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Liverpool Message Board
Transfer Funds
Just interested in people's opinions on this.
Given that our transfer dealings so far this summer are looking almost even, and given the increase in television money, how much do people think should be left in the transfer kitty this year (without factoring in future sales of maybe Suarez, Reina, Skrtel)?
Personally so far, I have been underwhelmed by our transfer dealings. We have purchased lots of potential/squad players without improving the first team imo. The Armenian and the Greek would have done that but we seemed unable to get those deals done for whatever reason. So, in addition to the question above, what first teamers could we realistically afford and entice to come to LFC?Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
I think you would enjoy reading an interview with BR yesterday. The cut down version of it states that so far he is happy that we have bought in players to improve 'the squad', now he is looking for players to improve 'the first team'. That was the biggest boost I have had as a fan, it suggests the best is yet to come.
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Hi Hobs
Yep - saw that earlier and it did give me a boost. Sounds like the club have got the thinking straight - can't wait to see who they have in mind.
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Jul 12, 2013 16:11 Flag
Hobbs it really was a boost, and suggests he's now looking to add quality and not just depth. I'm still not expecting a major marque player to come in, as the challenge to sign such a player without being able to offer European football, and not having deep enough pockets to make up for it with a hefty salary is tough to overcome. But some proven experience can still be hand if we look hard.
But I also don't think we have that far to go to get real improvement over last term. Yes other clubs are investing heavily, but I think we do have as much improvement from within the squad as we will likely get from trying to buy it on the open market.
Put it this way, established players in their prime will provide consistent performances for their clubs, but are not likely to get much better from one season to the next. Young developing players yet to hit their prime however, while there is a risk they cannot improve, if they can, they are likely to get much better one season to the next. For the most part looking at the age of our squad, we have many more players in that latter category than the former, while many of the clubs we need to overcome to get top 4 have the opposite.
LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Jul 12, 2013 10:34 Flag
Which would you prefer a squad deep in depth but an average squad with potential to be a good squad.. .. or a small squad with good players? I'd prefer the former..
There is definitely money there, otherwise we wouldn't have bid for Mkhitaryan. It might just be though, if they don't get the players they want as no.1 targets that it will take a bit of time to get into detail about the 2nd choices. I think we will quite possibly sign Eriksen and Cissokho, that will actually balance our squad if we assume there are no more outs other then youth loans. Then I think it is a case of 1 for 1's with every out possibly making room for an in. We have spent well so far in my opinion.
Firstly I would say that I think that the purchases have improved the squad. It wouldn't take much with Downing being our best option on the right!
We all know our big issue is no European Football. That leaves you scraping around trying to find the gold nuggets in the gravel.
I suspect that you'll find that much of the TV money will not be seen as it goes back into stabilising the club. Wages are too high and the squad has still too many players that need offloading.
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LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Jul 12, 2013 10:24 Flag
No Euro competition this season could well be to our gain.. As it gives us chance to rest players and the new players get chance to settle in. Then next season we'll be ready..
Your middle paragraph hits the nail firmly on the head. I just hope that LFCs Owners take sufficient note of this, you have to speculate to accumulate. "..... trying to find gold nuggets in the gravel" is an absolute descriptive gem of a phrase and paints the real picture of what we are up against.
Hobs & Colyn
Thanks for the replies and you make interesting points.
I guess my confusion/concern comes from the management of the club aiming at the top four this season. We finished short of that last year by some distance and it looks likely that we will lose our most effective player in Suarez (in any case we are losing him for a chunk of the season). Signing squad players doesn't seem to me to be doing enough to close the gap to where we say we want to be.
I'm hoping that we bring in some experienced players that can improve the first team as Mkhit & Papadopoulos would have done. As Hobs says, Eriksen & Cissokho look likely but I don't see either as much of an improvement on what we have. But I confess to having no idea who would (and would be realistic for us - you're right on that score Colyn).
Let's hope the transfer panel can pull some rabbits out of the hat or we might be looking at another year in 6/7th.


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Summit's golden aspen leaves may be dropping away, but the jig isn't up yet. The Irish know how to keep a party going, and they're not stepping into the shoulder season quietly. The Breckenridge Celtic Music Festival livens up Main Street Station on Saturday with Celtic step dancers, live music and, of course, libations.
The Young Dubliners headline the event at 4:30 p.m. For three years, they've delivered high-energy rock, influenced by a rich Celtic tradition, to Main Street Station. "They have an affinity for Breckenridge, and Breckenridge has an affinity for them," said event organizer Karin Bearnarth. American and Irish natives make up The Young Dubliners, who fuse lyrically poignant tunes with an anthem-like feel. For a decade, Dubliner guitarist Keith Roberts has played with his fellow Irish mate, bassist (and vocalist) Brendan Holmes. American-born musicians Bob Boulding (guitar, vocals) and Chas Waltz (violin, keyboards, mandolin, harp and vocals) join them, while American percussionist Dave Ingraham keeps the beat. Uilleann pipe and pennywhistle master Eric Rigler - known for his work on the "Titanic" and "Braveheart" soundtracks - also joins the mix.They follow in the Irish tradition of storytelling by writing songs about the chaotic world they sometimes find themselves in, with tunes ranging from ballads to barnburners, intermingling politics, the travails of touring as musicians and the trials of both saints and sinners. Within this diversity, the Celtic spirit of faith remains apparent; the overarching theme is: Things can get better.
Bearnarth had the luck o' the Irish in scoring both An Dochas and Seven Nations for Saturday's event. "An Dochas is out of this world, and Seven Nations can usually command a huge following; we got them because they were passing through," she said. An Dochas is Gaelic for "hope," but the band brings more than that to the stage with its lively interpretation of Irish folk tunes. The artists' cultural and musical influences result in dynamic and poignant songs. They blend traditional and contemporary sounds, with Uilleann pipes, the bodhran, fiddle, mandolin and guitar, into their diverse repertoire.Seven Nations' name was inspired by the original Celtic nations of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany. The band began in 1993 in New York City with the usual guitar, bass and drum lineup, but soon introduced bagpipes into its shows. It seemed to be a natural fit, since most of the musicians grew up playing Celtic music."Over time, the number of songs utilizing bagpipes grew, until it became obvious that they were integral to our emerging sound," said lead singer and guitarist Kirk McLeod in his bio, adding that the bagpipes and fiddle account for the band's unique and distinctive compositions. Since 1994, the band has regularly toured through Europe, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United States. Album sales have reached a quarter million, and critics have praised the band's latest release, "Time as the Enemy," for "having the appeal of the original albums, yet a mature songwriting style." They also commend the lyrics for being surprising, yet easy to relate to. Plus, "the pipe/fiddle hooks stir a desire to listen to the album over and over."
Estes Park Vocal competition winner Lynn LeMieux also will perform her lilting ballads, and the Celtic Steps dancers will rev up the festival with a jig. Five of the local, Breckenridge dancers have reached championship level, Bearnarth said. Dancers from the Front Range will join in for the half-hour show. Trilogy Partners is sponsoring the stage."It's a family-friendly festival," Bearnarth said, adding that vendors will sell items from around the world, and the festival includes a special kids' play area.Now in its third year, the festival has held various time slots. The first, in August, drew about 3,000 people. This year, Bearnarth slotted it for fall, since June seemed too hot the previous year - what with the heavy kilts and all.And, due to popular demand, this year, organizers offer an all-access backstage pass, which not only allows fans to hobnob with the bands, but also provides complementary drinks from the Breckenridge Distillery throughout the afternoon - all for $25 (plus an online fee).The event is free, but if you want special backstage access, including drinks from Breckenridge Distillery, visit www.bit.ly/ORzKFC ($27.37) Info: (970) 547-3205

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First, thank you to everybody who sent kind wishes after my last post. We had a memorial service here at school, and are now moving forward.
In the past two weeks, I've traveled up and down the east coast looking for work, carrying a sign reading: Will Teach for Food. The process continues (and my anxiety grows), but I'm closer to having a couple of prospects now than I was a few weeks ago. It's very strange to think that three months from now I will be living and working somewhere entirely different, somewhere that I don't yet know, but it's also exciting.
I haven't quite known how to get back to writing here, because I've been so scattered psychologically and geographically recently that I have few coherent thoughts. But what's a blog for if not for incoherent thoughts, eh?
And what else is a blog for if not shameless self-promotion -- thus, my first incoherent thoughts are about new books that contain my occasional bits of fiction, such as The Flash, an anthology of very short stories edited by Peter Wild and published by Social Disease in the U.K. Proceeds from the book benefit Amnesty International. The Flash includes not only stories by immensely famous writers such as myself, but also stories by unknown writers such as Jonathan Lethem, Rick Moody, Aimee Bender, Jeff VanderMeer, Sara Gran, Clare Dudman, Jeffrey Ford, Paul Di Filippo, Shelley Jackson, Laird Hunt, Daniel Wallace, and other up-and-comers.
