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INGREDIENTS:4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts ¼ cup fresh orange juice 1 tsp. grated orange peel 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice 1 tsp. grated ginger root 1 clove garlic, minced ¼ tsp. hot pepper sauce ½ tsp. oregano ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. pepperDIRECTIONS:1. In a large shallow bowl, mix together orange juice, orange peel, olive oil, lime juice, ginger, garlic, hot pepper sauce and oregano. Add chicken, turning to coat. Cover and marinate in refrigerator about 3 hours or overnight. ...
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We are ALL tied!…
I knew it!…
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I was afraid that Cliff Lee would dominate the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series. He has always pitched very well against the Yanks, and he won the very first game in the new Yankee Stadium in April while a member of the Cleveland Indians.
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Lee's performance was masterful and he deserves all accolades for a job well done. Of course, it certainly doesn't hurt to have Chase Utley as your second baseman.
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The Phillies' 6-1 victory took away home field advantage from the Yankees and leveled and the playing field.
I was stunned at the trading deadline when the Phillies acquired Lee from the Indians. Everybody had been talking about Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Phillies quietly dropped an ace into their starting rotation. I had wanted the Yankees to upgrade the #5 pitching slot. They did acquire the San Diego Padres' Chad Gaudin but I'd hardly call that a major move. Even the Los Angeles Angels were able to acquire a stud for their rotation with the acquisition of the Tampa Bay Rays' Scott Kazmir. The Philles had signed free agent Pedro Martinez a few days earlier. Pedro was another pitcher that I felt the Yankees should have pursued, but they were never a player. I can so clearly remember hoping that the moves wouldn't come back to haunt the Yankees. Well, it is now October, and the moves are staring us straight in the face…
Fortunately, Game 2 was a reversal of fortune. Early on, it was a great pitching duel between the Yankees' A.J. Burnett and the Phillies' Pedro Martinez. It had the "feel" of an old Yankees-Red Sox game. Hmmm, I wonder what my friend Julia is doing these days? Probably watching Celtic basketball. Nevertheless, Burnett was stellar, while Pedro gave up homers to Mark Teixeira and later Hideki Matsui.
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The Yankees added a run in the 7th inning before a botched call by the umpires cost the Yanks the possibility for more runs. With one out (why the heck was Derek Jeter bunting with two strikes???!!!), Johnny Damon hit a liner at Ryan Howard. The runner at first (Jorge Posada) had broken for second and would have made it safely on an errant throw. However, the ump called it a double play when Posada was tagged since they ruled Damon had lined out to Howard. Subsequently, replays showed that the ball had one-hopped into Howard's glove so the runners should have been safe at first and second. I hate it when the umpires are in position to decide a game…
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Burnett was pulled after 7 magnificent innings. Manager Joe Girardi wasted no time in going with legendary closer Mariano Rivera. I thought it was a bit premature, but after a few bumps and bruises but no runs, the Yankees had emerged with a 3-1 victory. The win tied the Series at one game apiece.
The Series now heads for Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Saturday. Andy Pettitte versus last year's post-season ace Cole Hamels.
For the record, sitting Nick Swisher was an excellent move even if Swish didn't agree. His bat could be likened to the Artic Front. He was replaced by Jerry Hairston, Jr.
I am glad that George Steinbrenner has been able to watch the games at Yankee Stadium. Given the decline in his health, you never know if this will be his final World Series appearance. I hope not…
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"It's great to see Pedro Martinez on the stage again" – ESPN Analyst Chris Berman
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I don't disagree, but I am still glad that he didn't get the win…
In the post game press conference, Pedro said, "If I played for the Yankees, I'd be the King". The comment was made in response to the boos he received as he walked off the field, but he's probably right…
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What am I doing Scott? Watching the Phillies march towards a repeat! Your concern is greatly appreciated! 😉 Pedro pitched a great game last night! Like C.C. the night before – he really only gave up 2 bad pitches and a line of 3 runs, 8Ks, 6 hits and only 2 walks over 7 innings? Even the Yankees would take that! Going back to Philly with the series tied is certainly what the Phillies wanted (okay – being up 2 games to 0 would have made them even happier! lol!) And what is up with A-Rod? 0-8 with 6Ks? Not that I'm complaining mind you….What I am complaining about – scheduling game 3 on Halloween night? The 8pm eastern state time? It will only be 5pm on the west coast! Not fair to those families going out trick-or-treating. Here's to lots of treats for the Phillies! Almost forgot – my Celtics – GREAT start to the season huh? I'd worry more about them then the Cavs!😉
The umpires botched call on the Howard catch wasn't the only screw-up of the night for the umps… there was also a matter of the double play the Yankees turned, replays showed Utley safe at 1st…and then there was the strike zone..hmmm… but isn't that what this game has come too, umpires making the ebb and flow of the game change instead of the players…
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Building Partnerships: Schools Combine IT Resources
Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS) and Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) have recently entered into a special interfaith partnership. The two schools, which are only 4 miles apart, have shared a warm and respectful relationship for many years. They have now come together to create a platform for interfaith cooperation and greater leveraging of their resources.
This partnership is driven by practical necessities and by the opportunity to advance interreligious understanding. The former invites the schools to explore the administrative and operational dimensions of their work with the hope of finding economies of scale and other efficiencies. The latter invites the schools to explore the academic, programmatic, and spiritual dimensions of their curricula to discover new insights for the preparation of leaders for their respective traditions in the 21st century.
This partnership is committed to affirm and advance the unique missions and identities of the schools, not weaken them. "We recognize the challenges of theological education that we share and the enormous potential for meeting those challenges through a reordering of our businesses to free more resources for our students and faculties," said Nick Carter, President of Andover Newton. Father Nicholas Triantafilou, President of Hellenic College Holy Cross, said, "We are called by God to exercise, practically and creatively, the spiritual truth and wonder of sister and brother fellowship in the Holy Spirit. This is to His glory and to the betterment of His world."
The initial work the schools will share involves combining the leadership and direction of their information technology services. Dr. Mugur Roz of HCHC assumed the role of CIO for both schools on November 1. Hellenic College Holy Cross and Andover Newton are currently exploring additional opportunities for sharing of services and programming.
Andover Newton Theological School, founded in 1807, is the first graduate school of any kind in America. Always an innovator in religious education, Andover Newton is internationally recognized as a leader in interfaith learning.
Hellenic College Holy Cross is the oldest and largest accredited Orthodox Christian institution of higher education in North America that offers theological, professional and liberal arts programs that integrate education, faith, and service. HCHC is one academic community comprised of two distinct schools that have evolved together.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: IRIS and ALVINE Roman Blinds
Units: About 670,000 (an additional 4.8 million were sold outside of the United States)
Distributor: IKEA Home Furnishings, of Conshohocken, Pa.
Hazard: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck in an exposed inner cord on the backside of the roman blinds.
Incidents/Injuries: On April 4, 2008, a 1-year-old girl in Greenwich, Conn. became entangled in the inner cord of an IKEA Roman Blind and strangled. The child was in a portable playpen that was located underneath a fully lowered roman blind. She was found partially suspended with the inner cord of the blind wrapped twice around her neck.
