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You don't have to order out or eat at a Chinese restaurant any more to enjoy Sichuan Orange Beef. You can make it at home within just 15 minutes – just be prepared to have your socks knocked off by the flavor! This isn't the overly-sweet, super goopey stuff you often find in restaurants here. This version is more reminiscent of what you would find in Sichuan.
Sichuan is a region in southwest China and is also referred to as "heavenly country" because of its abundance of food and natural resources. And it is of course home of Sichuan cuisine. One ancient Chinese writer noted that the "people of Sichuan uphold good flavour, and they are fond of hot and spicy taste." And he was certainly correct. Kung Pao Chicken, another recipe you don't want to miss, is one example of sichuan cuisine. The Pappardelle's pasta used in this Sichuan Orange Beef, Orange Szechuan Linguine, is actually quite spicy, hence the omission of additional heat in the recipe. If you're using another pasta, or rice, you can add some red chilies or hot chile paste to the sauce to accommodate your taste.
I already shared how I feel about so-called "flavored" store-bought pasta in a previous post. Exactly, what flavor?? The "flavor" is generally non-existent, which is why I've used Pappardelle's pasta again for this dish. When they say "flavor" they mean FLAVOR. I am not getting paid or otherwise compensated to promote Pappardelle's. I just like sharing quality products with you that I've discovered and come to love. Pappardelle's pasta is one of them.
Now, for the GIVEAWAY! I want you to experience for yourself just how good this pasta is and Pappardelle's is going to share the love with you!
One lucky winner will be randomly selected to win TWO 16 oz packages of Papparedelle's pasta! One is the pasta featured in this dish, Orange Szechuan Linguine, and the other…IS YOUR CHOICE!! How fun is that! No shipping charges or anything. Giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only. Head on over to Pappardelle's and check out their super duper long list of pastas. Choose any one of their "Dried Pastas" (see top left column).
Want to win? Want to win again? (for those of you have have won previous giveaways) Here's how to enter (please read carefully): Leave a comment below with the Pappardelle's pasta flavor you're most interested in (you can always change your mind later). That counts as ONE entry. If you want to increase your chances of winning, you can "like" The Daring Gourmet on Facebook and/or "follow" The Daring Gourmet on Pinterest and/or follow The Daring Gourmet on Twitter. Leave a SEPARATE COMMENT for each item completed (saying that you did it) and you'll have a total of FOUR entries! If you've already "liked" and "followed" The Daring Gourmet, simply leave three separate comments stating that you've already done each one and you'll also get each of those additional entries! Got it? Then let's get started!!
This giveaway begins June 5th and will end June 10th. One winner will be randomly selected and notified via email. The winner will be given 48 hours to respond or another winner will be selected.
*Note: Of course I'm hoping that you'll "like" and "follow" my blog not just for the sake of the giveaway, but because you genuinely like the recipes! So I'll assume that if you do "like" and "follow" it has absolutely nothing to do with the giveaway :)
And now for the RECIPE!!
Note: This recipe calls for Sichuan Peppercorns, which have a very unique flavor that cannot be adequately substituted with anything else. You can find them online HERE.
They're used in a great many Chinese dishes, including this fantastic Kung Pao Chicken.
Cut the beef into thin strips.
Zest and juice the entire orange.
Mince the ginger.
In a bowl, combine the orange juice, zest, ginger, sichuan peppercorns, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and sesame oil.
Place the beef strips in the marinade/sauce and stir to combine. Set the beef aside while you're preparing the remaining ingredients.
Thinly slice the carrots at a diagonal angle. Slice the green onions diagonally in 1-inch pieces, keeping the white parts separate as they require a little longer cooking time than the soft green parts.
Heat the oil in a wok or skillet over high heat and quickly stir fry the beef, reserving the marinade/sauce.
Fry until lightly browned on all sides.
Add the carrots and white parts of the green onion and cook for 30 seconds.
Add the reserved marinade/sauce, reduce the heat, and simmer for two minutes.
Add the green onions and stir to combine.
That's it! Now you have a perfectly luscious sauce.
Serve over Pappardelle's Orange Szechuan Linguine or pasta of your choice, or with steamed rice.
Asian food lovers, don't forget to try this recipe for the Best Homemade Teriyaki Sauce!
- 8 oz. Pappardelles Orange Szechuan Linguine or pasta of choice, prepared al dente according to package directions (or serve with rice if preferred)
- 8 oz. lean beef steak, cut into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 large carrot, thinly sliced diagonally
- 3 green onions, sliced diagonally in 1 inch pieces, the whites separated from the greens
- For the marinade/sauce:
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon ground sichuan peppercorns
- Zest of one orange (about 1 tablespoon)
- Juice of one orange (about ¼-1/3 cup)
- Combine all the marinade/sauce ingredients in a medium bowl. Add the beef and stir to combine. Set aside while preparing carrot and green onions.
- Heat the oil in a wok or skillet over high heat. Add beef, reserving the marinade, and fry quickly until lightly browned. Add the carrot and the whites of the green onions and stir fry for 30 seconds.
- Add the marinade/sauce and stir to coat. Simmer for 2 minutes. Add the remaining green onions and stir to combine.
- Serve the beef mixture over the hot pasta.


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Pond Hill Farm in Harbor Springs says farewell to the season with a North Country Kids Summer Festival on Saturday, Aug. 31. Free entry includes access to the bounce house, cotton candy, games, dunk tank, farm animals and pig races, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The day also includes Zucchini Bowling and a 50/50 raffle. For more info, visit pondhillfarm.org or call 231-526-3276.
monday 8/26
Auditions for "Rocky Horror Show": Happening at West Shore Community College Center Stage Theater on Monday; and the Ramsdell Theater on Tuesday, both at 7pm. For more info, visit manisteecivicplayers.org.
Genealogy: From Past to the Future: Hosted by Carol Goodenough at the Petoskey District Library, 7pm. Learn about today's technologies that teach us about our pasts. Free.
Buffalo Ridge Trail: Public input meeting on the proposed trail in TC, held at the Garfield Township Hall, 6pm.
Author Event: U.S. Army veteran, Captain Luis Montalvan, author of "Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him," will speak at Traverse Area District Library, 6:30pm. Free.
"The Dixie Swim Club": Comedy dinner theater presented by the Benzie County Players at the Mills Community House, Benzonia, 6:30pm. Sunday, 2:30pm. Cost, $10 for adults; $5 for ages 18 and under. Call 231-882-0591.
tuesday 8/27
Paul May Fundraiser: Chicken dinner, live music and Farm Photo Shoot in Mineral Springs Park, Frankfort, 6pm.
Friendly Garden Club 90th Anniversary: Buffet luncheon with entertainment by floral designer, Derek Woodruff, at the NMC Hagerty Center, TC. Tickets, $25. Call 932-1916 for info.
Theory of a Deadman: Live rock performance includes guest Devour the Day at Streeters Ground Zero, TC, 8pm. Tickets, $25 in advance. groundzeroonline.com.
Auditions for "Rocky Horror Show": (see Mon.)
wednesday 8/28
Shade Gardening with Michigan Native Plants: Hosted by Plant It Wild at Trinity Lutheran Church, Frankfort, 7pm. Free.
Regional Business After Hours: Legs Inn, Cross Village, 5-7:30pm. Includes music by Kirby. $12 or $5 for members.
Concerts in the Park: Renee Herman performs at Elberta Waterfront Park, 7pm.
Michigan Virtual Career Fair: Held at Northwest Michigan Works! Service Centers in Cadillac, Petoskey & Traverse City, 10am-4pm. MiVirtualCareerFair.com.
Veteran Business Workshop: Free workshop for veterans and their families on how to start and finance a business, at the Traverse City Michigan Works office, 1300-1500 hours. Registration required by calling 810-767-8387.
Shakespeare's "R&J": All-male adaptation of Shakespeare's play set in a parallel universe where the Bard is banned, presented by Parallel 45, a Northern Michigan theatre company, at the InsideOut Gallery, TC, 7pm. Tickets, $20. Suitable for ages 13 & older. parallel45.org.
thursday 8/29
Seth & May Bernard: Folk music concert at the Dhaseleer Events Barn, Charlevoix, 8pm. Tickets, $16.52 in advance at blackcatconcerts.com.
Raptor Release: Wings of Wonder will be releasing three rehabilitated Eastern screech owls at Little Traverse Inn, Maple City, 8pm. For $20 donation, enter to have your name drawn to be part of the release. Includes live music by Swallowtail, 7-9:30pm.
Concert on the Lawn: Dominic Fortuna & Willy Jam perform at the Grand Traverse Pavilions gazebo, 7pm. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Picnic items available for purchase. Suggested $5 donation for concert.
Food Preservation: ISLAND hosts a pickles and dilly beans workshop at Birch Point Farms, TC, noon-5pm. For info, call 231-622-5252.
