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I need some inspiration... any cakes you've been dying to try or made once and still have shining in your memory?
You know, the ones you can't justify because of expense or some other reason? Scratch cakes only, please!
Here's one I'd love to bring to a family gathering, except that the filling is sure to put off a couple people. Darn it. There's a link for the pic: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pere-roux-cake
Père Roux's Cake
Contributed by John Besh
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup solid vegetable shortening (6 ounces)
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups skim milk
7 large egg whites, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 3/4 cups lightly packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6 overripe bananas, coarsely mashed
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons Meyers's dark rum
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
1/4 pound cream cheese, softened
1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Line the bottoms with rounds of wax paper and butter the paper. Dust the pans with flour, tapping out the excess.
2. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with a paddle, mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the shortening and mix at low speed until evenly blended. Add the sugar and mix at medium speed until a mass forms around the paddle. At low speed, gradually add 3/4 cup of the milk and beat until smooth, scraping down the side of the bowl from time to time.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk the egg whites with the remaining 3/4 cup of milk and the vanilla and almond extracts. With the machine on, gradually beat the egg white mixture into the batter at medium speed until silky, about 5 minutes. Scrape the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden and springy. Transfer the cakes to a rack and let cool for 15 minutes in the pans, then invert them onto the rack and let cool completely. Peel off the wax paper and slice each cake in half horizontally.
4. In a large saucepan, cook the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon over moderately high heat until the butter and sugar have melted. Remove from the heat and add the bananas and 1/2 cup of the rum. Cook the filling over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until very thick and the butter just begins to separate, about 25 minutes.
5. Transfer the filling to a food processor. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of rum and puree until smooth. Let the filling cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
6. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with a whisk, beat the butter at medium speed until creamy and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar and beat at low speed until incorporated. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and beat at medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the cream cheese until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
7. Place one cake layer on a large plate, and spoon one-third of the filling on top and spread it to the edge. Top with another cake layer, pressing gently; spread with another third of the filling. Repeat with the remaining cake layers and filling, ending with a cake layer. Spread the frosting over the top and side of the cake and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until set. Bring to room temperature before serving.
Make Ahead: The cake can be refrigerated overnight. Bring to room temperature before serving.
From Editor's Picks: Nicole Schilit's Favorite F&W Recipes, The Big, Easy Christmas
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Paul Allen on His Love for Old Computers
By Dionne Searcey
Paul Allen's collections include Jimi Hendrix guitars and old World War II planes. He's also been stocking up on the dinosaurs of computing.
He's into 32-bit machines built by Interdata and the Imlac PDS-1, a programmable display system, considered to be one of the predecessors of the modern-day computer workstation. His search for these machines is the subject of an article in today's Wall Street Journal.
Allen wants to stock his Living Computer Museum in Seattle with the old machines, some of which weigh 1,500 pounds or more. Many of those behemoths have less computer power than a modern-day mobile phone. He also wants to get them up and running. At the museum, for now a large room in a bare-bones warehouse, the machines hum and blink. Their magnetic reels and blocky typeface look like the stuff you'd find on a bad, old science fiction movie.
In the age of PCs, laptops and tablets, it might seem like an odd venture. But he cites nostalgia as part of his motivation. In his book, "Idea Man," Allen fondly recalls a day when he was young and spotted a black PDP-10 mainframe from outside a computer center, calling it a "puppy in the window."
Machines such as an old teletype "are very dear to my heart," Mr. Allen said in a phone interview.
"They have a certain smell to them and a certain buzz when you hit the keys," he said. "It sure takes me back to those days."
The museum already has attracted a following by putting some of the old servers online so technology aficionados can play old-school, largely text-based games like Zork or otherwise access the old stuff, just for fun. Students and computer junkies stop by to view the collection by appointment.
"Today, in the palm of your hand, you can hold more computing power than is probably in that whole building," Mr. Allen said. "It's amazing how things have progressed. Those of us around in the early days spent a lot of time with these machines …and loved what we did. We have a real connection."
Particularly near and dear to Mr. Allen is the Altair, the machine that used the first BASIC he and Bill Gates wrote that lead eventually to the founding of Microsoft.
"The Altair, I can remember like it was yesterday," he said. "You have a connection to all those things. …As time goes on these things are going to become more and more museum icons. I think it's fun and interesting to preserve that."
He sees the museum as an educational tool for the Paul Allens of the future.
"We're going to try to bring a lot of students through so they'll get the sense of how things have proceeded so rapidly in the last 30 or 40 years from nobody having personal computers to now everybody's got one of those."

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The Atomic City Sportsmen Club (ACSC) wishes to thank all that helped make our June 14 ACSC Annual Golf Tournament, held at The Centennial Golf Course in Oak Ridge, a great success. The proceeds from this event help fund our scholarship program. We look forward to an even bigger and better tournament next year.
A special note of thanks goes to The Centennial Golf Course staff for their assistance in this event and also for their generous donations.
Special thanks go to the following wonderful sponsors: Hayden Plumbing, J&M Meat Market, American Income Tax Service, Enrichment FCU, ORNL FCU, Oak Valley Baptist Church, Spurgeon Chapel, Fade To Black, TNBANK, Dr. Fred Barry, Clarence C. Hinton, Charley Hensley, Terry Frank, and Bill Moore.