Description: This recall involves all sizes of IRIS and ALVINE Roman Blinds in white. The blinds have a sewn-in label at the top edge of the blind with the IKEA logotype, article name (IRIS or ALVINE), 5-digit supplier number 19799 or 21369, four digit date stamp (YYWW) and the words "Made in India". On the bottom edge of the blind there is a sewn-in orange/white safety warning label. The blinds are made from 100% cotton.
Sold at: IKEA stores nationwide from July 2005 through June 2008 for between $7 and $30.
Manufactured in: India
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Roman Blinds and return them to any IKEA store to obtain a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact IKEA toll-free at (888) 966-4532 anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at www.ikea-usa.com
Note: CPSC reminds consumers to examine all Roman Blinds and shades in their homes. If looped pull cords are present or exposed inner cords are found on the back of blinds or shades and children are in the home or occasionally visit your home, please consider replacing them with blinds or shades that do not have exposed pull cords or inner cords.
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It's a local story that's now become a national talking point.
On Saturday night, 48 Hours aired an hour-long episode on Eric Koula called "Desperate Measures."
Koula was found guilty last summer of murdering his parents in their Barre Mills home in 2010 and forging a $50,000 check in his father's name the day after they were killed.
He is still maintaining his innocence.
"'I didn't do it, I didn't do it,' just reverberates in your head," said Koula on 48 Hours.
The episode brought us a first look at some of the Koula family's home videos from before the tragedy. Christmas and Easter celebrations show a happier time.
Video from the crime scene in the 48 Hours episode also provided a first look inside Dennis and Merna Koula's home the day their bodies were discovered.
The show also featured the first interview with Eric Koula.
"I swear on their honor that I did not kill my mom and dad," he said.
But there are a few things the show left out.
Koula's alibi was that he was at a Shopko looking at plants around the time his parents were killed, but he isn't on the surveillance video.
What the show didn't mention was those surveillance cameras pan back and forth, and in trial the defense argued Koula might have been there without being caught on tape.
"You never attempted to see if a person could drive up during that time period, where the camera has panned to the south, without being seen, look at the flowers briefly and leave, correct?" asked defense attorney Keith Belzer in June 2012.
"No, we haven't," said John Christopherson, the main investigator in the case.
The show spent a lot of time on the note reading "fixed you" Koula now admits he planted in his own mailbox shortly after his parents were murdered.
They even show the dash cam video of him pretending to be upset when law enforcement arrived, stumbling and wiping away tears.
"It says fixed you on it," Koula can be heard saying to law enforcement.
But the show didn't mention how crucial that fake display of emotion was in the trial.
The prosecution argued it proved he could pretend to be upset when he wasn't.
"You pretended to be crying?" said prosecutor Gary Freyberg.
"I was upset, yes," said Koula.
"You pretended to be crying?" repeated Freyberg.
The defense argued the Koulas were killed by a hit man who meant to kill someone else, but got the address wrong and killed the Koulas by mistake.
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October 15, 2009
Board of Governors
October 15, 2009
Members Present: Mr. Larry Morhous, Mr. Roger Topping, Rev. James Palmer, III, Mr. Richard Bezjek, Ms. Lisa Neel, Mr. Craig Cardwell, Ms. Angie Lambert
Mr. Sylvester Myers, Mr. Larry Ratliff
Members Absent: Ms. Gloria Stephens, Ms. Anne Taylor, Mr. Robert Perkinson, Jr.
Staff/Guests: Dr. Albert Walker, Mr. John Cardwell, Mr. Jim Nelson, Dr. Tom Blevins, Dr. Don Smith, Ms. Shelia Johnson, Dr. Tracey Anderson, Ms. Christina Brogdon, Mr. Roger Owensby, Ms. Anita Barilla, Ms. Deirdre Guyton, Mr. Carl Boyd, Mr. Orlando Henderson, Mr. Joe Lewis, and other members of the BSC Alumni Association
Welcome and Call to Order
Chairman James Palmer called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Othello Harris-Jefferson Student Center Private Dining Room and welcomed all in attendance.
Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made (LMorhous/ALambert) to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried.
Dr. Walker called the group's attention to the information contained in the packet received earlier concerning the training of Board members. A training session on Finance will be held in November. The Chancellor will have at least two training opportunities a year for that training to be completed as mandated by legislation.
Mr. Bezjak and Mr. Topping attend an orientation session during the President's Cabinet meeting to become better acquainted with the college.
The Oath of office was administered to Mr. Roger Topping and Mr. Richard Bezjak by Ms. Anita Barilla, Notary Public.
Discussion Agenda
Finance Committee Report – Mr. Larry Morhous, Mr. Larry Ratliff, and Ms. Anne Taylor
Mr. Morhous stated that the institution is in good financial shape but due to the state of the economy the college must be very frugal in spending decisions. He informed the group that the committee and the college continue looking for ways to economize and continue to look at various alternatives in regard to funding of salaries, etc. He commented on the great asset the college is to the community. This Committee will continue to monitor and make reports to the Board on a regular basis.
Update on Audits (Legislative and Financial) – Ms. Shelia Johnson
- The Financial Audit has been completed for the year ending June 30, 2009. The final report is expected in the next two weeks.
- The Legislative Audit – the college continues to make changes on issues outlined in the Legislative Audit. Ms. Johnson reported that the audit of the motor vehicle pool across the state revealed that the President's vehicle which travels from home to the campus should be assessed for the personal use of that vehicle. The 600 miles traveled this year will be reported as taxable income. The two security vehicles are exempt because these individuals are on duty 24 hours and licensed to carry a weapon.
Policy Revisions – Ms. Shelia Johnson
Ms. Johnson requested approval of the three policies which received no significant comments during the 30-day comment period.
- Policy #7: Assessment, Payment, and Refund of Fees
- Policy #29: Purchasing
- Policy #34: Disposition of Obsolete and Unusable Equipment, Surplus Supplies and Other Unneeded Materials for Bluefield State College
A motion was made (LNeel/LMorhous) to approve all three policies. Motion carried.
Updated Information on Enrollment – Mr. John Cardwell
Mr. Cardwell announced that we have the highest enrollment since becoming a baccalaureate institution. He reviewed the current data and informed the group there is a 6.5% increase over last fall with a projected enrollment of 2,050 students by the end of the fall term.
Strategic Plan Update – Dr. Tracey Anderson
A copy of the Revised Strategic Plan was included in the materials sent to the Board members earlier. Dr. Anderson informed the group that a year one report will be given to the Board at the December meeting and revisions will be provided over the next five years. She discussed the possibility that some goals may be harder to achieve due to state budget cuts and reductions in Title III funding, but revisions will be made periodically as needed. She reminded the group that the Strategic Plan will be a key piece of information for the Higher Learning Self Study accreditation visit. Dates for the visit have been submitted and will be reported when approved.
H1N1 Flu and Campus Plans – Dr. Don Smith and Mr. John Cardwell
Dr. Smith called the group's attention to the Plan included in the packet sent out earlier to the Board. He reviewed the Plan and the various levels in the event of an outbreak. He informed the group that basic safeguards have been posted and antibacterial hand sanitizers have been placed in classrooms with additional cleaning procedures put in place across campus. Dr. Walker reviewed precautions being taken in the Athletic Department. He introduced Mr. Roger Owensby and announced to the group that he will be working as Interim Athletic Director during the illness of Mr. Terry Brown. Mr. Eric Guyton will be working as the Golf Coach.
