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The key to a successful Thanksgiving is planning. Know what needs to get done, when it needs to be done, and how much manpower and time it's going to take you. There's no better way to derail a calm evening by scrambling at the last minute to make sure your turkey is cooked through, the gravy isn't burning, or there aren't enough martinis flowing into grandpa's IV bag.
By far the best way to make sure your kitchen doesn't turn into a disaster site on the big day is to have a work schedule and stick to it. Many dishes can be completed halfway before assembling and finishing on the big day. Some dishes can even be made 100% in advance and served as-is or reheated when the time comes.
In this guide, I'll walk you through what dishes can be made when, as well as give you a rundown of my own personal schedule of events so you can get an idea of where you should be.
The Food Lab's Guide to a Stress-Free Thanksgiving
Before you do anything, you may want to virtually thumb through our Thanksgiving Survival Guide, which has everything you need to know about Thanksgiving, from what turkey to buy to what recipes to make, to recommended wine pairings. It's a crazy good resource (if I do say so myself).
Done browsing? Good, now read on.
At Least a Week in Advance
Plan Your Menu!
When planning a Thanksgiving menu, it's always a balancing act between making sure all of the classics are represented and all of the family members are happy. Whatever route you choose—whole turkey or turkey porchetta, sweet potato casserole or roasted sweet potatoes, creamed Brussels sprouts or roasted—keep in mind the limitations of your kitchen.
The microwave shouldn't be forgotten either—it's ideal for heating things like mashed root vegetables. If there's one problem that people seem to have most, it's this: There's just not enough room in my kitchen. To solve this problem, I like to think of my kitchen as a system of individual energy-output devices, each one capable of heating foods in a different way. There's the oven, which is necessary for the turkey and useful for any casserole-type dishes. The microwave is best for heating liquids and long-cooked vegetable dishes that tend to burn on the stovetop or dry out in the oven.
Once you start thinking of different dishes in terms of how they're heated, you quickly realize that the key to successfully pulling off a big meal is to diversify. If you plan on five casseroles and a turkey, you're gonna run out of oven space. Don't do it! Instead, do some dishes that can be heated in the oven, others on the stovetop, others in the microwave, and some to be served cold or at room temperature. Choose hors d'oeuvres and appetizers that can be served at room temperature or heated in the toaster oven.
Here are some suggested menus to get you started.
Stock Your Pantry!
Now is the time to take stock of your pantry. Draw up a shopping list for all of your side dishes, figure out what you need and what you already have, and start your shopping. I find holiday grocery shopping to be far less stressful if I get it in small installments instead of trying to battle through the crowds for basic pantry staples at the last minute.
Here's our guide to pantry essentials, and here's an easy printable checklist for you to use.
Think of Presentation
Do you have all the dinnerware and glasses you need? Silverware? Tablecloths? Are you going to have to borrow or rent chairs or are you gonna spend the night watching gravy dribble down Grandma Ginny's blouse as she tries to eat while standing through the whole meal? Centerpieces, candles, decorations?
Pick Your Turkey!
What's the right bird for you? Check out our all-new Complete Guide to Turkeys and figure out which one you'll be going for. Then go ahead and buy it. Frozen birds can be stored in the freezer until a week out (whereupon they should be moved to the fridge or a cooler to defrost), and turkeys that come wrapped in vacuum-sealed plastic will generally have an expiration date at least a few weeks away, so you can get away with buying one now and storing it in the fridge until you start prepping it for the big day.
If you want a specialty bird, make sure you talk to your farmer or butcher on the early side to lock in your order.
Are you planning on brining your bird? You might want to check out The Truth About Brining before you make up your mind, or jump straight into the action with our Quick and Dirty Guide to Brining.
Whether you're going with a Spatchcock Roast Turkey (my favorite), a Classic Easy Roast Turkey, a Deep Fried Turkey, or you're getting fancy with a Sous Vide Turkey or Deep Fried Turkey Porchetta, our Turkey Recipe Guide has you covered!
Turkey? No Thanks, I'm Vegetarian/Vegan
No turkey? No problem! This 100% vegan Vegetables Wellington is a real showstopper and can be made up until the baking step in advance. Wrap it in plastic and refrigerate for up to three days before baking.
We also have an entire vegan menu planned out for you, should you want to follow it.
Vegetarians will be happy with any of our turkey alternatives, whether it's Sweet Potato Chili or the best darn Squash Lasagna you've ever tasted.
What About Sides?
The key to successful Thanksgiving side dishes is to make sure your menu includes many items that can be made in advance—most casseroles can be constructed in the morning or even the day before Thanksgiving, just requiring a trip to the oven while the turkey rests.
Other sides can be cooked in advance and served briefly reheated, or even at room temperature. I always like to mix up multiple heat sources (that is, some dishes that require an oven, some that can be heated stovetop, some that can be warmed in a slow cooker, etc.) so that there's no last-minute bottleneck. Here's a quick list of a few of my favorites.
Make-Ahead Dishes Served With No Reheating
- Easy Make-Ahead Carrot and Chickpea Salad With Dill and Pumpkin Seeds
- Make-Ahead Chickpea Salad With Cumin and Celery
- Whole-Grain Spelt Salad With Leeks and Marinated Mushrooms
- Roasted Chickpea and Kale Salad With Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette
- Carrot and Rye Berry Salad with Celery, Cilantro, and Marcona Almonds
- Endive, Shallot, and Goat Cheese Tart
- Sicilian-Style Broccoli Rabe with Eggplant and Capers
- Roasted Cauliflower With Pine Nut, Raisin, and Caper Vinaigrette
- Roasted Carrots with Harissa and Crème Fraîche
- Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Chutney Vinaigrette
- Spicy Crab Dip
- Bourbon Old Fashioned Glazed Pecans
- An Awesome Vegetable Platter
- Cranberry Sauce
- Breads, biscuits, and rolls
- Any of our pies
Make-Ahead Dishes Finished or Reheated in the Oven
- Easy Roasted Mushrooms (quick reheat)
- Over-the-Top Creamed Brussels Sprouts Gratin (make ahead through step 2
- Extra-Crispy Herb-Roasted New Potatoes (make ahead through step 2)
- Crispy Mashed Potato Casserole With Bacon, Cheese, and Scallions
- Cheesy Onion, Bacon, and New Potato Gratin (make ahead through step 4)
- Hasselback Potato Gratin (bake halfway through step 3. Finish baking until golden brown day-of)
- Classic Sausage and Sage or Vegan Stuffing (prepared until just before baking)
- The Ultimate Green Bean Casserole (make ahead through step 5)
Make-Ahead Dishes Finished On the Stove-Top
All of these dishes can also be reheated sous-vide. To reheat dishes sous-vide, seal them into heavy duty plastic zipper-lock or vacuum bags, refrigerate until needed, then drop them into a 150°F water bath controlled with a Sous-Vide Circulator
- Creamy Roasted Broccoli Soup With Buttermilk and Spiced Pepitas
- Creamy Cauliflower and Bacon Soup
- Spicy Carrot and Ginger Soup With Harissa
- Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Brown Butter and Thyme
- Gravies
- Gingery Glazed Carrots
- The Best Mashed Sweet Potatoes (best reheated sous-vide)
- Pressure-Cooker Butternut Squash Risotto With Frizzled Sage and Brown Butter (Cook through step 9, chill by spreading it on a rimmed baking sheet, reheat by stirring in hot stock in a saucepan until creamy)
- Caramelized Vidalia Onion Mashed Potatoes (best reheated sous-vide)
- Ultra-Fluffy or Rich and Creamy Mashed Potatoes (best reheated sous-vide)
- Roasted Shallots With Buttery Sweet-Tart Glaze
- Easy Roasted Cipollini Onions
- Bacon-Braised Green Beans
- Glazed Pearl Onions
- Creamed Pearl Onions
Additionally, any of our soups would be a good choice for reheating stovetop or sous-vide.
Give Me Dessert!
Pies are the classic Thanksgiving choice, and happen to be ideally suited for the situation, since they can be made a day ahead, stored and served at room temperature. You can go with a classic from the list below, or check out the dozens of tested-and-true options we have here.
