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In landing 6-3, 327-lb. Zach Okun from Newbury Park, California, Steve Greatwood ushers in a new era in Oregon football recruiting.
No clumsy SEC hunk of beef: Zach Okun can drive the pile, but he's a nimble athlete rather than an immobile hog-mollie, an ideal fit for the versatile Oregon offense of the future (Photo by Joseph A Garcia, Ventura County Star).
Increasingly, UO is reaching a generation of players that have grown up with the Ducks wearing cool uniforms and winning big games with an exciting offense on national TV. Oregon is a favorite team that can pull high profile recruits from other top schools. They've become a destination school, a top five team with top-of-mind awareness.
The coaches have the foresight to use this appeal to concentrate on quality kids with superb attitudes, leaders that fit in and go right to work.
Rated a four-star prospect and the 15th-best offensive guard in the entire country, experts were certain Okun was going to wind up at USC, Notre Dame or Washington. Instead, he made an enthusiastic verbal pledge to the Ducks after an unofficial visit, the first commitment of the 2015 class.
In his highlight video the mammoth offensive lineman displays good feet, a powerful punch, and outstanding quickness in the first five yards. He knocks people down. He has a wide base, very hard to get around, competitive and athletic, powerful and persistent. He moves people off the ball.
Okun will be a great complement to Royce Freeman, along with Tyrell Crosby, Braden Eggert and Doug Brenner. These guys give the future Ducks a true power game, the ability to play smashmouth and move the chains on anyone. A weapon that in turn, makes the play-action passing game more formidable, forcing opponents to respect the inside run makes the Ducks more viable in big games and against physical opponents, a downfall for Oregon in the past.
The Ducks of the future will continue to have a versatile and exciting offense, and this added power dimension makes their legendary explosiveness and big-play ability more potent. Cameron Hunt, Evan Voeller and Jake Pisarcik all have the capability to punch people in the mouth as well as play at the hurry-up pace that bothers Nick Saban and Brett Bielema so much. The Ducks have the potential to become a team that can't be discounted or pigeon-holed as a finesse unit that relies on speed, pace and misdirection. Opponents and pundits will have to respect their physicality as well.
Okun announced his decision via Twitter on Tuesday, telling Justin Hopkins of 247Sports, "In my mind I'm firmly committed and I won't be taking any other visits."
Oregon's first commitment of the 2015 class said to Andrew Greif of the Oregonian, "I've seen a lot of schools, I met a lot of coaches and been a lot of places and I felt Oregon was the most family-like. I felt the most comfortable there. The coaches, I have a great relationship with them. Everyone has a certain energy about them, which was exciting."
The facilities get their attention, but it's the quality of football and the quality of people that clinches the decision.

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This used to be so easy.
Finding a potential champion in the NCAA Tournament bracket was as easy as 1-2-3.
Your champion had to rank in the top 20 in the nation in offensive efficiency, as measured at kenpom.com. It didn't necessarily have to be there as the tournament began, but it had to be close and climb in the rankings as it stormed through the tournament.
MORE: Printable bracket | Region breakdowns: Midwest | East | South | West
Your champion had to rank in the top 20 in the nation in defensive efficiency, with all the same caveats.
Your champion had to include a rotation player who was a future first-round draft choice by the NBA—and the more, the better.
There were no exceptions to this rule. From 2003—the first year for which statistician Ken Pomeroy's calculations are available—right up through 2013 every eventual champion met these three criteria. The NBA draft pick gauge has an even deeper history, going all the way back to when No. 1 overall pick Danny Manning led Kansas to the title in 1988.
This is a season, though, in which everything is off kilter. Some of the nation's best and most accomplished teams, some of those placed highest on the tournament bracket and given attractive odds by the folks in Vegas, are astonishingly out of balance. Midwest third seed Duke has the No. 2 offense and No. 102 defense. Midwest second seed Michigan is No. 3 on offense, No. 104 on defense. West third seed Creighton has the top offense and the No. 126 defense.
And some others are exactly reversed: Connecticut (No. 80 offense, No. 11 defense); Cincinnati (109/9); San Diego State (103/7).
As well, many of the best teams are great at one end and just OK at the other. We believed a year ago that Michigan didn't have quite enough defense to be a national champion despite a stellar offense, and that turned out to be exactly right; the Wolverines couldn't the stops they needed at the end to close out Louisville. And here's the thing: UM was No. 48 in defense.
That's right about where Kentucky is now (the No. 19 offense, but 35th on D) or UCLA (14/49). They'd have to shut out 2-3 tournament opponents to become top-20 defenses.
The reality is there are only four teams that meet the top 20/top 20 standard at the moment: Louisville, Florida, Wichita State and Villanova. Three of the four—UF, WSU and Nova—do not feature anyone likely to be a first-round pick; the Gators have freshman Chris Walker on their bench, but his late arrival to eligibility has meant playing only 66 minutes all season. Instead they are smart, tough, efficient and highly connected teams. That generally hasn't been enough. Usually it has required difference-making players to win it all, the kind NBA scouts simply cannot resist.
The only one of those in the quartet is Louisville's Montrezl Harrell.
So is that it? Louisville has the No. 10 offense, the No. 6 defense and Harrell.
Is that enough?
It might be, but this year has been so defined by team-shaking injuries that it's possible all the typical metrics could be thrown out of whack. Do we trust that Michigan State has the No. 11 offense and No. 39 defense now that its entire rotation appears to be healthy and confident?
How about Arizona, which has the best defense in the nation, but whose periodic struggles in possession of the ball leave the Wildcats 35th on offense. That's kind of a tricky deal because of the midseason adjustment of having to replace forward Brandon Ashley. Do we trust that Arizona can score well enough to get through six games now that guard Gabe York's presence in the lineup is forcing opponents to stretch to the perimeter and opening driving lanes for Nick Johnson, Aaron Gordon and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson?
Kansas is largely a different team with center Joel Embiid than without him—with the emphasis on largely. He impacts the game at both ends as much as any player in college. The Jayhawks have two high lottery picks when he's playing—the other, obviously, is forward Andrew Wiggins—but their defense ranks only 45th for the season.
It's just so difficult to get an accurate reading.
There are no easy answers this time.
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NEW YORK — Actress Elaine Stritch bustles into the hushed, elegant lobby of the Carlyle Hotel, wearing a full-length fur and carrying several large shopping bags like any East Side matron. But there all resemblance ends.
She settles noisily into a secluded table in the dining room, flops her coat down in a heap and rustles her bags, rummaging in them every few minutes: pulling out a bran muffin, retrieving some gizmo to test her blood sugar (she's diabetic).
