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2013: When Money Printing Meets Supply Constraints
I think 4Q12 and then 2013 will in many ways be the polar opposite of what we have seen thus far in 2012. As you all know, this year is a presidential election year in the U.S., which means predictably that the incumbent president does everything in his power (which these days is pretty much everything) to get reelected. As with everything else in life, there is no free lunch and there will inevitably be painful payback next year as the necessities of being returned to power fade momentarily. This is sort of obvious. What I find much more interesting is the actual global macroeconomic backdrop combined with what Central Planners have done as of late. Since late 2011 the Central Planners of the world began trying out a new strategy. Delay and jawbone, or propagandize and pray. In other words, when things started looking dicey all of these naked emperors (particularly in the EU) would call a meeting and threaten to take "drastic action" or some nonsense like that.
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While the EU did engage in real action via the LTRO, this was basically just another shell game within a massive shell game of a financial system. The best way to really see what has happened in Europe is to take a look at the chart of Spanish 10 year government bond yields versus when the ECB has taken action.
As you can see above, yields spiked in late November and the response was the first LTRO program. This smacked yields down significantly, but things were still dicey and at the end of February they went for LTRO 2. As the chart demonstrates, the low in yields corresponded almost perfectly to LTRO 2 and from there on out they started soaring again, only to hit a new high of over 7.5%. Importantly, this was significantly higher than that the spike to around 6.6% in the fall of 2011, which had policy makers running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
Amusingly, the rhetoric from EU policymakers has become even more intense, frantic and aggressive in the last few months as clearly their prior grand plans have been complete and total failures. Statements are being made over and over like "the euro is irreversible" and other nonsense like that. First of all nothing in life is irreversible and I am quite certain Moctezuma was standing high above the earth yelling similar things from the grand Aztec pyramids right as Cortez was landing his ships. Such statements actually cement the euro's ultimate demise in my mind.
So with the latest ECB call to action, Spanish yields have once again plunged a massive 200 basis points from over 7.5% to a little above 5.5%. If recent history is any guide, this move lower will be temporary and the market will once again force more desperate action and ultimately severe currency debasement.
What About the United States?
While the spotlight has been on EU issues and China's economic collapse this year, I think most of the attention will be on the U.S. in 2013. Not only will there be payback for the election year nonsense that has held things together, but I think the market will finally force some real action. This means some very difficult decisions for The Bernank. As I mentioned above, although a lot of what the ECB and EU Central Planners have done over the past 18 months has been jawboning, they have taken some concrete steps to perpetuate the ponzi. The Fed on the other hand has been given a free ride for the most part, as they have been able to get asset prices to inflate without having to expand their balance sheet.
As you can see, the Fed's balance sheet has basically flat-lined over the past year or so. They have mainly jawboned to keep thing together by threatening to do more should the economy deteriorate. Yes they have also done "Operation Twist," but this is largely meaningless in the grand scheme of things. The game is all about publicly creating new money and buying securities with it and as of late we haven't seen that. It is no coincidence that gold has experienced a major consolidation during the same time the Fed has kept its balance sheet steady.
The above paragraph was as far as I got at around noon yesterday ahead of the huge decision from the Fed to initiate QEI (or QE to Infinity). It's interesting that just as I was writing about how the ball was about to be in their court, The Bernank pulled out the nuclear option. For my thoughts on the decision please read my post from yesterday titled The Gun Has Been Fired: Precious Metals to Hit New Highs. Also worth a read is my piece from earlier this year that predicted the inevitability of such a panic move by Bernanke in The Big Print is Coming.
The Big Print is Here
So here we are folks. The end of the line in monetary policy. The world changed yesterday, and while you can't tell it from the VIX volatility index, I think volatility is about to soar. It may be kept under wraps until the election to some degree, but the closer we get to early November the wilder the swings in most asset prices will become. The fact that this happened yesterday fits in perfectly with the main theme of this piece. As we entered 2012, China still appeared to be growing solidly. As a result, the consensus was that investments in China economic growth sensitive commodities such as coal and iron ore would stay at elevated enough levels to keep mining investments on track and with attractive return profiles.
I have for a long time been negative on the "China story," which is why my top recommendations for the past several years have been precious metals, agriculture and oil. These are in my view necessities. Money, food and energy. They will not see as elastic demand swings from economic weakness and will benefit significantly from currency debasement. They remain my top assets in which to be in to preserve wealth. In any event, the China ponzi appears to have now popped, and as a result, the prices for certain commodities like coal and iron ore have plunged. This is extremely important because it is already causing a major pull back in capital investment within the commodities arena. Take a read of this Reuters article from a few days ago: Australia miners slam brakes on huge pipeline of projects. The first paragraph says it all:
MELBOURNE, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A $246 billion pipeline of planned mining investments in Australia is on increasingly shaky ground, with nearly half already frozen or likely to be delayed, as miners and lenders wrestle with high costs and sliding revenue.
It's not just coal and iron ore either. BHP just recently decided to cancel its Olympic Dam expansion, which is primarily a copper and uranium mine that was supposed to be one of the companies "mega-projects."
The supply constraints are not just from project cancellations based on China's slowdown. Let's not forget the ongoing violence at platinum mines in South Africa. From today's Wall Street Journal:
The move comes as more mining companies suspended operations amid continuing protests that have kept miners away from some of the country's biggest platinum and gold operations, destabilizing the sector and threatening to curtail South Africa's growth prospects.
I mean does anyone think these things are going to go away any time soon? Moreover, the Middle East is getting more unstable by the day and if anyone thinks an attack on Iran is off the table with these maniacs in charge of the Western world you've got to be in dream land. As I have shown many times before, the Saudis are already pumping at decade high rates and will be unable to come to the rescue. See the chart below.
Saudi Arabian Monthly Oil Production
The Set Up is Complete
The fact that the Fed has already instituted QEI means the setup is complete. Things may be kept together for another month and a half until the election, but the closer we get to that date the more concerned I would get. Money printing is about to have a head on collision with supply constraints, which is likely to lead to even more money printing. If I had to guess, I would say the single most likely thing to knock this Zimbabwe equity rally right on its back will be a monster oil price spike. With the Saudis already pumping where they are, the event wouldn't even have to be a major one. I think it's likely oil prices hit record levels by early next year and ultimately potentially move toward $175-$200/b before policy makers are forced to abandon their idiotic policies. As always, we shall see.
I'm off to Crested Butte for the weekend.