For your crust, a frozen crust will do in a pinch (check out our taste test here), but for best results, go for homemade. The vodka-based recipe I developed for Cook's Illustrated will do you well (get the complete recipe here), though I've personally moved on to what I believe to be a superior crust in The Food Lab: The Science of Pie Dough.
If apple pie is your bag, check out our guides to picking the best apples, as well as turning those apples into perfect apple pie filling; for a bigger crowd, we think a Cranberry Apple Slab Pie is a better bet.
Here are a few more recipes to get you started.
- Cook's Illustrated's Foolproof Vodka Pie Dough
- The Food Lab's Easy Pie Dough
- Perfect Apple Pie
- Cranberry Apple Slab Pie
- Classic Pumpkin Pie
Pick Your Hors D'oeuvres!
The best way to keep those annoying relatives out of your way in the kitchen (you know the ones) is to make sure there's plenty of food to be passed around before you sit down to dinner. Some carefully planned hors d'oeuvres that take little work the day-of will keep sticky fingers busy, ensuring that your perfectly roasted potatoes and Brussels sprouts don't get snagged before they make it to the table.
Here's what I had out on the table last year, and yes, we'll offer more options on our Thanksgiving Planning Page in the coming days and weeks:
- A big vegetable platter, along with homemade Green Goddess Dressing, Ranch Dressing, and Chunky Blue Cheese Dip
- Assorted nuts, cheeses, and charcuterie with Red Onion Jam
- Country Ham Biscuits
- Great Deviled Eggs
The Week Before: Start Your Countdown
If you've been following this guide—barring meddling relatives (who can never be accounted for)—there should be no reason whatsoever that the week of Thanksgiving will be anything but smooth sailing. Here's what you gotta do. First off, you've still got a bit of time on our hands, so relax!
- Follow up on invitations. You can start by cracking a cold one, sitting down at the computer, and emailing your family and guests to confirm who and who won't be there. Is anyone planning on bringing food or drink? Take note and plan your table accordingly.
- Prepare frozen foods in advance. You can do this all the week of, but why not get a jump start? Pie doughs freeze perfectly well, as does the roasted chicken or turkey stock you're going to use for your gravy.
- Check off your equipment list. Do you have all the tools you need to cook all of your dishes? This list of 11 Essential Thanksgiving Tools is a good place to start.
- Get your drink on. Make sure you've got your wine, beer, and whatever ingredients you need to make cocktails handy. Go ahead and open up one of those bottles right now and take a nice long pull. You deserve it. Then shove a cork in it and get back to work. Check out our Thanksgiving Drinks Guide for recommendations to get you started on a list of wines, beers, and cocktails you can serve.
- Last minute planning. Figure out exactly which cooking vessels you'll need for which dish and have them clean and ready. Clear out space in your fridge and get ready, because this coming weekend, the final stretch begins.
- Start thawing out your turkey. A turkey can take a good few days in the fridge to thaw. You want it to be completely thawed and ready to brine, salt, or air-dry by the Sunday before Thanksgiving, which means that if it's frozen, it needs to be transferred to the bottom rack of the fridge in a tray by Thursday night the week before Thanksgiving.
Saturday or Sunday
- Shop for remaining ingredients. You can safely buy most of your ingredients now. Onions, carrots, potatoes, celery, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts and green beans, squash, even fresh-looking salad greens will last until Thursday provided you store them properly. Check out our Taste Tests for some specific product recommendations. Pick up cheeses and cured meats for an easy, no-prep hors d'oeuvre to serve while you're in the kitchen.
- Have your turkey ready. By Sunday, you should either have your fresh turkey in the fridge ready to brine or salt (if that's in the plans—check out our Quick and Dirty Guide to Brining here), or your frozen turkey completely thawed.
- If you don't have it frozen, make pie dough. Pie dough freezes very well, so make it today and save it in the freezer until Wednesday when you bake your pies.
- Make soups and dips. Soups and appetizer dips improve with a few days in the fridge, so it's actually better to make them in advance.
- Make the cranberry sauce. Cranberries have natural preservatives that give them an extraordinarily long shelf life. You can even make the sauce the week before if you'd like, using any of our many variations.
If you choose to brine your bird, you should be being doing that today. Large birds can be brined in a cooler filled with water and ice packs (change the ice packs every 12 hours to make sure the water stays cooler than 40°F). For a saltier but moister bird, brine for up to 36 hours before removing from the brine, patting dry, and letting the turkey rest overnight uncovered on a rack in the fridge. If you want a less salty but still moist bird, brine for up to 18 hours and let it rest uncovered in the fridge until ready to roast on Thursday.
Alternatively, do what I do and dry-brine your bird by salting it and leaving it in the fridge for a similar juiciness-enhancing effect with less fuss and better flavor. If dry-brining, hold off until Wednesday night.
Take the day off! Watch a movie, play with the dog, rake the lawn, or just drink the day away, but don't let things get too out of hand—you'll need all your wits about you for Wednesday and Thursday.
- Get your turkey ready for roasting. If it's been brined, remove it from the brine, pat it dry with paper towels, and place it on a rack uncovered in the fridge overnight. If you're dry-brining, do the same, sprinkling it with salt and/or baking powder before it hits the fridge (here are complete instructions). If you are flavoring the bird, go ahead and rub it with that herb butter right now. That way all you've got to do is throw it in the oven tomorrow. Check out our Turkey Talk page for more recipe ideas and tips.
- Make your pies. Bake off your pies and allow them to cool and rest at room temperature (or in the refrigerator, if that's what the recipes call for) until you need them on Thursday.
- Dry your bread. Cut up your bread and set it out to stale and dry overnight to make dressing or stuffing the next day. (You can also just do this Thursday morning in a low oven).
- Make salad dressings. If you're planning on having a couple salads, make the dressings today.
- Assemble your casseroles. Any of the side dishes listed here can be assembled ahead of time, refrigerated overnight, and finished off in the oven. In fact, most casseroles can be made in advance and refrigerated overnight. Pull 'em out of the fridge about two hours before you plan on baking them to let them come up to room temperature. Leave off any crunchy toppings like fried onions or bread crumbs until ready to bake (or even until after it's baked).
- Do your basic vegetable prep. It's the final stretch, so have all your vegetables washed, cut, and ready. Brussels sprouts can be split or shredded. Carrots can be peeled and cut. Green beans (if they're not already in your casserole) can be trimmed and washed. Salad greens should be washed, spun, and ready to go. Like beet salads? Roast off those beets today and they'll be ready to serve tomorrow. You get the idea. The more organization and planning you do today, the less stressful tomorrow will be.
Thursday: THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Now I've got only four burners, a microwave, and an oven to complete all these dishes. Here's how it works.
4 hours before dinner: I drop my sealed bag of mashed potatoes and mashed sweet potatoes into my sous-vide water bath set at 150°F. I par-boil my extra-crispy herb-roasted new potatoes to get them ready for roasting
I also pull out my green bean casserole and stuffing casserole from the fridge to get 'em ready to pop in the oven. I take an hour to relax with a martini and chat to my sister about why cranberries belong in the sauce, not in the stuffing.
2 1/2 hours before dinner: My Spatchcock Turkey hits the oven (if I were cooking a traditional turkey, Id've popped it in four hours before dinner).
2 hours before dinner: I start my creamed pearl onions, then I spread my roasted brussels sprouts onto a rimmed baking sheet, and do the same with my par-boiled roast potatoes.
My bacon-braised green beans hit the Dutch oven to cook.
I add my casseroles to the bottom rack of the oven to cook off while the turkey finishes.
1 hour before dinner: My turkey is out of the oven. I place it to the side, tented with aluminum foil to rest, then deglaze the drippings from the pan and add it to my gravy that I've placed in a small saucepot on the corner of the stove (no need to heat it yet). I also pull out the casseroles, cover them in foil, and keep them in a warm spot in my kitchen, swatting at my dad's hand as he reaches for a green bean.
I bang the oven up to high heat and throw my potatoes in, letting them begin roasting before adding my Brussels sprouts. Meanwhile, I place my pre-cooked glazed carrots in a skillet to reheat, holding them warm off to the side once they're done.
My carrot and rye berry salad goes into a bowl, ready for the dinner table. The ingredients for my roasted pear and endive salad also go into a salad bowl and the pre-made vinaigrette comes out of the fridge.
