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Should Gopher football play USC next year?
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The half-filled student section at TCF Bank Stadium seemed to mirror the host team's degree of concentrative powers. True, the Gophers' defeat of D-1AA South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Saturday gave "The Bank" a victory on Senior Day and also accrued a vital 6th "bowl eligible" win for the now 6-5 U of M. Moreover, it's well-worthy of mention that lessor-divisioned SDSU exhibited impressive pluck against a D-1 opponent on the road in their 16-13 loss while the Gopher's did in fact win their second in three games sans their best player, injured wideout Eric Decker.
Yet, sometimes a win isn't simply a win. And this one came with a breadth of baggage towing unfolded inquiries for a U bunch that ranks last in the conference in rushing and 10th in scoring offense. With a trip to #15 Iowa to close of the regular season on Saturday, the G-Men look to acquire a bowl bid with a 6-6 record, this coming off a 7-6 mark in 2008 and their infamous 1-11 record in coach Tim Brewster's incipient year at the helm.
But with Decker off to the NFL to be the next Wes Welker, an ensuing Adam Weber & MarQueis Gray quarterback debate, a long fall from the stud backfield days of Tapeh-Barber-Maroney-Russell, and nine starters graduating on the defensive side of the ball -- the Gopher's first solo Big Ten crown since 1960 (they tied in '67) doesn't appear especially hopeful for 2010. Even with what Rivals.com ranks as a top-30 recruiting class, the Gopher's schedule for next year suggests a max 8-win season.
Upon said schedule (which includes a wealth of juicy home games) is the Gophers' September 18th TCF game against national college powerhouse, Southern Cal. That home date is ensued with a trip west to play the Trojans in 2011. But given the U's ubiquitous mediocrity and their low-lighted win against SDSU, the question is begged: Should we even be playing USC?
The answer for Yours Truly is a definitive "Yes." Adopting, if nothing else, the well-played adage of "Being the best by beating the best," the ultimate goal of any coach, team, school or athlete should ultimately be to test oneself against the zenith level of competition. That's not to say that our kids won't enter that contest as 25-point underdogs or that they won't get whooped -- it's rather to commend the program for placing the team in that position in the first place, regardless of outcome.
USC's scheduling of the Gophers, in essence, extols the same charity that Minnesota offered SDSU. It's to say something akin to: "Yes, you will lose. But we present you the opportunity to get some stage, and fall at the hand of what you someday strive to become."
Of course, the Gophers offered SDSU a little more stage than most would have cared to see. But while USC's Pete Carroll may experience his first four-loss campaign in his storied nine-year with the Trojans this season -- to anticipate any philanthropy in next year's showdown would be overly sanguine. We'll be Jackrabbits at best.
But at least we'll be hopping on the same field.
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More Nutrition Questions AnsweredOur dietitians are in session, answering YOUR nutrition questions. We receive hundreds of questions, via email, snail mail, and Facebook every month, and Kathy Kitchens Downie, RD and Nutrition Editor for Cooking Light, tackles a few a month in the pages of the magazine. Here, find all those question-answer sessions and more. Kathy is joined by CookingLight.com Nutrition Editor, Holley Grainger, MS, RD, in answering even more of your nutrition queries.
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"Hidden" SugarsQuestion: "I try to watch 'hidden' sugar intake and wonder why you don't list sugar in your recipes' nutrition numbers." —Cathi Poston, via e-mail
Answer: Most nutrition analysis programs, like the one we use for our recipes, only evaluate total sugars, which include natural ones (like the sugar found in fruit, for example) plus added ones (like, well, sugar). It's the same scenario on a food package's Nutrition Facts Panel, where sugar is sugar, regardless of the source. Your best bet for avoiding added sugars (and extra calories): Check the ingredient list. Look for sugary stuff like syrup, sugar, dextrose, honey, or fructose. The lower sugar is on the ingredient list, the less added to a product. The same goes for recipes; those with syrup, honey, or added sugars will obviously contain additional calories from those carbs.
Decaf Green TeaQuestion: "Do I still get the health benefits of green tea if I drink decaffeinated types?" —Jennifer T. Enson, via e-mail
Answer: Despite the marketing hype, the jury's still out on any health benefits gained from drinking green tea--whether caffeinated or not. One of the tea's compounds, ECGC (or epigallocatechin gallate), has received the most attention from the beverage industry and nutrition research as a powerful antioxidant. Several studies, some through the National Institutes of Health, are in progress to better understand the potential benefits. For now, only preliminary findings have linked green tea to delaying or preventing the growth of certain cancers, slowing weight gain, and lowering blood pressure. Fewer results are available for decaffeinated green teas, but the beverage's likely benefits come from the antioxidants and not the caffeine.
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Lean Ground Beef vs. RegularQuestion: "Is there a significant difference in fat or calories for cooked and drained lean ground beef compared to cooked and drained regular ground beef?" —Beth Trinh, via e-mail
Answer: Yes. Start with a leaner cut of beef, and you'll have less fat rendered and less fat in your cooked portion. About five percent of the weight of lean ground beef is from pure fat; the remaining 95 percent of weight is lean beef. By contrast, regular ground beef contains 20 percent fat by weight. A 3-ounce (cooked) portion of lean ground beef contains about 164 calories and 2.9 grams of saturated fat. That's about 70 calories and 3 grams of saturated fat less than similarly prepared and portioned regular ground beef.
