on order! :)
Where I'm from (in Nova Scotia) rutabagas are called turnip. I didn't know they were called rutabagas until I moved to Ontario. Also, until then I hadn't realized there was another type of turnip - although I used to wonder why turnips in cartoons (and Super Mario 2) were always small and white lol.
Anyway, we mostly eat turnip boiled and mashed with a bit of sugar to take away the bitterness. At most holiday dinners around here (Thanksgiving, Xmas, Easter, etc.) people have turkey with mashed potatoes, turnip (i.e. rutabaga), and carrots - and that's it - oh, and jarred cranberry sauce. I always wondered what all these other dishes (e.g. candied yams) I'd hear about on TV were, until I got older and started reading things online, etc.
To the people who made comments about the stringiness, etc. - I think little ones are usually better than big ones (the same is true with parsnips). Some are more bitter than others and require more sugar to be added. Also, some are just not good, and there's not much you can do about that. For example, the turnip at my mother's Thanksgiving dinner was completely tasteless - but the one at my FIL's Thanksgiving dinner was delicious.
- October 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- Joy Elyse said...
I made this dish on the weekend for guests and I just HAD to comment. This. was. perfect.
I was cooking for 14 people so I jampacked my crockpot with carefully selected vegetables that would not become a big pile of mush: rutabaga, parsnips, carrots, sweet potato, acorn squash, golden beets, FRESH brussel sprouts and whole mini red onions. I cut it all into large chunks and added the seasoning as directed. It was SO good!
I had planned to start this dish much earlier in the day, so I ended up cooking on high for about 4 hours. The vegetables turned out slightly crunchy (the good kind of crunchy). My only suggestion is not to fill your pot to the brim, like I did, so that you can stir things up. A couple of things on the bottom are a little black/brown, but strangely still delicious!
- January 14, 2014 at 1:54 PM
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Switch From Combivir or Trizivir to Truvada - Mitochondrial Effects (TRU)
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Study subjects receiving the antiretroviral drugs Combivir or trizivir, will be randomized to switch to Truvada-containing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) or to continue on Combivir or on trizivir. Measurements will be performed at baseline and after 6 months after randomization to either continuing on trizivir or combivir, or to switching to Truvada. Measurements include maximal or peak oxygen consumption, lactate production and clearance, subcutaneous adipose tissue and limb fat contents, insulin resistance, liver and muscle fat contents, and plasma free fatty acid concentrations. The hypothesis underlying this study is that chronic therapy with thymidine analogue nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), including zidovudine (AZT), leads to clinically detectable mitochondrial dysfunction in several organ systems.
Drug: Truvada
Drug: Combivir
Drug: Trizivir
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effect of Substituting Truvada for Combivir or Trizivir vs Continuing Combivir or Trizivir on Physiologic Correlates of Mitochondrial Function in Subjects Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
- Change in Peak Oxygen Uptake. [ Time Frame: baseline and 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]change or difference in peak oxygen uptake after switching from zidovudine-based therapy, such as combivir or trizivir, to tenofovir, versus continuing on zidovudine-based therapy.The difference in peak oxygen uptake were calculated by subtracting peak oxygen uptake values at baseline from the peak oxygen uptake values after 6 months of study intervention. The changes were analyzed within each group and between groups.
|Study Start Date:
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|Study Completion Date:
|July 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Truvada
Truvada (tenofovir 300mg / emtricitabine 200mg) capsule once daily for 6 months
Drug: Truvada
Truvada (tenofovir 300mg / emtricitabine 200mg) capsule once daily for 6 months
Other Name: emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
Active Comparator: Combivir or Trizivir
Continue on Combivir (150 mg of lamivudine, 300 mg of zidovudine) two tablets daily for 6 months or Continue on Trizivir (300 mg of abacavir as abacavir sulfate, 150 mg of lamivudine, and 300 mg of zidovudine)
Drug: Combivir
Continue on Combivir (150 mg of lamivudine, 300 mg of zidovudine) two tablets daily for 6 months
Other Names:Drug: Trizivir
Continue on Trizivir (300 mg of abacavir as abacavir sulfate, 150 mg of lamivudine, and 300 mg of zidovudine)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with undetectable viral load
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|St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital New York City
|Principal Investigator:
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|September 21, 2011
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|January 25, 2013
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|United States: Food and Drug Administration
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treatment experienced
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ISLANDERS 2 SABRES 1: A winning streak?!?!
When Butch Goring says of Al Montoya, "There's no doubt about who's the number one man now" [sic], there's a good chance he can no longer be lumped in with the rest of the three goaltending heads. He was again stellar making 30 saves and was absolutely clutch in bailing out his team on a third period five on three for 1:34.
The Big Cubano is the only goaltender on the roster with a winning record right now at 4-3-1 and has a 2.07 GAA and .933 save percentage…in his last three outings, he is 1.35/.950. It is of course a small sample size, but it's the only one there is to go on. He should start until he can't.
Tonight was a nice balanced effort by all of the lines. The first line got things started in the first. With Paul Szczechura in the box for high-sticking Marty Reasoner, John Tavares was able to dig a puck out of the corner to the right of Jhonas Enroth and pass back to PA Parenteau who fed Mark Streit at the left point. Streit put one toward the net that Matt Moulson deftly deflected in for his 8th of the season.