15 minutes before dinner: Potatoes and sprouts are out of the oven and into serving bowls. Oven back down to 350°F. The foil covers come off the casseroles and they go for one last trip to the oven to crisp up their tops. The mashed potatoes get zapped in the microwave a few times to reheat. The salad gets tossed with its vinaigrette and transferred to a serving bowl.
Dinner time! The turkey is carved, roast potatoes and Brussels sprouts are piping hot in their serving bowls, the casseroles get uncovered, fried onions go on top of the green beans, mashed potatoes emerge from the microwave, gravy is transferred to a boat, cranberry sauce is already waiting for the action to start, the salads are tossed, the pies are back in the kitchen until after the meal, wine is poured, and the
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The surrounding area offers country walks and stunning views. There are a variety of nearby shops, restaurants and activities within a short walking distance. Guests will find Zaanse Schans, the famous open-air museum, less than a 7-minute walk away.
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Visitors bureau releases guide
PARKERSBURG – When someone asks what there is to do in the area, they can get a 2013 Greater Parkersburg Visitors Guide.
The Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau recently released the 72-page guide featuring local attractions and travel details about the region, said Mark Lewis, president of the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau.
"It is designed to give the best information possible to a tourist planning to visit the area," he said. "We put this out every year and this is our primary fulfillment piece. When people interested in visiting the area contact us whether by phone, email or through our website, this is the major piece we send them. It is a big part of what we do."
The bureau printed 60,000 guides with more than 5,500 shipped to various places including West Virginia Welcome Centers, other convention and visitors bureaus and businesses which partner with the local bureau.
The guide features attractions, lodging, shopping venues and a listing of some major events.
"It is also nice for the people who live here because it has the dates for all of those things, like the Multi-Cultural Festival, The Taste of Parkersburg, the West Virginia Honey Festival, the Parkersburg Homecoming, the Harvest Moon Festival," Lewis said. "The guide is primarily to give information to tourists, but also it can be a good guide for people who live in the area."
The bureau paid tribute to the area's role in the West Virginia statehood movement by profiling Henderson Hall Plantation on the cover. West Virginia will recognize its 150th anniversary as a state June 20.
"We feel Henderson Hall is an integral part of the history and heritage story here," Lewis said. "It is a great place for people to go and see. We are proud to have that on our front cover."
The bureau also is sending information to Boy Scout councils sending Scouts to the 2013 National Scout Jamboree July 15-24 at the new Boy Scout High Adventure Camp at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia.
Some may pass this way to and from the jamboree, he said.
A few of the pages in the guide were designed to appeal to Boy Scouts with pictures of Scouts on Blennerhassett Island and on a sternwheeler on the Ohio River.
The high-adventure camp, nicknamed 'The Summit,' will produce benefits for the Parkersburg area as Scouts around the country travel into the state. Parkersburg could become a "gateway community," Lewis said.
"We are going to be conducting direct-mail campaigns to councils that might be passing through here," Lewis said. "One of the unique things they can do is go out to the mansion on Blennerhassett Island."
Camping opportunities on the island are highlighted for scouts.
The guide was designed by the Stonewall Group, a marketing firm with offices in Charleston and Marietta. It was printed by Chapman Printing of Parkersburg.
Several photos were by Jim Osborn with participation from residents of the Julia Ann Square Historic District.


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TV Dinner: Bolognese Sauce
Chef Chris Manning cooks up a Bolognese sauce. It's a traditional Italian meat sauce that's great for these cold winter days.
Click on the picture to see how he puts it together.
Bolognese Sauce
- 1 medium carrot
- 2 ribs celery
- 1 medium onion
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound ground pork
- 2 strips bacon, minced
- Coyote Moon Casa Papa red wine
- 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 jar of Coyote Moon Casa Papa pasta sauce
- Crushed red pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Coarsely chop first four ingredients, put into food processor and pulse until finely minced.
Saute the vegetables in the olive oil until they become translucent. Add all three meats and cook until meat is brown.
Add wine, tomatoes, pasta sauce and crushed red pepper. Cook on low heat until sauce cooks down and all ingredients are well blended.
Add cream, stir and heat through.
Serve over pasta or in lasagna.
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One Day After CBO Report, It's Time To Start Your Spin Cycle
By Scott Horsley • Feb 5, 2014
Originally published on February 5, 2014 10:23 pm
On Tuesday, economists with the Congressional Budget Office announced findings that indicated the new health care law may result in hundreds of thousands leaving the workforce. The findings spurred new debate on the merits of the law and its economic impact. NPR's Scott Horsley has more on the reactions to the report.


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The RSBS Podcast, Episode 11: Atlanta's Triumphant Cox… and Other Stuff
And so in this Podcast…
Jeff and Johanna clink Tanqueray and tonics over a (not-so) serious discussion of Atlanta's rerise to fame, Sweet Lou's gunt, Feliz Hernandez's magical ways and much, much more… including a special guest appearance by comedy genius Tracy Morgan! Get out the Kleenex, y'all, 'cuz tears of joy are on the way!
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*Special thanks to Keith Carmack — our engineer, director, editor and all-around sound guru. Check out his Undercast podcast and visit his movie-making website Undercard Films if you know what's good for you. I mean, Keith got invited to the Hall of Fame for Pete Hill's re-induction ceremony. Talk about bein' connected…
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If the RSBS podcast were Felix Hernandez, I'd be giving it a Cy Young Reach-Around fo sho (and not just because you gave BAPL a shout out). Kudos for this installment of hilarity, I think I snot-snorted my keyboard.
*Fist bumps* for ya both!!!!!
You should listen to Johanna he has the right idea about which team to cheer for in the post season…:-) great stuff again… clapping and standing…
I liked the Dusty Baker conversation/debate. "What did you want him to do?" you asked. My question exactly. Win now? Win later? I think Dusty is a good manager. Am I crazy?
In my opinion, Jane, Dusty ain't that great… but he ain't that bad either.
First, you de-invite Lou. Then, you discuss things that happen semi-publicly on certain blocks of North Clark – 5000 to 6500, to be exact. And, argue – a lot. Oh, and Tracy Morgan – eh, maybe.
"That's what I call the RSBS Podcast!" Good one, Jeff and Johanna!


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Mikhail Prokhorov was formerly Andrei Kirilenko's employer when the Russian forward played for CSKA Moscow from 1998 to 2001.
Not sure how they did it since Kirilenko opted out of a 10M deal with MN to pursue a long term deal. The Spurs were offering him 8-9M but couldn't pull off a SnT with MN to obtain him so I'm scratching my head on how the Nets got him.
Excellent pickup for the Nets. That team is going to make JKidd look good his first year as head coach.
Mikhail Prokhorov was formerly Andrei Kirilenko's employer when the Russian forward played for CSKA Moscow from 1998 to 2001.
This is absolute under the table deal, wow, it's good to be rich like that russian dude. Buy a team, do what you want, screw the tax, forget the rules, nice !
Garnett, Pierce, Terry and now Kirilenko. Talk about an offseason.
yep, and they won't be able to prove anything....The russians are coming
We're screwed.
Nets are a top 2 team in the East.
D Williams
J Johnson
Something shady with that deal.
Not surprised....not scared either
Give me Ron Ron Kmart and Brooks and we're ready for whoever.
Not to consider a core of players playing together for the at least their 2nd year with a familiar coach.
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"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
Man, that bench is solid, i wouldn't sweat resting anyone other than D Will. I never liked Livingston but i guess he can handle the ball for a few minutes while he rests.
You said a familiar coach with a team who's been playing the same way for 2 years.
Atleast 70% of the teams in the East figured the Knicks out. We had our wins against Miami, even the Spurs...but into 2013 teams recognized the Knicks simpleness and destroyed them.
We haven't adjusted or change....we got exposed in the playoffs for that.
Current Tyson Chandler is a weak player...so is Amare Stoudemire.
Best big man last season was Kenyon Martin and he only played like 20 games.
Nets frontcourt is Garnett(elite defensive big man who doesn't age...his game doesn't rely on quickness or athleticism) Lopez (top 3 center) and Kirilenko(one of the most versatile players in the world)
Knicks don't have two way players like that.
Melo - offense
Amare - offense
Chandler - rebounding
and what's the logic of Aaron Brooks playing over Prigioni who's the best passer and defensive PG we have this roster? Wheres the ball movement in your lineup? Do you ever consider using basketball logic?
