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ANN ARBOR -- Michigan freshman Nik Stauskas is a shooter.
One way or another, the 6-foot-6 Canadian-born wing is going to find a way to get shots off. Whether it's man-to-man, double-team, full-court press -- whatever.
How about Syracuse's 2-3 zone? A defense Orange coach Jim Boeheim has made famous with extremely long, well-coached talent who find a way to terrorize good shooters into poor performances.
Stauskas says he respects the zone, but at the same time, isn't exactly afraid of it.
He's actually looking forward to it.
"Yeah, there's not someone specifically guarding you all the time, it gives you the option to roam around and pick your spots," Stauskas said. "We've got a couple special plays that I guess are really good against the zone, so we're just working on those.
"But any open look is good for me."
Prior to the start of Big Ten play, Stauskas -- who has never lacked confidence -- said he believed he was the best shooter in America.
At the time, he was right. He was shooting 56.5 percent from 3-point range.
And though his numbers naturally slid throughout the course of a 31-game regular season, Stauskas is still Michigan's best deep threat -- firing at 44.9 percent from long range.
His 79 3-pointers this season are a Michigan freshman record, and he went 6-for-6 from deep in a 20-point win over Florida in the Elite Eight.
Stauskas' confidence is back, and he can't wait to get to the Final Four to show it off a little more. Syracuse's zone is a challenge, and he admits that, but he still can't wait to play against it.
"Obviously the way Syracuse plays defense is effective," Stauskas said. "They've got a lot of guys who have a lot of length and stuff like that.
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At Large Out Reach
This message appeared in the DNSO GA list, seeing a brainstorming chance and wiki having a good cross section of computing people it seemed a good place to stick a copy. People should run the internet, not corporations. --
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, kicking off a discussion on Outreach to internet users, to promote representation of ordinary internet users in the governance and administration of the Internet.)
In order to claim that we represent ordinary users and the internet public, we need to increase our membership significantly. Otherwise we will be marginalized as a minority group, whereas the constituency we seek to promote and represent is in fact millions strong and deserves to have a critical executive role in the administration of the DNS and the future development of the Internet.
ICANN being ICANN, the true voice of the internet majority will always be sidelined (particularly if it challenges ICANN policy) unless it negotiates/determines from a position of numerical strength. Size of membership is what ICANN will most truly fear, because the larger and wider our membership, the stronger our claim to be truly representative.
Therefore, the premise behind the ideas I'm posting (below) is that mass-recruitment is essential, and that we broaden our remit beyond mere "technical mission of ICANN" (which will never attract more than a few thousand) to become an organization upholding the interests of the individual in the Internet, ranging from the way it is run, to consumer issues, to freedom and justice. Only if we embrace the issue of "The Future of the Internet" - as it impacts on individuals, families, communities with all their various interests - will we be relevant to many and grow significantly in numbers.
The following Outreach ideas are not meant to be wholly rational and "sensible" in the first instance. They are intended to provoke thought, incite comment, and are basically a brainstorming exercise so we can explore collectively the ways we might achieve a broader membership. Some ideas you may quite like. Some, you may rule out completely.
I take the view that most significant Outreach will take place at a national or local level, and I regard it as axiomatic that we press forward with establishing representatives for each country, and websites to accompany that representation wherever possible.
Possible points of access and recruitment:
1. Through University and College Internet Societies and IT departments, with a view to a student membership and network. This could be a worldwide feature of our movement, but could be promoted best at national level, with a view to sending speakers to various campuses. I believe in the idealism of young people, and they are a vital recruitment zone.
2. Through Trade Union movements, interest groups, and already-established organizations at local and national level. We should demonstrate the importance of a "free" Internet run by people for people, not dominated by big business. We should demonstrate the link between organizations' interests and the future and freedom of the Internet. We should seek to affiliate with these pre-existent organizations and networks, and seek the representation and involvement of their memberships. It may indeed be possible to 'capture' whole membership lists of organizations, and link up via e-mail to significantly enlarge our representation of individuals.
3. Through a "map" approach, starting with the world, and divisible down to country and town level, seeking to encourage representation from every town that has internet access (and indeed, indirectly, seeking representation from those villages and communities that don't). This would be a very graphic method of demonstrating our scale, scope and purpose - as an organization speaking for ordinary people from every corner of the globe.
4. Through conventional coverage and development of links with press and media, working particularly at national and local level. Publicity and Marketing are essential, and strategies should be consciously developed, targeting opportunities and planning the timescale and levels of publicity which will be most beneficial. However, we should never fall into the trap of 'spin' superseding 'substance', and we should always put integrity and truth before image and soundbite.
5. Identifying certain key movements, whether Green organizations, religious/cultural groups, UN organizations, commerce or small business groups. Working out the "interface" and common ground on which to approach them, and demonstrating how the future of the internet (and its administration) is vital to them.
6. Negative strategies. I believe it would be very useful to analyse, develop, and summarize for publicity, some of the most glaring failures, abuses, and controversies ICANN and its close allies have been guilty of. This is all part of the process of conviction and argument and recruitment (rest assured, ICANN would not hesitate to do the same to us). Clearly, this negative sub-category would merely be a small argument in our prevailing positive message.
7. "Themed" initiatives. For example, you develop an initiative called "Schools of the World" linking to the theme "Sharing the Future : the Internet for All Our Children". In a similar vein to the "map" approach, you try to spread out and involve as many schools worldwide as possible. (This would be facilitated if we constructed links with eg Teachers' Unions etc.) We try to get a teacher representative (or more than one) and we link to interest/education/freedom issues and information. Setting up (from simple beginnings) a global movement like this would extend the scope of our membership, the importance of a free internet for all children, and the great thing about schools is that they are so closely knitted into their communities in so many places.
8. Club membership and affiliation : the world is full of clubs, hobbies, interests etc. Set up lists of organizations, listed geographically and by subject/category. Approach clubs through national and local representatives. Explain how the Internet and its future matters for them. Encourage even just ONE representative to join our organization (and of course, develop from there to involve the rest of their membership list).
9. Exploiting the mass-following of sport worldwide. Sport is an interface which is worldwide. It can be an image of worldwide friendship, involvement and things we have in common. And the Internet is a meeting place, a linking place, and a place for supporters and players. Take Football for example : using the same "map" method, you could try to create a link and representative with as many clubs as possible in every country on the planet... "The Internet Future : is YOUR club represented yet?" Sport is high-profile. Sport uses the Internet. Clubs may be willing to exchange links. And supporters might join up so that their own teams are represented in this worldwide process of representation.
10. Dialogue and Targeting Interested Parties. For example, analysis of whois lists enables me to see who are the most active domain registrants in the .info and .biz roll-outs. Why not enter into dialogue with some of these? Similarly, at local and national level, why not analyse, identify and engage webmasters, IT workers, interested groups or businesses? In this area we might not enrol such high numbers, but we would be attracting a more informed group, and a membership with the kinds of skills we could use.
If you've read all this, I applaud your stamina. You could probably think of another 10 initiatives in place of these. What I'm doing here is more of a "vision" thing than a "practical logistics" thing. And these ideas may be kicked into touch by one or all. I'm just brainstorming.
But the point I'm trying to make is : without a substantial membership, our influence is limited and our claims can be marginalized in the very area we argue most strongly - representation.