Presentation by BSC Alumni Association: Student Housing
Mr. Orlando Henderson, Chairperson of the Committee to Restore Housing on Campus, and Mr. Joe Lewis, President of the Bluefield State College National Alumni Association, provided the group with some background and the concern of the Alumni Association that on-campus housing is needed at Bluefield State College. He reviewed some of the issues related to off-campus housing and asked that the institution reconsider doing a feasibility study for on-campus housing. Discussion followed.
Chairman Palmer encouraged the Alumni to contact contractors who have shown an interest in presenting a plan for housing and set up a time for presentation to the Board.
Next Meeting Date – December 10, 2009
With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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National interests threaten Emir progress
Fears are growing that national interests could be obstructing the approval of the first European clearing houses trying to comply with new swaps rules, according to people close to the regulatory process.
The worries relate to reforms to over-the-counter derivatives trading enacted under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, and specifically the power that groups of national regulators have to approve clearing houses from other countries under the new rules.
They come after Germany's Eurex Clearing, the Deutsche Börse-owned clearing house, said in a member circular yesterday that its approval would be delayed after failing to receive the required sign-offs from other national regulators.
According to three people familiar with the matter, there are concerns that some national regulators might be trying to delay approvals so that clearing houses in other countries do not move ahead and have more time to prepare for the introduction of swap clearing earlier than others.
One of the core requirements of Emir is the need for swaps that have historically been traded bilaterally to be guaranteed by a clearing house, in order to mitigate counterparty and systemic risk.
Under Emir, clearing houses first have to apply for recognition from their national regulator. The regulator then prepares a risk assessment that is submitted to a so-called "college of regulators", a group representatives from national authorities, which is required to vote on the application within 30 days.
Representatives from the European Securities and Markets Authority sit in on the college meetings but do not have a say in the approval process. A spokesman for European Securities and Markets Authority declined to comment.
Once a clearing house has passed the necessary approvals under Emir, the clock starts ticking on the date by which some swaps would need to be cleared.
The first clearing house to receive approval under Emir would have a head-start in trying to attract clients and could also use its status as the first regulated clearer to its advantage when marketing its services.
Eurex said that its clearing house application was deemed completed on October 11, 2013 by the German regulator BaFin, and that the subsequent risk assessment report was submitted to the college on February 10.
A delay also hit the approval of Nasdaq OMX's clearing house last November. The Nordic exchange operator was told by the Swedish FSA in May that its clearing house application was complete but said at the time: "it became obvious in discussions in October with the Swedish FSA that there was a need for some additional material and analysis".


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Congressional Amnesty Blueprint an Unrealistic Wish List for Radical Democrats
President Obama's choice of Nevada to announce his all encompassing amnesty program is curious. Nevada's 10.2 unemployment rate is the nation's highest. Las Vegas, where Obama spoke, has a 10.4 percent unemployment rate. Nevada unemployment is so acute that more than four and a half years have passed since a single construction worker showed up at the unfinished $4.75 billion Echelon mega resort.
In a statement earlier this month President Obama's partner in crime, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said that while he's encouraged by Nevada's unemployment drop from last month's 10.8 percent, "We must stay focused on creating jobs and strengthening our state's middle class to maintain this positive momentum."
Platitudes aside, the amnesty that Obama and Reid so covet is a job killer that hurts the American lower and middle classes. Giving work authorization to more than 11 million illegal aliens frees them to compete legally with Americans for increasingly fewer jobs.
To date, only sketchy details have surfaced about the proposed legislation. But the drift is clear: amnesty for all, more non-immigrant worker visas and plenty of unchallenged gobbledygook about the pending legislation's wonderfulness without even a passing reference to its perils. Also thrown in to the mix to appease GOP skeptics and doubting Americans are the bold lies that the administration will provide stronger border security and more internal enforcement through an electronic system. Unmentioned, however, is that Congress blocked a 2011 bill to mandate E-Verify, the Legal American Workforce Act, that would have checked new hires for legal status.
Anyone who buys the idea that enforcement will be increased hasn't been paying much attention. When the Immigration Reform and Control Act passed in 1986, Congress made the same empty promises. Today the nation has more than 11 million illegal aliens.
The federal government has dozens of sound immigration laws that are ignored daily. During the last three years, Obama has voided enforcement through a series of executive orders that have stayed deportation for tens of thousands. In a law suit upheld by a Texas federal district court, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sued Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and ICE director John Morton for their directive that forced them to release detained aliens. Only a fool would believe that the restrictive portions of new legislation would be obeyed.
In the meantime, the border patrol also has to contend with more outrages that prevent them from carrying out their sworn duty. Officials from the Customs and Border Protection's San Diego sector has promised to look into labor and immigration advocates' complaints that officers are targeting illegal alien day laborers—exactly the job they were hired to perform. In other words, the border patrol is investigating agents who enforcing the law.
Realistically, the battle has just begun. The proposal is no more than a five-page outline. In some congressional corners and throughout grassroots America, resistance is already strong. When the argument begins about whether to include recently amnestied aliens at the cost of billions more in the trillion dollar Affordable Health Care Act, support will dwindle further. The more Americans learn about the radical amnesty proposal, the tougher the fight for its proponents.
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An Ewa Beach woman who ran an $800,000 Ponzi scheme will face a maximum sentence in federal prison.
Her victims came to the courthouse to confront the woman whom they say ruined their lives.
Click here to watch Kenny Choi's report.
The 50-year-old former president of the Ewa Beach Pop Warner Football organization left the court approximately two hours after her sentencing.
She tried to hide her face from television cameras and did not make any statements, while victims shouted at Anguay from a distance.
Anguay operated an $800,000 Ponzi scheme for years starting in 2007, before getting caught and pleading guilty in early 2011.
"It's shameful. We were once family. A loss is a loss. There's no amount of money that can be paid back. Our community has been broken," said Marlene Melendez, who invested thousands.
"Got greedy. In my case, I saw co-workers getting money back," said Corbette Roy, a former Honolulu Police officer who also lost money in the scheme.
"It was absolutely heart wrenching," said FBI spokesperson Tom Simon speaking about the victims describing their losses.
Eleven victims lost more than a half million dollars, according to the FBI.
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Guiding you to optimised fuel consumptionReducing fuel consumption is a must when it comes to economy of a company. But even more so when it comes to environmental issues. At Volvo we believe in the benefits of cleaner technology. It is a mission we take seriously. Just to give you one example: between 1980 and 2001, engine efficiency and the normal fuel consumption of a Volvo F or FH12 40 ton truck on the road have improved by 25%.
However, beside vehicle and engine design, the fuel consumption for goods vehicle transport is dependent on a number of factors; such as load factor, the driver, the equipment and weather conditions.
The driver and the ownerWhilst air and rolling resistance as well as driveline specification will influence your fuel consumption, the load factor is still the factor that creates the greatest divergence per tonne kilometre. For a transport company, route planning and the loading factor are most significant for reducing fuel consumption. Specification and equipmentThe train weight and road conditions determine which model is the most suitable for a given business. Another factor is that stronger engines and higher train weight give higher fuel consumption. But fuel consumption is lower with increased train weight when calculated per tonne kilometre. The different equipment and design also have an effect on air resistance and, consequently, fuel consumption. By making the right choice from the start fuel consumption can be lowered by more than 10%.