Arriving next week to a bookstore near you (I hope) is John Klima's anthology Logorrhea, which includes twenty-one stories based on words from the National Spelling Bee. My story, "The Last Elegy", takes up where the word elegiacal left off. I just got a copy of the book, and though I haven't had a chance to read any of the stories in full yet, I have read the first paragraphs of most of them, and I like every one of them better than my own, so I recommend the book enthusiastically.
Enough about me. Here's a book you should buy: Dark Reflections, the new novel by Samuel R. Delany. I haven't read it yet, but will very soon. It's not science fiction or fantasy, but rather the story of a black gay poet in New York City's Lower East Side over the past fifty years or so. Edmund White gave it a great blurb ("one of the most honest books I've ever read about the martyrdom of the writer in the contemporary world"), and Publisher's Weekly said, "Delany transforms poetry's status as the most ignored field of American letters into a devastating and beautifully written study of the loneliness and despair that so often accompany the life of the mind in America." I haven't looked forward to reading a book this much in a long time.
And over at the LitBlog Co-op, it's Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die Week. I really admired how carefully the book was written and imagined, but it's just one of those books that I couldn't develop any passion for, one of those books that I'm entirely the wrong reader for its particular sort of construction, so I don't really have anything to contribute to the discussion, but I definitely recommend people take a look and see if it's their kind of thing, because what it does, it does well.
I have piles -- PILES! -- of books waiting to be read and reviewed here, there, and everywhere. I won't get to even a quarter of the ones I want to, never mind the ones that have just sprouted in the corner of my apartment like kudzu or kipple. I'm hoping to get some new and old guest reviewers writing stuff here, picking up my slack, but until then I'll probably do a post or two about books that particularly seem to stand out from the pack amongst the many making my shelves bow and the floors groan, and I'll try a couple of give-aways, too. Soon, soon....
26 April 2007
Back in the Saddle
posted by Matthew Cheney
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Wow, that Delany book sounds amazing.ReplyDelete
- Melanie4/27/2007 3:12 AM
Thanks for the tip on Delany. Nothing like an honest book.ReplyDelete
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I don't know how close you were to the young man who passed away, but my condolences. He sounds like a remarkable person whose loss is deeply felt.ReplyDelete
Good luck with the job search. Been there and done that more than I care to admit, and it is never fun.
Thanks for including the link to the story on the memorial service. Something about it made me feel both insignificant and uplifted; it's incredible how one person touches so many people.ReplyDelete
Best wishes on the continuing hunt for work.
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Abigail Hamm and Rachelle Adrian, piano students of Myrna Eppeland will present a recital at Bethel Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake, on Sunday, April 21 at 3 p.m.
The recital will feature classical works by Scarlatti, Bach, Beethoven, Hayan, Chopin, Lisgt, Debussy, Poulenc, Gershwin and Bush. Concluding the program will be hymn arrangements by contemporary composers and two piano duets by Cohan and Gurlitt.
The public is invited to attend.
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France, 1937, 114 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Classic, Dark Comedy, French/French Canadian, Historical/Period, War
Program: Contemporary World CinemaLanguage: French English Subtitles
DIRECTOR: Jean Renoir
Producer: Albert Pinkovitch, Frank RollmerEditor: Marthe Huguet, Marguerite RenoirScreenwriter: Charles Spaak, Jean RenoirCinematographer: Christian MatrasPrincipal Cast: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Eric von Stroheim
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Brand NEW 35mm presentation! - WWI, and it's a POW camp for French man-of-the-people flyboy Jean Gabin and aristocratic staff observer Pierre Fresnay after they're shot down by equally
aristocratic German Erich von Stroheim. But meanwhile there are escapes — one by tunnel — to be planned; fellowship with Jewish moneybags Marcel Dalio, music hall cut-up Carette, and engineer Gaston Modot; a necessarily all-male musical revue, interrupted by a dramatic announcement; and a reunion with Stroheim at an escape-proof castle keep.
Partly inspired by stories of the air ace who had saved Renoir's life in the war, this was, on the brink of another one, a celebration of the brotherhood of man, across class, across frontiers, as well a kind of elegy for an international aristocracy (Fresnay and Stroheim, going monocle to monocle, speak much of the time in English, a language no one else understands). Internationally acclaimed, Grand
Illusion received Best Foreign Film awards from the New York Film Critics Circle and National Board of Review, Best Overall Artistic Contribution from the Venice Film Festival (under Mussolini), and an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture – the first ever for a foreign film.
Long acknowledged as one of the world's great classics, GRAND ILLUSION was at one time thought lost. Declared "cinema enemy number one" by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, its camera negative was confiscated by the Germans soon after they occupied France in 1940, then sent to Berlin's Reichsfilmarchiv, which in turn was seized by the Red Army in 1945. Although the negative was completely intact and safely stored, even Renoir didn't know of its existence and had to assemble a new dupe negative for its 1958 reissue. In the mid-60s, the Cinémathèque of Toulouse, France, reached a détente with its Soviet counterpart. The GRAND ILLUSION negative was part of a film exchange, but it sat on a shelf in Toulouse for decades before anyone noticed. In the late 90s,
the material was transferred to the French State Film Archive for inventory and, in 1999, the first restoration was undertaken by Canal+ Image (now Studiocanal). In 2011, Studiocanal and the Cinémathèque de Toulouse embarked on a new restoration using the latest digital technology. The nitrate camera negative (which was still in remarkable condition) was digitized in 4K by the Immagine Ritrovata laboratory in Bologna. The sound was given special treatment; the nitrate variable density soundtrack was scanned, allowing a restoration with sharper sound quality. A 35mm record of the restored element will guarantee the film's preservation for at least a century. The Sie FilmCenter will be showing the restoration in 35mm, with newlyrevised subtitles capturing the wit of the Renoir-Charles Spaak screenplay like never before. One of the legends of cinema, Grand Illusion now looks and sounds better than ever.
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Centra l Michigan Un i vers it y
Marc h 2 0, 1 968
Gift of 2000 pounds of high impact plastic sheet from Ihc [).)W
Chemical Company to the Industrial Educa tion Depa rtmenl.
Estimated value _ $1500.
Gift of a 10 gram Injection Molding Machine from 100 Dow Chemical
Company to the industrial Education Department. Est\maled value _
To the University Library:
Mr. Lynn Mason, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, gift copies of Scott's
Pa9sport.!:£.Advenlure, Weege by Weege. and the Norman Rockwell
Album. Estimated value - $20.
The Minutes of the Meeting of February 21, 1968 . were approved as printed .
Chairman Cofer called for reports [rom the Standing CommltteeB:
Finance Committee - Mr. Wightman
No r eport at this time.
Academ iC Affairs Committee - Mr, Umphrey
The Commluee met r ecent ly wlth the Senate Uaison Committee
relative to grievances filed by a number of faculty members. In
or der to reach a decision, the Committee needs to be In fu ll
possession of all Hnanolallacts and asks the Ftnanoe Commlll.ee
to look Into a ll a spects of this problem and report back to the
The Academic Affairs Committee expressed all. awarene~1I of the
problcm but fel t the financ ial picture must be presented before a
recommendation can be made to the Board for action.
Presidential Selection Commtttee - Mrs. Halstad
No dcclsion has yet been made although a selection will be forth com
log before too long. There will be notification of tho day
when the announcement is to be made.
Pres ident Foust reported that to date 6 , 333 appllcaUons for admis s ion in
the fall, 1968 have been reoelved, Of this number, 2,738 freshmen hllve
been accepted and deposits are on file, and 314 transfer students a r e ready
for registration. It was agreed that applications will oontinue to be accepted
fo r at Jeast one more month. At the Apri l meeting a decision will be made
regarding a cut-orr date .
President Foust asked fo r direction from the Board relative 10 our submitting
to the Bureau of Higher Education an Indication that Central Michigan University
is In a position to cooperate In the granting of a Bachelor of Chemical
Engineering degree. With the facilities pr esently available on campus together
with antiCipated a ssistance from industries In this area, the time would seem
approp['late to offer this degree. The Board agreed and recommended that
this Informalion be forwarded to the SUlle Board of Education as soon as
The revised Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilitie s and Proposed Rtwislons
in the Constitution of the Student Body were offered for comments and suggestions
from the Board. Alt.hough some concern still existed relative to certain
amendments In the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities , a motion was made and
carried that it be accepted in principle together with tile Proposed Revisions
In the Constitution of the Student Body, s ubject to the two documents being
submitted to the Student Body for r eferendum . The President of the Student
Body , Mr. Steve Rison, was asked by Chairman Cofe r to meet with val"iou s
members of the adm inistration to clarify polols of concern. Following vote
of the Student Body, the documents will be Bubm ittcd to the Beard for consideration
at the AprU meeting.
The communication from University Senate dated March 1, 1968 recommending
separation of counseling and disciplinary functions was placed on fi le until such
time as new a dministrative offi cer s a re selected and new s tructures discussed.
It was moved and car r ied that the communlcallon dated ~Iarch 14, 1968 from
the University Senate rclative to "Scholar In Biology" be accepted and placed
on file .
The next meeUng of the Ooar d Is scheduled for Apri l 17, 1968.
Meeting adjourned at 3:40 P. M.