And yet, if we broaden our scope a little, while keeping ICANN/DNS/"How the Internet is Run" as a central project, we can create the kind of scale and representation (and global representation too) which ICANN knows will have the moral authority to demand representation and executive power.
The Internet is a Worldwide resource for all the ordinary people of the world. The people of the world have a right to determine its development and its future. That's simple democracy. And much as Mr Sims loves to rule out "global democracy" along these lines, what we are proposing here is in fact something idealistic and about freedom and the reality - that the internet has truly become something that belongs to ALL the people of the world. Its ideas, its dreams, its freedom, its sorrows, its charities, its projects... it is this power for such great good, and for bringing ordinary individual people together.
The concept of global representation, and the right of the millions upon millions of ordinary people to have a priority over big business in the decisions taken over the development of the Internet : this is an ideal which is waiting to be turned into a reality. Because it is an ideal (and a beautiful ideal too, because the Internet is growing so many creative opportunities for ordinary people) it will face opposition from those tired, grey, sordid power-brokers for whom the control of the net is more about "control" and "vested interest" and "power"...
But the Internet has unleashed a different kind of power, creative, democratic, subversive of dishonesties and stolen power.
So... however impractical some of my brainstorming ideas may seem... I invite you to tell ME, in reply, the ways YOU think we can "grow" a membership which truly, and authoritatively, represents the interests of the ordinary people of the internet - millions and millions of them.
Faced with a movement that grows exponentially, and embraces openness and democracy, ICANN will find it very hard indeed to exclude its greatest constituency.
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Amarillo City Commission: Tuesday, 3 p.m., Commission Chambers, City Hall, 509 E. Seventh Ave. Commissioners will award a contract for renovation of the Ross Rogers West Golf Course and possibly select a new commissioner.
Amarillo Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Committee: Thursday, 1:30 p.m., Room 306, City Hall, 509 E. Seventh Ave. Members will review the 2001 annual list of projects.
Amarillo Parks and Recreation Commission: Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., Room 306, City Hall, 509 E. Seventh Ave. The Zoo Friends will present 2002 goals to commissioners.
Amarillo Planning and Zoning Commission: Monday, 3 p.m., Commission Chambers, City Hall, 509 E. Seventh Ave. Commissioners will possibly discuss platting the Greenways at Hillside for residential building sites.
Bushland Independent School District: Tuesday, 5 p.m., Middle School Library, One Blackhawk Drive. Board members will prepare for the superintendent's evaluation.
Canyon City Commission: Monday, 6 p.m., Commission Chambers, City Hall, 301 16th St. Commissioners will review a city audit for fiscal year 2000-2001.
Canyon Independent School District: Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Central Administration Office, 508 16th St., Canyon. Board members will meet in executive session at 6:30 p.m. and convene in open session at 7 p.m. to hear an update on bond projects.
Potter County Commissioners Court: Monday, 9 a.m., 500 S. Fillmore St. Commissioners will discuss court-appointed attorneys, consider employee health insurance matters and discuss the courthouse restoration project.
River Road Independent School District: Monday, 7 p.m., High School Library, Highway 287 and Mobley Drive. Board members will consider the superintendent's contract.
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There are thousands of versions of fake antivirus software and rogue applications, but all work on the foundation of misleadingly informing users their computer has been infected with malware (viruses, spyware). The programs then hassle and coerce users to purchase the software, which often looks genuine and legal but has no real functionality. Their end game is to assault your data and compromise your machine.
Users are normally asked if they want to clean their machine, which causes the fake software to download. Fake antivirus programs usually spread by social engineering methods rather than by exploiting software vulnerabilities on the victim's computer, according to Google. What does this mean? It's all in the hands of the end user and set computer. If you can cut them off at the pass, their fake antivirus software will be ineffective and you will have prevailed in this information security battle for this day.
Google conducted a 13-month study reviewing some 240 million web pages. The company determined that 11,000 of those domains were involved in deploying fake antivirus programs and that those kinds of program comprise 15 percent of the malicious software on the web. 15 percent might not sound like much, but trust us that is a whole lot of bad software roaming out there on the internet. The study can be found here for those who want more information on this topic.
The scammers behind the fake antivirus programs normally use online advertisements using popular keywords, although Google claims it filters those advertised URLs (websites) to delete the malicious ones. Google will blacklist or cancel those domains to warn people, but those creating fake antivirus programs change the domains hosting their malicious software faster than ever to evade the block list.
According to Google, a domain hosting fake antivirus software used to serve up the content for up to 100 hours in April 2009, but that figure fell to less than 10 hours in September 2009 and then to less than one hour in January.
The reason why these fake antivirus programs are so hard to find and take down is because of an increased level of "polymorphism," a technique used to make an application look unique and evade malware scanners.
Examples of fake antivirus programs are as follows:
Bottom line, if you see any weird popup asking you install anything, stop and consult with the IT Help Desk or the Office of Information Security before taking any action and possibly compromising your machine. Conventional legal antivirus products and malware scanners are always the best to make this determination, but even sometimes that might not be enough.
Do not hesitate to ask any questions. Only you can stop fake antivirus programs and rogue applications dead in their tracks.
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Spurs cut ties with Sam Young after one game
For the San Antonio Spurs, the preseason is mainly about practice. With 14 players already under contract and a 15th roster spot they almost never fill out of training camp, it would typically take an extraordinary performance from a camp invitee to earn a place on the roster moving forward.
There was some hope for Sam Young as the Spurs entered Wednesday night's game against CSKA Moscow, especially given the void behind Kawhi Leonard at the backup small forward spot. That hope has quickly diminished, it appears. Jared Zwerling of Bleacher Report has reportedly heard San Antonio has already cut ties with Young after a dismal performance in his preseason opener, and the Spurs have since confirmed it.
Young went scoreless on six shots in 18 minutes off the bench, and looked completely out of place every second he was on the floor. Apparently the Spurs saw enough, and if you read into body language at all, Young did not look good in the team locker room following the game. The former Pitt Panther was thought to have perhaps the best opportunity to make the team — however slight that chance may have been — and was the only training camp invite to play in last night's 95-93 win over CSKA Moscow.
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What makes a sport a "sport"?
I've always thought a key criteria is that there has to be a way to determine a clear-cut winner, and a statistically-measured way to crown a champion.
Cheerleading, figure skating, and gymnastics, in my view, aren't sports. I do, however, consider gymnasts, skaters, and cheerleaders athletes who participate in competitions.
The difference between a competition and a sport is simple: A competition is judged. When a gymnast gets on the floor or the rings, a panel judges him, and he's scored according to opinion.
College football uses the BCS Poll to determine bowl placement. The AP Poll is no longer a factor, but the USA Today Coaches' Poll plays huge role.
And so long as it continues to do so, college football will be a competition, not a sport.
The inclusion of polls in the BCS formula leaves room for error, grievance, and favoritism. This year was especially troublesome, as many teams that normally wouldn't be in the national spotlight staked claims to high rankings—only to plummet in the polls in the event of a loss.
The polls are biased based on the history of a program, especially at the beginning of the year. The BCS Poll doesn't come out until Week Six, but the Coaches' Poll is active from Week One.
If a coach is busy preparing his team, does he really have time to sit and judge other teams' talent—or are big names more important?