Bargnani playing the 3? I guess you think he'll be great defensive guarding perimeter players, genius....


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Both in their prime
Nagato mid diff. Minato only has rasengan (i'm talkin about attack) which will be absorbed. Minato can't see shinra tensei so he will be caught ofguard and crushed
nagato ...
Nagato no contest
Nagato anyday
Minato's style of combat and jutsu wouldn't be very useful here
Nagato for sure LOL
Nagato mid diff.
I like Minato, but Nagato would take it
of course Nagato take this with mid diff.
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Glimcher puts mall up for sale
VIENNA, W.Va. – The Grand Central Mall is one of 13 malls Glimcher Realty Trust is putting up for sale.
"In April, we announced plans to list 13 properties for sale, including Grand Central Mall, to better understand pricing for our centers in the current market,"said Karen Bailey, director of corporate communications at Glimcher Realty Trust on Thursday. "Our goal through this process is to sell only three or four of the 13 properties listed and raise approximately $200 million-$300 million.
"The capital will be used to reinvest into the business through redevelopment and further enhancements to our balance sheet."
The other malls being listed for sale, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, are the Ashland Town Center in Ashland, Ky.; the Colonial Park Mall in Harrisburg, Pa.; the Dayton Mall in Dayton, Ohio; the Indian Mound Mall in Heath, Ohio; the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Dayton, Ohio; The Mall at Johnson City in Johnson City, Tenn.; the Morgantown Mall in Morgantown, W.Va.; Merritt Square Mall in Merritt Island, Fla.; New Towne Mall in New Philadelphia, Ohio; Northtown Mall in Blaine, Minn.; River Valley Mall in Lancaster, Ohio, and the Weberstown Mall in Stockton, Calif.
If Grand Central Mall is not sold, Glimcher would be willing to continue its current business relationship with the facility, Bailey said. "We have a very successful history with Grand Central Mall, and we would be happy to continue to own and manage the center," she said.


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Exiled Tibetan Buddhist monks walk past a banner of photos of Tibetan protesters as they participate in a candlelit vigil organized by the Tibetan parliament in exile in Dharmsala, India, on Thursday.
Chinese authorities detained 70 people in ethnically Tibetan areas Thursday in a bid to crack down on the gruesome spectacle of people setting themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule, state media said.
The operation, the largest of its kind yet reported by Beijing, is part of an intensifying effort to quell the fiery protests. It comes on the heels of a documentary released in China that blames Westerners, particularly Voice of America, for encouraging people to set themselves on fire and then treating those who do as heroes.
Nearly 100 people have set themselves alight since 2009 to protest Chinese rule, and most of them have died from their injuries.
Twelve of the 70 people detained Thursday were officially arrested in connection with self-immolation cases in what China calls the Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province deputy police chief Lyu Bengqian said, according to state media.
Lyu is head of a special police team investigating self-immolation cases. He said efforts would be stepped up to investigate the protests and to "seriously punish" anyone seen as inciting them.
China blames the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader in exile, as well as the West for the increase in self-immolations.
The U.S. State Department has been critical of the recent arrests.
In her Feb. 1 news briefing, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland criticized China's Tibet policies, in particular the heavy sentencing in January of a Tibetan monk and his nephew, who were charged with inciting eight people to set themselves on fire.
"We continue both publicly and privately to urge the Chinese government at all levels to address policies in Tibet -- in Tibetan areas -- that have created tensions and that threaten the distinct religious, cultural and linguistic identity of the Tibetan people."
On Wednesday, Voice of America shot back at China's assertion that it had encouraged Tibetans to set themselves on fire.
"That is totally false," Voice of America Director David Ensor said in a news release. "We do report these tragic stories; we do not encourage these self-immolations, that is wrong."
CCTV, the Chinese state broadcaster, produced and aired a documentary that pointed fingers at Voice of America, which is the U.S. government's official broadcaster overseas.
The program showed a Tibetan man in a hospital bed who allegedly attempted to self-immolate.
Apparently prompted to explain why he had attempted to light himself on fire, the man said, "I did it after watching VOA, I saw the photographs of self-immolators being commemorated. They were treated like heroes."
The documentary also sensationally accuses VOA of employing secret codes to send messages to people inside Tibet.
"That is one of the more amazing parts of the CCTV report," Ensor said. "That suggestion is totally absurd."
VOA is asking that both CCTV and the China Daily retract their reports.
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Phone stolen at mall, off-duty officer nabs teens
Teens found inside restaurant
An off-duty Madison police officer chased and caught two teenagers after he saw a woman chasing them from East Towne Mall Friday afternoon.
An 18-year-old woman told police she was sitting in the mall using her phone when a teenager started flirting with her. She said she dismissed his advances when another teen grabbed her phone, and both teens fled.
The woman gave chase into the parking lot when an off-duty officer looking for a parking spot saw the two teens running across the parking lot and the woman chasing them, according to police.
The officer said the victim told him what happened, called 911, put his badge on a chain around his neck and chased the robbers.
The teens ran into a nearby restaurant where an employee signaled to the officer and told him the teens were standing near the bathroom. The employee said the teen quickly entered and said, "He's onto us. He's onto us."
The officer said he went into the restaurant and put the teens against a wall. The officer ordered the teens to keep their hands where they could see them, but he said they continued to reach down toward their pants.
The victim came into the restaurant and one of the teens returned the phone, according to police.
Charles T. Jackson Jr., 17, of Madison, was arrested on suspicion of robbery. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of party to the crime of robbery and resisting an officer.
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Recipe Summary
6 large garlic cloves
1/2 cup Lucini® Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil®
Day old levain (sourdough) bread, torn into shards
Take the whole garlic cloves and olive oil and combine in a small pot. Place on the lowest possible setting on the stove and warm until garlic is soft. Do not let bubble. Cool to room temperature.
Toss the bread pieces in a couple tablespoons of the oil to moisten, and season with salt. Bake in a 350 degree oven until crisp.
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Shumlin rebuilds warchest with more than $700K cash on handJuly 15,2013
By PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau
MONTPELIER – Nearly three years after spending more than a quarter-million dollars on his own long-shot bid for governor, Peter Shumlin, now a second-term incumbent, has used his fundraising prowess to make himself whole.
The latest campaign-finance disclosures – and the last public filings for a full year – show that Shumlin for Governor cut a $275,000 check to its namesake on Jan. 3. The debt repayment, issued less than two months after Shumlin's 20-point victory over Republican challenger Randy Brock, leaves the campaign with about $707,000 cash on hand heading into the off-election-year summer.
Shumlin has raised about $87,000 so far this cycle, most of it from out-of-state donors who gave the $2,000 per-cycle maximum in a single lump sum. His fund-raising totals pale in comparison to the $187,000 he'd raised by this time during the last cycle. But his campaign's cash position is far stronger now, owing to an easy reelection last year that had left him with a post-Election Day war chest in excess of $1 million.
With the next statewide elections still more than a year away, Shumlin said Monday that it's far too early to begin mounting a formal campaign. But he said he's proceeding as though he'll be a candidate for a third term next year, in hopes that "I'm lucky enough to be running of governor."
Shumlin's challenger last year has raised only about $10,000 since last November, almost all of which came from the Vermont Republican Party, which had agreed to help offset some of the $300,000 in personal loans Brock invested in his run. Brock is a possible contender in 2014 as well.
After winning the most expensive race for attorney general in Vermont's history, the campaign of incumbent Democrat Bill Sorrell has gone quiet, raising nothing so far this cycle.
Sorrell said Monday's he undecided about whether he'll seek a ninth term.
TJ Donovan, Sorrell's challenger in the hard-fought Democratic primary last summer, has also been quiet on the fund-raising front, bringing in just $166 for the cycle. Donovan, whose campaign spent $500 on social media outreach in April, said he too hasn't decided whether to mount another bid in 2014.
Democrat Beth Pearce, who last year won the race to fill the open treasurer's seat, has raised about $6,900 since last November and spent about $7,100, most of it related to a poll conducted during the last cycle.
