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March marks a year since Edward De Los Santos began his MOOC experiment. For those just following the journey, his main goal is to undertake as many MOOCs (via Coursera, Udacity, edX, etc.) as possible so that he can apply for college credit through a prior learning assessment portfolio (PLA) at his planned university. He has completed four Coursera courses, which include English Composition I: Achieving Expertise! (Duke University), Internet History, Technology, and Security (University of Michigan), The Ancient Greeks (Wesleyan University), and Genes and the Human Condition (University of Maryland, College Park). The last time we caught up with Edward, he was enrolled in three college credit courses, as well as a Coursera and Kaplan University course.
Edward, how is your Coursera Introduction to Databases course so far?
I'm taking it slow since it's a self-paced course. I think I'm doing well enough. I've been learning a lot.
How about your Kaplan University course?
The Documenting Your Experiences for College Credit is nearly at the end. It is helping me quite a bit in compiling a Prior Learning Portfolio.
And your college credit courses?
I'm completely finished with those! I took Freshman Composition I, Introduction to Humanities, and Computer Fundamentals and Applications. They were accelerated courses so they finished earlier than the rest. Unfortunately, final grades won't be available until late April. I'm pretty sure I have an A in the Computer Fundamentals course and either a high B or low A in the other two. I'll be happy with either grade, though.
Are you still in the Winter Park Tech course?
No, I've completed that one, too, and received an A at the end of the semester. But I decided not to continue because of the college courses and the MOOCs. I didn't want to overdo it. I still have to work full-time. (laughs)
Don't we all! But that's great! Have you enrolled in any other courses since we last spoke?
I have! I'll be starting another Coursera course, Programming for Everybody, through the University of Michigan on April 10th. It's a basic programming course using Python. It should be interesting. I had the same professor for my Internet History, Technology, and Security course.
Edward, that's great. You are keeping yourself busy! Thank you so much for taking the time to update us.
Check back next month to see how Edward is progressing with his MOOC studies.
Summary of Edward's MOOC courses and scores (when available):
English Composition I: Achieving Expertise! (Duke University) - 86.6% with distinction.
Internet History, Technology, and Security (University of Michigan) - 102.3% with distinction.
The Ancient Greeks (Wesleyan University) - 94.3% with distinction.
Genes and the Human Condition (University of Maryland, College Park) - 82.8%.
Documenting Your Experiences for College Credit (Kaplan University) - in progress
Introduction to Databases (Stanford University) - in progress
Programming for Everybody (University of Michigan) - starts August 10th


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May 16, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS -- The University of Arizona will host an NCAA Softball Championships Regional Friday through Sunday, May 21-23, at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium.
Teams in the region include at-large selection Oklahoma State from the Big 12, Hofstra University, Colonial Athletic League champion, Ivy League champion Cornell and Arizona, an at-large selection. Arizona is the lone national seed in the region, at No. 10 overall.
Game times Friday feature Oklahoma State (43-14) vs. Hofstra (43-10) at 4 p.m., followed by Cornell (37-13) vs. Arizona (43-11) at 6 p.m.
Arizona is making its 24th consecutive appearance in the NCAAs, dating to 1987, head coach Mike Candrea's second year in Tucson. Candrea has won 22 Regionals and eight national championships.
Arizona has been an initial-rounds host 14 times, and Super Regionals four times. If the bracket holds up as seeded the Cats would be on the road for Super Regional action at Austin, Texas, against No. 7 seed Texas.
Game times Saturday are 2, 4 and 6 p.m., with obvious alterations if games average a normal two-hour length, plus the time in between to prepare the playing surface.
The losers of Game 1 and 2 will meet at 4 p.m. Saturday in Game 4, the winners of Games 1 and 2 will play at 2 p.m. in Game 3, and the loser of Game 3 will meet the winner of game 4 at 6 p.m. in Game 5.
At noon on Sunday, the winners of Games 3 and 5 meet, with an "if necessary" game scheduled immediately following if both teams have one loss.
Tucson Regional
Game 1 - 4 p.m. Friday, May 21 - Oklahoma State vs. Hofstra
Game 2 - 6 p.m. Friday - Cornell vs. Arizona
Game 3 - 2 p.m. Saturday - W1 vs. W2
Game 4 - 4 p.m. Saturday - L1 vs. L2
Game 5 - 6 p.m. Saturday - W4 vs. L3
Game 6 - Noon Sunday - W3 vs. W5
Game 7 - 2 p.m. Sunday - Repeat G6 if necessary
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Season ticket holders have until 5 p.m. Monday to order seats and receive priority over the general public. Season ticket locations are not guaranteed and will not be available online. To order please call the McKale Ticket Office or come by in person before 5 p.m. on Monday, May 17th.

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I have a laptop with Windows 7 and an older stationary with Windows XP. When I had a screen I set it up for use with remote desktop. I no longer have any screen, and used to connect to it using remote desktop, but that is a few years ago, and LAN details might have changed. When I connect the old computer to the network and boot it up, I cannot see it in the network browser, I don't know its name, its network group name or its IP address.
How can I sniff the network to discover it (should I use a cross-over cable directly?) and get back to using remote desktop?


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Keloid (cont.)
Gary W. Cole, MD, FAAD
Dr. Cole is board certified in dermatology. He obtained his BA degree in bacteriology, his MA degree in microbiology, and his MD at the University of California, Los Angeles. He trained in dermatology at the University of Oregon, where he completed his residency.
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
In this Article
- What is a keloid?
- What is the difference between a keloid and a hypertrophic scar?
- What are keloid symptoms and signs?
- What is the cause of keloids?
- Which people are most susceptible to keloids?
- In which area of the body are keloids most likely to appear?
- Keloids and piercing
- Is keloid prevention possible?
- Is keloid removal necessary?
- What are the treatments for keloids?
- Find a local Dermatologist in your town
Is keloid removal necessary?
The decision about when to treat a keloid depends on the symptoms associated with its development and its anatomical location. A chronically itchy and irritated keloid can be quite distracting. Keloids in cosmetically sensitive areas that cause disfigurement or embarrassment are obvious candidates for treatment. It is unclear whether early treatment is important. What is clear is that larger keloids are more difficult to treat.
What are the treatments for keloids?
The methods now available to treat keloids are as follows:
- Cortisone injections (intralesional steroids): These are safe and not very painful. Injections are usually given once every four to eight weeks into the keloids) and usually help flatten keloids; however, steroid injections can also make the flattened keloid redder by stimulating the formation of more superficial blood vessels. (These can be treated using a laser; see below.) The keloid may look better after treatment than it looked to start with, but even the best results leave a mark that looks and feels quite different from the surrounding skin.
- Surgery: This is risky, because cutting a keloid can trigger the formation of a similar or even larger keloid. Some surgeons achieve success by injecting steroids or applying pressure dressings to the wound site for months after cutting away the keloid. Radiation after surgical excision has also been used.
- Laser: The pulsed-dye laser can be effective at flattening keloids and making them look less red. Treatment is safe and not very painful, but several treatment sessions may be needed. These may be costly, since such treatments are not generally covered by insurance plans.