The year started with arguably the biggest upset in college football history, when Appalachian State defeated Michigan. What isn't talked about, though, is that Appy State had won two straight national championships at the time—and won a third this year.
Did losing to a two-time national champion really warrant such a drastic drop in ranking? If not—what gives?
The loss wasn't supposed to happen. Since the Wolverines were supposed to win and didn't, they were abandoned by the voters.
Sounds like opinion and bias to me.
I'm not one of these people who clamor for a playoff system. It's not going to happen anytime soon. The closest thing may be the "Plus-One" system the NCAA is considering, but that won't be an option until at least 2009, when the BCS contract expires.
The good news is that these issues can be resolved by a handful of minor changes:
1. Division I-A schools should no longer be allowed to play Division I-AA schools. They're in different leagues. Would the New England Patriots ever play an Arena League team?
2. Keep the BCS Poll but eliminate the Coaches' Poll as a factor. Keep the human element out of it.
3. Standardize conferences. Some Conferences have championship games; some don't. The BCS picture may have looked very different if there hadn't been ACC, Big 12, and SEC Championship games. This is a decision that is made by the conferences and shouldn't be.
4. All non-BCS bowls should be determined by conference standing, not by poll rankings.
For college football to become a sport instead of a competition, we need to eliminate the human factor of the BCS. Otherwise, we might as well quit keeping score and put judges on the sidelines instead.
Just like they do in figure skating.
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Grid'5000 experiment
solving PDE problem with asynchronous iterations (Application)
Conducted byRaphael Couturier
DescriptionThis challenge consists in using iterative methods to solve PDE problem. Using distant clusters which may be heterogeneous prevents from using frequent synchronizations. In order to let machines computes freely their iterations one can use asynchronous iteration model. With the CRAC library developped by S. Domas (LIFC - Belfort), it is possible to develop PDE solver using the Multisplitting Newton method that only require one synchronization at each time step. Currently, the asynchronous version is in average twice fast as the synchronous one with more than 100 cpu using 2 or 3 sites.
Statusin progress
- Nodes involved: 100
- Sites involved: >3
- Minimum walltime: 8h
- Batch mode: no
- CPU bound: yes
- Memory bound: no
- Storage bound: no
- Network bound: no
- Interlink bound: no
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Through the miracle of personal computing, many Americans now have the option of doing their jobs without leaving home. That blessing may turn into a curse for this new sitcom, starring Tony Danza as a New York sports columnist and single dad (recently separated) who writes in his apartment so he can spend more time raising his daughters, aged 16 (Majandra Delfino) and 11 (Ashley Malinger). Problem: Danza is unable to type, much less operate his PC, so he must dictate his prose to a full-time assistant (Maria Canals). Every possible laugh is squeezed out of this circumstance in the first two episodes (Sept. 24 and Oct. 1). Bigger problem: Danza's household headaches are not especially funny. How many times will the show remind us that his younger daughter is a hypochondriac and that his ever-present doorman (Shaun Weiss) has the hots for his assistant? Then again, Danza is easy to like as a tidier version of Oscar Madison. So here's our free advice: Have the sportswriter work at the newspaper office and let the girls' grandfather (Dean Stockwell) play nanny.
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Drawing InstrumentsPocket Cases
This page displays the earliest sets in the mathematics collections. The coverings on the cases are sharkskin or tortoiseshell. Notable European makers crafted some of the instruments in these cases, including Pierre Martel, Michael Butterfield, Claude Langlois, and Thomas Rubergall. At least one of these sets is known to have been used in the early United States.
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Pocket Case of Architect's Drawing Instruments Signed Rubergall
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- This pocket-sized tortoiseshell case has silver trim around the outside, blue velvet lining in the lid, and wooden frame with slots for holding the instruments. The top of the case has a silver plate marked: ANIMO ET FIDE [courage and faith]. Inside the case are: a 4-1/2" pair of silver and steel dividers with one removable point; a silver crayon holder and a pen point that both fit the dividers; a 2-7/8" silver and steel drawing pen; a 4-1/2" ivory rectangular protractor; and a 4-7/8" ivory English-style sector with a silver hinge.
- The protractor is divided to single degrees and numbered by tens in both directions from 10 to 170. The interior has scales for 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" and 1 inch to the foot. This side is marked: * RUBERGALL COVENTRY. ST. LONDON *. The back of the protractor has scales dividing the inch into 60, 50, 45, 40, 35, and 30 parts; a line of chords; and a plotting scale with diagonal scales at each end.
- One side of the sector has three double scales: sines, running from 10 to 90 degrees; tangents, running from 45 to 75 degrees; and a second tangent scale, running from 10 to 45 degrees. The outer edge of both legs has scales for logarithmic tangents, sines, and numbers. The hinge is marked: Rubergall (/) London.
- The other side has a double scale along the fold line for regular polygons, from 12 to 4 sides. Both legs have scales of equal parts, running from 1 to 10 and labeled L; of secants, running from 20 to 75 and labeled S; and of chords, running from 10 to 60 and labeled C. The outer edge has a 9" ruler divided to 1/10" and numbered by ones from 1 to 9. The upper arm has scales labeled In Me [inclined meridian] and Cho [chords] that each run from 10 to 90. The lower arm has scales labeled Lat [latitude], running from 10 to 70; and Hou [hours], running from I to VI. These four scales are associated with making sundials and are characteristic of sectors made in England in the 18th and early 19th centuries. See http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/sectors. Silver inserts protect scale marks where users would frequently set divider points.
- Thomas Rubergall was an optician and instrument maker whose workshop operated in London from 1802 to 1854 and was located on Coventry Street from 1805 to 1854. The instruments in this case are likely all original to the set. The Smithsonian acquired this object in 1960.
- References: Science Museum Group, "Collections Online – People," http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=104654&t=people; Gloria Clifton, Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 (London: National Maritime Museum, 1995), 239.
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December 7 at 7:30 pm, Saint Vincent Basilica December 8 at 4 pm, Sacred Heart Church, Shadyside, Pittsburgh The Saint Vincent Camerata with the Academy Chamber Orchestra will present an All-Bach concert on December 7 and 8, 2013. The program includes 2 complete Cantatas: n. 61 "Savior of the Nations, Come" (Nun komm der Heiden Heiland), and n. 147 "Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life" (Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben).
Soprano soloist in the Cantatas will be Grettelyn Nypaver, an alumna (2010) of Saint Vincent College, now an active free-lance vocalist in Pittsburgh, who has been soloist with the Camerata, the Saint Vincent College Choir, and with the Schola Cantorum of Holy Family.
Olga Perez Flora, who has performed with the Amarillo, Arizona, Ohio State, Opera Festival of Rome, Pittsburgh, and New Jersey Opera companies, will be mezzo soprano soloist.
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The concert will also include Bach's Violin Concerto in A Minor, with Saint Vincent College Senior music major Aubrey Saloka as violin soloist.
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Senate Democrats say they'll get the votes this week to pass an immigration bill backed by the bipartisan "Gang of Eight." But at least one senator admitted that bill will be "dead on arrival" in the House.
Some lawmakers in the GOP are sending out dire warnings that the party is through if it doesn't get on the right side of the bill.