The dignified waiters and smooth maitre d', who all know her, act as if this were perfectly normal - even when, after lunch, she scoops handfuls of hotel chocolates into her (and a reporter's) bag, along with a glass bowl filled with fruit.


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Twenty Years Later - Penguins 9, Rangers 4 - 12-03-10
Today, we look at the Penguins' 9-4 win against The Rangers, Dec. 3, 1990.
The Penguins ended their three-game losing streak at Madison Square Garden. Left winger Phil Bourque gave the Penguins an early 1-0 lead at 1:08 of the first period when he put a puck behind goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck. Defenseman Zarley Zalapski and right winger Mark Recchi recorded assists.
Less than half a minute later at 1:36, defenseman Chris Dahlquist scored to make it 2-0 off assists from center Bryan Trottier and right winger Joe Mullen.
At 11:22, the Rangers got on the board when center Bernie Nicholls beat goaltender Tom Barrasso. Assists went to right winger Ray Sheppard and defenseman Normand Rochefort.
Just over a minute later at 12:39, defenseman Coffey scored on a power play off assists from center John Cullen and Recchi.
At 14:12, the Penguins cashed in on another power play when John Cullen scored. Assists went to left winger Kevin Stevens and Recchi.
Only 34 seconds into the second period, Nicholls got his second goal off a four on two. Assists were credited to defenseman Brian Leetch and Sheppard.
At 3:24, Stevens beat goaltender Mike Richter. Assists went to defenseman Paul Stanton and Coffey.
Less than a minute later at 4:22, left winger Bob Errey scored off an assist from right winger Jaromir Jagr.
A goal by Mullen at 6:06 made it 7-2. Assists went to center Randy Gilhen and Errey.
Center Darren Turcotte scored for the Rangers a 12:01 on a power play. Defenseman James Patrick and Nicholls netted assists.
Late in the period at 18:26, Patrick scored on another power play off assists when Leetch and right winger Brian Mullen.
Early in the third period at 1:04, Bourque scored off assists from Cullen and Recchi.
At 11:01, Bourque recorded his first career hat trick. Assists when to Recchi and Cullen.
-Barrasso made 32 saves to earn the win. It was his first win since Nov. 14.
-Penguins coach Bob Johnson moved Stevens off the first line with Cullen and Recchi and replaced him with Bourque. Stevens was moved to a line with Trottier and Mullen.
-Bourque also had a fight with right winger Tie Domi.
-The Penguins tied a club record for goals in a road game.
-Zalapski was sent to the hospital after he was hit head first into the boards by center Kevin Miller.
The Patrick Division standings:
Also in the news that day:
-No. 21 Virginia upset No. 11 Pitt, 84-80 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va. Guard Jason Matthews led Pitt with 24 points.
-In a highly-anticipated match-up of 10-1 teams, Joe Montana threw a 23-yard touchdown to John Taylor and accounted for the only touchdown in the 49ers' 7-3 win against the Giants at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.


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DAPHNE, Alabama --- The Exceptional Foundation of the Gulf Coast is fondly referred to as The Happy Place by its participants, who are helping to celebrate the organization's one-year anniversary.
Communications and marketing director Amanda Barnes said the non-profit organization opened its doors on Oct. 31, 2011, with the goal of providing daily activities for special needs adults in the community.
"Glenda Bradley and Bob Callahan saw a need — there was a void in Baldwin County and in the Mobile area for a facility for special needs adults to socialize," said Executive Director Ricky Trione.
The organization has seen much growth in its first year, from only five participants to more than 40 now. "Since we opened, we've grown rapidly," Barnes said.
With all the activities available, there is something for everyone.
Barnes said outings for the participants include golfing, working out, drama, yoga, zumba, playing basketball and more.
While the numerical growth has been a success, Barnes said the participants have achieved major accomplishments.
"Their kinesthetic awareness, knowing the way their bodies move, agility and movement through physical activities and their vocabularies have expanded," Barnes said. "Every day they are learning something new."
Another accomplishment Barnes recognizes is the participants' socialization.
"Many participants were very anxious or nervous about interacting with others, but now they are truly like a family," Barnes said. "When we would go on field trips, the van would be silent. Now, they are all chattering and laughing."
She said both participants and volunteers have learned something in common from the organization. "Confidence has been developed amongst all of them. The same is true for the volunteers."
Volunteers are essential to the program and are greatly needed, but once a volunteer, a person may not want to leave, Barnes said.
"Volunteers that come get hooked really quickly," said Trione. "It has been a tremendous blessing for the staff and participants. We learn so much from them."
This is true for volunteer Lucia Andrews Smith.
"It one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. I'm so thankful for all the friends I've made, these giving un-selfish wonderful people," Smith said.
Those interested in volunteering for the program can contact the organization at 251-625-8955.
Trione added that, in addition to the enjoyment derived from volunteers and staff, parents are especially grateful.
"Parents tell us this is an answered prayer," Trione said.
Parent Joyce Hileman expressed her thanks to the program for the improvements she has noticed in her daughter's life.
"My daughter Stephanie, who has attended from day one now has a fulfilling life, a network of friends and an outlet for her creative skills," Hileman said.
In celebration of the anniversary, the foundation held a Halloween party on Oct. 30. The Junior Auxiliary of the Eastern Shore hosted the party, and participants and staff enjoyed cake, dancing and games.
With lots of potential ahead for the program, Trione said the organization is currently in the process of becoming affiliated with the national organization in Birmingham.
"That will help us with recognition, fundraising, grants, transportation and training," Trione said. "It is very exciting."
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Families Around the World – Dec 28, 2010
In this series we look at some of the more interesting family stories from around the world over the past 7 days.
This week we have a wide-range of family stories from Brazil, Malaysia, Canada, New Zealand and Namibia for you to check out. Enjoy.
First off, we have the incredible story of Brazilian woman who was declared dead then woke up in her coffin, much to the shock of her family
Here's an interesting comparison between the mega-wealthy Yap family of Malaysia and the Rockerfeller family of the US
In the spirit of Christmas, it was great to read this story about Canadians coming together to help reunite a Filipino family left stranded by a fraudulent travel agent
From New Zealand, we have some information about the artists from around the world, including Daniel Rodriguez, a New York Policeman and Tenor who became known for signing at funerals and commemorations for victims of September 11, who are coming together for a concert to support the families of the 29 miners who died at the Pike River coal mine in November
Finally, I bet the residents of Windhoek Namibia were surprised to have the Pitt/Jolie Family (and the world's media) spend Chritmas with them as Brad, Angelina and the kids popped in for a holiday.
