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A Glamorous Little City of 65,000
On September 9, 2009 By Noel Black
While this 1950s vintage promotional film for Colorado Springs isn't as wonderfully campy as Time To Live!, it's ripe with exquisitely over-rendered ad copy that doesn't fail to marvelously capture our bygone and "glamorous little city of 65,000" as the narrator and his wife Blessing live the dream of the pioneers in style […]Continue Reading →
Big Something Encore: How to Move a 4,000 Pound Sculpture
On August 12, 2009 By Noel Black
The amazing Botero exhibit at the Fine Arts Center will close this week. You can get a firsthand peek at what the art handlers at the museum will go through to move his monumental sculptures with this feature we produced shortly after the show opened on May 30.
In our ongoing quest to […]Continue Reading →
Big Something Encore: Pat Musick's Amazing Home in GOG
On August 11, 2009 By Noel Black
In case you missed it the first time around, please enjoy this encore presentation of the very first Big Something we ever published to the KRCC website on May 21st of this year. It's a guided audio tour of Pat Musick's home in Garden of the Gods, which her father, the artist Archie Musick, built […]Continue Reading →
How To Move a 4,000 Lb. Sculpture
On June 10, 2009 By Noel Black
In our ongoing quest to take you behind the scenes of everything, we bring you this candid look (and listen) at the installation of the monumental sculptures for the Baroque World of Fernando Botero exhibit that opened recently at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.. Tariana Navas-Nieves, Curator, Hispanic and Native American […]Continue Reading →
Resurrecting Local Art History: Herbert Bayer
On June 4, 2009 By Noel Black
One of the most consistently overlooked aspects of Colorado Springs culture is its rich art history. During the first half of the 20th Century, Colorado Springs was second to none among arts colonies west of the Mississippi. One thing we hope to do on a monthly basis here at The Big Something is bring […]Continue Reading →
Tariana Navas-Nieves, Curator of Hispanic and Native American Art for the Fine Arts Center, gave KRCC a sneak peak of one of the FAC's latest acquisitions, a gift of six photographs by Peruvian Photographer Diego Lama.
Says Navas-Nieves:
He […]Continue Reading →
(We recommend clicking on the arrows in the lower right hand of the slide show to view it full screen).
Few people outside the arts community remember the Colorado Springs-based artist Archie Musick. Musick arrived via freight train in 1924 and began to study at the Broadmoor Art Academy. He quickly became […]Continue Reading →
"Atomic Elroy's Hometown" Opens at FAC Modern
On January 30, 2009 By Andrea Chalfin News Dir.
Tom McElroy has lived and worked as a conceptual and avante-garde artist in Colorado Springs for 40 years. Tomorrow, the Fine Arts Center Modern opens "Atomic Elroy's Hometown," a video, performance and installation exhibit exploring McElroy's self-described complex relationship with Colorado Springs. KRCC's Aaron Retka stopped by during preparations for the opening and […]Continue Reading →
A Race Against Time To Find WWI's Last 'Doughboys'
On May 25, 2013 By KRCC
In 2003, Richard Rubin set out to talk to every American veteran of World War I he could find. With help from the French, he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets and recorded their stories in a new book called The Last of the Doughboys.Continue Reading →
Homemade Peeps, And More Easter Treats, A La Thomas Keller
On March 29, 2013 By Mark Goldberg
The renowned chef may be famous for his Michelin-star-winning restaurants, but he also runs a string of gourmet bakeries. He shares some favorite confections for Easter, with recipes for hot cross buns, marshmallow eggs and carrot muffins.Continue Reading →
With Withdrawal Looming, U.S. Troops Shift Their Aim
On March 11, 2013 By Mike Procell
U.S. and other NATO troops are spending less time fighting the Taliban and more time making local Afghan governments self-sufficient. It's a slow process.Continue Reading →
The Sugar Sounds of Our Town
On March 5, 2013 By Noel Black
We're continually blown away by the fruits of the house music scene here in the Pikes Peak region. We've long contended that much of what defines and defies our local culture is ability to remain, or at least to appear, secret or hidden. Given our spotty track record for supporting arts and culture that isn't […]Continue Reading →
Brain Injuries Decrease as Skier Helmet Use Rises
On February 19, 2013 By Andrea Chalfin News Dir.
67% of skiers and snowboarders in the country now wear helmets on the slopes, according to the National Ski Areas Association. That's compared to 25% who wore helmets ten years ago. Rabah Kamal of Colorado Public News shares how helmets are preventing serious injury, but with limits.Continue Reading →
Waldo Canyon Fire Updates 7/2/12
On July 2, 2012 By Delaney Utterback
Containment as of 6PM: 70%. The Red Cross has closed the YMCA Shelter. Cheyenne Mountain High School remains open.
Sheriff Terry Maketa Orders Closure of Old Stage Road and Gold Camp Road
Fire danger remains extremely high with low relative humidity levels, unseasonably warm temperatures and an abundance of fire fuels. Fire fighting resources are spread thin due to the ongoing effort to fight the Waldo Canyon Fire.
For these reasons, Sheriff Terry Maketa has ordered a road closure in the 2100 block of Old Stage Road effective at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. The closure effectively denies access to Gold Camp Road. To solidify the closure of the area, the Teller County Sheriff's Office will close Gold Camp Road within their jurisdiction at Lazy S Ranch Road. The closure will remain in affect until further notice. For those with homes within the closure area, access into the area will be granted with proof of residency.Continue Reading →
Waldo Canyon Fire Updates 6/29/12
On June 29, 2012 By Andrea Chalfin News Dir.
KRCC's Andrea Chalfin on KPCC in California and Minnesota Public Radio: http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/06/28/27175/colorado-fire/
Official City map of the new Evacuation downgrades is available at the Colorado Springs website, here. (.pdf file).
Press briefing: 8PM
Evac lifts downgraded to pre-evacuation status as of 9pm:
Cedar Heights – […]Continue Reading →
The Middle Distance, 5/4/12: Four-Wheel Affairs
On May 4, 2012 By Noel Black
In this week's episode of The Middle Distance, Kathryn Eastburn drives backwards down memory lane.Continue Reading →
The Discreet Charms of Moths
On April 26, 2012 By Noel Black
If you missed the Joseph Scheer exhibition at I.D.E.A. Space last fall and/or this interview we did with him, AND you find yourself disgusted/intrigued with this Springs's Miller Moth swarm, perhaps this feature will cheer you a bit, if not give you a little more apprecation for our dusty brown visitors.
(Scans […]Continue Reading →
Last Chance to See Cicotello Retrospective and Purchase Works Tonight!
On March 27, 2012 By Noel Black
All works in this slide show are from the Collection of Millie Yawn unless otherwise noted.
If you haven't yet seen it, don't miss this last chance to catch the retrospective of artwork by the late Louis Cicotello at the Gallery of Contemporary Art at UCCS (complete details HERE), a local artist and teacher […]Continue Reading →
It's been too long … I shouldn't have left you
On August 6, 2011 By Delvin Neugebauer
KRCC's Delvin Neugebauer reviews new releases from Battles, Black Lips, Bootsy Collins, The Donkeys, Marianne Faithfull, Fonda, Foster the People, Kids on a Crime Spree and The Yes We Cans, as well as the Rave On Buddy Holly compilation. All the albums reviewed are recent additions to KRCC's music library. Tune in to any of […]Continue Reading →
Big Something Summer Beverage 2011: Key Lime Mango Lassi
On June 16, 2011 By Noel Black
Each summer a particular refreshment seems to mysteriously make its way from our subsconscious toward our frontal lobes to become the mascot drink of the summer. Last year it was rosemary lemonade with Manitou spring water. This summer it's Key Lime Mango Lassi (all due credit to my wife and the ready […]Continue Reading →
And now for some more music reviews
On May 18, 2011 By Delvin Neugebauer
KRCC's Delvin Neugebauer reviews new releases from Blue Sky Black Death, Fleet Foxes, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, Booker T. Jones, The Kills, Shannon & the Clams and Poly Styrene, as well as the Positively Pikes Peak compilation. All the albums reviewed are recent additions to KRCC's music library. Tune in to any of […]Continue Reading →
Voting Guide: City Elections, April 5, 2011
On March 15, 2011 By Andrea Chalfin News Dir.
This April, voters in Colorado Springs will decide on a strong-mayor and seven spots on the city council. KRCC's Andrea Chalfin sat in on a media panel at two voter forums, and that audio is available in each race.
Voter information from the city of Colorado Springs can be found here. Residents […]Continue Reading →
In Memoriam, 2010
On December 21, 2010 By Noel Black
As the year comes to a close, we remember some of the many luminous individuals no longer with us who made our community a better place to live.
Dr. Ted Eastburn, former City Council member, open Space advocate, and affordable healthcare advocate:
Click HERE to read Kathryn Eastburn's rememberance.
Bo […]Continue Reading →
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Saturday July 13, 2013 8pm
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7th Annual Blues Under The Bridge – July 20th, 2013
WATERMELON SLIM & THE WORKERS, JOHN HAMMOND, BLUES CARAVAN W/ JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR, THE SLIDE BROTHERS, D.B. REILLY, and THE JUST US LEAGUE
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Pre-festival Party Friday July 19th from 5-8pm at the Wyndham Grand Mining Exchange with Watermelon Slim, and Big Jim Adams!
Pre-festival shows at Jack Quinns with:
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KRCC presents TAB BENOIT
Colorado Springs, City Auditorium
Wednesday, July 31st
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KRCC and the Fine Arts Center present VIEUX FARKE TOURE
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Monday August 5th, 7pm
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Top Closed-Doors Restaurants in Buenos Aires
Restaurantes a puertas cerradas, or closed-door restaurants, are on the rise in Buenos Aires, where Argentine and international chefs alike are delivering some of the city's best culinary offerings in the elusive quarters of their own homes. These private gatherings have been around for years, with the dinner party circuit allowing chefs complete creative control to invite a limited number of guests to their in-home establishments.
3 Deserts in South America to Help You Beat the Winter Blahs
As the weather turns colder and Jack Frost begins nipping at your nose, there's no better time to start planning your next great escape. If you're stuck in a snowbird state of mind, one of the most enticing ways to beat the cold is to head south of the equator where the seasons are conveniently opposite the icy north. South America offers a number of intriguing retreats, but to really find forever summer, head to one of the desert regions for an epic warm weathered getaway.
When you're ready to fly the coop, check out these South American deserts to help beat the winter blahs.
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Holiday Traditions in South America
As a traveler or expat, experiencing the holidays outside the U.S. can be an eye opening and life changing experience. As we usher in a new holiday season and begin to reflect upon the past year, on the surface, traditions around the globe may appear very different, but dig a little deeper and you'll see that we're all just searching for a cause to celebration. With each country having their own interpretation of food, family and fun, you may be surprised to learn at the core just how similar we actually are, despite personal beliefs and rituals.
Here are a few of our favorite ways to celebrate the Christmas season in South America.
Photo: Sergio Olivier
Holiday Cheer: 6 Awesome Alcohol Traditions in South America
Holiday traditions vary wildly around the world from gift giving to elaborate festivals. But in South America, one tradition has stood the test of time no matter where you are—raising a glass of holiday cheer. Here's a look at six of our favorite South American countries and their spirited holiday offerings.
Photo: Kevin Dooley
Santa In South America
Every country in South America has its own holiday traditions, but some aspects of seasonal celebrations are universal: being surrounded by family and friends, plenty of food and drink and Santa Claus…or at least a variation on the Santa Claus theme.
In Chile, for example, children write their letters to the Viejito Pascuero, who comes down the chimney on Christmas Eve. As in many countries, Chileans take the tree down after January 6th, the popular Día de Reyes (Three Kings Day), which in Chile is known as, Pascua de los Negros.