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Growing up, beef noodle soup was a staple in our house. It's something we would eat on the weekends for lunch at least a few times a month. I enjoyed eating it, but it was never one of my favorite dishes. Even when I went off to college, it wasn't one of the dishes that I missed and asked my mom to make when I went home for visits.
Then about two years ago, Boyfriend went home with me because we had a friend's wedding to attend. For lunch, my mom made beef noodle soup. It was Boyfriend's first time eating beef noodle soup, and he absolutely loved it. Even now, he constantly talks about my mom's beef noodle soup.
From then on, he wanted to try beef noodle soup wherever we went. So I started ordering it at restaurants. Watching his passion for beef noodle soup made me excited about it for the first time too. Soon, I started craving beef noodle soup and wanting to find good beef noodle soup places. And whenever I go home now, my mom always has beef noodle soup waiting for me.
I decided to finally try to make it myself. I didn't ever learn how, so I tried my best to follow phone instructions from my mom. It was kind of frustrating to make. Like many chinese dishes, this is not something you can whip up. To get the deep, beef broth, the broth needs to be simmering for several hours. I made mine over two days.
I think the end result was pretty decent for my first attempt. The beef was my favorite part. The beef was really tender and flavorful. For some reason my soup didn't taste exactly right though. Some flavors were missing, but I'm not quite sure what I did wrong. It was also more oily than my mom's.
When I presented my creation to Boyfriend, he said that the broth wasn't as good as my mom's. Ouch ;-). He really liked the beef though. He also didn't like my noodles. For the first night I made this, I was in a rush, and rather than using a thicker, chewier noodle, I used a really thin noodle (mian xian), that cooks really fast, but is very delicate with no chewiness at all. So picky! When he gets all food critic-like it makes me laugh.
When I first met Boyfriend, his meals consisted of vienna sausages and rice! He's come a long way…He always insists he could go back to his old lifestyle at any point, but I'm pretty sure his food palate has changed too much to go back.
I cooked the broth some more, added some more soy sauce, and then made it with some thick potato starch noodles I found at the Korean store. He liked this version much better.
Beef Noodle Soup
- five spice packet
- soy sauce
- beef shank
- beef bones
- garlic
1. Fill a large pot with water, about halfway full. Then add in the beef bones. I was able to buy a bag of beef bones at Ranch 99. You should be able to find them at your local asian supermarket. The bones are really big. I used about 5-6 bones in my pot. Cover pot with a lid and let simmer for an hour. As it simmers, the broth will develop some gray scum at the top as a result of the beef bones. Scoop out as much of it as you can with a large spoon.
2. Then add in chopped garlic and some soy sauce (I used maybe a quarter cup). Let broth simmer for another hour.
3. Add in beef shank. You can add in whole or cut into pieces. If you cut into pieces, the meat will cook faster. I forgot what the advantages of putting it in whole are. I tried to put mine in whole, but there wasn't enough room, so I ended up cutting mine.
4. Add in chinese five spice packet. I also purchased mine from Ranch 99. Let pot simmer for another hour.
5. Let the beef and broth sit overnight. The next day, add in more soy sauce until it suits your tastes. I added in approximately 3/4 cup. Simmer for another 1 1/2 hour, or until meat is very soft and tender. By this time, the beef soup should be ready. If the broth does not seem to have enough beef flavor or the meat is still hard, you can cook longer. If you cooked the beef shank whole, remove and cut into small chunks against the grain, before putting the meat back. You can use other types of beef cuts, but I really liked the beef shank. It has very little fat and has a lot of tendons, which creates for a very tender meat. No tendon meat tends to be very dry.
6. Boil noodles in a separate pot of hot water until cooked. Place cooked noodles into a bowl and pour hot beef noodle soup into bowl. Serve and enjoy! You can also add vegetables to your beef noodle soup. Often, bok choy is used.
7. With the remaining pot of soup (I made a lot since it takes so long to make), you can continue to reheat to further develop the flavor. If the pot of soup is boiled everyday, it can last for a few days without refrigeration.
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I use almost the same method too. Nice! How big is the shank you bought – lb wise? Can you use another type of beef? Like beef stew meat?
My mom always put ginger and green onions during the stewing part. Maybe that'll do the trick next time for yours?
I laughed when i saw your bf's 'honest' critique of his sentiments for your beef stew. You two must have a nice loving, honest relationship But yeah, it's hard to beat 'mom's' original recipe for anything.
Nice post! Love the details and pics!
Hey Kirbie – Looks nice. I usually brown my meat and bones to help develop the sugars and deglaze with Shiaoxing to take of all the good yummy stuff to start my NRM. This also means less scum. I don't use those five spice mixes and prefer to use star anise, ginger, hot bean paste, garlic, the whites of green onions, soy sauce, and sugar as the base for flavors.
I'm definitely going to make it again.
I think my shank was about 2-3 lbs. I just pointed to a piece at Ranch 99, and they all appeared to be about the same. You can use beef stew meat too. My mom has recently been using one at Vons, the Rancher's Reserve brand. I think she said it was the top blade cut or something.
I think I need to add ginger in next time and green onions. Maybe my mom did tell me to add ginger and I just forgot.
Boyfriend used to love everything I cooked for him. Now he gets all picky! hehehe
I completely forgot about removing the scum part! Just added it to the directions. Your version sounds delicious, though a bit more complicated. I usually don't have the spices lying around which is why I use the five spice mix.
NRM has never been my favorite. My mom always added ginger, whole green onions, garlic and star anise too. She also puts the the meat/bone in after the water starts boiling because she says it cuts down on the scum. I can't comment to any of this since I've never made it but I sure loved her broth.
this is an awesome post. props to you for making this…i need to start learning all the things my parents make me before i go off to school. those are some really beautiful pictures of the beef. i'll bet it was really tasty!
I used to always get tired chewing on the meat, but the shank I used this time I didn't seem to have that problem. Interesting tip on the meat/bone after water boiling. I'll need to try that next time!
I was supposed to learn all these things before I left home for college and I never did. And every time I go home my mom has plans to show me stuff, but we never end up having time. So I spend a lot of time on the phone and experimenting. hehee.
I was sitting here all cold and sad and then I read your post and now I'm happy and inspired! Keep posting!
You can remove a lot more of the oily-ness by stopping the cooking process and putting the broth into the fridge. The fat will solidify and you can remove it with a spoon.
I'm in the process of making this right now I'm completely excited! It smells great.
Aww. Thanks! Your comment made my day =)
Interesting. Thanks for the tip. I hope your beef noodle soup turned out well!
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Second Thought Theatre announces an ambitious 2014 season
Second Thought Theatre has usually been rather tardy in announcing upcoming seasons since its reorganization a few years back. This time, though, it is giving us a look at coming events while its final 2013 offering, Neil LaBute's In a Forest, Dark and Deep, is still playing.
The season can be summed up in three words — [expletive], Nocturne and Booth. Yep, all three plays have one-word titles, but we can't print the first one in The Dallas Morning News.
Mike Bartlett's season-opener deals with a gay man just out of a relationship who falls in love with a woman. Second Thought will be doing two preliminary staged readings of it for Uptown Players' Pride Festival on Sept. 8 before the full-fledged production next January.
Following up its lauded 2011 production of Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter, the company will be staging the playwright's one-man script Nocturne. One of the Red Light Winter actors, Drew Wall, will star.