Employment Day Open House: Representatives from Employment Connections and Michigan Rehabilitation Services will be at the Kalkaska County Library, 5-7pm. For info, 231-258-9411.
Shakespeare's "R&J": (See Wed.)
friday 8/30
Brethren Days: BBQ chicken dinner, arts & crafts fair, Rolling Thunder Poker Run, 5K run, parade and live music by the Brian Nolf Band, Power Play, The Nephews and Duke & the Studebakers in the beer tent. For complete schedule, visit facebook.com/brethrendays2013.
Salmon Classic: Fishing tournament on East & West Grand Traverse Bays, featuring multiple categories, prizes and post-fish parties. For info, GTASFA.com.
Manton Area Harvest Festival: Live music, craft show, car show, amusement rides, lumberjack competition and more. Visit mantonmichigan.org.
Labor Day Jazz Weekend: Live performances indoors and out, at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. For info, grandhotel.com.
"A Bird's Eye View": Interactive raptor experience at the Dennos Museum Center, TC, 1pm.
Concerts in the Park: Curtis Family Band performs at Mineral Springs Park, Frankfort, 7pm.
End of Season Sidewalk Sale: The Village at Bay Harbor, 10am-6pm.
Shakespeare's "R&J": (See Wed.)
"The Dixie Swim Club": (See Mon.)saturday 8/31
"Retrospective": Featuring
a live music and dance performance of works performed within the past
seven years by Crooked Tree students, at John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay
View, 7pm. Tickets, $35 for non-members.
Great Lakes Restoration Celebration: Native plantings, weed pulling, songs, poem contest and more at the Sleeping Bear Heritage, Empire, near the Dune Climb, 10am.
Royal Craft Show: Castle Farms, Charlevoix, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 10am-4pm. $3 admission. No pets.
North Country Kids Summer Festival: Pig
races, dunk tank, petting zoo, snacks, games and more at Pond Hill
Farm, Harbor Springs, 11am-4pm. pondhill.com for details.
Tommy's Labor Day Bash: Bounce house, water balloon toss, standup paddleboard races, music and more in Walloon Village, 10am.
Annual Plant Sale: Hosted by the Charlevoix Evening Garden Club at Ferry Beach, Charlevoix, 9am-noon. For info, 231-547-5199.
Northport Community Band: Sousa
concert featuring guest conductor, Kevin Rhodes, at the Northport
Community Arts Center, 8pm. $20 for adults; $5 for students.
Bayside Festival: Christain
music festival featuring Alanna Story, Bob & Pam Tebow, Peter
Furler and more, at the Open Space, TC (see related article).
Suttons Bay Floatilla 2: An
attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records challenge for the
largest raft of canoes and kayaks, in Suttons Bay. Official count at
1pm. Fundraiser for Suttons Bay Schools. For registration info, visit
sbfloatilla. com (see related article).
Alden Sidewalk Sale: 10am-5pm.
Fine Art Fair: Historic Old Art Building, Leland, 10am-5pm, featuring local artisans.
End of Season Sidewalk Sale: The Village at Bay Harbor, 10am-6pm.
Shakespeare's "R&J": (See Wed.)
Brethren Days: (See Fri.)
"The Dixie Swim Club": (See Mon.)
Labor Day Jazz Weekend: (See Fri.)
Manton Area Harvest Festival: (See Fri.)sunday 9/1
End of Season Sidewalk Sale: The Village at Bay Harbor, 10am-6pm.
Breathe Owl Breathe Fundraiser: At
the close of their West Coast tour, the band's touring van full of
instruments was stolen. Help the Northern Michigan folk band rebuild
their gear with live music by the group, along with silent movies, "The
Pawnshop" and "La Voyage dans la Lune," at Bluestem Farm, East Jordan,
7pm-late. Donations will be accepted at the door. Includes goat kebabs
and other goodies. ArtMeetsEarth. org for more info.
Alden Sidewalk Sale: 10am-5pm.
Fine Art Fair: Historic Old Art Building, Leland, 10am-5pm, featuring local artisans.
Lake Ann Lions Pancake Breakfast: Old Almira Township Hall, 8am-noon. Adults, $6; ages 12 & under, $3. Pre-school age & under, free.
Brethren Days: (See Fri.)
"The Dixie Swim Club": (See Mon.)
Labor Day Jazz Weekend: (See Fri.)
Manton Area Harvest Festival: (See Fri.)
Bayside Festival: (See Sat.)monday 9/2
Leland Bridge Walk: Gather at the DNR boat launch, noon.
Labor Day Picnic: Farmers market style picnic featuring live music from Awesome Distraction at Grow Benzie, Benzonia, 3-7pm.
Glen Arbor Bridge Walk: Narrows Bridge, noon.
Big Little Trail Races: 15K
& 5K timed trail race in Buckley, 9am. Proceeds benefit Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan. or info, visit
marathon4kids.com. Cost, $40.
56th Annual Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Walk: Starts in St. Ignace, 7am. Cost, $5 for bus transport. For details, mackinacbridge.org.
Royal Craft Show: (See Sat.)
Brethren Days: (See Fri.)
Labor Day Jazz Weekend: (See Fri.)
Manton Area Harvest Festival: (See Fri.)ongoing
Free Science & Technology Kids Camp: Open
to grades 5-8, at the TBAISD Career-Tech Center, located off Aero Park
Drive in TC, from Aug. 12- 16. For info, tbactc.org.
Family Activities Week: Great Lakes Children's Museum, from Aug. 12-16, featuring hands-on activities for all ages. For info, GreatLakesKids.org.
Bocce Players Wanted!: Calling
for teams in the Sept. 7 Bocce Tournament at the Village at Grand
Traverse Commons, noon-5:30pm. Cost, $15/person or $60/team. Visit
Glen Arbor Farmers Market: Township Hall, every Tuesday, from 9am-1pm.
Sara Hardy Farmers Market: Wed. & Sat. in downtown TC, 7:30am-noon.
Ellsworth Farmers Market: Tuesdays through mid-October, 5-7pm, near the high school.
Charlevoix Farmers Market: Indoor market at the Charlevoix Public Library, 9am-1pm, every Thurs.
Alden Farm Market: Thursdays, 4-8pm, East Park.
Good Hart Farmers Market: Saturdays, 2- 5:30pm, at the General Store.
Harbor Springs Farm Market: Saturdays on Main Street, 9am-1pm.
Alden Farmers Market: Thursdays, 4-8pm, East Park, through Aug. 29.
Frankfort Farmers Market: Downtown, every Saturday, 9am-1pm.
Boyne City Farmers Market: Veterans Park, Saturdays, 9am-1pm.
Village Farmers Market: Every Monday on the piazza of the Grand Traverse Commons, 3-7pm, featuring live music.
Elk Rapids Farm Market: Rotary Park, every Friday, through Oct. 11, 8am-1pm.
Fife Lake Farm Market: Springfield Township Park, every Thursday, 3-7pm, through Oct.10.
Petoskey Farm Market: June 14-Oct. 4, every Friday from 8:30am-1pm on Howard Street.
Gentle Yoga Flow: The Circuit, TC, every Sunday from 10-11am. $5 suggested donation.
Yoga on the Beach: Happening
at various locations throughout Grand Traverse, Benzie and Leelanau
counties. Donation only. Visit yogabeachparty.com.
Community Circle: Restorative
yoga posture and breath work, meditation and more at The Circuit, TC,
every Sunday from 6-7pm. Suggested $5 donation.
Record Revival Night: Bring
your records to Tastes of Black Star Farms, at the Grand Traverse
Commons, and listen to tunes while sipping on wine, every Thursday,
Hilly Hollow Playdates: Hosted by TC Cooperative Preschool at 720 S. Elmwood St., TC, 10am-noon on Aug. 20, Sept. 10. For info, tccoop.org.
Sundays on the Porch: Live music every Sunday through September at Douglas Valley, Manistee, 1:30-4:30pm.
Boyne Stroll the Streets: Sidewalk sales, live entertainment, store discounts and more every Friday, 6-9pm, in downtown Boyne City.
Music in the Park: Every Wednesday in Erickson Center Park, Curtis, 7pm.
Scrap TC: Community get-together every Saturday, 10am-2pm and Tuesday, 6-9pm. Located at 821 Garfield Rd., TC.
La Baron Raffle: Mosaic-decorated car up for raffle through the Oliver Art Center, Frankfort. Drawing held Sept. 18. For info, 231-352-4151.
Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution: National
Geographic traveling photography exhibit featuring 39 species of exotic
birds at the Dennos Museum Center, TC, June 15-Sept. 22.
The Grand Traverse Region: Vibrant Reinvention: Traveling exhibit of 12 panels, which explores a separate topic. traversehistory.org.
Monday Bike Group: Road bicycle rides gradually increase from 9 miles to 20 by the end of the season (ends Oct. 28),
departing from the Harborage Marina, Boyne City, 9am. Hosted by the
North Country Bicycle Club. schedule: email@example.com.