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From the summit of 1,327-foot Marquette Mountain in northern Michigan, the view offers a pleasing mix of industrial brawn and natural beauty. Dense pine forests descend to the red sandstone churches and office buildings of Marquette, the largest town (pop. 20,714) in the Upper Peninsula, or UP. In Marquette's harbor on Lake Superior, the world's largest body of fresh water, a massive elevated ore dock disgorges thousands of tons of iron pellets into the hold of a 1,000-foot-long ship. Closer to my lofty perch, a bald eagle plunges toward unseen prey in the lake's blue waters.
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For more than a century, the UP has been the summer playground of Midwesterners. From the early 1900s on, captains of industry and commerce—including Henry Ford and Louis G. Kaufman—converged here. The industrialists erected lavish lakeside "cabins" that rivaled the Adirondack "camps" of the Eastern Seaboard elite. By the American automobile's mid-20th-century heyday, Detroit assembly-line workers were flocking here as well.
With Lake Superior to the north, Lake Michigan to the south and Lake Huron to the east, the UP covers 16,542 square miles, or about 28 percent of Michigan's landmass. (Since 1957, the two peninsulas, Upper and Lower, have been connected by the five-mile-long Mackinac suspension bridge.) Yet only about 3 percent of the state's population—some 317,000 residents—live amid the UP's woodlands, waterfalls and icy trout streams. Ernest Hemingway, who fished in the UP as a boy and young man, paid homage to the region in a 1925 Nick Adams short story, "Big Two-Hearted River," set there. "He stepped into the stream," the novelist wrote. "His trousers clung tight to his legs. His shoes felt the gravel. The water was a rising cold shock."
"Yoopers," as local residents call themselves, scoff at warm-weather visitors; as much as 160 inches of snow falls annually in parts of the UP. Even in July and August, when daylight stretches past 10 p.m., Lake Superior breezes keep average temperatures below 80 degrees. By nightfall, lakeside restaurants are packed with patrons tucking into grilled whitefish and pasties (pronounced PASS-tees)—turnovers stuffed with beef, potato and onion, a regional specialty introduced more than 150 years ago by British miners from Cornwall.
I confined my nine-day journey to a scenic stretch along Lake Superior, between the heavily transited ship locks in Sault Ste. Marie (pronounced SOO Saint Ma-REE, pop. 16,542) on the east and the lonely crescent beaches of the Keweenaw Peninsula, 263 miles to the west. Looming on the horizon at nearly every turn was Lake Superior, considered an inland sea despite its fresh water—so big it holds more water than the other four Great Lakes combined. The Ojibwa tribe called it "Gichigami," meaning "big water," and it was memorialized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, "The Song of Hiawatha": "By the shores of Gitche Gumee / By the shining Big-Sea-Water..."
French Explorers came to the Upper Peninsula in the 1600s for pelts, particularly beaver; they used Huron and Odawa Indians as go-betweens with trappers from other tribes. "The fur trade led Native Americans to give up their traditional way of life and plug into the global economy," says historian Russ Magnaghi of Northern Michigan University in Marquette. The tribes also revealed locations of copper and iron deposits. By the 1840s, metal ore revenues surpassed those from fur, attracting miners from Germany, Ireland, Britain, Poland, Italy, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
At first, ore moved by boat on Lake Superior to Sault Ste. Marie, then was unloaded and carried overland by horse-drawn wagons past the St. Mary's River rapids, a distance of some 1.5 miles. Then the ore was once again loaded onto waiting ships—a "staggeringly slow and inefficient" process, says Northern Michigan University historian Frederick Stonehouse.
But in 1853, construction began on locks to allow the ships direct passage between Superior and Huron. Sault Ste. Marie's Soo Locks opened on schedule in 1855. "The lakes themselves became a vital highway for the Union Army in the Civil War," says Stonehouse. In the year before the locks opened, fewer than 1,500 tons of ore were shipped; a decade later, the annual total had increased to 236,000 tons. After the war, the ore was shipped to the iron mills of Ohio and Pennsylvania. "The economic impact of Soo Locks was felt throughout the Middle West and across the nation," says Pat Labadie, a historian at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary on the shores of Lake Huron at Alpena, Michigan. Today, nearly 80 million tons of cargo pass through the Soo Locks each year, making it the third busiest man-made waterway after the Panama and Suez canals.
Even the mightiest feats of engineering, however, are no match for the sudden storms that lash Lake Superior. The Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, a 75-mile drive northwest from Sault Ste. Marie, documents the final 1975 voyage of the doomed ore carrier the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, in its day the largest and fastest vessel on the lake.
On November 9, the 729-foot ship and its 29-man crew departed from the port of Superior, Wisconsin. Fully loaded with 29,000 tons of taconite iron-ore pellets, the Fitzgerald headed in calm seas for the Great Lakes Steel Company near Detroit. Some 28 hours later, the worst storm in more than three decades—waves 30 feet high and wind gusts close to 100 miles per hour—swept over Lake Superior. The Whitefish Point lighthouse was out as the vessel approached.