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A French study reporting that mice that ate genetically modified corn sprayed with glyphosate — or drank water with glyphosate levels similar to that in U.S. tap water — were much more likely to die, and to die younger is the latest we're-all-being-poisoned-the-sky-is-falling scenario from those those who would have agriculture revert to mules and manure — and certainly is nothing new in France, where opposition to GMOs has been a cause célèbre from Day 1.
The headlines in the world media and on the Internet were downright apocalyptic: "Massive tumors in rats fed GM maize." "New study: Rats fed lifetime of GM corn grow tumors; 70% of females die early." "France orders probe after rat study links GM corn, cancer." "Shock findings in new GMO study: Rats fed lifetime of GM corn grow horrifying tumors" (this one ended, "Spread the word: GMOs are toxic").
And on and on.
This latest health Armageddon tempest in a teapot was occasioned by a French study reporting that mice that ate genetically modified corn sprayed with glyphosate — or drank water with glyphosate levels similar to that in U.S. tap water — were much more likely to die, and to die younger.
Results, the French researchers claim, showed female rats fed GMO corn were two to three times more likely to die than rats in the control group that didn't eat the corn. Fifty percent of males and 20 percent of females that ate the corn died significantly earlier than those in the control group.
"Eating genetically modified corn and consuming trace levels of (glyphosate) chemical fertilizer [?] caused …horrifying tumors, widespread organ damage, and premature death," one website reported, terming the study "the most thorough research ever published into the health effects of GM food crops" and glyphosate.
This Frankensteinian, we're-all-being-poisoned-the-sky-is-falling scenario is nothing new by those who would have agriculture revert to mules and manure — and certainly not in France, where opposition to GMOs has been a cause célèbre from Day 1.
Dig deeper into the media fray, though, and there are more reasoned voices behind the headlines. Great Britain's Science Media Centre noted concerns by a raft of other scientists about the study (http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/press_releases/12-09-19_gm_maize_rats_tumors.htm).
Here are a few of the concerns they cited:
—"There are anomalies throughout the paper that normally should have been resolved through the peer review process."
—"In my opinion, the methods, stats, and reporting of results are all well below the standard I would expect in a rigorous study; to be honest, I am surprised it was accepted for publication."
—"The control group is inadequate to make any deduction."
—"Like most of the GM debate, this work has very little to do with GM… There is good evidence that introducing genes into crops using GM techniques results in fewer changes to the crops than introducing them using conventional breeding."
—"The first thing that leaps to my mind is, why has nothing emerged from epidemiological studies…where so much GM has been in the food chain for so long? If the effects are as big as reported, and if the work really is relevant to humans, why aren't North Americans dropping like flies? GM has been in the food chain there for over a decade, and longevity continues to increase inexorably! And if the effects are as big as claimed, why haven't the previous 100-plus studies by reputable scientists, in refereed journals, noticed anything at all?"
Why indeed?
In U.S. publications, the business magazineForbeshad an online article, "Scientists smell a rat in fraudulent genetic engineering study," that cites, among other things, "methodologically flawed, irrelevant, uninterpretable — but over-interpreted — experiments intended to demonstrate harm from genetically engineered plants and the herbicide glyphosate" by the French microbiologist who was the lead researcher.
The author of the Forbes report, Henry I. Miller, a physician and molecular biologist at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, lists numerous flaws in the study, conflicts of interest, and other problems.
"(These) experiments show that he [the French researcher] has crossed the line from merely performing and reporting flawed experiments to committing gross scientific misconduct and attempting fraud," Miller writes.
"There is so much wrong with the experimental design that the conclusion is inescapable that the investigatorsintendedto get a spurious, preordained result."
There is no question, Miller writes, that the publication of the study "was a well-planned and cleverly orchestrated media event … designed to produce exactly the false result that was observed and was deliberately allowed to continue until large, grotesque tumors developed." The conduct of the study, including the treatment of the animals, "raises serious ethical concerns and questions of scientific misconduct," Miller writes.
See Miller's article here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2012/09/25/scientists-smell-a-rat-in-fraudulent-genetic-engineering-study/
Also, The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a statement that the paper about the French study "is of insufficient scientific quality to be considered as valid for risk assessment."
EFSA's initial review found that "the design, reporting and analysis of the study, as outlined in the paper, are inadequate." To enable the fullest understanding of the study the Authority has invited authors Séralini et alto share key additional information.
"Such shortcomings mean that EFSA is presently unable to regard the authors' conclusions as scientifically sound," the organization's statement said. "The numerous issues relating to the design and methodology of the study as described in the paper mean that no conclusions can be made about the occurrence of tumors in the rats tested.
"Therefore, based on the information published by the authors, EFSA does not see a need to re-examine its previous safety evaluation of maize NK603 nor to consider these findings in the ongoing assessment of glyphosate.
EFSA assessed the paper against recognized good scientific practices, such as internationally agreed study and reporting guidelines.
Per Bergman, who led EFSA's work, said: "Some may be surprised that EFSA's statement focuses on the methodology of this study rather than its outcomes; however, this goes to the very heart of the matter. When conducting a study it is crucial to insure a proper framework is in place. Having clear objectives and the correct design and methodology create a solid base from which accurate data and valid conclusions can follow. Without these elements a study is unlikely to be reliable and valid."
The director of scientific evaluation of regulated products added that the consideration of possible long-term effects of GMOs "has been, and will continue to be, a key focus of EFSA's work to protect animals, humans and the environment."
EFSA's preliminary review issued today is the first step in a two-stage process, Bergman noted. A second analysis will be delivered by the end of October.
"This will take into account any additional information from the study authors, who will be given an opportunity to supply study documentation and procedures to the Authority to insure the broadest possible understanding of their work. It will also include an overview of member state assessments of the paper and an analysis from the German authorities responsible for the assessment of glyphosate.
Thetask force, whose members were drawn from EFSA's GMO, pesticide and scientific assessment units, has outlined a list of issues about the paper that would need to be resolved before it could be viewed as well-conducted and properly-reported study.


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Re: Nook Color not charging.3reddogs3 Jan 17, 2011 4:27 PM (in response to Thurman86)
There have been a number of reports about problems with the cable itself. If there's a B&N store near you, I'd take my NC in and try a new cable. (Take your receipt with you in case the NC itself is defective.)
Re: Nook Color not charging.Thurman86 Jan 17, 2011 4:36 PM (in response to 3reddogs3)
Yeah I was kind of thinking that may turn out to be the issue. Wish it just used a normal mini usb connector...I have plenty of those cords laying around.
Re: Nook Color not charging.Kewpiecakes Jun 19, 2012 9:44 AM (in response to Thurman86)
You can use a micro USB to charge your Nook. It takes a lot more time and it will still say not charging. I use my phone's charger all the time. It might be worth it to buy the one for the Nook if you want the fast charge.
Re: Nook Color not charging.klcreaderKC Jan 20, 2012 11:05 AM (in response to 3reddogs3)
My nook charger actually melted where it plugs into the nook, but since my nook is 13 months old, told that I was out of look and had to purchase a new one.
Re: Nook Color not charging.aacoughlin Apr 8, 2011 5:01 PM (in response to Thurman86)
the exact same thing is happening to mine...did you find a solution?
Re: Nook Color not charging.deemure Apr 10, 2011 12:56 PM (in response to aacoughlin)
aacoughlin wrote:
the exact same thing is happening to mine...did you find a solution?
If you look into device info in settings and it says "not charging" while plugged into a wall outlet, most likely the cable is bad. Again, the best suggestion is to go to a B&N if you can and have them check it out for you-have them try your cable on a NC, then try a different cable on your NC-also while there I'd see if they will connect it to a computer to make sure everything is working right there as well.
Re: Nook Color not charging.lkNY Aug 11, 2011 6:52 PM (in response to Thurman86)
my nook color just started doing the same thing after 7 months. any suggestions?
Re: Nook Color not charging.CriticalThinkerMV Aug 31, 2011 6:49 PM (in response to lkNY)
lkNY wrote:
my nook color just started doing the same thing after 7 months. any suggestions?
Go to Barnes and Noble, and try with a cable known to be good, and a charger capable of supplying the needed power. The Nook Color needs a high amperage charger, and most generic chargers/cables can't supply the needed charge. I just found this out today after my new Nook - only a week old, refused to charge, but I was using a generic cable.