Wednesdays with Wine: Bring your knitting, sewing, craft or other art projects. Every Wednesday at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, 6- 8pm.
Northwoods International Folk Dances: Every Wednesday at the Unitarian Church, TC, at 7pm. $2 donation to participate. 947-6675.
Country Jamboree: All
musicians welcome, held the first Saturday of every month, 6-9:30pm, at
Manton High School's Ranger Room. Round and square dancing. Donation
Meditation & Yoga: Free meditation class at Shanti School of Yoga, TC, every Friday, 7:30pm; free Om Gentle Yoga on Sunday, 10:30am.
Building Blocks of America: Lego
replicas of our nation's iconic structures, on display at the History
Center, TC, through Labor Day. Includes the White House, Seattle Space
Needle, Empire State Building and more. Admission, $5; ages four and
under are free. traversehistory.org.
"Guardians of the Lake": Coast Guard exhibit at the History Center, TC, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. $5 admission.
Events at Grass River Natural Area: Located
in Bellaire, with weekly events that include nature hikes, kids
activities, mushroom hunts and more. Visit natureiscalling.org for
complete schedule.
Open Mic by the Bay: Presented by Freshwater Events in Clinch Park, TC, every Tuesday, 6-8pm and Sunday, 1-3pm. Sign up: freshwaterevents.com.
Fridays with Britt: Learn more about gardening with Grow Benzie, 5885 M115, Benzonia, every Friday from 9am-noon.
Evenings on River Street: Live music every Wednesday, in Elk Rapids, 6-9pm.
Free Ranger Programs: Sleeping
Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, every Sunday, Monday & Tuesday, in
Empire, through Sept. 2. For info, visit nps.gov/slbe.
Alden Evening Strolls: Featuring live music, every Thursday, 7-9pm, through Aug. 15.
Stone Circle Gatherings: Poetry,
storytelling and music every Saturday, 8pm, through Aug. 31. Located 10
miles north of Elk Rapids. Cost, $5/adults; $3/kids. terry-wooten.com.
Downhill Bike Race Series: Every Wednesday through June 26 at Mt. Holiday, TC, 6:30pm.
Family Fun Day: Wednesdays at the gym at North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, 11am-7pm, through Aug. 28. Cost, $5/family.
Great Lakes Fossil Exhibit: Boardman River Nature Center, TC. natureiscalling.org.
Jazz at Sunsets: Thursdays,
7-9:30pm, featuring live music at Chateau Chantal, TC. Free. Includes
live painting demo by Artist in Residence, Lisa Flahive.
Grand Traverse Baby Pantry: Bethlehem Lutheran Church, TC, every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, from 10am-4pm. 941-0655.art
Contemporary Art Opening: Live for Art Gallery, Beulah on Aug. 30, 5-7pm.
Intro to Kumihimo: Craft of Japanese braiding at the Petoskey District Library, Aug. 30, 1pm. Free event includes materials. 231-758-3100.
Out Up North: Watercolor art by Sarah Tule at Cycling Salamander, Charlevoix. Meet-the-artist on Aug. 30, from 4-6pm.
Three Village Arts: Summer plein air paintings at Three Pines Studio, Cross Village, Aug. 31-Sept. 10. Opening reception, Aug. 31 from 2-7pm.
Women's Resource Center Art Sale: Original paintings, studio glass and pottery at 720 Elmwood, TC, Aug. 24, 10am-6pm; Aug. 25, noon-5pm.
Watercolor Painter: James Johnson will be at the Glen Arbor Art Association, Aug. 29, at 7:30pm.
Gallery Show: Photography by Jim Jacoby and oil paintings by David Westerfield at Glen Arbor Art Association, Aug. 30-Sept. 1.
Artwork by Lloyd Desy: Work by lifelong Mackinaw City resident (1906-1984) on display at Mackinaw Area Public Library, Aug. 21-Sept. 30.
Animals & Landscape: Watercolor and gouache paintings by Ken Richmond and Joan Gallagher Richmond at Center Gallery, Lake Street Studios, Glen Arbor, Aug. 23-29.
August Art Show: Featuring pottery by Andrew Otis, at Parkside Arts Council, Bellaire. Artist reception held Aug. 13, from 6-8pm.
Art Full Room Living with Art: Exhibit at the Jordan River Art Center, East Jordan, Aug. 11- Sept. 22. jordanriverarts.com.
Crooked Tree Photographic Society: Summer exhibition at City Hall Building, Petoskey.
Call for Artists: Display your work at the weekly Friday Music in the Park event at the Northport Marina, 6pm. Email email@example.com.
Fresh Air: Plein air paintings by Heidi Marshall at Three Pines Studio, Cross Village. threepinesstudio.com.
Juried Fine Arts Exhibition: Acccepting entries into the Crooked Tree Arts September show. For complete rules and info, visit crookedtree.org.
Fear & Folly: Forging A Life on Canvas: Paintings by Marcia K. Hales on display at Gallery Fifty, in the Village at Grand Traverse Commons.
Farm to Frame: Good Food, Good Neighbors: Juried
photo exhibit that raises awareness of the benefits of local farming,
happening at the Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey. Accepting
submissions June 1-Sept. 12. For info, crookedtree.org.
Cadillac Characters: Seward Johnson sculpture exhibit returns to the streets, parks and sidewalks of Cadillac, through August.
MackinacMasterpieces: Detroit
Institute of Arts exhibit reproductions of masterpieces, displayed
outside Mackinac Island tourist spots. For info: dia. org/insideout.
Art of the Watershed: Photography by Mark Lindsay and John A Gessner available for sale at the Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay, through Sept. 19.
Open Knitting, Crocheting & Spinning: Saturdays, 9-11am, at Wool & Honey in Cedar.
Leelanau County Land & Water: Presented by Grand Rapids artist Margo Burian at Lake Street Studios, Glen Arbor.

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Will smart growth or sprawl win in 2011?
In our last post, we talked about the top 5 smart growth victories of 2010. More and more people are looking for vibrant, mixed-use neighborhoods where walking, biking, and transit are real options.
In the year ahead, will our leaders maintain the momentum for smart growth? Or will they make decisions that mean a return to sprawling development, more traffic, higher energy use and the continuation of the east-west economic divide?
Our pick for the top threat of 2011: Location decisions made in a vacuum, as highlighted in this Post story. These decisions include BRAC, Science City, and other government, corporate, university and hospital location decisions that lack adequate transit, increase traffic, and are simply unaffordable and unsustainable. Couple this with the push in Maryland and Virginia to spend billions more on highways that don't reduce congestion, and we have a recipe for more sprawl.
Our one wish for 2011: That officials and civic and business leaders will continue to implement transit-oriented communities with better linkages between jobs and housing, invest more in transit, walking and bicycling, and set us firmly on a course to become the most energy efficient, and environmentally and fiscally sustainable region in the nation.
With all those things in mind, here are what we see as the biggest opportunities and challenges in 2011:
The Region: The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) made great strides with its Region Forward sustainability plan and studies (study one and study two PDFs) that show a network of walkable/bikeable, transit-oriented centers reduces the amount we have to drive and offers more options for getting around. Two things need to happen in 2011:
- COG's update to its Regional Activity Centers has to focus on transit-oriented centers, revitalization of older commercial corridors, and walkable urban design.
- We have to stop stapling together state transportation project wish-lists and instead produce a plan based on the transportation projects that meet COG's sustainability goals.
Focus has to instead be on adequate funding for Metro and other transit, maintenance and operations of our existing roads and transit, and those new projects that best support transit-oriented, energy efficient development patterns. We also hope our local officials will maintain a central role in governing Metro and that the attempt to shift power to less-transit friendly state authorities in Virginia fails.
Prince George's County: With new, reform-minded leadership at the helm, we look forward to progress on a number of fronts. Certainly we'd like to see implementation of the housing reforms highlighted in our Building Stronger Communities report. We also have high hopes that all sectors are coming together to make transit-oriented development happen at Prince George's 15 underutilized Metro stations, as highlighted in our Invest Prince George's report.
Governor O'Malley, Metro, Prince George's officials, the business and smart growth communities, and the federal General Services Administration are coming together to finally get TOD on track in Prince George's. Among the new initiatives is the federal Housing and Urban Development grant for planning redevelopment along the southern Green Line Metro corridor to Branch Avenue.
TOD and moving forward with the Purple Line must be a higher priority than the types of sprawling, traffic generating developments recently approved outside the Beltway in Prince George's. Concurrently, we hope to see a more transparent, unbiased, and consistent approach to development review to give the public and private sectors greater confidence in the process, and attract more investment.
Montgomery County: A pioneering leader in planning for transit-oriented development, preservation of agricultural land, and inclusionary zoning for affordable housing, Montgomery County often seems pulled in different directions today.
