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Do you use Boxed Cake Mixes?
Posted 22 April 2005 - 02:04 PM
I'll admit it, I like to bake just about everything except cakes. None of my made from scratch cakes have been as good as Duncan or Betty.
Which could just mean I make bad cakes...
Posted 22 April 2005 - 02:26 PM
If I come upon a crazy, creative recipe using cake mix (Midori cake, for instance), I'll try it. I also like using plain white cake mix in some enhanced or doctored recipes. It's the artificially flavored butter or yellow cake mixes that I'm starting to have a problem with.
As for making scratch cakes that aren't as good as box cakes, I hear you! I've made a BUNCH of scratch cakes that just didn't cut it. To make a really good scratch yellow or white cake, you have to be fairly meticulous with ingredients, methods etc.
Posted 22 April 2005 - 02:37 PM
Just keep trying. Egg foams are not easy to pick up and occasionally you are going to have a dud, but keep at it.
Cake from a mix is better than my genoise?
Hell no!
Are you fucken kidding me?
Edited by carp, 22 April 2005 - 02:43 PM.
Posted 22 April 2005 - 02:51 PM
My wife (who is the real baker) makes it from scratch and its really really good but I see the effort she puts into it. Recently she make an apple spiced cake from scratch and it was amazing.
I generally like my wifes because she put slightly less sugar in. I think the box cake mixes are too sweet.
Posted 22 April 2005 - 02:53 PM
If it's dessert for us or when we're entertaining, then I'll make the effort and go from scratch
Practice. Do it over. Get it right.
Mostly, I want people to be as happy eating my food as I am cooking it.
Posted 22 April 2005 - 03:05 PM
Posted 22 April 2005 - 03:14 PM
I prefer from scratch, but for my wedding cupcakes, I made 4 "doctored" recipes. All the frosting was from scratch. Everyone raved.
Here's a fav
Never ending chocolate cake.
1 triple chocolate mix( or devils food, or dark chocolate)
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
1-2tbls espresso powder or instant coffee
2 tsp vanilla
1 box instant chocolate pudding mix.
1-2 cups choc. chips
1/2 cup chocolate syrup.
1 1/4 cup buttermilk.
Mix it all up. Makes a great bundt, or cupcakes or whatever. Very moist and hardly tastes like a mix.
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Posted 22 April 2005 - 03:25 PM
Posted 22 April 2005 - 03:28 PM
Baking altitude is trying enough without having spent three hours preparing something that fails.
(Bitter, angry almond cake failure-maker).
Posted 22 April 2005 - 03:29 PM
But, now that I've gotten a few really good reference books on baking and some great recipes, I will never go back to mixes. Scratch cakes all the way, I'm proud to say. And I can always tell the difference too.
One book that I learned a TON about baking cakes from is The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Berenbaum. That and The Wedding Cake Book, where there are some really good recipes to work with IMO. There are I'm sure lots of others, but those were the ones that showed me how easy baking scratch cakes could be.
Posted 22 April 2005 - 03:36 PM
Posted 22 April 2005 - 03:42 PM
Edited by glossyp, 22 April 2005 - 03:42 PM.
Posted 22 April 2005 - 04:47 PM
I have never made a sheet cake from scratch and would not be so happy if I used a ton of ingredients and didn't get a good result.
I also own the Cake Doctor's book and the Cake Bible which unfortunately, I have not made one cake from the latter yet. But I plan on doing so in the near future.
When you are baking 7 or 10 cakes a week it's just a lot easier to use the mix in my opinion.
I go back in forth on my frosting just depends on if I have time and again the sheer volume of what I am using, I am better off buying a huge 25lb pail and doctoring it up.
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Posted 22 April 2005 - 05:10 PM
My main problem with the mixes, is that no matter what you do, they all taste just about the same and have the same strangely "moist," "fudgy" flavor. Sure the box says, Devil's Food, or Triple Chocolate, etc… but the cake has the same cloying flavor and weirdly "fudgy" texture. The butter cakes and yellow cakes pretty much have the same problem and although some "doctoring" or "Sandra Lee-ing" can change the flavor a little, the cake is still a fudgy mess with a weird crumb. Have some respect for yourself and don't mess with the mixes.
It's the karaoke of pastry. Don't go there.
Who decided all cakes needed fudge anyway?
It's not necessarily the chemicals I want to avoid. I recently saw a brand of "organic," "all-natural" cake mixes. The chocolate version contained flour, sugar, dutch-process cocoa, baking powder, and salt… The instructions required separated eggs, butter (or oil), and milk. What is the price? …you might ask… an alarming $6.99 for just enough mix to fill a couple of 9" pans. (For those who took the short bus I'll explain why I think $7 is too much: YOU ARE MAKING AN "ORGANIC" CAKE FROM SCRATCH, BUT PAYING THROUGH THE NOSE FOR THE INGREDIENTS AND THE PRIVILEDGE OF HAVING SOMEONE MEASURE THEM OUT FOR YOU.)
Posted 22 April 2005 - 05:33 PM
You're already breaking eggs open, busting out the measuring cups, and pulling out the mixer… so just go ahead and make the cake from scratch already… C'mon! You know you want to… Don't be scared. It's only a cake.
Honestly, I really don't think its a matter of 'fear' as much as it is a matter of getting a fair-to-good cake (depending on the type) in the oven in a couple of minutes with a minimal amount of clean-up. I agree that in general scratch is superior, but boxes definitely have their place, certainly when convenience is a priority.
My main problem with the mixes, is that no matter what you do, they all taste just about the same and have the same strangely "moist," "fudgy" flavor.
Right, and that's exactly what a lot of people want in a cake.
Posted 22 April 2005 - 05:37 PM
It's not necessarily the chemicals I want to avoid. I recently saw a brand of "organic," "all-natural" cake mixes. The chocolate version contained flour, sugar, dutch-process cocoa, baking powder, and salt…
All of which are chemicals or groups of chemicals. All cakes are made out of chemicals.
The instructions required separated eggs, butter (or oil), and milk. What is the price? …you might ask… an alarming $6.99 for just enough mix to fill a couple of 9" pans.
Definitely, $6.99 is ridiculous for a box of cake mix. But then, I think most "organic" products are ridiculously overpriced as well.
Posted 22 April 2005 - 05:46 PM
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Posted 22 April 2005 - 06:40 PM
I grew up on my parents' big horse and wheat farm, cooking for work crews and making everything from scratch. I use my Grandma's recipes and, with a little planning, I think scratch cakes can get to the oven pretty quickly, too (except for the Burnt Sugar Cake; that takes more time).
I am also a firm believer, however, in doing what works. If time or ingredient availability is an issue and mixes fit the bill, hey. I WOULD also add that, if you have a free afternoon and want to do something special, bake a cake from scratch! The opportunities for embellishment are endless (frosting, filling, pairing with fruit, whipped cream or ice cream, etc.) and a scratch cake with a fine, moist crumb and a handsome profile can be sheer paradise!
Posted 22 April 2005 - 07:13 PM
However, when it comes to chocolate cakes I won't hesitate to make my own chocolate cake from scratch. The mixes oftentimes don't taste anything remotely of chocolate, and are just sweet and fluffy and are just lacking all around.