Fireworks started a little while later when Nino Niederreiter lined up wee little Nathan Gerbe for a monster hit. The unfortunate part was that Gerbe didn't have the puck and Nino left his feet a bit and basically knocked Gerbe into the Isles bench. He was not happy. This touched off a tilt between Matt Martin and Zack Kassian with a bunch of punches thrown for both parties. Martin was able to get Kassian's sweater over his head and he was somehow able to Rob Ray his way out of the rest of his gear. The bout ended in a draw, with no extra misconduct for Kassian's clothing malfunction and the Sabres ended up with the power play. The facewash undercard of Nino/Gerbe was a treat to watch…very David/Goliath and Nino really didn't look like he knew what to do.
One has to wonder if the cries for physicality and toughness are really the right move for him in particular while he is trying to adjust to the speed of the game. The last thing you want him doing is "overdoing" things to avoid the healthy scratch.
The second period was the sloppy period of the game. There were a couple of scoring chances for both sides, and in particular, the Grabner/Nielsen/Okposo continued to create quality scoring chances they fell just short of cashing in on. The Isles carried their 1-0 lead into the third.
In the third, the Isles started lethargically and let the play come to them with some weak skating and poor zone clearance that allowed Jochen Hecht to tie the game at 1-1 at 1:54. Jason Pominville sent a weak shot toward the net that deflected off Andrew MacDonald's skate and into the slot that landed on Hecht's stick who beat Montoya. It was unclear who's responsibility Hecht was, but Nino was the closest to the area and he whiffed on the coverage.
This time, the Isles roared back. At about 4:45, John Tavares had a shift that is something Islander fans haven't seen in a long time. He skated through the majority of the Sabres zone, dodging hits, bouncing off hits by Christian Ehrhoff while putting the puck between their skates and digging it away from the boards. It may have been the momentum that the team needed as each line seemed to generate pressure and feed off of it.
Soon after JT's shift, Kyle Okposo hit his first post in a couple of weeks…so he looks to be officially back! Then Tavares hit a post and Moulson just pushed the rebound wide while crashing the net with reckless abandon. But for the second game in a row, both Josh Bailey and Brian Rolston would figure in the scoring. Bailey, initiated a hard working forecheck against two Sabres behind Enroth's net and dug the puck free to David Ullstrom who found Rolston in front for the five-hole backand. It was the first NHL point for Ullstrom.
The Isles continued to skate and apply backchecking pressure for most of the rest of the period and were particularly impressive during the five on three which saw Josh Bailey and Mark Streit in the box (Bailey on a relatively weak call for kneeing) and we saw Travis Hamonic leave the ice after taking a shot off his hand. Again, Montoya was unbelievable and was arriving in spots to block shots with an efficiency and purpose. He was square and in control and the penalty killers looked to be freer to pressure puck carriers rather than to collapse.
- It's funny how you can go from losers of ___ of___ games to "the Islanders have points in three of their last four games" in the NHL overtime system isn't it?
- We really need to not see so much Jurcina/Mottau with a one goal lead with under five minutes left in the game. Any pairing on the ice must include at least one of MacDonald, Hamonic, or Streit.
- It looks like there is some emerging line balance . Lets hope that continues to grow. Bailey looks like a new man since he's been working with Ullstrom and Rolston.
- Hamonic and Amac had four blocked shots a piece. That type of stuff is contagious.
- This looked like the best full team effort of the season.
- Tavares is generating a ton of chances. The goals and points will come. Even if they don't come, it's probably no coincidence that the other lines are starting to get more chances too. When he is working like that, other teams still have to deploy their best against him.
- Michael Grabner needs to finish a couple of more of those breakaways…please! I can't beat a guy up too much who generates things most other people cant even come close to generating, but man, if he could just get a couple more.
- Christian Ehrhoff….phhht. I dodn't think he did much tonight, but seriously, after looking, the guy played 32:48 (Jordan Leopold left the game early). Ahh, impressive and not impressive at the same time.
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PROVIDENCE — Ask New London High head basketball coach Craig Parker about the summertime impression made by former player Kris Dunn and you will elicit a response that figures to warm the hearts of Providence College followers.
"A few things stood out to me. He was definitely stronger and his attitude was really upbeat about the upcoming season," Parker expressed when reached Tuesday. "I think going into this season relatively injury-free as opposed to last year, he's washed his hands of that so he can be the point guard up at Providence."
PROVIDENCE — Ask New London High head basketball coach Craig Parker about the summertime impression made by former player Kris Dunn and you will elicit a response that figures to warm the hearts of Providence College followers.
"A few things stood out to me. He was definitely stronger and his attitude was really upbeat about the upcoming season," Parker expressed when reached Tuesday. "I think going into this season relatively injury-free as opposed to last year, he's washed his hands of that so he can be the point guard up at Providence."
The second part of Parker's quote hits the nail right on the head regarding Dunn, PC's spindly 6-foot-3 guard. When Ed Cooley gathered the Friars together for their first official workout in preparation of the 2012-13 season, Dunn was marching to the beat of his own drummer after undergoing labrum surgery on his right shoulder.
As he prepares for his second collegiate go-around, Dunn does so minus the restrictions that kept him in the equivalent of an aircraft hangar for what must have seemed like an eternity before receiving clearance for takeoff. Just seeing the youngster move confidently up and down the Alumni Hall floor during a recent practice is a clear indication that there's much promise just waiting to be tapped.
"This year, I feel like I'm a lot more involved with the team," Dunn said.
"Kris is ready for a lead role," Cooley proclaimed. "We're going to need him to be good, but I like what I've seen from him so far."
For a freshman to land behind the eight-ball before officially setting foot on campus, Dunn found himself in a precarious position. The competitive gene inside of him kept igniting his wishes to feel like a fully-fledged member of the team rather than someone who was strictly viewed as "waiting in the wings."
"Last year, all I did was rehab, so I wasn't really involved with my teammates on the court," Dunn recalled.