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- Sociotelematics: leveraging interaction-relationships in developing telematics systems to support cooperative convoys
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- In a cooperative convoy, a vehicle interacts with other vehicles, service providers and infrastructure systems to make the travel safe and convenient. Through these interactions a vehicle can share its domain-specific information - acquired from service providers and infrastructure - with other vehicles in the convoy. Such interactions are subject to defined agreements and constraints between the entities (i.e., vehicle to vehicle, vehicle to service providers, and so on), which may need to adapt with the changes of requirements. Also a driver may want to automate certain interactions to reduce distraction during driving. A cooperative convoy telematics system should support collaboration (i.e., allow drivers to share specific travel information) and coordination, and be able to cope with the changes. In this paper, we address these issues and demonstrate how our interaction-relationship modeling technique can be exploited to develop a telematics system provides such flexibility. This system allows interactions and coordination preferences explicitly specified and updated to cope with the changes. In particular, our service oriented implementation enhances flexibility and adaptability of the system making it easily deployable and changeable. We have implemented a prototype based on a client-server architecture where the client application is developed for Android and the server is running on the Amazon cloud. The system's performance and resource consumption were evaluated using real-life experiments.
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- Proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC 2012) and the 9th IEEE International Conference on Autonomic and Trusted Computing (ATC 2012) (UIC-ATC 2012), Fukuoka, Japan, 04-07 September 2012 / Bernady O. Apduhan, Ching-Hsien Hsu, Tadashi Dohi, Kenji Ishida, Laurence T. Yang and Jianhua Ma (eds.), pp. 40-47
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- 2012
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- Android applications; Automotive telematics; Collaboration; Cooperative convoy; Interaction-relationships
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On June 3, Vermont had its first economic summit meeting of public and private business leaders to discuss how to improve statewide business development. By most objective accounts, the meeting had a lot of back slapping for a few business success stories and a flood of rationalizations for the continued poor ratings that Vermont receives in most national polls on our business environment predominately caused by our high tax rate and small workforce.
Part of why the state has such a high tax rate is the small population that must share the burden of a government that has a hard time spending in proportion to our small size. We rank sixth nationally in tax burden and dead last in economic outlook, according to the 2013 Alec-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index.
We also have a problem of retaining quality workers in the state. As one blog commenter said, my wife and I would move back (to Vermont) in a second if we could find jobs. More than one business has complained that it cannot find enough trained or even trainable workers in Vermont.
These two problems combine in a circular manner to reduce businesses that would hire resulting in workers leaving the state. Our state government could efficiently address these problems if they would consider refocusing their views off their feet and look up to the horizon a little more. Not every problem can be solved in the time between political campaigns sometimes you need to, dare I say it, plan ahead.
To get a little more money and highly skilled workers into the state, we might look to the military. Getting a military base here would be ideal but maybe theres another way. Many career military put in 20 years and retire in their 40s. These are highly skilled and experienced people ready for their second careers. About 25 percent of the states do not tax the pensions of retired military making those states preferential places for military to retire. These states also receive a great deal of free promotion and advertising in dozens of military magazines and organizations.
A lot of these retirees would see Vermont as a highly desirable place to retire if we offered them a tax break. Why do that? Their median federal pension is around $40,000 and most have considerable asset wealth which they would spend here including home buying, sales taxes, etc. All the other states that have done this have found that there is a significant net gain to the state despite the loss of their income tax.
The business-employee retention is a chicken-egg problem but it really comes down to education. If we produce high quality graduates, the businesses will come. This relatively simple fix takes politicians with enough courage to face down the teachers union. Vermont spent just under $16,000 per student in 2012 thats over $8,000 above the national average and is three times higher than the best performing nation in the world Finland. Despite this, the American Legislative Exchange Council shows 59 percent of Vermont eighth-graders are not proficient in math or reading at their grade level. American students rank 33rd in the world, under Mexico, Russia and Brazil.
Our average performance is most similar to Poland but they spend only $6,000 per student.
ALEC gave Vermont a score of F on Teacher Quality and Policies. Specifically, an F for Identifying Effective Teachers, a D for Retaining Effective Teachers and an F for Exiting Ineffective Teachers. In his report titled International Evidence on the Importance of Education Policy, Ludger Woessmann noted that in schools where teacher unions had a lot of influence, students performed 32 percent worse in math, 18 percent lower in science.
Clearly, a lot of education issues can be laid at the feet of the teachers union and their contract tactics. Vermont would benefit greatly by establishing realistic and enforced standards for student and teacher performance. This could be as simple as allowing good teachers to get the recognition they deserve. We need results that matter for our students to be able to get jobs in the 21st century by teaching them to be critical thinkers, problem solvers and effective communicators who are proficient in both core subjects and new, 21st century content and skills.
My career was in decision analysis and I often found that, for most problems, someone had that problem before me. Statewide business development and employment issues have been problems for every state and all of them have spent time and money studying every possible issue. There are also dozens of highly paid think tanks, experts and professors that have done thousands of related studies. What works and what needs to be changed has been irrefutably established many times. There is no mystery here just an issue of political will power to stop inefficient strategies and to be smart enough to find those proven strategies and courageous enough to implement them here even in the face of strong political opposition by special interest groups.
A recurring theme in the speeches at the economic summit was that Vermont is a special place where people would like to stay or they want to come back to, if they can afford it.
We can retain all that makes us special but we need address the challenges of the 21st century.
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Previous Game: Knicks won 114-92 on New Year's eve
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Just five starts into his NBA career, Jeremy Lin may be running out of ways to outdo himself.
Riding high with a burgeoning national following after more late clutch play, Lin leads the surging New York Knicks into the opener of a five-game homestand Wednesday night versus the Sacramento Kings.
Inserted into the starting lineup by coach Mike D'Antoni out of desperation just nine days ago following a career-high 25-point effort off the bench in a win against New Jersey on Feb. 4, Lin has skyrocketed to stardom with his unprecedented play with New York's first unit.
He has averaged 27.2 points - the highest scoring average for someone starting his first five games since the ABA-NBA merger - and 8.8 assists while shooting 50.0 percent as a starter in helping New York (14-15) grab the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race and extend its current winning streak to six games.
The legend of Linsanity grew again exponentially - his Twitter account now has more than 270,000 followers - in Toronto on Tuesday night, when he hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with five-tenths of a second to play that capped a game-ending 13-1 run and gave the Knicks a 90-87 victory. The point guard, whose three-point play with 1:05 left tied the game at 87, also had a career-high 11 assists.
"I'm thankful that the coach and my teammates trust me with the ball at the end of the game," he said. "I like having it at the end of the game. I'm just very thankful."
Lin will undoubtedly get a hero's welcome at a raucous Madison Square Garden, likely to be feted by a crowd that has already taken to the Asian-American as one of its own - they have serenaded him with chants of "M-V-P" during his equally meteoric and unlikely rise to national acclaim during this win streak.
Lin's winning shot also overshadowed the return of Amar'e Stoudemire, who had 21 points and nine rebounds after missing four games following the death of his brother. The power forward seemed at ease running pick-and-rolls with Lin, who assisted on five of Stoudemire's baskets.
"I don't know what's going on in New York right now, but Jeremy's playing great," Stoudemire said. "He's playing phenomenal right now, it's amazing to watch him play out there. He's doing a phenomenal job."