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You didn't ask, but I think you ought to be talking with a local attorney about sending them a demand letter.
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Anyway, with all that said, and because I can't use a Sharps or a Bolt Action for distance work and a lever gun for close in work, if I can't have a shotgun, I was considering one by a maker I've never heard of. I have "feelers" out in various places and was wondering what people knew about this manufacturer.
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In just a short time, The M Machine have carved a pretty unique space for themselves in the modern music landscape. Mixing live vocals and visuals with synthesizers and programmed music, the San Francisco trio are hellbent on creating an imaginative and enjoyable universe for their listeners. They might be the best addition to the OWSLA label since Skrillex kicked off the whole thing, and they bring their hypnotizing light show to Southern California this week, with stops in Los Angeles and Santa Ana. Ben "Swardy" Swardlick spent some time on the phone to explain how they make their music, what fans have in store on this tour, and how technology and music have help form modern dance music.
Now that Metropolis Part 1 and 2 are over, do you feel like you told that story entirely? Do you plan on going back to that narrative at all?
Well, we certainly aren't going to add a Metropolis Part 3, for example. A lot of the imagery in the stories that we wrote relate to the stuff that makes us laugh and that we enjoy a lot. I imagine that, moving forward, we are trying to finish up an album and the soundset and imagery and the story are all very different but it all kinda comes from the same universe. I don't know if you're familiar with the liner notes that we wrote...
Yeah, definitely
..okay cool. We won't continue that specific saga, but I imagine everything will tie together nicely. it also kinda stems from the same place, from an imagery standpoint and thematically. It will be related, but I would say the specific story of Metropolis is more or less wrapped up.
So we're not doing the Coheed and Cambria comic book, seven album, mega-saga?
This is the kind of thing that does intrigue us and I think Coheed is a cool example of a band that clearly are just a bunch of geeks and that's fun for them to not just write music, but to apply emotions and storylines and then literally put pictures and words to it. I think that's cool. But, if I'm honest, it's not fully developed. We are still in the "hemorrhage as much content and ideas and music as we possibly can" stage and hopefully, soon enough we'll be able to whittle that down into an album.
Everyone credits your M motif to Fritz Lang, but I'm wondering if the 2001 Tezuka reimagining of Metropolis had any effect as well?
Not originally. When we conceived the M Machine and how it was going to work outside of the music, because the music was something that was sort of running its own course. There wasn't any strategy behind it or sort of planning before we went into that first EP, it was more like "This is the stuff we were writing right now." What in culture and literature and film was inspiring us so we could kind of poach a little bit from an imagery standpoint. And that was all Fritz Lang, that was the original 1927 "Metropolis." But since then, of course we've explored the anime and its great and the only way it has manifested itself into our music is during the live show. We use a lot of imagery related to and from the "Metropolis" anime as well.
In an interview, you guys stated that you tend to write the songs that focus on "stories of wandering and exploration." How do you get into your headspace to write that stuff?
A question like that gets answered when you are in the middle of one phase or tendency in your writing style and then by the time that question comes up again, maybe things are different or you've sort of covered a little more territory, which is what I'd say I've done. Same thing with the other band mates, as well. Honestly, it has a lot to do with what you're listening to when you're not writing. As writers, we've sort of started to close up the Metropolis saga, which is when I think I ended up answering that specific question.
Bands like Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins and Nick Drake...people who are a little more poetic and their themes sort of slipped away from the generic "Boy Meets Girl" thing and starts to get a little more metaphoric. Our friend Porter Robinson likes the concept of "painting worlds" or describing or creating worlds, and I think that's sort of something I really caught onto as well. Personally, I know the band's mindset is, thematically, basically influenced from other cool people and other cool writers who have covered that territory before. I don't know if thats exactly the answer you're looking for. It's not so much that you sit down say "Now I need to think about wandering and exploration," it just is sort of what comes out because you're in the middle of being fascinated by other people that have explored that imagery and those themes.
That's fascinating, as I'm a big Nick Drake and Radiohead fan, but it's cool to think of the influence you get from someone that basically was a singer/songwriter from 50 years ago somehow has an influence on technology he could never dream of existing a half-century later.
Something about all of those bands and our friends in modern day bands, something that just has to be said, is that these guys that have a exploratory attitude in their lyrics really shine in their chords too. We really latch onto people that have a soundset or sort of have a chord world that is really interesting and new to us. Nick Drake is a perfect example of that, as his tunings were insane and nothing he plays sounds like something you recognize from anybody else. Where he is going next is hard to predict in a really awesome way.
I can't think of another group that freely collaborates with friends and family in building the entire mythos. What's been the strengths and weaknesses of having so many people having their hand in the process?
The only real challenge, because in general this is such a good thing, and we've had nothing but awesome experiences working with people who are close to us and who we respect as artists and contributors, but the challenge, of course, is having enough for them to do. Moving forward, we only have so many collaborative projects we can undertake at once, but I'd love to put all of these people to work on something if they were still interested and motivated, which it feels like, today anyway, everybody has been. Just a shoutout to a couple of these people, like Scott Pagano who started doing video and CG work while he was working across the street from us is now doing full-time big budget projects for people like Skrillex and Zedd. My sister and one of my good friends from high school were the collaborators for the liner notes and I'd love to have more writing projects for them. Chris Blackstock, one of our longtime tenants and a guy who rents a studio space from us in the warehouse, did all of those Metropolis covers and we'd always love to have a project for him as well. The list kind of goes on, but it's definitely a challenge to keep them around and keep them involved as much as possible. Maybe that's not true, as you move forward and get more in demand and more popular and when you get to that point, there is always a new project that you can throw their way. It's nice to have trust, right, it's nice to know that if you give someone the seed of an idea they are just going to run with it in a way you know you'll like.
We like to spread out our skillsets as well, I think it's always worth talking about Andy a little bit, just in terms of all the different skills he's picked up. For example, we just did this single "Superflat" and the cover art for that one, that was him and that was really fun for us to do and try our hand at different forms. Realistically, what we do is music so it's pretty cool when you can hand off a project with some bullet-pointed ideas to somebody that is clearly going to elaborate on it and master it.
You didn't just print out a photo of the Master Sword and say "Come on, just do this.."
No...that was Andy's first Foray into Cinema 4D, he was interested in getting some basic know-how with a 3D computer graphics program. He was already pretty good with photoshop too...