Posted 22 April 2005 - 07:16 PM
BUT. I did use a sponge-cake mix a few years ago to show my kids how to beat eggs and mix/bake, because it allowed them to concentrate on the process, not the ingredients. Next time round, they bought and measured the ingredients themselves.
As luck would have it, I had to rush back to NZ over their birthdays, , but the boys and my husband were able to bake the birthday cakes themselves using the mix . That's who and what mixes are for, right?
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Posted 22 April 2005 - 07:20 PM
Honestly, I really don't think its a matter of 'fear' as much as it is a matter of getting a fair-to-good cake (depending on the type) in the oven in a couple of minutes with a minimal amount of clean-up. I agree that in general scratch is superior, but boxes definitely have their place, certainly when convenience is a priority.
It's called a stand mixer. I have a couple of cake recipes that I love (one is a French sponge that requires the eggs to be beaten for 20 min) that I would rarely make becuase I had better things to than stand over the bowl for 25+ min holding a hand mixer.
But my husband gave me a KitchenAid stand mixer. It has set me free! I make all these impossible recipes that need to be whipped and beaten for hours and hours, and simply turn on the machine and....walk away. Do some laundry, or weed my garden, play with the kids. It's a whole new world. If I was not already married to the sweetest man that ever lived, I would marry my stand mixer!
Posted 22 April 2005 - 07:57 PM
But then, the time comes, and I feel that craving for sherry cake, or chocolate flan cake, and the thought process goes something like this:
"Boy, am I in the mood for sherry cake. And I need to make a chocolate flan cake for the party tomorrow night. I really need to sit down and figure out how to make them from scratch. I know they'd be so much better. At first, I'll probably have a few failures, sure, but it'll be worth it in the long run. Of course I've got tons of errands to run today and a deadline to meet and then shopping to do and the house to clean and....oh what the hell....I'll pick up the box mixes just one more time."
Perhaps I should enlist a baker friend to do the conversions for me, eh?
Posted 22 April 2005 - 08:24 PM
I make my own mixes.
Whenever I have a little extra time (like on a Sunday) I will do all the measuring of dry ingredients for several basic yellow, chocolate, white (and banana ever since I discovered Wendy's banana cake) cakes. I use a scale, so I basically sift everything into a bowl on top of my scale. I seal them up in ziplocks and label them with the flavor and date. Then, when I need to bake, all I have to do is throw the dry ingredients in the mixer, nuke the butter to soften, and I'm pretty much there. Of course, I also use the hi-ratio mixing method, so there's no creaming of the butter/sugar.
I would never chastise someone for using a boxed mix, though. I think it's a great way to start learning to bake, and to get over the fear that many people have regarding cake. I would recommend for those of you who are serious about the results you produce, that you start with a book like The Cake Bible, and when you see the success you have, I guarantee you'll never want to use a boxed mix again.
Posted 22 April 2005 - 09:18 PM
Last month I did a wedding cake for a woman who wanted Duncan Hines Golden Butter cake mix. A Big. Fancy. Wedding. It was what she grew up with and what she wanted for her wedding. She searched high and low and could not find a single baker in NYC to make it for her.
I did.
And she LOVED it. Her guests LOVED it. It was what she wanted, and that's what is important to me -- giving the customer what they want. I think all the bakers out there who "refuse to compromise their reputations" by making a cake with a mix are...well...compromising their reputations. They're not serving their customers.
If someone wants a cake mix, I'll make it. If someone want a labor-intensive genoise that tastes like crap, I'll make it. If it's what they want, I'll be proud to give it to them.
While I enjoy the idea of and work involved in making things from scratch, I'm not too shy to say that I, personally, think a lot of scratch cakes out there taste like crap (even 60% of the cakes we made in pastry school). Is it a good cake when you have to disguise with syrups, fillings and flavors? I could probably dress up a kitchen sponge in much the same way and have at least a dozen people tell me it's the best cake they've ever had. Heh. A preference is a prefence and if you prefer mix cakes, it doesn't mean your pallete is any more or less refined than that of a person who enjoys scratch cakes. One isn't inherently better than the other.
It's all about the final outcome and whether people really enjoy eating it. That's what makes a cake a GOOD cake. Mix or not.
Posted 23 April 2005 - 01:08 AM
Edited by Ling, 23 April 2005 - 01:08 AM.
Posted 23 April 2005 - 05:49 AM
I would often bake cakes (from a mix) and take them to functions. People would rave and say how great they were. Then, the compliments were always followed by "Did you bake that from scratch?" Well, I didnt know what to say. I didnt want to lie, knowing that I didnt deserve the credit -- Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines did. That was the final push that I needed!
Now, when someone says, "oh, that is good. Did you bake that from scratch?" I can proudly say yes! Some people cannot tell the difference between scratch and mix. And I know some people who prefer a mix cake. However, I personally prefer the taste of a good scratch cake. Oh, and as far as cost, cake mixes are expensive in my area.
Personally, I enjoy baking. I enjoy the challenges that comes with it. I love cake decorating, too. But, I am a baker first.
Edited by BROWNSUGA, 23 April 2005 - 05:51 AM.
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Posted 23 April 2005 - 06:00 AM
I've written this before, but I'll add it again. I do use some cake mixes......for various reasons. Only white cake and yellow cake................I've yet to find perfect recipes for those two flavors that people like better then what I can get out of a mix. I only use those on wedding cakes, I make everything else from scratch.
I can understand that. Yellow and white have been a challenge in finding the "perfect recipe". I have read the thread on the "best white". How did the "best white" compare to the mixes that you use?
Posted 23 April 2005 - 06:17 AM
I made a rum cake this Christmas several times. Recipe was printed both ways...from scratch or using a mix and pudding mix. Without exception everyone prefered the "scratch" cake. The consistancy and taste were superior.
Next year I'll stick with the "scratch" version and just experiment with flavored rums.
Posted 23 April 2005 - 06:34 AM
There is a myth, perpetuated by many including Alton Brown and armies of cake decorators, that mixes yield better cakes than from scratch.
Just keep trying. Egg foams are not easy to pick up and occasionally you are going to have a dud, but keep at it.
Cake from a mix is better than my genoise?
Hell no!
Are you fucken kidding me?
I'd like to hear more about this. Does anyone know exactly what chemicals do exactly what to cakes that makes AB say that boxed is superior?
Is your objection to boxed mixes because they use inferior ingredients or because of the chemicals inside them or because from scratch is just inherently superior?
If KatieM put her home-made mixes in a box and sold them, would they still be inherently worse than from scratch? What if we got KatieM's mix and doctored it up with all those chemicals that AB claims makes cakes better?
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0:42 Absolute frustration about which approach to expect!
Welcome to SFO!
I can't believe some people actually disliked the video.
Amazing video ... amazing aircraft!
Now that my friends is a professionally produced video of excellent quality! Gracias!!!!
Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for taking the time to watch it. Not my work, obviously, but found it interesting. Thought the video was about to be over and looked down and it was only about 10% through, but I was hooked.
Good share Collin White... Love my city!
One of the best videos I have seen of this genre. Exciting views of the SFO area and great commentary.Thanks, Lufthansa.
I really enjoyed watching this beautiful aircraft approach and landing - amazing, the world's largest passenger plane!
A great educational video, that should be watched by aspiring pilots as well as technology people. This is a great career motivating tool for our young generation. Keep on showing them here.