Added Parker, "I'm sure it was discouraging for Kris, suffering that injury going into his first year of college basketball. He loves the game, and unfortunately, that was a major setback for him at that point in his career."
By the same token, Dunn had a rehab schedule to follow chapter and verse, which was a reassuring way of telling him to take care of his health and not fret too much about what was happening without him. He wasn't going to factor in Providence's plans when the time came to raise the curtain on a new season, meaning that there was no sense in pushing the envelope, i.e. risking a setback.
Dunn ended up logging nine straight DNPs, all coming during the first-semester portion of the schedule. His first couple months in a PC uniform featured a mixture of glimmering potential and glaring reminders that he was a mere babe in the Big East woods. For every mistake Dunn made, you had to remind yourself that in his particular case, he was thrown to the basketball wolves on the fly.
He didn't have the benefit of offseason workouts or preseason camp, meaning this former McDonald's All-American figured to be cut a little latitude during an atypical adjustment period.
"It was pretty obvious that when I first came in, I struggled adapting to the game," Dunn admitted. "I didn't have as much training or practice time as some of the others, but as the games came along and as I learned more about the game from the coaches and my teammates, I think everything went well."
There was little doubt that Dunn was PC's top perimeter defender the moment he became an active contributor. His 29 steals in 25 games were good for fourth best, with four of those thefts coming in a NIT win over Charlotte, a game where Dunn's proclivity to fill up the boxscore was on full display – 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting, six rebounds and nine assists.
Though he looks the part of a prototypical point guard, Dunn demonstrated that he's far from content with the idea of directing traffic. Perhaps the most eye-catching stat from his freshman foray was the 41 offensive rebounds he secured, a total that showed that he wasn't afraid to sacrifice his lithe body at the expense of more traditional shiners of glass.
"He's that diversified guard that gives you a lot," noted Cooley. "He's more of a fundamental guy who's going to get a lot done for us."
Though he fell short of making USA Basketball's Under-19 National team after flying out to Colorado in mid-June, Dunn said he was able to parlay the experience into getting ready for future hardwood confrontations. Bulking up was a main priority, with Dunn happily reporting that he now tips the scales at 199 pounds after weighing 191 at summer's onset.
"(PC strength coach Kenneth White) made sure I maintained my weight through dieting and weight lifting," said Dunn, who was listed at 180 pounds during his senior year of high school.
Dunn was able to return to his Connecticut roots for a brief time, with Parker passing along that there were several times when he caught his former pupil hoisting jumpers in New London's gym.
"I'm sure he was able to work on his shot a lot more this summer. It's an aspect of his game that I'm willing to bet he'll continue to make progress on," said Parker about Dunn, who in his first year with the Friars, connected on 39.8 percent of his shots from the field and 28.6 percent (4-of-14) on three-pointers.
While Dunn is the only true point guard listed on PC's roster, he won't be asked to bear the brunt of a heavy ball-handling load. Senior Bryce Cotton and sophomore Josh Fortune have experience in this important area, with promising freshman Brandon Austin also possessing the necessary aptitude to make those around him better.
"The more Austin learns the game, the more he's going to excel," said Dunn, reciting a creed that was undoubtedly told to him 12 short months ago. "My position is point guard, but we have so many pieces that we're going to be able to run the floor."
"I like our backcourt, I really do," Cooley smiled.
Perhaps more than anyone, Parker is eager to see the "real" Kris Dunn perform this winter.
"I think you're going to see something special manifest up at PC," Parker confidently proclaimed.
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Nevirapine Resistance Study: Nevirapine Resistance Among HIV-Infected Mothers
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of zidovudine (ZDV) and lamivudine (3TC) at the onset of labor and for up to seven days postpartum to single-dose nevirapine (NVP) is associated with a lower prevalence of NVP-resistant HIV compared to single-dose NVP without ZDV+3TC.
HIV Infections
|Study Type:
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|Observational Model: Defined Population
Time Perspective: Longitudinal
|Official Title:
|Nevirapine Pharmacodynamics and Resistance Among HIV-Infected Mothers in Lilongwe, Malawi
|Study Start Date:
|June 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2006
The primary purpose of the Nevirapine Resistance Study is to compare nevirapine (NVP) resistance of HIV at two and six weeks postpartum in women who are participating in two different programs currently ongoing in Lilongwe, Malawi. The first program is through the HIV Infection and Breastfeeding: Interventions for Maternal and Infant Health, also known as the Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals and Nutrition (BAN) Study, a clinical trial where all enrolled women receive zidovudine (ZDV) and lamivudine (3TC) at the onset of labor and for up to seven days postpartum in addition to single-dose nevirapine (NVP). The second program is the Call to Action (CTA) program sponsored by the Malawi Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and UNC Project. The aim of the CTA program is to reduce mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV by providing women a single dose NVP to be taken at the onset of labor. Study participants are tested for NVP-resistant HIV at two and six weeks postpartum and the prevalence of NVP-resistant virus is compared among the two groups receiving different peripartum anti-retroviral regimens.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV infected
- CD4 count > 200 cells/μL
- ALT < 2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Hemoglobin (Hb) > 7 g/dL
- Age > 18 years, or <18 years and married (considered emancipated minors in Malawi)
- Ability to give informed consent
- Evidence of HIV infection, as documented by 2 positive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISA's); or 1 positive ELISA, and 1 Western blot (WB); or 2 separate concurrent rapid tests. These are the World Health Organization (WHO) acceptable criteria for diagnosing HIV-1 infection in adults.