Are these considered DJ or live shows? Is it mostly a space constraint that decides for you what kind of show you're going to put on?
These are live shows. The idea behind this tour was to try and hit as many markets live as much as possible and you're always going to have a couple where the venue can't support the live or doesn't have the tech requirements that will meet, but for the most part, all of the shows on this tour are live and the ones down south in LA and Santa Ana will both be live.
I was assuming it was a space constraint that kept it from being a live show, but is it more about getting the tech from the town you're in or do you travel with everything you can. What determines between the two when you go on tour?
There are two considerations. The first is pretty simple: Can we do our video performance while on stage? Andy, while on stage, is singing like the rest of us, but in terms of his music contribution, that's it. Otherwise, he is controlling the visuals, so we need some kind of projection or LED wall visual set up and if the club doesn't have that or doesn't have space for it, we'll go ahead and just do a DJ set. The only other factor, in terms of how we decide DJ or live at this stage is, occasionally, we'll play a smaller club with a DJ booth and no real stage and we wouldn't try and cram in there to do our show.
Do you feel pressure to top your visuals with each new tour and how easy would it be to modify the M Machine you have built?
I wanted to clarify one thing, because its come up a couple times recently: the M, the physical LED light wall we built a couple years back, we actually don't tour with anymore. I'm not sure if we've done a good enough job of making that known. That instrument, which is a creation of Andy's that we built in San Francisco, we toured mostly just for the Language tour which was us, Porter Robinson, and Mat Zo. We had some headline dates after that that we brought it around for, including a couple of OWSLA tours and maybe a few one-offs in North America, otherwise, since then, Andy started developing his video show which is instead of the M light wall.
To answer your question, Andy is constantly mining, creating, and sourcing out new content for the video show. It is a pretty cool project and we'd love to have the chance to show somebody sometime because his system for triggering a synced video show is pretty elaborate. He's got something like five computers running, both MacOS and PCs, because he likes different software that only run on certain platforms and they all kinda have to talk to one another. I'm probably not doing his process justice, as it's sort of technical but, yea, he loves that. As far as topping it, everything we tend to do, we just keep expanding and just nix the parts we don't love or have gotten tired and just keep adding more content and testing it out live. There is still a lot of motivation there but that is definitely another project that we'd love to find some third-party pros that can get involved, just because, basically, the way I put it is that Andy has a lot on his plate.
Do you see him triple-booting with SteamOS sometime soon?
Yea, totally, he'd probably be perfectly comfortable doing that and if there was a reason to do it, he wouldn't hesitate. I'm not sure I knew that was a thing, is that Steam as in the gaming launch software? They have their own OS?
Yea, they made their own that is based on Linux. They are making their own consoles that just run Steam, but Steam now also sells software beyond just games.
I think I saw the demo of the controller, it looks pretty awesome.
You've been coy about an indie game project you may be scoring. Any details on that?
Unfortunately, no, I would say that our interest in working with games, especially smaller indie games, is really high. So when we were asked to get on board with this project, we kinda started on it right away which is great, because certainly we were excited, but we are so far away from when they begin the scoring process that I don't have any details. I certainly am under NDA and can't talk about the game itself, so I'd say it was my bad for jumping the gun with the excitement, but it's something we definitely will do moving forward as long as the opportunities come. One of the cool things is that we're in a city where its easy to make those kind of connections as well, because it is a very vibrant scene here.
So you heard it here first: M Machine scoring Halo 5. Big indie game!
Yea, I think at this point we're more interested in getting involved with those downloadable Xbox Live teams. Pretty excited about Braid and Fez and all of these beautiful...Super Meat Boy and stuff like that. It's nice that, artistically, there is still so much effort going into the indie games. That might be where our heads are at right now but who knows, asked me that in a year and I might have a different answer.
What kind of videogames are you guys currently playing?
We have a 3DS cruising around with us. Eric is sort of the Zelda buff, he's always working on a Zelda game. I actually just started Wind Waker for the first time, but I only play at home, and thats on a Wii U. We sort of grew into Nintendo guys, which is funny because we all grew up with different consoles and all kinds of different games, but not a whole lot of PC gaming going on among us. Now, because of our time commitments, we're not putting 50-100 into games like RPGs anymore and there is something about Nintendo which is nice to just sit down and play Galaxy for a few hours or get a Mario Kart crew going or something like that. I certainly wouldn't call us serious or heavy gamers, just something to take a break from the studio.
I have this crazy theory that Final Fantasy games sort of predicted the rise of EDM. FF8, X, and X-2 all feature these crazy light shows, thumping dance music, and are done so to highlight this sort of youth-driven space rave culture. Any thoughts on that?
No question. I always like to think of that scene from Grandma's Boy, where that dude is sitting reclined back looking up at his monitor, programming to Aphex Twin. There has always been an awesome correlation between games and dance music. I think the obvious connection is the chipset, because the first music coming out on these games was literally being live synthesized onto a little chip. This is the beginning of midi and computer controlled music, being created on the fly, which is super cool. You take that and combine it with the fact that the people using computers for music are probably using it for everything else in their life, as well, which includes games. I totally see your connection and I'll sign your petition, it makes a lot of sense.
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Before we can discuss religion and politics, we will have to define both: this will constitute the first part (Overview) of the course. It is possible to arrive at a universally valid (or at least useful) definition of politics; but religion is more difficult, this because of the variety of world religions. We will try to get an intellectual handle on this variety. The second part of the course will be devoted to religion's role in domestic politics: in the US , and comparatively (in Europe and the West, the Middle East and the Islamic world, India , and Asia ). The third part of the course will be taken up with the profound issues of religion and conflict, war and peace, and conflict resolution. The cases we will discuss are probably obvious: they include the Balkan conflicts, the Israeli-Arab/Palestinian conflicts, India-Pakistan, and others.
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This course will be approached as if it were a senior seminar: this means it will involve student reading and considerable class discussion along with background lectures. I will be bringing whatever expertise I have developed in this area into class in the form of lectures and discussion (and recommended readings); you the student are expected to keep up with assigned reading, participate in class discussion, and bring all the enthusiasm and interest in the subject matter you possess to class with you. NOTE: Given the nature of the subject it is all too possible (even likely) that we, all of us, have deeply held views, on both religion and politics and on the proper relationship between the two. To put it another way, there is a strong normative dimension to the subject, which is fine, but let us all remember to approach the subject and each other with decorum and respect.