I thought it was well done and put together like a pro. The diffferent angles and highlighting key landmarks was a nice touch. If you are in the business you know how easy thaey made it look. I love LH and know that they do a great job. Above the wing and below the wing operations are sometimes tough to unite. They always get it done with class !
Very nice..brings back alot of memories. My first flight into SFO was 1962 and my last was 2005.
thank you for sharing.
Great compilation from various perspectives. Impressive technology.
They all bounce...this model..haha..like a frikken Navy landing.
Fantastic video. Professional approach.
Fantastic video! Where's the other part?
Great to watch especially in HD and very clear comms also!
Question ... to those of your with a lot more experience than I do ... why did the pilot repeat the word "retard" when he touched down on the runway? I'm curious.
actually, I apologize, I was incorrect. It's actually a reminder to the flight crew to move the thrust levers to idle
its an automatic signal to retard the descent as you approach the ground. The computer is reminding you to flare.
It varies a little by plane but it is a reminder to the crew at touchdown to reverse thrust.
Yeah..damn thing could do with a parachute at times.
Not totally sure, but after the computer recorded call out for retard, I think he repeated it as he actually did it. My guess only but I think pretty close.
For what it is worth W I think this thing normally lands with a hell of a thump The damn machine takes some stopping and I think the guys are keener on the early deck contact ASAP rather than a gentle flare.
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Indeed. SOP's for most Airbus craft don't even include an actual flare; you just fly it right down to the runway and let the ground effect slow the descent.
LOL. That will dang sure slow the descent.
When when you get an odd minute will you take a look at that Tupolev that over shot the runway on landing. So me thing failed brakes and some say thruster stuck.
I heard somewhere that brakes froze
staggering amount of glass in that cockpit. I think jump seat is for the maid with a bottle of Windex.
Something that big, I'd want a lot of glass. I like that tail camera. Looked like another Captain in the jump seat and I didn't see any windex.LOL
You know what W..I think Air France always have three up front on this A388. When you work the costs out the extra pair of hands are really cheap when you got 550 plus souls aboard. I am not sure what the other operators do but to me three is the minimum on the flight deck.
Well, this was Lufthansa and I have never seen the inside of a 380 cockpit, but probably not a lot different than that of a 747, which I have seen although never flown. I can remember back in the day that 2 men up front took a lot of getting used to as basically, the same jobs done by 3 were now done by 2. That said, a lot of the mundane stuff that the FE did was combined/consolidated so it wasn't that bad as long as everybody was on the same page
I honestly thing that the third pilot engineer is making a comeback. I hope so anyway. Oh by the way you can't retire yet cause you ain't finised exchanging insults with me on here. Hahaha
Well, I have been back in the air some and will be part time after the 1st of the year. My old company bught a CRJ200 and had it fully mod in/out. We got it Dec 1 and have had it up playing with it some. I'll be training a couple of new guys this next year and flying the old man around a couple times a week. At least that's the plan. We were thinking about 2 years at first but I don't think it will take near that long. Besides, I kinda liked that back porch this past year.lol
Flights lasting more than 8 hours got to have a third and sometimes fourth flight crew member depending on hours accumulated, all as per current regulations.
Seasons Greeting Chalet! Servus!
Thanks For the GREAT job
Show!! Spetacular!!
Fantastic video - thank you very much
Very cool!
Fitting production for a magnificient aircraft.
Nice vidéo Nice landing.... Thank's
What a great landing, with such an amazing aircraft.
Shame it is ugly
This video is great!!
Great Video. Thank's
Superbes images. Atterrissage parfait
Thanks for a brilliant utube.
Really cool! Thank you.
Gostei muito meus Parabens a toda equipe feliz Ano novo
Great weather for its arrival especially into an airport that can be very dicey at times!! Fabulous video as well.
I noticed that too. Basically VFR; must have been an afternoon arrival and the fog gone. I didn't check time of day.LOL
Captain to Ground "Good afternoon, or, uh, good morning". Could have been late morning since the fog had burned off.
Oops - Left off his last word "Good afternoon, or, uh, good morning, rather".
Are your folks still in HS Village, and if so, did you go in there for Christmas this year. If you did, how'd you like all the snow?lol
This is a great video
Two thumbs up!
Fantastic piece of video. The pilots always seem so relaxed that their skills are hidden from view
One always thinks that because 1 is PF and the other not that one has nothing to do. Note that both were busy. Note that the AP came off and Cap had control. As you say, there is just so much there that gets taken for granted
Thanks Collin an excellent video.
Wow that was great, thanks for sharing
Supervideo. Danke schön.
It's gone viral ... Aired on TV show "Right This Minute"
Nice to see the Captain actually take over and land the thing!
That's what the PF is supposed to do. I would have thought that Auto Pilot should have come off quicker but I couldn't reall see the panel and that may be an AB thing or how he had it programmed. He must have been PF, as I never heard him take the AC back from the FO
telepathy W...that's the big new thing..telepathy
I have often flown into San Fransisco and wondered what it's like on the flight deck during the approach. Now I know. Great video,thanks to all involved. Great stuff and thanks for sharing.
Wonderful video from a wonderful city! Thanks Lufthansa & Co. for sharing
If only Wilbur and Orville could witness what they started! Only can imagine what an approach to SFO will look like 100 years from now!!
Tres Beau video hd super merci
Great video...thanks!
very cool
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Really enjoyed ! Thanks for posting. Happy New Year.
Enjoyed that very much. Thanks so much for posting.
Those gentlemen made it look easy.... Piece of cake
So beautiful and so interesting ! many tks to LUFTHANSA and his pilots !
Great video. Thank you!!
Great, been there many times, but this was a first in the A380.
Not an unusual Lufthansa landing. Get the aircraft on the ground as soon as possible & hit the brakes...the cost of replacement brakes is a lot cheaper than overhauling engines where reverse thrust has been over-used.
Not true with all LHT ops, This 388 baby takes some stopping..landing mass is around 400 000kg yup that is 880 000 lbs or 400 tonnes.
LHT will change the FM call outs to suit themslves. They think clearer than the French haha
Notice the 3000 feet toga limit. LHT chargees higher ticket prices but if you like predictability and peace of mind...thr prices are worth it.
Sorry, but what is "LHT"?
I know Lufthansa by ICAO DLH and IATA LH.
I Googled LHT and here's what Wiki says:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lufthansa Technik AG (short "LHT") is the leading manufacturer-independent provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft, engines and components. The Lufthansa Technik Group consists of 32 companies with more than 25.500 employees. It is a 100% subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa (Lufthansa Group).
The most important product of Lufthansa Technik for maintenance and overhaul of aircraft is Total Technical Support TTS. This product integrates all services of Lufthansa Technik.
So, nothing to do with Lufthansa passenger operations or the A380.
It doesn't appear to but I think that Roland and several others are using it as shorthand just not knowing the ICAO codes
Yes I see..thanks for pointing that out. LHT gets a lot of work from lots of airlines. The Qantas 388's get maintenance there. The Australian crew's would like it done in the UK though. Now it is not for me to comment why the Aussies are shy of the Germans.
Sehr nettes Video, Danke für den Einblick :-)....ob der Kapitän wohl aus Franken kommt?
Er hört sich Französisch nicht an.