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Biomolecular Nanotechnology Graduate Training
from the so-you-want-to-be-a-nanotechnologist dept.
Arizona State University is looking for students in engineering, physical science and life science to join a Graduate Research Training Program in Biomolecular Nanotechnology. Students will work on cross-disciplinary projects, but will receive their Ph.D. from one of several participating departments, to which they will apply at the time of applying to the program.


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The Leopards continue to struggle as they only have one win this season, yet continue to play stronger in a heart breaking 56-53 loss to Puget Sound.
Jake Vieth scored 20 points and was 6-of-7 from the free throw line for the Leopards.
Cal Poly Pomona
Behind a career-game from Cal Poly Pomona's J.J. Judge, the Broncos posted a 68-62 win over Point Loma in the Azusa Pacific Invitational. Judge shot 8-for-8 from 3-point range to finish with 36 points and eight rebounds.
The Broncos now stand at 3-4 overall and they will return to action today with a 4 p.m. game at Azusa Pacific.
Marika Staton and Brittany Oster each scored 17 points for the Bulldogs in a 77-66 loss Trinity of Texas.
Redlands is now 6-2 overall


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13 in 2013
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Oh...my...this is totally up my alley but even in my most active years I've never done 13! I applaud you!! I'll enjoy reading about your progress and hope to match at least half of it!!ReplyDelete
Way to go Brandi! I am doing a virtual 5k every other day for the month of January. I just can't sign up for any "real" ones just yet. Have a great time and I know you will do great in all 13!ReplyDeleteReplies
Every other DAY?! Wow! Congratulations!!Delete
Thank you for sharing! I am signed up now. I had missed the original deadline. YAY for running a full in 2013. We can do it!(I am a little scared!!)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the info. I am going to go check that 13 in 2013 out!ReplyDelete
Good luck on the Marathon! Someday I might have a desire to do one of those. I need a few more half marathons under my belt I think.
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pahahaha that made me laugh :) LOL
I suppose I should upload a picture of Jake along side it for people who dont know what it is ha ha
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Feb. 2, 2013
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UAB women's basketball team looks to rebound from Thursday's heartbreaking loss to Southern Miss as it treks to Houston, Texas to take on Rice Sunday at 2 p.m. CT.
At 13-6 overall and 4-2 in Conference USA action, the Blazers face a Rice squad that has lost five-straight games on the season.
The Blazers are led by Capital One All Academic District 4 selection, Amber Jones, who paces UAB with 13.8 points per game.
The Owls, who average 57.2 points per contest as a team, are led by Jessica Kuster's 16.8 points per outing.
Following Sunday's clash, UAB travels to Dallas, Texas to face SMU at 7 p.m. CT next Thursday, Feb. 7.
Game Information
UAB (13-6, 4-2 C-USA) vs. Rice (9-11, 1-6 C-USA)
Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 – Tudor Fieldhouse
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Series Information
UAB leads, 5-3
>> UAB and Rice have met eight times with the Blazers holding a slight 5-3 advantage in the all-time series.
>> The Blazers won both meetings last season, including a 72-46 victory in the Conference USA Tournament.
>> UAB won three straight over the Owls from 2007-09 – the longest win streak by any team in the series that dates back to 2006.
Scouting Rice
>> Rice comes into Sunday's game having lost five-straight games on the year. The Owls are currently 1-6 against Conference USA foes.
>> The Owls score just 57.2 points per game and average 19 turnovers per contest.
UAB Notes
Blazers Fall To Southern Miss
>> UAB fell in a heartbreaker to Southern Miss on Thursday night, 54-51. The Blazers had four chances in the final 12 seconds of the game to tie or take the lead, but failed to overcome a season-low 24-percent shooting performance.
>> Thursday's loss marked the second-straight home defeat for the Blazers, who dropped a 63-55 game to Memphis on Jan. 24. UAB is 6-4 overall at Bartow Arena this season.
Defense Shines Again
>> The Blazers have forced 22 turnovers in each of the last two games, while Conference USA opponents are averaging 19.7 miscues per contest against UAB. Southern Miss, which shot 42 percent for the game, was only the second league opponent to shoot over the 40 percent clip against the Blazers so far this season.
Weynand Wows Against USM
>> Senior guard Kelsie Weynand, who saw limited action in the three games heading into Thursday's clash with Southern Miss, came off the bench and scored a career-high 17 points on the night. Her 3-point heave with just under five minutes remaining gave the Blazers their only lead of the contest.
Low On Turnovers
>> With UAB's six turnovers committed against UTEP, the Blazers now account for the top three fewest turnover games in Conference USA history. UAB committed a league record low five against Tulsa on Feb. 12, 2009 before six miscues against Chattanooga on Nov. 11, 2011. The Blazers are currently second in the C-USA in turnover margin with a +5.5 advantage.
UAB On Fire At The Line
>> UAB is one of the top free-throw shooting teams in Conference USA with a .690 percentage for the year. The Blazers have made 251 out of 364 attempts at the charity stripe. The 29 made free throws against Tennessee State on Nov. 23 represented the highest single-game mark of any team in C-USA this season.
Leading In Losses
>> The Blazers have held leads in every loss this season. Against Vanderbilt, UAB had a one-point advantage (7-6) early in the game, while establishing a nine-point advantage at George Mason (Dec. 2) and a 13-point lead against Morehead State (Dec. 18). UAB held a seven-point cushion on three different occasions in the loss to Chattanooga (Jan. 2). UAB was ahead of Memphis at the half, 32-26, on Jan. 24 and led against Southern Miss, 48-46, with five minutes to go.
Jones All-Academic Candidate
>> Senior Amber Jones, who leads the team in several statistical categories and is an All-Conference USA performer, has been nominated for the CoSIDA All-Academic team. The Town Creek, Ala., native boasts a 3.67 GPA in her four years at UAB. Jones was selected as a District 4 honoree earlier this week.
Jones No. 10 In Games Played
>> Amber Jones has moved into the top-10 in UAB history in games played as she has seen action in 114 contests throughout her career.
Anderson Crashes The Boards
>> Freshman Kayla Anderson recorded a game-high 11 rebounds against Southern Miss -- a season-high for her and the second most by a Blazer in a single game this season.
Chapman Approaching 1,000
>> Junior Karisma Chapman now has 879 points in her UAB career and needs just 121 to reach 1,000. She would be the 26th player in Blazer history to net 1,000 points.