Also special thanks to the following contributors who made donations or door prizes: Walter Ghosten, Kenneth Isham, Victor Hubbell Williams, Autozone, Tri-County Ace Hardware, Advance Auto, Downtown Hardware, ORUD, J & M Meat Market, Jimmy Robertson, Bill Moore, James Kindaid, Scotty Dowdell, Joe Marshall, Charley Crowe, and the Mack Team (Ralph and Kowetha Mack, R. Josey C. Brown).
Thanks also go to the Club members who assisted on this event. Finally, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to the golfers who came out to play and enjoy the food. Without you, none of this would have been possible.
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Trip to UMBC next for No. 12/11 women's lacrosse
April 5, 2013
Baltimore, Md. - A week after downing Albany, 9-2, at home, the No. 12/11 Stony Brook women's lacrosse team heads to Baltimore for a battle with UMBC Saturday, April 6 at 5 p.m.
Below are notes in 140 characters or less about the Stony Brook women's lacrosse team. Feel free to share them with your followers, and be sure to follow @SBAthletics for all the news and notes on Stony Brook Athletics. You can also follow the women's lacrosse team at @SBWlax and head coach Joe Spallina at @JoeSpallina.
Last Time Out
Inside Lacrosse Video Highlights
Demmianne Cook and Claire Petersen recorded five points apiece as Stony Brook (10-2, 2-0 AE) bested rival Albany (7-4, 2-1 AE), 9-2. The SBU defense once against stifled its opponent behind a stellar effort from Frankie Caridi, who recorded six saves and let in just two goals in a full 60 minutes of play in net. In holding Albany to a mere two goals, SBU matched a program mark for fewest goals allowed in a single-game for the third time this season and second straight contest. SBU previously allowed two scores against Fresno State Tuesday, March 26 and at Marist Wednesday, March 13. Stony Brook led, 3-2, at the intermission as Albany used a deliberate offense to attempt to slow down the game. The Seawolves crashed the cage whenever they had possession in the second half, tallying six unanswered goals to secure the win.
Scouting the Retrievers
UMBC (8-3, 2-0 AE) boasts an offense featuring three players with 30+ points. Sophomore midfielder Alyssa Semones leads the Retrievers in points and goals scored with 28 and 10, respectively, while sophomore attacker Abby Wilson has 35 points on 18 goals and a team-high 17 assists. Junior midfielder Kristen Bilney has recorded 31 points courtesy of 24 goals and seven helpers. Only Kendall Mason has seen time in net for UMBC. The senior owns a goals against average of 8.57 and a save percentage of 42.4 percent. UMBC has outscored opponents, 132-95, this season and ranks third in the conference in scoring offense (12 goals per game) and scoring defense (8.46).
Series History
Though UMBC holds an 8-2 advantage in the all-time series, Stony Brook has won the last two meetings, including a 9-7 win in the America East semifinals in 2012. SBU also routed UMBC, 16-6, last year at LaValle Stadium. The Seawolves are searching for their first win in UMBC territory.
Movin' on Up
Stony Brook moved to the No. 11 spot in the deBeer Media Poll and is now No. 12 in the IWLCA Coaches' Poll. Both rankings are the highest-ever for Stony Brook's youngest team, in just its 11th season in existence. SBU was ranked in both major preseason polls for the first time in school history at No. 18 in the IWLCA Poll and No. 19 in the deBeer Media Poll.
Claire Petersen paces Stony Brook with 61 points this season on 24 goals and a team-best 37 assists. She sits second nationally and tops the conference in assists per contest (3.36) and is third in the country and first in the conference in points per game (5.55). She also ranks fourth in the nation in assists and fifth in points. Petersen, who holds the school's single-season assist record after tallying 59 last season, is tied with Kaitlin Leggio for second all-time at Stony Brook in career helpers with 96 despite this only being her second year at SBU. With four more helpers, she will become just the second Seawolf to reach the 100-assist plateau for her career. On March 9, the Tewaarton contender tallied an NCAA record 11 assists to top the previous record of 10 set by former Player of the Year Hannah Nielsen of Northwestern in 2009 and was named National Player of the Week by WomensLAX.com and Nike Player of the Week in the days that followed.
Demmianne Cook is the nation's leading goal scorer with 57 on the season and 4.75 per game. She is sixth in the country and second on SBU in total points with 60 and sixth in points per game at 5.0 per contest. A dynamic midfielder, Cook has helped Stony Brook control the tempo of the game with an average of 4.25 draw controls per contest, which ranks 18th nationally. Cook is nine goals shy of matching her own single-season school record of 68 goals, which she set last season. With 125 goals during her two-year tenure at SBU, the Tewaarton contender is one of only five Seawolves to record 100 or more goals for her career despite playing in fewer seasons than the others on the ledger. She sits third all-time at Stony Brook in career goals.
Janine Hillier has quietly been putting together another stellar season at Stony Brook after transferring from Florida last season. She is in the top 25 nationally and second on the squad in total goals (31) and is third on the team in points with 46. She currently sits eighth all-time at SBU in career points with 36 and is just three shy of matching Kristin DuPuis for seventh. She is also ninth all-time in Stony Brook history in total points with 114.
Caridi in the Cage
Junior goalie Frankie Caridi has played sparkling lacrosse in her return to the field following an injury-shortened 2012. She has anchored a defense that has held opponents to single-digits in scoring in 11 of its first 12 games and five goals or less in 10 of those contests. She tops the national statistical rankings in goals against average (4.74) and save percentage (.560).