Major highway expansion is proposed including widening I-270 at a cost of $3.4 billion, extending the Mid-County Highway and building the 28/198 connection (ICC 2?), and development approvals have included both the transit-oriented White Flint and the far flung "Science City." And with a new upcounty hospital proposed, will it be in a walkable, mixed-use center?
In 2011 we need to ensure that transit-oriented development returns as the top priority for funding and incentives, that more jobs are encouraged at transit-oriented locations on the underserved east side of the county, that the Purple Line and a set of bus-priority corridors moves forward, and that the Agricultural Reserve receives expanded protection and investment in value-added production.
The county's Department of Transportation will need to be more supportive of complete streets, local street networks and transit-oriented communities.
Fairfax County: We're all excited that the Tysons Corner Plan passed, but now it's time to get moving. We need to get the urban design details right, to make sure Tysons is a great place for pedestrian life at the street level. Routes 7 and 123 are still planned as 8-lane virtual highways through the heart of Tysons. We urgently need to shift to a boulevard design.
The "Future of Fairfax" and other area counties will be found in the vast parking lots of their strip commercial corridors. These are the places where we can create walkable communities that absorb growth while protecting suburban neighborhoods, protecting forests and streams, and reducing traffic.
We hope the County will move forward with a major vision-planning initiative for Route 1, linking transit, land use, housing, economic development and the environment. Investment initiatives also need to accelerate for Springfield, Bailey's Crossroads, Annandale, Seven Corners and Merrifield.
New county directors of planning and transportation will be hired. They need to be committed leaders in implementing smart growth and transit-oriented communities.
Loudoun, Prince William, Frederick and Charles Counties: The real estate crisis hit the outer counties hard and the powerful demographic and market shifts seen by the real estate industry (PDF) could mean more challenges ahead. Market demand for large suburban houses in distant locations will remain weak.
The key to future competitiveness is protecting invaluable scenic and historic landscapes, restoring historic downtowns, and creating a few mixed-use, walkable centers in the right places. Examples include Loudoun's two future Metro stations, Woodbridge, Manassas and the Innovation center in Prince William, continued revitalization of downtown Frederick, and the mixed-use plan for Waldorf's sprawling commercial strip corridor.
Unfortunately, both Loudoun and Prince William counties are on course to plan and approve far too many centers than the market can support. Loudoun also proposes an unaffordable $2 billion road expansion plan. Prince William keeps pushing for the Outer Beltway. They call it their "road to Dulles," but it lands miles west of Dulles whose entrance is on the east side.
The highway, called the Tri-County Parkway, 234 Bypass, Battlefield Bypass and Western Bypass, would destroy the setting of Manassas National Battlefield on the eve of the 150-year anniversary of two of the most significant battles of the Civil War. We should focus should instead on street networks for local activity and on transit investments for the radial commuting corridors of I-95 and I-66. VRE, HOV/slugging, and rapid bus transit are the keys to accomplishing these goals, not necessarily the conversion to private toll roads as proposed by the state.
District of Columbia: A lot of people are wondering if the new mayor and council will continue the momentum started by the last two administrations for cyclists, pedestrians and transit users. These progressive policies not only need to continue, but they must benefit all areas of the District, including east of the Anacostia. DC's economic competitiveness and ability to attract people from around the world is tied to its expanding sustainable transportation and planning initiatives.
Ensuring that there are affordable housing and job benefits from major projects like waterfront revitalization and St. Elizabeth's development should be a top priority. Protecting the social safety net, continuing education initiatives, and restoring and expanding affordable housing programs are essential.
The city's housing trust fund needs to be restored, affordable units preserved, and new affordable workforce housing built in conjunction with new development. D.C. is emerging as one of the world's great, diverse and green cities. Let's ensure everyone benefits.
Arlington, Alexandria, College Park, Rockville, Falls Church and more: Arlington County continues its cutting-edge sustainable growth and Alexandria plans a transit future. Meanwhile, many of the smaller cities and towns within our region share similar goals.
Our historic towns have the fabric to support the sort of walkable, bikeable and transit-accessible communities that are so much in demand, but they need to welcome development designed to the right form and scale, invest in "complete street" networks, adopt the right parking policies, and ensure the right mix of uses.
Do these communities have adequate funding support from the states and the flexibility they need from state and local departments of transportation? There's Route 1 in College Park, Broad Street in Falls Church, Rockville Pike, Maple Street in Vienna, Old Town City of Fairfax and their Route 50 "Boulevard," and more. Will 2011 be the year where we solve the puzzle and move forward with the right development and transportation solutions?
Will we see more smart growth or more sprawl? What do you think?
i say 'in the world'. :)
and i'd add and put first 'most fair and equitable' -- ahead of 'most energy efficient', etc. that would be my goal, at least, tho, obv, many here would disagree.
and walkable urban design.
i'd change this to: "and walkable and bikable urban design." maybe it doesn't make complete sense in that context, but i'd hold that "walkable" still means "walkable and drivable but nothing else should be given consideration", so i'd take pains to be explicit about allowing bikes into and through the area. just my two.
And with a new upcounty hospital proposed, will it be in a walkable, mixed-use center?
i'd add 'bikable' to this, too. you likely wouldn't be riding around a 'mixed-use center', but you _would_ ride directly to your first destination in that mixed-use center, and you'd want to be able to do it at a 'level of granularity' that is comparable to walking, etc.
These are the places where we can create walkable communities that absorb growth while protecting suburban neighborhoods, protecting forests and streams, and reducing traffic.
if a walkable community was also automatically a bikable community, then we could get away without saying 'bikable', but that's not the case.
Our historic towns have the fabric to support the sort of walkable, bikeable and transit-accessible communities that are so much in demand
yes! :)
by Peter Smith on Dec 29, 2010 1:33 pm • link • report
They should start by extending the yellow line to Woodbridge, and forcing apartments and condo's on all the big box stores. Add some fast bus lanes, and facilities for all the military families that live there.
Remeber, this is also a green and touristic corner in the county with Mt Vernon, Gunston Hall, and the parks on the Mason Neck peninsula.
What does it stand at now? Is it still 18.5 cents or something miserable like that?
Once folks are attuned to the hidden costs of sprawl, no one will ever consign to it under any circumstances...ever again.
Crownfarm Mixed Use development: (Under Construction)
-180 acre development
-2,250 residential units
-320,000 square feet of commercial
-6 distinct urban neighborhoods
-8 story high rises in some neighborhoods
-20 story high rises in the urban core
-CCT Light rail stop
Watkins Mill Town Center Mixed use development: (Under Construction)
-125 acre development
-1100 residential units
-1.2 millions of square feet of office and retail space
-20 story high rises in Urban Core
-3 distinct urban neighborhoods
-Marc Commuter Rail and CCT light rail stop
Great Seneca Life Science City (Approved waiting on CCT)
-900 acre development
-17.5 million square feet of development
-9,000 new residential units mainly in high rises
-52,500 new jobs
-4 CCT light rail stops
Gaithersburg's award winning Kentlands Urban Village Downtown CBD: (Approved waiting on CCT)
-Major Central Business District development to replace all parking lots
-12 story high rises
-1 CCT light rail stop
Corridor Cities Transitway Lightrail Line (Final Alignment and mode to be chosen in Spring 2011)
-15 miles
-34,000-42,000 projected daily ridership
-8 stops in Gaithersburg (soon to be annexed land)
-15 total stops
Olde Town Gaithersburg Redevelopment
-Major mix use development Archstone is scheduled to break ground this winter 2011
-Many other developments all over Olde Town are about to break ground as well.
Maybe you should write something on Gaithersburg. Yes the ICC was a waist of money but it has made Gaithersburg it's own regional hub now with two major Highways feeding and intersecting into the city. It sucks for everyone outside of Gaithersburg though. Gaithersburg will have more than half of the lightrail stops in the city limits at 8 (soon to be annexed land). Gaithersburg density is going to be extremely high in the next 5-10 years. We are already served by great bus service and it will only get better with the new developments when the lightrail line is built.
by Gaithersburg resident on Dec 29, 2010 6:45 pm • link • report
Some of us have been making a similar argument for months (in my case) and years (in some of my neighbors cases). Nothing will happen transportation-wise until VDOT and/or the county can fund and conduct a transitway study along Route 1, though. To that effect, the Mt. Vernon Council has drafted (again) a resolution imploring VDOT, FHWA, and the county to fund a Route 1 fixed guideway transit study (emphasis mine, because that's specifically what we put in the resolution).
Some increase in the gas tax is well-justified. But you don't want to make it too steep or you'll introduce a lot of "not-so-positive" effects. For starters, such taxes have a disproportionate effect on lower income groups (as do gas price increases as a whole). Then there's the matter of significantly increasing the cost of driving without a corresponding increase in the number of alternatives to driving. Also consider that food and goods spend at least some of their time on trucks...so consumers of all incomes will also feel such effects.