Heating Olive OilQuestion: "I've heard that parts of olive oil turn into trans fats when heated. Is this true?"—Sheila Nazarro, via e-mail
Answer: I'm not sure how that rumor got started, but I can emphatically tell you this: Olive oil does not develop harmful artificial trans fats when heated to higher temperatures, like those used for sautéing or pan-frying. You need a chemistry lab—not a sauté pan—to alter the formation of a chain of fatty acids like those in oil. (To turn a fatty acid trans, extra hydrogen atoms must be added, which causes molecules on the chain of fatty acids to flip from one side to the other.) Olive oil—or any pure, nonhydrogenated vegetable oil—is an ideal, healthy medium for sautéing aromatics, roasting vegetables, or using in a spice rub for meats.
Smart SnackingQuestion: "Are pretzels really a healthy snack?" —Karla S., via e-mail
Answer: Compared to a piece of fruit and handful of nuts, or cheese and whole-grain crackers, no. Compared to a trans-fat-filled, high-caloric snack cake with "crème" filling and frosting, pretzels are nutritional manna, especially if you're at a vending machine, where pretzels may be the lesser of many evils. The biggest rub is that a 1-ounce serving of pretzels has 110 calories and 450 milligrams sodium (about one-fifth of your daily allotment!). Choose low-salt or unsalted multigrain and whole grain versions for the biggest nutrition boost.
Coconut Oil as Metabolism Booster?Question: "What's your take on the ability of coconut oil to help boost metabolism and fight diseases?"—Leslie Scofield, via e-mail
Answer: The "eat this to rev metabolism" talk has never played out in the science world. Sorry to burst your bubble, but exercise and increased muscle mass are the best ways to significantly jump-start your body's calorie-burning gauge. No single food will fight diseases. Your best bet is to rely on a variety of fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and quality sources of protein for prevention of many chronic conditions. A little coconut oil every now and then probably isn't that harmful, but canola oil, with its pleasantly neutral flavor, works better in a variety of recipes and applications.
See more: Find exercise tips and techniques to rev your metabolism the good old-fashioned way in our Ultimate Move Finder.
Minimum Fat RequirementsQuestion: "Is there a minimum amount of fat intake the body needs to function properly?"—Cara Wolfe, via e-mail
Answer: Scientists couldn't safely conduct a study to determine the smallest amount of fat on which people can survive. But there isn't much need to: Dietary fats supply nutrients you can only obtain from food—namely the omega-3 and omega-6 fats; they make fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K available to your body; they promote fullness; and they are a concentrated source of energy. Make unsaturated fats, such as those from vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, fish, and avocados, your go-to sources.
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Nut AllergiesQuestion: "I have a tree nut allergy and must avoid most nuts. What other snacks provide filling protein?"—Tatiana Williams, via e-mail
Answer: If legumes aren't a problem and you need a crunchy snack fix, reach for edamame, soynuts, or peanuts. One ounce of unsalted peanuts offers a good amount of protein for a snack, and they're less likely to have been processed with tree nuts than the salted or flavored options. A piece of string cheese is also a good choice. Swirl a little honey into an 8-ounce container of fat-free Greek yogurt for a massive 20 grams of protein, allergy-free.
Vitamin D-Fortified MushroomsQuestion: "Do mushrooms fortified with vitamin D retain the nutrient when cooked?" —Barb Gulbrandson, via e-mail
Answer: It's amazing what food science achieves when using its powers for good, like turning nutritional zeroes into heroes. With a flash of harmless UV rays, low-nutrient mushrooms become a vitamin D powerhouse. We checked the USDA Nutrient Database and found that cooking slightly affects content: 2 ounces of UV-treated grilled portobellos supply about 319 IU of vitamin D, two-thirds of your daily needs. (The same amount of UV-treated fresh mushrooms contains 261 IU, about half of your needs for the day.) Such UV-treated mushrooms are available across the nation—check labels for vitamin D content.
Whey Protein…worth the effort?Question: "Is it worth having whey protein on hand to drink on days I don't get enough protein?" —Tiffany Panko, via e-mail
Answer: I would rather eat some peanut butter or cheese for a protein fix on hectic days, but there isn't anything wrong with a protein supplement if you don't mind the taste and expense. (Just don't go overboard. Mixing in this concentrated source of protein into a homemade smoothie is enough; no need to sprinkle it over everything you eat or drink.) Check out mypyramid.gov to see how much you need. An average 125-pound woman needs only about 5 ounces of protein a day, according to mypyramid.gov, which equals 1 large egg, 1 tablespoon peanut butter, and 3 ounces chicken.
"High Fiber" in Processed FoodsQuestion: "I see highly processed foods touted as high in fiber, when the fiber would likely be destroyed in processing. What's going on?"—Orc Jones, via e-mail
Answer: While the fiber counts look impressive on a food label, so-called isolated fibers, like inulin or oat bran, have not been under the research microscope long enough to determine if they are as effective as their whole, intact counterparts. I would wait until nutrition science can determine a health benefit of these "fibers" before spending money on them. Your best bet: Obtain fiber from whole, unprocessed foods.
See more: Meet Your Fiber Needs and Fiber Fundamentals
Basmati vs. Brown RiceQuestion: "What is the nutritional difference between basmati and brown rice?"—Cooking Light reader, via e-mail
Answer: Brown rice is a nutritional rock star in the rice family. Fragrant white basmati rice is delicious but less nutritious. That's because brown rice and other colorful rices are considered whole grain; white basmati isn't because it has gone through processing, which strips away some of the whole-grain goodness. Even though brown rice doesn't contain much fiber, it still provides the nutritional trifecta of a whole grain: the bran, germ, and endosperm, which supply good-for-you nutrients. Whole-grain brown basmati, by the way, is a tasty choice.