That's Offensive
Stony Brook owns the nation's largest scoring margin (+11.0) and is third in scoring offense with an average of 15.75 goals per game. The Seawolves lead the conference in both categories.
Not to be outdone, the SBU is tops in the NCAA in scoring defense, giving up an average of just 4.75 goals per game. Rutgers is a distant second in the rankings with a goals against average of 6.20. The Seawolves have kept all but one opponent (Florida) to single-digits in scoring, including holding No. 1/1 Maryland to its season-low goal total (8) and have set and matched the school's single-game record for goals allowed (2) three times (at Marist, vs. Fresno State and vs. Albany).
Envelope, Please...
Demmianne Cook picked up America East Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second straight week, and Frankie Caridi earned her third Defensive Player of the Week nod of the season, conference officials announced Monday. Cook totaled 12 points on 10 goals and two helpers, while Caridi made eight total saves and let in just three scores to anchor an SBU defense that matched a school record of two goals allowed in a single-game in back-to-back victories last week. Stony Brook has picked up a league-leading seven conference weekly awards and has earned at least one in five of the seven weeks of the season.
2013 Stony Brook National Honors
WLAX.com Player of the Week.............Claire Petersen (3/11/13)
2013 Stony Brook America East Conference Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week.................Demmianne Cook (4/1/13)
Petersen, Cook Named to Tewaarton Watch List
Seniors Claire Petersen and Demmianne Cook, two of the most prolific scorers in Stony Brook women's lacrosse history, have been named to the 2013 Tewaaraton watch list, The Tewaaraton Foundation announced Friday, Feb. 22. The list includes the elite women's lacrosse players in the nation and highlights the early contenders for the 2013 award.
The Tewaaraton Award is given annually to the top male and female lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of top collegiate coaches and are appointed each year by The Tewaaraton Foundation. Both lists will be narrowed to 25 men's and women's nominees in late April, and five finalists will be announced in mid-May with the winner slated to be revealed at the 13th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on May 30 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.
Guess Who's Back?
Stony Brook, tabbed as the favorite to win the America East, returns 20 letterwinners, its entire starting lineup and 96 percent of its goal scoring (252 of 263 goals) from the 2012 team that shattered school records.
Claire Petersen, a senior attacker, notched an all-time, SBU-best 101 points in 2012 on 42 goals and 59 assists, also a school record. Many of her assists went to Demmianne Cook, a 2012 all-conference midfielder who tallied a program record 68 goals last season. Attacker Janine Hillier, another All-America East honoree, posted 47 goals and sits tied for second with Amy Taylor on Stony Brook's all-time, single-season ledger for goals scored. Michelle Rubino, a midfielder who controlled a school record 94 draw controls during her rookie year, also makes her way back to the field this season.
Fresh Faces
SBU adds eight true freshmen to its roster, including a top-notch defensive recruit in Alyssa Fleming. The 5-9 Fleming, who led Shoreham-Wading River High School to the state championship in 2009, 2010 and 2012, garnered All-American and All-County accolades in 2012 and was tabbed All-County in 2010. She is a pure 1-on-1 defender who will help shut down the opposition.
2013 Newcomers
Miss All-America
Claire Petersen, the America East Player of the Year and SBU's first-ever women's lacrosse All-American in 2012, was named to ILWomen.com's preseason All-American third team.
Oh Captain, My Captain
Demmianne Cook, Janine Hillier, Claire Petersen, Jessica Romano and Melissa Rotante have been selected as captains for the 2013 season. Cook, Hillier, Petersen and Rotante are all seniors, while Romano is a junior.
All He Does is Win
After turning a four-win team into a nationally ranked contender in his first season at the helm, Joe Spallina became the second SBU women's lacrosse head coach to pick up America East Coach of the Year honors. Under Spallina, the Seawolves completed the biggest turnaround in the NCAA and defeated a nationally ranked opponent for the first time in program history when they downed No. 20/17 Johns Hopkins on March 3.
Spallina added to his trophy case at the end of the summer when he was selected as Major League Lacrosse's Brine Coach of the Year for his work with the Long Island Lizards, who have since changed their name to the New York Lizards.
He came to Stony Brook after a successful run as head coach at Adelphi, a Division II institution, where he produced a dominant 73-2 mark and an NCAA-record three consecutive national crowns. During his final season, the Panthers were ranked No. 1 in the IWLCA poll and went 20-0 en route to a national title.
Up Next
The Seawolves continue their conference road swing next Saturday, April 13 against New Hampshire at noon.


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Baby Name Poll Results
Mila vs. Kloe
Looking for the modern and elegant name. Which one?
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I don't care for K names and the Kardashians now come to mind unfortunately, and they are anything but classy
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The middle name is Kathryn. Kloe Kathryn or Mila Kathryn
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I don't think either is elegant, but they are definitely modern. I'm not a fan of one or the other, but if I had to choose Mila would rank much higher than Kloe. I love Chloe, but Kloe I hate!
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IL State Parks: Kickapoo LbNA # 48828
|Kimono Girl
|Placed Date
|Jul 12 2009
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|Last Found
|Oct 20 2012
|Hike Distance
This box was carved by Atomic Beans of Chicago for the 2009 Great Lakes "All Things Green" Gathering. Kickapoo State Park was the sight of a very memorable camping trip early in their relationship. They were looking for a place where they could go camping and canoeing all in the same weekend and Kickapoo fit the bill. After the gathering, they asked if we would be willing to plant this box here for them.