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Jennne F. Collins
Central Michigan University Board of Trustees
Meeting of March 20, 1968
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Members present: Roger M. I3usflcld. Jr.; Lloyd M. Cofer. Chair man;
Mrs. Kathsrlne C. Hafstad; James M. Umphrey; Walter W. Wightman;
Judson w. Foust. President.
Also: Mrs. Jeanne F. Collins, Secretary; John H. DeCarlo. Vice President
of Public Services; Byron P. Gallagher. Legal Counsel; WUbur E. Moore.
\"Ice President of Academic Affaire .
Members absent' Mrs, Jean E. Backus ; Alfred J . Fortino; Lawrenoe D.
Rahllly; Norval! C. Bovee. Treasurer.
The meeting was called to order at 2,15 P.II!. by the Chairman.
President Foust reviewed the Formal Recommendations. It wttS moved.
seconded nnd carried that the Fcrmal Recommendations be approved.
Dr. Mary F. Berry, ASSistant Professor , History Department.
effective at liIe end of the FI rst Two Week Postsesslon,
August 9, 1968.
Miss Marjor ie E. Ramsey. Instructor . (J(>ograpby Depar tment,
effective July 1, 1968.
Mrs. Kathy Edwards Tate. instructor , Physical Education
Department, erreet lve at the end of the Six Weeks Summer
Session. July 26, 1968.
Mrs. Donna Brokaw, Bookkeeper C-3. Business Division,
effective February 19. 1968.
IIlls& Linda G. Hughes. Nurses Aide. Student Health Services,
effective February 7. 1968 .
lIlrs. Jl,dy Koofmnn. Clerk C-l, BUSiness Division. effecUve
~ t arch 1. 1968,
Mrs. Nancy L. Robison. Stenographer C-2. Industrial
Education Department. effective February 16. 1968,
Resignations Continued _
Mr. Wilber Edgar , 'Custodlan iii-I, Matntenance Department,
effective Februtt ry 8, 1968.
Mr. Lanny Prout. Qlstodlan M-I. Maintenance Department.
effective March 1. 1968.
Mrs. Deulah E. Sandy. Housekeeper M-O, Student Health
Services, eHective February 26. 1968.
A PPOlNTMENTS:
Dr. Jerry M, Anderson. Departm ent Chai rman, Professor .
Speeoh nnd Dmma Department. effeCtive September 1, 1968.
IIIr. Walier J. Disard. Temporary Instructor. Physics
Department, effective for the ncndemlc year 1968-69.
beglnning September 1. 1968.
Mrs. Nancy J. Carey, Instructor, Speech and Drama
Depsrtment. effective September 1. 196B.
Mrs. Diane Current, Temporary ASSistant Instructor.
part- time. Mathematics Department. effective for the
spring semeste r of the aendcmlc year 1967-68 only,
beginning February 4. 1968.
M.r. Larry Eastley, Temporary Assistant Instructor,
part-time, Secondary Education Department, effective
for the spring semester of the academiC year 1967_68
only, beginning Fcbruary 4, 1968,
Mr. William A. Fagerlund, Assistant Director of
Accounting for Operations A-n). Duslness Division,
effective March 4, 1968.
Mrs. Mary Lou Franklin. Instructor. Speech and Drama
Department. effective for the academic year 1968-69.
beginning September!, 1968.
Mr. James A. Hnmmock. Instructor, JOurnalism Department.
effective for the acadomlc year 1968-69. ooglnning Septembe r 1,
Appointments Continued _
Mr. Peter Haas, Vis iting Instructor, Elementary Education
Department, e ffeetive for the spr ing semester of the academic
yea r 1967-68, beginning Februsry 4, 1968.
Mr. David J. HaIJsemer, Temporary Assistant Instructor,
par t-time, Chemistry Department, e ffective for the spring
semester of the academic year 1967- 68 only, beginning
February 4, 1968.
Mr . John [rwln, Inst r uctor, Music Depar tment, effe ctive
September 1, 1968.
Dr. David Lawton, P r ofessor, Engli sh Department,
effective September 1, 1968.
Dr. H. Keith Rodewald , Assistant Profess or, Psychology
Department , effective September 1, 1968.
Mrs. Janet D. Rodewald, [nstructor, Foreign Languages
Department, effective September I , 1968.
Min Helen Seffe r ly, Instructor , Counse ling, Student
Personnel ServIces, effective with the spr ing semester of
the academic year 1967-68, February 4, 1968.
Mr , Gordon Sigren. Ins tructor , Psychology Depar tment.
effective for the spring semeste r of tile acade mic year
1967-68 only, beginning February 4, 1968.
Mr, Arnold G, Taylor, Assistant Professor, Home
Economics Department. e ffective September I, 1968.
Mrs. Joyce M. Alley. Clerk C- l , Admissions Office,
Student Personnel SCrvices, effective for the per iod of
March 1 - July 31, 1968.
Mrs. Barbara Beaton, Clerk C-O, one- half time, Circulation
Department, Library, effective February 12, 1968.
Mrs. Diane A, Deltlnck, Stenographer C- 3, Student Personnel
SCrvlces, effeotlve February 14 , 1968.
Mrs. Lcrraine Blumberg. Cle r k C-l, Student Financial Aids
Office, Student Personnel Services, effective February 19. 1968.
Appointments Contlnued_
Mrs. Louise R. · Bouck, Clerk C- I . Bus iness Division,
effective March 4, 1968.
Mrs. Donna Brokaw, Bookkeeper C- 3, BUSiness Division,
effective February 19, 1968.
Mrs. Carol L, Cross, Cashier C-l . one-half time, Business
DIviSion, effective February 19, 1968.
Mrs. Linda R. Dobozy, Clerk C- O, School of Education,
effective February 12, 1968.
Mrs. May Fulk, Clerk C-O. one- half time, Business DiviSion.
e ffective March 4, 1968 .
. Mrs . Deborah Guilfoyle, Stenographer C-2, one- half time .
Recreation Depar tment. effective February 19 , 1968.
Mrs. Marcella A, Gulker, Divisional 1\lail Clc rk C-O,
Student Personnel Services, Registrar's Office, effective
February 19, 1968.
Mrs, Sharon lI odge, Clerk C- 1, Dean's OffIce, School of
Arts and Sciences, one-hslf time, and English Depsr tment.
one-half time, eUective February 5, 1968.
Mrs. Marjorie E. Kapke, Stenographer C-2, PreSident's
Office, e ffective March 4, 1968.
Miss Shirley Koehler, Nurses Aide, Student Health Services,
effective February 7, 1968.
Mrs. Judy Kooiman, Clerk C-l. BuSiness DiviSion, effective
March 4, 1968.
Mrs , Vicki J. Murphy, Typis t C-1, one-half time , SChool
of Business Administration, Dean's Office, effective
February 22, 1968.
Mrs. Mary Jane Nestle, Switchboard ~erato r C-O, one_
half time, BUSiness Division , effective Fcbr uary 19 , 1968.
Mrs . Maryann C. Nor th, Stenographer C- 2, Bus iness
Division, effective February 19, 1968.
Miss Waltraud ~I t t.ka, Clerk C- l , one-half time , Biology
Deparlment , effectlve February 5, 1968,
Appointments Contlnued -
MiSS Judith Kay Sterner, Stenogrspher C-2, part-time ,
School of Education, effective February 7, 1968,
Mrs. Dolores Sv.-eBrengln, Bookkeeper C-3 , Business
Oivlslon, effective March 4, 1968,
Mrs, Marianne Taylor. Stenographer C- 2, Information
Services, effective February 26, 1968.
Two Temporary Groundsmen have been hired. since the
last report to the Board on February 21, 1968.
Mrs. Carol Demlow, Stenographer C-2 , DeM'S Office,
School of Health. PhySical Education and Recreation,
effective for the monlhs of July and August, 19G8,
without pay.
TRANSFERS AND RECLASSIFlCA TIONS:
Mrs. Marcia L. Anee, Stenographer C- 2, Student
Financial Aids, Sudcnt Personnel Services, from that
of Clerk C-l, Student Personnel Services, Student
Financial Aids , effective Febrllary 19, 1968.
!\Irs. Doris E. Bennett, Secretary C-5, Dean's Office,
School of Fine and Applied Arts, from that of Secretary
C-2, BuSiness Education Department, effective March 4,
Mrs. Linda Fox, Stenograpller C-3, Student Financial
Aids. Student Personnel Ser vices. from that of Stenographer
C-2, Student Personnel Services, Student Financial Aids,
effective Febr uary 19, 1968.
Miss Margaret Helgley, Clerk C-l, MUSiC Depar tment.
from Illat of Stenogl'Bpher C- 2, Business Division. effective
February 5, 1968.
Mrs. Virginia Johnson, Switchboard Operator C-O , onehalf
time. Business Division, from that of fu ll time Switchboa
rd Ope rator C-O, BuSiness Division. effective
Februllry 19, 1968.
Transfe rs and ReclsssUications Continued -
Mrs. SUe Khoury , Sten.ographer C-2, Business Education
Department, from that of Stenographer C-2, one_half
time. Buslne98 Depar tment, effective r>la:rch 1 , 1968.