See more: All About Rice
Daily Iron NeedsQuestion: "How do I make sure I'm getting the most iron from foods?"—Sherry E., via e-mail
Answer: If you're healthy, your body's need for iron will be the main influence in how well it's absorbed. But you can stack the nutritional deck if you're worried you're not getting enough, which is about 18mg a day for adult women. Iron from meats, poultry, and fish are absorbed better than iron from plants or iron-enriched and -fortified foods (like breakfast cereals). Consume a well-rounded diet with a good source of vitamin C—like citrus segments or broccoli—at each meal to up the iron ante.
See More: The Nutrients Women Need Most
Bee Pollen SupplementsQuestion: "How safe and effective is bee pollen? I've seen research on the Internet saying a little provides many nutrients."—J. Robertson, via e-mail
Answer: Manufacturers of dietary supplements aren't obligated to prove their product's safety or effectiveness, thanks to the FDA's handling of such products. According to FDA regulations, though, companies cannot make claims about curing, diagnosing, or treating diseases or conditions. A quick search at three branches of the National Institutes of Health didn't reveal any specifics on the nutrient content of bee pollen. Another trusted source for information on herbals and supplements says research hasn't yet teased out health benefits linked to bee pollen, but keep your healthcare provider informed if you take bee pollen.
Kosher Salt and IodineQuestion: "I use kosher salt in my cooking. Will my family get sufficient iodine from a little added table salt? What about the salt in convenience products?" —B. Risch, via e-mail
Answer: Kosher salt does not contain any iodine, a critical mineral that supports hormone function and metabolism. But don't fear—you'd have to live in a food desert to have an iodine-deficient diet. Coarse-grained sea salt, table salt, and seafood contain the nutrient. (A 6-ounce portion of salt-water fish supplies more than 4 times your daily need of 150 micrograms). Many commercial products made with salt (frozen bread dough, for example), eggs, and dairy products are other sources. Also plants can contain the mineral, thanks to iodine-rich soil, so eating a variety of vegetables can contribute to your intakes, too.
See more: Switching to kosher salt can help you lower your overall sodium intake.
Selenium RisksQuestion: "I recently read that selenium supplements cause cholesterol numbers to increase? Do you have any information on this?"—Carolyn, via e-mail
Answer: This antioxidant mineral is needed in small amounts. So far, there's just not enough information yet about selenium supplements and its effect on heart disease. (However, large studies so far have found alarming results for men taking the mineral supplement: not only did supplement takers in the study not have less prostate risk, but their diabetes risk was higher.) If you don't have a condition that requires nutrient supplementation, choose food for your nutrients. Besides the fact that it tastes better, you're likely gaining fiber, minerals, vitamins, and a host of other compounds that may bolster health.
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Charles L. Jones, 64, of Canton, died unexpectedly September 14, 2012 at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus, Wichita.
He was born July 20, 1948 at Newton, Kansas, the son of George Calvin and Alice Mae (Lindgren) Jones. Charles was a graduate of Canton High School and McPherson College. He was an I T Engineer for Heartland Technology, Newton, and was a member of the Hillsboro United Methodist Church.
On May 31, 1969, he married Suzanne M. Nachtigal in Inman and she survives. Other survivors include a son, Eric C. (Sonya) Jones, Wichita; two daughters, Nichole (Matt) Nesser, Wichita and Danielle (Brian) Rogers, Canton; one brother, George C. Jones Jr., Colorado, and nine grandchildren.
Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at the Hillsboro United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Canton Township Cemetery. Friends called on Monday evening, September 17, 2012, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Olson's Mortuary, Canton.
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Portland Winterhawks forward Oliver Gabriel will undergo surgery to repair a right shoulder dislocation and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday.
Gabriel originally suffered the injury in October, then reaggravated it on January 15 in Portland's 5-2 win in Kamloops.
"Oliver had been having an outstanding season and is incredibly disappointed to have to undergo this surgery," Portland Winterhawks general manager and head coach Mike Johnston said. "Oliver is a true WHL success story. He was undrafted in the bantam draft and worked his way into the league. He was undrafted by the NHL but eventually earned a contract. That work ethic will enable him to overcome this injury and continue his career."
In 41 games this season Gabriel, 19, set career-highs with 11 goals and 21 assists for 32 points. He began the season in training camp with the National Hockey League's Columbus Blue Jackets as an undrafted free agent. He played well enough to see action in two preseason games for the Blue Jackets, scoring one goal. He eventually earned a contract with the Blue Jackets, signing a three-year deal on Oct. 7.
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The upcoming school bond referendum has created a lot of questions. As a current member of the Buford Community and raised in the AJ/Buford area, and as a member of the Financial Needs Committee, here are the reasons I am choosing to support this bond.
Vote Yes!
The Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce is encouraging all county residents to vote "yes" for our children on Tuesday, March 22.
The chamber's vision is to make Lancaster County a better place to live, work and do business, and we believe this vision is a basic concept that everyone desires for our county.
To achieve this goal requires a number of key building blocks, and the cornerstone block is education. Our county will prosper if we succeed in three areas:
◆ Continue to recruit businesses from outside our area.
Today, we present a sizable batch of letters from our readers about Tuesday's school bond referendum.
Traditionally, newspapers refrain from opinion coverage in the final paper before an election, because if someone writes something incorrect that might bias the vote, there's no way to correct it before the polls open.
Bobby E. Bailey
Lancaster County Education Hall of Fame
I've always been proud of how Lancaster County residents support their schools.