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Ridgid 18v vs Dewalt 14.4v xrp vs el cheapo?
Hi - I'm trying to decide on what cordless to buy (or should I say keep - I have them both and trying to decide which to return).
I'm not interested in other recommendations for high dollar brands (I know everyone has a preference...but these are the only 1s I want to focus on).
I don't use a drill often in terms of every day (so they sit around on me), but when I use them - I am hard on them. I want to be able to do basic stuff around the house, along with driving 3" screws into oak, doing fencing/decking, etc. and I really only want 1 cordless drill. I have a number of other tools I want to buy, so spending $200 for the Ridgid or Dewalt is painful - but I want a tool that will last and is going to WORK WELL. I laugh when I say last because I have several other cheaper drills (Ryobi as an example) that are in a drawer because the batteries die and it's cheaper to buy a whole new set.
I'm down to this:
- Ridgid 18V Lithium compact drill (only because of the value of getting free battery replacements for life - this solves the problem I have had to date) $206 out the door
- Dewalt 14.4 V XRP drill (this drill feels great in my hands), very nice; $196 out the door
- just get some cheap 18V drill like a kawasaki or something (just get something that works for the 1-2 yrs until I have to buy another set).
The Ridgid and Dewalt have the same torque, but the Ridgid is a lot smaller/lighter. I drove screws into 4" posts with them and about the same result - although on the lower setting of Dewalt it really buries the scews and was just easier to do the job on me. I have to push harder on the Ridgid - just a smaller drill.
Which should I choose? Should I let the battery replacement drive my decision between these drills? Or should I go cheap? I have a Ridgid service center close to where I live and I called and asked what I needed and it sounded very easy to just swap to a new battery.
I've been stewing on this for a week now - help is much appreciated...I don't want to regret my decision.
$206/$196 is 1.05, which is less than 1.56, so purely on a dollars/watt basis the 18v is better.
If you have several models[because brand name reputation is worth money], voltages and prices, putting this data on a speadsheet and using the graphing function will turn up all kinds of interesting results.
You can bet the manu's have already done this, and they are pricing their products accordingly.
You might find a model with the same power output, priced just-enough-dollars-less so it steals the customers of the higher priced model.
I found this for a $1700 oscilloscope; the cheaper one was $50 less and I bought it.
The graph made it obvious what pricing strategy the manu's were using.
For this kind of money, I'd spend one or two hours collecting the specs and doing the arithmetic.
Tough call. Torques almost the same, Ridgid weighs slightly more, both 1/2" drills. Dewalt has 2.4ah nicads. The Ridgid comes with the 1.5ah batteries, which could be a problem should you use your drill heavily. On the other hand, they are lithium and maybe someone else can chime in on 1.5ah lion batteries vs Dewalts 14.4v nicad. The Dewalt XRP series is a proven winner, even in the 14.4v model. I have a 14.4v Milwaukee 1/2 drill that has always pulled its weight. I've drilled some serious holes in lots of material. However, I use an impact driver for driving most of my fasteners so I've never really put it to the test in that regard.
I would lean towards the Ridgid. Combine the higher power of the 18V, plus the supposed better performance of the lithium batteries and the lifetime battery deal it makes the 18V ridgid drill a better long-term deal should you decide to expand your cordless capabilities as Ridgid does have a good selection of 18V tools.
18.0v at 1.5 a = 27w = $7.60/w
14.4v at 2.4 a = 35w = $5.60/w
18.0v x 1.5 a-h = 27 w-h for $206 = $7.60/w-h
14.4v x 2.4 a-h = 37 w-h for $196 = $5.30/w-h
So with dewalt you get more energy and possibly more power and you pay less for each w and each w-h [but factor in the cost of replacement batteries].
Maybe Ridgid is banking on the word "lithium."
Nicads are well-known, including their Memory Effect, but lithium is the latest and greatest [but not as proven as Nicads].
This gets interesting.
Not that I'm a big Ridgid fan, but in their defense I don't think they are banking on the word "lithium." All the major players are moving towards lithium with Makita, Milwaukee, Hitachi and Bosch already having products out there for some time and Dewalt has begun to sell their "nano" technology lithium ion batteries. The li-ion supposedly has a longer lifetime than the ni-cads, they don't suffer from memory effect like you mentioned, they are lighter than their ni-cad counterparts. The only lithium tools I own are two Bosch 10.8v drivers (ps10 and ps20). Tough for me to compare to a 18v or 14.4 full size drill.
Not trying to confuse you more!!!
clarification on a-h
I called Ridgid and they said that the 18v lithium battery that comes with the compact drill is 2.4 a-h, not 1.5.
I guess I'm not feeling like I have my question answered.
Is the Ridgid drill good enough and with the free battery replacement, is that rationale enough to go over the Dewalt 14.4 XRP? Is the battery and drill technology changing so much that I should just choose a cheap drill knowing the battery will die and I need to completely replace the set?
I like the dewalt the best when I use them - no question...but the Ridgid seemed to perform well. So this battery thing comes heavy into my thought process.
not trying to start an argument - straight from the HD website:
RIDGID Lithium Compact Drill Driver
Model R86006
$187.00/EA Each
1.5 Amps high capacity lithium-ion batteries. 1/2" Single sleeve locking chuck. 2-speed transmission right power to complete the job. 24 position clutch finer adjusment and repeatability.
I assumed based on the price this is the one you were referring to.
But, if they are 2.5 ah batteries, then definitely go with the Ridgid. You will have more flexibility if you decide you want to add a saw or other tool in the future.
Ridgid tools are "good enough" to answer one of your questions. A lot of the debate over cordless tools is brand loyalty. You'll have Makita guys, Milwaukee guys, Dewalt guys, etc...(wait until you run into a Festool guy!!!). Overall, the Ridgid line of tools is designed to be pro-grade, whether or not it lives up to it is for the masses to debate. I only own two Ridgid stationary tools and have been extremely pleased with both.
the free battery replacement is nothing but a positive (make sure you read the fine print from some things I've read - you have to register the product, save receipts, etc!!!).
And if when you use it you are hard on it like your original post says, stay away from cheap with one exception - If you can find a deal on a Ryobi go for it, especially if you can find a way to get a lithium ion battery and charger. My dad has a Ryobi 18v drill that is probably 6 years old now and I bought him the lithium ion upgrade kit for his b-day this past year and he loves it. He is rough on tools, uses them hard and swears by his Ryobi cordless tools. Over the years he has added a jigsaw, laminate trimmer, circular saw, impact driver and vacuum by getting the "plus one" bare tools at HD during sales.
Yeah - I saw the 1.5 a-h. I have no clue what is right.
Let's say it is 1.5 -what does that mean to me? It was strong driving, again...just lighter so I had to use more elbow grease in terms of pressure.
Speak of the devil
The current issue of Electronic Design has an article that talks about Dewalt's DC9360 nanophosphate battery packs in a series-parallel configuration.
Seems the author took apart a DC900 drill and figured out how it worked, then he used the same kind of batteries to power a bike at 25 mph for 700 mi (recharge every 11 miles).
I'm glad somebody's having fun.
This thing will beat both of your proposed drills in both power (18v / 3.0 Ah) and price ($189): http://www.toolbarn.com/product/hitachi/DS18DMR/
It happens to also be Consumer Reports' top rated drill. I've used it for a couple years now.
I think Carebear wins, unless someone comes up with a nuclear-powered hand-held drill.
Here's your prize; I hope you like "Popera".
I think one thing to consider is, what other tools are you looking at in the future, and if they are going to be battery operated. I would like to change my drills, but all my tools are 18 volt dewalts, so, I keep buying them.
So - I confirmed that you are correct - it appears the initial rep from Ridgid told me wrong - it is the 1.5 a-h battery with the unit.
Still not sure what that means to me wrt this specific drill.
If I'm going to go with a drill that I can count on and not care about the battery replacement costs, then Dewalt is what I would use. Is the battery replacement really a factor I should be focusing on?
I do not see myself getting other battery tools - they will be corded.
I still have a table saw and compound miter saw to buy, so paying $200 for a drill is painful - just want to make sure I do that right.
Why worry about batteries so much when you can get more powerful batteries cheaper at places like this: http://www.batterybank.net/digital/powertools/
You can get batteries that are significantly more powerful but half the cost or less.
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Although I'm not a supporter of Dukla Trenčín, where he's played this season, according to Dukla's fans he's been one of the best players of the team. In my opinion he's a good team player, defensive responsible with good face off and it's likely for him to make 0.7-0.8 PPG in SM-Liiga. In Slovak Extraliga he made 26 points in 25 games.
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When I make red palm oil popcorn, I use my 1/2 cup measurer to scoop the red palm oil into the popcorn pot. Then I tip the measuring cup upside down in the little cast iron skillet we use to fry eggs. That way, we are able to use every last drop.
The drippings will fry at least two eggs, sometimes more.
I'm kind of weird about how I fry eggs. I use the spatula to break the yolks. We like our eggs cooked all the way through. If I didn't break the yolks, the whites would be crisp by the time the were cooked through. Breaking the yolk makes the whole egg done at the same time. I also keep the heat really low (like between 3 and 4 on our electric stove) so the cooking heat is low and gentle.
The resulting eggs are yellow from the red palm oil. In addition to the salt, pepper and garlic seasonings, the red palm oil gives a little bite — not spicy, but just a little spice. I'm no good at describing flavors. So try it. I think you'll like it.
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OK, gross overstatement in the title for this column, admittedly intended to grab attention. But something that's been becoming clear for some time now, and was reinforced for me at yesterday's fun Greentech Media PV vendor showcase, was that the innovation backlog and the overwhelming VC interest in the sector over the past few years have made it a very challenging sector for venture investors now. The market for solar generating systems is big and growing attractively. Much of it looks like semiconductor technology, and there have been some successful IPOs in the sector, so it naturally draws VC interest. A lot of VC interest. The Cleantech Group tallied up around $4.6B $440mm in investments made over the last 3 quarters in thin-film solar alone. [6/6 update to reflect a clarification I got from a representative of the Cleantech Group] What this has meant is that there are now scores -- if not hundreds -- of startups in this sector, each vying for a piece of that market. No matter how attractively it's growing, the market will have a hard time providing "home run" returns for all those investments. The investments from a few years ago in promising system vendors still haven't turned into exits yet. And as an active investor I see more solar investment opportunities cross my desk all the time. It seems that venture capital solar investment opportunities increasingly fall into one of three categories: 1. The component or incremental improvement developer, with a smart efficiency improvement on an existing technology... but not a dramatic improvement that necessarily lends itself to major differentiation versus other smart incremental improvements being developed, or a component that would end up being a major part of the eventual PV system cost. Thus making it hard to capture significant revenue over time. To try to capture more value, they may attempt to form a full-scale manufacturing effort around these incremental improvements, but with so many competitors out there with a head start and deep pockets, and the capital intensity involved, tough to see the path to world domination, as it were... Thus, it's a challenging bet for an investor to make. 2. The "later stage" solar company that may or may not have some early revenue, but is far enough along and visible enough that the "venture round" they're looking to raise doesn't look much like traditional venture capital -- we've recently heard of several ongoing raises right now with valuations in the hundreds of millions or even over a billion dollars. Some of these startups will undoubtedly turn into winning companies with long-term prospects, but as an investor it's always entirely possible to overpay for a good thing, so these deals are also challenging. 3. The "third generation" solar startup with some exotic ideas in development that sound really promising, but are several years away from commercialization -- and the lessons learned from earlier such efforts suggests that they're even further away from commercialization than these companies themselves expect. That long timeline makes it a challenging type of play for most investors. There absolutely are exceptions to the above over-simplification. As an investor, I definitely haven't written off the potential for finding a promising investment in the sector. But overall, while the solar market is booming, ironically the resulting amount of entrepreneurial and investment effort in the sector right now means that the market is full of niche plays, over-visible plays, and patient-capital plays... Not ideal venture capital plays.