- Silicone sheets: This involves wearing a sheet of silicone gel on the affected area continuously for months, which is hard to sustain. Results are variable. Some doctors claim similar success with compression dressings made from materials other than silicone.
- Cryotherapy: Freezing keloids with liquid nitrogen may flatten them but often darkens or lightens the site of treatment.
- Interferon: Interferons are proteins produced by the body's immune systems that help fight off viruses, bacteria, and other challenges. In recent studies, injections of interferon have shown promise in reducing the size of keloids, though it's not yet certain whether that effect will be lasting. Current research is under way using a variant of this method, applying topical imiquimod (Aldara), which stimulates the body to produce interferon.
- Fluorouracil: Injections of this chemotherapy agent, alone or together with steroids, have been used as well for treatment of keloids.
- Radiation: Some doctors have reported safe and effective use of radiation to treat keloids.
Shockman, Soloman, Kapila V. Paghdal, and George Cohen. "Medical and Surgical Management of Keloids: A Review." Journal of Drugs in Dermatology 9.10 Oct. 2010: 1249-1257.
Source: MedicineNet.com
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Last month I caught up on an old thread with On the Bayesian Reversal of the Fine Tuning Argument by Sober, Ikeda, & Jefferys (against Barnes & Lowder). Luke Barnes has now thrown up a bunch of responses that are even more bizarre. One of the things I observed is how he never addresses any of my actual arguments. And now he keeps doing this yet again. And I think he sincerely doesn't even know this is what he is doing. It looks like he delusionally believes I argued things that I didn't, and delusionally doesn't see the things I did argue, even when I explain them to him. I don't know how to interact with someone like that. And on top of that, now he seems to be contradicting himself and isn't aware he is. This is genuinely strange.
Because continuing this looks impossible—Barnes has so consistently ignored what I actually say, that I do not see the likelihood of his ever actually responding to me, making any further engagement a waste of my time—this might be the last time I bother addressing him. I'm giving him one more shot only because he's supposed to be an actual cosmologist and not some rando. But be aware, yet again, he is already refuted by everything I already actually wrote in the original TEC article and in my latest reply to him (with one exception I'll get to below). So honestly, you could just go back and read those. That's all you need to see how irrelevant or wrong everything he keeps saying is. But I'll survey it anyway.


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Winnie Byanyima: A life spent fighting for equity
Posted Wednesday, January 23 2013 at 00:00
In Summary
She has been appointed the executive director of Oxfam, moving on from the United Nations. Those close to her tell about the making of this vocal proponent of women's rights and an ardent crusader of good governance. Their conclusion; we have not seen enough of Winnie – and soon, she could make a return to her passion; national politics.
By the 1990s, many women were still relegated to the backdoor life of domestic chores like cooking, maintaining households and farming while men, considered the stronger sex, dominated public life.
Women that occupied public offices were few, and did not aggresively confront gender discrimination, perhaps, in fear of antagonising time-old social, political and administrative structures.
But that trend was to gradually change as a certain Winnie Byanyima dared to delve into the political terrain, when she was elected to represent Mbarara Municipality in the 1994 Constituent Assembly elections.
Winnie, as she is fondly called by many was born to Boniface and Gertrude Byanyima in a family of seven [one passed away], in Ruti, around 4km along the Mbarara-Kabale highway.
She went to St Hellen's Primary School, a walkable distance from Ruti trading centre, for her primary education.
For her O and A levels respectively, she was at Mt St Mary's, Namagunga and Kings College Budo before going to the University of Manchester for her Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
With a first class degree, she became the first female Ugandan to become an aeronautical engineer - it was probably a sign of what was to come from her.
She later added a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering [Energy Conservation] from Cranfield University, to her academic honours.
When Anthony Byanyima, a younger brother, speaks about her, he does so in a very calculated way.
He thinks deeply before answering questions, emphasising that there was nothing extraordinary about his sister's childhood, save for being "a very intelligent girl."
He describes her sister as an "extremely focused person who likes winning, hates losing and will work very hard to make sure that she achieves what she wants."
Hectic schedules for most of the family members have restricted them to meeting only during holidays like the Christmas season.
Winnie's marriage to Dr Besigye
Winnie's marriage to the Dr Kizza Besigye might have been a quiet affair then, but it later turned out to be a topic of discussion, especially among the political elite.
Anthony, who led the wedding's organising committee, says his sister demanded for "a wedding that is as small as possible", despite the family having the resources to manage one with pomp.
"It is probably the smallest wedding I have ever attended and like all marriages in our family, it was a personal decision," the brother responds as I probe about whether her choice of husband could have caused a stir in the family.


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The Magic of music
A comprehensive look at the rhyme, rhythm and love of the universal language
By Butch Warner 05/06/2010
If you believe in magic, come along with me
We'll dance until morning 'til there's just you and me
And we'll go dancing, baby, then you'll see
How the magic's in the music and the music's in me
From "Do You Believe in Magic," © 1965 John Sebastian
Many of us would agree with John Sebastian that there is something magical about music. The word music itself has a magical connotation, having been derived from the Greek word mousike, or "art of the Muses." And although many scientists are hard pressed to find a good reason for its existence — does it have a purpose, or is it merely "ear candy" or "math for the ear?" — it's been an important part of the human experience for tens of thousands of years.
Music picks us up when we are sad, excites people in times of crisis and bonds us together (Remember "We Are the World"?), even though listening to MP3 players or singing "Happy Birthday" does not seem necessary for continued existence or reproduction.
It was Frank Zappa, Elvis Costello or Miles Davis, or maybe even John Sebastian, who quipped that "writing about music is like dancing about architecture." What is it about music – magic, maybe? – that makes it so inscrutably, deliciously fun to talk about yet almost impossible to pin down in any kind of meaningful way? Chris Pierce (www.chrispierce.com), a Los Angeles musician who can often be heard and seen at Zoey's, says, "Music is refuge. Music heals. Music is a miracle."
Jim Bianco, a musician who plays at local venues, when asked about the magic of music in his life, replies, "That's very similar to being asked 'How has water been a part of your life?' It just is. It has to be — simply because I have never known a single day without it."
Where does it come from? How did it get started? And what use is it, from a biological imperative perspective?
Where did music originate?
Music has been a part of the human experience for a long time. A bone flute that could probably play a modern melody was unearthed from a site in France dating back at least 32,000 years.
There is evidence that music evolved from "motherese," the singsong speech pattern that moms, dads and anyone who has ever tried to speak to a baby instinctively use to communicate with infants. This musical speech, using wide ranges of pitch and melody, is a part of every culture.
Some scientists conclude that music's influence may be a random event, arising from its ability to "liberate" brain systems built for other purposes such as speech, feelings and muscle movement. Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker believes that music is "auditory cheesecake," an empty-calorie treat that amuses the areas of the mind that evolved for more important functions. Consequently, music seems to offer an extraordinary system of communication rooted more in feeling rather than in content.
The universal language
The notion that music is the universal language is exemplified brilliantly in the 1977 movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In the film, Earth scientists use a five-note musical phrase to communicate with aliens. The motif woven through the film (the five tones that the space ship plays back and forth with the humans) resembles "hello" in musical format. It isn't even a real melody — it's more like a phone ringing or a doorbell ringing – Ding, dong, ding, ding dong. But it communicates vividly what words cannot.