It's one of the reasons I love this county and its people. We believe in the power of a good education to help children rise to their potential, and we know that quality school facilities are an important part of providing a good education.
It's not so much a celebration as it is an awareness campaign.
Throughout the state and all across the country, this week – March 13-19 – is Sunshine Week. The week has nothing to do with weather conditions but everything to do with how the country is weathering a constant chipping away of its rights to be served by a transparent government in which public information flows readily into the hands of the people served by those they elect and appoint. This applies to the grassroots level, the state level and, certainly, the federal level.
Your March 11 article on the S.C. Senate's passage of the roads bill was very informative, as was the photo of the pothole on Page 3.
The unrelated photo on Page 2 of an overturned truck also shows what can happen because of bad roads. I think the driver may have moved to the side of the road to avoid the large pothole visible in the photo just in front of the truck.
Politics always gets involved when it comes to the S.C. Department of Transportation. Those self-serving officials seem to have reelection in the back of their minds.
Vote "yes" on the $199 million school bond referendum Tuesday, March 22. It will benefit every school in the district and will cost less in immediate tax increases than Band-Aid solutions, like mobile classrooms.
Lancaster County voters have an important decision to make Tuesday, March 22, when they vote on the school bond referendum.
I use this word every time I am in a meeting with an S.C. lawmaker here in Columbia. I can't avoid it.
When I'm lobbying on behalf of the S.C. Press Association, these legislators will nod their heads when I mention that transparency is vital to democracy.
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are there any really good begining to end visual c++ books?
i've got ivor horton's Beginning Visual C++ 6 book, its ok but i hate the way he teaches. i can't find any O'Reilly books about it.
any suggestions?
are there any really good begining to end visual c++ books?
i've got ivor horton's Beginning Visual C++ 6 book, its ok but i hate the way he teaches. i can't find any O'Reilly books about it.
any suggestions?
"...but i hate the way he teaches."
What do you think are the weaknesses of the book? Any strengths?
Well, for one thing he goes way to fast. And he makes refrences to things in the begining chapters that are way to advanced to even be mentioned yet, and then instead of teaching you about them, he just drops and gives the chapter that we'll learn about that in. Another thing is that he will teach you about a couple things, and then have an example that has nothing to do with what was just taught. I could probably learn Visual C++ from this book alone, but i'd like to have another to read also. The O'Reilly Learning Perl book was the most straight forward book i've ever read. It started with the very basics and slowly graduated to more complex things.
Try Jesse Liberty's Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days from SAMS Publishing. Really good book!
I read the TEACH YOURSELF VISUAL C++ IN 21 DAYS, by SAMS, and i found it terrible. It doesn't teach you anything. If you need something exaclty the way is in book, then fine. But if you want to change it a little....
Try USING VISUAL C++ by KATE GREGORY. It is not very wasy, but if you spent some time, you will learn.
Visual C++ and C++ are really two different things. It sounds like you want to learn C++. I think Ivor Horton's Beginning C++ is a great book. It looks to me like the first part of Beginning Visual C++ is a condensed version of Beginning C++, and therefore it doesn't cover things as well.
I refer back to Ivor Horton's Beginning C++ all the time, and the more I use it as a reference the more I realize that it covers all the important stuff.
I found that Ivor Horton teaches very well. He does not go too fast - you just have to go over the examples until you understand them before you move on. If you move on, then you are missing foundations that are required for later chapters. The things that he mentions will be taught later are taught later and are not needed at the time... so this is not a problem. I find that it is better to mentions stuff like this, then to not mention it at all.


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iPodderX developer talks iTunes 4.9, podcasting
iLounge recently spoke with iPodderX developer August Trometer on what impact the forthcoming iTunes 4.9 update will have on podcasting. As previously reported, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced iTunes 4.9 at the Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference, and then later provided further details at this month's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC).
Trometer told iLounge that he was by no means surprised at the announcement. "It was inevitable that Apple would take an interest in podcasting," he said. "After all, the more uses Apple can find for the iPod, the better for them. So when iTunes 4.9 was announced, I wasn't too surprised."
Trometer said that in the long run, it's great news for both podcasting and for applications like iPodderX. "In much the same way that Safari RSS is introducing a whole new audience to syndicated newsfeeds, I think iTunes 4.9 will do the same for podcasting. But, also like Safari RSS, people will soon tire of the basic feature set and want more capabilities than iTunes offers. These folks will look elsewhere and to other applications for their podcast needs."
After seeing Jobs give a demo of iTunes 4.9 at WWDC, Trometer said Apple, like always, has come up with a great looking and easy to use solution to a technology many have yet to embrace. "I have to admit, iTunes 4.9 looks slick," he told iLounge. "I have a feeling that people will get tired of the way it lists their podcasts—disclosure triangles for each feed will get tiresome—but overall it looks like a great introduction to the world of podcasting."
Trometer said there are, however, a lot of unanswered questions with the new version of iTunes. "Where are the files hosted? Most podcasters have to pay for their bandwidth usage, so an appearance on the iTunes list could spell financial disaster," he pointed out. "It's more likely that Apple will host the files. How do they get there? What is the approval process?"
Trometer said iTunes 4.9 also doesn't appear to support non-iTunes feeds. "It also, from the looks of it, focuses only on audio," he said. "Now that could change, of course, but there are many Video feeds that are already very popular and will be left out."
Apple will also begin to charge a download fee for some of the podcasts, Trometer told iLounge, like it already does for songs from the iTunes Music Store. "Some shows will be free, but the more premium content will be paid," he said. "The independent, do-it-yourself podcaster will most likely get lost in the shuffle as Apple will be able to charge for an ABC show but not 'Bob's Comedy Show.'"