Again, I think some gas tax increase is warranted, but I think a dollar is too much at this point, especially if it comes all at once. The negative impacts of such outweigh the positives.
Would most who post here consider those to be classic sprawl locations?
If folks down that way rode commuter rail or van/buses to their NoVa jobs - would that change anything?
In a perfect world - would all of these folks work ..and live in the NoVa Metro Area?
thanks for the opinions!
It's not the first time I say it either. And I am not trying to take credit for it. Just throwing in my bone. Hope the Lee district is in on it as well.
Transportation (especially commuting only transportation) isn't the only factor in sprawl. Land use is equally important. Spotsy and stafford may be better than most because of the VRE and Buses that travel up 95, but their land use and focus of all (single use)development along only a couple of major roads (creating HUGE bottlenecks in many ways worse than "crowded" fairfax.
Also the reason a lot of people move down there is that housing is a lot cheaper. I'm sure if there were a greater supply of housing further north this would alleviate some of the pressure now facing those counties.
True, but it doesn't hurt to also include some facilities for bicyclists ... in moderation. Not every mode of transportation has to be sustainable ... Some really can be 'just for fun' ...
I know from discussions that Supervisor McKay (Lee Dist) has been supportive...perhaps even more supportive than Supervisor Hyland (Mt. Vernon Dist).
Route 28 works for the Manassas area. Not so much for those along the I-95 corridor (Woodbridge, Dale City, Dumfries, etc).
here's a brief rundown of it:
All localities with a growth rate of 15% or a growth rate of 5% and a population of at least 20,000 are required designate at least one Urban Development Area in the comprehensive plan by 2011. The Urban Development Area or areas are required to accommodate at least 10 years but no more than 20 years worth of growth based on official estimates and projections of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia or other official government sources. The size necessary to accommodate such growth will vary based on the residential and commercial densities provide for in the localitys comprehensive plan.
When designating an area as an Urban Development Area, a locality is to consider the following criteria:
Proximity to a city, town or other developed area
Proximity to transportation facilities
Availability of a public or community water and sewer system
so Stafford and Spotsylvania are in the process of implementing such critters but there is a real question as to why people move to the exurbs to start with and just providing them with dense housing options like they would already find in NoVa is not what they're really after but instead the more conventional residential subdivision detached home with garage, front/back yard, etc is why they move to the exurbs - not to find NoVa-like Townhouses and Apartments/condos.
So .. the state could encourage these localities to build "Smart Growth" but is there really a market for it if what is also available is your typical residential 1/3 acre+ detached home?
So the bigger question I ask - perhaps - is this: " Does the definition of "Smart Growth" change depending on whether you are a place like NoVa or an outer exurb whose occupants do not live and work and play locally - they only live and play locally but they commute 100 miles a day to their jobs.
Is THAT - "Smart Growth" as long as they ride commuter rail/vans and buses to work instead of SOLO auto?
any/all responses/opinions welcomed!
I'd love to be proved wrong about this, but it seems that every time MD and VA take steps to do the right thing, the more reactionary elements manage to undermine their efforts.
Protecting the social safety net, continuing education initiatives, and restoring and expanding affordable housing programs are essential. The city's housing trust fund needs to be restored, affordable units preserved, and new affordable workforce housing built in conjunction with new development. D.C. is emerging as one of the world's great, diverse and green cities. Let's ensure everyone benefits.
We're going to see a radical improvement in DC social services as regional poverty continues to move outward from the urban core resulting in a more equitable load on these services in MD, DC, and VA. The problem has always been less a matter of mismangement than of total and complete swamping of the system.
Which is not to say there is not massive mismanagement, right?
Second, Route 1 revitalization/transit planning remains a top goal for the Coalition for Smarter Growth and we will continue to work with the community to press officials to move forward with integrated planning.
Third, I'm overdue for an updated survey of the greater Gaithersburg area. The concern has been that the new urbanist neighborhoods are isolated within a larger area of auto-dependent communities and that good transit connections and service will be a challenge. We'll look deeper into this issue during 2011.
Fourth, for outer/outer suburbs like Stafford and Spotsylvania - greetings first to Larry G., a veteran of the conservation and preservation efforts in the area. The CWPT photo of Old Salem Church surrounded by malls tells a sad story. Civil War battles were fought up and down this part of Route 3. For these communities, stop the strip-malling of history -- your economic competitiveness can be enhanced by much more aggressive protection of your historic sites and natural assets. Yes, more housing close to jobs in Northern Virginia and DC will reduce the growth pressures in the outer areas. High gas prices and changing demographics will also slow growth pressures. Professor Chris Nelson of the Univ of Utah says we've built all the large lot single family homes our country needs through 2025. That's because by then only 28% of households will be families with children. Young people, empty nesters and retirees will make up most households. Stafford and Spotsy tend to plan for too much population growth and set aside too much land for development. New urbanist, walkable/bikeable communities are applicable here especially with changing demographics but should be in the right places with good access to transit to DC and Richmond. Redevelopment of strip center parking lots is just as applicable here as well. But use zoning, transfer of development rights (TDR), purchase of development rights (PDR) and conservation easements to retire the stale lots zoned into what should be agricultural and natural areas, in conjunction with creating the more compact communities within defined urban development areas. The VRE/Amtrak corridor is a tricky issue because so much of it is located far from I-95 growth areas. That's why we don't recommend development along parts of this corridor because it would be too far from other developed parts of Stafford and would open up large swaths of forests to development. There's a lot more to talk about here as we track the Urban Development Area planning for the two counties.
by Stewart Schwartz on Dec 30, 2010 10:32 am • link • report
But on the UDAs in the exurban counties - they are being "billed" as new urban developments where people can live, work and place and in the context of commuter-centric exurban places like Stafford and Spotsy - it's a joke.
Ironically - the UDAs will provide "affordable" housing - for local workers who do not commute on I-95 rather than housing for the I-95 NoVa commuters who really want a different kind of "affordable" housing.
And the real irony in Stafford is that the BOS is designating - not one UDA as required but several, and several that are in rural areas with no road or water/sewer infrastructure and both will have to be extended to them and of course the UDA law says nothing about the new/improved road and water/sewer "corridor" on the way to the UDA "pod".
So all along the extended water/sewer corridor - your typical auto-dependent residential sprawl is re-energized to the delight of those who make money off of such "affordable" housing.
by David Alpert on Dec 31, 2010 2:41 pm • link • report
That's one reason in my earlier post that I DID ask what Smart Growth was or was not in the context of outer-ring exurban counties where people live, play and shop but don't work and instead commute about 100 miles a day to their NoVa jobs.
I was half way expecting someone like Stewart Schwartz to say that Smart Growth is "not" commuting 100 miles a day in a SOLO car so I had asked... what about... living in an exurban locality but commuting in a Bus, Van, carpool or Train?
Some folks call Commuter Rail the rail equivalent of commuter interstates highways - and not "smart".
Let's unpack this for a moment. DC runs a summer youth jobs program. Every year thousands and thousands of kids with no work history, who can't find employment doing anything else, most of whom come from extremely poor families, descend on it looking for a gig, and every year it's a debacle.
Can we think of any reason why if, say, Reston instituted such a program, where maybe a hundred kids showed up, it might not be such a massive clusterfuck?
I actually had this conversation with a exurban acquaintance at a holiday party. His argument was the same you're making: that the dysfunction you see in so many of these urban programs are predominantly (or solely) a question of mismanagement.
I told him that--considering the "suburbanization of poverty" was pretty much the biggest unreported urban story of the 2000s, and the trend is only increasing--it's going to be wonderful to see suburban governments completely fix all of these long-term social problems that cities have been grappling with for a century. After all, they've been sniping from the sidelines since at least the 50s. They must be chomping at the bit to take over the reins.
That's not the argument I am making. It's not either/or, it's and/and. Yes, there is an overload. And yes, there is mismanagement. If there were no overload, there would still be mismanagement. If there were not mismanagement, there would still be the overload.
Hence, work needs to be done on both fronts simultaneously. There should be no whining about overload, while denying the mismanagement.
The argument I'm making is that systems break down through overload. You could have the greatest management in the history of leadership, and the system would still break down.
If you cut the load by 70%, sub-par management would be sufficient. This is the situation you see in many affluent suburbs. It's the classic case of "born on third base and thought they hit a triple."
There was a big difference between the response to the Katrina disaster between the city of New Orleans and some of the wealthier, less populous areas of Mississippi. I can't imagine what the difference was other than mismanagement by minority-led, and Democratic N.O./Lousisiana versus the steady hand of Haley Barbor's stalwart conservative leadership.
Come on. We all know District government is far from perfect, but *government* is imperfect. The District's government is no worse or better than any other in the region. It's just that DC has dealth with what has essentially been a rolling disaster for the last 50 years while the suburbs have stood at the bridge wielding a shotgun.