Could we reasonably expect that all humanoid beings would react in a similar way to music? Probably.
New scientific evidence shows that music brings out predictable responses across cultures and among people of widely varying musical or cognitive abilities. Music unfailingly conveys certain emotions. What we feel when we hear a piece of music is probably close to what others are experiencing.
Amazingly, music seems to affect some animals, too, lending further evidence to the notion of music as an intergalactic language. Some birds have a remarkable talent for dancing, two studies published in Current Biology suggest. YouTube videos showed, and researchers later confirmed, cockatoos with a near-perfect sense of rhythm, swaying their bodies, bobbing their heads and tapping their feet in time to a beat. The birds increased the speed of their dancing as the tempo increased, suggesting a sense of rhythm. One bird, Snowball, danced to "Everybody," by the Backstreet Boys. Previously, it was thought that only humans could boogie.
Music and savage breasts
William Congreve, in his 1697 play "The Mourning Bride," wrote, "Musick hath Charms to soothe a savage Breast …. by Magick Numbers and persuasive Sound." Is this true?
Music activates the same reward systems that are stimulated by food, sex and addictive drugs. Like drugs, it's a potent emotional force, with the ability to both soothe us and excite us. In fact, music therapy is a powerful tool in working with addicts and mental patients.
A schizophrenic patient in a psychiatric hospital, Gina, is withdrawn and isolates in her room most of the time. When she does emerge and speak to other patients, she usually ends up in a shouting match or sometimes a fistfight.
Only one activity seems to be of any interest to Gina, and only one thing calms her down: music therapy. On the days that music therapy is offered, she is in the therapist's office, combing through CDs and the MP3s on his hard drive and asking if she can download songs she wants to hear. She favors music by groups like Ascend and Sunn 0))), underground ensembles that specialize in resonant, deep-throated guitar tones and feedback that go on forever. When the group begins, she is first on the list to play her song for the group, and she is eloquent in describing the feelings she experiences listening. "They are speaking to me personally, sending me hope and happiness, entreating me to liberate myself from the voices that want me to hurt myself." Gina believes these groups are "mysterious and secretive; they only want certain people to know about their music." Therapists who have worked with Gina believe that music therapy is the "single nonpharmaceutical intervention that is most effective in Gina's case."
Music and violence
Then there's the other side of the coin: Who can forget Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), which was an American committee formed in 1985 by four women who tried to censor records that contained "explicit lyrics or content" in order to "take the element of surprise out of buying an album." The PMRC claimed that rock music was somehow responsible "for the decay of the nuclear family in America."
This is an argument that has raged from at least the beginning of rock 'n' roll. Early TV shows in the '50s showed Elvis Presley only from the waist up, in the belief that Elvis' pelvis would somehow incite lewd behavior among teenagers. NWA's song, "F___ the Police" was considered incendiary in the early '90s, and Eminem's latest work includes a little sardonic ditty about a man raping a stranded female called "Same Song and Dance," which intones:
"Yeah baby, do that dance
It's the last dance you'll ever get the chance to do
Girl shake that ass
You ain't ever gonna break that glass
The windshield's too strong for you."
It is true that music can excite and incite people — one has only to listen to a smattering of patriotic or military music to discern this — yet no study has shown definitively that rap, punk or hardcore music can change a person from a wimp to an assassin.
But it is possible that a mentally unbalanced person could take the lyrics of a violent song and run with them, either out of pathology or as an excuse for a crime. Remember Charlie Manson and the Beatles' "Helter Skelter?"
Los Angeles musician Chris Pierce says of music and violence, "Music is war and sex, a good fight worth fighting and a feeling that can't be matched by anything else."
Perfect pitch and synesthesia
For many musicians, the Holy Grail is a trait called "perfect pitch" or "absolute pitch," which is the ability to recognize a note name — for example, middle C — simply by listening to it. (Many musicians have the ability to recognize "relative" pitches, e.g., "if that is a C, then that must be a G.") Perfect pitch, however, is rare. It appears to be developed most by those who began musical training before age 7. Studies also implicate a genetic predisposition to the development of absolute pitch, which, when coupled with an environmental stimulus such as early musical training, can give rise to the perceptual trait.
Related to perfect pitch is an extraordinary trait called synesthesia, where people see different, sometimes complex, hues and colors as they experience different notes, passages, sounds and key changes. They might, for example, see the note B played on a piano as "a deep fuchsia," or the key of D flat as a "wondrous, pure persimmon."
Synesthetes regularly report that they were oblivious to their talent until they realized other people did not have it.
Synesthetes, of course, do not experience their synesthetic perceptions as a handicap but as a gift. Synesthetes have used their gift in memorizing names and telephone numbers, mental arithmetic, but also in more complex creative activities like producing visual art, music and theater.
There is a long-running ad in music magazines that purports to teach ordinary musicians how to develop perfect pitch by associating notes with colors, but synesthesia probably cannot be taught.
Stuttering and singing
Carly Simon, a singer with several hits in the '70s, began stuttering severely when she was 8 years old. A psychiatrist tried unsuccessfully to cure Simon's stuttering. Instead, Simon turned to singing and songwriting. "I felt so strangulated talking that I did the natural thing, which is to write songs, because I could sing without stammering, as all stammerers can."
As a child, country singer Mel Tillis was laughed at because he stuttered. He said to himself, "Well, if they're gonna laugh at me, then I'll give them something to laugh about." So he incorporated his natural stutter into his stage banter. But he never stuttered when he sang, because music does not come from the same place in the brain as speech.
Tone deafness and amusia
While some people are tone deaf, most people who describe themselves as tone deaf simply lack a good singing voice, which is largely an accident of genes.
Although many people think they are musically impaired, almost all of us are musical to some degree. The ability to sing in tune is largely related to lucky genes and proper training.
But there is a condition called amusia, a musical disorder that appears mainly as a deficiency in processing pitch. It also encompasses musical memory and recognition. Two main classifications of amusia exist: congenital amusia, which results from a music processing anomaly at birth, and acquired amusia, which occurs as a result of brain damage.
Marcella is a true amusia victim. She has a normal psychiatric or neurological history, and she does not have any hearing loss. Brain scans have showen no abnormalities. Marcella is bright and ebullient; she has a great memory. But Marcella suffers from a lifelong incapacity to distinguish notes or "get" music – she hears piano music as unpleasant percussive clanging, and she does not enjoy listening to music.
Marcella doesn't recognize familiar tunes, but she can instantly recognize her boyfriend's or mother's voice when either calls on the phone. It's clear that her hearing is not to blame. The part of her brain that processes music is haywire.
She doesn't hear pitch variation as normal people, and she doesn't feel or understand the patterns that make music melodic and rhythmic.
Sigmund Freud claimed he didn't like music because he did not wish to be "emotionally moved by something he didn't understand rationally," but he probably just suffered from amusia.