Second Thought co-artistic director Steven Walters, one of the company's founders 10 years ago, used to be the group's playwright-in-residence. He's juggling multiple careers these days — acting company member at the Dallas Theater Center and screenwriter in addition to featured roles on series television. He says a grant from the TACA Donna Wilhelm Family New Works Fund is enabling him to finish another new script for Second Thought. Based on an idea by Walters and Erik Archilla, Booth takes a new look at the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. It's interesting that young Dallas actor-playwrights are examining the darker side of American history; Montgomery Sutton, so good in Second Thought's recent Gruesome Playground Injuries, is working on a multi-play cycle about Aaron Burr.
[expletive] will run Jan. 29-Feb. 22, Nocturne April 2-26 and Booth May 21-June 14. All productions will be in Bryant Hall on the Kalita Humphreys Theater campus, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas. Season memberships cost $50 are on sale now at 1-866-811-411 or 2tt.co.


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Military police state becoming more evident
Published: Thursday, August 21st, 2014
It is disturbing to watch scenes like those coming from Ferguson, Mo., last week where there were five nights of rioting due to unrest over a black 18-year-old being shot by a white police officer. The young man reportedly was unarmed and shot several times by the police officer.
When local police show up in black or camouflaged SWAT military garb from head to toe, backed up by surplus armored military equipment, it seems to incite an already angry crowd of demonstrators. People gathering on the street no longer feel safe in practicing their freedom to peacefully assemble, which is guaranteed in the Constitution.
Burning and looting by these people is difficult to understand because they are only hurting their neighborhood business owners and the employees of those stores who are out of jobs until the stores can reopen. That kind of behavior simply cannot be tolerated and those illegal perpetrators need to be arrested and hauled off to jail.
Tim Lynch, director of the Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice, wrote an excellent opinion piece on CNN.com last Thursday entitled "Ferguson, a war zone or a U.S. city." Lynch details events leading up to the rioting and says, "If a listener didn't know any better, he would think the description of events unfolding in Ferguson must surely be taking place in Iraq or Afghanistan – combat-armored shock troops shoot tear gas into crowds while snipers train high-powered rifles on groups of civilians from atop heavily armored MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) assault vehicles rolling through and blocking off city streets like tanks."
We are glad we are not the only ones observing this military-like transformation of local police departments. Lynch asks, "How could a small local police force act like an occupying military force?" Then he goes on to answer his own question. Through a federal action called Program 1033, the Defense Department hands down military surplus equipment to local police departments for use in situations like the domestic "wars" on drugs and terrorism.
Lynch says billions of dollars of military arms and equipment have been distributed to local police departments since the program started in the late 1990s. We can see where this program has led us when we observe such incidents as the riots and looting in Ferguson, Mo. In their zeal to protect themselves and quell civil disorder, the local militarized police may have actually made the situation much worse by appearing in military uniforms.
Outfitting local police in soldier garb from head to toe is asking for trouble because the mindset of a soldier is way different than that of a police officer. The latter is trained to deal with citizens who are protected by the right to assemble under the Bill of Rights while soldiers are trained to fight a military enemy. The two don't mix.
Secondly, Lynch correctly points out that dressing a cop as a soldier does not make him a soldier. SWAT teams are not military special forces even if they try to act like them. Police officers do not have the training that military forces have and equiping them to be warriors is simply dangerous for them and the public they serve.
Lastly, if cities think they really need a SWAT unit, the deployment of such a unit should happen only in extraordinary situations beyond the capability of the everyday patrolman, such as a hostage situation. Members of these units receive special training to handle and react to unusual law enforcement situations. They are not your typical police officer who patrols the community.
Many Americans and some U.S. lawmakers are waking up and seeing the results of Program 1033. There already is legislation being crafted to put an end to the program due to what has happened in Ferguson. The sooner this happens, the better off we will be as a country.
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50I Became A Prostitute
Despite the title - and lyrics such as "you are the bearer of a womb without love" - this track won them a following in the US, and deservedly so.
49Cheat On Me
'Cheat On Me' showed that yes they can, sharing the same skies with the scrappy glories of the past, yet proving the addition of Marr was no hollow gimmick.
48Drumming Song
In 'Drumming Song', she created possibly one of the most intensely passionate and physically aching love songs we've ever heard.
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46DOA (Death Of Auto-Tune)
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43The Captain
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42Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
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when a roommate needs the room for a hookup and the person kicked out is stranded with no where to go.
In college I was sexiled so my roommate could have fun with her boyfriend.
viết bởi HookerLO 15 Tháng năm, 2009
To be kicked out of your room(usually happens in dorms) because your roommate is having sex.
I have been sex-iled, damn roommate.
viết bởi manupputa 03 Tháng mười, 2010
When your college roomate's boyfriend or girlfriend comes to visit at your dorm and they sexile you from the room.
"Roomate: Get out of here for awhile.
Friend down the hall: Haha you were sexiled!"
Friend down the hall: Haha you were sexiled!"
viết bởi jcad 01 Tháng hai, 2009


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Marguerite "Margie" Arney
Marguerite "Margie" Arney, 87, of Amarillo died Wednesday, April 21, 2010.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in Prince of Peace Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jeffrey D. Geske officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East by Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Mrs. Arney was born Oct. 8, 1922, in Woodbine, Kan., to Daniel and Catherine Longhofer. She was raised in east-central Kansas. She married Charles Arney on May 26, 1956, in Albuquerque, N.M.
Mrs. Arney moved to Amarillo from Oklahoma City in 1975, where she had lived for 11 years. She was a very successful broker and Realtor in Amarillo for many years.
Mrs. Arney was a member of First Baptist Church and also loved being part of the family at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Two things that she loved to do most were to paint and cook. She loved to cook for her family and also cherished the time she spent with them. Most of all, she loved being Mimi to her grandchildren and great-grandson.
Mrs. Arney knew Jesus as her Savior, and her family is celebrating their mother and grandmother being with the Lord.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and six sisters.
Survivors include her husband, Charles E. Arney; two daughters, Kathy Curry and husband Monty of Tulsa, Okla., and Kim Carry and husband Mitch of Amarillo; six grandchildren, Krista Curry, Kelsey Curry, Matt Curry, Ashley Carry, Andi Carry and Scott Carry; and a great-grandson, Caleb Britten.
The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105; or American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109.
Sign the online guest book at www.coxlagrone.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
Esther M. Kendall
Esther M. Kendall, 96, of Amarillo, died Monday, April 19, 2010.
There will be no services. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Coulter Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter St.
Mrs. Kendall was born April 12, 1914, in Mankato, Minn., to John Clark and Nancy Nickles. She worked in the kitchen at Amarillo Country Club.
Survivors include four daughters, Donna Jensen of Long Prairie, Minn., Angeline Kendall and Louise Persson, both of Amarillo, and Lois M. Kendall of Souix Falls, S.D.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
Harold W "Manny" Beardsley III
Harold W. "Manny" Beardsley III, 64, of Amarillo died Sunday, April 18, 2010.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in St. Bernard of Clairvaux Church, 4001 E. 101st St. in Tulsa, Okla. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in Hubbard Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in DeKalb.