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Peripatric and peripatry are terms from biogeography, referring to organisms whose ranges are closely adjacent but do not overlap, being separated where these organisms do not occur – for example on an oceanic island compared to the mainland. Such organisms are usually closely related (e.g. sister species), their distribution being the result of peripatric speciation.
Peripatric speciation is a form of speciation, the formation of new species through evolution. In this form, new species are formed in isolated peripheral populations; this is similar to allopatric speciation in that populations are isolated and prevented from exchanging genes. However, peripatric speciation, unlike allopatric speciation, proposes that one of the populations is much smaller than the other. One possible consequence of peripatric speciation is that a geographically widespread ancestral species becomes paraphyletic, thereby becoming a paraspecies. The concept of a paraspecies is therefore a logical consequence of the Evolutionary Species Concept, by which one species give rise to a daughter species. The evolution of the polar bear from the brown bear is a well-documented example of a living species that gave rise to another living species through the evolution of a population located at the margin of the ancestral species' range.[1][2]
Peripatric speciation was originally proposed by Ernst Mayr, and is related to the founder effect, because small living populations may undergo selection bottlenecks.[3] Genetic drift is often proposed to play a significant role in peripatric speciation.[4]
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Forc'd across the yielding wave,
The Negro, stung by keen reflection,
May exclaim, Man's but a slave!
In youth, gay Hope delusive fools him,
Proud her vot'ry to deprave;
In age, self-interest over-rules him
Still he bends a willing Slave.
The haughty monarch, fearing Reason
May her sons from ruin save,
Of traitors dreaming, plots and treason,
Reigns at best a sceptr'd Slave.
His minion, honesty would barter,
And become Corruption's knave;
Won by ribband, star, or garter,
Proves himself Ambition's Slave.
Yon Patriot boasts a pure intention,
And of RIGHTS will loudly rave,
Till silenc'd by a place or pension,
Th' apostate sits a courtly Slave.
In pulpit perch'd, the pious preacher,
Talks of conscience wond'rous grave
Yet not content, the tithe-paid teacher
Pants to loll a mitr'd Slave.
The soldier, lur'd by sounds of glory.
Longs to shine a hero brave;
And, proud to live in future story,
Yields his life
to Fame a Slave.
Mark yon poor miser o'er his treasure,
Who to Want a mite ne'er gave;
He, shut out from peace and pleasure,
to Avarice a Slave.
The lover to his mistress bending,
Pants, nor dares her hand to crave;
Vainly sighing, time misspending-
Wisdom scorns the fetter'd Slave.
Thus dup'd by Fancy, Pride or Folly,
Ne'er content with what we have;
Toss'd 'twixt Hope and Melancholy,
Death at last sets free the Slave.
Robert Anderson's outrage regarding the slave trade is little wonder, given the influences of his early life. Born on Feb. 1, 1770 in Carlisle, young Robert was educated in a Quaker school, no doubt absorbing that sect's deeply held belief in universal equality. At the age of ten, Anderson was sent off to learn a trade,apprenticed as a calico printer and later as a pattern drawer. It was this work which would support Anderson's poetic life. Deeply influenced by the writing of his contemporary, William Wordsworth, Anderson published his first work, Poems on various Subjects in 1798, dedicating the book to J. C. Curwen, Esq., "as a tribute of respect due to his manly exertions in the cause of freedom." As it would turn out, Anderson's most widely read works were not his politically driven poems, but humorous ballads written in the local Cumbrian dialect: rustic and humorous pieces. Anderson would die in September, 1833.
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Marshall, Ohio meet for 100th time today
ATHENS, Ohio – Talk about coincidence.
Marshall University, which is celebrating its 100th season of men's basketball, will be playing Ohio for the 100th time today when the Thundering Herd and Bobcats meet at 2 p.m. today at the Convocation Center.
Ohio (8-5) has won the last two meetings, including last year's game 70-68 on Nov. 30. Marshall (7-7) won the last meeting in Athens, 65-57 on Dec. 4, 2010.
The teams met 44 times as members of the Mid-American Conference from 1954-69 and 1998-2005. The Bobcats lead the overall series, 53-46.
Both teams have lost three of their last four games as the Thundering Herd is coming off a 53-51 loss to Delaware State on Wednesday and the Bobcats last played in a 74-63 loss at Oklahoma last Saturday.
DeAndre Kane leads the Herd in scoring at 15.0 points per game, but the junior guard has missed the last five games due to a right hand injury. Among active players, junior forward Elijah Pittman leads the team with 14.9 points per game. Fellow junior college transfer D.D. Scarver is just behind Pittman with 14.1 points per contests.
Marshall ranks 22nd in the NCAA in rebounding with 41.9 per game thanks in large part to Nigel Spikes (9.1 rpg) and Dennis Tinnon (9.0 rpg). The Herd also ranks eighth in the country in offensive rebounds per game with 15.5.
Mountaineer women to face Kansas today
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University women's basketball team will face a Big 12 team for the first time on its home court as the Mountaineers take on Kansas at 7:30 p.m. today.
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Kansas returns four starters and nine letterwinners from last year's squad that went 21-13 and 8-10 in the Big 12, and went to the NCAA Regionals. KU was chosen by the league head coaches to finish No. 4, just behind WVU and Oklahoma, in the Big 12 Conference preseason poll.
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Senna (plant)
|Senna alexandrina
|Scientific classification
|Type species
|Senna alexandrina Mill.
Around 260-350, see text
Cathartocarpus (partim)
Senna (from Arabic sanā), the sennas, is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This diverse genus is native throughout the tropics, with a small number of species in temperate regions. The number of species is estimated to be from about 260[1] to 350.[2] The type species for the genus is Senna alexandrina. About 50 species of Senna are known in cultivation.[3]
Senna includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. The leaves are pinnate with opposite paired leaflets. The inflorescences are racemes at the ends of branches or emerging from the leaf axils. The flower has five sepals and five usually yellow petals. There are ten straight stamens. The stamens may be different sizes, and some are staminodes. The fruit is a legume pod containing several seeds.[4]
Chamaecrista, Cassia, and Senna form a monophyletic group which some authors have called Cassia sensu lato.[5] In 1982, the group was named Cassiinae and classified as a subtribe of the tribe Cassieae.[6] The tribe Cassieae contains 21 genera and is now known to be polyphyletic,[5] but the classification is still accepted because a revision of Fabaceae has yet to be published.[5]
The genus Senna has had a complex taxonomic history.[7] What is now known as Senna was included by Linnaeus in his concept of Cassia in Species Plantarum in 1753.[8] Philip Miller segregated Senna from Cassia in 1754 in the fourth edition of The Gardeners Dictionary.[9] Until 1982, many authors, following Linnaeus, did not recognize Senna and Chamaecrista, but included them in a broadly circumscribed Cassia sensu lato. Phylogenetic analyses of DNA have shown that Chamaecrista, Cassia, and Senna are all monophyletic, but the relationships between these three genera have not been resolved.[1] They are therefore shown in phylogenetic trees as a tritomy.
The caterpillars of many Lepidoptera species feed on Senna plants. The black witch (Ascalapha odorata), two-barred flasher (Astraptes fulgerator), common emigrant (Catopsilia pomona), and mottled emigrant (C. pyranthe) have all been recorded on candle bush (S. alata), for example.
Senna species are pollinated by a variety of bees, especially large female bees in genera such as Xylocopa.[1] Some species also have extrafloral nectaries on the leaves or flower stalks, which attract ants, but do not benefit pollinators. The ants probably deter herbivores.[1]
Some Senna species are used as ornamental plants in landscaping. The species is adapted to many climate types.