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However, I was feeling a bit better by this past Saturday, though I must have still been a bit foggy-brained from my headcold, because I actually believed I could take the plunge and make my first attempt at baking GF bread.
How did it go? All I can say is I wish I would have tried this sooner!
|like my cat-eared bread? shows i have room for improvement, and that yours doesn't have to be perfect either the first time ;)
I'll admit that the very idea of making bread has had me wary for years, let alone attempting to make it GF. I've NEVER made bread before, and it always looked to me like something you have to master. All I had were visions of me trying to knead a glop of uncooperative "dough" (my pie crusts have been utter failures when it comes time to roll them out), the yeast having gluten, the dough not rising, or the bread coming out like a brick, or...you get the picture. (anyone else share in this "fear" of bread-making?)
What gave me the kick in the seat to give it a try?
It was two things really:
One, when I read that GF bread dough doesn't even get kneaded - in fact you skip that step completely!
You just:
1. mix the batter (don't even have to let the yeast soak either)
2. put it in the loaf pan and let it rise
3. throw it in the oven!
That's it! Getting to skip steps makes ya kind of happy about GF bread versus gluten-filled, right?
Two, that there seems to be a very safe yeast by Red Star. After some research, this article by GlutenFreeGirl is what thoroughly convinced me to try it. This company goes beyond being just a producer of quality yeast and is really reaching out to GF consumers.
Need more convincing? Well, once you taste this bread, you won't feel like you're missing out on gluten-filled bread either. How about that? ;)
I used this recipe from Karina's Kitchen for my back-bone (I've referred to her blog to inspire and help me for years now!), but I changed several ingredients, and also changed the process a bit as I don't have a bread machine. Here goes!
You'll Need:
- 1 & 1/2 cup sorghum flour
- 1 cup tapioca flour/starch
- 1/2 cup brown rice flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 packet (or 2 & 1/4 tsp) rapid/instant dry yeast (I recommend Red Star yeast)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed ftw!)
- 2 eggs, beaten (or 2 tbsp flaxseed meal + 6 tbsp warm water. combine in separate dish and let soak a few mins)
- 1 & 1/4 cup warm (110-115 degrees F) water
*Note: All ingredients should be room temperature before starting so that the yeast will rise. Also, humidity and temperature affect dough - bread will rise higher on a hot day.
* This recipe makes 1 loaf
To Start:
- Combine wet (except the water) and dry ingredients in separate bowls.
- Using a hand beater or a mixer on a slow setting, add the dry mix into the wet in intervals.
- Still using the mixer, pour water into dough and mix on med-high setting until batter is a nice and semi-thick consistency.
- Pour dough into the bread loaf pan, then cover pan with plastic wrap and set in a dark corner to let the yeast rise for 45 mins to 1 hr.
- After dough has risen, heat oven to 350 F, remove plastic from pan, and bake in oven for 1 hour.
- A good test to know if the bread is baked thoroughly is sticking a baking thermometer into the bread - it should read 208 F when done.
Make sandwiches, dip your bread in your chicken soup, have jam & bread with tea....oh the delight of something so simple. :) I made this tuna melt sandwich the day after I made the bread - it's dairy free but has a lot of the same "texture" as a tuna melt. Hmmm, I may have to do a recipe...
Thanks, all! Enjoy!!
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st: Re: Dealing with missing values
"Joseph Coveney" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
st: Re: Dealing with missing values
Tue, 2 Apr 2013 09:21:00 +0900
Ching Wong wrote:
I am currently using Stata 12.
I need to convert the variable 'year' to a numeric variable by using
the commands, gen yr = date(year, "Y"). However, there is 1 missing
value generated. I have no idea why it would happen. As I have checked
every single obs for 'year', there is no missing value. But when I
checked the obs for 'yr', there is one "." after converting from
'year' to 'yr'.
Why does it happen only for the year 1990 particularly, which is the
maximum for the variable 'year'? And how should I deal with this
missing value? I have tried to replace yr="" if yr==".". But it can't
be eliminated. ie type mismatch r(109)
Year Yr
1960 0
1940 -7305
1990 . <--??
1986 9497
1915 -16436
Just a couple of suggestions. Because Year is a string variable, it can take
nonnumeric characters, some of which might not be readily discernable with some
typefaces. So, make sure that the one in the "1990" observation is a numeral
and not a lower-case el, and that the zero is a zero and not an upper-case oh.
Data-entry errors do happen. You can scan for observations that aren't all
numeric (that is, they contain at least one nonnumeric, nonwhite-space
character) using the -real()- function, as in the line below.
list Year if missing(real(Year))
If there's a single missing value in Yr and it's only for the year 1990, then
you can replace it with the following.
replace Yr = date("1990", "Y")
taking care when typing-in "1990". It's a bit of a kludge, but you can think of
it as a temporary workaround that will let you go on with your work while you
figure out in parallel what's going wrong.
Joseph Coveney
P.S. It's always helpful to show exactly what you typed and exactly what you
got, for example, a copy-and-paste from the Results window. Sometimes you
believe that you typed something that you didn't, and it's easier for others to
see the problem when you copy-and-paste the Results screen verbatim rather than
paraphrase as you did.
. input str4 Year
1. 1960
2. 1940
3. 1990
4. 1986
5. 1915
6. end
. generate float Yr = date(Year, "Y")
. list, noobs
| Year Yr |
| 1960 0 |
| 1940 -7305 |
| 1990 10958 |
| 1986 9497 |
| 1915 -16436 |
* For searches and help try:
* http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search
* http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/


