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Kid Friendly Recipe: Pasta with Butternut Squash, Sausage and Pecans
This recipe is written by our Farm Foodie – Debra Dubief
Even though I don't consciously think about it, when I am considering what to cook for dinner I am always looking at recipes through the lens of "will the whole family like it?" In addition to the kids' idiosyncrasies, I have my own fuss factor – I want our dinners to be reasonably healthy, relatively quick and, of course, delicious.
So when I landed on a recipe for pasta with sausage and butternut squash that sounded divine, I did my usual scan to see how "kid-friendly" it was. It only took a couple minutes to make a few mental notes of changes: dust the butternut with smoked paprika (which my kids inexplicably love) instead of the nutmeg; serve the toasted pecans and sage leaves fried in butter on the side; switch out leaner chicken sausage for the Italian pork version called for and I'll even use brown rice pasta to sneak in some whole grain goodness.
I managed to completely bastardized what I'm sure was a perfectly wonderful recipe in a matter of minutes all in the name of keeping peace. At the same time my kids were reminded they do like squash, experienced some new flavors and learned that brown rice pasta can be every bit as tasty as wheat. Other than a few moments of extra brain power, there was no more work involved than usual and I found a great new recipe. Dinner was a pleasure for all — which is exactly how I like it.
Below is my version of this recipe. You could easily leave the sage leaves fried in butter out altogether if you are in a hurry.
Adapted from Food & Wine
- 2 1/2 pounds butternut squash—peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch dice
- 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika (sweet or hot)
- 1 Tbsp chopped sage, plus 20 whole leaves
- 1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
- 3 Tbsps unsalted butter
- 1 pound chicken sausage, casings removed (I used one with garlic and herbs)
- 1 pound brown rice Caserecce or Penne pasta (or sub regular wheat pasta)
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano, plus more for serving
- Preheat the oven to 400°. On a large rimmed baking sheet, drizzle the squash with 2 tablespoons of oil and toss. Arrange in an even layer and season with salt, pepper and smoked paprika. Bake for about 40 minutes, until just tender. Add the chopped sage and toss.
- Meanwhile, put the pecans in a pie plate and bake for about 4 minutes, until toasted.
- In a large skillet, melt the butter. Add the whole sage leaves and cook over moderate heat, turning once, until crisp, 2 minutes. Transfer the leaves to a plate and pour the butter into a bowl. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil and the sausage to the skillet and cook over moderately high heat, breaking up the sausage, until no pink remains, 7 minutes.
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water. Return the pasta to the pot. Add the sausage and melted butter and gradually stir in the cooking water over moderate heat. Gently fold in the squash, pecans (unless you want to serve on the side) and the 1/4 cup of cheese. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a bowl. Scatter the sage on top and serve with more cheese.

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Dueling Swords
Loki picked up the wooden sword just before Thor attacked. With an over head chop, Thor brought it down upon Lokis' head. Grabbing both ends of the sword, Loki deflected Thor' chop, but the power that was put into the attack sent Loki tumbling to the ground.
"Glad to see you could sneak out undetected again today Loki, now get up and defend yourself!"
Loki scrambled to his feet quickly as Thor rushed towards him with the sword above, another overhead chop. Loki could see this coming and made a plan to attack. He ran towards Thor, leant and front rolled to his right, Thors' sword missed completely, the tip of it digging into the ground. Kneeling up, Loki put all his force into his swing and hit Thor right in the hip.
"I decided for you to find out the hard way that you cannot always bring forth the same move. The enemy, if he is quick enough, will see this and alter the result for himself, not yours" Vidar explained to Thor. "You need to keep your thoughts ahead of your enemy, so that the victory is yours"
Thor nodded at his brother, signaling that he understood. Loki stood up and smiled smugly at him, telling him in a sense that he had just defeated him. Thor was not about the let that happen twice. Grabbing the sword firmly in two hands, he raised it once again above his ahead to attack. Both Loki and Vidar looked at each other and shook their heads as if saying he will never learn. Thor charged at Loki who was already in the position to defend the over head chop. Thor swung at him, but halfway through the down thrust, he changed the angle so the wood cracked against the bone around his knee. Loki dropped the sword and fell to the ground grasping his leg, crying in pain. Thor leant over and offered his hand as help, but Loki just waved his hand away.
"No thanks, I'll just lie here for a moment" he cried.
Thor smiled and turned to face his brother, a quick look of surprise crossed his face as the world turned sideways, dropping him on the ground.
"Another lesson I wanted you to learn on your own" told Vidar. "Never turn your back to the enemy"
A loud crash flew from the door of the cabin as Odin stepped out. Thor watched him as he slung his travelling bag over his shoulder and decended quickly towards the boys. Thor saw that he also carried with him is walking stick meaning that he was going away for awhile.
"Thor, come here" called Odin.
Thor got up and jogged towards his father. Odin put a hand on his sons shoulder.
"I have to go away for today, but i will be back tomorrow evening, I need you to finish all of your chores before I get back, and help your mother with anything she needs"
"Where are you going?"
"I will tell you tomorrow when i get back, in fact, clean out the firepit and stack some wood beside it, we'll have dinner outside tomorrow"
"Can Loki come over?"
Odin glanced over at Loki who still sat on the ground, rubbing his knee.
Odin mumbled to Thor.
"I suppose he should know too..."
Odin patted his son on the head and trotted off.
"Vidar, make sure your brother does his chores."
"Yes Father"
Before he had fully disappeared down the hill, he called back once more.
"And Thor, no more practice with swords, you will not need to know how to use them in the future!"