Cassia gum, an extract of the seeds of Chinese senna (S. obtusifolia), is used as a thickening agent. The leaves and flowers of Siamese cassia (S. siamea) are used in some Southeast Asian cuisines, such as Thai and Lao cuisines. They are known as khi-lek in Thai, and are used in curries.[10]
Selected species[edit]
- Senna acclinis (F.Muell.) Randell[11]
- Senna aciphylla (Benth.) Randell
- Senna aculeata (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna alata (L.) Roxb. – candlebush, Christmas candle, empress candleplant, candlestick tree, ringworm bush, seven-golden-candles
- Senna alexandrina Mill. – Alexandrian senna, Indian senna, Tinnevelly senna, true senna
- Senna angulata (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna appendiculata (Vogel) Wiersema (syn. S. australis)
- Senna armata (S.Watson) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna artemisioides (Gaudich. ex DC.) Randell – grey cassia, leafless cassia, woody cassia, puntybush, silverbush
- Senna auriculata (L.) Roxb. – avaram, Matara-tea, tanner's cassia
- Senna aversiflora (Herbert) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna bacillaris – West Indian showertree
- Senna barclayana – pepper-leaf senna, smooth senna, yellow peabush
- Senna bicapsularis – rambling senna, Christmas bush, money bush, yellow candlewood
- Senna birostris (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna candolleana (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna cardiosperma (F.Muell.) Randell[12]
- Senna caudata (Standl.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby (Costa Rica, Panama)
- Senna cobanensis (Britton & Rose) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna corymbosa – Argentine senna, Argentine wild sensitive plant[13]
- Senna covesii (A.Gray) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – Coues' cassia, Coves' cassia, desert senna[13]
- Senna cumingii (Hook. & Arn.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – candelabra-tree, peanut butter cassia, African senna
- Senna domingensis (Spreng.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby (Cuba, Hispaniola)
- Senna fruticosa (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna garrettiana (Craib) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna gaudichaudii (Hook. & Arn.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – climbing cassia, heuhiuhi (Pacific Islands, Queensland)[14][15]
- Senna hayesiana (Britton & Rose) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna hebecarpa – American senna, wild senna
- Senna hirsuta (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – woolly senna, woolly wild sensitive plant
- Senna italica Mill. – Port Royal senna, dog senna, Italian senna, Spanish senna
- Senna ligustrina (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – privet senna
- Senna lindheimeriana (Scheele) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – velvet-leaf senna, showy senna
- Senna macranthera (Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna magnifolia (F.Muell.) Randell[16]
- Senna marilandica (L.) Link – Maryland senna
- Senna martiana (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna martiana (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna meridionalis Du Puy – Madagascar senna
- Senna mexicana – Mexican senna
- Senna multiglandulosa (Jacq.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – glandular senna, downy senna
- Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – false sicklepod
- Senna nicaraguensis (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna nitida (Rich.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby – hediondilla
- Senna notabilis (F.Muell.) Randell[17]
- Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – coffee-weed, java-bean, American sicklepod
- Senna occidentalis (L.) Link – antbush, coffee-senna, negro-coffee, septicweed, stinkingweed[18]
- Senna odorata (R. Morris) Randall
- Senna oligoclada (F.Muell.) Randell[19]
- Senna orcuttii (Britton & Rose) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – Orcutt's senna, Orcutt's wild sensitive plant
- Senna pallida (Vahl) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna papillosa (Britton & Rose) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna pendula (Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – Easter cassia, valamuerto
- Senna pilosior (B.L.Rob. ex J.F.Macbr.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby Trans-Pecos senna, Trans-Pecos wild sensitive plant
- Senna pleurocarpa (F.Muell.) Randell – stripe-pod cassia[20]
- Senna polyphylla (Jacq.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby – retama prieta
- Senna pumilio – dwarf senna
- Senna purpusii (Brandegee) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna racemosa (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – limestone senna
- Senna reticulata Willd
- Senna ripleyana H.S.Irwin & Barneby – Ripley's senna, Ripley's wild sensitive plant
- Senna roemeriana (Scheele) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – twoleaf senna, Roemer senna
- Senna rostrata (Mart.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – New Mexico wild sensitive plant
- Senna rugosa (G.Don.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna scandens
- Senna septemtrionalis (Viv.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – arsenic-bush, Dooleyweed, laburnum, smooth senna
- Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – kassodtree, Siamese cassia, Thai cassia, Thailand shower
- Senna socotrana
- Senna sophera – algarrobilla
- Senna spectabilis (DC.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – casia amarilla
- Senna splendida (Vogel) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna surattensis (Burm.f.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby (syn. S. speciosa Roxb.) – glossy shower
- Senna sulfurea (Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna timoriensis (DC.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna tora L. – sickle wild sensitive-plant, sickle senna, foetid cassia
- Senna trolliiflora
- Senna undulata (Vahl) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
- Senna uniflora
- Senna venusta (F.Muell.) Randell[11]
- Senna wislizeni – Wislizenus' senna, shrubby senna
- ^ a b c d Marazzi, B.; et al. (2006). "Phylogenetic relationships within Senna (Leguminosae, Cassiinae) based on three chloroplast DNA regions: patterns in the evolution of floral symmetry and extrafloral nectaries". American Journal of Botany. 93 (2): 288–303. doi:10.3732/ajb.93.2.288.
- ^ Randell, B. R. and B. A. Barlow. 1998. Senna. pp 89-138. In: A. S. George (executive editor). Flora of Australia volume 12. Australian Government Publishing Service: Canberra, Australia.
- ^ Huxley, A., et al. (1992). The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. The Macmillan Press, Limited: London. The Stockton Press: New York. ISBN 978-0-333-47494-5 (set).
- ^ Senna. Flora of China.
- ^ a b c Lewis, G., et al. 2005. Legumes of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond, England. ISBN 978-1-900347-80-8
- ^ Irwin, H. S. and R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: A synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 35, 1-119.
- ^ Singh, V. 2001. Monograph on the Indian Subtribe Cassiinae. Scientific Publishers (India): Jodhpur, India.
- ^ Linnaeus, C. 1753. Cassia. page 376. In: Species Plantarum volume 1. Cassia (including Senna In:Species Plantarum volume 1 At: Biodiversity Heritage Library
- ^ Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary, Abridged 4th edition.
- ^ Teangpook, C., et al. (2011). Production and nutrition of Khi Lek (Siamese cassia) curry from central Thailand. Kasetsart. J. (Nat. Sci.) 45, 510-20.
- ^ a b GRIN Species Records of Senna. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
- ^ Senna cardiosperma. The Plant List.
- ^ a b Senna. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ^ "kolomona, kalamona, heuhiuhi, uhiuhi". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "Senna gaudichaudii". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ Senna magnifolia. The Plant List.
- ^ Senna notabilis. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
- ^ Senna occidentalis. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
- ^ Senna oligoclada. The Plant List.
- ^ Senna pleurocarpa. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Senna.
|Wikispecies has information related to: Senna
- "Index Nominum Genericorum -- Senna". International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Genus Senna. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2007-DEC-22.
- Senna. USDA PLANTS.


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Forgive the personal nature of this month's letter, but I think it's for a good reason. The following was originally meant to appear as an op-ed around the time of the April 27 canonization mass of Pope St. John Paul II, but apparently found no takers (sniff, sniff). I hope it gives you some idea of John Paul II's great impact on my life and why so many pilgrims came to Rome to thank and praise God for this remarkable, saintly leader. (I also really liked Mark Steyn's take on him!).
How does a kid from Flint, Michigan who was raised by Hindu parents end up getting baptized by the Pope John Paul II and working in the Vatican?
This is the sort of incredulous but mostly respectful question I've had to answer more than a few times during the past 15 years. Usually it is said with a sense of wonder and gratitude, but sometimes it's mixed with envy – most of the people asking the question are practicing Catholics who greatly admire John Paul II. I must admit I've done nothing to deserve the honor of travelling such a journey.
Even though my parents are Hindu, they had enough respect and admiration for Catholic education and especially the priests and nuns who ran the schools to start their two children at the now-closed St. Mary Queen of Angels. My first teachers were Polish Benedictine sisters who did not shy away from discipline and often used the one non-baptized student who did his religion homework as an example for the others.
While I studied Catholicism and attended Mass on Fridays with the rest of the students, the Catholic faith was something I observed from the outside. At best, I was a "fan" of Catholicism; all my teachers and friends were Catholics but no one ever suggested converting.They simply were good examples and instruments through which God would eventually call me into the Church.
After Catholic primary and secondary school, I attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where hardly anybody paid much attention to religion, aside from the random Campus Crusade for Christ kid who would show up at my dorm room. It was the late 1980s, and, studying political science and economics as well as working for a student newspaper, I developed a strong admiration for three leaders who would eventually bring down the Berlin Wall – Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II.
As John O'Sullivan relates in his book The President, the Pope and the Prime Minister, these three figures came into their respective offices in the late 1970s where the likelihood of their doing so was anything but inevitable. "All three were handicapped by being too sharp, clear, and definite in an age of increasingly fluid identities and sophisticated doubts," he wrote. "Put simply, Wojtyla was too Catholic, Thatcher too conservative, and Reagan too American." As someone whose political and economic ideas were being formed at the time, I cannot overemphasize the influence they had on my way of thinking.
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Admiring John Paul II as a cold warrior is not the same thing as becoming Catholic, however. The negative reactions of those Catholics who supported Reagan and Thatcher to the U.S. Bishops Pastoral Letters on War and Peace (1983) and on the Economy (1986) made me skeptical about Catholic social teaching. But all that changed when I read Fr. Richard John Neuhaus's book Doing Well and Doing Good: The Challenge to the Christian Capitalist (1992), a lucid commentary onJohn Paul II's 1991 social encyclical Centesimus Annus. I remember thinking, "If this is how a Catholic should think about social issues, sign me up!"