That's it for this week's Families Around the World (FAW). If you have any amazing family stories you think our blog readers would like to hear about, feel free to put some info and a link in the comments to this post and we'll see if we can add it to next week's edition of FAW
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- I am a member of a Family Tree Site which is managed by someone else in my family ... not me. Several errors exist in the branches of the tree about which I have intimate knowledge. I, in fact, have a family tree that contains the correct information. I am the manager of that site. Why is it that I can not make the corrections to the errors which exist in the Family Tree of which I am a member but not the manager, and forward those corrections to the manager for his or her approval before they get finalized and formally published in the tree for the rest of the membership to view.
Alternatively why can I not mail the correct part of my tree to the manager and offer that he upload them to his tree in order to easily make the corrections.
- Hi Conrad. Your best bet is to simply mail the site manager and explain the situation. She can then give you the access rights to make these modifications, or alternatively just make them herself. In all likelihood the site manager has set up the page to only allow edits and changes by herself, so unless they change that you won't be able to make alterations.
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Steve and Jennifer Bornhoft of Severance announce the birth of their daughter, Vivvian James Bornhoft. She was welcomed into the world on June 18 at McKee Medical Center. Grandparents are Jim and Anette Bornhoft of Severance and Allen and Debi Knudson of Windsor. Great-grandparents are Inez (Knudson) Dodson of Loveland and Paul and Darlene Bornhoft of Fleming and Elise Bellendir of Sterling.
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text: A spearfisherman reaches out to latch on to the top of a green sea turtle Saturday near Black Rock in Kaanapali. Wellington, Nev., resident William Oxx said that he snapped the picture while snorkeling with his wife and saw "a group of local youths harassing the wildlife." Shortly after this photo was taken, Oxx said, the "turtle began twisting and struggling to break free." Oxx said that when he told the boy he should know better than to harass the turtles, the youth called him a racial slur and said, "I ride me like a cowboy whenever I can." Then, "the boys had loaded spearguns and pointed them at us," he said. Oxx said that he called authorities, but there was no word on what happened as a result of his report.


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Jul 5, 2012
Denver? Lake Tahoe? Your dreams have been dashed…at least for now.
The United States Olympic Committee has officially announced that it will not make any bids for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, instead looking to focus on the Summer Olympics in 2024, or the Winter Olympics in 2026.
"It's not so much about bidding for 2022 as what strategy gives us the best chance to submit a winning bid," CEO Scott Blackmun said. "Looking at 2024 and 2026 gives us the best chance to do that. It allows us to form partnerships with all the people who need to be involved in a bid. That would allow us to put our best foot forward." (via Tahoe Daily Tribune)
Denver and Lake Tahoe had already put together exploratory committees to examine the logistics of hosting the 2022 games…but now, its all a moot point. The idea of bidding on the 2022 Olympics at all, only became a reality when the USOC resolved a long-standing dispute it had with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over revenue sharing. That dispute, and the USOC's poor reputation internationally were largely to blame for Chicago's last place result when the IOC voted on potential cities for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The USOC's decision to not bid on the 2022 games ensures that the United States will go at least 22 years without hosting a Winter or Summer Olympic games; Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002. That being said, the USOC is focused on bringing the Games back to America at some point,
"We think hosting the Games is very important for us," CEO Scott Blackmun said.
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SHEPHERDSTOWN - Two shows are planned for the Shepherdstown Opera House, 131 W. German St., this weekend.
Tonight, The Brummy Brothers will play bluegrass music inspired by the people, experiences and scenery of the American Northeast. Tickets are $7, and doors open at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 9 p.m., Holy Ghost Tent Revival, a six-piece rock 'n' roll band from North Carolina, will rock the house. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 the day of concert. Doors open at 8 p.m.
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The Brummy Brothers will play tonight at the Shepherdstown Opera House.
Holy Ghost Tent Revival will perform Saturday night.
The Shepherdstown Opera House is an intimate venue in downtown Shepherdstown. It is the home of the Smithsonian Channel's "Rocking the Opera House: Dr. John." With its great live music, shows, wonderful film festivals and its very unique rental spaces the Opera House is sure to please everyone.


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[QUOTE=Derpamix;1068362]On a low carb diet, your body slows its metabolism down intentionally to protect itself from starving(as it assumes it's doing so for survival, seeing how your fight or flight hormones are in constant use). Makes sense if you're really starving, not so much if you're trying to lose weight since you're intentionally slowing your metabolism down to a crawl. Hence why most people drastically struggle with "those last few pounds".
With drastically low blood sugar, you cut off circulation to your intestines because blood flow moves away from the digestive tract during excessive stress hormone elevation. This can cause malnutrition, poor digestion, discomfort, toxins build-up, etc.
It's alarming to see, given this, people complain about heavy starch meals causing discomfort when they're heavily competing with their elevated stress hormones and the sympathetic nervous system. It has to be worked up, slowly, given the damage you've accumulated over time. Fruit, honey, milk are likely the easiest to digest, preferably side by side with some protein to get things moving in the right direction again. I know this is what I had to do when I wrecked myself with a VLC diet.[/QUOTE]
You are very, very smart. I like you :)
People will swear that low carbohydrate diets don't elevate stress. When you are constantly breaking down lean mass to create the glucose necessary to fuel your brain, I beg to differ. Get your cortisol, adrenaline, serotonin and blood CO2 levels checked. I mean c'mon, we're obsessed about our HDL's and triglycerides around here right? Suddenly adding 4 little things to the list is too much? I bet your first 3 will be high and your CO2 will be in the low 20's :)


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Ō¢Ā Local bourse opened sharply lower Friday on poor U.S. stock market performance and after the crash of a passenger jet in Ukraine which spooks investors. Foreign media reported that the Malaysia Airlines jet was brought down by something like a Buk missile launcher out of sky over Ukraine. Taiwan stock market (TWSE) opened 72.86 points, or 0.77 percent, lower at 9,335.38, with turnover reaching NT$2.60 billion.
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Ō¢Ā Malaysia Airlines said late Thursday it lost contact with a plane over Ukrainian airspace. MH17 was heading from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. A Ukrainian government adviser Anton Gerashenko said on Facebook that a plane carrying 295 people was shot down over a town in the east of the country. The airline said on Twitter that more details were coming. (AP)
Ō¢Ā The Malaysia Airlines jet was flying far above the range of conventional portable anti-aircraft launchers when it was destroyed Thursday -- but it was well within the altitude range of the powerful Buk missile-launcher. That Russian-made system was blamed by an adviser to Ukraine's interior minister for the catastrophe, and defense experts said one could have fallen into the hands of separatist pro-Russia rebels fighting Ukrainian government forces. (AP)
Ō¢Ā A typhoon that barreled through the northern Philippines leaves at least 38 people dead and knocks out power in entire provinces and forced more than half a million people to flee its lethal wind and rains. Most businesses, malls and banks in the Philippine capital reopen a day after Typhoon Rammasun left the country. (AP)
Ō¢Ā Heavy rains have killed at least 18 people in southern China and a state news agency said six more were missing Thursday after a landslide. Southern China was also bracing for the arrival of Typhoon Rammasun, with wind gales expected to reach up to 150 kph (90 mph). (AP)
Ō¢Ā A court orders the Netherlands to compensate the families of more than 300 Bosnian Muslims killed after Dutch troops handed them over to Bosnian Serb forces in 1995, in a ruling that could make countries more leery to contribute troops to peacekeeping missions. (AP)
Ō¢Ā CNN reported that the Israeli military launched a ground operation into Gaza late Thursday and called an extra 18,000 reservists into the conflict with Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon ordered the ground action to destroy tunnels from Gaza into Israeli territory, according to a statement from Netanyahu's media adviser.