Level of difficulty: easy-moderate. The trail is 2.5 miles long, with the box being a little over a mile from the trail head. If you follow this trail all the way to the end it will come out near the Inland Sea not so very far from the start of the clues for Coal Miner's Daughter. There are a few somewhat steep hills, but the trail is fairly wide and there are not many tree roots or potholes to trip you up. This trail runs between the Middle Fork River and several deep ponds with several overlooks off of the trail and the banks can be very steep at times, Please keep an eye on small children and dogs for their own safety (Tatsu enjoys playing in the river, unfortunately he also thinks it's a great idea to go over the bank off the river overlooks and slide down nearly vertical banks to do so, he hasn't been hurt or trapped yet but we've been lucky and he gets extra supervision on this trail). Because most of the trail is so far above the water, the trail is mostly dry even during the wet season (except for the low-lying areas) and is not very buggy in spite of being nice and shady and cool.
Kickapoo State Park is located near I-74 and has a nice campground, miles of hiking trails including some mountain biking trails, boat ramps and docks for fishing on the many ponds, and canoeing and inner-tubing on both the Middle Fork River. Well behaved dogs are allowed in both the campground and on the canoe trips.
Once you reach the park, locate the concession stand at Kickapoo Landing (near Clear Pond). You can either park at the Landing (maybe set up for a canoe trip of your own, or indulge in a snack or quick lunch at the cafe) and walk down the road (or follow the grassy path at the end of the parking lot/overflow parking along the pond and through the meadow) or continue driving to the parking lot near the River View Trail trail head. Take the trail up the hill and follow it down the hill and around the winding curves. Continue past the RV .25 mile marker until the trail splits. Follow the arrow to the left and take the higher trail from here. At the first river overlook on the left after the fork in the trail there will be a wooden fence hidden in the forest. Count 25 paces down the trail from the start of this fence and look for a faint trail up a little hill to the left of the trail. Wander around behind the bald cypress (the only one on the left of the trail at this spot in the trail) and to the left where you will find a fallen tree (you can actually see this tree from the trail if you look for it) that stretches from the edge of the bank almost to the trail. By the fork near the trail you will find a rock and some bark covering the prize you are searching for.


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Sugar and Spice Cookies
I have admittedly been in a bit of a cookie-baking frenzy lately. I just can't seem to help it! I'll have some non-cookie recipes soon, but please indulge me while I have cookie brain this week.
Not only does December make me want to bake cookies constantly, it also makes me want to break out all those great winter spices. Sure, I use cinnamon year-round, but this time of year makes me want to add some nutmeg and allspice and cloves. Any one else have this compulsion?
The idea of spiced sugar cookies somehow got in my head and wouldn't go away. So, I caved and got baking. I kinda veered off the traditional sugar cookie path, though, and added some cream cheese to make them a little tastier and fluffier.
These cookies may not look very exciting, but just bite into one and you'll change your mind. It's that magical crispy on the outside, soft on the inside kind of cookie. And, the flavor is just what I want in a holiday cookie!
If you're in cookie-baking mode, too, find some inspiration among the cookie recipes here on BoB. Happy baking!
I've got one more giveaway for you this week, and it's a good one! Scroll past the recipe for details.
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 to 1 & 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon*
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- sanding sugar for garnish (optional)
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, cream cheese, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, and mix well.
Reduce mixer speed to low. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing just until combined.
Cover dough and refrigerate for an hour.
Preheat oven to 350°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.
Using 2 tablespoons of dough at a time, roll the dough into balls. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. If desired, sprinkle each cookie with sanding sugar.
Bake 12 to 14 minutes, or until edges are lightly browed.
Cool on pans on wire racks for 5 minutes. Then, transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
*I tend to go heavy with cinnamon when given the chance. If you're not a big cinnamon fan like I am, then use the lesser amount.
This recipe was originally developed for Go Bold with Butter.
For this week's final giveaway, I'm giving a little holiday gift to one of you. The lucky winner will receive a $100 gift card to one of the following: Williams-Sonoma, King Arthur Flour, Amazon, or Sur la Table. Those are some of my favorite shopping spots, and I'm sure it will be a tough choice for the winner.
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The black and white copy I previously stated as complete was also censored.
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When a criminal won't budge and the door will not open--the Tallahassee Police Department has a way of kicking the door down. The department's tactical team used live explosives to practice forcing their way in this afternoon. The team did a few walk through drills and then it was time for the real thing. TPD says although working with a live detonation cord is dangerous--it is very necessary.
LT Mark Wheeler said, "If we had to do an explosive breech somewhere, some of the biggest components of it is obviously safety for the team as well as knowing the limitations that you can, that are involved in doing this kind of stuff."
Although some techniques may not be used all the time, the Police Department says its TAC team trains all year long to be proficient.


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Jindal Steel Names Former L&T Executive As CEO
By Prasenjit Bhattacharya
NEW DELHI — Jindal Steel & Power Ltd said Friday it has appointed Ravi Uppal its chief executive.
Mr. Uppal was previously the head the power-equipment division of Larsen & Toubro Ltd., India's largest engineering firm by revenue, and the local unit of Swiss conglomerate ABB
Naveen Jindal, a member of Parliament representing the Congress party, controls Jindal Steel & Power. The company is currently ramping up both its steelmaking and power-generation capacities.