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Here are some of the relevant travel news headlines and stories from the previous week through today:
- U.S. TSA reverses prohibited item easing – Remember that recent easing of restrictions on the prohibited items banned by the TSA? In a temporary reversal, the Transportation Security Administration has delayed relaxing their knife policy. (Wash Post)
- The E.U. lifts Myanmar sanctions – The European Union has lifted most of the sanctions on Myanmar (Burma), potentially paving the way for a boom in the travel industry in that country. (NPR Blog)
- United changes change fees – United Airlines has increased many of the fees associated with changing flights; domestic change fees are now $200, up from $150, and some international travel to South America is up to $300, up from $250. (Trav Today)
- Turkish Airlines thinks about banning alcohol on flights to Russia – Turkish Airlines is mulling over the idea of banning alcohol on flights to Russia, as the Russians (in their opinion) seem to get rowdy and drunk more than others. (Hurriyet Daily News)
- NYC Subway gets more signal in new stations – 30 more MTA Subway stations have been added now to the ones that offer wi-fi and cellular service. (Village Voice)


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HGTV Green Home 2012: Floor Plan
Farmhouse With a Modern Twist
Southeastern culture and regional architecture have inspired the floor plan for HGTV Green Home 2012, a 2,300-square-foot three bedroom, 2 1/2 bath family farmhouse, designed by Kemp Hall Studio.
Main Floor
Rooms on the first floor surround a central courtyard. The kitchen opens up to this space, expanding the potential for open-air entertaining.
Terrace Floor
The entry leads up a stairwell/light tower to the main level. Storage space for sports equipment and home systems are located on this floor.
Upper Floor
Bedrooms and craft space on the top floor accommodate guests and homeowners.
Front Elevation
The home is built upon a stone foundation, designed to resemble the "ruins" of an old farmhouse.
Left Elevation
Glass walls and windows capitalize on views and allow light to stream into spaces. The home's cupola provides an additional source of light and opens to exhaust hot air.
Right Elevation
Fiber-cement siding, mitered at corners, clads the farmhouse exterior.
Rear Elevation
Glass walls open to the backyard. A walkway leads to the home's carport.


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Sunday, 21 October 2012
observer ONLINE
First privately-owned satellite in SAARC region to be
By Sanjeevi JAYASURIYA
Sri Lanka will join the exclusive club of satellite owning countries
on November 22 with the launch of the Supreme SAT-1. Being the latest
member to the 45 countries that have their own satellites, it will be
the third satellite owning country in the SAARC region. With this Sri
Lanka will mark the beginning of a new era in space technology. Supreme
SAT (Pvt) Ltd. will be the first company to own a satellite in the SAARC
region and the 15th in the world.
The satellite, Supreme SAT- 1 will be initially jointly-owned by
China Satellite Corporation Communications Co. Ltd and Supreme SAT (Pvt)
The contract for the launch was signed on October 16, in Colombo by
China Great Wall Industry Corporation, China Satellite Communication Co.
Ltd. and Supreme SAT (Pvt) Ltd . Supreme SAT will own a majority share
of the KU Transponders of the satellite. This is a joint venture with
China's state-owned, China Satellite Communications Co. Ltd.
Having a design life of 15 years, Supreme SAT-1 will be used to DTH
TV (Direct To Home) television, where the broadcast signals are
transmitted from satellites orbiting the earth direct to the viewer's
house. Each satellite is located above the earth in the geosynchronous
According to company officials, several countries have expressed
their willingness to enter into an agreement to receive satellite
services. Supreme SAT (Pvt) Ltd aims at being the fastest growing
Satellite company in the region. The company has now been short-listed
as one of the six companies for the Afghanistan Satellite program.
Supreme SAT is also negotiating viable satellite contracts with several
neighbouring countries in the region including Bangladesh, Myanmar and
SupremSAT-1 will be followed by another co-branded satellite. A
fully- owned Sri Lankan satellite will be launched by December 2015. A
venture of $ 60 m will be undertaken to set up a fully-equipped earth
station for the satellite will be located in Kandy. This will also be
later converted to a Space Academy. The setting up of the earth station
will pave the way for Sri Lanka to be a satellite owning country and
enter a new phase of business. The company is now actively promoting DTH
TV with other countries in the region. While the Maldive Islands have
expressed a keen interest to enter into a joint venture with Sri Lanka.
The academy will provide on-the- job training to Sri Lankans who will
have the opportunity to interact with branded satellites of SupremeSAT /
Chinasatcom. This will help local personnel to handle Supreme SAT-1 when
Sri Lankan ownership is established in 2016.
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Confindustria Ceramica and the Italian Trade Commission are pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Ceramic Tiles of Italy Design Competition. A record breaking number of projects, particularly in the commercial category, were submitted to the competition this year. The rich and diverse pool of applicants serves as an example of the wide usage of Italian tile in the US market and illustrates how this material can be specified for any installation.
An international jury considered the overall design of the space as well as how the tiles met their functional and technical requirements. After an intensive selection process, two projects were given the highest prize in the Commercial category. Ellerbe Becket, Inc was selected for their innovative tile application in the atrium of the Target Northern Campus. The testani design troupe and CMD Architects won for the state-of-the-art Evensong Spa. Honorable Mentions in this category went to HGA (Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc.) for their contemporary design of the General Mills, James Ford Bell Technical Center and Divison1 Architects for the attention to detail and the sophisticated charm of the Charlie Chiang's Restaurant. In the Residential category, Vanessa De Leon Associates won for the streamline minimalism and glamorous details of the Old Tappan Residence, New Jersey. This year, the jury gave Honorable Mentions in the Institutional category to Architectural Alliance for the colorful Phoenix SkyHarbor Airport Terminal 4 Redevelopment and Cero Design & Built for three public works entitled In Dreams of Giants, Blacks with Wings, and Ceremonial Spiral.
Commercial Winner: Ellerbe Becket, Inc
Project: Target Northern Campus, Building D Atrium
Tiles: Caesar
Tile Contractor: Harrison Tile Company
Distributor: RBC Tiles & Stone (Minneapolis, MN)
When the nationally recognized retail giant Target embarked on the expansion of their Northern Campus, located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, their intent was to create 'the best corporate campus ever'. Ellerbe Becket, one of the United States' largest architecture/interiors/engineering/construction firms, was charged with the task of creating a sense of community and a campus environment similar in quality to the Target offices in downtown Minneapolis.
Completed in the fall of 2006, the newly constructed 250,000 square-foot office building (Building D) was split into two components of 100,000 and 150,000 square feet, connected by a central atrium. For this high traffic and aesthetically important space, Ellerbe Becket's architectural team selected Italian tiles from Ceramiche Caesar to be laid on the floors. According to the project's lead interior designer Sandra Becker, "These large-format Italian porcelain tiles provided the exact qualities we desired. We were looking for a material that would give us the density; endurance and appeal of natural stone when viewed up close and offer the elements necessary to create a subdued pattern that would have impact when viewed from the upper levels of the atrium. We wanted the feel of a monolithic floor surface with some interesting detail. We introduced the color red - characteristic of our client's brand - by cutting 1/8" diagonal lines into the field of tile and filling these lines with red grout."
This atrium acts as the connecting link between the two wings of the building, while also serving as the heart of the employee community. The unique tile pattern was derived from the geometry and organization of the two sections of the building. The diagonal red lines follow the direction of one wing and the main tile pattern follows the alignment of the other.
Commercial Winner: testani design troupe inc/CMD Architects, Inc.
Project: Evensong Spa
Tiles: Sant'Agostino
Tile Contractor: Coyle Contract Flooring
Distributor: Arizona Tile
The Arizona-based interior design firm testani design troupe worked with CMD Architects, Inc to create a luxurious spa. Nestled in the woods of Wisconsin, this peaceful setting mirrors the warm tones of the surrounding area. The color palette and materials are rich and reflect the changing seasons.
The jury loved every aspect of the facility, from the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired exterior to an interior filled with deluxe surfaces and furnishings. Particularly impressive is the entranceway's stunning circular maze-pattern created out of slate inspired Sant'Agostino floor tiles from the "Gemstone" collection and tiny white rock. The labyrinth, which is a single circular path that has been used for centuries as a tool for personal, psychological and spiritual transformation, is the key indoor focal feature and was the seed of the design inspiration. In addition to the entranceway, the Italian tile collection extends from the manicure and pedicure areas, to the men's and women's locker room floors, shower, steam room and whirlpool walls.
Commercial Honorable Mention: Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc.
Project: General Mills, James Ford Bell Technical Center
Tiles: Casalgrande Padana, Floor Gres, Bisazza and Vogue
Distributor: Tile By Design, Inc
The architectural and engineering firm Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA) has over fifty years of expertise in the industry and an impressive repertoire of clients including General Mills. The James Ford Bell Technical Center, located in Golden Valley, Minnesota is General Mills' primary research and development facility and comprises over half of a million square feet of space. The firm wanted the JFB Technical Center to project a world-class image consistent with the rest of their corporate campus in order to attract and retain the best talent in their industry. The airy interior corridor, the cafeteria area/eatery and the multi-purpose center feature a stunning array of Italian tiles from Casalgrande Padana, Floor Gres, Bisazza and Vogue.
Commercial Honorable Mention: Division1 Architects
Project: Charlie Chiang's Restaurant
Tiles: Caesar
Tile Contractor: Crouch Construction
Distributor: Best Tile
Located in Naples, Florida the 3,000 square foot Charlie Chiang's Restaurant has a modern design sensibility. The team from Divison1 Architects placed a special focus on surface materials, innovation and detail. The 12"x24" porcelain tiles from Caesar set the tone, creating a sophisticated interior space that is functional and offers patrons a unique dinning experience.
Residential Winner: Vanessa De Leon Associates
Project: Old Tappan Residence, New Jersey
Tiles: Lea, Viva, Sant' Agostino and DolceVita
Tile Contractor: Yellow Brick Road
Distributor: Mediterranean Tile
The diversity and versatility of tiles manufactured in Italy are underscored in this elegant New Jersey residence redesigned by Vanessa De Leon Associates. Principal Vanessa De Leon, who specializes in residential and commercial interior design, used Italian tile in five different rooms of the house. The modern kitchen has a cool neutral ceramic floor. The tiles, part of Lea Ceramiche's "Natural Parks" collection, were laid in a random pattern of 12"x12", 12"x18" and 6"x6" tiles to create a natural look. In addition, 2"x2" tiles from the same series were chosen as the backsplash. The master bath features sleek white tiles from Viva's "Xilo" series while Sant'Agostino's "I Quarzi" adorns the floors, walls and shower area of the office bath. Tile from La DolceVita's "Tuscany Chianti" was also used on the floor, halfway up the wall and as a chair rail in the Southwest bath. Finally the homeowners wanted to update their 1970's style kitchen to a new contemporary space with a rustic theme. To accomplish the desired aesthetic, De Leon opted for a warm, natural hue named Yosemite from Lea's "National Park" collection.
Institutional Honorable Mention: Architectural Alliance
Project: Phoenix SkyHarbor Airport Terminal 4 Redevelopment
Tiles: Casalgrande Padana, Cercom, Lea and Impronta Italgraniti
Tile Contractor: Scuderi Tile Contractors (AZ)
Distributor: Tile By Design (MN), Facings of America (AZ)
The redevelopment of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Terminal 4, completed by Architectural Alliance, has an eye-catching design that depicts Arizona's rich natural landscapes. The integral color porcelain field tiles provide a light neutral backdrop for both the bold decors and the brightly colored accent tiles that are intended to suggest the ground materials, rock formations and vegetation that are native to this region. According to Eric Peterson, Principal Architectural Alliance, "During the design process, a number of floor finish alternatives were considered. Ultimately porcelain tile was selected for its qualities of beauty, durability, wide range of colors, finishes, ease of installation and low maintenance - inherently sustainable characteristics." In all, forty-six colors from leading tile producers including Casalgrande Padana, Cercom, Impronta Italgraniti and Lea were used in the redesign.
Institutional Honorable Mention: Cero Design & Built Inc.
Project: In Dreams of Giants, Blacks with Wings, and Ceremonial Spiral
Tiles: Cerim, Valentino Ceramiche Piemme, Sima and Gambarelli
Tile Contractor: Pick and Save Inc
Distributor: Maderas Alfa
Rounding out the list of this year's top projects are true works of art created by Cero Design & Built, Inc, a Puerto Rico based-company dedicated to art and architecture. The brilliant mosaic decors and rich colors immediately won over the jury. The three designs include: In Dreams of Giants, which restored beauty to a vandalized park; Blacks with Wings, which shows the faces and names of 25 famous Afro-Ricans inside the wings of a giant phoenix-like bird and Ceremonial Spiral, a multi-colored concert bench-like sculpture which was created for the students at the University of Puerto Rico.