Re: Nook Color not charging.MikeGoodfellow Sep 10, 2011 11:42 AM (in response to lkNY)
Mine started doing the same after four months of ownership.
Bought a new cable from a Books-A-Million not far from me with no success.
Guess I'll have to take it up to a B&N to see what's going on.
Re: Nook Color not charging.qballrail Sep 10, 2011 11:47 AM (in response to MikeGoodfellow)
I have two USB cables that are IDENTICAL to the "special" Nook cable, without the N, so it's understandable one would try that. In fact, my girlfriend & I had discussed the very thing, when I was reading about the cable. She looked at it and said it has the same # of pins as her phone charger. I guess there's a special circuit that lights up the N and changes the color when charged. The cable could be a bit longer though. It's tempting to use one of the other ones because they are longer.
Re: Nook Color not charging.bklvr896 Sep 10, 2011 12:20 PM (in response to qballrail)
qballrail wrote:
I have two USB cables that are IDENTICAL to the "special" Nook cable, without the N, so it's understandable one would try that. In fact, my girlfriend & I had discussed the very thing, when I was reading about the cable. She looked at it and said it has the same # of pins as her phone charger. I guess there's a special circuit that lights up the N and changes the color when charged. The cable could be a bit longer though. It's tempting to use one of the other ones because they are longer.
I don't know what type of phone she has, but my NookColor cable looks like my phone charger, but it's not. As someone else explained, the proprietary cable has an extra pin to rapidly charge the device. The phone cable will work, but at a much slower rate. The plug is also a bit longer than the regular cable.
It really is a different cable, there's been a lot of warnings about not using it to charge the N1E or the N2E.
Re: Nook Color not charging.deemure Sep 10, 2011 11:57 AM (in response to MikeGoodfellow)
MikeGoodfellow wrote:
Mine started doing the same after four months of ownership.
Bought a new cable from a Books-A-Million not far from me with no success.
Guess I'll have to take it up to a B&N to see what's going on.
Re: Nook Color not charging.jose_99 May 19, 2013 1:18 PM (in response to deemure)
$200 for a device and then you can't use it/
It's time for this
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Re: Nook Color not charging.5ivedom May 20, 2013 7:38 AM (in response to jose_99)
Re: Nook Color not charging.thans56 Sep 12, 2011 4:55 PM (in response to Thurman86)
I just returned my original NC for a replacement. One issue . . . the battery was no longer holding a charge after only 8 months of use, second issue was the charger itself. The pin/metal part that actually goes into the NC was no longer sturdy and couldn't get a good charge going.
First problem, the chargers are made in China . . . that should tell you something lol. If you call CS you should be able to get just the charger replaced without any problems.
I have suggested time and time again that they move the charger to the top of the NC so you could read while it's charging. I doubt that will happen lol, don't hold your breath.
A thought . . . no matter where the charger is located on the NC the connection would only be sturdy, without stress, if it's laying flat.
I place a small folded kleenex under the cord of the charger now so that it has no stress at all on it when in use. I'm hoping that will help it last longer?
Re: Nook Color not charging.nonuthin Sep 17, 2011 2:47 PM (in response to thans56)Hey, Thans, mine got so hot that I 'm sure it would'a started a fire with kleenex. Be careful!
Re: Nook Color not charging.camokitten Sep 16, 2011 6:40 PM (in response to Thurman86)
Same thing happened to me got new nook and its happening again
Re: Nook Color not charging.drill4fun Jan 12, 2012 1:22 PM (in response to Thurman86)
I've already replaced my original NC charger cord and now I'm having problems again. No matter what I do I can't get it to acknowledge being plugged in. It shows an amber light but in settings it indicates it's not charging. I bought my granddaughter a nook tablet and just plugged my Nook Color into her charger and it's charging fine first try.
After having my original cord fall apart at where the plug goes into the mini usb part, I have been very careful. I plug it in and leave it alone, no using it while charging. Guess I have to go to the bn store and get another charger cord.
Re: Nook Color not charging.julestrik Jan 14, 2012 12:08 PM (in response to drill4fun)
My charger has just started doing the same. I plug it in the amber light comes on but not shown to be charging on the nook. The next day I unplugged it and it showed it was charging and there wasn't anything plugged into the nook? Crazy. I have two other chargers because this is the second charger I have owned that has gone bad on my and i'm not going to be stuck without the ability to charge.
Re: Nook Color not charging.ExNihilo Jan 15, 2012 2:20 PM (in response to julestrik)
You can charge (slowly) using a regular USB to microUSB cable using the wall plug-in unit. It seems that B&N only replaces the inferior OEM cable with one just like it. I only use my NC cable when I need a quick recharge, otherwise I use a cable from my PC/phone/camera/mp3 player. You can also use the standard cable for file transfers.
Re: Nook Color not charging.Gigi118 Apr 17, 2012 5:40 AM (in response to julestrik)
I was having the same problem. I took out the SD card and then plugged it back in and it is working just fine.
Re: Nook Color not charging.Pandora0 Jun 15, 2012 6:19 PM (in response to drill4fun)
Did you try another outlet? Thats what i did and i had a similar problem and that fixed it if its on an surge protector try one without a surge protector
Re: Nook Color not charging.Roger_Ohio Jan 16, 2012 9:55 AM (in response to Thurman86)
I have misplaced my B&N charger (been using generic for months w/no problems).
I haven't used my Nook for 6 - 8 weeks so it lost the charge. Now I am having charging problems. While I look for the B&N charger and cable I notice many mentions of power output of the sturdier generic chargers.
The one I used sucessfully for 4 month has a 1000mA output so it's micro USB end would be rated that high. I note my LG phone charger is only rated 200 mA so understand why that might not work.
What does the B&N charger say on it?
Re: Nook Color not charging.orb9220 Jan 16, 2012 10:30 AM (in response to Roger_Ohio)
Roger_Ohio wrote:
I have misplaced my B&N charger (been using generic for months w/no problems).
I haven't used my Nook for 6 - 8 weeks so it lost the charge. Now I am having charging problems. While I look for the B&N charger and cable I notice many mentions of power output of the sturdier generic chargers.
The one I used sucessfully for 4 month has a 1000mA output so it's micro USB end would be rated that high. I note my LG phone charger is only rated 200 mA so understand why that might not work.
What does the B&N charger say on it?
Yep had to digg mine out also as do slow charge on the computer overnight method.
Says Output: 5v @ 1.9amps.
Re: Nook Color not charging.DyslexicCSI Jan 19, 2012 6:57 AM (in response to Thurman86)
Wondering if anyone can help me.
I bought a Nook almost 6 months ago and haven't had any problems with it until this Sunday evening.
I tried charging it before I started reading on Sunday night and while the light on the cable lit up orange, the reader stated that it was not charging.
I then tried to connect it to the PC only to find that 'Windows does not recognise the drive and there was an error' and then proceeded to tell me that one of my ports were damaged. I have however connected other devices to the ports and they all work perfectly.
Could it be the device or maybe just the cable.
Also its a bit difficult for me to call CS or even walk into a B&N store as I do not reside in the US.
Any help would be appreciated
Re: Nook Color not charging.Roger_Ohio Jan 20, 2012 8:21 AM (in response to Thurman86)
There is an option to buying a B&N cord to replace the one that failed and certainly an option after having two B&N cables fail.
If you can accept a slower charging rate then there are generic micro USB chargers available that have 1000mA or 1200mA output instead of the 1900mA output from the B&N charger.
These generic chargers are available for $5 to $10 and the cordes are nice and flexible. Just be sure to check the output current as some phone chargers are only 200mA and you need at least 1000mA output.
There are 1900mA battery backup power units. in the $20 - $30 range
Many micro USB chargers on eBay for less than $9. Just be sure the specs say 1000mA or better.
Re: Nook Color not charging.chryss Jan 21, 2012 5:49 PM (in response to Thurman86)I had this same problem with my NC after having it 4 months. I bought a new charger and that sloved the problem for a month before it quit charging again. After calling Support they told me it was a software issue since the cord itself was lighting up. Factory resetting it temporarily fixed it but they eventually had to send me a different NC. Haven't had this issue with my new one yet.