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Ō¢Ā Huang Ching-tai, the former speaker of the Keelung City Council, says that his hat is still in the ring in the mayorŌĆÖs race in Keelung, vowing that he will not pull out of the contest. Huang was yanked from the campaign by the KMT Central Standing Committee following allegations that he had accepted bribes from developers in the city in return for squelching demolition orders for dilapidated buildings. (Taiwan News)
Ō¢Ā Largan Precision Co., Ltd. released its earnings report for the first half of 2014 Thursday. Q2 consolidated gross profit margin reached 58.195%, an increase of 2.595 percentage points over Q1, and the highest result since Q4 2006. Q2 net income was NT$5.01 billion and set a single quarter record. Cumulative EPS for the first half of the year was NT$50.11. The Commercial Times reported that foreign investors have been bullish on Largan recently, setting target prices uniformly above NT$3,000. (Taiwan News)
Ō¢Ā The stock listing process of domestic aerospace manufacturing leader Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC 2634) has proceeded smoothly. The company is set to hold a pre-listing earnings conference on July 22. Shares will be released in August. Institutional investors expect AIDC to list in the shipping and transportation category ahead of schedule in August. (Taiwan News)
Ō¢Ā Taiwan Sugar Corporation, also known as Taisugar, originally planned to invest NT$3 billion in building a sugarcane ethanol plant with expected annual capacity of 120 million liters. However, the company announced termination of this plan as Taiwan government has long been unable to nail down its renewable energy policy. (Taiwan News)
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Ō¢Ā Plans for the green line of the Taoyuan MRT have passed an environmental impact assessment, the Taoyuan County Government said Thursday, meaning construction on the line that will link Taoyuan City to the airport could begin as soon as next year. (CNA)
Ō¢Ā Jeremy Lin, the first NBA player of Taiwanese descent, will start a week-long visit to Taiwan Thursday, amid great public interest in his recent transfer to the Los Angeles Lakers. (CNA)


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Can we get a video or better explanation of pistols. BTW that Russian dude above is my hero.
Hey, my daughter's school has monkey bars like that.
Had kind of a cheat lunch. Well technically it's no-no stuff, but honestly, calling this food a cheat or bad still kind of makes me shake my head a little. I know it's grains and cavemen died eating this stuff when people invented wheat, but man... if this is a cheat and the worst thing I eat all week.... well let's just say I'm doing all right.
Huge chicken breast
1/2 brown beans w/ Frank's
1/2 cup wild rice
1/2 cup peas
Yeah, yeah, rice, grains, carbs, poison, slow death, etc, etc. This plate was in the fridge from last night (where I just had the chicken and peas) all ready to rock. I was also really hungry, and something else new for me - my legs, back, shoulders, and arms are all sore. Like "good" sore from working out yesterday. Those pistols really do get your quads sore after all! Arms and back are pretty tired out too from the chins/pullups (regular and slooooow). So I took the muscle soreness and hunger as a sign to eat some damn food. I sat there with my head down and pretty much shoveled the whole pile into my mouth without looking up. It was real good, eh. [/Clayton Magnet]
Oh, and I was still hungry but out of food, so I made a chocolate b'nancake for dessert. 1.5 small really ripe bananas, 1.5 tbsp cocoa powder, and 2 eggs... and I committed the ultimate sin - 1/2 tbsp of real maple syrup. (oh dear god it was delicious) This was my first taste of maple syrup since 2009, I shit you not. Boy oh boy oh boy it was yummy.
Tonight is also our yearly Christmas supper out with work, so the tab is taken care of. Sweet. I'm not going to go too crazy, but I am planning on having a big caesar salad, because at this place they make it right at your table from scratch, the dressing and everything (cracking the eggs, shredding the parmesan, grinding garlic, the whole bit). I'll also be having a couple glasses of red, maybe a whiskey or two, in lieu of dessert. I'm sure I'll be eating a rather large slab of dead cow.
Oh that reminds me, I pulled out a pair of old ski gloves at work the other day, and the brand is Dead Cow. I like the gloves now more than ever.
Oh yeah, pistols. I did a few sets of 3 regular ones per side, then later did some reps with my 35 pound kettlebell. Not much weight, but feels like a ton when you're using one tired leg to raise your off balance ass from the ground. I'm starting to really like these things.
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Can we get a video or better explanation of pistols. BTW that Russian dude above is my hero.
Nevermind I found a video on YouTube.
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I think the legality of the monkey bars is the least of the worries. Anybody else notice the old dude sportin' a blue spedo...at about the 1:30 mark. That would deffinately be illegal in the US/CA.
Bane, ever give any thoughts in attemping muscle ups? Sounds like you got the pull ups down.
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You're pretty strong if you're doing sets of pistols dude! ass to floor I hope!
Pistols are great.
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Welllll.... rice technically is a grain... I mean, it's in the same grass family, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poaceae , as wheat etc...
But whatever, according to Mark's recent blog post, rice doesn't have many of the scarybad grainy gluteny inflammatory characteristics that we're usually talking about in the primal sense (aside from lots of carbs). So, whatever.
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From Tallulah to Titania, the new queen of the West End on her vertical rise
There's a song in the musical version of Legally Blonde, in which peroxide ditz Elle celebrates her impending good fortune. "Oh my god, oh my god, you guys," she sings exultantly as she prepares to accept her beau's proposal of marriage. Since leaving the role at the start of 2011, Sheridan Smith has continued hollering the words more or less non-stop. Oh my god Trevor Nunn just texted to offer her a part. Oh my god Dustin Hoffman just left a voicemail. Oh my god look who's been cast as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Michael Grandage.