Prerequisite: 6 hours of Political Science
Dionne, Elshtain, and Rrogosz, Editors One Electorate Under God? Religion and American Politics
Aslan No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Other readings will be assigned, these to be placed on e-reserve; other readings will be recommended, to be read based on the individual student's interest. We will also want to keep up with current events: the New York Times and USA Today are provided free on campus. In addition to the various Political Science and International Relations journals available in the library, a particular journal to know about is the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion .
Class attendance is required, following general university regulations. Needless to say, a course which will depend as this one does on participation and discussion places a particular premium on attendance. Repeated absences result in a grade penalty. Makeup exams are given, only for verified and excused absences and at the convenience of the instructor.
In addition to exams (see below), there will be two out-of-class assignments, the details of which will be explained in class and separate handouts for each will be provided.
There will be three exams, each counting equally toward the final grade. The exams will likely have a mixed format (objective and written). Dates of exams will be announced in class.
Exams will count 60% toward the final grade, the out-of-class assignments 20% each, and class attendance/participation 10%. The normal grading scale is used: 90 and above, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; 59 and below, F.
Per University policy. The possibilities include (but are not exhausted by) cheating and plagiarism.
Per University policy. Disruptive behavior intentionally disrupting class, persistent talking at inappropriate times, disrespectful words or actions toward classmates or instructor, etc. shall result in a directive to leave class and possible referral to the Dean of Students.
If the visitor is not a registered student, it is at the instructor's discretion whether or not the visitor will be allowed to remain in the classroom.
Introduction and Overview: Religion, Politics, Religion and Politics
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism
religion as input and environment of political systems
Readings : e-reserve; recommended: something like Huston Smith on comparative world religions
Religion and Domestic Politics: US
Church and State in the US
Religion and Electoral/Party Politics in the US
what role should religion play in American politics and public life
Readings : e-reserve; Dionne, all chapters
First Exam
Religion and Domestic Politics: Comparative
Secularized Europe ?
Islam and politics in Muslim world
South Asia (Hinduism, et al)
East and Southeast Asia (Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism)
Readings : Aslan, all chapters; e-reserve; handouts
Second Exam
Religion and World Politics
Religion, war and conflict
Religion and conflict resolution
Readings : e-reserve; especially Catherwood; Johnston ; Gopin
Final Exam
While the class will involve considerable discussion, often wide-ranging, it is still advisable to take thorough class notes, particularly on lecture material. It is also essential to keep up with the assigned readings. Another tip is to find classmates to study with, comparing notes, etc.
Students will be asked to complete a course/instructor evaluation toward the end of the semester.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES will be accommodated in any way necessary and possible. Please let me know your needs early in the semester.
Any student who needs to miss a class due to observance of a religious holiday will be accommodated in any way possible. Please let me know early in the semester.
NOTE: The syllabus is subject to change if circumstances dictate. This would happen only if, for example, it made sense to shift material between exams for student ease; or to add/delete topics depending on time constraints; and finally, if it were necessary to add to or subtract from the number of exams specified above.


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JWC TO THOMAS CARLYLE ; 24 August 1850; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18500824-JWC-TC-01; CL 25: 174-175
Saturday [24 August 1850]
I hope in goodness Dear you got my long letter on your road or at all events that it will reach you along with this. for decidedly, I must today surpass "the brevity of the egg"!
At three oclock I have an appointment with a—what shall I say?—sweep! and before that hour I must flit from the Library, where the sweep is to "come to pass," down into my own old appartment again—and must take up the Library carpet "with my own hands" and remove all the furniture, and take up the stair carpets—so judge if I should be sitting writing here like a Lady!— But one line anyhow to make your journey as little unquiet as I can make it; it will surely be some comfort to know that I continue up to my circumstances, and look forward to "a glancing future, with a servant"—I have had the offer of two "likely to suit" one recommended by Mrs Newton1—the other by Miss Darby—have decided for the latter, after sitting with my elbows on the table and my head in my hands for something like half an hour praying your "immortal gods" to give me sound judgement—and now I fancy I should have taken the Yorkshire woman—but God bless me! one dont marry one's servant—one can divorce her in a month if one like, or in a minute paying a month's wages! so what need to take the matter so gravely
Such a "constitutional walk" to be sure! and to go and be tumbling about like the "Man in Thessaly"!2— my Dear you are really not so fit as you think to be trusted out by yourself—but I must be off to my carpets or the sweeps will find me with my lamp untrimmed3 God speed you, and give you sound sleep at Scotsbrig where you will at all rates get the comfortablest breakfast in Christendom.
Love to them all there and at Maryland Street
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DEKALB, Ill. - Northern Illinois University's Eddie Adamski signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings, while Mike Salerno was invited to the Chicago Bears Rookie Camp.
A fixture on the offensive line, Adamski led all NIU players with 50 career starts over the last four years and started 42 straight games for the Huskies. One of three Northern Illinois offensive players to earn first team All-Mid-American Conference honors in 2009, Adamski helping lead the MAC's No. 1 rushing offense and redzone offense. NIU also led the league in sacks against, allowing 15 all season.
Salerno, NIU's kicker the past two seasons, will be trying out with the Bears Thursday-Sunday at the team's practice facility in Lake Forest, Ill. A second team All-MAC selection for the second straight year, the Orland Park native was second on the team in scoring with 96 points going 19-of-25 on field goal attempts and converting 39-of-41 extra point attempts. He tied the school record with a 52-yard field goal versus Bowling Green Oct. 25, 2008.
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Sicily was invaded by the American 7th and the British 8th Armies on July 9th 1943. The Italian 6th Army defended Sicily with 300,000 men. However, the real offensive/defensive capability was the German 14th Panzer Korps. The Herman Goring Panzer Division, the 1st Fallschirmjager Division and the 15 and 29th Panzer Grenadier Divisions, conducted an excellent phased withdraw, saving thousands of troops. Cooperation between the 7th and 8th Armies was abysmal. The advance in Sicily degenerated into a race. The opportunity to trap thousands of elite German units and valuable equipment was lost. Lt. Gen. Pattons behavior, comments and insubordination to Gen. Alexander, cost him his 7th Army command, and quite possibly command of the 12th Army Group in 1944 France.
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Nonprofits help fill void with Medicaid cuts for basic eye exams
Published: Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 6:34 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 6:34 p.m.
This is a corrected version of this story. An earlier version incorrectly identified the local Lions Club chapter involved.