Of course, it wasn't simply up to me; becoming a Catholic is as much about God's calling you as you choosing God. It took a few more years of intellectual and spiritual inquiry, and loving guidance from faithful friends, before I entered the Catholic Church. I met my future godfather Matthew in most unlikely of settings, a graduate seminar on Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra at the University of Toronto. It was he who suggested we accompany a group of university students who travel to Rome every year during Holy Week and see if there was a way to get me baptized by the pope. I didn't believe it would really happen and tried every excuse in the book not to go, but Matthew's persistence and prayers paid off and I finally said yes.
Along with nine other adults, I received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion from John Paul II at the 1996 Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.It was an amazing way to come into the Church, as we sat in front of all the cardinals, bishops, priests and lay faithful with nothing separating us from the pope but the tomb of St. Peter.By that point in his pontificate, John Paul II's health was deteriorating and he seemed tired. But I recall how he openly wept after baptizing several East Asians who were dressed in their traditional garb.I still get goose bumps thinking about it.
I returned to my graduate studies for a year and helped out at the university student chaplaincy to learn more about the Church's communal and evangelical life in Toronto. It was through that chaplaincy that I received the opportunity to work for the Holy See's Mission to the United Nations in New York. Given my political leanings and Midwestern upbringing, I was no fan of either the UN or New York, but I took the job anyway. I wanted most of all to represent John Paul II, who'd given a brilliant speech to the UN General Assembly two years prior, focusing on the need for a "moral grammar" in society. (Watch the video here.)
All in all, it was a trying but rewarding experience. Having to defend the Church's teachings on abortion against the "family planning" and population control crowd was quite a struggle but one I would gladly do again. It was also a great opportunity to meet polyglot diplomats, committed NGO activists, and most importantly the priests, nuns and laypeople who worked for the Holy See.
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As a result of my time at the UN, I received an offer to work for the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, which is the Vatican office responsible for promoting Catholic social teaching. Once again, the lure of working for John Paul II – this time in Rome -- proved too strong to resist and I became the staff official responsible for following disarmament and environmental issues. Not areas where I was likely to meet fellow conservatives, but so be it.
Working in the Vatican, I had the opportunity to meet John Paul II a few times and it was always an edifying encounter. One encounter took place at the conclusion of a difficult meeting with Muslim theologians from Iran. The Iranians were experts in double-speak and veiled everything they said with all kinds of platitudes, so it was refreshing to hear the pope insist on religious freedom and the rejection of religious-inspired terrorism and violence.Alas, we are still waiting for the fruits to appear.
I left the Vatican to become the director of the Acton Institute's Rome office in January 2005, just a few months before John Paul II's death in April of that year. The timing was fortuitous, as it gave me the opportunity to speak about the pope in all kinds of media settings, which I would not have been able to do as a Vatican official. I'll never forget being able to pay my respects when the pope's body was placed in St. Peter's Basilica, the exact location where he received me into the Church, nine years to the day, and just before the arrival of a few former U.S presidents. The funeral mass was truly the "human event of a generation," as the NBC correspondent called it at the time, the JPII generation of which I am a proud member.
Representing the Acton Institute in Rome has provided me with the opportunity to continue serving John Paul II's vision of the free society, even as the challenges facing global capitalism have evolved. His successors Pope Benedict XVI and especially Pope Francis have taken up his call to bring forth an ethical understanding of economics that serves the poor and vulnerable. At the same time, John Paul II knew first-hand that human freedom and the desire to better one's condition are an irrepressible force that cannot be permanently blunted by its enemies. The struggle for freedom must be taken up anew by each generation. But we must be grateful that Pope John Paul II, like Reagan and Thatcher, fought the good fight – and won.
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True Pizza is Neapolitan. Pizza from the nearby city of Salerno is 99% identical to the Neapolitans, but I would say they are slightly more cooked. All other pizzas are different styles, created either as a failed copy of the original or an intentional spin.
Pizza Al Taglio (Pizza by the cut—found mostly in Rome, Italy)
While Neapolitans will never consider this pizza, Roman Pizza is still very good if viewed as a variation. The typical Roman Pizza can be cooked in either wood fired ovens or even electric ovens. The pizza is made into long rectangular shapes and the customer is asked how much they would like, while the pizza maker cuts the requested size off with a scissor. The pizza is weighed on a scale and charged by weight. Sometimes the pizzas are cut, folded on top of each other similar to a sandwich, and slipped into a napkin pocket usually made of paper. Pizze Al Taglio are usually Take Away products.
In Rome, you can also find pizzas made whole and round as found in Naples, however these can never be as good as the true pizzas and are generally thinner and crispier. In Rome, Pizza Napoletana is made with tomatoes, mozzarella, and anchovies and oddly can be called Pizza alla Romana in Naples.
Pizza Al Trancio
Pizza Al Trancio is essentially the same as Pizza Al Taglio and means "by the slice". Usually, Pizze Al Trancio are not as thin as the Roman Pizza Al Taglio and can be slightly fluffier.
Pizza Al Libretto (Al Portafoglio)
Similar to Pizza al Taglio, in that the square or rectangular shaped pizza is cut and the pieces are folded on top of each other resembling a sandwich or in this case a "libretto" (little book) or "portafoglio" (wallet).
Pizza a Metro (Pizza alla Pala)
Pizza "by the meter" is a very long, rectangular pizza with rounded edges that is similar to Pizza Al Taglio except it is cooked on the floor of a wood fired oven and not in a pan. It can also be called Pizza alla Pala and is popular on the Sorrento Peninsula. The word "Pala" means pizza peel, the flat wooden or metal board with a long handle that is used to slide pizzas in and out of the oven.
they actually make this pizza at Numero 28 in new york, if you live here..check it out..it's great
@adam kuban
hahah with leaking the fluid....i actually NEVER liked folding the round pizza that way...not because it ever leaks but cuz it's not enjoyable..the reason it is not enjoyable is to make it NOT leak you have to fold it twice, til it looks like a triangle, THEN eat the crust (cornicione) FIRST...
if you eat the triangle tip first, it's gonna ruin your clothes
Professors of Neapolitan Pizza to Open Don Antonio in Hell's Kitchen
Roberto AND Starita...this is gonna be MEGA...
AUGURI....the more the merrier!!!!
I cannot wait!!!
I have been taking a pizza hiatus...severe intestinal infection
and i am allergic to dairy and mild allergy to wheat
i have been avoiding it lately but i WILL go there AS SOON AS IT OPENS!!!
Forcella: Yeah, You Kinda Need to Get Here
great article....
as a side note it is Montanara without the " g "
and as another side note, check my article right here on slice I wrote on Montanara 2 years ago, from Starita pizzeria in Naples
PizzArte: Great Neapolitan Pizza in Midtown Manhattan
looks great !
Scott's Pizza Chronicles: Sicilian Pizza vs Pizza in Sicily
SCOTT..you're the BEST.
great article !
Pizza Obsessives: Meredith Smith, Slice Editor
Hey Meredith,
Yes I thought Brook Shields RIGHT AWAY!
SO, I used to send Adam a few articles. Especially from my trips to Italy.
Anyway, so I am going to Italy again and hope to send you some articles when I get back :)
Where should I send them?
Nice meeting you :)
So Long, Folks (and See You Next Week)
do not leave ....wtf?!?!?!
this is sad.
Pizza Obsessives: Adam Kuban, Slice Founder
AWESOME, Adam
Great (self) Interview
Poll: Do You Judge People When They Like Obviously Inferior Pizza?
if they are arrogant about their ignorance,
then yes.
Go Behind the Scenes at San Francisco's Pizzeria Delfina
awesome video
and awesome place
the line about smelling like "yeast"
made me think of mangieri telling me a few times the pizza should NOT have any notes of yeast.
since they're both in sf, let the battle begin :) just kidding about the battle
The No. 1 Pizza in NYC
April fool's.....come on!!!
don't ever joke around like this. EVER AGAIN
Watch this Great Video Shot at Antica Pizzeria Da Michele in Naples
I wish everyone would understand Italian, cuz some nice things were said.
For me, it felt warm to hear the Neapolitan accent slip in a lot.
Anyway, he recalls many cases where customers who never met, sit together and when it comes time to pay, they try to offer to pay for each other as guests. It's really sweet
I heard so many cliches about da michele
I always went to the smaller name pizzerias but when I finally hit
Da Michele, i can say without a doubt it was one of the best THINGS I have ever eaten.
There was an article about Da Michele written a year ago on Slice by this strikingly handsome Hulk-like man with a hairy chest.
check it out
the loose puree' thing
he mentioned it...he said he gets tomatoes made just for them..which btw just means private label, i am sure,..meaning others prob do get the same tomatoes...
anyway...he gets tomatoes with the least amount of water in them so he can throw in the whole can, without worrying
Santa Monica Man Goes from Home-Pizza Joe to Pizza Pro
ahhh ok
Thanks Again !!!!!
when it comes to abbreviations, technology, and golf..i am clueless !!