Trometer also sees the directory of podcasts included in iTunes 4.9 to be very limited and censored by Apple. "It will never carry edgier, more adult fare," he said. "Most of the podcasts out there wouldn't pass FCC regulations or Apple's approval process, so anyone who limits themselves to the iTunes podcasts will miss out on a lot of really great content. Many people will feel constrained by Apple's good taste."
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Overall I agree with most of Trometer's assessment of iTunes 4.9, except for the "non-iTunes feeds." Jobs said that if we want to type a URL in to get some random podcast that isn't in the iTMS, we can. And I doubt that just by introducing podcasting to iTunes that all those podcast servers will suddenly be "overloaded." Very doubtful.
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"And I doubt that just by introducing podcasting to iTunes that all those podcast servers will suddenly be "overloaded.
Posted by LC Angell on June 24, 2005 at 4:04 PM (CDT)
Speaking of podcast clients that threaten financial disaster for podcasters, when is the iPodderX team going to fix their software? Early versions of iPodderX would download the same podcast over and over again. Version 3 has allegedly been "rewritten from scratch" but it still suffers from many of the same bugs of version 2.
Posted by LC Angell on June 24, 2005 at 4:48 PM (CDT)
The thing that would seem to make podcasting and other subscribed content distribution much more effective would be a way to easily queue users trying to download from the server. I've encountered this when trying to plan some sort of BitTorrent automated download from an RSS feed. There needs to be some way to keep the smaller pipes from getting on the download until there's enough seeds. And so on.
Posted by LC Angell on June 24, 2005 at 8:23 PM (CDT)
I don't know about Apple eating the cost of podcasts. I'm not sure that would be a justifiable expense as bandwidth can be expensive. Also, if a show gets that popular they should be able to find some way to support themselves somehow. I just can't see faulting Apple for helping podcasts become popular.
I also question the idea that Apple will censer or limit content as they allow for adult songs on the iTMS and let you attach to radio streams uther than their own. So why wouldn't they with a podcast?
Posted by LC Angell on June 24, 2005 at 11:00 PM (CDT)
Wouldn't apple probally grab the podcast and download it to its own server so that when downloaded in iTunes it would be coming of there server where it is temporarily stored. Isn't this how it would end up working so technically if done this way it would only be downloaded once from the creators surver then distributed through itunes through apples servers. Please feel free to correct me if im completely off base but couldn't this be done.
Posted by LC Angell on June 25, 2005 at 12:40 AM (CDT)
>>"Wouldn't apple probally grab the podcast and download it to its own server so that when downloaded in iTunes it would be coming of there server where it is temporarily stored."
This is fine for paid content, the problem is the cost of -hosting- the files, not being able to d/l them to iTunes servers or not. As already mentioned above apple, just like anyone else, has to pay for the bandwidth costs when people d/l.
Perhaps apple will offer some free podcasts to test comsumer interest for a while, and start charging later on.
Posted by LC Angell on June 25, 2005 at 3:32 PM (CDT)
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We told you a few weeks back that the Akron Aeros were considering changing the name of the team. They ran a contest over at the Akron Beacon Journal asking fans to vote on keeping 'Aeros' or suggesting a new monicker.
The results of the original poll are being kept confidential, but the club has released a new contest page with 15 names, including Aeros, for fans to vote on. Names will be eliminated in fives throughout the season until the final five are voted on and a winning name announced after the season has concluded.
Dan Foust said that the team was "Gauging the interest and affinity for the Aeros brand."
Before the Aeros played in Akron, they were of course the Canton-Akron Indians. The team moved to Akron in 1997, and adopted the name Aeros after fans voted for that name over the 'Quest' and the 'Spirit'. The vote only came to pass because the team's original name, the 'Blast' was deemed inappropriate.
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The Aeros have won 3 Eastern League championships in Akron. They have won 6 division titles. Maybe there is a little bit of a winning history to this team. Do we really have to re-brand it? Are you that excited to run out and purchase a Canal Diggers jersey? No thanks. I'll be voting to keep the Aeros name.


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Sometime in the late seventies, Thai food came into our lives at Thai Villa on, as I recall, Lincoln Avenue. Before that, we'd had lots of Chinese and some Japanese food, but Thai was wonderfully new: ingredients so fresh, flavors bright and clean, the combinations of sweet and sour and heat and salt…unexpected.
One of the best things about being an eater of food in Chicago is that we have an immense range of cultures represented—and many Thai restaurants. According to Woraporn Kanjanawong, Consul at the Thai Consulate in Chicago, there are 250 Thai restaurants in Chicago. With only 3,000 Thai-Chicagoans (and a mere 15,000 statewide), the majority of people eating at Thai restaurants are likely "farang."
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DUBLIN Ireland's lawmakers narrowly voted Thursday to cut welfare benefits and debated a raft of other cost-slashing measures, but their efforts to combat Europe's worst deficit didn't stop the Fitch agency from slashing the nation's credit rating.
A legislative bill to cut payments to the unemployed, single parents, children, the blind and disabled passed on an 80-75 vote that reflected Prime Minister Brian Cowen's slim majority in parliament.
Lawmakers immediately turned to another bill expected to be passed Friday that will cut state pensions, government leaders' salaries and the minimum wage - all part of a budget published this week that seeks to reduce the 2011 deficit by an unprecedented euro6 billion ($8 billion). Thursday's approved cuts reduce welfare payments to more than 300,000 people by 4 percent, creating annual savings of more than euro530 million ($700 million).