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Saints vs. Panthers Point Spread Preview, Expert Picks, SNF Score Prediction
NFC South bragging rights will be on the line late Sunday night down on the bayou where the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints will look to seize division supremacy from one another. Cam Newton and company enter this pivotal match-up having scored their eighth win in a row after going through the motions in a 27-6 dismantling of the Buccaneers at home last week, while the Saints return home with their tail between their legs looking to rebound from the pounding they absorbed at the hands of the Seahawks in front of the 12th Man.
1. Why the SAINTS will cover the spread: The Saints are yet to be defeated in front of the hometown faithful this season, and each of their L/2 wins at home came against playoff bound teams in the San Francisco 49ers (23-20) and Dallas Cowboys (49-17). Coach Payton's squad simply gets it done in their own house with him at the helm evidenced by the team's last defeat under his watch in the Superdome came back in Week 17 of the 2010-11 season when Brees was benched in the later stages of the game with a playoff seed already wrapped up. N'awlens enters this spot having covered 21 of their L/27 home games and stands a perfect 4-0 ATS following its L/4 SU defeats.
2. Why the PANTHERS will cover the spread: Everything, and I do mean everything has gone right for Coach Rivera's troops since incurring an embarrassing 22-6 defeat in the desert against the Arizona Cardinals way back in Week 5. Since that point, Carolina has forced its will upon eight straight opponents and covered the closing number in all but one of those games by getting just enough done on the offensive side of the ball while playing an in your face brand of defense that's seen them surrender a grand total of 99 points. Luke Kuechly and the rest of his defensive teammates play a brand of defense similar to that of the Seahawks, and we just saw ho mortal that unit made the Saints vaunted offense look last Monday night.
3. Total Talk: The offenses have taken center stage each of the L/4 times these division rivals locked horns with the 'over' cashing in each contest; the average combined score came out to 65.8 PPG! That said, Carolina's defense was nowhere near as good as is now, and the Panthers have been kind to 'under' bettors all season with it cashing on eight of 12 occasions – they have however split their six games away from Bank of America Stadium.
NO's resurgence defensively has also seen the Saints cash 'under' bettor's tickets in seven of their 12 played games, but the O/U is also split down the middle in their six home skirmishes.
4. Betting Trends for SAINTS/PANTHERS: While New Orleans will be seeking some redemption for getting swept in this rivalry last season, the road team has covered at a 19-7 ATS clip in the L/26 meetings which includes Carolina's impressive 11-1 ATS streak the L/12 times it paid a visit to Bourbon Street. New Orleans has been much better in the comforts of its own dome all season long, but Carolina might just be the toughest opponent its faced at home all season long. Let's face it, the Saints were bailed out by a terrible late-game call against the 49ers that allowed them to tie it up before going on to win in the closing seconds, and they were simply manhandled by a Seattle team that Carolina had on the ropes throughout the entirety of their Week 1 match-up.
Oh yeah, the Panthers also went into Candlestick and beat the Niners outright 10-9 as 6-point underdogs. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me again, shame on me! Not making the mistake two weeks in a row. New Orleans has trouble with physical in your face defenses, and the Panthers won't allow for them to wiggle out of this one en route to scoring their ninth straight win to take the division lead.
Carolina 30 – New Orleans 20