The Raptors occasionally flustered Lin by double-teaming him above the top of the key, which contributed to him matching a season high with eight turnovers. While he has recorded at least seven assists in each game during New York's win streak, Lin also has committed six or more turnovers in four of them.
Whether the Kings can do similar things with Marcus Thornton likely to draw Lin defensively is uncertain. Sacramento (10-18) allowed a Chicago team without injured reigning MVP Derrick Rose to shoot 52.4 percent in a 121-115 loss Tuesday night.
The Kings nearly rallied from a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit as Thornton, Tyreke Evans and DeMarcus Cousins combined to score 78 points, but were unable to finish the rally as they fell to 3-13 on the road.
"They're a tough team," Evans said. "They play together. They run that high pick-and-roll good with the bigs. They ran it all night on us and got a lot of fouls. That's what killed us."
Sacramento has dropped six of seven on the road but has made the most of its recent trips to New York, winning four straight and six of seven there after dropping 16 of the previous 17.
The Knicks had an easy time in Sacramento on New Year's Eve, rolling to a 114-92 win as rookie Josh Harrellson had 14 points and 12 rebounds in his first NBA start in place of the injured Stoudemire.
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Great thread, that over head pic of MSG just got me hyped.
Everyone take note that the Kings are a much different team than the one we put up 114 points on. They are a much improved team who has been having close battles with teams and even beat the Thunder last week. Let's see how STAT plays agains Cousins.
RP WRONG THREAD: liked carmelo anthony interview with stephen a smith he seems like he is irritated with ppl saying he will suck the life out of jeremy lins fame, now no more melo bringing the ball up trying to be a point forward and more posting and toasting and playing his signature "bully ball".
The only plays we should run are:
1.Amare and lin pick and roll at wings and top of key
2.Lin and Amare pick and pop
3.Melo iso/post up on left block
4.Melo 3pt wing iso
5.Lin and chandler pick and roll
6.Screens for shooters
that should be our priority with #1 being the highest,lin and amare should be our main scorers and melo should be our closer/bail out player
Just saw baron warming up and suited up. Is he really playing tonight?
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nice threadage btw A4P
*Edit: I notice you got the game thread up pretty late A4P. It's not absolutely necessary, but there's been some encouragement to get the GTs up earlier if you can. Much better for everyone.
20/20 for Lin 2night!!!
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text: oarfish [2] turn up on San Diego shores 12>gary107 posted:10/23/2013 11:41:15 AM http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Scientists-Cant-Explain-Rare-Oarfish-Appearances-228616581.html is our earthquake just around the corner now? or has the Japanese radiation gotten into our waters?LincolnGenghis posted:10/23/2013 12:16:28 PM Next stop will be a mutated fourty story high oar fish with legs and arms destroying san diego. :)bobprin posted:10/23/2013 1:51:45 PM Oarzilla. There have been 3 off california beaches. The japanese say they are omens of earthquake. Go east Gary.gary107 posted:10/23/2013 1:52:56 PM at the end of World War II the Japanese did not want the Americans to know how close they were to perfecting their own A-bombs so they dumped all their U-235 and equipment into Tokyo Harbour. Since that time all Japanese horror films have radioactive monsters coming up from Tokyo Harbour. Japan has bought up 95% plus of the world's Plutonium reserves, for what reasons?LincolnGenghis posted:10/23/2013 6:03:07 PM Because it tastes good sprinkled on cereal and spaghetti.Jaxerback posted:10/23/2013 7:37:34 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAO7BIeMR-Ybreeld posted:10/24/2013 7:12:58 AM Fascinating creatures. Not you guys, I mean the oarfish. I`ve been reading up about them lately. Seems around the time of the big quake in Japan, a lot of them had surfaced. Hope it doesn`t mean anything here.gary107 posted:10/25/2013 1:31:03 AM when you go to the San Diego Natural History Museum and take the elevator to the third floor where the director's office is there is a model of the oarfish at full length across on the wall as you get in. he pretended not to know anything or to have gotten the report yet, we dated in 1975-76, but his behaviour gives another impression. two things likely either the radiation from Japan is off our coast and in our deep waters [0arfish are found from 600 feet to 3000 feet below the surface] or methane that is frozen under the sea bed is starting to leak. Neither fish had been attacked or eaten at. The female was pregnant and that is generally when they are the most healthy. I hope it is methane and a great quake is near, just can not deal with radiation sickness.gary107 posted:10/25/2013 1:33:04 AM I think I just dropped a hair pin, did anyone see it? ;]LincolnGenghis posted:10/25/2013 2:03:15 PM So would a mermaid be clasified as a whore fish?gary107 posted:10/25/2013 3:39:04 PM sailors are what sailors do.gary107 posted:10/25/2013 3:40:52 PM Linc, assuming you do work for a living...what is your line of work?gary107 posted:10/25/2013 3:40:53 PM Linc, assuming you do work for a living...what is your line of work?LincolnGenghis posted:10/25/2013 5:15:21 PM I could tell you but where would the fun be in that? To tell you truth gary I already told you once before :) Vigorously Rub a stick back and fourth on top on top of your head for a while to warm your brain up and the answer will come back to you. :) Caution overrubbing may cause a fire and burn your hair off.Jaxerback posted:10/25/2013 9:08:26 PM Hair he has?LincolnGenghis posted:10/26/2013 1:41:04 PM He must have a few quills still up there :)gary107 posted:10/26/2013 3:18:41 PM I have a healthy full head of hair, thank you. I still have to cut my finger nails and toe nails each week. I have likely lost some hair from reading your posts, thank you again. Less to attend to. Gary, B.A. philosophygary107 posted:10/26/2013 3:18:42 PM I have a healthy full head of hair, thank you. I still have to cut my finger nails and toe nails each week. I have likely lost some hair from reading your posts, thank you again. Less to attend to. Gary, B.A. philosophyJaxerback posted:10/26/2013 11:25:59 PM Who do you think actually gives a flying shite about your education or lack of it...jaxer,doctorate in bullshite! gary107 posted:10/27/2013 4:18:42 AM your every post drips with such jealousy, it is amusing. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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I an new to programming, I progressed to oop in python using different books but when I get to oop things go very wrong. then I went on-line but but I still get errors when I run an example code which ran perfectly on their system. For example this code I found on tutorialspoint:
class Employee:
'common base class for all employees'
def displayCount(self):
print "Total employee %d"%Employee.empCount
def displayEmployee(self):
print "Name:",self.name,'salary:',self.salary
emp1= Employee()
emp2= Employee()
print "Total employee(s)%d"%employee.empCount
when they ran it it printed on the screen this:
Name : Zara ,Salary: 2000
Name : Manni ,Salary: 5000
Total Employee 2
but if I run the same code I get this:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "J:\employee.py", line 20, in <module>
File "J:\employee.py", line 14, in displayEmployee
print "Name:",self.name,'salary:',self.salary
AttributeError: Employee instance has no attribute 'name'
this same error is produced any time I run any python code on oop
I mean is OOP not for everyone?
because I am sick and tired of this rubbish


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Beyond Belief
Off-days. Ugh.
So as I sit here wracking my brain to find something to write about, I'll just write about what I thought about writing about. Never mind. Off-days do strange things to the brain. Or maybe it's the heat.