Mr. Uppal will begin his stint at Jindal Steel on Oct. 1.


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Ohio's ban on texting while driving has been in place for just over three weeks. Though it is only in its 6-month warning period, some are already complaining that the law does not go far enough to prevent distracted driving.
The Washington, D.C.-based Governors Highway Safety Association says Ohio needs to join West Virginia and the nine other states who prohibit the use of any hand-held electronic device while behind the wheel.
In Ohio, texting while driving is a secondary offense for adult drivers, meaning law enforcement agencies can only ticket the offense if they pull drivers over for a primary offense such as speeding.
In West Virginia, texting is a primary offense, meaning a driver can be pulled over and ticketing solely for texting. Talking on a handheld cell phone will become a primary offense in West Virginia on July 1, 2013, but will remain secondary until then.
Local opinions vary as to the degree that handheld device usage should be regulated. Some residents believe that an all out ban of handheld usage is excessive.
"I think that is going too far," said Steve Coe, 53, of Vincent.
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About the law
Ohio's ban on texting while driving went into a warning period Aug 31.
Ohio joined 38 states, D.C., Guam, and the Virgin Islands in banning texting for all drivers.
Ohio's new law prohibits those under 18 from using a handheld cell phone entirely.
Only 10 states, including West Virginia, ban handheld cell phone usage for all drivers.
The Washington, D.C.-based Governors Highway Safety Association says Ohio needs to join West Virginia and other states which have banned handheld cell phone usage entirely.
Marietta resident, Kayleigh Oates, 26, feels the same way.
"I disagree with talking being banned," said Oates.
Oates, who frequently uses her phone for her business, said an all-out ban would be going too far.
"It isn't any different than reaching over to turn the radio," explained Oates.
Local legislators have faith that the law enacted in Aug. is strong enough for the time being.
"I'm a little concerned about being so comprehensive in that sense," said Rep. Andy Thompson, R-Marietta.
Texting became the focus of the Ohio law because of specific examples that related texting to accidents, said Rep. Andy Thompson, R-Marietta.
"My preference would be to let the current law take effect, and see if that eliminates the problem," said Thompson
Ohio Rep. Debbie Phillips, D-Athens, agreed that the current law needs to be given a chance before we move on to enacting new laws.
"I would like to see the impact this has in terms of public safety. I would be open to seeing research," said Phillips.
Marietta College Junior and Newport resident Maggie Alden, said she was torn on the issue. Alden cited that there are occasionally times when you need to make a phone call.
However, "If you are dialing on your cell phone it is sort of the same thing as texting," said Alden.
Many area residents pointed to the rise in Bluetooth usage as a solution to the problem of talking while driving. A ban on handheld devices would still allow for the use of phones that are connected to a hands-free device. The devices can be worn in the drivers ear or can be a part of the console in newer vehicles, and they do not require the use of the drivers hand to dial or answer phone calls.
William Ford, 89, who owns William Ford Trucking in Marietta said that all of his drivers use Bluetooth devices.
"These new ones are just wonderful," said Ford of the hands free headsets.
With the advent of the Siri, lots of cell phone functions no longer require hands, pointed out Marietta resident Roger Forshey, 48.
The iPhone's Siri and other similar voice controlled software enable many cell phone users to control their phones with their voice rather than their hands.
"There should be more of a law against smoking and driving or eating fast food and driving," said Forshey, who cited those activities as just as dangerous.
There's a whole variety of things that cause driver distraction, said Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks.
"I am in favor of eliminating whatever you can in the case of driver distraction," said Minks.
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The five-time Pro Bowl selection injured his left knee, spraining his posterior cruciate ligament, during a Week 16 win over the New Orleans Saints and was sidelined for the regular season finale, a 21-20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Earlier this week, Smith gave reporters a wide range of numbers to assess his fitness but on Friday he looked up at his No. 89 jersey and then came up with another suggestion.
"There is an 89 percent chance that I play Sunday," a smiling Smith said after the (12-4) Panthers had completed a practice session. "I will be all right. I should be okay."
Panthers head coach Ron Rivera was also confident that his number one wide receiver would be fit enough to play against the (12-4) 49ers, who won the NFC last season before losing to the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl.
"Until we shut him down because of the rain (today), he was moving around pretty good," Rivera said. "My gut says he's going to play, but it's about how he feels."
Tight end Greg Olsen explained that veteran Smith was the "main guy" as Carolina's all-time leading receiver.
"He really sets the coverages for us," Olsen said. "When Steve is out there, he sets a lot of where things roll, and that kind of dictates the looks people get on the other side.
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'American Idol' Finalists Party in Style
There was a blue carpet, blue whoopie pies, but no sign of some very likely blue young singers who were eliminated from the competition of a lifetime.
FOX hosted an "American Idol" finalists party on the top level of the parking garage at The Grove in Los Angeles on Thursday night. The waiting crowd was expecting 12 finalists, but a surprise decision by the judges thrust 13 into the next level of the competition. The finalists arrived as a group and posed like rock stars for the hoards of cameras.
Ryan Seacrest, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson were walking the carpet along with the new group of talent that popped over after the show went live. Jennifer Lopez made her way over much later than the rest, stopping first to film a segment with Extra. FOX execs and reality stars like Gordon Ramsey were mingling among the crowd as well.