Smith can make the rare claim to have won Olivier Awards two years running followed most recently by a BAFTA. And she did so with performances that could not have been further apart: high kicks in Legally Blonde, Rattigan and repression in Flare Path, and then an epic turn as a Great Train Robber's middle-class wife in Mrs Biggs on ITV. Indeed, Smith seems to have travelled along almost exactly the same road as Elle, the good-time giggler who mutates into a Harvard hotshot. And her prize for making audiences weep as well as laugh is to be considered a classical actress. After Hedda Gabler last year, perhaps the highest alp for an actress outside Shakespeare, in Grandage's Dream she will fall head over heels in love with David Walliams' Bottom.
I got a text from someone saying they're Trevor Nunn. I thought it was a mate winding me upSmith grew up in a Lincolnshire village with country and western singers for parents. She caught the performing bug and, after a stint in the National Youth Music Theatre, was cast as gangster's moll Tallulah in Bugsy Malone, which went up to Edinburgh and then down to London. She left home at 16 to live with five other cast members in a South London flat. At 17 she came back south again to be in Into the Woods at the Donmar, then at 19 landed a role in the late-teen sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
For several years Smith became BBC Three's in-house rent-a-slapper, highly proficient at playing perky tarts with hearts in a variety of accents. She was all set to grow into the Facebook generation's Barbara Windsor - a loveable pocket saucepot. There were smaller roles in The Royle Family, Benidorm and Gavin and Stacey (she was the tomboyish sister of the character played by her then boyfriend James Corden). These variations on a theme could have continued in perpetuity, until Legally Blonde director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell promptly offered her the part of Elle. The rest is history, which Sheridan Smith recounts to theartdesk.
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SHERIDAN SMITH: I honestly have no idea. I do suffer quite badly with my nerves and the fear of not being good enough. I do feel like a lot of it's fallen in my lap and a lot of it's been luck. The whole of my career. I never planned on being an actress. Because I'm so lucky I never really set myself these standards. I always feel like then you can disappoint yourself. I've always thought like that.
It all started with Legally Blonde. Jerry Mitchell has said you impressed him when he saw you performing a song from Little Shop of Horrors at the Oliviers.
That's what he says he said to me but I was drunk at the time. I don't remember. I don't drink any more. People say things and you think, they're being very lovely but at these dos people are a bit luvvie. But I went after it. I'd heard it was on Broadway and knew it was coming to the West End and got my agent to get the Americans to see me for it. It was a bonus that when I walked in he did know me from singing at the Oliviers the year before. But it wasn't just him. I had to do lots of recalls. At one point there was a panel of 15. They had the composers and all the producers that had done Broadway. I did work hard. I made sure I learnt all the songs and knew everything when I was in there. I was still surprised when I got it. I was terrified leading up to that, thinking people aren't going to take me as seriously as a musical theatre performer. I stayed in it for a year and a half and had never done anything that long before. And then Trevor Nunn got in touch out of blue, texted my phone.
How did he get your number?
He was the same PR company as Legally Blonde so we had mutual friends and they passed my number onto him. He sent this beautiful text and at the end it said "Trevor Nunn" and I couldn't believe it. I thought it was a mate winding me up.
Did you text back and say, "Is this a wind-up?" (Pictured below left, Smith in Flare Path, photograph by Johan Persson)
No I rang my agent and said, "I've just got a text from someone saying they're Trevor Nunn." She said, "Yes we've just received a script, it's true. It's really him." She sent me the script straight away, I read it, cried buckets by the pool and was terrified thinking, but this is straight play, this is not a musical. I'm out my depth again. Having to prove myself again. But Trevor was so lovely about it and so wanted me to do it which I was so flattered by that I got on the plane, went straight to rehearsals and started in that. He said he's seen lots of my work over the years.
He collected my Olivier for me [for Flare Path]. I was in Australia. I asked him if by some miracle would he collect it for me and he said he'd love to. And then he said, "Email a little speech?" I thought no because I won't get it and it sounds so presumptuous writing a speech. So I threw something together, really talking about Bomber Command that the play was about. And I woke in Austria to loads of texts going, "You won, you won, you won." And someone recorded it off the telly. It just sounded so sweet coming out of Trevor's mouth and his posh voice saying, "Me mum and dad are there, say hiya."
They should have collected it for you, being used to standing up and performing.
I think my mum would have started going on about all our relatives. They are a country and western duo. They used to do it seven nights a week when I was growing up.
Were they ever at home?
They often weren't at home in the evenings and if it was a club that would allow children in then I'd go with them. My mum wrote a song about that actually. I would usually go with them and sing if I was allowed to.
What age were you when you first stood onstage and sang?
I think I would have been about six or seven. I used to stand on a school so they could see me at the back. The song I mainly used to sing with them which I do still sing when I go home with them on a Wednesday night is "They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy Any More." It would always be children's songs because there's nothing worse than when a kid sings about love. I love singing with my mum and dad.
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With the holiday's approaching, i cant help but think of my mom, so i wrote another poem for her
"The coldness of the air speaks memories and familiarity, traditions and times spent, My sisters are heaven sent, my father is gaining what love intended, so much i wish to say to my mom who's passed away, she left us with some things to remember, that being a family is more than just eating a thanksgiving dinner. Its awkward moments, those arguments, make up's, affectionate touches. The leaves changing reminds me of her, the time that's passing reminds me of reality. I can't shake what her spirit put inside me" -Christa Cobb
"Mondays, Mondays.. so hard to realize that it's not a fun day, i wake up trying to get myself back in the zone, lock back into my work load, than i get my class that i really love the most, stimulating discussions wake me up as i eat my toast, than i notice why i do this, why i don't stop, why i feel like i go from 9-5. Everything keeps my mind right. The Monday mornings, I'm sleepy until i see some friends, my cycle of life is not at an end and i get to see a new day and play again. Monday's are filled with adrenaline from not enough sleep, Tuesdays are like a repeat, Wednesday's start to get more upbeat as i look forward to Friday's treat. I've been scrambling on my feet. Need to sit down and rest my heart beat, not feeling defeated. Back at it all again
And again
Till i finish to the end. College is more than work, its experience
And grasping every day is important so i cherish it" -Christa Cobb]]>
Halloween just passed and i must say, being an adult in college, i still love dressing up! It's so exciting getting to be another character for one day. And hey, there is perks to dressing up on campus! The Multicultural club had a Halloween party and donated to sex trafficking victims. For anyone who stopped by, it looked like fun and they had great music! I unfortunately couldn't attend the party on campus but it looked like fun and food! Like i said you are never "too old" to be a big kid for a day . Plus they were even giving discounts on food at places like chipotle, $3 bowels, who would've known? People really have the holiday spirit, Now its thanksgiving time, eat up!]]>
So i have about 3 papers due and an oral presentation coming all up at the same time next month! :0 and i know that it's going to come up fast cause i started working now, so I'm just trying to be organized, i got myself some more folders to organize papers and I've been working on homework between classes and after class. I have also decided to just start cutting down my outside time i spend on weekends. Here is my motto for the rest of the semester.