Amusia occurs in about 4 percent of the population, while the inability to sing in tune is much more common. Current research has demonstrated dissociations between rhythm, melody and emotional processing of music, and amusia may include impairment of any combination of these skill sets.
Music is more than ear candy
What makes music so hard to talk about in unambiguous language is the fact that we don't understand everything about it yet. It is clear that music is more than "ear candy," more than "math for the ear," and much more that an amusing but useless human activity. As advances in neurology and brain scans develop, we will probably learn as much about the physics and physiology of music in the next 20 years as we have learned previously in all of recorded history.
But will we ever learn what makes music work such magic in our lives? Probably not.
George (Butch) Warner (firstname.lastname@example.com) is a musician and addiction/music therapist in Studio City and Pasadena. Special thanks to Polly from Zoey's Café in Ventura.
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College Hockey:Spartans Shock Top Ranked RedHawks in Overtime
MSU's Rowe Nets Game-Winning Goal
OXFORD, Ohio — After letting a 2-0 third period lead slip away, Michigan State regrouped to net the game-winning goal in overtime and hand the nations top team their first loss of the season.
Junior Andrew Rowe scored the goal for the Spartans in overtime and Drew Palmisano made 33 saves to give the Spartans their first CCHA win of the season. Jarod Palmer earned his 100th career point for the RedHawks, who fall to 4-1-1 overall.
Michigan State opened the scoring early in the first period on a power play when junior winger Corey Tropp scored on a pass from freshman Torey Krug. The Spartans, who were 1-for-7 on the man advantage last night, converted on their first power play of the contest at 8:14 of the first period.
Tropp fired a wrist shot over the shoulder of Miami goalie Connor Knapp and into the net after Krug found an unmarked Tropp to the left of the RedHawk goal. The tally gave the Spartans a 1-0 lead — their first of the series.
Miami had three power plays in the period, only managing four shots. RedHawks netminder Connor Knapp made three saves in the first period, while his counterpart Drew Palmisano made seven in net for the Spartans to keep the RedHawks off of the scoresheet.
Michigan State went for 1-for-2 on their power play in the first period and finished the stanza up a goal.
Michigan State doubled their tally early in the second on the power play when Nick Sucharski found freshman winger Derek Grant in front of the Miami goal. Grant, who scored the Spartans lone goal last night, beat Miami goalie Connor Knapp over the right shoulder at 0:38 of the second period to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead.
Miami had a great chance to cut the Spartan lead in half seven minutes into the second period, when a rebound shot from Miamis Matt Tomassoni found Trent Vogelhubers stick. With Spartan goalie Palmisano on the ice, Vogelhuber took a shot but wristed it over the net, keeping the 2-0 lead in tact for the Spartans.
At 12:02 of the second, Miami went on the power play for the fifth time of the game, but were unable to put the puck past Michigan State goaltender Drew Palmisano. Through two periods, Palmisano stood strong, saving all 23 shots.
The beginning of the third period saw Miami keep the pressure on the Michigan State net, with Palmisano making five early saves to keep Miami from scoring. But with under 10 minutes left in regulation, the RedHawks were able to cut the deficit to one on the man advantage when sophomore defenseman Matt Tomassoni ripped a slapshot from the blue line past the Michigan State goalie.
Tomassoni received the pass from Miami senior Jarod Palmer, who earned his 99th career point on the assist.
Palmer soon hit the century mark for his Miami career less than three minutes later, scoring on a shot to the left of Palmisano to tie the game at two. Vincent LoVerde found Andy Miele who wrapped the puck around the net to find an open Palmer, who beat Palmisano on a wrist shot glove side.
The overtime period saw both teams play an early 4-on-4 after penalites to Michigan States Dustin Gazley and Miamis Jarod Palmer. Miami put two shots on net early on, but Michigan State capitalized on a Miami turnover and scored the winning goal with 1:41 left in overtime on a great individual effort by junior winger Andrew Rowe.
Rowe picked up the puck off after a Miami turnover at the blue line, avoided two Miami defenders, and put the puck past Knapp to give the Spartans the win.
Miami senior Jarod Palmer scored his 100th point in the loss for the RedHawks.
Getting a hundred points in your career is something that is pretty special, said Miami head coach Enrico Blasi. Obviously he has done a great job to get to this point, and hopefully he can add a few more this season to his total.
The Spartans improved to 4-2-0 on the season, and 1-1-0-0 in the CCHA.
I thought we had a pretty good game, said Spartan coach Rick Comley. We scored a couple of power-play goals early and we had a nice goal in overtime for the win. Our goalie had a great game against a powerful Miami team, and I am please with the way we played. Hopefully we can take some of this momentum into next weekend.
They played great, Blasi said of Michigan State. They really shut us down and they held our top guys down all series. We were able to solve them in the third period, but their goalie made some great saves down the stretch. Their kid made a nice play in overtime to score the goal after I thought we had taken the momentum back in the third period. Give them credit, they bounced back and won the game.
Both teams stay in CCHA play next weekend when Michigan State has a home-and-home series with Western Michigan, while Miami travels to Northern Michigan.
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JWC TO TC ; 1 July 1858; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18580701-JWC-TC-01; CL 34: 1-5
5 Cheyne Row— Thursday [1 July 1858]
I might have written on Tuesday to save my Life! or let me say rather, my soul— for Life that day didn't feel worth much effort to save— but nothing less could have given me the "courage" to write "whether I could or not "—so completely dished I was by my expedition to Rottindean!1
Yesterday, having got your communication about the picture2 in the interim, I stood still, as it were, purposely, to let you pass at which side you pleased; that we mightn't go on knocking against each other, like two foolish people meeting on the pavement.
Now to finish off with the picture, since you, as I do, absolve Tait from having taken any mean advantage of what Lord A had
said to me; I cant understand your fretting about the sale and wishing to stop it any more. Neither you nor I are responsible for Lord
Ashburton's imbecility. On finding the Picture praised by a man he esteems, and who had written a book on "Art"3 (god pardon him!) he suddenly claims the picture! The price he knew would be printed in the Catalogue; he never looks at it! he goes to see the picture and is disappointed perhaps—perhaps
not—for all he said to you would take the impression of your notions about its dearness and worthlessness. Let someone else tell him that Posterity will look with more interest at this
Picture than any other in his possession (and I, for one, think so) and his impressionable Lordship would be enchanted with
his purchase! Unless you had a hand in the original making of Lord A I can't see that you need vex yourself about this five hundred pounds, which he has not spent to please you but himself—
As the affair figured to me, before I heard Tait's explanation and read Combe's letter; it was quite different —and I would
have paid the money myself, if I had had it, to wash myself clear of it!