- Currently pregnant (with a single or multiple fetuses)
- Gestation < 34 weeks
- No serious current complications of pregnancy
- Intention to breastfeed
- Intention to deliver at the institution in which the study is based
- Other than HIV, no active serious infection, such as tuberculosis or other potentially serious illnesses
- No previous use of antiretrovirals including the HIVNET 012 regimen
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00164762
|Area 25 Health Center
|Lilongwe, Malawi
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|Sherry L Farr, PhD
|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
|Principal Investigator:
|Denise J Jamieson, MD, MPH
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|Principal Investigator:
|Charles Van der Horst, MD
|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|Principal Investigator:
|Peter Kazembe, MB ChB
|Kamuzu Central Hospital
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|Study First Received:
|September 12, 2005
|Last Updated:
|September 27, 2007
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Keywords provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
drug resistance
anti-retroviral drugs
mother-to-child transmission
Treatment Naive
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Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Therapeutic Uses
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Thanks for link to the Kids Quilt site. I am planning on participating as I can. Not being able to get out to a guild consistently has made charity quilts a bit more difficult for me. I think making a few blocks here and there is a great idea. And such a worthy cause.ReplyDelete
As always your blocks look perfect! I read about the project on Jaquies blog as well! Such a great idea. Hopefully I'll get organozed enough to sew some blogs for a later project!ReplyDelete
Your bug jars are so great. I love this work...such a wonderful way to contribute.ReplyDelete
How sweet John, thanks for posting the link! A few blocks here and there is completely doable. Yours will be loved for sure!ReplyDelete
I will definitely check out the link. And your blocks are great! I've been meaning to do a bug jar quilt ~ but now my kids are getting too old. Guess I'll just have to donate them!ReplyDelete
john you are such a sweetie!ReplyDelete
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WASHINGTON - An impending federal debt ceiling debate will likely lead to more partisan bickering and last-minute deals even in the wake of an intense battle over the so-called fiscal cliff.
I think we are going to wind up in a similar situation, U.S. Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, said Wednesday.
The fiscal cliff compromise was struck late Tuesday, technically after the Jan. 1 deadline had passed.
Mr. Owens said the nation also reached its $16.4 trillion debt ceiling on Monday. He said he expects negotiations revolving around raising the debt ceiling to go hand-in-hand with debates about federal sequestration. Across-the-board cuts of 8 percent to 10 percent in funding for federal programs, including the military, were put off in Tuesdays fiscal cliff compromise.
Tuesdays deal saw Bush-era tax cuts expire on single people making more than $400,000 and households making more than $450,000, the expiration of a 2 percent payroll tax cut, a nine-month extension on the farm bill, a two-month delay on proposed federal spending cuts and a one-year reauthorization of the wind energy tax credit.
I think that we fixed one leg of the stool, Mr. Owens said. We have two more legs to go.
He said Congress needs to tackle spending cuts and the debt ceiling before the situation is stabilized.
In particular, Mr. Owens said, $175 billion to $200 billion could be saved by clearing inefficiencies out of federal programs in addition to the tax revenue generated by the fiscal cliff negotiations. He said between $75 billion and $150 billion alone could be saved if Defense Department inefficiencies were cleared away.
Mr. Owens said the Medicare program could save roughly $40 billion a year if the program were allowed to negotiate drug rates on its own.
They are not things that cut programs or hurt beneficiaries, he said. You could wrap together a debt ceiling [compromise] with the avoidance of sequestration and effective spending cuts with a really minimal negative impact on places like Fort Drum, Medicare beneficiaries and the border.
Mr. Owens said the new Congress, which takes over today, leans slightly more Democratic than the previous one. The House seats nine more Democrats following Novembers election.
The majority is narrowed, Mr. Owens said.
He said he is hopeful that more Democrats will enable moderates to be more vocal in bringing the two sides together. Republicans have 233 members in the House compared to 200 Democrats.
That aside, Mr. Owens said it is going to be difficult to find common ground moving forward.
My friends on the other side of the aisle failed to step up, Mr. Owens said of the Tuesdays negotiations.
Only 85 Republicans voted in favor of the compromise, with 151 voting against.
Mr. Owens said the Republicans also failed to propose any spending cuts.
They do not want to own them, he said.
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CANTON St. Lawrence County may be taking a long shot at attracting one of the casinos proposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo but it cannot win if does not play.
What the county is doing is betting, said Legislator Kevin D. Acres, R-Madrid, who does not support the effort. What are the odds? Theres a very small chance were going to get one.
In his State of the State address, Gov. Cuomo proposed three casinos outside of New York City as a way to revitalize the economy and boost tourism upstate.
Upstate is the Catskills, Mr. Acres said. Anything north of the Thruway is Timbuktu.
Putting together a good package could make the difference, such as when the north country was a big winner in the regional economic development competition, Legislator Vernon D. Sam Burns, D-Ogdensburg, said.
Nobody thought we had a snowballs chance then and look what happened, Mr. Burns said. I think our chances are as good as anybody else. We have natural beauty, the St. Lawrence River and proximity to the Canadian market. Its hard to get more upstate than St. Lawrence County. I dont think anybody has the lead over anybody else at this point.
Opening of any of the proposed casinos could take some time.
Having non-Indian casinos in the state would require action by the state Legislature passage of an amendment adopted last year and approval by voters in a statewide referendum.
Selection of sites will be made by the state Gaming Commission a merger of the Racing and Wagering Board and the Division of the Lottery that is supposed to take place Feb. 1.
Its something that will be developed. There will be a procedure put in place, said Lee R. Park, spokesman for the Racing and Wagering Board. Its premature at this point.
Waiting for the process to shake out will not benefit the county, Mr. Burns said.