1. Start my work early!
2. Attach my study with things i like to do, i love to read befor i go to bed, so ill read my readings
3. I just started to put reminders in my phone and have it go off with a alarm, Hey, i even took a picture of my h.w with a note that said "DO THIS" lol. that visual helps me alot.
These are some things I've started to implement into my study style, i hope this can help anybody reading this, I've talked to many people since midterm, and a lot of people including myself has expressed anxiety about all the papers and exams being due at the same time and how it really makes us anxious as college students so this so far is helping me, so i hope this can help anyone else, and HEY CREATE your own outline for yourself!
I got some inspiration to write another song/poetry/rap. I hope you enjoy and i have listed the lyrics so anyone can follow along.
"Visions of success, I'm thinking of the best and many have come along to put me to the test, but I'm going to take a rest and regulate my steeps, showing me how much I'm really truly meant, to be a outsider, thinking between the lines, infatuating my mind with my occupied time.
Time to unwind, I'm sorry but excuse me it's time for me to meditate on this internal beauty.
My wounds don't bleed, they've only bruised mentally, I'm hard to feel but my intentions are real,
I've got visions, visions, and visions.
Visions of success, I'm thinking of the best and many have come along to put me to test but I'm take a rest and regulate my steeps" –Christa Cobb]]>
Any woman who is reading this, Take a moment please to listen to this song than read on
So i have recently been taking a women's studies class but before i took women's studies class i had begun to research women's history and their significance. I came across some very interesting information. I found that in Ancient African Civilizations, the WOMEN RULED THE WORLD practically, they ruled the society. In the ancient world there was always a deep rooted respect for the woman and the earliest ideas about a SUPREAME BEING actually was RESPESENTED as a WOMAN . The culture had Respect for a women's BODY, Respect for her MIND, and most of all Respect for her PERSPECTIVE. In the article African women in African civilizations it states that "In traditional Africa, women had recognized and vital roles in the economic development of their communities Among the Kikuyu of Kenya, women were the major food producers and thus not only had ready access to land but also had AUTHROITY of how the land was to be used and cultivated" "Therefore, the value of women's productive labor in producing and processing food established and maintained their rights in the domestic and other spheres. Nowadays, although women still are major food producers either directly or through employment, they do not receive the recognition and respect that they used to. Colonialism profoundly negatively affected the role and status of women in African society" I have found this article so interesting, i have attached a link to the online article if you want to know further what women did in ancient cultures, you will be surprised to know that they not only had authority in food and land, they had authority in POLITICS, and RELIGION. Interestingly enough, these very aspects of our world shape our reality and perception. The land, the religion, the politics, who rules and controls information shapes humans perspective.
The moment I think I have begun to think and know more than I ever could know.
There is always something more to know to life's show.
Somewhere new to go, life has so many turns, filled with essence, I feel caressed and tested every day I embark on a new lesson"
Sociology 114, racial and cultural minorities has been the best class thus far. The class really stimulates my mind and gets my thoughts rolling. It give me a break from my other more intense classes, well in my opinion anyway, this is an intense class, but it's my kind of intense I can handle all the time because it's simply about real life events and situations. This class has opened up my eyes more to what race really means. It has helped me to look deeper than the surface of what our society has created. It has made me question reality. I love questions and i love theories, makes me interested in a philosophy course next semester, maybe Well for one, the class is entertaining just because of the professor i have. She always has something quirky to say, ranging from her adventurous stories about being a white women experiencing the hood of baltimore, or her bringing in colored markers to class for "show and tell", to say the least, I'm always entertained so far. If anybody else is thinking of taking a sociology class in the future, I suggest Amy Pucino!
Also I love music and i have been in a old school mood lately , so just becuase, i am going to leave you with a song!


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January 7, 2013
The economic rhetoric we hear from politicians these days is little more than disingenuous magical thinking that will do little to resolve the nation's financial ills....
Gavin, we're in agreement in principle; I just think eliminating any sort of income tax in favor of a variable sales tax is the best way to go.
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Wow! CM is posting from the elementary playground again. (Raspberry!!!!)
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Phil, going off the discussion, if we reform the tax code and eliminated all deductions and the rate taxed is the actual rate paid with the rates similar to the President's Debt Commission you could get something to work like this.
Say the budget deficit for 2012 was 10%. You would then have to raise everyone's taxes by 10% for the 2013 fiscal year so a person paying a 10% tax rate in 2012 would pay an 11% tax rate for 2013. A tax payer who pays a 25% tax rate in 2012 would pay a 27.5% tax rate for 2013.
It would help cover some of the yearly revenue shortfalls, make the electorate more aware of the actual budget and costs, and hold the pols accountable.
It won't however go over very well with Keynesian's.
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Bobbie...would you like that advice paid for with cash or credit, next time?
I did not understand his LTE...so I sided with team grammie and headed to reality. (:
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Speaking of taxes, did you know that moving the top rate +4.6% actually increases the tax paid by 13%.
The top rate is too high. $500,000 taxed at the new rate is $198,000 right off the top. That's sad.
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Chuck, who do you think wrote the letter proposing the sales tax? And the tax would be automatic. If you were able to comprehend what you read we might find it possible to have an intelligent conversation with you.
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Don't bother to respond Phil I have lost interest in anything you have to say on the subject.
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Phil you are a simpleton.
You are only trading one for another. There will be no incentive only more false promises. They will be afraid to raise the sales tax even when it is truly necessary like engaging in a war or dealing with the high costs of a natural disaster.
No matter what the cause raisingtaxes will never be palatable to someone like you. It will never be reasonable nor warranted. There is no tax that would be agreeable to you.
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Luey you are on the wrong letter.
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Luey you know someone with four hands!
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You are not going to respond Phil. Poor baby, that is because you can't.
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Just having some fun.....
I thought it would be easier to understand the Bible vs. Gun argument, if I used it in a different situation for Chuck. Spoon feeding adults their own moral code is ______ (fill in the blank).
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I ask you Chuck.....how moral is a person who carries an Access card in one hand, while wearing expensive designer clothes, driving a Lincoln, and talking on an e-phone in the other?
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The percentage could be determined by the budget and all fixed costs of government. Of course, that would require that a budget be passed.
No sense trying to respond to Chuck's post, as it seems to have little to do with the topic we're discussing.
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The only thing I see Phil is that it would almost always be a 1 year lag and almost have to be run like an escrow account, i.e. Revenue raised to make up for the previous years shortfall.
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The same thing they do now and causes government to borrow money and blow up the debt. So Phil would rather politicians lie to him and pass the debt of governing to someone else.