Cowen also announced he would ask the parliament on Wednesday, Dec. 15, to approve the euro67.5 billion ($90 billion) European Union-International Monetary Fund bailout negotiated last month for his debt-crippled country. The two major opposition parties, Fine Gael and Labour, say they will negotiate terms of the bailout if they gain power, as is widely expected, following national elections in the spring of 2011.
Cowen said he was confident of victory and wanted to use next week's vote to put his opponents' economic policies on the spot. Cowen challenged opposition leaders to explain how they would fund Ireland's deficits and its cash-strapped banks if they tried to challenge the existing EU-IMF loan terms.
"Fine Gael, the Labour Party and (Irish nationalist) Sinn Fein continue to try to make the public believe that there is an easy way out of the country's funding crisis," Cowen said. "Given the seriousness of the situation, I do not believe this myth can be allowed to continue unchallenged."
Cowen said a vote backing the EU-IMF rescue, while not legally necessary for it to proceed, would "give certainty to the international community that the deal has been confirmed by the parliament, that the country is doing what needs to be done to repair its public finances, and that Ireland is up to the challenge."
The Fitch ratings agency, however, registered its growing doubts that Ireland could rebound. It dropped Ireland's credit-risk score three notches to BBB-plus, citing the country's massive bailout as an admission that its debt crisis was worse than advertised.
The only two other countries meriting a BBB-plus on Fitch's list are Libya and South Africa. Greece, which in May became the first eurozone member to be saved from bankruptcy by an EU-IMF bailout, has a BBB-minus rating - one grade above junk-bond status.
Fitch said its outlook on Ireland was stable, meaning no further downgrades are expected. Fitch last cut Ireland's grade Oct. 6.
Fitch sovereign ratings director Chris Pryce said Ireland's finances have badly deteriorated amid sagging tax collections and a bank-bailout bill that the government in September estimated at euro45 billion. Analysts warn the ultimate bill could be tens of billions higher, and the EU-IMF loan will swell Ireland's deficits with an average interest rate of 5.8 percent.
When asked whether Ireland appeared at risk of an eventual default on loans, Pryce said Fitch's BBB-plus score "is an investment-grade rating. That doesn't mean we believe the state will default. Of course there's a chance it will default, but that's not the position we're taking."
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Lately, a Guardian story offering "Ten Rules for Writing Fiction," has been making the rounds online. "Write," Neil Gaiman advises. "Do back exercises," Margaret Atwood nods sympathetically. "Pain is distracting." And Richard Ford decrees: "Don't have children." But what if what you're writing isn't fiction, and what if what you're writing about is the adult movie industry? I spent a good portion of my journalism career covering the adult movie industry for mainstream outlets, and it is an undeniably unique beat. Access is complicated and getting the truth is like pulling teeth. Most recently, I wrote about the adult movie industry and the recession: "They Shoot Porn Stars, Don't They?" (True/Slant's J. Maureen Henderson interviewed me about why I self-published the piece: "Dirty DIY: Self Publishing A Treatise On Porn Valley, USA.") These days, I'm refocusing on other subjects, but I thought I'd impart a few words of, er, wisdom for anyone who follows in my footsteps.
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Heat pumps are not designed to heat in sub-freezing temps. You may have supplemental resistance heating elements inside your air handler. Yes turn them on, but you won't achieve a comfortable temperature.
A blanket statement like that doesn't apply to every situation. I have a two-speed Lennox heat pump that can keep 72°F indoors and cycle on/off, at ambients down to 27°F or so, without using the auxiliary. Haven't had anything lower than that in a while. I have the auxiliary locked out at ambient of 25°F or above (except during defrost).
Emergency and auxiliary are the same heat source in the system (electric strips or whatever). The term "emergency" is used if/when the heat pump compressor fails completely and the heat strips are the only available source of heat. Usually a switch on the thermostat is manually flipped to shut off the compressor and enable the electric strips to run exclusively.
The term "auxiliary" is used when the outdoor temp falls below the balance-point at which the heat pump alone cannot supply sufficient heat and the electric strips cycle on/off as needed to assist, while the compressor continues to run normally. This is still cheaper and more efficient than running in pure emergency mode.
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- mathematical model;
- quasi-linkage equilibrium;
- reproductive isolation;
Hybridization is common in nature, even between "good" species. This observation poses the question of why reinforcement is not always successful in leading to the evolution of complete reproductive isolation. To study this question, we developed a new "quasi-linkage disequilibrium" (QLD) approximation to obtain the first analytic results for the evolution of modifiers that increase mate discrimination against hybrids and heterospecifics. When such modifiers have small effects, they evolve more readily under a one-allele than a two-allele mechanism (sensu Felsenstein 1981). The strength of selection on the modifier decreases as hybrids decrease in frequency, and so further reinforcement may not occur once hybridization is sufficiently rare. The outcome is qualitatively different when modifiers have large effects, however, for example, when a single mutation can cause complete reproductive isolation. In this case, modifiers in a two-allele mechanism can be selected as or more strongly than those in a one-allele mechanism. Furthermore, they can spread under quite general conditions. Thus, whether complete closure of genetic introgression by reinforcement occurs may depend on the size of effects that mutations have on the sensory systems used in mate choice.


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Did you hack in abilities or something? Suicune can't have Drizzle, Starmie can't have Huge Power, and Empoleon can't have Wonder Guard.