Manny made his final trip into the sunset on Sunday, April 18, 2010, after a lengthy illness. Manny passed peacefully at home surrounded by his children, family and friends. His last evening was filled with fun, music and his favorite the roar of a fast car. With his favorite pistol and knife nearby, he was ready for anything.
Manny was a professional truck driver from the age of 14 for his grandfather's trucking company, after a 6-year test drive. He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1964, and continued to live in Amarillo until 1989, when Manny and Shari moved to Tennessee.
He served his country in Southeast Asia, without looking for recognition. He enjoyed hunting for many years in Wildersville, Tenn., where he had many friends. He retired from Peacemaker Trucking in Jackson, Tenn., in 2000.
Manny was an avid reader, traveler, gun and knife collector and faithful friend to many across the nation. He will be missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his father, Harold W. Beardsley II; his mother, Mary Martha Moore Beardsley Roberts; his grandfather, Henry Arthur Moore; and his grandmother, Gera Bell Thompson Moore.
Survivors include Sherri Beardsley of Wildersville, Tenn.; five children, H. Wayne Beardsley IV and wife Tame of Tulsa, Okla., Renee Schultz and husband Bob of Manchaca, Chris Beardsley of Las Cruces, N.M., Michael Peterson and wife Tessie of Yuma, Tenn., Stephanie Brown of Louisville, Ky.; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and his uncle, Jack Beardsley of Florida.
The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX, 79174-0001; or Maverick Boys & Girls Club of Amarillo, 1923 S. Lincoln St., Amarillo, TX 79109.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
Dwight McMullen
Dwight McMullen, 65, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2010. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Dwight was born June 9, 1944, in Beauregard Parish, La. He married his wife, Carla McMullen, on April 1, 1966, in Amarillo. Dwight served his country for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. Since retiring from the Air Force, he worked as a custom harvester, then as a used car dealer before retiring again to travel and enjoy life.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Evolyn McMullen; his sister, Charlotte Sitton; and his brother, Joe McMullen, all of DeRidder, La.
He is survived by his wife, Carla McMullen; his daughter, Stephany White; and his grandchildren, Matthew and Melissa White.
Sign the online guest book at www.schoolerfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
William E. Laur, M.D.
William E. Laur, M.D., 90, of Amarillo died Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2010, in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Dr. Laur was born Nov. 17, 1919 in Saginaw, Mich., the son of Ruth Eyre Laur and Vertner Linton Laur. He married Mary Elizabeth Kirby of Beaumont on Dec. 31, 1943, in Detroit.
Dr. Laur graduated high school in Midland, Mich., in 1936 as class salutatorian. He began his premedical studies at Mercer University and earned a B.S. in 1940. He began studies concurrently at the University of Michigan Medical School in 1939 and enlisted with the U.S. Army in 1942. The Army allowed him to complete his studies under an accelerated curriculum and he graduated M.D. in February 1943. He completed a brief internship at the University of Texas Hospital at Galveston before being called to duty. It was in Galveston, where William met his future wife, Mary, marrying her prior to entering army training in 1944.
Dr. Laur served in World War II as battalion surgeon in France and Germany, earning the rank of Captain. After leaving the military in 1946, Dr. Laur began his training in dermatology at Wayne University Medical School. He earned a M.S. in medicine for his research work in 1949. Shortly thereafter, he passed the examination for the American Board of Dermatology and moved with his family to Amarillo, where he began a private practice. In 1973 he founded High Plains Dermatology Center, currently the largest dermatology clinic in the Texas Panhandle. Dr. Laur retired in 1990, concluding a 40-year medical practice.
During his career, Dr. Laur published many papers in peer-reviewed medical journals, served as consultant for the U.S. Air Force and the Veteran's Administration, and instructed medical students and residents at Texas Tech Medical Center in Amarillo. In 1957, he was the designated director of Amarillo Moonwatch, an organization working with the Air Force division to aid in preliminary tracking of the first artificial satellite, the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1. He was elected and served one term as president of the Potter-Randall County Medical Society in 1964, and served as chairman of the Potter-Randall Citizens Health Council in 1965. For this service he received a commendation award from the Potter-Randall Citizens Committee. In May 1980, Dr. Laur and his colleagues were invited by the Chinese minister of health to conduct a lecture tour of China on various medical diagnostic topics, including dermatology. Later that year, Dr. Laur was also invited to conduct similar lectures in the Soviet Union.
Dr. Laur was a member of the American Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, the Potter-Randall County Medical Society, the American Academy of Dermatology, the Texas Dermatological Society, the Noah Worcester Dermatology Society, the Victor Vaughan Medical Historical Society, the Alpha Chi Honor Society and member emeritus of the medical staff of BSA and Northwest Texas hospitals in Amarillo. He was a life member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
William and his wife Mary were enthusiastic and frequent world travelers, visiting many unique places on six continents. He was an avid supporter of fine arts and with his wife supported the Amarillo Symphony and participated in theater productions at Amarillo Little Theatre and West Texas A&M University. He enjoyed playing duplicate bridge, writing, computer activities, and was an accomplished amateur chef. He was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and a lifelong Episcopalian.
Dr. Laur is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Mary Elizabeth of Amarillo; son, Eric of Amarillo; son, Edward and wife Marla of Amarillo; son, John and wife Frances of Albuquerque, N.M.; son, Mike and wife Shelley of Manitou Springs, Colo.; granddaughter, Gail Laur of Tulsa, Okla.; grandson, Johnathan Laur and wife Tiffany of Amarillo; grandson, Austen Laur and wife Alexa Singer Laur of Tulsa; grandson, Casey Laur of Kansas City; grandson, Jason McDuffie of Tulsa; grandson, Seth Price of Albequerque, NM; and five great-grandchildren, Zoe Zamora, Phoebe Laur, Piper Laur, Charlotte Laur and Jasen McDuffie.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to Post-Polio Health International www.post-polio.org/.
Sign the online guest book at www.schoolerfuneralhome.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
Henry Grady "Bud" Connally
Henry Grady "Bud" Connally, 85, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in San Jacinto Church of Christ with Glen Walton, Bret McCasland and Dale Dennis officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Henry, affectionately called Bud, was born Nov. 28, 1924, in Brownsboro, Ala., to Henry and Susie Connally. He married Bonnie Lening in February 1948 in Spearman.
Bud dedicated his life to education for more than 40 years, 27 of which he worked as the director of federal programs at Region 16 Service Center.
Bud was a longtime member of San Jacinto Church of Christ, where he had been both an elder and a deacon. He was also an avid basketball fan.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Connally; two sons, Randy Connally and wife Christy and Ron Connally and wife Tina, all of Amarillo; a daughter-in-law, Linda Connally of Amarillo; a sister, Jean Johnson and husband John of Amarillo; a brother, Charles Connally and wife Jean of Antioch, Tenn.; five grandchildren, Cari Morrison and husband Colby, Brett Connally and wife Natalie, Rendi Bonner and husband Jamie, Brennan Connally and Kalee Connally; and five great-grandchildren, Zac, Jaetin, Maddie, Coulson and Roxie.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Key to the Kingdom India Mission, 4124 Business Park Drive, Amarillo, TX 79110; or Amarillo College Bible Chair, 2501 S. Jackson St., Amarillo, TX 79109.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
Louis Harvey
Louis Harvey, 51, of Amarillo died Thursday, April 22, 2010.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
Louis was born May 31, 1958, to William "Bill" Cleveland Harvey and Wanda Pearl Harvey. He lived in Amarillo for more than 35 years.