I think its important we do get up to speed quickly, he said. We should put it out now to residents and see if theres support.
Being proactive is a good idea if the county determines a casino is something it wants, Dierdre K. Scozzafava, deputy state secretary of state for local government, said at a forum on the State of the State Wednesday in Gouverneur.
I dont think it hurts you, she said. I would pursue it.
St. Lawrence County could also face obstacles because of the proximity of the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino, which is operated by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in Hogansburg.
Gov. Cuomo has said the state would honor the exclusivity of gaming compacts in good standing, which is not the case with the St. Regis tribe. The tribe maintains that an unlicensed casino operated by Mohawks of the Warrior Society near Plattsburgh violates its exclusivity. As a result, the St. Regis tribe has withheld millions of dollars owed the state, which, in turn, pays a percentage to St. Lawrence and Franklin counties and the towns of Massena, Brasher, Bombay and Fort Covington.
The tribes response to any effort made by St. Lawrence County and of Alexandria Bay for a proposed racino in Jefferson County was to refer to Gov. Cuomos statement about honoring existing compacts where Native American casinos have coverage.
St. Lawrence County was scheduled to meet with representatives from St. Regis Thursday but the tribe cancelled the session after news broke of the countys interest in a casino.
St. Lawrence County government could do better by its residents by focusing on other issues, Legislator Mark H. Akins, R-Lisbon, said.
Government should provide essential services. What part of essential services does a casino have? he said. I think we have higher priorities for the Board of Legislators. Our job is to balance the budget and set priorities for the county.
Mr. Akins does not support pursuing a casino but he is not opposed either.
If it happens, great, he said. I still would rather build something productive.
The county would be further ahead promoting fishing and agriculture rather than a casino, which he considers a waste of time, Mr. Acres said.
I think theres more positive economic development we can focus on, he said.
But Legislator Alex A. MacKinnon, R-Fowler, said he does not see a down side in going after a casino.
The worst thing that can happen is we dont get it, he said. Its jobs. Its money. Its recreation.
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Classification: Colony Stimulating Factor
Filgrastim is a type of colony stimulating factor, which is a group of medications that stimulate the production and function of blood cells. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a protein produced by the body to increase production of white blood cells. Filgrastim is a man-made version of G-CSF that stimulates white blood cell production, and in particular, neutrophil production. A neutrophil is a type of white blood cell that is responsible for fighting infection and is often decreased during cancer therapy. When the number of these cells drops below 1000/mm3, it is called neutropenia, which puts the patient at significant risk of infection. Filgrastim is used to prevent or treat neutropenia related to cancer therapy.
Filgrastim is most often given as a subcutaneous injection (given under the skin), but it can be given directly into a vein (intravenous, IV). It is given once a day, preferably at the same time of day, until the neutrophil count returns to normal. The actual dose is based on your body size and what you are taking it for and will be determined by your healthcare provider. Filgrastim should be refrigerated. To lessen the sting of the injection, it should be taken out of the refrigerator 30 minutes ahead of time. Filgrastim should be started no sooner than 24 hours after completion of chemotherapy.
There are a number of things you can do to manage the side effects of Filgrastim. Talk to your doctor or nurse about these recommendations. They can help you decide what will work best for you. These are some of the most common side effects:
Filgrastim stimulates the bone marrow to produce many white blood cells, which can lead to pain in the bones. This pain is often felt in the bones of the thighs, hips, and upper arms. Your healthcare team may not want you to take acetaminophen (Tylenol™) because it can "mask" a fever, so talk to them about which pain relievers you can take.
Some people experience redness, swelling, or itching at the site of injection. This is usually temporary. The injection is known to sting or burn if given when it is cold. Take the medication out of the refrigerator 30 minutes ahead of time to allow it to come up to room temperature before administration. Rotate the sites that the injection is given, inject slowly, and/or numb the area with ice prior to giving the injection.
Even though you are receiving filgrastim, you may still experience neutropenia, or a low white blood cell count (WBC). WBCs are important for fighting infection. While receiving treatment, your WBC count can drop, putting you at a higher risk of getting an infection. You should let your doctor or nurse know right away if you have a fever (temperature greater than 100.4 F), sore throat or cold, shortness of breath, cough, burning with urination, or a sore that doesn't heal.
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Free love has not ruled since the 1970's but apparently unprotected intercourse among not only young adults but also older unmarried Americans is on the rise. According to a recent A.A.R.P. study of singles in the 45 plus category, only 12 percent of the sexually active single men and only 33 percent of sexually active women report using condoms. The behavior of having unprotected sexual intercourse provides a very interesting puzzle, as a high proportion of adults are aware of the possible negative consequences of having unprotected sex, and that individuals can greatly reduce their risk of causing a pregnancy or of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by using a latex condom. It is worthwhile to examine the reasons underlying this failure to use condoms as unprotected sex raises the risk of STD among people across all ages.
According to previous research, intentions to use condoms clearly do not always translate into condom-use behavior. Ambivalent attitude towards sexual activity is one factor which could explain the inconsistence between intention to use condom and condom using behaviors. MacDonald and Hynie's study (2008) indicated that participants who were ambivalent about sexual activity were more likely to engage in unplanned sexual activity than were participants who were not ambivalent. Furthermore, individuals who engaged in unplanned sexual intercourse were less likely to report that they used a condom than those who intended to have sexual intercourse. As a result, whether sexual activity was planned mediated the relationship between ambivalence and condom use. It seems reasonable that people who are less ambivalent about sexual activity are more likely to plan and correctly predict when they will have sexual intercourse, which allows for important preparatory behaviors (e.g., having condoms available).