I\\rs. Wanda Mullins, Stenographer C- 2, Information Services,
from that of Clerk C-l, Journalism Department and Info r mation
Services, effective February 26, 1968.
Mrs. Linda Tllbor , Stenographer C-2, Business Division,
from that of Stenographer C- 2, one-half time. Stillness
Division, effective March 4 , 1968.
Mr. Michael F. Carroll, Genera] Maintenance MIlIl M-l,
Motor Poo\' from that of Custodian M-l , Maintenance
Department, effective February 19, 1968.
IIlr. Russell Johnson, Carpenter M-3. Maintenance Department,
from that of Carpenter M_2, Maintenance Department, effective
February 19. 1968.
Mr. Myron Johnston, Custodian ~I-l, Univer sity Cen!er and
Southeast Center, from that of Tcmporary Custodian M-l,
l\laintenance Department, effective February 5, 1968.
Mr. Clare McTaggart, Custodian 1>1-1. Maintenance Department,
from that of Temporary Groundsman, Maintenance Depar tment.
effective February 19. 1968.
Dr. James K. Bidwell, ASSistant Professor , Mathematics
Department, effecti .. e beginning wltlilhe spring semester 1968.
Mr. Jack E. Sharrar , Molor Vehicle Operalar M_2, Molor
Pool, effective February 5, 1968.
Recommend that the salary adjustments be made mid_year for staff reaching
the M,A.-I- Ievel.
Recommend that the Department of lr.dll strtal Education be renamed
Department of industr ial Education and Technology.
Recommend that Central Michigan Un.lveralty assume responsibility and
financial support of the Central Michigan Educational Resources Council,
on II. trial basis for one year, beginning with the 1968-69 academiC year.
Recommend that the new library building be named the Park Library.
Recommend approval of the Addlt!ons and Deletions to the Spring Program,
1968, Off Campus Education. (Copy on file in the Secretury'a Office . )
It Is recommended that the Architectural Firm of Roger AHen and
ASSociates be employed to develop plans and speciflcationa for the following
1. Centrex Room
2. Health Service
It Is recommended that an on-campus $15 non-refundable registration fee,
to be assessed at esch registration period (r egula r semesters and summe r
sessions), be e stablished and Implemented with the beginning of the summer
session of 1968. In connection with the assessment for summer seulons ,
It Is to be understood that the fee w!ll be charged only once to a student
enrolling In more than one summer session,.
It Is recommended that the Catherine G. Sparrow property, described as,
Beginning at a point In the South line of Lot 2, Section 12.
Town 37 North, Range 10 West, 1088 feet East of the Southwest
corner of said lot: thence due north 209 feet: thence
due east to water's edge: thence soulherly along water's
edge to a polnl dUll east of point of beginning; then!~c due
west to point of begLnnlng.
which Is a piece of ground approximately 200 feet square with an old cabin on
~ame, be accepted as a gift to the University valued at $5,500 as per a
ce rtified real estate appraiser.
It Is recommended that the following Resolutlon be approved:
WHEREA S, Central Michigan UnlVefSity , he rein called the "UNIVERSITY"
after a thorough conSideration cf the various aspects of the problem, and
study of available dala has hereby dete r mined that the constructlon of certain
pub\tc works generally described as a north- south major thoroughfare proceedIng
f rom the Mount Plea51nt Central Business District thrcugh a residential
Brea and then through the University campus before intersecting U,s..27 (BR)
at the south end of the City and the constr uction of a major connecting route
to this north-south thoroughfare ~ namely, the paving and widening of Broomfield
Road bet .... een U,s..27 (DR) and Crawford Road - are deSirable and In the
public interest, and to tha t end It la neceusry that action preliminary to tile
cons truction of said W'Orka be taken Immediately and
WHEREAS, the Univer s ity. 'the Isabella County Road Commiss ion and Ille
City of Mount Pleasant Jointly contr acted and financed an engineering study
in 1967 which determined the general route location, and
WHEREAS, under the tel"nlS of Public Law 56, 83rd CODgl"ess as amended,
United States of Amer ica, has authorhed the making of advances to pubUc
bodies to aid in financing tbe cost of engineering and architectural survey
designs, plans, working drawings, specifications whether action preUminary
to and in preparation for the construction of public works , and
WHEREAS. the City of Mount Pleaaant Is considering the filing of an
appllcation under said Act. and
WHEREAS, the University considers the planning of this thoroughfare to
be In the public Interest,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the University as fo llows:
1. That the construction of these roadway~ Is eBSential to the best Interests
of the University and 10 the end that ~uch consl ruction may be provided
as promptly as practicable, it Is desirable thai acllon prellmlnary to the
eon~tructlon thereof be undertaken Immediately,
2. That the University does endorse the action of the City of Mount Pleasant,
in fil ing an application for an advance to be madll by the United States to
the City to aid In defraying the cost of plan preparation preliminary and
final for the above-described s treet Improvements.
3, That C, M. U, will grant right- of-way across the Univer sity- owned
acreage on which the IlllI.Jor street construction can take place.
4. That C. M. U. will assist, within the limits of legislative appropriation,
to par tic ipate In financing the route construction proportionate to the
general benefit to be derived by the University,
5. The Vice- PreSident for BUSiness and Finance Is hereby authori1:ed to
furnish such Info r mation to the City of Mount Pleasant as may be
necessary 10 enable the City to qualify fOf the advance."
Recommend the followi ng new undergraduate programs be appr oved:
Curriculum for industrial Technology
Curriculum for Publi c Health Educators
Curriculum for School Health Educators
Combined Major in Physical Education and Rec reation
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GSO to play mostly Mozart for concert
Published: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 1:48 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 1:48 p.m.
GREENVILLE – Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel will lead the Greenville Symphony Orchestra in a performance of three pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and one piece by Dmitri Shostakovich in "Mostly Mozart" at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at The Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville.
The evening begins with Mozart's three pieces in the following order: The Abduction from the Seraglio Overture; Symphony No. 38, K. 504, D Major "Prague"; "Don Giovanni" Overture, K. 527 (arr. Busoni). The evening concludes with the unusual and controversial Symphony No. 9, Op. 70, E Major by Shostakovich.
For concertgoers seated in the upper balcony section of the hall who are interested in learning more about the concert program, the GSO will offer its "Active Listening" program featuring MP3 players available for checkout from ushers.
Tickets range from $15$49. Call 864-467-3000 or 800-888-7768 or visit www.peacecenter.org for more information.
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Menthol is used as a flavoring agent for candy and other products. This article discusses menthol poisoning from swallowing pure menthol.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Menthol may be found in:
Note: This list may not include all uses of menthol.
Bladder and kidneys:
Heart and blood:
Nervous system:
Seek immediate medical help. If the menthol is in ointment/cream form, wipe away any that has contacted the skin or eyes, and flush with water for several minutes. Call poison control for further guidance.
Determine the following information:
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take the container with you to the hospital, if possible.
See: Poison control center - emergency number
The health care provider will measure and monitor your vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. You may receive:
How well you do depends on the amount of poison swallowed and how quickly medical treatment is received. The faster you get medical help, the better the chance for recovery.
Swallowing such poisons can have severe effects on many parts of the body.
However, pure menthol is not readily available. The menthol found in many over-the-counter products is usually watered down and mixed with other ingredients. Therefore, how well a patient does also depends on the other ingredients in the product.
Maypole J, Woolf AD, Donovan JW. Essential oils. In: Shannon MW, Borron SW, Burns MJ, eds. Haddad and Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 101.
Nair B. Final report on the safety assessment of Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf, and Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Water. Int J Toxicol. 2001;20 Suppl 3:61-73.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Sophomore Lindsey Lyles cranked a walk-off single to third base with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team to its first Southland Conference victory of the season 4-3 over Houston Baptist on a windy Saturday at Chapman Field. The Islanders fell short in the second game of the double dip, 12-4, in six innings. The Huskies and Islanders will wrap the conference series Sunday at 12 p.m.
The Islanders (6-16, 1-1 SLC) outhit the Huskies (6-6, 1-1 SLC) 10-5 in the first game before the Huskies tallied 10 hits to the Islanders' seven in the second game. Lyles powered the Islanders offense in both games, going 5-for-6 on the day with three RBI.
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The Huskies answered first in the top of the second with three runs on one hit. The Islanders got on board with two runs in the bottom of the second on two hits. J.J. Jackson started things off with a leadoff single up the middle and Lyles followed with walk. Cassie Carroll advanced the runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. With one out, Michelle Sorenson walked to load the bases. Pinch hitter Laura Phillips stepped to the plate and drilled a single down the left field line to plate Lyles and Jackson while Sorenson advanced to third on a Husky throwing error. HBU pulled out of the jam with a Mickayla Cochran ground out and Hayley Galloway popped out to right field.
After a quick three-out inning for the Islanders' defense, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi's bats got hot again in the bottom of the third. The Islanders tacked on one run on three hits to tie the game at 3-3. With two outs, Jackson ripped her second double of the season to left center while Lyles and Carroll followed suit with back-to-back singles to score Jackson and knot the score.