Louis had worked for Burlington Northern Railroad as a brakeman/conductor, and was nicknamed Gootus by many of his friends.
After the railroad, Louis did farming and ranching for the family business, Red Hills Limousine. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
He found humor in almost any situation, often having funny remarks that pointed out simple truths and common-sense ideas we all experience.
Survivors include his mother, Wanda Harvey; a brother, Jeff Harvey; a son, Billy Harvey and wife Jenny; and a daughter, Jamie Harvey.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
Geoffrey Martel Caldwell
WHEELER - Geoffrey Martel Caldwell, 71, died Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Mobeetie.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Mobeetie Cemetery with the Rev. Erron Mercer, pastor of Cornerstone Church in Wheeler, officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home.
Geoffrey was born March 24, 1939, in Canadian to Austin Caldwell and Bernice Craig Caldwell. He was raised in Mobeetie. He married Fredia in August 2002 in Wheeler.
Geoffrey moved to Amarillo in 1958, where he worked for First National Bank of Amarillo for 32 years.
Geoffrey moved back to Mobeetie in 1992 after his retirement. He was a member of the Cornerstone Church in Wheeler.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Beverly Godwin.
Survivors include his wife, Fredia of Mobeetie; three sons, Mike Caldwell of Dumas, Greg Caldwell of Pennsylvania and Matthew Caldwell; a stepdaughter, Dana Wills of Gruver; a stepson, Cavitt Ashby of Borger; and 17 grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Sign the online guest book at www.wrightfuneraldirectors.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
Vivian Weckesser Locke
PAMPA - Vivian Weckesser Locke, 93, died Thursday, April 22, 2010.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery, with the Rev. Paul Nachtigall, pastor of Highland Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Locke was born May 6, 1916, in Miami, where she was a 1935 graduate of Miami High School. She was the secretary for District Attorney Bill Waters in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Survivors include three sons, Clarence Thomas Locke and Douglas Reese Locke, both of Pampa, and John Gregory Locke of Amarillo; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Highland Baptist Church, 1301 N. Banks St., Pampa, TX 79065.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
Pablo Salazar
HEREFORD - Pablo Salazar, 73, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010.
Prayer vigil will be at 7 p.m. today in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel. Celebration of Life Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Jerry Duenes, deacon, officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery.
Mr. Salazar was born Aug. 17, 1936, in Creedmore to Trinidad and Theodora Garcia Salazar. He married Alicia Ramon in July 1963in Hereford.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Argelia Hernandez and Viola Salazar, both of Hereford; three sons, Trenidad Salazar of Hereford, Benito Salazar of Amarillo and Paul Roy Salazar of Pampa; five sisters; three brothers; 15 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
Michael Stephen "Todd" Webb
EULESS - Michael Stephen "Todd" Webb, 41, died Saturday, April 17, 2010.
Services were Thursday at First Baptist Church of Euless. Arrangements were by Wade Family Funeral Home of Arlington.
Todd was born May 14, 1968, in Honolulu to Michael Earle and Ronda Sue Posey Webb. He was raised in Amarillo and attended New Mexico Military Institute from 1983 to 1987. He was a member of Goss Rifle Drill Team and a commander.
Todd attended the University of North Texas. He was a real estate agent and worked with his father in Euless. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Euless and loved the Lord with all his heart.
Survivors include his wife, Jami Webb; a son, Eric Keith Miller and wife Rachel; a daughter, Sierra Lyn Nicole Webb; his parents, Michael and Ronda Webb; two grandchildren, Briana Lyn Miller and Cody Mercer; his grandmother, Susie Sain; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Albert and Mary Crawford; two sisters-in-law, Kim Price and Kristin Crawford; three nieces and nephews, Dakota Price, Shelby Price and Taryn Crawford; and his best friend and cousin, Reny Laughlin and wife Teresa.
The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church of Euless Youth Ministry, 1000 Airport Freeway, Euless, TX 76039.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
New Mexico
Ralph Dudley Boone
CLOVIS, N.M. - Ralph Dudley Boone, 90, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in The Chapel with Van McCormick officiating. Burial will be in Texico Cemetery by Muffley Funeral Home.
Mr. Boone was born July 22, 1919, in Tolar to Virgil and Ora Keith Boone. He was a longtime farm owner and was proud to have developed a large wildlife preserve.
Survivors include two children, Dudley Wayne Boone of Fayetteville, Ga., and Betty Diane Wolfe of Colorado Springs, Colo.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Senior Citizen Residence Center, 2210 Mabry Drive, Clovis, NM 88101.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 23, 2010
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Three observations from watching the San Diego Chargers snap a six-game losing streak with a 38-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night:
1. The Chargers' offense finally clicked on all cylinders
Despite playing with a makeshift line ravaged by injuries, the Chargers' talented offensive skill players performed up to their great potential in Jacksonville. Although helping matters was a Jaguars' defense struggling to keep pass rushers and secondary players healthy, quarterback Philip Rivers was 22-for-28 passing for 294 yards and three touchdowns.
Rivers looked like his familiar elite self. He had the time to fearlessly deliver the ball all over the field—especially deep—to his complete arsenal of big and athletic targets. For support, second-year running back Ryan Mathews rushed with explosive power through his limited work. Mathews finished with 13 carries for 112 yards and a TD.
Above all else, the key was being turnover-free, hinting at what could have been if Rivers didn't have a 12-week struggle with interceptions.
2. Blaine Gabbert is making the best of a sticky situation
Gabbert, the Jaguars' rookie first-round quarterback, has struggled with his development all season, but really, it's hard to expect him to get better with limited options around him. Jacksonville has had to give superstar running back Maurice Jones-Drew a consistent heavy load because it has no trusty playmakers in the receiving corps.
Gabbert broke through with his first two-TD game, but not surprisingly, it came via a big receiving night from Jones-Drew. Unlike fellow more successful rookie QBs Cam Newton (Steve Smith), Andy Dalton (A.J. Green) and Christian Ponder (Percy Harvin), Gabbert has no go-to guy downfield. Because of that, it's caused offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter to remain very conservative with his play-calling, hurting Gabbert's ability to grow as a complete passer who executes all the throws.
It would be premature to call Gabbert a bust after one season, but it's a must the Jaguars bring in the right offensive-minded coaching staff, add more legitimate NFL receivers and let him loose in Year 2 to find out exactly what they have.
3. The Chargers look like they might have another December surge in them
Funny how rumors of coach Norv Turner's imminent firing got Rivers and rest of his players extra fired up by what on the surface looked like a meaningless game. But recent history shows that San Diego tends to get hot in the last month of the season, and at 5-7, the team isn't quite dead in the AFC West race. The Chargers are two games behind Tim Tebow's Denver Broncos and the Jekyll and Hyde Oakland Raiders.
Anything can happen over the next four weeks in what's been a topsy-turvy, unpredictable division, which at one point had the Chargers in first place at 4-1 and the Broncos in last at 1-4. Even with tough games ahead against the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions and Oakland, the Chargers have the playmakers on offense and defense to close with another great streak to possibly sneak into the playoffs.