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George Combe
Illustrated London News (supplement), 28 August 1858
Well—I have accomplished the Rottindean investigation of which we made such a futile beginning. And only think! we might have gone that day from the new bridge Station,4 and been in plenty of time! A branch of the Excursion-train now starts from there, and joins the London Station5 at Croydon.6 When Tait came—after his breakfast (as had been settled) I told him I would be glad that he got my ticket and saw me off; but preferred doing the rest alone—as talking all day would tire me more than the journey. However he vowed he had a book in his pocket, that he would leave me, and make a visit in Brighton &c &c— In short it was too late to rid myself of him. Nor was the bore of him much greater than the convenience. We took an open Fly7 to Rottindean—"Cha-arge"8 3/6d accurately divided between us—and went to seek my cottage!9 Not easy to find! it was so hemmed in with new buildings and itself divided into two cottages, with a poor family in each! The village is considerably enlarged since I was there; but still very quiet. We looked at a small self contained house shabbily furnished which was to Let—Parlour and kitchen two bedrooms—servants attic. Rent 30/ a week—cheap decidedly as seabathing lodgings go—but rather—"what shall I say"?10—stuffy! And unless taken on the spot not likely to be procurable—Lodgings there being so scarce
I could not sufficiently wonder at myself—how I ever walked that distance and back again!11 I could only make out half the way back on my legs, by resting three times—half an hour each rest—and for the remainder of the way I providentially picked up a Bath Chair. We dined at a "Refreshment Room" of extreme elegance. Tait on "cold meat and hot vegetables" I on soup. and by that time it was near the hour for starting. We were brought back to the Newbridge (Pimlico) Station and I got into a Chelsea omnibus. So far I had only been humanly tired and excessively thirsty. But after I got into bed my heart went at such a rate, that sleep was out of the question—and all next day I lay on the sofa like a creature just taken off the Wheel!12 "Oh my Dear! what tasking ye gie yersell" Betty13 seemed to say to me!— Yesterday I was much as usual again, and had many visitors.
Miss Wilson14 came—not grown old at all—but bedizzened like a youthful Doll! and playful as a kitten! In all my life I never saw her so finely and girlishly dressed! As she was going came "Lord George"15 who walked right into my heart! What a dear, kind, honest little man! He staid a good while and we got on beautifully. He regretted much not seeing you—is here about the Committee on his Irish affairs16—is to leave London on Saturday. Aubrey de Vere17 found him going—and staid an hour or so, making me lie on the sofa, and talking to me about Death. Then after tea, when I thought it all over, came Mr Vaughan18—who looked not sure that I would receive him—and was very embarrassed and comfortless during his short stay.19 The man is quite spoilt!
A Russian20 also called with a letter of Introduction to you from Tourguéneff of very old date—21 and another letter from the same to me, of May last—and a new book in two volumes22
I was sorry the Gentleman did not come in, being your Russian translator!23 I send his card in case you will write him a note.
Yours ever
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Part One
Sue: Is there anything I should know about Stephen Harris? I don't remember seeing his name before.
Me: Only that he doesn't exist. It's a pseudonym for Robert Holmes. He had to completely rewrite another bloke's script at the last-minute; the only thing he kept was the title.
Sue: Oh, well if it's Robert Holmes, it's bound to be good. That's excellent news. Unless it's rubbish and he took his name off it because he was ashamed. Oh, why does it have to be so complicated?
Our story begins in Egypt.
Sue: For a second there, I thought they'd gone abroad to film a Doctor Who, but that would be silly, wouldn't it? Nice stock footage, though. It almost had me fooled.
A British archeologist, Professor Marcus Scarman, enters an ancient burial chamber.
Sue: It's a very clean tomb. I would have expected a bit more dust than that.
The Professor is attacked by a mysterious green light and Sue agrees that we're off to a good start.
Meanwhile, on the TARDIS.
Sue: That's a very nice tracking shot. Very moody.
Sarah enters the console room in a white Victorian dress (which is really handy when you think about it), and the Doctor calls her Vicky by mistake.
Sue: Victoria never wore a dress like that. And the other Vicki definitely didn't wear a dress like that. Now, a mini-skirt on the other hand.
Not only is the Doctor forgetful today, he's a right moody arse as well.
Sue: Aww, the Doctor is having a mid-life crisis. Just like you, love.
Before I can argue with her, the TARDIS goes haywire and Sarah is spooked by a horrible head floating in mid-air.
Sue: Why does Sarah Jane always pick up on the weird shit before the Doctor does? What's that all about? Is she supposed to be psychic or something?
The TARDIS makes an emergency landing and the Doctor immediately opens the door and rushes outside.
Sue: This Doctor is very cocky. He didn't check to see if it was safe. Hartnell would never have done that – he'd have spent fifteen minutes checking the oxygen levels. One of these days, the Doctor will open that door and he'll be killed straight away. That'll teach him.
The Doctor and Sarah have arrived at UNIT's HQ in 1911, when it used to be a priory. In another part of the house, someone is playing an organ with all the stops out.
Sue: Is it the Master in a fez?
Namin, for it is he, is interrupted by a man named Doctor Warlock and they get into an argument about Professor Scarman's whereabouts. The Doctor and Sarah escape through a window so they can scout around the premises.
Me: This is Mick Jagger's house.
Sue: Really? It needs a bit of work. It could with a good sandblasting for a start.
Me: He hasn't moved in yet.
Sue: Well, he should get it sandblasted before he does. The window frames could do with some work, too. And that fascia doesn't look very Victorian to me.
The argument between Namin and Warlock escalates and Namin pulls a gun. The Doctor and Sarah try to intervene but Warlock gets shot in the process.
Sue: That was a bit cack-handed. The Doctor must be having an off-day. If I were him, I'd go back to the TARDIS and start again. He's in a foul mood.
The Doctor and Sarah carry the injured Warlock away from the priory.
Sue: Look at all that blood. You'd never see that much blood in the new series.
Namin opens an Egyptian sarcophagus to reveal an inert Mummy standing inside. Namin delivers a brief incantation and the Mummy steps out.
Sue: That's a nice design. I like the concave chest a lot. They would have scared me as a kid.
Namin and his Mummies pursue the Doctor outside, but Namin is stopped in his tracks when the priory's organ starts up again.
Sue: Somebody is playing with his organ without his permission. He isn't very happy about it.
Me: Maybe Rick Wakeman has popped round for a cup of tea?
The Doctor and Sarah escape to a nearby lodge, where they meet Marcus' brother, Laurence. And even though Laurence is clearly distressed, Sarah blithely tells him that she is a time traveller from the year 1980.
I pause the DVD. You can guess the rest.
Sue: I don't really care, Neil. Maybe she was rounding up or showing off. Does it really matter?
I sigh and press Play.
As is becoming customary now, Sue falls under Tom Baker's spell whenever he launches into one of his speeches.
Sue: Tom really sells the threat when he's in a bad mood. He could make fairy cakes sound like the most terrifying thing on earth if he was pissed off at the time.
Back at the priory, Namin is worshipping at the feet of an Egyptian sarcophagus.
Sue: He's set his organ to auto-pilot. Wouldn't it be funny if it slipped into the bossa nova setting by mistake.
A figure dressed in black steps out of a multi-coloured tunnel that has formed around the sarcophagus. His feet leave a smoking trail behind him.
Sue: That's a great special effect. That can't have been easy. Hang on, is it an Ice Warrior? They're from Mars, aren't they?
Namin abases himself like an ant, but it's to no avail.
Sue: What is it with Doctor Who villains and neck massages? They're obsessed!
Namin receives Sutkeh's gift of death.
Sue: I hope he kept the receipt.