The Islanders and Huskies stayed even through three innings of play. Islanders' hurler Constance Brandenburg retired eight straight Huskies through the fourth, fifth and six frames before HBU's Holly Webb singled to short stop in the top of the sixth with two outs.
Houston Baptist tallied two hits in the sixth but the Islanders escaped leaving two stranded. After the Huskies left one on in the top of the seventh the Islanders came to the plate in the bottom of the seventh.
Hayley Galloway grounded out to shortstop to start the inning before Meagan McKinney reached on a bobble by the Huskies' shortstop. Valerie Perez followed with a hit by pitch to put runners on first and second. After a Jackson pop fly to center field, Lyles triggered a walk-off single with two outs to plate McKinney and clinch a 4-3 victory.
The Islanders snapped a five-game losing streak and outhit the Huskies 10-5 led by Lyles who went 3-for-3. Cochran and Jackson also chipped in two hits apiece to go 2-for-4 on the day.
Brandenburg (4-7) picked up the victory in the circle in seven innings of work. The junior allowed five hits, four walks and three runs, with just one being earned.
Keely Shuler (2-2) took the loss for the Huskies in 6.2 innings. She allowed 10 hits, two walks and four runs while tallying one strikeout.
GAME 2: HOUSTON BAPTIST 12, TEXAS A&M - CORPUS CHRISTI 4 (6 innings)
The Huskies bounced back in the second game of the day to earn their first conference victory ever as a Southland Conference member 12-4 in six innings. HBU jumped out early with a pair of runs in the top of the second, one in the third and five in the fourth to take a 8-0 lead.
The Islanders answered in the bottom of the fourth with two runs on two hits. Galloway led off the inning by reaching base on an error by the Huskies' pitcher. McKinney followed with a single up the middle to advance Galloway to second. After a pop fly by Jackson, Perez reached on a fielder's choice to put runners on first and second as Galloway was called out at third.
Once again, Lyles stepped up to the plate and blasted her first triple of the season with a deep 2 RBI shot to right center to plate Perez and McKinney. HBU responded with three runs in the top of the fifth on two hits and an Islander mishap.
However, the Islanders kept the game alive with two runs in the bottom of the fifth on three hits and two runs. Sorenson jumpstarted the frame with a single to left field and Dani Tefft followed with a hard single to the Huskies' pitcher. Cochran loaded the bases with the third straight Islanders' single of the inning. Galloway then reached on a fielder's choice to score Sorenson while Cochran was called out at second. With runners on the corners, McKinney walked to load the bases before Jackson popped up to the shortstop. With two outs, Perez walked in Tefft to plate the Islanders' fourth run of the game.
HBU capped off the game with one run in the top of the sixth on one hit as Sorenson walked and Tefft singled for the Islanders in the bottom of the sixth but were stranded as the Huskies retired the next two batters.
Lyles and Tefft led the Islanders' bats going 2-for-3 while Cochran, McKinney and Sorenson all tallied one hit apiece.
Ashley Elicerio (1-7) took the loss for the Islanders in 3.2 innings. She allowed six hits, seven runs and walked two while striking out one batter. Brandenburg allowed the Huskies three hits and four runs in 0.2 innings while Bethany Slick allowed just one hit and one run in 1.2 innings.


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One of the more popular gifts for the holidays was an iOS or Android device. They're either smartphones or a tablet, and if you got one, you probably have spent the month getting used to the gadget. Now that the adjustment period is over, let's get down to what you'll mostly being using it for -- games. Here are three that are tailored for the mobile platforms:
Although "Colossatron" is on autopilot, players can pick up powercores that drift across the wrecked cities. Each core has a different weapon and by matching three, like in "Bejeweled," players can create stronger weapons to attach to the monster. Players can even mix colors to generate new types of weapons to wreak havoc.
The slick broadcast news presentation and the strategy in creating a distinct Colossatron make this a unique and addictive title. (Android, IS, 99 cents)
Most of the puzzles are easy to figure out, but the more difficult ones require precise timing. They're doable, but it can be frustrating, especially on a smaller touch-screen. Overall, though, "Cut the Rope 2" will satisfy newcomers and veterans alike. (IS, 99 cents)
Tailored more for larger touchscreens, this follow-up takes players through different eras as Crazy Dave looks for another chance to eat a taco. They'll encounter zombies in ancient Egypt and the wild West. Each new creature has its own unpredictable powers, but thankfully, players will have updated plants in their arsenal. But the big game changers are the powers and power-ups that add a different dimension to the gameplay. Plant Food temporarily boosts brawling fauna, while power-ups let players pinch zombie heads, swipe them away or paint electricity over them. "Plants vs Zombies 2" is a sequel worthy of the great original. (Android, IS, free)
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It is very important that students are registered for all of their courses by the census date. Students who are given permission to add classes after the University census date deadline will be responsible for their new tuition charges unless they have federal student loan eligibility.
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A student is eligible to retain the percentage of aid disbursed that is equal to the percentage of semester that was completed by the student (calculated daily). The unearned aid must then be returned to the appropriate federal aid program(s). The student will be responsible for the balance of unearned aid that is returned to the federal aid program(s).
Unofficial Withdrawal – Students Who Stop Attending Classes
A student who fails all of their courses or receives a combination of 'E', 'F', 'W', 'NC', 'U' and 'UN' grades for a semester is considered to have unofficially withdrawn from EMU.
If the student attended one of more of their classes beyond the 60% point, they may obtain documentation from their professors (such as graded homework, exam grades or attendance taken) to document their last day of attendance. Documentation should be submitted to the Office of Financial Aid for re-evaluation.
If documentation is not provided, the Office of Financial Aid must calculate the student's eligibility for Federal aid based on the midpoint of the semester.
Fall and Winter financial aid offers for undergraduate students are based on assumed full-time enrollment, graduate student offers are based on assumed 3/4 time enrollment. Summer financial aid offers are based on assumed 1/2 time enrollment for all students. Students who plan to enroll in fewer hours than we assumed for fall, winter or summer should contact our office to determine the effect on scholarship and financial aid eligibility.
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In this book, the author has discussed in detail some of the terms and verses of the Qur'an which he feels need to be analyzed deeply. He takes an unorthodox approach to understanding these terms and explains the reasons for his conclusions.
Translated by: Abbas Jaffer
Published by: Foundation of Islamic C.P.W Qom, Iran
For free literature by Sayyid Lari,
please visit www.musavilari.org
Language: English
Written in: 2012
Published: 2012-11-13
Word count: 36,312 words (≈ about 2 hours)
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Hope is the thing with feathers; That perches in the soul; And sings the tune without the words; And never stops at all.' So penned Emily Dickinson - a hopeful woman despite her perceived peculiarity, said Paige Lynn Larson, who plays the 19th century poet in 'The Belle of Amherst,' coming to the Backstage Theatre this weekend through Oct. 6. The play is a one-woman act that explores various stages in the life of Emily Dickinson - who is widely considered America's greatest female poet - from the age of 15 until shortly before her death. Her life is recreated with liberal excerpts from her poetry and flashbacks."It's a beautiful piece of theater that combines all the greatest things - the history of Emily Dickinson, a wonderful story, beautiful poetry, music by Vivaldi and a wonderful setting that really takes you away to a very magical place," said Rick Bernstein, executive director of Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden, where the play ran before coming to Breckenridge. "Our star does a great job creating a fantasy world for the audience that really makes you feel like you're listening to Emily Dickinson telling her story in her living room within the first five minutes of the show." William Luce wrote the Tony award-winning piece, which Bernstein called "one of the nicest plays that I've read in a long time," in 1976. "The playwright made a career taking celebrities from history and doing incredible research and telling the story of these people's lives," Bernstein said. Because Dickinson was a very private person, he had to search far and wide to find information about her, much of which came from her letters. "He does a very, very honest reenactment of her life," Bernstein said."It's been incredible getting to do the show because I've found so much about her and really grown into her," Larson said. "Many people considered her crazy ... but I think she was just very aware of everything and made very conscious choices - her seclusion, her dressing in white. She was not crazy. She loved her family; she love nature; she loved words and she always had hope," Larson said. One of Dickinson's greatest dreams was that her poetry would be published. Sadly, it did not come to pass in her lifetime.Scholars debate whether Dickinson published seven or 10 poems, anonymously, before her death, Larson said. "She has a great dialog in the play with Thomas Wentworth Higginson where she talks to him [in absentia] and thinks she will finally have her poems published. He says her meter is spasmodic; she has bad rhymes and the poems seem uncontrolled." "It's so interesting when you delve into her life," said Larson. "She's a pistol. She's smart; she's funny; she's got great depth of emotion - a really neat lady. People left the play enamored of Emily Dickinson." "The Belle of Amherst" will run at the Breckenridge Theatre tonight through Oct. 6. "I was so thrilled Chris [Willard] and the Backstage Theatre asked us to come up," Larson said. "I wasn't quite ready to put her to bed yet."Online reservations: www.backstagetheatre.org
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Oracle Systems Log Their Own SRs
By BobConklin on Dec 11, 2013
Give yourself or your Sys Admin an early holiday present by
using Oracle Auto Service Request (ASR). This is a tool that was developed at
Sun and it just keeps getting better. More on that in a bit. ASR is available to Oracle Premier Support
customers at no extra cost and it can save you a lot of time, stress, and money
by removing work from your plate and speeding the resolution of hardware issues.