Franken = Bayern= Deutschland ;-)
Ich stehe korrigiert. Vielen Dank.
nah geh
Super Video Danke
Looks light my post did not register. This was a really first video. The crew seem to be so relaxed at this critical time.
awesome! those pilots are german cool, just another day in the skies with the RED BARON!
Love it
A beautiful video. Many thanks! And best wishes for a Happy New Year!
One of the most complete cockpit videos I've ever seen. Shows multiple camera angles including several from the ground. Great stuff!
Because of the water cannon salute upon arrival, I'm guessing that this may have been either Lufthansa's inaugural flight on the route or the first landing of the A380 at SFO.
one of the 2 if not both. I wondered that but it doesn't say
Really good video.
Excellent video!!
Anyone know the length difference between left and right runway?
It's all on FA; call up KSFO and go to the info tab
Thanks W...anyway does your outfit carry stuff for USPS? if the speelings ain't right..too bad... I lost my damn specs If you are plabbing a career ext W I would consider lasics for close stuff...my far vision is damn site better tahn the younger kids.
No cargo, just pax, all planners and consultants.
Lasics will work wonderful on single vision but I am in trifocals and have been for several years. It all corrects to 20-20 so it gets past the medical. I ain't gonna worry about it now. As a matter of fact, me and wife just had exam Friday and we will be getting new ones in a week or so.
oooopps see what I mean.....hahaha
Thanks... we sometimes get odds and sods in parts from USA suppliers and the USPost tracking system is wunnerful compared to ours in Europe. Love the way you ship stuff from Houston up to Chicago and Otegon stuff down to LA. Great system. Yeah well this year I am sick of grazing in the fields and I think I will take up an offer from a Polish firm. The Germans have overcooked themselves on prices and since the Nazi beheaded my uncle I think I will give 'em something to think about. They offered me a job three years ago...tough, Rock on.
Great experience watching this cocpit view Thanks for this wonderfull videdo
Excellent, I love this video
merci tres bien fait bien aimer. i from quebec canada thank you everbodys. happy new year..
I enjoyed this excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Those German pilot are really good. I might not be able to fly that machine if it called me a retard three times when I was about to land, jeez.
Talk about inappropriate.
I told you all LHT customises the software haha.....this insistant command is perfectly acceptable to those who are German.... LHT once ripped out all the Microsoft stuff and got Siemens in to redo the whole fleet.
I was overreacting I suppose to his use of calling a person "a retard." I really really think it's offensive.
Donna, a word of explanation. The voice you hear saying "retard" is computerized. Modern aircraft like this one are computer controlled all the way to landing (but the box accepts pilot input for course, altitude, etc.). Just before touchdown, the computer automatically reduces engine power to idle speed when the aircraft is above the runway (that quiet moment you experience just before landing). However, it doesn't physically move the throttles back to the idle position. The auto voice is reminding the pilots to manually "Retard" the throttles to idle to match the actual engine speed.
Re my reply below, sorry...I had assumed it was your post, but have just noticed you were explaining for someone else. Anyway, as I said, I completely understood it was a computerized reminder. It was Mr. Wernicke's reference to "a retard" - in spite of all that's been written since, it's still an inappropriate thing to say IMHO.
Thanks, Michael. However, I realized that. I was referencing your comment "if it called me a retard". As I said I'm sure I overreacted.
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Interesting.. I'm quite used to hearing "Lufthansa xxx heavy" on the radio, but apparently this monster has its own new designation.. "Lufthansa xxx SUPER"...
I heard that too and wondered if the FAA had made a new designation. All I have ever heard was HEAVY. The actual requirement on HEAVY is as follows:
"The "heavy" designation refers to an aircraft that is certificated to operate at a maximum gross takeoff weight greater than 255,000 pounds. It doesn't matter what it actually does weigh on takeoff, but whether or not it is certificated to operate above 255,000 pounds."
A notable exception is the 757. Now I think that only the -300 gets in that weight category
but most contollers give the entire 757 fleet the HEAVY designation because of wake turbulence, which was one of the primary reasons that the designation came out in the first place
I notice that link/notice that Martin posted was dated in 2007. I didn't retire until 2009. I just flatly missed that one. By the same token, most of my flying was domestic at that time and I just never crossed paths with one. I remember back in the day when the twins were all coming out, it startled me that the 757 got included in the heavy designation on account of the the wake T.
FAA has made the "super" designation for the Airbus380. See the notice at the following link.
I am dang glad there ain't that many of them, with the spacing shown here, even for heavies. That beast is just too big. IMHO
And BTW Martin, tks for the link.
Martin, are they into DFW yet or do you know? I know that the qantas 747's are but I didn't know if they had gotten approved for these beasts or not.
Sorry Preacher1, I don't know the status of A380's & DFW.
It stands for "super-heavy" in fact
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Very great video.
Great video...loved it!
Amen! This has everything.
It is just a great video...thoroughly enjoyed it!!! PS...the last time we were at SFO, with all of the construction going on, our plane had to jockey for position, with several "holds" waiting for a space to open up so we could roll into our gate....never imagined a plane could be that agile with so many 180 degree turns just to get where we were going!!!
What a fun watch... ticked that Korean Air A380 Seoul-ATL service has been delayed to later this year (August?), was supposed to start today.
Good educational video. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent, we should have more video's like this-very well done by all-thank you
thank you for shareing
Went to show this to a family member and it was gone! What a shame. Great video-very professional!
I enjoyed this video clip so much. I wonder why it was removed from YouTube. Does anyone know?
A great video, however it has since been removed.
You can still see this video by going to youtube.com and searching Airbus 380 landing. It is great still!!
I cant locate it there. Please post a link.
U bet
What a shame it was removed!!!!!
Why has this video been withdrawn
I imagine only the "poster" knows the answer to that. However, if you haven't viewed it as yet, it can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVWADAAnBQA
What happened to the video? It was great!
Pity it was removed. It was 1 of 4 I think.
Thanks for the link Donna!
My pleasure. Hope you found it equally as awesome as most of us.
You know what... the A380 is a Big Ass Tonka Toy...and I don't want to be a negative person but it's a disaster waiting to happen!
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any harder of a landing and they may wanna do a major overhaul on the gear. daaaam
It's probably cause they aren't used to actually landing; they just use autoland all the time lol.
Dang Phil, you'd gripe and complain if you were hung with a new rope.lol
That said, it definitely was not a greaser, although I wonder if one can do any better in that beast.
No one can do better than this....he is LHTs "top gun"
Looked to me too like a bit of a bounce on that one.
Nah this is as good as it gets ... believe me. The landong of the 388 is of exteme concern. This really is as good as it gets and the computer can do much worse. The fact is that 400 tonnes is at the limit. Why do tou think thar the 747 and the 787 was developed? Technology at the limits. Not my fault.
I think Ben is right. The Captain was trying to show off. I have had a lot of 380 drivers tell me they use the autoland most of the time; keeps them out of trouble. We see why
Vídeo fantástico...!
Gostaria de receber mais videos como esse...!!
Просто по русски-офигенно.
nyet! (LOL!!!)
Svetlana Kapanina..Chalet?
OK Chalet WTF did he/she say?
Go to google translate
W fgs man wtf do you think I am Einstein?