Re: Nook Color not charging.OlivesMom Jan 26, 2012 5:26 PM (in response to Thurman86)
Rats, mine just started doing this, too. My NC did a soft reboot and dropped back to the original software. Reinstalled the latest version, but now the battery stays at 20% despite reading "charging". I have used a new cable and tried my car adaptor. No luck. The cable indicator will go from yellow to green over time like I am fully charged, but the battery icon stays yellow and the digital percent never changes. Guess I will be visiting the brick and mortar for assistance.
Re: Nook Color not charging.OlivesMom Jan 27, 2012 8:01 PM (in response to OlivesMom)
My update is not good. Not my charger, not my cable. Reset did not work. 2 weeks outside of warranty. Now I need to call 800 number to discuss options and cost for repair. Not sure I am comfortable potentially purchasing another NC if it only lasts a year. Books can be viewed via apps on laptop and smartphone. Googling Amazon Fire and they seem to be having some reports of battery issues, too. What's an avid reader who doesn't have space for more bookshelves to do?
Re: Nook Color not charging.beaverweaver Jun 3, 2012 4:33 AM (in response to Thurman86)
After reading all these post I would have to say there is a software or hardware design problem with the NC. My wife is the the Nook reader. I have a CNC machine and it uses a very involved software program. When I go on those web site I can find answers to those post from the hardware or software suppler. Here I only seem to see user replies. It would be my guess BN knows they have a problem and hope your nook will run out of warranty. Great way to get people to by the nook once.
Re: Nook Color not charging.Irishelf Jun 4, 2012 7:16 AM (in response to Thurman86)
The Nook chargers are a piece of crap! My first one started to fall apart within 2 months of getting my NC. I taped it together, but it still disintegrated a few months later. I had to request a new charger twice before I got one, and the new one charges verrry sloowwwly and the n never turns green unless I keep the NC on while charging ( and I mean on, not sleeping). B&N knows the chargers are bad and refuses to redesign them. I think they expect people will buy another crappy charger for a ridiculously high price when the warrenty expires. They also expect people to go out and buy a new NC when the battery dies (since supposedly, they're no replaceable). Well, guess what. I won't be one of them. I can read my Nook books (most of which were free, since I can no longer afford most ebooks since the prices skyrocketed)on my ipad (which will replace the battery as long as it's under warranty). If I want a more portable reading device, I'll just purchase a cheap android tablet and download the Nook and Kindle apps (epecially since Kindle books are often much less expensive than Nook books and the android market has many free apps that I like)
Re: Nook Color not charging.judijt Sep 23, 2012 9:00 PM (in response to Irishelf)
I know what you mean. I am on my 4th charging cable and I am very careful with them. I really like my nook color but it makes me want to change devices.
Re: Nook Color not charging.DDfan80 Jun 22, 2012 7:38 PM (in response to Thurman86)I am having kind of similar issues. My nook color will not charge sometimes and when I plug it in the n light is green saying it is fully charged when it is not actually charging. Then it will start charging very slowly and stop again and go back down.
Re: Nook Color not charging.Redsox04ohyeah Sep 1, 2012 4:20 PM (in response to Thurman86)
My nook color charger seems to have completely crapped out. I called the b & n phone number and they could not have been more helpful.
After going to my local B & N store to determine that the charger was bad, and that the nook itself was ok, I phoned B & N again and they are sending me a charger free of charge (pardon the pun).
I am quite pleased with B & N and will continue to happily use my Nook color. Fortunately, my wife had purchased the NC extended warranty as my NC is a year and 9 months old - beyond the regular one year warranty.
<<If you leave near a Fry's Electronics - you can buy an original Nook Color/ Nook Tablet Charger for $19.99 - on sale from $24.99. I bought one to have an extra, and my NC is good to go.>>
Thanks everyone for posting. It really helps know what's going on with other NC fans.
Re: Nook Color not charging.adam5 Sep 11, 2012 1:21 PM (in response to Thurman86)I had a similar problem. When not plugged in the Nook said dischargings ,like it should, but when plugged in it said not charging. I went to the B & N store and they plugged in one of their chargers and it worked. So I went ahead and bought the new charger $24.99, but make sure you have them test it in the store. I got home and the new charger didn't work either, probably a bad one that was put back on the shelf. But the new charger is working fine now. I think it is the mini plug that goes bad.
Re: Nook Color not charging.SabrinaCA Sep 16, 2012 7:26 PM (in response to Thurman86)
Ok...this is exactly what is happening with my Nook Color! I DID go to the Nook center at the nearby Barnes and Noble and we tested the charger with the store chargers that were charging their displays. Same thing. The device flashes from time to time, that the "Your Battery is too low to power On. Please connect your charger". Which, of course I am doing. Otherwise for the sporadic flash of this message, the screen is black.
I have read that this is a problem and unfortunately, the same answer is to check the charger. I have, as has the store itself. They gave me a 800 number which I have not called yet (I was hoping I could fix it myself without the hassle of sending it in).
It is September 16, and I received this as a gift for Christmas from my husband. So sad, to see this problem is not an isolated occurance. This device is less than a year old....this SHOULD NOT be happening!
Now what? Where do we go from here????
Re: Nook Color not charging.SuckyCharger Jan 17, 2013 11:40 AM (in response to Thurman86)
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Re: Nook Color not charging.dthusma Apr 1, 2013 4:06 AM (in response to Thurman86)Same issue here.
In the last month, my nook has gone thru 3 cables. My power (outlets) are clean, it seems to be a Q2C issue on the cables.
I am very disappointed with this product..
With all the options out there, I am surprised Nook won't really address this issue...guess they think marketing can cover for poor design....
I will definitely tell everyone I meet the issues I am having with this product and recommend they should run from B&N and look at other products.
Re: Nook Color not charging.Wulfraed Apr 1, 2013 8:55 PM (in response to dthusma)
Rather late considering the Nook Color was discontinued last fall and the Nook Tablet isn't really for sale either.
Re: Nook Color not charging.kawherp Apr 7, 2013 7:51 PM (in response to Wulfraed)
I've gone though multiple cables. And now the store no longer has cables to swap. They told me I'd have to go online to buy a new one as it is not under warranty. At $25? Not happening! The next cord won't last longer than any of the others have. I've been super careful with my power cord and color nook since I have known it is an issue.
The screen has some lighter blotchy areas, too. I'm wondering if it's on its way out. In which case, I got two solid years of use out of it, but I expected to get more since I am so careful with it. I have an ipod that is 8 years old and still working after begin dropped a couple of times at the gym. My color nook has never been dropped, never subjected to extreme temperatures, lives in a protective cover, and is only charged at home in an outlet that has no trip hazards. Right now, I struggle to get it to charge. The cord has to be wiggled until it is just so... and I cross my fingers every time.
I'm very leery of upgrading to a Nook HD since I have no sense that it will last any longer. It has a different cord, yes. But will the device last? For $240, I really expect to get several years out of it when I treat it with such care.
Re: Nook Color not charging.5ivedom Apr 8, 2013 2:01 PM (in response to kawherp)
Kawherp, I've had no problems with my Nook Color. It's 3+ years.
There are, however, lots of charging cable issues with Nook Color. So perhaps a bunch of charging cables were all bad.
I've never heard of the 'lighter blotchy areas' issue. Could you please explain more what that is?
Can you not try a charger cable for another device with your Nook Color? Any microUSB cable should work.
Re: Nook Color not charging.kawherp Apr 9, 2013 4:53 PM (in response to 5ivedom)
My phone charger seems to fit, but won't charge it. It's the only cord I have here that even fits. But I've been down this road 3-4 times... the Nook cord fails to charge/connect my Nook to the computer, I go to BN, they swap the cord out, and I'm good for another 6 months.. repeat.
The screen has lighter areas. It's not pinpoints where a single pixel is bad. But there are areas that are noticeably lighter/brighter than others. It's mostly in a vertical line about 1/3 of the way in from the left edge, going most of the way up and down the screen. I can live with it, but it shouldn't be doing this after just 2 years of careful use. I'd understand if it had been living in my middle schooler's backpack and being beaten up. But I handle it carefully.
Re: Nook Color not charging.5ivedom Apr 9, 2013 10:30 PM (in response to kawherp)
The cord failing every 6 months. Yes, I've seen that.
It makes me wonder - what is it about some people's Nooks (or about the cables they get) that they fail every 6 months.