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In October, Medicaid funding was cut for adult eye exams and glasses in North Carolina, a change that's prompted the New Hanover County Department of Social Services and the N.C. Division of Services for the Blind to look to nonprofit service groups like the Lions Club to help fill the gap.
"Before the cuts, we would have sent people to the Division of Services for the Blind. Because of the Medicaid changes, their funding is insufficient. So, I imagine the Lions Club is going to get a lot more referrals," said Gwen Stahl, of the county's DSS Adult Services.
Established in 1917, Lions Club Intl. provides free eye exams and glasses to indigent people. They've traditionally filled the void for people who don't meet the income criteria for help from social service programs. Now their role has expanded.
Jennifer Delong-White with the N.C. Division of Services for the Blind said that while the coffers for cataract or other ocular surgeries are still funded, what's the point if eye exams aren't?
"How would we know they had cataracts if we can't provide eye exams?" she said. "If we're taking care of surgeries, but we're not funding eye exams, there's a big gap in service."
The conundrum was a frustrating one, and just as social services workers were finding ways to combat the lapse in basic coverage, word came down this week that limited funds would be available for the program starting this month.
But, Delong-White said, that money won't last longer than six weeks.
"There's a little hope on the horizon. We are not going to be looking toward the nonprofits the way that we would have a couple weeks ago, but I don't want us to lose our momentum on this," she said. "Once this little pot of funding is exhausted, we are looking once against to fill the gap."
Dick Gerrish, secretary of the Wilmington Lions Club, said that currently his branch of the Lions Club provides eye exams and glasses to five or six people a month, serving "the employable" first.
"And we probably have about 10 people on the waiting list," he said.
The Wilmington Lions Club covers low-cost eye exams with local optometrist Michael Goins, and glasses are purchased with a $50 voucher to Lenscrafters purchased by the club from a nonprofit in Ohio.
The club's Eye to Eye program is paid for through fundraising and donations.
As if evident with the Lions Clubs' programs, raising donations is the best avenue for creative funding, Delong-White said. "I think we are going to also try to appeal to more individuals," she said. "If you knew that you could help one person get their eye exam and glasses for $75, wouldn't you be willing to help?"
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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – The death of Marland Anderson aka Sledge Hammer (photos below) has now prompted a taser controversy for the LAPD. When news surfaced that Marland Anderson had died, no cause of death was listed. Now friends of Marland Anderson claim that LAPD's use of taser guns killed the film actor known as Sledge Hammer.
Marland Anderson had appeared in nearly eight hundred movies since the 1990s. He worked for Celestial Productions and then Lethal Hard– productions. Anderson grew up in Mission Viejo, Calif.
The confusion started Sunday night while Anderson was at home in Reseda with his girlfriend, Alexa Cruz. She called 911 because Anderson had suffered an anxiety attack. Police reported to Anderson's residence and asked him to walk down to an ambulance. The two parties were reportedly at ease.
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Cruz tells news that she was expecting that Anderson would be put in a 72-hour psychiatric hold in the hospital. Cruz reportedly told LAPD that Anderson had not neither touched nor threatened him.
During the watch, Anderson told LAPD that he didn't want to be in the ambulance. As his anxiety got worse, Anderson was allowed by LAPD to exit the ambulance and go back to his residence.
But that's where the situation changed dramatically. Reports claim that multiple officers pulled out taser guns and began shooting Anderson allegedly "excessively". Soon Anderson went into cardiac arrest. Officials claim that Anderson's heart stop beating for ten minutes. That loss of oxygen for ten minutes caused massive swelling in the brain.
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Soon Anderson had no hope of coming out of the coma. Anderson's mother on Thursday night decided to take her son off a respirator. On Friday morning, he died inside Northridge Hospital. His friends tells "We believe there was excessive force used and investigators and attorneys will be called to get to the bottom of what happened to Marland Anderson".
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LAPD has yet to comment to news about the matter. An autopsy has been scheduled. Officials confirm that responding officers were from the LAPD's Force Investigation Division.


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I am 20 years old, going to college, and working. I met my best friend at an AA meeting (as we are both in recovery) almost a year ago and we started dating almost 6 months ago. It has been the best time of my life, i genuinely love this man with all my heart, like i said he is my best friend. Jon is 33 years old with a spirit of a 25 yr old. With a serious family history of heart problems and heart attacks i guess i knew this day was coming, but certainly didn't think this soon.
11/30/11 at 1:30am i drove Jon to the hospital for chest pain, to find out he had a heart attack, after a day or two put in a "heart stent?". I am trying my hardest to be strong, but i guess i have an overwhelming desire to be strong and "act like an adult" in such a serious situation, and because I want to be strong for him i will not express fears directly to him. Short term, i guess being strong helps maintain a positive mood for him, but long term effects i have already started to notice such as, mood swings, intense feelings of helplessness that i turn to anger, and just randomly crying.
I know i am not dealing with this the way an "adult" would. I desperately need advise on how to cope with such a serious situation.
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Hello Moriahjane,
I am the spouse of heart attack survivor Minor7th. I believe that you are handling the situation the way a loving and caring "adult" would. A heart attack not only affects the survivor, it is also a traumatic event for the spouse and loved ones. Different people handle trauma and stress differently. Please don't be so hard on yourself. It will take a while for everything to sink in, settle down, and for you and your loved one to recover.
I am glad that you found this site. The people here are great and they really what to help. Keep posting and letting us know how you are coping.
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Hi Moriahjane,
I know just how you feel - I am also the spouse of a recent heart attack survivor and stent receiver - November 10 - and I still feel rather helpless most of the time. Just relaying to people what happened is likely to send me into a crying spell. I am quite fearful and nervous. Yesterday I, too, got angry because things just wouldn't go the way I was wishing - a lot of this is because I am trying to do things which I am not used to doing.
We must stick together and know that others have also gone through this - and we will be okay. I just keep telling myself this and praying for grace to keep up.
The people at this site have helped me a lot - reading their posts lets me know that I am not out of the ordinary in this situation. Please know that I am praying for you and Jon that his recovery will continue well and you will be strong. Just doing what you are doing is very strong - and you will do a great job. Just keep on keeping on!!