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Listen to the first set.
Listen to the second set.
Paquito D'Rivera inaugurated a weekend of "Alternate Routes" at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and WBGO was there to broadcast the event. Part of the three day Encuentros! Latin Jazz festival, D'Rivera's two sets at the Victoria Theater were a pan-Latin, pan-Caribbean, and steelpan affair. Andy Narell joined core members of D'Rivera's group for "Paquito's Latin Side of Jazz," along with bandoneon player Hector del Curto. Taken together, the concert featured carnival-inspired jazz from Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina's tango and nuevo tango traditions, blues for both a fictitious journalist from Kazakhstan and a very real 26-inch "living doll" named Chiquita, a Venezuelan waltz, and jazz from a Puerto Rican. Here's the breakdown:
Set One
1. Kalinda - composed by Andy Narell
2. Bandoneon interlude featuring Hector del Curto
3. Oblivion - composed by Astor Piazzolla
4. Borat in Syracuse - composed by Paquito D'Rivera
5. Manha de Carnaval - composed by Luiz Bonfa
6. La Yumba/Caravan - composed by Osvaldo Pugliese/Juan Tizol
Set Two:
1. Valse Venezolano - composed by Paquito D'Rivera
2. Preludio #3 - composed by Roberto Pansera
3. Chiquita Blues - composed by Paquito D'Rivera
4. Libertango - composed by Astor Piazzolla
5. To Brenda With Love - composed by Paquito D'Rivera
Enjoy the concert, and check out more photos after the jump.
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Anat Cohen: Live at the Village Vanguard 10.22.08
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Live Blog: Anat Cohen at Village Vanguard 10.22.08
October 22, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: concerts, Live Chat, Live Music Blogging, photos
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Anat walked into the club a few minutes before doors opened to the public. She's using a new reed on her soprano saxophone tonight, so she spent some time warming up the soprano and breaking in the new reed.
The first set is sold out tonight. There's a party of 16, a party of 10, and a party in the Village Vanguard tonight.
Anat and I have talked through tonight's program. Should be a good one!
Pianist Jason Lindner just arrived. He and Anat are talking about how to end the second set. They're ahead of everyone tonight.
The band's all here. Showtime in T minus 8 minutes.
We're live. Anat Cohen and her quartet (Jason Lindner, piano; Joe Martin, bass; Daniel Freedman, drums) are blasting into a modern arrangement of Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz."
Anat quotes "Pop Goes the Weasel." Thad Jones would be proud. His quote of it from Count Basie's version of "April in Paris" is one for the ages. One more time!
Montuno, baby! Ernesto Lecuona's "Siboney," played with vigor. Anat's clarinet tone is the sound of unbridled optimism. It's refreshing.
This is such a difficult song to cover. If you're gonna tackle Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come," you better bring everything you have to this song. I believe Anat has done that.
"Washington Square Park" opens with Jason Lindner plucking the piano strings, which are covered with paper. It makes the piano sound like a berimbau, or some kind of African-based instrument. Very cool.
Anat switches to tenor sax.
That song went to a lot of places. All in Washington Square Park. Now, we're moving into the blues with Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'. As an aside, I really love Taj Mahal's version...
Clsong out the set with the Brazilian Duke Ellington, Pixinguinha. His composition "Um A Zero." Tudo bem!


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Ringling College Ends 2011 Season of Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab With Andy Garcia Visit
April 11, 2011 - Ringling College of Art and Design ended the 2011 season line-up for its Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab today with a visit from filmmaker/actor Andy Garcia. This season's line-up consisted of these industry experts:
Bill Paxton and R. Scott Thomson
Martha Stewart - read Martha's blog about her visit to Ringling!
Werner Herzog - read about his visit with Ringling Students in The Ticket
Andy Garcia and Paul Schiff - see photo and news coverage!
Garcia was the last speaker of the 2011 Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab season, which is creating a new model for film education by combining academic and economic benefit for Ringling College filmmaking students and the greater Sarasota region. Presented by Ringling College and Future Films LLC, the Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab program incorporates industry expertise, academic excellence, and economic development.
Ringling College's Digital Filmmaking academic major is now in its fourth year, graduating its first class in May 2011. The Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab was created in 2010 to generate a level of professional filmmaker and production engagement to build Ringling's academic program to international reputation, along the lines of its Computer Animation major, by combining the excellent academic and artistic focus of the Digital Filmmaking academic program with the industry participation afforded by the Studio Lab.
"Ringling College is recognized as the number one computer animation program in North America, and our constant focus for the past year has been to build our new digital filmmaking program to the same stature," stated Dr. Larry R. Thompson, Ringling College president. "Since the launch of our Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab in 2010, we have seen an increase in number of applications to the academic program and we are attracting increased attention from the film industry, which offers a dynamic benefit to our student body and our community."
The three symbiotic elements providing the foundation are industry engagement (Studio Lab visiting filmmaker series), a robust and demanding academic curriculum and the economic and community development initiatives (the on-campus professional post-production facility and the "Ringling Reels and Retrospectives" series at Burns Court Cinemas, co-presented by the Sarasota Film Society, Ringling College, and Future Films, LLC.)
Ringling College has entered into long-term agreements with Director Werner Herzog and Producer Paul Schiff. Besides bringing Mr. Garcia on campus April 5th for a screening of "City Island," Mr. Schiff has been retained to consult on project and production development for the Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab and its post-production facility. He will also be interviewing and hiring student interns from Ringling for various projects. Based upon the strength of the Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab, Mr. Herzog has agreed to his first official academic relationship to become a charter advisor to Ringling College and also conducted post production for his "Death Row" project using Ringling students on campus March 11th-15th.