Blue mini pies weren't the only little culinary delights at this bash. A guy carrying cones of chili fries was circulating (yum) and there were mini lobster rolls and tomato soup-letes making the rounds too. Iceberg wedge salads, steak with just the right amount of potato on top and penne with cheese were just a few of the tastes on the many buffets.
The conversation piece of the night: perplexing little rubber balls piled up in bowls everywhere. If you got your hands on one, it took a while to figure out that if you bounced these little Idol items, they lit up from within. Filled with water and blue sparkles and donned with American Idol logos, these toys added some glitter to the night.
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Issue No.07 - July (2009 vol.58)
pp: 945-955
N. Pettis , Google, Mountain View, CA
Yung-Hsiang Lu , Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TC.2008.180
A significant volume of research has concentrated on operating system (OS)-directed power management. The primary focus of previous research has been the development of better policies. In this paper, we provide evidence that one policy may outperform another under different conditions. Hence, it is difficult, or even impossible, to design the "best" policy for all computers. We explain how to select the best policies at runtime without user or administrator intervention by using a software framework called the homogeneous architecture for power policy integration (HAPPI). This architecture is portable across different platforms running Linux. HAPPI specifies common requirements for policies and provides an interface to simplify the implementation of policies in a commodity OS. Our approach allows these policies to be compared simultaneously to select the best policy among a set of distinct policies at runtime. Experimental results indicate that HAPPI achieves energy savings within 4 percent of the best individual policy for each device in several computing systems without a priori knowledge of workloads.
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N. Pettis, Yung-Hsiang Lu, "A Homogeneous Architecture for Power Policy Integration in Operating Systems", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol.58, no. 7, pp. 945-955, July 2009, doi:10.1109/TC.2008.180


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The data distinguish a range of different minerals and snow or vegetation cover
Afghanistan has become the first country whose surface minerals have been mapped from the air.
The US Geological Survey released the results of a
"hyperspectral imaging" effort, in which reflections of light shone from
an aircraft are analysed.
Different minerals - as well as snow or vegetation - reflect specific colours, resulting in a "mineral map".
The map comprises more than 800 million data points corresponding to an area of 440,000 sq km, some 70% of the country.
Afghanistan is known to have vast reserves of oil, gas,
copper, cobalt, gold and lithium. In late 2011, a consortium of Indian
companies inked a deal to begin mining some of the country's large stores of iron.
But the country is known to have a wider array of mineral resources; in 2010, the Afghan ministry of mines claimed a value of its reserves of nearly a trillion dollars, then carrying out tours to promote investment in them.
But it remains to pin down which economically viable minerals
are where, an effort for which the USGS's hyperspectral imaging
expertise was enlisted.
In a series of 28 flights over 43 days, the USGS gathered the
data by shining visible and infrared light from a height of 15,000m and
using a camera to capture the reflections. Each "pixel" of the camera
was analysed and correlated with the materials that reflect at a given
The USGS public release of the data includes two maps: one of iron and iron-bearing minerals, and one of minerals principally containing carbon, silicon, or sulphur.
The survey was funded by the US Department of Defense's Task
Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO) as well as the
Afghan government.
"This is a tremendous tool for the Afghan government for
locating and identifying its myriad rich mineral deposits," said TFBSO
director Jim Bullion.
"These maps clearly show the enormous size and variety of
Afghanistan's mineral wealth and position the country to become a world
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On Monday a fire destroyed the interior of the Benton bar, but surprisingly, it hasn't destroyed the spirit of its regular inhabitants.
"This is a 50-year-old historical landmark," said bar co-owner Trevor Michael. "A lot of people were calling me and saying, 'Don't close it.' So the next morning I thought, 'We could do it on the parking lot.'"
By Wednesday -- wings night -- the bar was open for business.
And why not? The Corner has been the site for several outdoor benefits over the years, and Michael already had most of the equipment, he said.
A large white tent stands in the bar's gravel parking lot complete with tables and chairs. A smaller tent stands as another shelter.
"I just want to thank everybody for their help and support," Michael said.
Owners of the neighboring bar, Schindler's Tavern in New Hamburg, donated a couple of tables and chairs that sit under the tent. Cape Porta-Potty donated two portable bathrooms complete with an outside basin, which Michael rented. A jukebox was also donated and sits outside the bar plugged into an outdoor electrical outlet.
Michael even created a makeshift bar, located off the corner of the deck. A large mobile cooler unit stores beverages, and smaller coolers are used for quick use behind the "new" bar.
On Wednesday several locals showed up for the weekly wings night, and Thursday night they piled under the white tent for the weekly Texas Hold'em night.
But all isn't perfect.
"It's a little different," Michael said. "It's a lot hotter and harder to run a bar outside."
Michael also admitted some concerned residents have called Missouri Liquor Control on him, but he maintains he's not doing anything illegal by running the bar outside.
Prior to the fire, the bar's deck was open to its visitors and the parking lot adjacent to the building was used for other events, Michael said.
However, Michael did obtain a catering permit, which enables him to run the bar on the parking lot for an extended period of time. The current permit expires in five days, and then Michael can renew it, he said.
Michael is also working on continuing wings night on Wednesdays although state health codes forced him to stop serving food until his bar meets regulation.
"But I'm working on it," Michael said. He's also looking into hosting "free feeds," which could be made with his deep fryer and barbecue grill.