Blessings to you and Jon,
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Hi Moriahjane,
Well as both Sallie and Minor 4th attested. You are handling this whole thing just the way you are.Anyway that you can that is. There is no life script on how to dealwith a loved one's coronary event. Our DailyhopeSue, and Ican still hear her words echo right to my very essense. We all are "Heart Attack Survivors" we are not heart attack "Victims". That includes the signifinat other's of the heart attck recipient. It can only be natural to feel the way you feel. I would venture to say that it may not be a good place to stay though. Hell who is to say what is "Adult". Gee Wiz your read a big kid in me. You being there for your Beau is very mature and loving. No one want's to go through this alone. "No-One. What better way to show your love than to be right there beside him just to be there for him. He too will experience crazy wierd mood changes as a result. But with the correct attitude, you, family and friends and yes, "The Love of Jesus in his heart, you both will cope and be strong.
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thanks a lot everyone! It definitely helps to be able to read other peoples stories and get motivation to keep pushing forward and inspiration from people that haven't been stopped by this. There are many feelings that i have which I don't know how to express mainly because Jon is struggling as it is, and I just want him to feel like I am strong and can take care of him during all this. I don't want to express hopelessness and fear to him because I want him to think everything is okay, at least on my side. I know he is tired of me asking if he is okay, and having all his medications ready at the right time exactly each night. I just get scared because he is the kind of guy that just thinks "it will just go away" he actually said this the night of his heart attack. I am fearful that he will not want to say anything, or that he wouldn't want to scare me with a little heart burn.
A sad thing for me, when i was waiting for all his prescriptions to be filled and was looking for the aspirin that was prescribed i noticed myself looking at every bottle on every self. I looked to Jon and just said, " I think I'm looking for something that will stop this from happening, make everything better" because in most cases if a headache, stomach ache, UTI or whatever, there is a cure for it at your local rite aid. I don't know why i was looking for something on the shelves to stop all of this fear and pain and worry, and just make everything okay.
Sorry for ranting. It feels so good to get this stuff off my chest. I know it will be a long road for both of us, but i appreciate the motivation you all are giving me to help me keep pushing, for Jon. Please continue to keep us both in your prayers as i will for all of you. I think i will start a journal because it really helps just to get all this out of my head.
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Rant away Moriahjane,
Oh Boy! Your beau, sounds just like me. "If you ignore it, it will just go away". No it won't. The damage is done and he has demonstrated that he has a propensity to have heart attacks. Now is the time to be proactive and prevent further, more life altering damage. Have him request a full body arteriogram so he can know the condition of his other critical vessels. Chances are there are more occlusions elsewhere in a similar state, lying dormant for the correct set of circumstances to raise their ugly head.
His attitude is key in both your recoveries. You as a care giver and he as a Heart Attack Survivor. Embrace the experience with love and live attitude. Move on past this to bigger and better things. What? Who knows. But much good lies ahead for both of you collectively. You can even take his experience and learn to live a heart healthy life style and thwart heart issues yourself. It means much more when you can partner up and face this dragon together and grow on, beyond your wildest dreams.
Welcome to the DS group of a life-time. This little collection of souls, saved my life. Because I allowed them to. By letting them help me, it enabled me to help others by giving back that, which was freely given to me. Their love and support. Minor 4th is a great example of a spouse who teamed with her husband, Minor 7th and partnered with his recovery. Her heart healthy recipes are smokin and we have celebrated her on our reunions by preparing her savory suggestions each since. Soo Cool, this site is and welcome again.
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Hi Moriahjane (adorable name!),
I'm sorry that you and Jon have gone through this recent hard time. IT WILL GET BETTER. I'm quite sure of it. That's the thing- it sucks to have a heart attack and to become diagnosed with the CHRONIC ILLNESS of heart disease, but there is a hopeful side of it. Once Jon and the rest of us are diagnosed, we embark on a path of treatment and recovery that can GREATLY reduce the likelihood of further occurences of further problems. Or at least, many of us embark on a pather of recovery, including all of the various life changes that that entails. I hope Jon will use this scary event to do everything in his power to avoid future heart attacks. Most of us on here are doing the best we can toward that goal.
I agree with what people have already said here, that you ARE handling things quite maturely and appropriately. I'm glad that you're getting things off your chest by writing here. I LOVE the story about your thoughts while walking around the pharmacy. It's the American way (or so we're told in the advertisements!)- take a pill, be CURED and have a happy life! So no wonder you looked for something to take the problem away. And even though medications can't fix the scared feelings, the feelings about realizing that your loved one is mortal and vulnerable, we are VERY fortunate that we have modern medicine. The medications that Jon and so many of us here have been placed on greatly improve our longterm chances. That can give us increased peace of mind.
No wonder you're freaked out and scared. It sounds like you and Jon have become very important to each other. Love is a wonderful gift that I'm sure you treasure, and of course it's scary to see that you can lose your loved one. Thirty-three years old is so young to have to start the whole heart disease journey. Twenty years old is so young to start it, too. But the alternative is much worse. Better to know now. I don't think you have to hide your fear and upset from Jon as much as you are. If he is like most of us on here, it might help him to be a bit more honest about the related fears that come from a heart attack, especially at such a young age. It ROTS to have one's youthful sense of immortality challenged so young. We know we're all going to eventually die, but we hope to have the luxury of postponing that awareness. It's hard when something shatters that blithe denial of our mortality.
My Dad had a heart attack at age 32. He DID NOT particularly take care of himself after that, and he lived 24 years longer. Fifty-six years old was still too young to die, but can you imagine if he HAD taken increased care of himself? Your Jon can live a long and healthy life despite what has happened.
By the way, the changes you see in his mood and crying, etc, don't mean that this is just the way heart attack survivors are. Yes, many of us were/are like that in the first months after our heart attacks or other setbacks, but most people do return to whatever personality we had before. Jon is likely to bounce back with time. You'll see some threads on here about how a number of us were emotional wrecks at first, but then we level out.
Please keep posting, MJ. And journal or whatever else feels helpful to you. Sending you and Jon hugs and prayers. Sue
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In a surprise ruling on Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu declared several California teacher laws unconstitutional. Assemblyman Curt Hagman (R-Chino Hills) was one of the first California legislators to praise the landmark decision.
"This ruling is a victory for all California families. A quality education is essential for all children, no matter their background. Quality teachers are vital to maximize the potential in every child," stated Assemblyman Hagman. "I know I join with countless California parents in celebrating this momentous ruling. Students should not suffer because of a school's inability to dismiss ineffective teachers," Hagman continued.