Expanding the academic curriculum component an agreement has been reached with the Independent Film Channel (IFC) and Rainbow Entertainment to conduct an annual contest for juniors majoring in Ringling's Digital Filmmaking program. Each year, the winner will get the opportunity to pitch their senior thesis film to IFC programming development executives at Rainbow's NYC headquarters. (2010 contest winner was Trustee Scholar Jason Letkiewicz at Rainbow Headquarters)
With its emphasis on Story, and hands-on intensive learning, utilizing industry-standard practices and state-of-the-art equipment, the Digital Filmmaking program at Ringling College is fast becoming one of the premiere film schools in the country. In addition to the Studio Lab, the academic program has hosted a number of film and television industry pros during the past year to enhance the students' learning experiences. Our notable guests have included director Donald Petrie ("Miss Congeniality"), Ringling alumnus and Emmy-award winning television director Ray Dillman, Fox Network VP of Physical Production Sue Bugden, executive producer Ron Bozman ("Silence of the Lambs"), television writer John Cockrell ("In Plain Sight"), sound expert Ron Scelza ("The Glades"), script supervisor Sandra Cole, Warner Brothers President of Feature Animation Max Howard, and producer and visiting guest faculty Amy Robinson ("Julie and Julia").
Economic & Community Development
On the economic development front, Ringling College's efforts to accelerate Sarasota's potential as an entertainment production destination received significant support from the County with the provision of $1.75-million grant toward the construction and equipping of a 3,000 square foot state-of-the-art professional film and television post-production facility on campus. Preliminary plans for this facility include a private screening room and dubbing bays, professional editing suites, and a foley (sound effects) stage, as well as data centric storage capabilities allowing multiple personnel to work on the same production at the same time from various work stations. The post-production facility will provide a vital academic link to the Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab with the availability of students working alongside professionals. The overarching economic benefit of the post-production facility will be to help catapult Sarasota into a viable alternative outside of New York and Hollywood to major feature film and television programming producers. Ringling's post facility will be a tremendous complement to the resources the recently unveiled Sanborn Studios offers in production capabilities.
Emphasizing the importance of this much needed capability is the decision of Mr. Herzog to conduct post-production of his "Death Row" project on campus March 11th-15th as detailed earlier in this release. Ringling and Future Films, LLC expect to be announcing additional post-production projects in the near future.
In engaging the community, the "Ringling Reels and Retrospectives" film series conducted in concert with the Sarasota Film Society is providing interested film aficionados with unique insights into the film development and production process by scheduling screening and discussions with eminent film makers. First up on the 2011 "Ringling Reels and Retrospectives" series is a screening of "Twister" on Saturday, February 19th with an expected Q&A from Bill Paxton and fellow actor R. Scott Thomson and "Z CHANNEL" March 14th with Q&A following the screening with F.X. Feeney, Marshall Persinger, & Werner Herzog. Both screenings are free and open to the public and will be held at the Burns Court Cinemas.
"We have developed a robust academic, industry and economic development program around digital filmmaking that has all the components needed to help pave the way for filmmaking to become a major economic driver in this region," said Dr. Larry R. Thompson. "Every year our most promising and well-prepared students are recruited by the top studios in the world and leave our area seeking work and professional accomplishment. The many coordinated elements of our growing Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab and academic program are laying the groundwork with which to retain some of our best and brightest talent and to help us drive the entertainment production economic engine in our region."
About Ringling College of Art and Design
Ringling College of Art and Design is a private, not-for-profit, fully accredited college offering the Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in 13 disciplines: Advertising Design, Computer Animation, Digital Filmmaking, Fine Arts, Game Art & Design, Graphic & Interactive Communication, Illustration, Interior Design, Motion Design, Painting, Photography & Digital Imaging, Printmaking and Sculpture, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Business of Art & Design. Located on Florida's Gulf Coast, the picturesque 50-acre campus now includes more than 110 buildings, and enrolls 1,368 students from 46 states and 44 countries. It is recognized as being among the best and most innovative visual arts colleges in the United States as well as a leader in the use of technology in the arts. www.Ringling.edu
About Future Films, LLC.
Future Films leverages unique opportunities in media production and content as the old models rapidly change, focusing on convergences between traditional and new media. Co-founders Sam Logan (Sarasota) and David Shapiro (New York) are bringing to bear their extensive relationships in the film and TV industry to provide for rapid development of the Ringling Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab, a groundbreaking project that combines education with film development. The Studio Lab is designed to provide Ringling College of Art and Design students have hands-on experience with top-tier directors, producers, writers, and cinematographers as well as to help Sarasota become an integral part of the film industry.


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NIAGARA FALLS, NY-- The Niagara Falls Police Department and several other local, state and federal agencies did a little spring cleaning in Niagara Falls early Monday morning.
Five homes and one motel in the Cataract City were raided. Six people were arrested.
Officers discovered quantities of marijuana, cocaine and illegal prescription drugs during the raids. They also seized a shotgun from one of the homes.
Niagara Falls Police Superintendent Brian DalPorto says the city responded to residents' complaints about the houses.
"These houses were active drug houses and a nuisance to the community," says DalPorto. "So, acting on that information that we received from the community, along with active investigations from our narcotics unit, we were able to secure search warrants for the locations. The purpose of this operation was to send a clear message that Niagara Falls is no longer the place to sell drugs."