ASR automates service request (SR) creation and handling for key hardware faults. It enables your system to automatically identify issues and then transmit this information directly to Oracle Support so we can take action. Click on the image below to see a short demo video on YouTube.
Since acquiring Sun, Oracle has applied its R&D to making ASR even better. Most recently, improvements have been made to how Oracle interprets and acts on incoming telemetry. As a result, a large percentage of automated SRs are now "auto-dispatched". This means it has become very common for a replacement part to be shipped or a request for a field engineer site visit to occur within only 20 minutes of receipt of an SR. So, the SR creation time is minimized and so is the response time. Pretty cool.
Oracle places a great deal of focus on this kind of service automation. In fact, Oracle was very recently recognized for this engineering in winning the 2013 Innovation in the Delivery of Support Services STAR Award. Oracle received this award from the Technology Services Industry Association. TSIA members represent the world's leading technology companies and we are certainly honored.
Congratulations to everyone who contributed to this
technology. ASR has become a powerful support tool and another great reason to
choose Oracle server and storage systems.


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Marvel Studios Character Designer Ryan Meinerding opened up his sketchbook exclusively for CBR and discussed what went in to the creation of the new Iron Man armor that just debuted in "Invincible Iron Man" #25.
X-Men editor Nick Lowe stops by CBR to answer your questions about the announcements from C2E2 and share details about the new X-Men books. Plus we have exclusive art from "Uncanny X-Men" #524 for you!
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR brings you a first look at the publisher's Free Comic Book Day offering, "Iron Man/Thor." Written by Matt Fraction with art by John Romita, Jr., this issue is totally free this Saturday.
With âIron Man 2: The Video Gameâ arriving in stores next week, SEGA's Michael McHale recently talked to CBR about how the game -- which features story work by Matt Fraction -- is more than just a movie tie-in.
With his acclaimed "Casanova" moving to Marvel's Icon imprint this fall, Matt Fraction spoke about his plans for the series, including full color re-releases of past issues and the long awaited volume three.
In an all-new, all-fan question and answer session, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada tackles crossovers with DC, cancelled titles and calls in Matt Fraction for a hand.
In an all-new, all-fan question and answer session, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada tackles crossovers with DC, canceled titles and calls in Matt Fraction for a hand.
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive 8-page preview of "Uncanny X-Men" #523, the second chapter of "Second Coming," by Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson. The issue is slated to hit stores on April 7.
Joe Quesada, Ed Brubaker, Brian Michael Bendis, and the whole Marvel crew tackled questions, controversies, and rolled out some surprises during their appearance at this yearâs Emerald City ComiCon.
CBR News spoke with writer Matt Fraction about his and artist Pasqual Ferry's upcoming run on "Thor," which begins in June and will introduce the Marvel Universe to the 10th World.
"Uncanny X-Men" writer Matt Fraction dropped by to give X-POSITION our biggest installment to date, talking with us about character motivations, regrets, Night Ranger, and a giant freakin' bullet! Plus, exclusive preview art!!
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This week, Tim considers Matt Fraction's twenty-six issue run on "Punisher War Journal," the writer's first foray into mainstream superheroics, and thinks about the series' unlikely convergence with Shakespeare and Tom Stoppard.
In "Uncanny X-Men" #522, the X-Men get a chance to recover from one of their most painful losses as Kitty Pryde returns to their ranks. CBR spoke with writer Matt Fraction about the fan favorite character's return.
The second half of "Nation X" begins this week with the release of "Uncanny X-Men" #519. CBR spoke with Matt Fraction about the storyline so far, what people can expect from the second half and the next major storyline, "Second Coming."
Joe Quesada is back for a frank discussion of Marvel's publishing plans with regards to their movie slate, word on Matt Fraction's âThorâ and a response to the announcement of DC's upcoming line of original graphic novels.
When "Siege" concludes, a new era will begin for Marvel's ongoing "Thor" series, as chronicled by writer Matt Fraction who takes over the title with issue #610, soon after his Free Comic Book Day "Iron Man/Thor" one-shot is released.
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Brian Michael Bendis and Matt Fraction headlined the Marvel: Your Universe panel to answer questions about a wide range of topics, from Marvel's movies, to Tony Stark's diminishing intelligence, to the Infinity Gems, and more.
A whole host of Marvel writers including Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction and Jason Aaron took the stage at Baltimore Comic-Con to discuss their future plans at the House of Ideas. Oh, and Thor had a question.
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Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of Bladestorm doesn't offer a multiplayer option which makes it less enjoyable and could of created a more broader game experience, especially if you could fight for countries.
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Your mission in Bladestorm The Hundred Year War is to lead of team and create offensive tatics in order to lead your team to victory, you play as a rogue leader and a war is on the verge. Now a little about the in game play. The charging of troop is as easy as picking someone around to combat. The player will just have to click a troop if he loses some men in the battle then he can go back to the war again. This rule of the Bladestorm game made it a lousy game. The player cannot feel the real action because there is no way to make an individual fight. The action of the player applies to all the allied troops. It is like watching a synchronize battle instead of actually being in the foot and thickness of it.
The mode of battles is also repetitive and constant. In advancing level by level, the player just had to charge to French troops to destroy them then proceed. This goes on and on for the entire game. There is no new battle strategy for every level to make it more exciting, a better approach would be to constantly upgrade this as the game moves forward.
The battle does looks exciting because of the chaotic troops from both sides but you just need to click the shared action to defeat the entire camp. If you lose energy you just need to retreat to the nearest camp to regenerate, grab some troop then head back to battle again.
The battle setting always happened during the night. The artificial intelligence seemed to be like in reality. The enemies doesn't attack first they wait to be slaughtered. The only concern of the player is the number of enemies. They are too many but you can easily replenish your troops so there is an easy solution to defeat the enemy.
The interesting part is how the player maneuvers the troop in settling the camp or in the tavern. He will spend some time gearing up the troop, categorizing them according to weapon and the positions during the war. It is interesting to customize gears, weapons, strength, skills and strategy. The player can also buy some equipment for the combat. But during the war all the preparation is hardly recognize because the success of the battle only depends on the total destruction after.
Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of Bladestorm doesn't offer a multiplayer option which makes it less enjoyable and could of created a more broader game experience, especially if you could fight for countries. I would like to see a game like this in motion where you take on the role of global domination in this type of arena style settings.
The audio and video of the game could of done with better more realistic style approach. The large amount of troops during battle also makes it hard to recognize the different team. The design is not so great because of its limited color. Overall a pretty good game despite my abuse, I just feel why not go the whole hog.
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LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLA. – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi golf team will embark on its final event of the fall season with the 35th Annual FIU Pat Bradley Invitational from Oct. 21-23. The event will run three days, with 18 holes slated for each day at Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club. The Cypress Links course is set up for a par-72 with a length of 6,261 yards.
There will be 14 teams taking part in the event this season, with the Islanders being joined by host Florida International along with Bethune-Cookman, Boston College, Bradley, Cincinnati, Daytona State, Delaware, Drake, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, South Dakota and Western Illinois. FIU (#60) and Boston College (#95) are both currently in the top 100 of the Golfstat.com rankings.
All three rounds will feature a shotgun start, with Sunday's and Monday's action slated to begin at 9:30. The final round on Tuesday will commence at 9 a.m. This is the Islanders' fourth trip to the Pat Bradley Invitational, which is one of the longest running and most prestigious women's college golf tournaments.
The Islanders are coming off their finest performance of the fall, taking second place at the Harold Funston Invitational, hosted by Sam Houston State, on Oct. 8-9. Sophomore Vanessa Johnson collected medalist honors with a three-round 214 to lead the pack, while junior Krista Fenniak was just five shots back in third place overall. Those two will be joined by seniors Nikki Dunn and Taylor Slagle and junior Lindsay Biehler at this week's event, with the top four scores of each round counting toward the team total.
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Now that you've enjoyed your 3,000-calorie feast - with about 4,500 calories consumed throughout Thanksgiving Day - no doubt you're already busy burning it all off on the slopes or in the gym. But Christmas and all the attendant parties loom ahead. While you're thinking of how to get rid of the holiday season weight, I'd like to give you more tips on how not to waste edible holiday season food. Some of us feel a bit guilty for over-indulging. Just don't add food waste to your guilt list, and avoid contributing to the 33 million tons of edible food waste Americans produce each year.
Thanksgiving Day, I shared with my readers startling facts about food waste in America. But I left you with some thoughts on how to avoid contributing to the landfills by following a few sensible tips. Continuing with that theme, I thought I'd share more tips for a happy, yet food waste-free, holiday season.