As for above, I'd suggest Gyarados over Feraligatr. More attack and speed, just a small 4x weakness. In addition, your team doesn't have much healing support. I'd put Rest on Suicune over Air Slash. The last slot should be Vaporeon if you want Wish support. Another option is Ludicolo, with Rain, will be seriously annoying on fits with your team.
I'd take out either Empoleon or Starmie. You want to utilize rain more since you have it anyway. You should try fitting Kabutops somewhere, since Swift Swim will make it a devastating Physical Sweeper.
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I am pleased to hear that the domestic concerns goe on well - sickness is to be expected and Charlot will lay herself up for as little as any one will - it was right to give them more thread if I did not put enough in each bundle - I am truly sorry to hear of another death in the family so soon 1-
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Nelly shall begin Musick next week 1 - she has made two or three attempts to write you; but has never finished a letter - she is a little wild creature and spends her time at the window looking at carriages &c passing by which is new to her and very common for children to do.
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thats terrible news.
Its unfortunate that this happened to a touring cyclist, but its important to realize that nowhere in the article does it infer that he was stabbed because he was a cyclist. It seems to be a terrible case of wrong place at the wrong time.
My deepest sorrow for a life taken.
Hate to say .. the chain burger joints seem to be loitered around in a lot of places .. by less than model citizens..
It would be a sad story if he weren't on a bike tour.
He wasn't killed in the bathroom while taking a leak. In fact, it sounds like the victim was walking towards the attacker.
Yes, Bob. Chain fast food places are magnets. Maybe that free McDonald's wi-fi and electricity doesn't sound so appetizing right now.
don't go to florida.
The assailant 'thought that he was using his cell phone to organize an attack on him". So, any cell phone user in the parking lot could have been attacked by this deranged person.
Maybe I'm paranoid about Fla because I read too many Tim Dorsey novels, or maybe I read Dorsey because I found Fla to be so messed up. Either way I only go to Fla to dive in the Keys or as a layover on my way to somewhere else.
Gov Reagan let all kinds of institutionalized crazies loose and closed the hospitals and made mental heath treatment unimportant.
then he ran for President..
It's just History of the State of California.. My Mother (1922-1999)Was a RN in one of the remaining State mental hospitals , as a surgery Nurse.
I think the suggestion is that more emphasis on mental health treatment would prevent some of these episodes.
Heck, two years ago while on a trip I stopped by the McDonalds at I-81 & US20 to go to the bathroom and fill up the water bottles and ran into a guy that wanted to 'suck me'. I ended up having getting 'held hostage' for 45 minutes until I was able to get him out of the parking lot so I could leave. I was back at that same McDonalds last week and only got 'held hostage' when a car caught on fire on the off ramp right across the street from the McDonalds...totally destroyed the car. Would I go back to that same McDonalds again, if I'm in the area...sure I would. I don't let small things like that bother me.
Anything can happen anywhere at anytime. You never know when your last breath is going to be taken, and there isn't anything you can do to make sure it isn't the next one. When it's your time to go, it's your time to go and you won't stop it no matter what you do.
I don't go to McDonalds.
I don't do Wi-Fi or go to McDonald's.
I don't think that maintaining situational awareness is being "paranoid", you know? It's a great world out there, and I love being out in it - but there are still a number of folks that don't, in fact, have my best interests at heart! Quite the opposite, as a matter of fact. I'm a former biker (of the motorcycle sort) and went for all but two or three of 18 years without having a car or truck, putting around 500,000 miles on motorcycles during that time. Almost all of it riding solo, or nomad (but not affiliated with any club). I'm also an ex-police detective/private murder defense investigator. I know that there are a lot of unpleasant sorts out there - they're the minority, but they're out there just the same. I don't go around armed - don't see the need to do that. But neither do I go around oblivious. I think our safety is a personal responsibility and paying friendly attention to what's going on around me is nothing more than due diligence.
Sad that someone lost their life. This could happen to anyone, anywhere. Not a touring issue, not a McDonald's issue. Florida does attract what appears to be a disproportionate number of loonies. Maybe weather related. I live 8 miles from that McD's, ride there all the time. Always some lost soul hanging about. I do like to keep my eyes open when out and about. Sign of the times.


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In these hard times for Colorado, we would like to offer a virtual care package of stories of recovery and helpful tips. This is a five part series geared for both musicians and fans that hopefully will aid in recovery of the floods.
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Episode 1 0f 5 – Surviving Jamestown with Nancy Farmer:
Stories of the music and the flood.
Sometimes good things rise up from terrible events. Nancy Farmer talks about how the flood has pushed her towards music. As mentioned in the show, if you want to help Nancy please donate by clicking this link.
Episode 2 of 5 – Fund Your Community with Nick Armstrong:
Learn how to fund community projects.
Nick Armstrong talks about Community Funded and how they bringing businesses and communities together. They have many community based projects that could help musicians.
Episode 3 of 5 – Music Rebuilding Bands after Sandy with Walker Hornung
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Within days of hurricane sandy Walker, of Brother Hood of the Grape, came up with an idea that leveraged local music to help other musicians affected by the storm. Listen to this ongoing story of recovering from a major disaster.
Episode 4 of 5 – How To Water Proof Your Career with Dave Ratner:
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Whether you are a solo artist, a band, or a symphony, Dave Ratner of the Creative Law Network gives simple tips from copyright to setting expectations.
Episode 5 of 5 – Katrina Years Later with Davy Mooney
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Davy Mooney tells his story of life and music in the years since hurricane Katrina. A Modern and Gypsy Jazz guitar player by trade, Davy's journey from when Katrina broke ground in New Orleans and now is most like a jazz solo modulating between scales.