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If sales tax percentage raised or lowered in line with the cost of government, at some point voters would start voting for politicians promising to lower the cost of government and therefore the sales tax, providing a new incentive for politicians wanting to get reelected.
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Right Luey...Just ducky those Access cards...!
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Given our access to impacting government by the use of the ballot box, I have to say that we should look to ourselves as much as elected officials when it comes to assigning responsibility for how things are. I see no reason to expect elected officials to run campaigns, or perform in office in ways that don't get them elected or re-elected. Regarding making voters do something: It seems to me that for that to happen, we would have a very different type of government than we have today.
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True Gav..
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Another unintended consequence I suspect would be that as the "rich" downgrade and buy the cheaper housing units, the price of those units would increase due to the demand, driving the lower and middle classes out of the housing market.
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The housing tax hits 2 people immediately, neither of whom are the rich.
One would be Realtors whom work off of commission based upon sale price, the second being contractors/carpenters who build housing units.
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O.K., nobud....
Happy New Year!
In theory you have a point....but my belief is if you can afford that expensive house, you should be able to afford the tax too. I believe in CA, tags on a vehicle are correlated to the cost. Most likely, a person driving (and choosing to) a Mercedes pays more for the tags than a person buying a small sedan, median price range. Another thought....if a person knows they will be taxed according to a purchase price, perhaps many will consider their spending habits more cautiously.
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Why should a more expensive house be taxed at a higher rate? That makes no sense at all. Such a system encourages a Walmart approach to everything in that everything will cheap junk. That is absurd.
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@Phil...nothing better than standing in back of the credit card user's (ACCESS card holders) purchasing gas and groceries. That's right Relene and LaughIn, wearing their designer clothes and driving that Lincoln. While the rest of us buy what we can afford, after depositing our hard earned cash into that government 'slush fund' card. Yes, you can call it class warfare or envy...I call it a big waste of money. But, hey...51% voted to keep it that way. No debate needed, it was already settled in November. Laughs on us. ) :
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"Impulsive," "mellow," and "shy" are all adjectives that can be used to represent
personality traits
Which of the following is not considered to be a psychodynamic theory of personality
Rogers' client-centered psychology
which one of the following types of human responses is most likely to be governed by classical conditioning?
Results of twin studies have supported eysenck's theory that personality is largely inherited by showing that
identical twins are more similar in personality than fraternal twins
The emerging consensus among contemporary researchers is that stress is
a special stimulus-response transaction in which one feels threatened
one accepted definition of stress is
any circumstance that threatens well-being and taxes coping abilities.
which if the following may be a significant cause of stress for ethnic minorities in Western societies
effects of subtle discrimination
The four major types of stress described in your textbook are
frustration, internal conflict, pressure, and change
which of the following researchers designed a scale to measure pressure as a form of life stress
Wayne Weiten
Baumeister's research suggests that a narcissist who experiences an ego threat is likely to
become aggressive or violent
_______ helps to explain the ability to pick out our name in a room full of chattering people.
Selective attention
Research suggests that people who attribute their failures to internal causes while discounting external causes may be more prone to _______ than people who display opposite tendencies
In the _____stage of the general adaption syndrome, the body attempts to adapt to continued stress
Research findings indicate that on a cognitive task, stress may increase one's tendency to
jump to conclusions too quickly
research reveals that stress often contributes to the onset of al but which of the following?
autistic disorder
researchers have argued that ______ is a desirable quality in applying coping strategies across various situations
Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test authors are striving to make this test
a performance based measure of the ability to deal effectively with emotions
in making projections about the future, "normal" people are more likely that depressed people to
be unrealistically optimistic
Hazel Markus uses the term ______ selves to refer to one's conceptions about the kind of person one might become in the future
as actual-ideal discrepancies outnumber actual-ideal congruencies, cheerfulness decreases and
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"Dr K. didn't ask the parents for an autopsy. He knew why the baby died." This comment, made from one medical student to another in a hospital elevator recently, jolted me out of complacency. I am a pediatric pathologist and know from experience that every postmortem examination in an infant or child yields benefits far beyond establishing the cause of death. At our hospital and many other tertiary care centers, the perinatal and pediatric autopsy rate has held steady between 80% to 90%; the overall US autopsy rate is only 14% today. The rate at many community hospitals is even lower.
In all fairness, Dr K. probably did have a fairly accurate idea of the major disease process that led to the death of his patient. Modern laboratory, radiologic, biopsy, and cardiac diagnostic techniques have increased accuracy, but we must remember that people order and interpret
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The Leisure Society - 'Alone Aboard The Ark'
July 02, 2013
English indie rock band The Leisure Society is releasing their third studio album, Alone Aboard the Ark. While the album was available to UK fans back in April, you can finally get in it stores and online in the US today. For more on The Leisure Society, go to theleisuresociety.co.uk.
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You might have heard the Detroit metro area got some rain yesterday resulting in flooding. We were unfortunately not spared. We ended up with about 6" of water in our basement. Nothing was damaged beyond an old laptop of mine and a bunch of stuff we should have purged pre-move anyway. We are going to try to save the rug (hence, the photo of Marc hosing it off).
The nice thing is our landlord is a great guy. He brought us over an industrial size dehumidifier and industrial fan. The decibel level right now in the basement is not really conducive to computer work, but what you gonna do, right? It's getting dry pretty fast.
Could have been much worse. Marc's sister drove over 3 hours last night from her office downtown and barely made it to our house. We already had his niece and nephew over for fun. It would have been a great sleepover party if Mina hadn't learned how to climb out of her crib the night before resulting in me being unable to put her to bed until she was thoroughly out of her damn mind at 10pm (while Marc was at the movies eating delicious popcorn and then not being able to get home due to flooding. Not that I'm mad about that, No, No...).
Speaking of Mina being out of her damn mind, that's pretty much a constant lately. She's not mean spirited, she's just crazy. Climbing, running, climbing, yelling, climbing, crying, climbing. Repeat. Then Repeat again. And Again. And once more for good measure.
I love the girl to pieces, but Mommy's trying to write a blog series about Detroit neighborhoods.
We've had a slight development on the possible relocation front, but nothing that I'm ready to share at all. (Marc's mom is going to call him 30 seconds after she read this bit. Love you Sue! You are the best. I really mean that you guys, she's great.)
Anyway, lots of rambling, but here's Mina in her big girl bed. Share a tear with me please. When did she get so BIG?


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I have lots of jalapenos and some are starting to turn a little red. What is the best time to pick them? Does anyone have any suggestions for preserving these tasty peppers? I've heard you can make a relish out of them.