I thought it was an issue with cables. If so, why would some people never get it and some people get it consistently.
That's strange to have a strip that is lighter than the rest of the screen.
I can't think of anything that might work for that. It seems like the screen itself is dying.
Re: Nook Color not charging.macleaves May 18, 2013 10:17 AM (in response to Thurman86)I purchased my nook on Ebay not knowing that the cord that came with my nook color was not for Nook. Went to B&N and the nice young man gave me a new cord and plug and voila - charging just fine.
Re: Nook Color not charging.macleaves May 18, 2013 10:18 AM (in response to macleaves)
BTW - even tho my Nook said "not charging" it would charge fully overnight.


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Up till I was in Primary 6, Christmas gatherings used to involve a big, beautifully decorated Christmas tree at one of my uncle's house, under which presents wrapped in the most colorful wrapping papers laid. Back then, it was only me, my younger sister, and a few cousins, making the third generation a mere total of 5 or 6.
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I think the next time I have a baby, I'm not ever starting bottles!! I know that since I am gone from him at times I have to, but in my opinion they are more trouble for the people watching my son!! (I don't really work so I'm usually only apart for 3 hours max.)
I have talked about this in other threads, but my son will always drink down a bottle like there's no tomorrow, no matter how much there is in there. Leading most of the sitters (MIL, my mom, church nursery workers) to believe that he is STARVING! If they come get me or when I return, I am told he is starving and I need to feed him. Which always makes me feel like a terrible mother for not leaving enough! But as soon as I nurse him, he sucks for a few seconds and either falls asleep or looks up at me and smiles. So no matter how much I tell the sitters that he isn't really hungry but wants to nurse for comfort, they don't seem to get it. Except my mom, who now understands.
So that brings me to my point. Since he is almost 6 months now and goes up to 3 hours during the day without eating, should I just stop giving them bottles if I will be gone for just an hour or so? I was leaving bottles no matter how short of a time I was going to be gone "just in case", but any time he got upset they would feed him, only making him more upset because he wants to comfort nurse. My husband thinks that isn't a good idea, but I think the bottles makes it worse.
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011
United States of Greater Austria and the Habsburg Vision for a United Europe
The Austro-Hungarian Empire was the second-to-last European land empire. Like the other great European Empires, Austria-Hungary was a combination nationalities and ethnic groups controlled by a central group while having local rulers on a regional, small scale.
Towards it's sudden end, there were plans to reorganize the Austria-Hungary into a federal country comprised by semi-autonomous states. The proposed model was never to be realized in reality but it served in part to be a model for the European Union.
The idea for a federalized created by a commission of scholars associated with Archduke Franz Ferdinand who favored liberalization in the empire as part of a modernization program. The commission could not agree on an exact model for the country but solicited others for ideas. The most thought out idea came from an unlikely source. Aurel Popovici, an ethnic Romanian who campaigned for equal rights for Romanians in the Hungarian zone, was an outsider but he was able to communicate his specific idea with the scholars who in turned gave the proposal to Ferdinand for consideration.
Popovici's United States of Greater Austria proposed fourteen states based on ethnicity. The idea entrenched the powers of Germans and Hungarians were they lived but allowed minorities to unite and have greater rights in their own zones. In the proposal German's were given German Austria, German Bohemia (Sudentland, which Hitler forced the Western Powers to give to him in the late 1930s, and German Moravia). Hungarians in turn were given Hungary and Szeklerland (an area in present-day Romania which continues to be the reason of arguments between Romanians and Hungarians). The Italians were given two smaller states in order to divide demands for unification with Italy. Meanwhile, Croats, Czechs, Poles, Romanians, Serbs, Slovenes, and Ukrainians all got their own state in the plan. Finally, twelve small ethnic enclaves within the various states were further proposed: ten for Germans, one for Poles, and one for the mixed city of Prague.
The archduke's assassination in 1914 initiated the series of events which started World War I. The idea of a federal empire seemed to have died with the archduke. However, in 1916 when the archduke's nephew, Karl, became the emperor of Austria-Hungary, the proposal of a federal empire received new life. Karl was an eager supporter of Catholic social justice and therefore believed that ethnic groups had rights to protect their cultural identity within the empire. He also tried to work with the imperial parliament to implement the federalization plan. Karl was the only Central Powers leader to agree with American President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points plan in support of self-determination. However, by the end of the war nationalism had swept Austria-Hungary and the empire shattered into pieces while Karl was forced into exile.
The dream of the United States of Greater Austria failed but a giant federal state that respects local autonomy based on the self-determination of national groups lived on. One of the main supporters of a European union based on that model was Otto von Habsburg, son of Emperor Karl. Otto served as the vice-president of the International Paneuropean Union (IPU) starting in 1957 and as president in 1973. He also was elected to the European Community's, now European Union, Parliament in its first election on a Euro-friendly, Christian social teaching platform. Otto struggled for a federal, not centralized, European state based on liberty and the continent's Christian heritage. He left seats open for the then Communist Eastern European states and help support the Pan-European Picnic which help speed up the fall of the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall. Otto fought for a united Europe of autonomous states until his death in 2011.
The Habsbsurg vision for a united Europe is only one vision for the European Union. Some imagine a much more centralized system or a much looser confederation. However, with Euroskeptic forces on the rise the European Union has been abandoning plans for a centralized state. A confederation or even just a economic union is the most likely end state for the European Union now, but perhaps the middle ground of a Habsburg-planned federation of autonomous units may still be the outcome for the European Union.
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I thoroughly enjoy reading your blog. They are often insightful and thought provoking, and a great affirmation of the depth and vitality of Geography.
Otto von Habsburg died in 2011, not 2007.
Keep up the great work.
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Doh'! Thanks for pointing that out. The error has been fixed.
- Dan tdaxp said...
"Karl was the only Central Powers leader to agree with American President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points plan in support of self-determination."
I did not realize that -- fascinating!
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ONALASKA, Wis. -- "Our mission at this school is to ensure learning for all," said Jed Kees, Onalaska Middle School principal. "Now, that's easy to say. But when you really think about every single student here learning, the only way we can ensure that is making sure that they demonstrate that they know something that we want them to know while they're here at school."
To accomplish this, a concept called "learning between the bells" was born. Almost all class periods at Onalaska Middle were shortened last year to create a new 25 minute class called Topper Time.
"We put it in the Topper Time so that we could get another shot at the kids, and help them try and understand some of the concepts we're trying to teach them with a little bit longer chunk of time," said Kees. "Where ever their greatest need is, based on assessments and test, that's where we put them for those interventions to get that additional time."
Eighth grade Language Arts Teacher Missy Rude is currently teaching a reading intervention class during Topper Time.
"The students are pulled based on the need that they have the most at that time, and then they're getting that extra support in what they're doing already," said Rude. "So, they're less resistant to being in there because it's not like, 'there's this extra thing I have to do.' It's 'I'm going to get help on this work that confuses me.'"
The intervention classes are smaller than a traditional classroom which allows teachers to give students one-on-one instruction.
"With that additional time, we feel like we're getting at the kids needs a little bit better; those kids that aren't demonstrating that they know it yet," said Kees. "Or kids that have already demonstrated that they know it... how we can extend and enrich their learning?"
So, whether students are getting extra help or an extra challenge, every one of them benefits from Topper Time. It's this model of teaching that the district Superintendent Fran Finco wants to see at every kindergarten through 8th grade school beginning next fall.
"What's brought the focus on extra learning time for kids is... this goes back a lot of years..., but for our district it was about how can we continually get better to meet the needs of the kids that we're not meeting," said Finco.
The hope is that if the district can find an answer to this question, they can eliminate the achievement gap and all students will be performing at grade-level. Finco hopes this extra learning time, or Topper time as the middle school calls it, will be the answer to the problem.
"It's kind of an equal opportunity intervention," said Finco.
As Onalaska Middle wraps up their second year with this schedule, the principal has some thoughts on this new learning time.
"Right now, based on those assessments, I feel like we're moving in the right direction," said Kees. "We're not their yet, but we're moving in the right direction."
This 8th grade classroom teacher agrees.
"It's a satisfying kind of teaching," said Rude. "It's a different kind of teaching 'cause you really feel like you're getting the students the help they need."
And it's happening between the bells.