Part Two
This episode begins with a reprise of Namin's death.
Me: The only problem I have with this scene is that I can't watch it without thinking about boys having underage sex.
Sue spits her tea out.
Sue: WHAT?
Me: I'm talking about Queer As Folk. There's a scene in the first episode where Russell T. Davies intercuts this cliffhanger with some red-hot rimming action. I have no idea why he choose this particular bit. It must be one of RTD's favourite moments, I suppose.
Sue: Yeah, I don't understand why a bloke in a S&M mask and a black latex suit would appeal to a gay man, either.
Me: Oh, yeah… Actually, doesn't Gary have a thing about Egyptian men with beards? It all makes sense now.
Sue: There's something for everyone in this show.
Meanwhile, back on Pyramids of Mars, a poacher stumbles across some Mummies on patrol.
Sue: They are even more scary in the dark. I really like the Mummy design – it's simple but effective. Just don't let them talk.
The poacher returns to the priory and he shoots a possessed Marcus Scarman in the back. The bullet passes straight through him but the process is mysteriously reversed and Scarman survives.
Sue: That was very nicely done but wasn't the poacher jumping to conclusions? He didn't actually see Scarman do anything evil and yet he tries to murder him. That's a bit of a leap. Even if he is in the right.
But it's not all bad news:
Sue: Mick Jagger's parquet floor is very nice.
Me: This isn't Mick's house – this is BBC Television Centre. You only see the exterior of his house in the location scenes.
Sue: Really? I thought they took the cameras inside the house. Oh, in that case I'm really impressed with the sets this week. The carpentry is excellent.
Tom gravely spells out the threat posed by Sutekh.
Sue: Tom is really into this, isn't he? The Doctor is scarier than the main villain.
When Laurence steps into the TARDIS, he is overcome with excitement.
Sue: Is he Harry's replacement? He'd be a great assistant – very enthusiastic. Although that might get on your tits after a while.
Sarah isn't worried – she's from the year 1980 and everything was perfectly fine when she left (which, if you ask me, proves that she can't be from 1980), so the Doctor takes her there for a quick visit.
Sue: Okay, okay, so the stories are definitely set in 1980. I get it. Let's move on. Actually, I like this scene – sometimes you have to remind the audience the future can be changed. It would be boring if they did it every week, though.
Meanwhile, back in 1911, a poacher is beging chased by two Mummies.
Sue: They are pretty spry for dead guys.
The poacher is captured and the Mummies crush him to death between their ribcages.
Me: One of my more vivid memories from childhood involves me re-enacting scenes from this story in the school playground. I definitely remember being crushed between the chests of two girls pretending to be Mummies. Happy days.
Sue: You sick bastard.
Me: I was seven years old!
The episode concludes with the Mummies bursting into the lodge to attack the Doctor and Sarah.
Sue: That was a very intense cliffhanger. I'm enjoying this.
Part Three
We are joined by Nicol, but only because this story manages to combine two of her favourite subjects – the Victorians and the Egyptians. She kicks herself when I tell her we are already halfway through.
Sue: Tom Baker would be a terrible Samaritan.
She's referring to the Doctor's brusque dismissal of Laurence's mounting concern for his brother, but when we see Mummies building an Osiran war missile out in the courtyard, Nicol is thrilled to see another one of her favourite things:
Nicol: It's the Louvre!
Me: You ain't seen nothing yet.
Sue: Forget that, what's a cytronic particle accelerator, Nic?
Nicol: A completely made-up thing? How am I supposed to know?
The Doctor and Sarah find the invisible force field surrounding the estate.
Nicol: That's cheap.
Me: Don't knock it. Stephen King managed to squeeze a 1000-page novel out of the same idea.
The Doctor attempts to disable the force field but when Sarah breaks his concentration, he snaps at her.
Sue: Oh dear. He's turning back into Jon Pertwee. Why is he in such a bad mood today, and why is he taking it out on Sarah Jane?
Me: He's very tense. He's worried about Sutekh.
Sue: But he was being an arse before they arrived. I hope he isn't like this from now on.
And then we get our first glimpse of a mysterious figure sitting on a chair somewhere.
Nicol: Is it the Master?
Me: Don't you start.
It turns out that Sutekh wants to destroy all life.
Sue: So who will Sutekh talk to when everybody is dead? He definitely likes the sound of his own voice but there won't be anyone left to gloat over if he kills everything. He hasn't thought it through.
Sue decides its time to bring Nicol up to speed:
Sue: That's Mick Jagger's house, Nic.
Nicol: So is that Mick Jagger's potting shed?
Sue: Yes. I wonder what he might end up growing in there (if you know what I mean).
Sutekh sends Marcus the co-ordinates for the pyramid on Mars in a metal container.
Sue: It's a big thermos of tea. Go stick the kettle on, Nicol.
Nicol: I can't. I'm watching this.
Back at the lodge, the Doctor and company unwrap a Mummy, revealing a robot skeleton beneath.
Sue: Oh, I like that. That's very Doctor Who, isn't it?
Nicol: It looks like an Antony Gormley sculpture.
Laurence finally confronts Marcus but it doesn't end well for him.
Sue: That was very grim.
Me: It was very poignant.
The Doctor casually pushes Laurence's body to one side.
Sue: Not it isn't – it's needlessly bleak. There aren't many laughs in this one, are there? Maybe Robert Holmes was in a bad mood when he wrote it.
Sue admits that she is struggling with this story.
Sue: I have a problem with the plot. It feels a bit contrived to me. I can't enjoy it if I can't get a handle on it.
Sarah shoots the gelignite that the Doctor has secreted on the Osiran war missile.
Sue: I didn't know that Sarah was a crack shot. When did they cover that at journalism school? Still, fair play to her.
Sutekh uses his willpower to stop the explosion from going off. The Doctor rushes back to the priory and he activates the transporter hidden in the sarcophagus.
Nicol: What the hell is that, and why do I have this sudden urge to eat a bag of Skittles?
Sue: It's a time-space tunnel, love.
The Doctor steps into it.
Nicol: He'll end up soaked in Hawking radiation, now. That's nice.
The Doctor enters Sutekh's lair.
Sue: Sutekh needs a better interior decorator. It looks like he's been paint balling in there.
Sutekh just has to stare at the Doctor to pin him to a wall, and the episode concludes with the Doctor screaming in agony.
Sue: Robert Holmes always writes the best cliffhangers.
Part Four
The episode begins with Sutekh completely dominating the Doctor.
Sue: That isn't something you see every day.
Me: This scene completely ****ed me up when I was seven. It ****ing terrified me.
I don't tell her that it still does.
Sutekh sends a hypnotised Doctor back to the priory, but when the Doctor takes Sarah and Scarman to Mars in his TARDIS, Sue is adamant that the Doctor is bluffing.
Sue: He'll wink at Sarah Jane any minute now.
He doesn't.
The TARDIS arrives on Mars and it turns out that the Doctor was under Sutekh's command after all.
Sue: Bloody hell. That's a bit scary.
A Mummy strangles the Doctor ("Technically a neck rub") and Scarman leaves him for dead. But the Doctor was only pretending and he rushes off with Sarah to stop Scarman from freeing Sutekh.