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Emma Slaughter's love for her family and commitment to hard work have resulted in many successes and goals for her future.
At the Smithton Town and Country Fair hosted this past weekend, Slaughter and her Boer goats won the Grand Champion Award in both the Wether/market and breeding stock classes in addition to the Showmanship title.
This isn't the first time in her three-year career she has seen such success.
"When I was in fifth grade a lot of my friends were involved in showing livestock in 4-H," Slaughter said. "My uncle Travis (Brown) was big into showing cattle and steers and my grandpa encouraged me to start to show if I wanted to.
"I was small and my dad (Bob Slaughter) didn't think showing steers was such a good idea because of their size," she added. "They told me I could show any animal I wanted to and I chose goats."
Slaughter said there was just something about the animal that "popped out at her" and with that, the family got their first goats.
"My goats are really gentle and sweet and they want to follow me around no matter where I go," Slaughter said with her constant smile. "The like to eat everything but their food.
"They have eaten my boots and clothes and even part of an air-conditioning unit," she added with a laugh. "I really think they will eat whatever is closest to them including part of one of the championship ribbons I won."
Even though the goats may like to eat whatever is at hand, caring and feeding the animals is Slaughter's responsibility.
Slaughter said she feeds her six goats twice a day and also makes sure they are exercised, bathed and groomed.
"It takes a lot of work to do all of it," Slaughter said. "During the school year I probably spend 10 to 15 hours a week working with them and during the summer when I am showing them it's more like 20 to 25 hours a week.
"It's hard during the school year because I have to keep up with my homework and I have practice and ballgames," she added. "My family is always willing to help and they do, but I know this is my responsibility."
Slaughter is in the eighth grade at Smithton and is a member of Junior National Honor Society, the gifted program and is a member of five athletic teams both at school and in league play.
Slaughter's mother Melissa Slaughter commented that the goats have offered many learning opportunities for her daughter.
"Emma has learned a good life lesson through her goats and that's the importance of hard work," Melissa Slaughter said. "We all went into this blind, but my husband and Emma have spent a lot of time together learning about the goats and working with them.
"Bob has been incredibly supportive in all of this. As a mother if I see Emma struggling with one of the goats in the ring, I immediately want to rush in and rescue her," she added. "Bob is there telling me not to worry, that she knows what to do and will work it out because he feels strongly that she needs to earn her achievements and do the work herself."
Slaughter obviously knows what she is doing both in and outside the show ring.
In the first two years of showing her goats, in addition to her awards Saturday, Slaughter has received four first place ribbons, one grand champion and one reserve grand champion at the Smithton Town and Country Fair; two first place ribbons, two breed champion ribbons, two grand champion titles and the showmanship award.
Last year, in her first year competing at the Missouri State Fair, she received a first place and grand champion junior division award and was given the overall goat carcass champion.
With the title came the opportunity to keep the traveling trophy for a year, but it also presented a business opportunity.
"I've started a business, S&B Boer Goats," Emma Slaughter said proudly. "I plan on breeding and selling boers to other kids so they can show their animals like I do.
"There have been a lot of other people who have been really kind and have helped me as I have been showing and I want to be able to help others in the same way," she added. "My 4-H leaders, Cindy Gerke and Heather Luttrell, have really helped and Hannah Boatright and her parents have done a lot to help me as well."
The business is named for Emma Slaughter's parents.
"Half the money I earn from the sales of my goats at the premium shows will be used for the business and the rest goes into my college fund," she said. "I pay for everything I need for the care of my goats from the business fund other than the feed, which my mom and dad buy.
"It can be expensive and sometimes I don't want to spend the money but I know that I have to be willing to do that if I want my business to be a success," she added. "I make the best decisions I can based on my knowledge and hope they pay off."
Melissa Slaughter said she and her husband agreed the environment of growing up exhibiting livestock has been a good one for their daughter.
"That's the thing about showing livestock, everyone helps one another," Melissa Slaughter said. "The person who is competing against you one minute will be the first person to come up and help you if you are having difficulty with your animal.
"We've seen so many people help Emma and she always tries to help others whenever she can," she added. "She has learned and gained so much from the experience and we are so proud of her."
Melissa Slaughter commented that learning to handle money, perseverance and responsibility were other lessons Emma has gained in the last three years.
"I really love what I'm doing," Emma Slaughter said. "Some mornings, especially on a school day when the goats may have gotten out from their pens and I have to chase them down, it's hard, but showing them is fun and the preparation and spending time with my family doing this is really fun too.
"There have been times when I've said to myself, 'I'm not doing this next year,' but then I realize why I want to," she added. "I know I'm going to continue with this after college. I want to go to school to be a doctor, but I still want to raise my goats because I love working with them."
Hope Lecchi can be reached at 660-826-1000 ext. 1484.


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NAACP Supports President Obama's HIV/AIDS Strategy
Posted on July 30, 2010
By Shavon Arline, Director of Health Programs
The NAACP is pleased to support the Obama Administration's development of a comprehensive HIV/AIDS strategy. We are encouraged that HIV/AIDS has been made a national priority, and that the disparities, in regard to HIV, that exist between communities of color and the nation as a whole, have been highlighted. The National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States was released during the NAACP's 101st national convention in Kansas City, Missouri. President Barack Obama, in his address, commended all those in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but acknowledged that there is so much more work that needs to be done.


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Food and Wine menus at The Larder House
Please click on the menu icon below to view chefs current offerings
Our Main Menu is Printed daily. Please be aware that the Main Menu shown here may differ to what is offered. Chef creates daily specials in relation to our fishmongers landings and other suppliers daily offerings, these are also include within our daily main menu.
On sundays we run our main menu with our wood roasted dinner options. These are served from 12 noon until 8.30pm.
If your party requires a celebratory cake, we will happily bake one for you. Please request at the time of booking. We ideally need 48 hours notice. Should you want to bring your own cake will we charge a £1.50 per head cakeage.


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Mostly Cloudy
Kern County Raceway getting closer to completion
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -
The Kern County Raceway is buzzing with activity as crews work to get everything finished at the track.
Eventually NASCAR could race there, but there will also be lots of local racing.
The paving of the track with special asphalt is happening this week and a big four-story building is under construction that will house luxury suites, offices and concessions.
Raceway owners hope to start racing in March.


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News about reggae music, artists, culture and more...
Almost a year ago Austrian label Irievibrations announced the release of 'Freedom Fighter', a new album from Jamaican chanter Anthony B, with its first single Beat Dem Bad, a combination with Konshens. The album was postponed, but the release date is now set to May 25th.
'Freedom Fighter' collects 14 tunes and comes with a wide lyrical range backed by live recorded riddims influenced by roots reggae, R&B and dancehall.
Anthony B put out his widely acclaimed debut album Real Revolutionary in 1996, followed by the almost just as great Universal Struggle in 1997. Since then Anthony B has worked with numerous producers and dropped up to 20 albums.
Mr Money Man Riddim
By Angus Taylor
New Albums from Etana and Protoje
By Erik Magni
Paint Jamaica
By Erik Magni
Wise & Wild by Patois Brothers
By Erik Magni
Presenting Kingston All-Stars
By Erik Magni
Fought For Dis by Sizzla
By Erik Magni
Reality Chant - Love Vs War EP
By Angus Taylor
Hot Like Lava by Leo Samson and Shumba Youth
By Angus Taylor
Inner Circle 50th Anniversary
By Howard Campbell
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text: The Paralegal Role in Litigation Aug 232012 Join instructor Janice Hoover as she talks about the role of Paralegals in Litigation Practice. This video offers a glimpse into the subjects being covered by American Institute for Paralegal Studies students in the coming month. Enjoy! August 23, 2012 Posted by John Shaheen at 11:49 pm Comments Off on The Paralegal Role in Litigation Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.