Ain't no big deal. Just go to Google and type in google translate and go from there. You can handle it. Chalet probably won't wake up til noon.lol
W..I think Chalet has fallen out with me...samn shame caudfe she or she ahd a lot to offer in advise...seriously..female flight deck mermbers have so much ro offer....the Polish female engineers in particular...that's why I am so keen to work with 'em..Of courtse Boeing has one lady who really can fly... test pilot..Svetlana Kapanina is another.
Too bad I prefer Boeing over Airbus. I would liked the B-787 better! Although, Das ist gut! Danka!
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Gillies is aware of the kind words thrown his way in the press over the last week about his work with some of the young players prior to the rookie games in Boston. The Islanders' traffic cop wanted it known that the relationship is a two-way street.
"Of all the young players I've gotten to know in ten years as a pro, Matt Martin might be my all-time favorite rookie," said Gillies. "Last season, he taught me as much as I taught him. Matt's really good at tipping pucks when he's standing in front of the goalie. I always struggled with that. Matt showed me a few things that really helped me. I'm better at it now."
Gillies was thrilled that Garth Snow is building a tougher team by signing scrapper Zenon Konopka and giving Martin a chance to make the Islanders. In a conversation with Point Blank, Gillies mapped out each tough guy's assignment should the trio play in the same game.
"Konopka is fearless. He led the league in fights last season and will go with anyone," said Gillies, who had 75 penalty minutes in 13 games with the Islanders last season. "He can handle the lightweights and the middleweights. Matty's on his way to being a great fighter, but he's more of a middleweight guy, too. I'll take on the heavyweights…"
I interrupted Gillies, saying I thought Martin could hold his own not just with middleweights, but with cruiserweights and light-heavyweights.
"Oh, don't get me wrong," said Gillies. "Both Z and Matty can battle with anyone. Let's put it this way: if we're all in a game together and the other team is stirring it up, it doesn't matter who takes who. We'll get together on the bench and do 'Rock-Paper-Scissors.'"
Notes: Butch Goring and the gang from MSG Network's "Hockey Night Live" last night placed the Islanders with the Panthers, Maple Leafs and Hurricanes in a group called "longshots" (for the playoffs). They also predicted the Islanders would finish 13th in the Eastern Conference this season.
Andy Hilbert (groin strain) sat out his group's session today. He's day-to-day.
Prospect to watch: Kevin Poulin. Through five days of rookie camp and two of main camp, there has been a quiet buzz about the young goaltender. It's like everyone is afraid of getting too excited too early. (As a blog, of course, we don't worry about that stuff).
Goring shared a telling anecdote about the difference between training camps today and in his generation, when players used the workouts to get into shape. "We're about a week into camp," said Butch. "I'm breaking in new equipment, taking it slowly, rounding into shape. I'm on the ice before practice, warming up. Al Arbour skates over to me and says, 'Hey Butchie, would you mind breaking a sweat today.' I laughed. I said, 'Al, when does the real season start? Three weeks, right? I promise you, I'll be ready then.'"
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POTSDAM Youngsters brought their sticks, pads and skates to Clarkson Universitys Cheel Arena on Sunday to practice their hockey skills for free. For some, it was their first time on the ice.
The event is part of USA Hockey Inc.s Try Hockey for Free Day, a nationwide event hosted by local programs so kids ages 4 to 9 can try the sport.
Most leagues hold their free hockey day in February, but the Potsdam Junior Hockey Association pushed theirs up by a few weeks. On Saturday, kids played at Pine Street Arena.
About 30 kids attended Sundays event. Some already were veterans, having played hockey for several years. Some wobbled unsteadily, still figuring out how to skate. One wore a bicycle helmet instead of hockey equipment.
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Lets try it for free and see if she likes it before we sign her up for it. All her cousins play it, said Rhonda A. Rodriguez, Potsdam. Daughter Carina S. Cook, 5, has practiced figure skating, but stumbled several times while learning to handle hockey skates and a stick. Every time, she picked herself up with a smile.
This is to encourage kids in the community to try hockey, said Karen H. Healey, coach of the Potsdam Junior Hockey Association. Were introducing them to a few of the very basic techniques we teach our beginners.
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Austin J. Emlaw, 4, Potsdam, had skated before, but Sunday was his first time playing hockey.
He loves to skate, but hes a little bit intimidated by everyone skating faster than him, said his mother, Jessica L. Emlaw.
Hes chasing the puck now; thats good, Mrs. Emlaw said. Yesterday, he spent a lot of time in the goal, and goalie equipment is really expensive, she joked.
Playing hockey teaches young children team-building skills and provides them with exercise during the long winter months, Ms. Healey said.
The more experienced players said they enjoy practicing and learning new skills, but they especially look forward to playing an actual game.
My brother played hockey. I like doing real games, said 5-year-old Erik R. Heintzelman, Potsdam, who has been playing hockey for a while.
Although Try Hockey for Free Day is over, the Potsdam Junior Hockey Associations regular beginner hockey sessions will continue until March.
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PROVIDENCE — A 20-year-old man with the nickname of "Damage" pleaded guilty Tuesday before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to second-degree murder for the July 6, 2012, murder of Joshua Burgo of Pawtucket.
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced the plea involving Darrell "Damage" Johnson, who had a last known address of 69 John St., Pawtucket. In accordance with the plea agreement, Johnson was sentenced to 60 years, with 32½ years to serve and the remainder suspended with probation, on the count of murder; and 10 years, to run concurrent, on the count of carrying a pistol without a license.
Had the case proceeded to trial, Kilmartin said the state was prepared to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that on July 6, 2012, Johnson shot Burgo in the chest, killing him, behind the Nathanael Greene Elementary School in Pawtucket following an altercation between two groups.
After murdering Burgo, who was the father of a young child, Johnson fled the state and was later apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Virginia. He was extradited to Rhode Island, arraigned, and has been held without bail on the murder charge.
"The lives of two young men were irrevocably changed by this senseless murder. Joshua Burgo was only 20 when his life was tragically cut short by 18-year-old Darrell Johnson, who brazenly shot and killed him in cold blood, leaving him to die on the ground behind a school," said Kilmartin. "Although Darrell Johnson attempted to flee, his attempt to evade justice was thwarted."
Pawtucket Police Detectives David Silva and Donti Rosciti led the investigation. Special Assistant Attorney General Roger R. Demers prosecuted the case on behalf of the Office of Attorney General.
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POTSDAM - Imagine having a large tumor protruding from your face, a cleft lip, or maybe even something as simple as cataracts, but not having access to any medical attention and being forced to live with your ailments as an outcast in your community.
While this may sound far-fetched, Laura K. Coles, 29, a native of Potsdam, has spent roughly the past three years of her life helping people in these situations while aboard the Africa-Mercy, a 500 foot ship with a 78-bed hospital on board.
Its quite an amazing experience, she said, noting her time aboard the ship began with a three-and-a-half month stay in January 2010.
Its almost impossible not to go back, she said, explaining that she then did a four-month stint on board the ship, before signing on for a two-year commitment with Mercy Ships, a non-profit organization that operates four ships that have, to date, served the residents of 35 of the worlds poorest nations.
During her time with Mercy Ships, Ms. Coles said shes done two stints in Togo, as well as stops in Sierra Leone and Guinea, returning to the U.S. two weeks ago.
Mercy Ships U.S. Public Relations Coordinator Pauline Rick said that during her time with Mercy Ships, which was all spent on the Africa Mercy, Ms. Coles served as a nurse, nurse educator, charge nurse, ward nurse and nursing supervisor.