Sue: What does tribophsyics mean, Nic?
Nicol: Something to do with friction, probably. It's Doctor Who – it could mean practically anything.
The Doctor and Sarah are stopped in their tracks by a puzzle on a wall.
Sue: Hang on a minute… We've seen this episode before. And it was boring then.
Me: At least Robert Holmes draws attention to the fact that this is a rip-off of the Exillon city from Death to the Daleks.
Sue: Oh yeah, the Exillon city. It was on the tip of my tongue, honestly.
Nicol: What have you done with my mother, Neil?
The Doctor and Sarah continue their pursuit and even Nicol believes she's seen it all before.
Nicol: It's The Crystal Maze. Again!
Me: You and The Crystal bloody Maze. You are obsessed with it. Let it go – it's never coming back.
Nicol: It's not my fault. Every time I watch an episode of old Doctor Who it has this scene in it, or something very similar to it. Are they all like this?
Sarah is trapped in a large perspex cylinder.
Nicol: The Doctor will have to give up one of his crystals if he wants to let her out. It all depends on how much time he wants in the Dome.
Sue: Mars is a shit hole. I don't think much of their interior designers at all.
Me: It's supposed to be a prison, not a holiday camp.
Scarman reaches a room made entirely of CSO and he frees Sutekh. Sutekh rises from his throne. Nicol laughs her head off.
Sue: Okay, what did I miss?
Oh, I suppose she has a right to see it, so I rewind the DVD; it's not as if we can follow the plot with Nicol howling like a drain.
If by some miracle you've never seen the scene in question, here you go:
Sue: Oh dear. That's terrible. Why didn't they paint that out for the DVD release?
Me: Because if they did, the DVD producers would have been hunted down and killed.
Sue: I know that feeling.
Me: Doctor Who fans like it warts and all.
Nicol: But it's ridiculous. I can't take this seriously any more.
And then Sutekh reveals his true form.
Sue: What the **** is that supposed to be? It looks like a horse on hunger strike.
Sue hasn't got a clue what's going at the end when the Doctor races back to 1911 to do something vitally important.
Sue: The solution sounds clever, but it's very confusing. And it's a bit of an anti-climax, too.
Nicol: I followed it. It's silly but it makes sense. Just about.
Sue: I'm not convinced. It a lot of build-up for not very much at all.
The priory explodes.
Sue: Mick Jagger won't be happy.
The Score
Sue: That was okay, I suppose. Tom Baker was very good, even if I don't like his attitude. But it fell apart in the last episode. Don't get me wrong – it looked great and the acting was great but the plot was all over the place. The bits on Mars were boring and they should have spent more time explaining what was going on at the end. Sutekh was completely wasted, although I did like the Mummies. But there's definitely something missing that I can't quite put my finger on. I think I'd like a lot less gobbledygook and a lot more drama, please. I don't know what to give it. A six, maybe? A seven at a push.
I grab that seven with both hands.
It's official – Pyramids of Mars is just as good as The Mutants. I have battened down the hatches. Hey, at least she didn't think it was racist. You know, this is just as difficult for me to hear as it is for you. It's clearly a ****ing nine. I have therefore posted video clips of her appearance on Bullseye circa 1989 on our Facebook group as a punishment. Now let that be a lesson to her.


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Michael Peter Kelley
Position: C-G-T
Height: 6-5 Weight: 273 lbs.
Born: February 27, 1962 in Westfield, MA
High School: Westfield
College: Notre Dame (school history)
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 3rd round (82nd overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Don't forget to Clean this: Between the Stove Top and the Counter
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- AnonymousApril 9, 2012 at 9:51 AM
This works great.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 14, 2012 at 7:07 PM
FYI, many stove tops can lift up so you can clean along the sides as well as underneath!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 23, 2012 at 3:50 PM
Great idea!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 28, 2012 at 9:35 AM
I use my Scunci steamer to do this chore. Just point the nozzle and keep wiping up the gunk until it steams clean.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousNovember 1, 2012 at 3:50 PM
If you have a laminate countertop, using a steamer would not be recommended. It can cause the plastic laminate to separate from the fiberboard.Delete
- AnonymousJune 26, 2013 at 6:15 AM
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- Helen MalandrakisJanuary 10, 2014 at 5:48 AM
I have used this method for many years.Delete
Great idea I like itReplyDelete
really nice thanks for sharing Air Pillows
Thank you for this idea. This is just great. I usually do this by brushing it but it is a little messy. I will surely have this a try and hope that it works. Thank you again for sharing.ReplyDelete
Just make sure you don't turn the knife towards you! Hahaha I slipped and cut myself with the butter knife!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2013 at 8:03 PM
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- AnonymousOctober 4, 2012 at 5:53 AM
or just quit being lazy and take the stove out and clean the whole side properlyReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousOctober 5, 2012 at 7:48 PM
Really? because you pull your stove out away from the wall EVERY time you wipe down the counters??Delete
I think this is a great tip. Thank you for posting!
You must have alot of time on your hands if you can pull your stove out all the time. And no kids. Boring life?Delete
- AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 12:19 PM
You must also have crappy floors that you don't mind scratching up every time you pull your stove out. No thanks! This is a great tip ;)Delete
- AnonymousOctober 15, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Pull the stove out???? Really. I will not pull out my stove every time I clean the kitchen. With two kids under 3 I don't have time to do that. I say pull it out maybe once a month. Quit being so negative with people you dont know........Delete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 1:41 PM
this is the kind of stuff that I save old toothbrushes for.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2012 at 8:15 AM
Be nice to each other , people!! Doesn't hurt a thing. thanks for the tip. ...........:)Delete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 6:09 PM
i think the "pull out the stove anonymous" is a manDelete
Umm my stove only pulls out like 2 feet, if I try to pull it out I will disconnect the wiring. I would not call that lazy, I would call it practical to find another way to clean betweenDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 14, 2013 at 4:55 AM
I pull the stove out about once every couple of months. Pure necessity. You should see the gunk that ends up dripping down the side, either from the kids lazily wiping it there, or something spilling during cooking. I move the stove myself, and yes, I'm a lowly woman. I also pull out the fridge and clean the back of it. Shocker, I know. I have three kids. It's not about being boring or having a terrible life. It's about not attracting bugs...Delete
You can't move a gas range unless you have the fire department outside waiting for the explosion. Not a bright idea!Delete
When my previous stove was removed to be replaced by a new one I was surprised to see how bad the side of the cabinet which was next to it looked. There is virtually about 1/4" gap between the two, not even a long knife will fit. I finally came up with something which really works. I've tape the area with a 2 1/2" strong and sticky tape. So far it's been on there for 6 mos. and has stood up to multiple cleaning. It's probably a commercial grade tap I found at a Oriental market where they carry lots of "stuff" or try the Dollar Store.Delete
I typed a lot of mistakes, it's 2:25 AM. Tape is 2 1/2" wide. Pinterest is new to me, I'll suffer for staying up so late in the morning...and all day tomorrow. LOLDelete
lol, Alice! I totally understand the pinterest induced lack of sleep! I have also thought about putting tape on that gap. :) I think I saw on amazon ages ago a magnetic strip to cover the gap.. Hmm...Delete
The tape idea is great!! We have a bigger gap like an inch at the top and 2 on the bottom...Made for even more mess. The tape is industrial and stands up to a lot. Highly recommend.Delete
I was going to add.....walmart sells a plastic T looking strip that fits perfectly between the stove and counter. I love it. Just pull up strip and spray it off. Its down the cooking untensil isle.Delete