Running the table might be the only way to save Turner's job.


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TORONTO — Soho (www.sohovfx.com) VFX has purchased 100 seats of Southpaw Technology's Tactic in an effort to streamline workflow, communications and task management. Soho VFX was founded in 2002 and has since contributed visual effects to more than 50 feature films and television productions, including
The Fantastic Four, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The A-Team, Battle: Los Angeles, and
Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Tactic is designed to manage production workflows with the ability to tie digital assets to production notes, status updates, tasks and resources. This allows a large team of artists to know what they are supposed to be working on. Artists can also track the time they are spending on a given task, and this in turn allows Tactic to provide a realtime financial view of what assets and shots cost to create. This information can help the process of bidding future jobs.
"We have our own internal system for managing assets, but we wanted a new system to streamline our workflow and task management," explains Soho FX co-founder Allan Magled. "Tactic offered the perfect system for that. Its flexibility allowed us to tie it to our internal asset management system. And because of its built-in ability to tie assets to tasks, resources, notes, time tracking and more, it has been relatively easy to sync the two systems and get up and running."
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Satyam's Conundrum
Satyam Cinemas is probably the only truly decent cinema theater in proper Chennai (Mayajaal in the outskirts is just too far to be true competition). PVR, Inox and other multiplexes will soon be entering the Chennai market. Prices at these complexes are in the order of 80-150 rupees and hence, way out of the reach of the common man.
The Tamil Nadu government recently enacted a Governmental Order that prohibits the pricing of tickets in Air Conditioned halls at above Rs.50 per ticket. Now this should have been excellent news for the regulars at Satyam. However, most people are aghast at the possibility that they might have to sit besides an auto-driver (the horror !) if the prices are dropped.
And of course, Satyam and other multiplexes could lose a huge amount of revenue (more than 50% in some of their screens). So the conundrum for them is, how do they stay in line with the Governmental Order, retain revenue and also ensure that the crowd in their theatre is decent and does not insist on spitting on every wall?
I believe I have a solution ....
The best way out for the Satyam Management would be to make their theater "membership based" ! They could charge a Rs.1,000 lifetime membership and then only allow members to purchase tickets. Or maybe they could extend the dichotomy of Indian society and allow "general booking" for the cheaper seats and only allow members to buy the more comfortable seats.
This way, they can keep the tickets at Rs.50 and still generate the same levels of revenue. And of course no auto driver will spring for Rs.1,000 in one shot.
The "fuel card" that Satyam recently launched could be re-branded as a membership card.
And of course, if Satyam jumps on this and starts such a program, it will put INOX and others in a lot of trouble, as I doubt if anyone would pay for more than one membership.


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This book examines the place of women in the culture
of the high school principal. It uses feminist
analysis as a critique of the positivist paradigm of
educational bureaucracy and the masculinist
discourse that forms the culture of the high school
principal then uses this culture as a microcosm of
the larger culture. Through semi-structured
interviews with five female high school principals
from northern Ohio, these women gave voice to their
discourses regarding their places in the culture of
the high school principal. Through an examination
of their discourses, it was possible for the author
to comment on expressions of resistance and
acceptance of the masculinized discourse of the
culture they inhabit. An interpretation of their
discourses can be used to make visible the link
between gender and power relations. This visibility
may further help the reader to re-evaluate processes
and situations and help negotiate multivoiced
differences and develop possible emancipatory
Beth, Hargreaves.
Beth Hargreaves worked in public school districts for thirty
years as a teacher, high school principal, treasurer, and
superintendent. Presently, she is regional manager for school
improvement for the Ohio Department of Education. She received
degrees, including her doctorate in educational leadership, from
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anuary 1,2001
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Toddler Story Time, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Jan. 9-14, 9:30am, Ages 2-3.
Preschool Story Times, Mondays and Tuesdays, Jan. 8-30, 10:30am, 1:30pm, ages 3 and up.
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Mehndi: The Art of Henna, Jan. 24, 6:30pm, teens and adults.
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Preschool Story Times, January 9 - March 13, 10:30am, ages 3-5.
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Book Discussion Group, Jan. 22, 7pm.
Pajamarama, Jan. 10, 7pm, ages 3+ with adult.
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Dramashop: "The Whipping Boy," January 10, 4pm, ages 6 and up.
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Magic for the New Millennium, Jan. 13, 1pm, families.
Daycare Story Time, Jan. 10, 10:30am, ages 2+ with adult.
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Preschool Story Times, Jan. 10- March 14, 10:30am, 1:30pm, ages 3-5.
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A European Adventure- Through the Back Door, Jan. 27, 2pm,
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Talk Time, Jan. 4-25, 7pm
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Dads and Kids Crafts,, Jan. 6, 10:30am, Ages 4 and up.
Mother Daughter Book Club, Jan. 10, 7pm, Daughters age 11-14.
Asleep on a Bed of Nails: The Magic Of Science, Jan. 20, 11am, ages 6-12.


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The Plaidman theme song is I Get Knocked Down.
Here is a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc
The count now stands at 14 climbs. The team this weekend will be Cold One and The Adventure Queen. We hope to catch up to get on track to get all the climbs done in the 100 days.
I still have fixed lines and a few more items to remove from St. Peter's Dome. I had to get all the hardware down so I would have gear to climb with. We took 8 ropes and so much other stuff like sleeping bags food, water, and other hardware it is amazing how much stuff that climb took. I knew it would eat up a whole bunch of time but I think it was worth the effort.
I have been invited to do a slideshow in the coming weeks to share some of this project at a local event.
Thanks all for following this project. It may look like we are behind but this just adds some drama to the mix. We will get this thing done. I may get knocked down but I get up again....remember. We Scottish folks are a tough and determined people. I will update on Monday.
Meanwhile here are some more pictures from St. Peter's Dome.
Warning and Disclaimer for this Climbing Blog
Why is patience a virtue?
Because not many people have it.


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The transport sector is a source of significant carbon emissions. While individual transportation has yet to become a target area for emissions reduction, mass transportation systems have the potential to replace part of the individual transport and thereby reduce emissions. In busses, trains, metros and even in cable cars different initiatives are introduced, either for more efficient operation or for recovery of brake energy. Shifting from fossil based diesel to biodiesel is a relatively simple technology. Ethanol is an alternative that may be added both to diesel and petrol, and some countries such as Brazil, in particular, have extensive experience with ethanol fuel for transportation. Biofuels are often seen as competition to food production, which is why second generation technology employing enzymes to extract sugar from agricultural waste is being developed.
CDM projects succeed under the following two main areas of activity:
The project involves the establishment of a sustainable mass urban transport system. The system consists of large capacity busses, which will work in a new infrastructure where the busses will be operating in dedicated lanes. The infrastructure will also support easy access to the platforms where passengers are able to board or disembark the vehicles. The infrastructural changes will also include a ticketing system which allows pre-board ticketing. The general structure of the Bus Rapid Transit system also involves an improved bus management system moving from many independent enterprises competing at bus-to-bus level to a consolidated structure with formal enterprises competing for concessions.
Project CO2 reduction over a 7 year crediting period: 1,725,940 tCO2 (per/year: 246,563)
UNFCCC project ref. no.: 672
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