Food for thought
Leftover cookies - We all know graham crackers make wonderful homemade piecrusts, but what about making piecrusts from leftover cookies? Crumbly cookies such as snickerdoodles, chocolate chip, sugar, pecan sandies and shortbread are popular during the holidays. Pulsed in the food processer and mixed with melted butter, leftover cookies can be transformed into perfect crusts. You can freeze cookie crumbs for later use, too.
Sensible food gifts - Baskets of goodies, whether homemade or store-bought, are popular gift items. It's a good idea to give things you know will be eaten. If you know someone is watching their calories or is gluten intolerant, olive and infused oils and special vinegars such as Champagne and 18-year-old balsamic are great alternatives to cookies, cakes and candies. Or buy bulk extra virgin olive oil at Costco and make infused oil at home. There are several Internet resources, but I found www.doityouself.com has useful advice on how to safely make these gift items. You want to make sure you give a gift of oil, not bacteria. Foodies will welcome homemade spice mixes and rubs, unusual seasonings such as black lava salt, specialty coffees and teas. Unleash your creativity and let your mind run free.
Beware of bulk buying - warehouse stores are catnip for bargain hunters. Food marketers figured out a long time ago how to play on Americans' desire for bargains and our over-indulgent tendencies. But while that big 10-pound bag of sweet onions at Costco may be cheaper than 5 pounds at City Market, don't buy it unless you're going to use it all or split with others. I confess, I was a "so what if I have to throw some out, it's so cheap" shopper once. No more. Make a list before you go and stick to it.
Doggie bags: In Europe, I prefer chewing glass to suffering sneers of waiters and fellow diners when a request for a doggie bag is made. Truth be told, given their portion sizes are generally perfect, there's no need for me to ask for a take-home container. However, in America, what was once considered only for someone who really had a dog, it has become a somewhat acceptable practice that even advice columnists support. I say "somewhat" because acceptance is not universal. Many high-end restaurants still harrumph at doggie bag requests, although I've never encountered such snobbery here. Jan Whitaker, of restaurant-ingthrough
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Appoint a food policeman: In my house, it's my husband, Dani. I'm quite serious about this. If someone in your home can be especially vigilant about keeping track of what's in your pantry and refrigerator, it not only will result in more efficient use of product, but it also insures compliance with house rules on waste!
Advice from a chef
Chef Todd Rymer, director of culinary education at Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute in Edwards, gave me some sage advice. Rymer is the force behind the school's sustainable cuisine program and a strong advocate for sensible, no-waste eating.
Buy only what you need: "People who love food, especially professionals, hate to waste it," so Rymer encourages everyone to start a no-waste program at home with proper shopping methods. Did you know that before fresh food arrives at grocers that it's already deteriorating? That means you should use it within a few days. Plan your menus accordingly. In winter, I cringe at having to buy plastic packs of herbs I grow all summer, particularly when I need only a few sprigs. Use what you need, freeze the rest. You can also take advantage of the abundance of herbs at farmers markets in autumn to freeze fresh herbs for winter. A quick Google search will give you advice on freezing different herbs.
Stale bread: Last week, I shared some ideas for using stale bread. Rymer enjoys making panada, a northern Italian bread soup made from leftover bread, eggs, broth and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. This is a delicious "stick-to-your-bones" soup for those cold, snowy days that are surely coming! Being from New Orleans, all my thick soups and gumbos start with a roux of oil and flour. But Rymer advises home cooks to try leftover bread, particularly those with a nice flavor. Whether strained for a refined texture or unstrained for a rustic soup, this is a great technique to use at home.
Watch food temperatures: Rymer encourages everyone to "be adventurous with leftovers," but also cautions home cooks to be mindful of proper temperatures. Turkey is one of those meats where rare or medium rare are not options. Make sure your big bird is cooked to 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Cool and reheat leftovers as quickly as possible. Use an ice bath to cool soups and gravies before storing in the refrigerator to avoid raising the temperature. I shudder to think when my mom left out food such as oyster dressing for hours to cool, even in the hot Louisiana summer. She said the air conditioning was enough before refrigerated. But we survived, and I don't recall getting sick. Please, don't try that at home! I found many helpful resources regarding food safety on the Internet. As always, Google is your friend.
Food rescue
Abandoned pets are not the only things in need of rescue. Perfectly edible food from producers, restaurants and grocery stores can be rescued, too. Whether called rescue, reclamation or recovery, redistribution of edible food to the needy is a growing trend globally.
I hope I've left you with some helpful food for thought to make your holiday season delightful for you while doing your part to optimize food use. Wasting natural resources and discarding nourishing food is something we can all easily reduce. Every little bit helps. Please, if you have some tips you'd like to share or questions answered, visit my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/vailvalleysecrets.
Suzanne Hoffman is a local attorney, wine importer and the Chambellan Provincial of the Southwest Region and Bailli (president) of the Vail chapter of the Chaine des Rotisseurs. She is passionate about all things gastronomique. For more background information on her "Behind the Scenes" series, go to www.facebook.com/vailvalleysecrets. Email comments about this story to email@example.com.


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Bay Area Paralympians struggled with their emotions Thursday in the wake of reports that Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympic champion and poster child of the disabled-sports movement, had been charged with the murder of his model girlfriend in the latest head-shaking episode in the world of sports.
"It is a strange time to see all these high-profile athletes popping up" in the news, said Trooper Johnson, a four-time Paralympic wheelchair basketball player who lives in Hayward.
The South African known as the Blade Runner will face charges Friday for allegedly shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, four times sometime before dawn in Pistorius's house in a gated Pretoria community. The incident has sent shockwaves through South Africa and beyond because Pistorius was a worldwide sports icon who competed in the 400 meters at the London Games against able-bodied runners.
"Nobody in the Paralympic community ever thought this would happen and nobody ever thought this kind of attention would happen to a Paralympic athlete," said Johnson, paralyzed in a car accident when he was 17 years old as a result of a drinking and driving accident.
"It's shocking and it's sad," added Los Gatos' Shirley Reilly, who won the London Paralympics marathon and two other track medals last year. "Everybody looked up to him. He has done a lot of positive things."
Redwood City's Kelly Crowley, a two-time Paralympian in cycling and swimming, struggled to put the development into context saying, "I don't know what I think. I don't know him. I don't the people around him. Will we ever know all the truth and details?"
But this much was clear: "This isn't the image this person represented," said Crowley, who was in Colorado Springs, Colo., helping coach U.S. swimmers. "What he represented until a couple days ago was athleticism and incredible determination."
Johnson, Youth Sports Programs Coordinator at the Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program in Berkeley, said Pistorius changed the image of Paralympic sports.
"Some people had no understanding of Paralympic sports or athletes," he said. "Some of those would have never heard of the Paralympics. They had to sit there and watch him perform and succeed on some level in the Olympic Games. That opened those doors to the Paralympic movement to a much broader audience."
Now the community hopes to survive a dark episode the way others have tried while experiencing the fall of sports heroes Lance Armstrong, Mark McGwire and Tiger Woods. But the latest chapter might be more akin to the O.J. Simpson murder trial in the 1990s.
"There's always going to be something shocking because we look up to these athletes," said Reilly, who was born six weeks early in Alaska, resulting in a series of medical complications that left her wheelchair bound.
Adam Elix, the Paralympic Sport Club of Silicon Valley's program coordinator, hopes Pistrious' case doesn't detract from the Paralympic movement that has gained traction because of the runner's exploits.
"We've seen for years and years so many things have gone on with our sports athletes we've become numb to it," Elix said.
His hope: "Maybe people are finding out who Oscar is now and can learn what he has done" on the track.
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.


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Player who must play well
Wide receiver Michael Crabtree: His inability to become a factor played a key role in the 49ers' losing to the New York Giants in last season's NFC Championship game. The 49ers need Crabtree, right, with quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7), to turn in another solid showing -- he had nine receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round -- so that the Falcons can't key more on the run.
Offensive keys
1. They need to rely upon their fourth-ranked rushing attack -- they rushed for 323 yards against the Packers -- against a Falcons defense that ranked 21st in the regular season and allowed an average of 123.2 yards (4.8 per carry) and one touchdown per game.
2. Kaepernick needs to keep getting the ball to Crabtree as often as possible and taking advantage of Crabtree's penchant for turning short passes into long gains. This shouldn't be difficult against the Falcons' 23rd-ranked pass defense.
3. The 49ers need to make sure that left offensive tackle Joe Staley, left, gets all the help he needs against standout defensive end John Abraham, who has 10 of the Falcons' 29 sacks and can disrupt the passing game seemingly at will.
Defensive keys
1. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan tends to force passes whenever he gets pressured, so the 49ers need to do whatever it takes to create enough pressure on Ryan to make him uncomfortable and compel him to make careless mistakes.
2. Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has to devise a game plan that frees up Aldon Smith to get to Ryan. Smith is without a sack the past four games.
3. Safeties Donte Whitner and Dashon Goldson, above, have to strike fear into Falcons receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White -- they combined for 171 receptions and 17 touchdowns in the regular season -- by hitting them hard enough early so that they think twice about going for passes in traffic.