When I was on the first vacation four weeks ago, I was talking to my sister on the phone at the Dulles airport while my flight was delayed. She asked me if I had bought anything for myself, and I realized that I hadn't. But I knew of something that I could get for myself at the Borders across the way. It was Josh Hamilton's book, Beyond Belief. I had wanted to read it for a long time, and I thought, might as well get it. I read the first chapter on the way home, but put it down for a week or so once I got home.
Fast forward to two weeks later, when I left on vacation again, this time with my family. We had a lot of spare time when we were up there, so I pulled out the book again and finished it there.
It was amazing!! It was very well-written, and the story really grabbed me in. I thought the story of his addiction to drugs was masterfully written. It really showed what was going through his mind at the time, and how it was affecting him, his friends and family, and his baseball career. This story is just amazing. I loved how it showed that recovering from something like this isn't easy. It seems that in the media (songs, TV, movies), recovery from something like drugs is easy. You just stop, and then it's happily ever after. But that's not the way it happens in real life. Josh had to fight against his cravings every day. He was set back quite a few times. With the amount of terrible drugs he put into his body, he should have died.
It's a great story of redemption. When he finally got back into baseball with the Tampa Bay (then) Devil Rays, his teammates didn't support him. They just kind of stood back while the media crowded around Josh. But when Josh made his way to the Rangers, at his very first press conference, three of the most prominent Rangers players were there to support him.
It's an incredible book, and I would highly recommend it. What a great story.
My project for the week is writing fanmail to a lot of the Padres players. I've never sent fanmail before (except to Trevor with the Brewers), so this is really cool for me. I'm probably writing to 10-15 players this week. Yesterday I did Kouz (of course) and David Eckstein. Each letter is going to be different depending on the player. For Kouz, I told him a lot of the stories of my interactions with him, like the day I became such a big fan of him. This is a really exciting project for me. Who knows if the players will ever read them, but it's cool to support them like this!
So, the Padres are in Atlanta for three games against the Braves this week. Mat Latos is pitching tonight against Jair Jurrjens. I really hope Mat can get things together and pitch a great game.
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I like your project, Kaybee. It never hurts for the players to know they have the fans' support. Have fun!
Hamilton went from zero to hero last year, and it was even harder considering he had a drug abuse problem. I tip my hat to Josh, he is a great guy!🙂
Good with the fan mail; I hope you hear back. And thanks for the recommendation of the book.
What a fun project! I'll be interested to hear how many responses you get. I'll have to check out the Hamilton book. It must be tough for him to stay on the wagon and resist the temptations that are out there. What a great story of redemption he is.
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I've sent one letter, which was to Eck of course. He lost my letter so he's going to give me a package because of that incident🙂 Thanks for the recomandation. I just finished a book about Dustin Pedroia. You should definitely check out that one as well!
When Josh came back to the team, we (fans and players) were pretty much done with him. And rightfully so. He had dragged us through the mud. We depended on him to be something, and he chose his drugs of choice over the area and the team. Tough to forgive. I am happy he's doing well in Texas, though, believe me. Sometimes I go crazy thinking about an outfield of Crawford, Upton, and Hamilton.
great idea and i hope you hear back. if its a success id like to do the same for some of my favorite players on the pirates
That is a great idea especially with these days of email. I know that your team will appreciate all your support. You and Hyung Young have been awesome fans.
Oops, I made a typo with Hyun Young's name. Sorry.
Kaybee: That is an awesome project! I hope they really respond. If they do, I might try it with the Yankees! I want that book. I saw a show about Josh on MLB Network called, "Josh Hamilton: Resurrecting the dream" and it was very inspiring. I hope he is a Yankee someday. Scott Hairston is pretty cute. He looks like his bro Jerry, who I think is cuter.
My Facebook link never really works. I'll just friend you🙂
I've heard this book was really good. I've got to get it some time and read it.
I was chatting with Hamilton the other day after a Rays game when the concert was going on and he stepped from the Vistor's dugout to take in the music.
He is still a pleasant person to talk with, and even with the recent troubles, he is still focused and willing to go above and beyond to keep his head in the game.
Sometimes you need a relaspe like that to again make you realize how close you are to the edge all the time.
He is a great player, a fantastic dad, and is truly missed by the Rays fans for what he could have done both on and off the field here too.
I am glad to know the guy, even if it is as a "baseball buddy".
His years of abuse might have cost him a shot at making the Hall of Fame, but if life had a Hall of Fame, Josh would be a shoo-in.
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If you've stayed in a Yellowstone Hotel in the past decade, you may be familiar with the "Dollar-per-Night" guest donation program. Since 2000, Park lodging concessionaire Xanterra Parks & Resorts, which manages Yellowstone National Park Lodges, has encouraged guests upon checkout to support the Yellowstone Park Foundation. Now a new partner is building on the success of the program.
Here's how it works: with the guest's approval, the hotel adds one extra dollar for each night of the stay to the final lodging bill. These contributions then are forwarded to the Foundation in order to help fund Park enhancement projects.
We are now excited to welcome Delaware North Companies' West Yellowstone, Montana hotels to the program as well. Delaware North's Gray Wolf Inn & Suites, Yellowstone Park Hotel, and Holiday Inn West Yellowstone are the first hotels outside of Yellowstone to participate.
Those donated dollars really add up. Since its inception, Xanterra has raised roughly $650,000 through the Dollar-per-Night program. These funds have made a significant impact on the Foundations' ability to fund research, conservation, and education projects for Yellowstone.
Delaware North's Regional General Manager Derek Zwickey says that they are thrilled to join such a successful program. "We are pleased to support the work of the Yellowstone Park Foundation through the Dollar-per-Night program, and to offer our guests an easy way to give back to the Park," said Zwickey.
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Much like RayRay, thinks he's a better shooter than he really is. Really don't want to see him on the floor in D'Antoni's offense, he'll be jacking up shots at a low percentage.
From NY Times - warning for wall of text;
In summary though. He's decent defensively, but horrific offensively.
This is because he thinks he jacks up a lot of shots while he shoots a very low percentage. Guy has a low IQ Think Larry Hughes when he was on the Cavs. I doubt he's gonna get much play if he throws up dumb shot after dumb shot.
That said, there is a reason the Knicks are open to the idea of dealing Brewer a former No. 7 overall pick who averaged 13 points per game last season again before the trade deadline. Although the Knicks need to shore up their defense, but a single effort defender on the perimeter isnt going to solve many problems. Playing Brewer regularly certainly wont hurt New York on defense, but he has a very limited defensive impact and shouldnt be expected to do more than stay in front of his man and grab a few steals. He is far from the Bruce Bowen defensive-stopper ideal; New York may not have a more consistently successful perimeter defender on staff, but theres one glaring concern: Brewers competent defense comes with a significant offensive trade-off.
Brewer may have played regular minutes for Minnesota, but hes still a very poor offensive player who cannot be relegated to the corner because of his lack of 3-point range. Thats damaging enough on its own, but considering how important the corner 3 is to the Knicks offense, Brewer seems to be a particularly poor fit for New Yorks rotation. Take a look at how Brewers shooting percentages stack up with the rest of the candidates for wing minutes, as well as the league average among all players:
*Note: Azubuikes shooting numbers are from last season, when he was a member of the Golden State Warriors. All other players stats are based on their performance thus far this season.
From this comparison, we can see that not only is Brewer shooting below average from every single zone on the floor, but he is notably less accurate than New Yorks alternatives.