I was going to add.....walmart sells a plastic T looking strip that fits perfectly between the stove and counter. I love it. Just pull up strip and spray it off. Its down the cooking untensil isle.Delete
- SuzannaAugust 22, 2013 at 8:33 PM
I was just going to mention the same thing as Dawn Allen. I've seen those strips used, and actually used to supply it in apartments I rented. They're great.Delete
hi anonymous that suggested to pull out the stove.are you a guy? because a guy would probably suggest, just pulling out the stove. that would be a hassle just pulling out the stove every time you want to clean between the stove and the broadshelf.Delete
Most stoves have a latch that allow you to lift the top for cleaning. When you lift it you have complete access to that counter edge to clean it.ReplyDelete
Wow people are rude. Great tip for a quick easy clean!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 12:04 PM
A great way to clean in between deep cleanings.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 8:03 PM
Oh that rude comment must be coming from someone who has such a lacking life that they feel the need to hide it by attacking others. And might I add how so important and meaningful it is to take your stove out and clean it properly. Because we all know when we go to others people home that is precisely what we are going to be looking for. Not for the warm welcome and caring attitude toward us lazy, non moving, properly cleaning, stove people. Geez.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 9:16 PM
Lol! Love it!Delete
Bravo!!! Bullies are everywhere.Delete
Our stove is so wedged in there I don't know if it's ever coming out. I think they built the counters and cabinets after installing the appliances. HA! I use a toothpick to get crumbies along that line. I am going to try the cloth and knife though to see what I'm missing. I get under the stove every so often by taking the drawer out so I'm not completly discusting, right?Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2016 at 5:40 PM
What?!!! That drawer comes out?!! Who knew?!Delete
- NatalieOctober 10, 2012 at 4:58 AM
Isn't it funny how rude people rarely use their name? I like this tip (because it's the same thing I do!) And btw, it would be impossible for me to pull out the stove all the time - and not because I'm lazy... it's because I have had two spine surgeries and can no longer do strenuous activities.ReplyDelete
Great tip! I have tried this but never thought of soaping up the rag first. And to the rude responses....I have learned that no matter what you say, there are always some people who take what you say, turn it around, and try to make you look idiotic. The only thing is, the "haters" are the people ending up making a fool of themselves! Keep on blogging and sharing your findings. You are doing great!ReplyDelete
They make awesome rubber mats that have a notch for in between stove and counter top. Its about an inch and a half wide. No food/anything else can fall in between. Find then anywhere!! Great tip tho!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 13, 2012 at 6:42 PM
I have a gas stove and would advise against moving it very often, as it can damage the gas line. I do however make the repairman wait whenever we have work done on the stove while I clean behind it! The knife and cloth is a great tip.ReplyDelete
I do this with a kabob stick + rag... a knife wouldn't fit!ReplyDelete
This is definitely my least favorite task, but most needed. Everything gets caught in there. And no, I don't move my stove out because it's on carpet which makes it impossible to move by myself (who doesn't love carpet in the kitchen, yuck). What a mess. I have to be quite creative getting in that tight space at least I'm not alone.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 at 5:33 PM
Your attitude determines your altitude....ReplyDelete
So smart! Thanks for the tip!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2012 at 10:51 AM
i use toothpicks they fit perfect and when one gets gucky i throw it away and get a new one :) just another idea for those with less space in between....ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousDecember 19, 2012 at 10:22 PM
I agree toothpicks work great !Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 14, 2013 at 9:51 AM
pipe cleaners work too.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2013 at 2:01 PM
Great tip!! My mom taught me to do this in the 80's and it has always worked.ReplyDelete
So nice to see. One person makes a rude comment and several others pipe in to stop it. Proof that there are more good people than bad. Great ideas, by the way.ReplyDelete
There is also a trim like piece that you can use to cover that gap up. Works great! Don't remember what it's called or where I got it though!ReplyDelete
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Or, I take an old credit card or hotel key card and swipe down mine. Works like a charmReplyDelete
I just laugh at the people who are saying "I advise against moving the stove, especially it it's gas" First if the connections for gas are good then you shouldn't have to worry. And when I move my stove to clean under, behind, and next to it I have not had one problem with it and it does not scratch up my floor. I get scuff marks from the plastic feet things. But that comes up with some elbow grease. I move mind at least once a month and I'm surprised what stuff I find. But I personally do both of these methods.ReplyDelete
I like the tip with the rag. Although some places I've lived the gap wasn't wide enough for a rag. As others pointed out, most stoves can be lifted up from the front so you can get underneath the burner holes and along the sides. I've seen those plastic strips sold in catalogs but you need a gap wide enough for one to fit. I like the tape idea, too.ReplyDelete
In some areas roaches are a problem and that is one of the first places you'll find them (under the hood and along the walls). I have lived in some places where the stove was wedged in so tight I couldn't get the stove to move, so I had to get creative. Anything that is thin and stiff will do the trick (if using a knife, turn it backwards), credit card, ruler, metal spatula, etc. If I could, I would sometimes slide a piece of paper on the floor to catch what fell where I was cleaning.
But as some mentioned, be careful not to get it too wet where the laminate counters are joined. What is under there is pressed board and if there isn't a good seal, moisture will cause the wood to swell up and buckle (I learned the hard way).
Here's an idea. I don't what it's called, but you can get a pkg of thin rubbery stuff at a craft store for kids to make cut-out projects. They come in different colors about 8x14" or so. Maybe cut a long strip about 3" wide, fold it in half lengthwise and wedge it between the stove and counter. Then you can pull it out, clean, and use it again. Whatever falls in there will be trapped in the fold.
Oops. I left out a word in last paragraph. I don't "know" what it's called.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2013 at 10:35 AM
Or you can pull out your stove enough to clean that gunk and any that may have fallen to the floor with a broom!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2015 at 8:30 PM
Well it looks like everyone is commenting on everything. Why does it matter if you pull it out to clean it or if you go t a strip to cover it or what. The comment I am gonna make is as long as it gets cleaned is the major objective so you don't have bugs or other vermin. It does, matter the way you go about doing it or how it gets done. Just the fact that it was done.ReplyDelete


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Arizona Head Coach Sean Miller
"First off I have to thank the ZonaZoo. They are so engaged, and give McKale a frenzied atmosphere that not many teams want to see. Both the ZonaZoo and the crowd did a great job at keeping the energy up, and they are what makes McKale such a tough place to play. I know that I am looking forward to getting back here quickly."
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"Kyryl definitely didn't play his best tonight. Now, what he needs to do is pick himself up and be back into form for the next game."
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On his first start:
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On playing forward:
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On offensive struggles tonight:
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On the energy:
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On leaving for Maui:
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