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Ryan Gombeski vocalist of Take To The Oars joins Colorado Music Originals. If this interview were a comic book, this would be the origin story of TTTO. Plus a small gig at a place called Red Rocks. Yes, Ryan, it is ok to say it again. Red Rocks. We play Answers, Why Am I Not Where You Are, and Monster Eats Pilot.
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We're already seeing back-to-school shopping specials – even though it's just the second day of August.
And we're already seeing some anti-vaccination campaigns getting in full gear as well, reflecting on regulations requiring parents to have kids' vaccinations up to date prior to the start of school.
In a piece labeled, "Doctors Debate Need for Child Vaccinations," Las Vegas television station – KLAS – pitted a pediatrician against a chiropractor (who only lists a BS degree on his LinkedIn profile – and the fact that for 30 years he owned "a center designed to address a proactive approach to health through hormone restoration, genetic optimalization, as well as dietary and lifestyle influences.")
As presented, is this truly a "doctors' debate"?
The TV station's handling of the "story" has led to a firestorm of criticism on the station's website. See the comments at the end of the online piece.
Las Vegas internist internist Zubin Damania – who also does rap videos as ZDoggMD – led the charge on Twitter and on the station's website.
Now the cross-town Las Vegas City Life alternative weekly has blasted the TV station, with a piece, "Viral Disease Promoted at Channel 8." Excerpt:
"In a video piece stunning for its complete lack of scientific accuracy and objectivity, the local CBS affiliate rolled up the last century of medical progress and hitched its wagon to the thoroughly discredited anti-vaxxer campaigns Wednesday morning.
The headline for the long video piece: Doctors Debate Need for Child Vaccinations. There was, in fact, one doctor, a pediatrician, Dr. Blair Duddy, who noted he has seen four cases of whooping cough here in the last two months.
Thats consistent with the rise of pertussis, the medical term for the whooping cough virus, that has seen epidemic outbreaks in California and an overall increase in cases throughout the developed world. Duddy noted that vaccinations may be the most important medical advance seen in the last 50 years.
But Channel 8 had another doctor to dispute the pediatrician (thus, the debate). This one, reporter Diane Tauzon claimed, was a holistic doctor. Dr. Steven Rudack, unlike Duddy, does not work in a hospital and is not a board-certified pediatrician. In fact, despite the claim in Tauzons piece, Rudack is not a medical doctor at all.
Hes a Las Vegas chiropractor.
Despite his lack of professional accreditation to diagnose or treat viral diseases, Rudack is undeterred. Channel 8 tells that holistic doctors say parents can fight off deadly viruses with a good diet. Really? A good diet will fight off polio, diphtheria and pertussis? If only we had known this during the 1950s, we neednt have bothered with medicine at all.
While sound nutrition is obviously important for anyones all-around health, we cant find any peer-reviewed science to suggest that diet stops viral infections. There are thousands, however, that prove the fact that vaccines save lives….
…its extraordinary that at this late stage in the debate, which is not a medical or scientific debate at all, a respected and respectable news station would give them such a platform."
One person who left a comment after this piece called the TV station's effort: "a stunning and dangerous display of false equivalency."
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Oklahoma City water utilities trust bans lead shot from shooting range
The Water Utilities Trust voted Tuesday to forbid lead shot at a sport shooting range on public land in southeast Oklahoma City, a move that could lead the owner to shutter the business.
"I can't afford to do it without lead. The shooters won't come," said Dave Martin, owner of Quail Ridge Sporting Clays.
Trust members were considering a proposal to relocate the range from SE 149 Street, where it opened in February 2012 on land in the West Elm Creek Reservation.
The proposed new site, on SE 119 Street, has drawn opposition from people who live about a mile away. About 20 opponents were at the Water Utility Trust's meeting, ready to voice their concerns about noise, lead shot and other issues.
The original decision to relocate the range followed protests from residents living near the current site, where Martin had a 10-year lease.
He is now on a month-to-month lease pending a decision on where, or whether, to relocate the business.
The vote means Martin must decide whether to submit a new lease specifying that only steel shot can be used by his customers, who take part in shotgun sports including trap shooting that simulate bird hunting.
Shotgun sports shooters prefer lead shot. They have concerns about accuracy and about the potential for damage to their guns from steel.
Martin derives a financial advantage from leasing the public land because his range is only minutes from downtown Oklahoma City. He said after the vote that he wasn't ready to say what he would do.
Pete White, chairman of the Water Utilities Trust and the city council member who represents the area, said he was convinced other issues could be managed and that his vote came down to concerns about the effect of lead shot on wildlife.
Lead shot lying on the ground can be consumed by waterfowl, poisoning the birds and making them easy pickings for predators, such as eagles, which then ingest the lead.
White said he had extensively studied the issues — noise, threats from lead to water quality and to birds — and read stacks of comments arguing for and against the range.
"This is very personal to me," he said. "I've tried to make up my mind so I can live with myself at the end of the day."
Trust members voted 3-1 to forbid lead shot. Vice Chairman Carl Edwards and City Manager James Couch joined White, while Pat Ryan, who sits with White on the city council, voted no. Cody Graves was absent.
Trust members then voted 4-0 to defer further action until May 7 while Martin decides what to do. Should Martin agree to the ban on lead shot, the Water Utilities Trust would vote on a new lease. The city council would make the final decision.
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"We're thinking that this is very good for us," said Carolyn Pimsler, who lives off SE 104 Street, north and west of where the range would relocate.


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