Special teams factor
David Akers fended off a challenge for his job by fellow veteran Billy Cundiff. Converting his lone field-goal attempt against the Packers no doubt boosted his confidence. Still, after missing 13 attempts in 17 games, no one can feel quite comfortable with Akers again until he delivers in the clutch.
Secret weapon
C.J. Spillman, right, delivered two key plays on special teams in the 49ers' victory over the Packers, including a recovery of a muffed punt return. Then again, he tends to show up in a positive way just about every game.
Strategic advantage
The 49ers dialed up 26 read-option plays in Kaepernick's first seven starts. Those plays netted 140 yards. Against the Packers, the 49ers gained 176 yards on 16 read-option plays. It stands to reason that 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman waited until the playoffs to take off the wraps from the thing Kaepernick does best, and we might see even more wrinkles against the Falcons.
Key numbers
8.7 That is the average yards rushing by Kaepernick this season, including playoffs, tops among quarterbacks with at least 30 rushes (minus kneel downs). The Falcons defense has allowed a league-worst 8.9 yards per carry by quarterbacks this season.
55 That's the number worn by defensive end Abraham. He recorded more than one-third of the Falcons' sacks this season, and the 49ers need to know where he's at every down so that he doesn't wreak havoc.
40 Akers converted only 9 of 19 field-goal attempts from 40 yards or farther. Sure, he tied the league record with a 63-yarder in the regular-season opener, but that was more than four months ago and long before his accuracy issue surfaced.
12 The Falcons tend to play very well at home, spurred by a raucous crowd inside the Georgia Dome. It's critical that the 49ers start fast, build a lead and keep the fans from becoming like a 12th man for the Falcons.


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Nona Mock Wyman was only 2 years old when she was abandoned at the Ming Quong orphanage in Los Gatos in 1935. One of her earliest memories is watching her mother walk out the door and never return. While she will never forget the pain of that loss, Wyman is a survivor. She first wrote about her childhood in the memoir "Chopstick Childhood (In a Land of Silver Spoons)." In her latest book "Bamboo Women," she shares stories of life in the famous orphanage for Chinese girls. She recently took time via email and phone to discuss the sisterhood she celebrates in her book and why she chose to name her eclectic Walnut Creek store after the orphanage. Now 79, the warm and witty Wyman will read from her new book on Tuesday at Berkeley Chinese Community Church, 2117 Acton St., (510-548-5259; http://bccc-ucc.org).
Q What made you a writer?
A I love to read, and when I was a young child in Los Gatos, my favorite book was "Heidi," about an orphan. I read this book every week when it was our class's turn to go to the school library. But after the book became frayed, they discarded it, and I felt this deep sadness. I wondered back then, how could they throw away this meaningful book? But eventually, I discovered Jack London's book "White Fang" and read all his books on animals surviving in the wilderness.
At the home, I read all the Nancy Drew series. Loved them. As a teenager, I wrote daily in my diary. With the encouragement of my late husband, I began my first book, "Chopstick Childhood" about living at Ming Quong in Los Gatos. That book was discovered by the new curator for the Los Gatos History Museum, which prompted a six-month exhibit about the home in February. That was very exciting. Many Ming Quong women and their families attended.
Q What is your earliest memory?
A My earliest memory is living with my mother in San Francisco's Chinatown. She was making breakfast while I was under the kitchen table playing house.
Q You were so young when you arrived at Ming Quong. How well do you remember coming to the orphanage?
A I vividly recall the day my mother left me at the orphanage, I was crying and screaming my head off! A scary experience in a big house with complete strangers. I was made to sit on a teacher's lap, the other Ming Quong teachers were looking at me and there was a group of little girls huddled behind them fearfully looking my way. After my mother walked out the front door, I let out the loudest cry of my life, "Mah-Mah." The children quickly gathered around me. One girl not much older than me, reached out for me. I saw tears in her eyes, and I was comforted. That's when I knew they cared, and we bonded.
Q What a sisterhood.
A Yes, I would say that was the power of sisterhood. A need that was met instantly with a caring heart -- she felt my pain; the loss of my best friend, my mother gone. This child and the others understood, and we were all so young! The days that followed: the older girls "mothered" me, held my hands, pushed me on the swings, etc.
Q When did you become such a survivor?
A I was 21/2 years old, and after months went by with no return of my mother, I finally faced the fact that she was gone. I would cry silently in bed. I never saw her again. I would say that's when I became a survivor.
Q Did you ever learn why she had to give you up?
A That's a mystery. All I know was what a teacher told me, that I came to the home because of some emergency.
Q What was it like growing up at Ming Quong?
A Growing up at Ming Quong with its strict regimen was fine with me, as I was well-behaved. I was told that I was cute, and being the youngest, I was fortunately well-liked by all. Ming Quong Home meant the world to me. I love the spiritual translation. Radiant Light. In the academic sense, it means, bright, brilliant or shiny. Without the home, what would have happened to me or hundred of other girls? I am ever grateful for the Ming Quong Home. Thus the name of my store.
Q What is your favorite thing about your store?
A When we first opened, the headlines were, "forget Berkeley, shop at Ming Quong!" We are known for esoteric gift items and creative clothing, one-of-a-kind things. When my customers find the perfect outfit or gift, it's very satisfying. ... We've been here 44 years, and in that time, I've met all kinds of wonderful, interesting people.
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Original Lauer-Kraut Burgers
Recipe courtesy of Mama Lori Lauer "The Boss" at Lauer-Krauts, Brighton, CO.
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Burger Filling:
- 1 3/4 pounds 80/20 ground chuck
- 1 1/2 yellow onions, chopped 1/4-inch
- 2 teaspoons restaurant-grind black pepper, divided
- 1 medium head green cabbage, chopped 1/4-inch
- 1/2 cup Lauer Kraut (substitute bagged kraut, not canned)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Lauer-Kraut Burger Bread Dough Mix:
- 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 cup powdered milk
- 8 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
For the burger filling: Begin by browning the ground chuck in a large skillet over medium heat, crumbling the meat pretty finely as it browns. Once the chuck is browned, add the chopped onions and 1 teaspoon pepper. Cook the onion down a little, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the chopped cabbage, sour kraut, salt and the remaining1 teaspoon pepper. Let the mixture cook 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how done you like the cabbage. Strain and let cool.
For the dough: Put the yeast and sugar in a 4 cup measuring cup and add warm water to the 1 cup mark. Stir together and let set until the yeast rises to twice its original size. Put the powdered milk in another 4 cup measuring cup and add water to the 2 cup mark. Stir together. In large mixing bowl, add the flour, salt and shortening. Cut the shortening into the flour by hand. Next, make a well in the flour and add the eggs, yeast mixture and the powdered milk mixture to the flour. Work together until it all comes away from the bowl (you may need a touch more flour or water). Oil the dough slightly on each side, cover and then let rise 10 minutes. Pinch and let rise another 15 minutes.
To assemble the Lauer-Kraut burgers: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put bench flour on the table and put the dough on the flour. Begin to roll the dough as close to a rectangle as you can, roughly 24 by 30 inches. Once the dough is rolled out, cut the dough into squares, roughly 6 by 6 inches. Take a square of dough and roll it out a little bigger, roughly 8 by 8 inches. Turn the re-rolled square over and add a full cup of filling mixture into the middle of the dough. Bring the opposite corners of the square together, and then bring the other 2 opposite corners together. You should have all 4 corners drawn together. Then pinch down the 4 seams of the dough. Once you pinch all the seams, push down slightly on the kraut burger. This will release extra air and help you find any place you missed sealing the kraut burger. Turn the sealed pocket over and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
Recipe courtesy of Mama Lori Lauer "The Boss" at Lauer-Krauts, Brighton, CO.


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AKA, the next generation of luxury accommodations, by Korman Communities. AKA furnished residences allow you to fulfill your unique lifestyle needs without the challenges of ownership. You deserve a more fluid form of luxury that attends to your personal preferences and ever-changing plans. More space, a fully equipped kitchen, flexible lease terms and a life style program that enhances your experience whenever you are in residence with us. AKA encourages you to live rather than just stay. Urban, high-rise all suite serviced residences in the most exclusive locations in the world. For a week, for a month, a year. Don't just visit – live it!
AVE, a new division of Korman Communities, where life meets style. AVE provides the amenities and services for a resort-like lifestyle in new mid-rise apartment buildings, garden-style apartments and furnished suites. With movies in the courtyard, drinks by the pool, complimentary club breakfast and afternoon tea, state-of-the art workout space and tranquil spas, AVE stands for generous short term furnished apartments, relaxed settings, friendly people and superb suburban locations near major urban markets such a Philadelphia, Washington DC and Northern New Jersey. Live better!
ARK, the original apartment residences by Korman Communities. These gracious garden-style apartments in park-like settings feature spacious unfurnished apartment homes for annual leases and elegantly furnished apartment suites for stays of a month or more. Club breakfast, resort-style pools, private off-street parking and washers and dryers in each apartment are part of the ARK experience. Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, ARK provides residents a tranquil environment to call home.