Ive seen all kinds of things, Ms. Coles said. I dont know where to start.
When the ship first arrives in a community, Ms. Coles said theyre really busy seeing patients and scheduling surgeries, but once that screening process is complete things onboard are a little less chaotic.
I would see all the patients who wanted to be treated, but not everybody would be eligible for surgery, she said. It was access for them to a doctor for free.
Ms. Coles explained the way the health care system in many African nations works is patients are required to pay up front for treatment.
If you cant afford it, it just doesnt get done, she said. For that reason, weve seen things that are very treatable that just dont get fixed, like a 50-year-old with a cleft lip or facial tumor. They might not have access to a hospital or there may be no doctors in their area trained to treat that.
One patient came to the ship with a football-sized tumor on her face and during the course of her operation it became apparent she would need a blood transfusion to get through the procedure.
In stepped Ms. Coles, along with eight other crew members from five different countries.
In a story detailing those events on the organizations website, it is explained that situations like this arent out of the ordinary on board one of their ships.
On the worlds largest non-governmental hospital ship, there are still limited resources to store blood. But what the Africa Mercy lacks in storage capacity, it makes up for in its steady supply of willing volunteers, the organization writes. Without our crew donors, surgeries like (this) would not be possible.
Speaking about one of her more memorable cases, Ms. Coles also said she treated a man who came to them without a face.
He had lost his face to disease, she said. When he left (with a face) his plan was to get a wife and have children. He could be a part of the community again.
Ms. Coles explained that people with tumors, cleft lips or other disfiguring ailments are often viewed as cursed and are treated like outcasts.
In Africa being a part of the community is a very big deal and if youre an outcast, its very much like you dont exist.
In fact, watching people leave the ship, knowing they can return home to their communities, is perhaps the most rewarding part of working onboard a Mercy Ship.
My favorite part is the transition - watching them come in thinking theyre outcasts and not worthy of being loved and then receiving love from the staff, she said. Its a complete change and they leave confident, joyful and excited about life.
Among the photos of Ms. Coles journey submitted by Mercy Ships were pictures of a set of twins. One of the babies was happy and healthy, but the other was malnourished and had a cleft lip that prevented him from receiving the same nutrition as his sister.
According to a blog written by Ali Chandra, another volunteer aboard the ship, the baby came to them weighing only six pounds at four months old. Less than two weeks later the baby weighed more than nine pounds and in two months he gained all of the weight needed and became healthy enough to undergo surgery for his cleft lip, actually becoming the larger of the two twins in the process.
The even more amazing thing, is Ms. Coles was a part of all this without receiving any monetary compensation for the nearly three years of her life spent aboard the Africa Mercy.
Everyone on the ship paid to be there, she said. We would either work to earn enough to be there or we were sponsored by local churches and our friends. Its totally volunteer.
Ms. Coles said she first heard about Mercy Ships through a friend of hers in nursing school.
One of my friends from nursing school talked about it all the time. She went to Liberia, Ms. Coles said. I prayed a lot about it and decided, You know what, its going to be a great experience. And then I ended up going back.
While Ms. Coles said she could see herself returning to the ship again in the future, right now shes playing catch up with her friends and family and looking for a job. She said she would like to teach clinical practice at a nursing school.
Theres a lot of catching up to do after two years, she said, adding that last summer she did return home to the U.S. for six weeks while the ship was being maintained.
We do 10 months of what they call field service, she said, noting the ship sails to a port in west Africa where the hospital is then set up for 10 months.
Then they pack up, do maintenance and sail to the next place, she said.
As for the time away from friends and family, Ms. Coles said thats the hardest part of the experience.
Its difficult. I think thats probably one of the hardest things, being away from your friends and family for so long, she said. I have a niece who is two months old, and I havent met her yet, but I will this weekend.
Reiterating how she first got involved with Mercy Ships, she said not everyone who volunteers has to stay for so long, and not everyone has to have a medical background either.
The ship is kind of like a small town. It just happens to have a hospital. They even have a small school, so we need teachers, she said. We even have a library and cafe.
Ms. Rick said jobs are available on the ship for just about anyone.
We have cooks, engineers, school teachers maritime captains, deck crew, accountants, dining room staff and many other positions, she said, explaining the teachers arent for the African children, but rather people working on the ships who have their entire families on board.
I think a lot of people know about Africa and how its people need help, Ms. Coles said. I went to Africa to serve and got served in return.
She explained, I learned about joy and what it means to have joy when you have nothing, patience and creativity. There is so much they can teach us, she said. I went to love and give of myself and in return they taught me so much. Its an eye-opener, not only to see the conditions they live in, but to truly learn what it means to be a part of the community.
Ms. Coles is the daughter of Dave and Jean Cole of Potsdam. She lived in Potsdam until she was 9, at which point her family moved overseas.
I grew up in Asia, but I still call Potsdam home, she said.
To learn more about Mercy Ships and how you can help, or how to become a volunteer yourself visit their website.
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The missiles fired from U.S. drones in Pakistan's mountainous tribal region are killing, along with senior al-Qaeda operatives, "hundreds of suspected lower level Afghan, Pakistani, and unidentified 'other' militants," the secret document reportedly reveals.
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The first-ever Soccer & Style event benefitting the Chicago Fire Foundation was a great success at ROOF on the Wit last Thursday night.
Fire players Jalil Anibaba, Michael Videira, Hunter Jumper, Sean Johnson, Austin Berry, Gonzalo Segares, Quincy Amarikwa Daniel Paladini and goalkeeping coach Aron Hyde all did their best jaunt down the runway for a good cause.
True to form, it was Jumper that stole the show. Watch to find out...
On whether, with all of the chances and the red card, it still seemed like a 3-0 game:
No, not at all. We give up the red card and then playing shorthanded, and the first goal was soft. We were coming from behind. Really, we pushed the game. We had chances to tie the game and it doesn't go your way and then they got a PK. For me, it's all questionable, but regardless, the team left everything on the field. I feel good about the group. We have to regroup and get ready for next week.
On whether, down 1-0 at half, Chicago was trying to tie the game or still get three points:
You just have to be smart. We had our chances. I think if we would have scored, they would have been under pressure, but we hit the post, we had some good opportunities in the final third and sometimes it just isn't your night.
On trying to beat a team four times in a season:
It isn't easy to beat a team four times in one season, but it's very difficult when you're playing shorthanded also. We played for the majority of the game, almost 60 minutes, shorthanded, and the guys competed and left it all on the field. We pushed the game. We took risks because what's the point? 1-0 or 2-0 you still lose, for me it doesn't matter at that point. We had the chances and we didn't get [the goal]. The second goal really kills us, the PK shorthanded, questionable but whatever. It is what it is. We've just got to move on.
Chicago Fire midfielder Dilly Duka
On the loss:
We have played this team four times this year – you can't win them all. This is MLS. They scored an early goal, they played well, and we were a little unlucky. I thought I was fouled in the first 25 minutes in the box. I clearly got pushed. The guy didn't even touch the ball, but that's how it goes sometimes. Can't look back – got to look forward.
On the second half:
We definitely believed we could come back and tie, maybe even win the game. There was no doubt in that locker room at halftime about coming out of this game with a loss.
On 'new-look' Crew under Bliss:
I thought they were a good team with Robert [Warzycha]. I think they have good personnel and players, but it was just their day.