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When thinking about Australia, most people immediately conjure up a few specific associations, like koalas and kangaroos or the phrase "G'day." But for your Who What Wear editors, these silly stereotypes are barely on our radar; how could they be when the country is simply loaded with first-rate designers? As longtime supporters of many Aussie brandsÂ--like Zimmermann, Camilla & Marc, and SomethingÂ--we've always known that the world's smallest continent is a big power player in the fashion world. As further proof of the terrific talent Down Under, today we're delighted to shine the spotlight on our latest obsession, cult favorite clothing line Shakuhachi!
The brand, which shares a name with traditional Japanese bamboo flutes, is the brainchild of designer Jessie White, a native Australian who was inspired to create Shakuhachi after spending several years traveling the world. Her idea was simple: she wanted to create clothes that reflected her gypsy lifestyle. Despite a lack of formal training, White initially launched Shakuhachi with just three t-shirt styles, which proved to be so popular she quickly expanded the scope of her designs. These days the line offers a full-blown range of fresh and functional pieces, including everything from body-con dresses to leather goods to tailored jackets, and, of course, t-shirts too. While the entire collection is cool, we managed to narrow it down to a few of our favorite pieces for today's Line We Love, so have fun perusing our picks and let us know what you think!
Black Lace Mini Dress ($305, 310.659.0058)
If there is one daring piece you must try this season, it's Shakuhachi's chic Black Lace Mini Dress. Thanks to the intricate floral-lace fabric, this peek-a-boo sheath is definitely edgy, but the long sleeves and high neckline temper the scandalous sheerness. The risk-takers out there should style it with a bandeau top and boy shorts, otherwise we suggest throwing it on over a noir or nude slip! Either way, the results will be decidedly sexy!
Black Leather Pocket Shorts ($424)
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Red Animal Knotted Insert One Shoulder Dress ($424, 971.344.8624)
When your friends call for a girls' night out, answer them with this bold, body-con mini dress. The bright red animal print is a great alternative to your basic LBD, plus the frock's sexy one-shoulder silhouette and braided knot detailing make this an instant crowd pleaser. Finish your look with a pair of black heels, and you'll be ready to hit the dance floor.
Distressed Leather Cropped Tee ($343, 971.344.8624)
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Utility Skinny Pocket Pants ($305, 212.253.0953) in Brown Wash
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Cold As Ice Pocket Shirt ($248, 971.344.8624) in Blue Wash
The autumnal months are creeping up fast, but it's not too late to add to your denim shirt collection! Unlike your typical masculine button-up, the Cold As Ice Pocket Shirt has a more ladylike shape with its collarless neck, asymmetrical hemline, and loose-fitting sleeves. Paired with your favorite jeans, this Shakuhachi selection is right on trend with the cool blue hues of summer.


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Upcoming events in your Maine town
Winter farmers market
Farmington Grange announces the opening of the Winter Farmers Market, November 3, at the grange hall at 124 Bridge Street in West Farmington, from 9am to 12 noon. Vendors from both Sandy River Farmers Market, and the Farmington Farmers Market plan to be in attendance with their produce, meats, cheeses, honey, jams, baked goods, crafts and other products. This market will continue every Saturday morning until the first week of May, when the farmers and producers move outside again. New vendors, with locally produced products are always welcome to apply to join the market, provided they are adhering to the state rules and are properly licensed (for processed foods) Membership is $30 for the winter with a $5 market day fee. Vendors should plan on bringing their own table which they can store at the grange. For more information, call Richard Marble at 778-6968 or Bonnie Clark at 778-6637.
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I recently install phpMyAdmin on freeBSD and it works perfectly. So I can deduce that PHP is set correctly on my computer....
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AMC is a wholly owned subsidiary of IFC, and invests alongside IFC. All its investments adopt IFC Performance Standards. AMC fund investors include large institutional investors looking to increase their exposure to emerging markets and who are interested in accessing IFC's transaction pipeline, investment approach, and track record of superior returns.
As of August 31, 2013, AMC had approximately $6.1 billion in assets under management across six funds.
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The fund, established in early 2009, helps strengthen systemically important banks in emerging markets. The $3 billion fund consists of an equity fund of approximately $1.3 billion and a subordinated debt fund of approximately $1.7 billion. As of August 31, 2013, the fund has 19 investments totaling $2.1 billion in commercial banks in Bahrain, Cambodia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Malawi, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Papa New Guinea, Paraguay, the Philippines, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Vietnam, Nigeria, and in one regional African bank.
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The $182 million fund was established in 2010, and invests in systemically important commercial banking institutions in northern and Sub-Saharan Africa. As of August 31, 2013, the fund has six investments totaling $102.8 million in Ghana, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia, and one regional African bank.
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|Watauga Commission, Boone Council to Meet
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A controversial issue will come to a head tonight as the Watauga Commission finally meets with the Boone Town Council on the matter of representation on the Boone Planning Board. The commission has been highly and openly critical of what they perceive as the town's lack of cooperation in
assuring that residents of the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, the ETJ, have representation on the board, required by state law. The town rejected appointments approved by commissioners several weeks back even though those appointments were passed to the commission from the town board. It may be the last opportunity for the current town board to face the commissioners as the new board will be sworn in in about a month. New members talked about better relations with the county in the campaign. That meeting is 6 this evening at the Boone Council chamber.
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Submission DARPA exploring mini, atomic sensor systems as alternative to GPS->
coondoggie writes: "The scientists at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency want to develop a sophisticated miniature system of atomic sensors that could help military personnel with positioning, targeting, navigation, and guidance without relying on current GPS technology. Specifically DARPA wants to build what it calls a "miniature Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)" that integrates atomic and solid-state inertial sensors in a single microsystem, with a volume of no more than 20 cubic centimeters and power consumption of no more than 1 Watt (1 W)."
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