Students Matter, a "national non-profit organization dedicated to sponsoring impact litigation to promote access to quality public education," sponsored Vagara v. State of California. The group challenged current tenure laws, which allow teachers to become tenured in two years. The de facto result is that bad teachers remain employed but transferred to lower-income schools.
In his 16-page ruling, Judge Treu wrote, "This Court finds that both students and teachers are unfairly, unnecessarily, and for no legally cognizable reason (let alone a compelling one), disadvantaged by the current Permanent Employment Statute." Judge Treu went on to say that defense experts agreed that three to five years "would be a better time frame to make the tenure decision for the mutual benefit of students and teachers."
Evidence presented to the court showed that under the current system it can take anywhere from two to ten years to dismiss a tenured teacher. The cost can range from $50,000 to $450,000. School administrators often do not want to go through the time and expense to prosecute the cases so incompetent teachers are instead left in the classroom.
According to the press release from Hagman's office, "An important priority for Assembly Republicans during this legislative session has been empowering parents, especially those whose children are attending low-performing schools, as well as reforming the state's teacher tenure laws. This ruling marks an important step forward in pursuit of these goals, as Assemblyman Hagman and his Republican colleagues continue to fight for quality education for all California children."
The judge stayed his ruling pending appellate review. Likely, it will take months or longer before there is a decision from the Court of Appeal.
Hagman is completing his second two-year term in the California State Assembly. He finished in the top two in the California June Primary for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. The General Election is in November.


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The number four seems to set the incremental standard for numerous, intensely competitive battles for total domination. The smallest squared prime represents the number of years between America's cutthroat mudslinging of a presidential race, the world's salute to ancient Greece by partaking in the Summer Olympics, and of course, the tension-filled gap associated with the largest sporting event in the world: The World Cup. And with an abundance of newer technologies available to watch the month long contention for world dominance, this year's World Cup is likely to become one of the most watched events in human history.
Because of this monumental month of sports mayhem, I have scoured the Internet on behalf of those of you true Football hooligans out there who are sporting your favorite country's jersey under your daytime business costume, and have found what I believe to be the best places to stream, follow, and generally experience World Cup chaos on the net.
- FIFA.com - The official website for the 2010 World Cup, FIFA.com, is thoroughly devoted to keeping Football fans in the know. The website gives news, interviews, a calendar timeline of daily bouts, a point summary of teams organized by group, country-centralized pages, statistics on your favorite players, and video/photo highlights of games or events you may have missed.
- FIFA.com Widgets - The Fédération Internationale de Football Association also gives Football fiends the opportunity to customize a 2010 World Cup Widget based on league, and add the Widget to multiple Internet favorites like Facebook, Twitter, or iGoogle. FIFA.com also offers Widgets for those fans who crave real-time updates year-round, with a World Rankings Widget and World Leagues Widget.
- ESPN3.com - The newly renovated ESPN3.com (previously ESPN360.com) gives World Cup Football fanatics the chance to watch day-to-day matches between their beloved countries. The Entertainment Sports Programming Network's website displays information about every soccer game by date and time, news associated with personally picked teams, and also archives every game - just in case the early soccer bird missed the worm.
- FootieFox - Mozilla Firefox fans can easily download a football-focused extension to their browser, appropriately titled FootieFox. The FootieFox extension is displayed at the bottom right hand of the Firefox screen and allows soccer studs to add leagues and/or teams to the extension based on preference. The extension also offers customizable alarms for game time notifications, and even displays real-time alerts when a goal has been scored.
- South Africa 2010 for Google Chrome - Google Chrome devotees will also have the option to install a 2010 South Africa extension to their browser. Simply go to https://chrome.google.com/extensions and search for FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup - South Africa 2010 option shows real-time World Cup news, offers Facebook and Twitter chatting capability, and sports the chance to watch live streams of the World Cup games.
- Twitter - Twitter.com/worldcup showcases a cleanly laid out web presence and asks the question, "What's happening?" The Twitter World Cup Page shows the latest real-time tweets about the competition, lists a schedule of upcoming games, and offers favorite team selection by country with a country-centered upcoming matches section, as well as real-time conversational tweets associated with a selected country.
And there you have it - Six of my favorite ways to experience the 2010 World Cup right from your computer.
Caution: If streaming at work, please refrain from removing your suit, sliding knees-first into your boss' office, and yelling GOAL at the top of your lungs. This may be considered unprofessional behavior.
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Now the truth is finally starting to creep out about that dirty little Atlanta Thrashers deal.
Of course, it's coming out in innocuous little places like a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Winnipeg.
True North Sports and Entertainment Chairman Mark Chipman took the stage, offering the keynote address at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in the town of just over 700,000 on Thursday and gave a 25-plus minute presentation about how his group came to bring back hockey to Manitoba's provincial capital.
And while the story itself was riveting at times and a testament as to exactly how persistence pays off, Chipman, with the approval of NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, spilled one of the NHL's nasty little secrets about how the deal to buy the Thrashers came about.
Let's just say that Chipman's version of the events does not fit the Atlanta Spirit's neat little timeline as to how this sale went down.
"As the process in Glendale unfolded this spring, we were made aware of the possibility of acquiring the Atlanta Thrashers," Chipman said. "Fortunately, much of the work necessary to conclude a transaction had been started and running a parallel process on both teams (the Phoenix Coyotes and the Thrashers) was manageable.
"When it became certain that Glendale had again purchased a placeholder position for next year, we immediately moved all our assets to one track and commenced the intense process that lead to our announcement just over two weeks ago."
Say what? A parallel process?
For those such as the Atlanta Spirit, who are not familiar with the meaning of the word "parallel," dictionary.com defines parallel as "extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging."
That process, which was parallel, shifted to a one-track operation once Glendale put up some taxpayer dollars. That means that discussions had to be ongoing before the Glendale vote.
Huh? That's not what the Atlanta Spirit told the fans.
The "official" Spirit version of how the deal came to be was summed up by co-owner Michael Gearon, Jr. at his sometimes teary non-press conference (which this reporter was excluded from) and interviews that followed the day the Spirit entered into an "Asset Purchase Agreement" with TNSE on May 31.
"I can tell you that I've never had discussions (with TNSE) prior to the Glendale City Council voting in favor of spending money to keep the team in Phoenix," Gearon told John Kincade in a radio interview on May 31.
He affirmed his comments in an interview with the AJC later that day, telling the newspaper that there hadn't been negotiations with TNSE until "mid-May."