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On the loss:
We hit the posts, we hit the crossbar, we got opportunities – overall though we were just not good enough. But in the end we have five more games left and we're right there. We have been in this spot before. We knew it was going to be a tough road game coming in, but we have games to play and there is going to be more opportunities.
On impact of second goal:
The next goal was going to be big. We knew that if we could keep it at one to nothing we could probably develop opportunities and create chances. The second goal was one that put the game out of reach.
On difficulty of beating teams four times a season:
We knew that coming in, but at the same time we were focused on the end result. This is a tough part of the year. We are a team that knows we can do things on the road, but tonight it wasn't our best and when you're not on your best you get beat.
Select shots from the Fire's loss to the Crew.
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Select photos as Austin Berry, Hunter Jumper, Sean Johnson, Jalil Anibaba, Daniel Paladini, Quincy Amarikwa, Gonzalo Segares, Michael Videira, Paolo Tornaghi, and Aron Hyde were all out on the runway at ROOF on theWit strutting their stuff for the Chicago Fire Foundation.
It was a great night, and as you can see below the guys had some fun too.
Photo Credit: Nick Sintich, Chicago Fire
After a dramatic later winner against New England, the Men in Red head to Firehouse East (#FHEAST) Saturday night to face a surging Columbus team (LIVE 6pm CT on My50). Since relieving coach Robert Warzycha of his duties and replacing him with Technical Director Brian Bliss, the Crew have won two of three and remain in the MLS Cup playoff hunt.
The Columbus hierarchy are calling this match a six-pointer and I tend to agree. Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
Sticking tight to Dominic Oduro – regardless of what position he plays in
In my last preview of a Fire vs. Columbus match, I heaped praise on Oduro and since then, the Ghanaian has continued to put in good performances.
Many in Columbus called for Oduro to be played up top and for the first two games under Brian Bliss this happened but last weekend the ex-Fire man moved to the right wing, making room for Federico Higuain and Jairo Arrieta to take their places in the middle of the attack.
In truth, Oduro is difficult to contain in either position.
On the wing, his pace forces the outside defenders to be on their guard and not stray too far forward. Hiss crossing is also dangerous -- he looks to get the ball in the box as early as possible, oftentimes playing it low to the ground, bending it around the defenders. These sort of balls are a nightmare to defend and limiting Oduro's space to cross will be important.
Oduro's runs also make him a difficult player to mark when he plays up top. In the Crew's last match against Montreal, he made a brilliant run into the box to get on the end of a sublime through ball from Federico Higuain and score the winner.
It will be an added incentive for the Fire defenders to keep their former teammate off the score sheet on Saturday night.
The midfield battle – Will Trap and Tony Tchani vs Jeff Larentowicz and Arevalo Rios
In just a few matches together, Jeff Larentowicz and Arevalo Rios have formed quite a formidable partnership in the center of midfield.
In the Crew's last match against the Impact, Will Trapp continued to start, this time alongside Tony Tchani. This partnership is similar to the Fire's, with one player advancing to help the attack while the other sits.
Tchani particularly caught the eye, bringing a physical presence that was lacking to the Crew's midfield. The Cameroonian has surprisingly good foot skills for a burly 6'4'' midfielder and is equally comfortable playing through balls from deep or driving forward with the ball.
The battle between the two sets of central midfielders will be very interesting to watch, with both trying to catch the other out.
The Fire's central pair must continue to stay disciplined and not be caught in a situation where both are too far forward. The Fire's midfield tandem certainly have the edge in experience and I expect them to display that against the younger pair.
Focusing the attacks down the Columbus left – targeting Tyson Wahl and co.
In the first two matches under Brian Bliss, Tyson Wahl returned at left back for the Crew, after sitting out the end of Warzycha's reign. Wahl didn't have the best of games in the first two outings of the Bliss era before moving to center back for last week's match against Montreal.
It remains to be seen what position he starts in on Saturday night but in any case, the left side of defense is certainly a weak link for the Crew and one the Fire should look to exploit.
In the Montreal game, former Fire winger Justin Mapp caused the Crew all sorts of problems from his wide right position. After strong performances for Alex, Patrick Nyarko, Joel Lindpere and Dilly Duka in recent weeks, picking two of the four to occupy the wide positions will be a tough decision for Frank Klopas.
I look for Jalil Anibaba to get forward at every opportunity to support the starting right winger and extend the Crew's defensive woes on the left hand side for another match.
Prediction: 2-0 Fire with goals from Jalil Anibaba and Chris Rolfe.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com.
Continuing our Three Questions series, I hit up TheCrew.com's Cody Sharrett to find out what's been going on with "The Massive's" turnaround in form under interim head coach Brian Bliss ahead of Saturday's visit to Crew Stadium (LIVE 6:00pm CT on My50) I also exchanged answers with him for TheCrew.com, see below
Jeff Crandall: The Crew looked destined to miss the playoffs again this season but the move of Brian Bliss downstairs as interim head coach has seen the team win two of its last three matches. What has changed since he took over the dressing room?
Cody Sharrett: With the coaching change, I think some players felt they had something to prove and re-earn their spots in the lineup. Bliss has brought more accountability to the club with his tell-like-it-is, yet positive approach. Training sessions are definitely more vocal and the players seem to be responding to Bliss' style.
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The change has also helped guys who had maybe fallen out of favor with Robert Warzycha earn new opportunities on the field. Since the coaching change, both Tony Tchani and Tyson Wahl have seen their minutes increase. Tchani has brought a physical presence to central midfield and was key in the wins against Houston and Montreal.
Even in the 3-0 loss at Kansas City, Tchani was one of the few bright spots for the Crew. Wahl, on the other hand, brings veteran presence to the backline alongside stalwart Chad Marshall. Aside from one slip up that led to a Marco Di Vaio goal, Wahl paired well with Marshall in his first match of the season at centerback.
JC: The Fire dealt Dominic Oduro to the Crew in a January trade that brought Dilly Duka and eventually Mike Magee to Chicago. Dom just scored his 10th goal of the season for the Crew last weekend, how has he helped the Columbus attack improve this year?
CS: Oduro's speed has definitely added a different dimension to the Crew attack that just hasn't been there in the past. Federico Higuaín leads MLS with 44 attempted through balls this season, and with Oduro's pace, can you blame him? When the two have connected, it's been a work of art as evidenced by Oduro's goals in Toronto earlier in the season and last week in Montreal.
A pleasant surprise in Oduro's game for Crew fans has been his ability to make defenses pay for mistakes, thus coining the term "Grand Theft Oduro." Teams have been more hesitant playing out of the back due to Oduro's ability to pounce on miscues.
Leading the team with 10 goals this season, Oduro has been a breath of fresh air for the Black & Gold.
JC: The Crew have little margin for error in remaining matches if they hope to qualify for the playoffs. With backs against the wall, what is the mood and spirit like going into Saturday's game vs. the Fire?
CS: The locker room has been positive, especially since the win at Montreal. The Crew knows it needs help from other results, but also realizes it most likely needs to win-out to ensure a playoff spot. With four of the five remaining matches coming against Eastern Conference opponents, the points are there for the taking.
Cody Sharrett: The Fire sit in playoff position for the first time in 2013. What's the atmosphere like in the locker room with six matches left to go in the season?