Michael noted there's no phone service at the tavern, but it's still open during regular hours.
He may be taking a positive approach to the bad situation, but Michael admitted his heart sank when he walked into the burnt bar early Monday.
"My whole life went up in smoke," said Michael, who's run the bar for the past eight years.
Wall memorabilia, signs and appliances melted in the fire. Michael was able to save a few sentimental items including autographed pictures of country artist Tanya Tucker and local favorite J.R. Bollinger.
For those wondering, the fire has been ruled accidental, and the cause is still undetermined, Michael said.
As for the future of the Corner's building, Michael said he doesn't know what will happen.
"I've just got to keep on working," Michael smiled. "It (this bar) is my livelihood."
So it's back to business as usual, Michael said, adding bartenders will be on duty and the beer will be cold.
After all, the Benton tavern has always been a place to socialize for many residents, pointed out one bar regular Thursday afternoon.
"It's like a coffee shop," he said. "But I like beer a lot better than I like coffee."


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"...Through their outstanding bravery and engagement in combat," the ambassador continued, "they fought at the risk of their own lives to assist French soldiers, their brothers in arms, who experienced a barrage of fire from the enemy...."
By Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau. WASHINGTON, July 26, 2011 – They are used to their deeds pass as unnoticed as their battlefield movements, but six Special Forces soldiers took the limelight here last night to receive a French military award roughly equivalent to the Silver Star.Special Forces soldiers from the 10th Special Forces Group and the 20th Special Forces Group received the French Croix de la Valeur Militaire, roughly analagous to the Silver Star, during a private ceremony at the French ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C., July 25, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill
Five National Guard soldiers and one on active duty were honored with the Croix de la Valeur Militaire – or French Cross of Military Valor -- in a private ceremony at the French ambassador's residence attended by senior leaders including Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Army chief of staff, and Army Maj. Gen. Timothy Kadavy, deputy director of the Army National Guard.
"I am deeply honored to … pay tribute to six most outstanding American soldiers from the United States Army and the Army National Guard who distinguished themselves while fighting the Taliban and al-Qaida elements in Afghanistan," said French Ambassador François Delattre.
"Through their outstanding bravery and engagement in combat," the ambassador continued, "they fought at the risk of their own lives to assist French soldiers, their brothers in arms, who experienced a barrage of fire from the enemy."
The five National Guard soldiers supported a French regiment executing a mission in and around Afghanistan's Uzbeen Valley in 2009; the active duty soldier was recognized for similarly heroic action in the same region a year earlier.
"They were trying to get at the French operating in the valley," said Army National Guard Capt. Thomas Harper, one of the awardees. "We prevented that from happening, allowing them to conduct their mission."
Created in 1956 by the French government to reward extraordinary deeds of bravery carried out as part of security and law enforcement operations, the Croix de la Valeur Militaire is one of the most respected decorations in the French military, Delattre said.
"Your courage honors you as well as your country; your exemplary service deserves to be commended," Delattre told Army Maj. Richard Nessel of the 10th Special Forces Group, the active duty soldier among the honorees.
"You demonstrated the highest military qualities and sense of duty," Delattre told the five Army National Guard soldiers who received the award: Capt. Thomas Harper, Master Sgt. David Nuemer, Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Ahern, Staff Sgt. Casey Roberts and Sgt. Ryan Meister.
Harper, a traditional Guard member who has been on active duty most of the last decade, was joined by his parents and sisters at the ceremony. "It's a huge honor for all of us," he said. "They're completely overwhelmed. We don't normally look for this kind of recognition. I don't think they've ever even been to one of my military school graduations."
The recognition of the Guard members reflects the Guard's contributions to the total force, Dempsey said.
"The last three award ceremonies I've been to happen to have been National Guard soldiers," he said. "We're really one Army. It's a signal that, as we go forward in a new fiscal environment, we have to maintain faith with all three components of our Army -- active, Guard and Reserve.
"It's a great credit to the young men and women who serve," Dempsey continued. "I couldn't be more proud of our Army in general -- but tonight is a night for five of these six soldiers in particular who happen to be National Guard."
The National Guard has Special Forces soldiers in 18 states. While they train and deploy just as active duty soldiers, Guard members also must balance civilian lives and careers. There are five active duty Special Forces groups, and two in the National Guard.
"It says a lot about our units and our dedication to duty and the training that we've undergone, as well as the maturity of our soldiers," Harper said.
"It's a great honor," said Ahern, a laser physicist in his civilian career who has spent four of the last 10 years deployed or recovering from combat-related injuries.
Ahern's parents, wife and daughter accompanied him. "They see the newspaper stories," he said. "They hear abstract descriptions of what you've done. But they don't really see it firsthand, nor do they see recognition, so this is a really good opportunity."
None of the Green Berets mentioned any of this at the ceremony. They stepped briefly into the light to accept honors. They said almost nothing of battles fought in Afghanistan and in hospitals. They shook hands with senior leaders who had come to thank them and, by extension, all those that serve alongside them. They shared the moment with parents, wives and children who rarely get to share in what they do -- and slipped back into the night as modestly and quietly as they arrived.
"We had kind of a tough fight those last few days in Afghanistan," Harper said. "We were just happy to be alive. We really didn't expect this kind of honor. It's pretty overwhelming, I'll tell you.