Gearon's "official" comments were echoed later in the day by Thrashers President Don Waddell, when he was asked when he started talking to the True North folks.
"About two or three weeks ago when the situation was settled in Phoenix," he claimed. "We thought we were off the table for moving this year. Obviously, the City of Glendale came up with $25 million."
So if Gearon wasn't engaging in this "parallel" process and Waddell wasn't engaging in this "parallel" process, who exactly was? Someone had to be. I am pretty sure that Mark Chipman wasn't negotiating with himself.
Well, Thrashers co-owner Bruce Levenson isn't on the record either way on this, nor is NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. Could it be possible that the league was secretly negotiating the sale of the Thrashers on Levenson & Co.'s behalf?
Those who have been around this team for a while can theorize about the possible answer.
Rumors printed in Canadian newspapers had the Spirit making contact with TNSE two years ago (something that TNSE acknowledged at their press conference when they bought the team on May 31 and Waddell categorically denied back then).
Michael Gearon also admitted that he had conversations with Research In Motion CEO Jim Balsillie sometime back in 2008. Of course, if you believe Gearon, those discussions stopped the second Balsillie started mentioning that he wanted to move the team to Hamilton.
And the Spirit admitted in court documents that they've been trying to sell the team since 2006. (But we all know that they couldn't until last December because there was a "cloud" to the team's title due to that nasty little partnership dispute the Spirit and rogue partner Steve Belkin were involved in. Or that's at least what the Spirit's lawyers want you to believe in that legal malpratice case they filed against the Spirit's attorneys in the Belkin case).
The Spirit also reportedly had a meeting with employees around the end of the regular season indicating that the Thrashers could move to Winnipeg if the Phoenix deal fell through. (As a side note, Waddell, denied any talks with TNSE at the time).
Do the math. Someone is lying or if you want to give them the benefit of the doubt, being less than truthful. And it isn't Mark Chipman.
Chipman's run his organization ethically and on-the-level. He's patiently waited in the wings for an opportunity to arise. He had no problem being the NHL's so-called "backup plan" with the Coyotes. I don't blame him one bit for pouncing on an opportunity to buy the Thrashers. As I stated before, I am happy for the citizens of Winnipeg that they are getting their hockey team back, but I am not happy that it's Atlanta's hockey team.
Neither Chipman nor the citizens of Winnipeg are the bad guys here.
Contrast Chipman with the Atlanta Spirit – a duplicitous group of owners voted last in both honesty and ownership in the most recent ESPN the Magazine survey of all 122 major professional sports teams. Sprinkle in NHL Commissioner who cuts backroom deals with cities like Glendale (only to have the alleged new "principal owner" vanish the next day) and is glad to take $60 million more in a "relocation" or "breakup fee" and you may have your answer.
Think about that for a while and you may come to the true reason why Atlanta will lose its hockey team next Tuesday. But don't think you will ever get a true answer from the NHL or the Spirit. They'll continue sweeping those dirty little details under the rug.
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- Bettman booing music to Thrashers fans' ears in final moments of last NHL season
- Thrashers ownership ranks last in honesty, ownership in ESPN The Magazine survey
- Atlanta Thrashers Fan Club looks at preserving Thrashers legacy, memories
- Report: Group claims $500 million bid for Thrashers, Hawks; Spirit sources deny
- Thrashers begin refunding season ticket holders ahead of Governors' vote


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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Splendid Table: I am never cooking tuna again
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- Anonymous1/14/09, 10:39 AM
Gotta agree about tuna. I've mostly given it up.ReplyDelete
At what oven temperature did you roast the radicchio?
You start the radicchio at 450 for 20 minutes, then reduce temp to 350 and cook for another hour. You are supposed to cover it until the last ten minutes, but I forgot and it was still great. Craving it today which is rarely the case with a vegetable.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/14/09, 4:08 PM
Great - thanks! I can't wait to make this.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/14/09, 4:34 PM
ok, i have a bag of radicchio in the fridge right now, can i have the exact details of that recipe (how much oil, salt, etc?) i shall make it tonight. i've heard lynne on the radio many a time and she just doesn't seem like she'd mind!ReplyDelete
Here goes, a paraphrased recipe:
Preheat oven to 450. Cut your radicchio (she specifies large heads) into quarters vertically as you would an apple, making sure you leave the core so the leaves all stay attached to a bit of core.
Put some olive oil in the bottom of a roasting pan, place the radicchio on the oil, cut side down, sprinkle with salt and pepper, drizzle with more olive oil. I think I was rather generous with the olive oil, as is my wont.
She says to cover the radicchio with foil, though I forgot. Roast for 20 minutes. Turn heat to 350 and roast for an hour more. Then take off the foil, turn the pieces over, and roast 10 more minutes. I didn't do this last part either because I was pressed for time.
I hope this works as well for you as it did for me!
We once took back a $98 standing rib roast to Whole Foods and plopped the bleeding wax paper wrapped bundle on the returns counter. No scene ensued.ReplyDelete
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This is one of three poetry books written by Chi Kelley. He is a graduate of the University of Florida, and in 1966-67 he served as a combat Marine in Vietnam. His professional life encompassed careers in advertising and printing. Chi is currently retired in Tarpon Springs, Florida and continues to work as a creative artist who enjoys both writing and painting.
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- Intel Atom Z2760(1.80GHz)
- Windows 8
- Touchscreen
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Acceptable Tablet for Clearance Price 01/13/2014
This review is from: Lenovo IdeaTab Lynx K3011 (59343251) Intel Atom Z2760 11.6" 2GB 64GB SSD Tablet - Windows 8 - Gray
The 11.6" screen is great. Resolution isn't bad.
Responsive touch screen.
Running full x86 Windows (not an ARM processor)
It is pretty compatible with "ancient" windows software as long as you run in compatibility mode.
Decently fast.
Sometimes can be slow to "flip" or "rotate" events, and about 3% of the time (very rarely) has trouble sensing that it was rotated.
Windows 8 is a pain, but the free upgrade to Windows 8.1 was acceptable.
USB port is in the worse place. End up using the tablet upside-down (a little OCD about that hehe).
I've experienced some wireless issues, but nothing that really affected performance.
Other Thoughts:
In general, I wouldn't pay more than $350 for a tablet. Since at the time of purchase, this tablet fell under that price level, it was definitely a good deal. Would not spend any more on it though.
I've had good experience with Lenovo and will definitely use their products in the future.
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