It gets worse: Brewer is a slashing wing with delusions of jump-shooting grandeur. In general, he has no business taking any shots outside the paint, yet that has never stopped Brewer from firing away before, and theres reason to suspect that the freedom of the Knicks offense would only make matters worse. Take a look at Brewers shot distribution this season; despite shooting exceptionally poor percentages from greater distances, Brewer has nevertheless attempted almost half of his shots outside of 16 feet:
Stats courtesy of Hoopdata.com.
Azubuike, Walker and Williams gravitate toward the zones in which theyre most efficient, but Brewer has no effective range to anchor his offensive performance. He still gets to the rim a fair amount, but poor shooting percentages from every other area on the floor (especially from 3-point range) completely negate the impact of those attempts.
Three and D specialists in the Bowen mold are useful in part because they dont step outside themselves on offense. They spot up in the corner or run the baseline, but only impact the game offensively when gifted the opportunity. Passes out of double-teams, drive-and-kick feeds these are the mechanisms that allow perimeter defensive specialists to score. Otherwise, such players are nonfactors on offense.
Thats not the case with Brewer, who has posted a significantly higher usage rate than Shane Battier, James Jones, or many of his other perimeter defending contemporaries. Brewer fancies himself a more active participant in the offense, and unfortunately for the Wolves and now the Knicks, that mindset results in a lot of errant jumpers. He doesnt break even; Brewer is using too many possessions on low-percentage shots, and not making the kind of widespread defensive impact that could balance out his offensive deficit.
Whether Azubuike, Walker or Williams is the best choice for more minutes is still uncertain, and could change on a game-to-game basis depending on specific matchups. Regardless, Brewer is most valuable to the Knicks as trade bait. He played regular minutes for the Timberwolves out of necessity, but the Knicks have better options, even if their rotation seems thin.
Much like RayRay, thinks he's a better shooter than he really is. Really don't want to see him on the floor in D'Antoni's offense, he'll be jacking up shots at a low percentage.
Did o'antoni write this himself??? Lol.
As far as I'm concerned brewer is as bad or as good as jeffries.
He still young and can get better with his shooting/shot selection. When I see him play, I see pretty strong defense. Even from his college days.
He's got a lot of intagables which don't always show up on stat sheet.
That being said, he is currently our best healthy perimeter defender.
So he needs to be coached better on offense, now who do we know that's a good offensive coach?
He's young, athletic & can finish on the break. Not a big offensive threat but he's not a total non-factor on offense, he will at least get points in transition. Other than Chauncey, Landry & Douglas (& Balkman who MDA will never play) I don't think we have any better perimeter defenders.
EDIT: Just goes to show how much I know, Balkman's playing tonight.
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Balkman playing could be Coach actually using him for defense ...
or we will find out tomorrow he called balkman off the bench by mistake
Funny thing is when Balkman was in the game the Knicks played their best basketball tonight (+14 in only 5:35 of the 1st half). Since he went back to the bench they've been playing horrible defense. Shocked he got any minutes to begin with, but if the team is playing well w/him on the floor, why not go back to it in the 2nd half?
Take a look at all the Daruis Miles, Gerald Greenes and Stromile Swifts of the world. All talent and no brains means you're just a deer.
I've heard Brewer was a hard worker in the past, so I'm hoping he's more receptive. Hopefully he can work his way into the rotation, but by no means should he just be granted a spot. Let him earn it.
Corey Brewer is going to take AR's spot on the bench. I bet you guys MOA never plays him because he's not a great scorer. I hate MOA.
^ sad to admit but your right loll. i wish this dude would play he could help us out on the defensive end and in transition.
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Ultimate apple pie
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- kcal695
- fat33g
- saturates20g
- carbs95g
- sugars32g
- fibre4g
- protein9g
- salt0.79g
For the filling
- 1kg Bramley apples
Bramley applebram-lee app-el
A large, flattish cooking apple, green in appearance but sometimes with specks of red. The flesh…
- 140g golden caster sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
A fragrant spice which comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree. When dried, it curls into…
- 3 tbsp flour
Flour is a powdery ingredient usually made from grinding wheat, maize, rye, barley or rice. As…
For the pastry
- 225g butter, room temperature
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 50g golden caster sugar, plus extra
- 2 eggs
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- 350g plain flour, preferably organic
- softly whipped cream, to serve
Fresh unpasteurised milk quickly separates and the fat rises to the top. This fat layer is then…
Put a layer of paper towels on a large baking sheet. Quarter, core, peel and slice the apples about 5mm thick and lay evenly on the baking sheet. Put paper towels on top and set aside while you make and chill the pastry.
For the pastry, beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until just mixed. Break in a whole egg and a yolk (keep the white for glazing later). Beat together for just under 1 min – it will look a bit like scrambled egg. Now work in the flour with a wooden spoon, a third at a time, until it's beginning to clump up, then finish gathering it together with your hands. Gently work the dough into a ball, wrap in cling film, and chill for 45 mins. Now mix the 140g/5oz sugar, the cinnamon and flour for the filling in a bowl that is large enough to take the apples later.
After the pastry has chilled, heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Lightly beat the egg white with a fork. Cut off a third of the pastry and keep it wrapped while you roll out the rest, and use this to line a pie tin – 20-22cm round and 4cm deep – leaving a slight overhang. Roll the remaining third to a circle about 28cm in diameter. Pat the apples dry with kitchen paper, and tip them into the bowl with the cinnamon-sugar mix. Give a quick mix with your hands and immediately pile high into the pastry-lined tin.
Brush a little water around the pastry rim and lay the pastry lid over the apples pressing the edges together to seal. Trim the edge with a sharp knife and make 5 little slashes on top of the lid for the steam to escape. (Can be frozen at this stage.) Brush it all with the egg white and sprinkle with caster sugar. Bake for 40-45 mins, until golden, then remove and let it sit for 5-10 mins. Sprinkle with more sugar and serve while still warm from the oven with softly whipped cream.
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My mum gave me some baking apples as a neighbour had given her loads from her tree. I don't know what variety they were, not Bramley's but delicious. I've never made a fruit pie & I'm very new to making pastry.
I made my pastry using 400g plain flour, 200g of Aldi's 'best for baking' 2 x teaspoons of castor sugar, a pinch of salt, an egg & about 5 x tbspns water. I made the dough, split in two & put in the fridge to chill.
For the filling, I followed the recipe except I only had white castor sugar.
I rolled out one lot of pastry and put in the base of a flan tray & filled with the apple mixture. I tipped the bit of voating which was left over the apples, then rolled out & put the lid on. I brushed with milk & sprinkled with castor sugar. I baked it for 45 minutes and sprinkld some more castor sugar on top when it was done.
My parents had come for tea & my dad is VERY particular about apple pie. His verdict (and everyone else's) was it was the best apple pie he'd ever tasted and the pastry was perfect....!
A real winner after a chicken dinner...!
It turned out great, whole family happy! I took some of Nfunks advice and used eating apples and less sugar. I also used packet shortcrust pastry (I had to use up...no honestly!). Used: 1kg mix of Jazz apples and Pink Lady apples, 50g light brown muscavado sugar and 3 tablespoons of plain flour, half teaspoon cinnamon, mixed together in a bowl and chucked in the sliced apple and mix all together till apple covered. Rolled out two thirds of my 'Jus Roll' shortcrust pastry pack (put rest in fridge), lay the rolled pastry in the pie dish (22cm Falcon pie dish) put the apple slices in (makes quite a mound but don't worry the rest of the pastry will cover it). Roll rest of the pastry out for the lid, crimp edges (we cut out leaf shapes to use up pastry and made it look fancy) made slashes for steam to escape, egg white wash and wacked it in the oven for 45 mins. Came out lovely, no soggy bottom or pool of juice, just appley loveliness served with cream Mmmmm yum!