When picked full red the jalapenos are sweeter and usually not quite as hot as when picked green, and add color to a jar or dish. As to the best time, that's a matter of personal choice. I preserve most of mine by pickling. They can be dried or frozen to be used in cooking. Here is a general recipe for pickling, copied from the old site: Comment by david e kelley on August 4, 2009 at 11:37am Delete Comment I love pickles. I pickle some of most solid vegetables I grow and some I purchase from local organic farmers when available. After many years of experimentation with various recipes I settled on a simple process that works for me. Basic brine: 4 1/2 C filtered water, 4 1/2 C white distilled vinegar (5%), 1/2 C pickling salt, I use kosher, that is not iodized as this can discolor your finished products. Seasonings: Mixed pickling spices; We have a sensational spice purveyor in Ft. Worth, www.pendery's.com, that has been here over 100 years and sells the finest, freshest spices and dried chiles. I'm only a happy customer with no interest in this family business; Dill weed and/or seed; hot chiles; onion; garlic, I grow my own; taragon; rosemary; coriander or any spice or herb you want to use. My favorites are: Asparagus, green beans, okra, zucchini, green tomatoes, garlic, carrots, jalapeno, cherry,and serrano chiles. I certainly do not use all flavorings in all pickles, although garlic goes into most of my creations. It's best to blanch all vegetables and chill them in ice water before pickling to preserve the color and taste. Since these are high acid preserves, a hot water bath to seal the jars works fine. I've kept some jalapenos for 5 years and they were still good. Per pint. Asparagus: Basic brine, 2 cloves garlic,1-2 dried hot chiles,1 T pickling spice (optional). Try it both ways. Garlic; Basic brine. I don't want to change the color. Experiment, have a good time, after a couple of weeks savor the best pickles you've ever eaten. Stay natural. David
David, please tell us your perfect timing/handling for asparagus. I'll bet your pickled asparagus is not as soft-textured as most. Or is soft the state-of-the-art?
Mine are crisp. Only blanch about 1 minute or less, and plunge them into ice water immediately to stop cooking. Pack into jars and pour the hot brine into the containers, then put the lids on tightly. Leave on counter until cooled. You should hear the lids popping as the cooling liquid creates a vacuum in the jars. Repeat the sequence with hot brine for any that do not seal. I learned, through experience, that okra should not be blanched, just scrubbed clean and jarred as above for a good crisp product. Crispness has a lot to do with the ratio of vinegar to salt, so follow a recipe carefully. Vegetables pickled in this high acid mix really do not have to go through a hot water bath for canning. I personally use a vacuum sealer for any jars that do not seal by cooling. Nearly all will seal while cooling down. Preserve the harvest. Stay natural, David PS I may try to move this conversation to group Preserving the Harvest/Pickling and Kimchi.
Your master-methods are so valuable! Thank you so much for sharing! Do you use favored equipment for quick blanching? Such as some kind of sieve/dipper for plunging the asparagus into the boiling water & out into cold water? Size & shape of boiling-water pan? SO good to know about the unblanched Okra! My dear Elke is currently preserving from their urban farm garden in Seattle & she hasn't yet mentioned pickling!
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Myles Walter Keogh (March 25, 1840 – June 25, 1876) was an Irishman who fought in Italy during the 1860 Papal War before volunteering for the Union side in the American Civil War (1861 to 1865). During the war years, he was promoted from the rank of Captain to that of Major, finally being awarded the brevet rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the Civil War ended, Keogh received a permanent commission as Captain of Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment commanded by George Armstrong Custer during the Indian Wars of the 1870s. Myles Keogh was killed with Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, June 25th 1876.
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We're Going To Disneyland!…HELP.Heather Spohr
The time has come – we're taking Annabel to Disneyland. Next week, in fact. I am ridiculously excited. More excited than she is, even, but that's probably because she has no idea what "going to Disneyland" even means. I love rides and theme parks and general merriment, and Disneyland is the granddaddy of them all.
I know Annie is going to love the rides (and at over 36 inches tall, she will actually be able to ride a large portion of them), but I think she'll get the biggest thrill out of meeting all the characters. Especially the Disney Princesses! I might get tears in my eyes when I imagine the look on her face the first time she sees Princess Belle (yes, I am overly emotional).
I grew up in Southern California, so I'm no stranger to Disneyland. My parents took my brother and me often when we were kids, and when I was in college I even had an annual pass.
But even with all of my personal experience, I have no idea how to tackle the park with a two-and-a-half year old. In fact, it kind of scares me.
There is a cool Verizon app that has a lot of cool features – the most useful being that it will tell you the wait time for each ride – but what do I with her while we wait? Should I bring a stroller or rent one? Are there changing tables in the men's restrooms? Can I bring in my own snacks for Annie?
Basically, I need advice from all of you who've braved a Disney resort with a toddler – the kind of advice you can't get from the website's FAQ. Hellllllllp!
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Barcelona's 4-0 victory over Valladolid Sunday night may have meant that Real Madrid's result at Malaga would not matter in the league race; however, it is tough to swallow a 1-1 draw at the hands of a club fighting for survival when the visitors knew they need all three points.
If you cannot find a way to win that match, it is tough to empathize with Madrid's trophy-less season. Barcelona retain the league title while the shelves at the Bernabeu must wait another year for more hardware. It is not fair to say that the final fixture of the 2009-2010 campaign epitomized the entirety of Madrid's season; nonetheless, similar disappointment has been constant for a team with such high expectations.
Seventy minutes into the penultimate day of the 2009-2010 La Liga season, it seemed as if a flat Madrid were going to concede their title campaign on home soil. A forty-first minute equalizer from Francisco Javier Yeste had Athletic Bilbao on terms at the Bernabeu while Barcelona was cruising at the Sanchez Pizjuan. An onslaught of Madrid goals and two quick strikes from a ten-man Sevilla had the Madrid faithful dreaming once again of league glory; nonetheless, Barcelona were able to hold off the strong willed Andalucians, maintaining their league advantage into the final week of the campaign. A Madrid draw Saturday night would have meant the league trophy once again belonged to the Catalan side but the capital club's victory maintained Los Blancos faint hope of hardware this season.
The in-form Portuguese international has taken Real Madrid on his back in the past week as the club from the capital look to purloin the league title from Barcelona. Needing to surmount the one point deficit they face in the final two league games, Madrid has had no room for error the past couple matches. Hosting Osasuna at the weekend it appeared that Madrid would cruise into their mid-week fixture at fourth place Mallorca; however, Ronaldo's heroics were needed as Pellegrini's side fell behind the islanders not once but twice. With their title hopes all but exhausted, Ronaldo's header earned Los Blancos the three points required to remain in the hunt one minute from time. The Portuguese's services were required Wednesday night again, though not quite in such dramatic fashion, to secure a compulsory result and put the pressure back on the Catalan leaders.
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