Jeff Crandall: Having gone 2-7-1 through their first 10 matches, everyone at the Fire will say the team had a pretty bad start to the year. Still, the spirit never faltered and the arrivals of Mike Magee and Bakary Soumare in late May helped stabilize things a great deal.
Despite a few disappointing results to start September, the team still remains one of the hottest in the league since that time but the fact the fact that we're in mid-September and last Saturday was the first time they've reached a playoff position tells just how deep a hole was dug at the beginning of the year.
There are a few reasons for the turnaround this season but it most assuredly wouldn't have happened if the mood didn't stay positive through the hard times. Now that they're in a position to qualify for the playoffs, they've noticeably gained even more confidence heading into the close of the season and will go to Crew Stadium looking for a season sweep on Saturday.
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CS: New DP Juan Luis Ananganó bagged his first goal for the Fire last week against New England. How has he changed the dynamic of the club's attack?
JC: Though he is a Designated Player, Anangono was purposely not billed as someone that would come in and be a significant contributor right away. He is a strong target striker that has a lot of work ethic but as we see with many foreign players coming to MLS for the first time, an adjustment period is needed.
He showed flashes in games before but his 30th minute equalizer in Saturday's win over New England was huge for a Fire team that had once again conceded early in a match. Though he may have been offside on the second equalizer through Mike Magee, his shielding the defender was what gave the Fire's leading scorer an easy conversion.
Anangono's transition to the Fire and MLS isn't complete but his recent performances now give head coach Frank Klopas the most variety he's had all season up top and allows the manager to be more unpredictable with his lineups at the close of the season.
CS: Since the Fire's first season in 1998, the rivalry with the Crew has been one of the best in MLS. What is the general feeling of this rivalry among the Chicago supporters compared to other rivalries?
JC: In my view, (and I may be biased because I'm a Wolverine) the rivalry with the Crew is the best the Fire currently have. Last season 600 supporters went to Crew Stadium and the year before about 400 attended. Hands down, the visit(s) to Crew Stadium are one of the first games Fire supporters circle on their calendars when the schedule is released every year.
Games against the Crew mean a lot to Klopas as well as Crew Stadium was the site of his first win as interim head coach back on June 12, 2011 and it was him that scored the Golden Goal winner against Columbus in the 1998 U.S. Open Cup final at Soldier Field.
In the locker room, Ohioans Chris Rolfe and Austin Berry especially get up for games vs. "The Massive" but throughout the team, whether players are new or haven't been around too long, its known that matches vs. the Crew are big and usually very intense.
With both teams pushing for the playoffs and former players on both sides of the divide, I expect no less on Saturday.
Last night, Marty Allen, the Grand Prize winner in our Mobile App Contest powered by Cricket got to fulfill his prize, going out to dinner with Gonzalo Segares and Daniel Paladini at Vapiano in Lincoln Park!
Check out a couple photos from dinner and be sure to download the club's new and improved mobile app, available on iOS and Droid by visiting www.chicago-fire.com/app.
In advance of Thursday's Soccer & Style runway show, it appears Austin Berry, Hunter Jumper and Paolo Tornaghi have begun channeling their inner Zoolander...
Catch the trio plus a number of other Fire players walk down the runway Thursday night at Roof on the Wit, benefitting the Chicago Fire Foundation.
Tickets available here.
Gonzalo Segares Yellow Cards
As I was going through my post-game audit of stats (yes I think every Sr. Content Producer does this), I found that Gonzalo Segares is coming up on another career milestone.
About this time last year, Sega had appeared in his 200th competitive match for the Men in Red and a month ago, it was his 200th MLS regular season match but this statistic wasn't of the appearance variety but rather of the disciplinary.
Segares was shown a 61st minute caution in Saturday's 3-2 win over New England, getting him to 50 all-time yellow cards in his Fire career (MLS Regular Season) and leaving him just one away of equaling the club's record holder, C.J. Brown who racked up 51 yellows in 296 MLS appearances.
I of course tweeted about this and never too shy, @SuperSega13 sent this response:
@JefeCrandall what an honor. It has cost me a lot of money. Anything for the team.
— Gonzalo Segares (@supersega13) September 17, 2013
UPDATE! Upon further review, an inconsistency existed in Elias and Opta's stats. Elias listed Segares with six yellow cards in 2013 but as I looked at the MLS Disciplinary Report this morning, I saw him with seven. After some quick deduction, I realized Elias (and hence myself) failed to count Segares' 86th minute yellow card in the July 3 match vs. San Jose.
This means Segares actually tied Brown's club record on Saturday. Perhaps this tweet from @WhereisHawkins in response to the one above from Gonzalo is even more fitting now...
@whereishawkins @JefeCrandall better get it ready soon. Still 6 games left.
— Gonzalo Segares (@supersega13) September 17, 2013
Important to note that Gonzalo is on Caution Watch, so breaking the record this season isn't a necessity...
Austin Berry has played every game...
...since his memorable debut in the team's comeback win at Chivas USA on May 4, 2012. You remember that one -- Berry, was plugged into the lineup next to Arne Friedrich after Jalil Anibaba earned a one-game suspension in the previous match.
Berry conceded a penalty kick to Alejandro Moreno in the 23rd minute only to pull it back on his own two minutes later before Marco Pappa's late strike sealed the three points for the Fire in LA.
Well, maybe you already knew this but Austin Berry hasn't missed a competitive game since, playing 62 consecutive matches as of Saturday night. That number includes all five of the team's Open Cup games as well as last year's playoff match vs. Houston.
The only games he has missed? Friendlies against Santos Laguna in 2012 and Club America this past July.
#Fitness #Longevity #NoCardTrouble
Baky and Sean to 100 Appearances?
Maybe its a bit premature but thought this would be interesting as well. Sean Johnson hit 100 competitive appearances for the Fire in his return from Gold Cup duty in the team's 2-1 win at Philadelphia on August 3.
Should they play in the remainder of the Fire's Regular Season matches this season, he and teammate Bakary Soumare will hit another century milestone.
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For Johnson, the season finale at New York would be his 100th MLS appearance for the Fire while Soumare, who spent three and a half seasons away from the club, would hit his 100th competitive appearance in the match.
Yellow Card Watch and U.S. National Team callups be damned!
The Centerback: Fire find themselves in playoff place ahead of Crew clash
In society we all can't agree on everything, but there is one thing we can all agree on... Everything is better in slow motion.
This week we caught two goals on our "behind the net" cameras. First we have Mike Magee's perfectly timed run to give him his 16th MLS goal on the season. And if that wasn't enough, we also caught Alex's #BRAZILIANT shot from distance to put the game away.


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How to tell if you may have a Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Well
Answer the following questions as a self check guide
What should you do if you have a Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Well?
Due to the risk to human health your injection well should be permanently closed in a way that will not cause further contamination. Contact EPA to further assess your injection activity and to coordinate pre- and post-closure activities as needed.
Well Closure Guidelines The following actions are likely to meet closure requirements for motor vehicle waste disposal wells. Please contact EPA for review prior to initiating the closure activities.
Guidance for Underground Injection Control Class V Well Closures (PDF) (2pp., 17K)
Class V Well Pre-Closure Notification Form (PDF) (2pp., 20KB)
FAQ's - Frequently asked questions about Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells
URL: http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/water.nsf/UIC/MVWDW


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