"We're very quiet in what we do," he continued. "We don't expect recognition. We don't look for it. This has been a little much for us today, … but we're happy that we could be here and that the French felt they could give us this extreme honor."
Navy Adm. Eric Olson, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command; Army Lt. Gen. John Mulholland, commanding general of U.S. Army Special Operations Command; and Army Lt. Gen. Richard Zahner, deputy chief of staff for intelligence, also were on hand for the ceremony.LINK :http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2011/07/sf-soldiers-honored-by-french-government.html
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|Fighting fat involves 'caloric deficit' tactic
Tom Johnson
The results from the Karolinska Institute study have important implications regarding interventions to reduce or prevent obesity. Fat mass depends on two factors: the number of adipocytes and the amount of fat each adipocyte stores. Comparisons of adipocyte numbers in obese and lean people showed that the number of adipocytes increases more rapidly between birth and adulthood in obese people and that the total number of adipocytes in adults, while constant, is also higher in obese people. There also was no difference in the rate of adipocyte turnover between obese and lean people.
Most of us have seen photographs or newsreels showing the spectacular flashes of light, the powerfully destructive shockwaves and mushroom clouds that appeared over the Nevada desert and Pacific atolls when nuclear weapons were tested above ground from 1951 until 1963. Then, the tests were banned with the signing of the Limited Test Ban Treaty.
Although the radioactive fallout produced by the atmospheric tests increased the risk for developing some types of cancer, it also has provided scientists interested in obesity with an opportunity to study the life cycle of cells called adipocytes that harbor fat in our bodies.
It is commonly thought by scientists in the field of obesity research that once an adipocyte is born, a person has that cell for a very long time — if not for the rest of his or her life.
However, scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have used carbon-14, a radioactive form of carbon that entered into the atmosphere as a result of above ground nuclear testing, to challenge that thought.
Before atmospheric testing began, the amount of carbon-14 in the atmosphere was stable. When above-ground nuclear testing began, the amount of carbon-14 in the atmosphere increased and did not drop until it began diffusing out of the atmosphere after the testing was stopped in 1963.
Plants incorporate atmospheric carbon-14 in the form of carbon dioxide. Humans then incorporate carbon-14 into their cells by eating plants and animals that eat plants.
The amount of carbon-14 in a human reflects the amount in the atmosphere at any given time. In particular, the carbon-14 ends up in the DNA of new chromosomes formed when a cell divides. Thus, the amount of carbon-14 in the DNA of a cell can be used to determine the birth date of the cell because it represents the amount of carbon-14 in the atmosphere on the day that the new cell was formed by cell division.
By examining the carbon-14 in adipocytes from people in the U.S. born before atmospheric nuclear testing began and after testing stopped, the scientists at the Karolinska Institute were able to determine when the cells were born and how long they lived.
They found that DNA in adipocytes from people born before nuclear testing had levels of carbon-14 that were higher than the atmospheric levels on their birthdays. This indicates that the adipocytes in these older individuals were formed after they were born and after atmospheric nuclear tests were stopped.
Examination of adipocytes from people born after the bomb tests ended showed that they contained carbon-14 levels corresponding to contemporary atmospheric levels. This indicates that some of their adipocytes had disappeared. These findings allowed the scientists to conclude that new adipocytes are constantly born to replace dead ones and that in about eight years, humans replace 50 percent of their existing adipocytes. However, even though adipocytes turn over during one's lifetime, the research also showed that the number of adipocytes in humans steadily increases from birth to early adulthood and then remains constant for the remainder of a person's life.
This all suggests that obese people acquire adipocytes faster during childhood and adolescence and maintain more fat cells during adulthood than lean people. Because adipocytes can store large amounts of fat, and there is no way known at the present time to reduce their numbers, reduction in the amount of fat stored within the cells is the only way to lose weight if you are obese or overweight. If you are lean, the way to prevent becoming overweight is to prevent accumulation of fat in adipocytes.
A pound of body fat is equal to about 3,500 calories. Thus, if someone wanted to lose a pound of fat in a week, they would need to create a caloric deficit of 500 calories a day (500 calories times seven days equals 3500 calories). It is also possible to lose about 10 pounds in a year by creating a caloric deficit of 100 calories a day.
Until the time arrives where drugs are developed that can cure obesity and induce weight loss by affecting the number of adipocytes and their turnover, the best way to reduce the amount of fat stored in the cells is to create caloric deficits by reducing caloric intake and burning calories by exercising.
Increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables in the diet should be part of any weight-loss program because they are low in calories and high in fiber that fills you up. Exercise should be something that you really enjoy doing because you need to do it for 20 to 30 minutes a few times a week.
Once you decide what combination of diet and exercise works best for you, you have to maintain the combination on a regular basis because the number of fat cells you have is not changing even though you lose weight.
Remember that the results from the study at the Karolinska Institute are show that those adipocytes are still there waiting to store excess calories, as fat, if people deviate from their diet/exercise program.


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William Gary (Bill) Adkins, 77, passed away suddenly on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in Delta, Ohio.
Mr. Adkins was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Frances (Fannie) Adkins of Oak Ridge; and his son, William Gary Adkins Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Kay; daughter, Holly Shindorf and her husband, Mike, and their three children, of Delta; his brother, Tom Adkins, and his wife, Barbara; an by his sister, Peggy Lyons McNabb and her husband, Robert, of Oak Ridge.
Burial will be next to his won in Delta.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
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