I've made this recipe 3 times and it's always a show stopper, everyone fights over the last slice and one pie is never enough!
If you are having issues with soggy pastry dough it's probably 1 of 2 things - 1. Warm butter or 2. You put both the eggs in and not 1 egg and a yolk.
I found it easier to make the pastry the traditional way of working cold cubed butter into the flour/sugar/salt mix, using 2 wooden paddles, then mixing in the eggs till mostly incorporated before kneading till it forms a ball - it shouldn't look greasy, wet or sticky. Divide into two portions and flatten between some cling wrap. Let the chilled dough sit out before attempting to roll it out between two sheets of cling wrap.
I bake my pie in a stoneware pie dish and the result is always a perfectly crisp buttery and flakey crust, the filling is perfectly cooked with just a hint of sauce. My only criticism is the amount of spice, I put at least 1.5 Tbs mixture of mixed spice/cinnamon/nutmeg. I also alter the amount of sugar in the filling depending on the type of apple used, I prefer a mix of fuji and pink ladies.
Similar issues, dried apples carefully, added flour, didn't add any residual liquid but still ended up with a pool of apple juice when it came out of the oven. Also found the pastry quite difficult to handle even after 45 mins in fridge. Would cook half the apples next time and possibly use my own pastry recipe.
Replace 3 tbsp of plain flour with 3 tbsp of cornflour and you'll get a much better result. It also takes away the need to pat dry the apple slices with kitchen towels. The first time I made this I followed the steps exactly and I had a messy pool of apple juice and soggy pastry. The 2nd time was a complete success when I used cornflour. I guess it may also have something to do with the apples- not all apples are created equally!
Of course Organic is not necessarily healthier or tastier. If something is "full of pesticides" it is unlikely to be good for you, but there are pesticides and pesticides. Being natural and safe to eat are not the same thing. Belladonna is completely natural and completely deadly. And Genetic Modification is something completely different. You may question whether it is good policy to allow GM crops to push out traditional crops, but mankind has been genetically modifying crops and animals ever since there was mankind, by breeding. What has changed with modern methods is both the speed and type of change that can be achieved> It obviously needs a certain amount of care, but if the result is tested thoroughly it may often be a better technique than pesticides.
Its worth reading comments! Took on board esp what was said about pastry. Did ignore about the 3 tablespoons of cinnamon, think typo! I always use a vegetable fat, Trex, for pastry, so to keep this simple and to use a known outcome, 8oz fat to 16oz plain flour, make as stated then divide in two, one portion for the top, one for the base. If you want a sweeter pastry substitute 1oz icing sugar for flour.You may find you have a little excess pastry, use this to decorate with shaping leaves. Put dough in sandwich bags, flatten to about an inch, put in fridge. 1Kg of Bramleys is about four large apples, cut in quarters then core, peel then slice thinly. Do one apple at a time. Put a sheet of paper towel on a plate, then slices of one apple, then another sheet of towel, another sliced apple, another sheet of towel etc etc.Yes the apple turn slightly brown but doesn't show once the spices are added. I used half teaspoon of cinnamon & half teaspoon mixed spice. Keep the flour to a level tablespoon for the apple mix. I found the amount of sugar just right, not too sweet.
I didn't have a soggy bottom!
Making leaves...cut strips approx. 3cm wide, cut at an angle to make diamonds. Make dent in length, then dents either side to resemble leaf veins. Apologies to the veterans of pie makers!
You can brush with (the wash) milk, or beaten egg. Will definitely do this pie again, slightly tweaked but still a winner.
It was the second time I've made this recipe, and will make it a lot probably in the future as well. The dough is very nice (need to work it out well and respect its temperature to be able to have the results we wish for), the apples were just juicy enough, I love it! Served it warm with a tbs of cream, perfect! Try it, you'll see!
Was a little concerned about the preceding poor reviews on this recipe but I had a go and was very happy with the result. Great shortbread like pastry,crisp and dry. Apple's nice and tasty,though would have liked them a little more cooked after 40minutes in the oven,but I put that down to the particular variety growing on my own Apple trees. Will be happy to try this recipe again.
No! Never again! Tough but brittle dough that shattered in splinters when cut and tough semi-raw apple in a pool of so much fluid that the base didn't stand a chance.
A disappointing thing to offer our special guests, the offer of seconds was not taken up.
Shameful, a shop-bought one would have gone down better.
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There are a couple of reasons why pastry can crack. One reason is that the mix was a little dry. At Good Food we use large eggs unless otherwise stated. The alternative is that your fridge might be especially cold. If this is the case next time leave the pastry at room temperature for 10 mins, before rolling it out. Beating the butter mixture so that it was smoother than the scrambled egg texture we mentioned my also contribute to the pastry breaking as the fat proportion to the flour would be higher. The scrambled texture means that you would get flakes of fat in the pastry rather than it being fully incorporated.
I made this today, and although it looked lovely.... When I cut it, it was full of juice and the bottom was a little soggy. I sprinkled corn flour on the base before adding the fruit (tip from mother-in-law) but other than that I followed the recipe to the letter.... What did I do wrong? Not cook long enough/too long? It wasn't a complete loss, because it tasted lovely. I served the filling and the top. Any tips for next time would be greatly appreciated!
I'm no baker but mine turned out perfect. Only thing I can think is, did you chill your pastry long enough? Did you dry your apples long enough? I must admit I chopped 75% of my apples too small (I forgot to check method) and worried mine would be swimming in pulp, but no, was fine. I did sprinkle more flour & cinnamon over my apples once I had filled my pie. I forgot to water pastry before sticking together, but it still came out perfect. Soz can't be more help.
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For those who have found too much runny liquid: I dried the apple slices as described and after 40 minutes the filing was very wet and underdone. I adjusted the temperature down on my oven to 160C so that the pastry didn't burn and cooked for another 20 minutes, after which the liquid became a thick syrup and the fruit soft and yielding. On cooling this was just the right applepie texture I was looking for. Picture here: http://abseeds.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/apple-pie-oh-yeah-i-made-it-with-m...
Made this in a hurry and didn't have time to chill the pasty. To combat the fact that the pastry was very soft I rolled it out on baking parchment then used the parchment to flip it into the pie dish. The same for the top of it. I would also use more apples the next time I do it. I used half the amount of cinnamon as I didn't want it to be too overpowering. Will definately make this again
For anyone who is having trouble with sloppy apple mixture and 'soggy bottoms', a couple of tips that I hope might help with this great recipe:
1. Make sure you really pat dry the sliced apples well before coating them in the sugar-cinnamon mixture. It should be quite dry at this stage with very little moisture. The apple might oxidize but it won't make a difference when it is baked.
2. As you're warming the oven put a flat baking sheet or tray in to warm at the same time. When putting the pie in put it onto the hot baking sheet rather than just the oven shelf. I read this tip in Mary Berry's Complete Cookery Course and it really seems to make a difference!
Good luck everyone :)