"Yes Sir!" He called back.
Making sure his father was out of site, Thor tossed his sword to Vidar and ran up to the cabin to ask his mother where he was off too.


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Xaverian baseball proves to be the king of the south once again
Anthony Falco has owned the best seat in the house for Xaverian's rise to legitimacy as a major player on the high school baseball scene.
A former star at Xaverian (class of 1996), Falco hopped on board 11 years ago as an assistant when Gerry Lambert took over the reigns. Within a year, a once-moribund program was competing in a sectional final. Two years later, Xaverian reached the pinnacle by capturing the school's first Division 1 state title.
Yesterday was the fifth time in the last 10 years that Xaverian advanced to the sectional final. The Hawks clearly proved up to the challenge, defeating Taunton, 10-2, for their third sectional title. Afterwards, Falco gave his own assessment as to why Xaverian has become one of those teams no one wants to play in the tournament, regardless of its seed or overall record.
"The one thing we always tell the guys is that when we do certain things in April, you'll see why you're doing it come June," Falco said. "With the schedule that we play, you better be able to execute so we spend a lot of time on it. Gerry does a great job of teaching the fundamentals. He's a perfectionist and he's willing to work hard to make sure that the kids get it."
There was a time this year that Xaverian wasn't completely getting it. A five-game losing streak dropped the Hawks to 5-7 with a demanding portion of their schedule still on tap.
"We were a little concerned," admitted Fairfield-bound Tim Duggan (wearing No. 3 in the photo along with fellow captain Chris Hoyt). "We just had to work it out as a team, start to play with more focus."
Added Stonehill-bound second baseman Chris Hoyt: "I was a little nervous. We knew we had the ability to turn it around, we have the pitching and defense. It was just a matter of getting some timely hitting."
According to one and all, the turnaround began against Brockton on May 7. Four days after a 7-4 loss to Malden Catholic, Xaverian began its run to glory with a 6-0 victory over Brockton, keying a 7-1 spurt down the stretch to qualify for the postseason.
"I really felt that having the four days off allowed us to decompress a bit and we needed it," said Lambert, who played at Xaverian and later at Holy Cross. "Tim Duggan went out and spun a beauty against Brockton, he really shut them down. I think that game launched in terms of having a positive frame of mind."
Even though the Hawks lost to Norwood in the final days before the start of the tournament, they were ready from a mental standpoint entering the tournament. Never was that more evident than in the first round of the tournament when Xaverian, a 15-seed, traveled to Bay State Herget champion Walpole for an opening-round contest.
"By that point, we just developed the mentality that we weren't going to lose," Hoyt said. "Our intensity was better and we were willing to grind it out like we have in the tournament before."
The two schools are less than eight miles apart and no less than four Xaverian players (Tyler Wolfe, Mike LaVita, James Serra and Hoyt) as well as Lambert are from Walpole. This time, it was the Hawks who got the last laugh, riding the outstanding pitching of Nick Ahearn as well as timely hitting to a 9-3 victory.
Subsequent wins over Silver Lake and Norwood put Xaverian back in the Division 1 South final for the third straight year. The experience was clearly evident as the Hawks took a business-like approach onto the field against upstart Taunton.
The Hawks took an early 3-0 lead, watched Taunton close to within 3-2 in the fifth before putting their stamp on the proceedings. A two-run single by LaVita keyed a four-run seventh inning, extending the lead to 7-2. An inning later, Alex Person (3-for-5 with five RBI) putting the finishing touches on the school's third sectional title with a three-run homer to left.
That was more than enough offense Ahearn, who pitched his second complete-game of the tournament. He allowed six hits and required a mere 93 pitches to seal the deal.
"We have good players, good hard-nosed kids willing to absorb the lessons that our schedule teaches us during the year," Lambert said. "Even when we win games, the game shows you what you need to do become better and the guys have embraced that. This is a resilient group of kids who have worked very hard for everything they've gotten.
"All you can hope for June is to become a tough team to beat. We lost in this game last year to Franklin (on a walk-off home run by Brendan Skidmore), but we were a tough team to beat. They had to make plays to beat us.
"If we can be a tough team to beat by June, I feel like I have done my job as a coach."
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Were I a neutral, last Saturday's match versus London Wasps might just have made the perfect afternoon's viewing. There were gang celebrations after high-paced, beautifully worked tries, huge, eye-watering hits and lots of contentious decisions by referee Chris White for the punters to take to the pub and argue over late into the night.
It was a horrid game to lose, primarily because it was at home but, as professionals, from time to time you have to take it on the chin. But one thing that was more difficult to accept with a shrug of the shoulders and a handshake was the sour note on which the game finished.
Tim Payne's dismissal after receiving his second yellow card for scrum offences would certainly have soured his trip to The Rec, especially as he would, without question, have felt hard done by. These were punishments dished out under the banner of "referee's interpretation" and we, of course, were not complaining. At the final whistle, though, both Lee Mears and I went straight to Payne and offered our sympathies for what may have been – and to be honest, at scrum time, we front- rowers often don't even know what's happening – a very harsh call.
Payne's departure was not, however, the moment that disappointed us the most. David Lemi's middle-finger-wielding charge at Ryan Davis after his failed attempt to level the score with a last-gasp, touchline conversion was astonishing. It is worth mentioning that, although the two of us have never met, I have never heard anyone describe Lemi as anything but a man of principle and of lovely nature. This, though, was an incident where all compassion and sportsmanship was pushed to the back of his mind while aggression, disrespect and vitriol took hold.
If compared to the vile histrionics performed by former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor last week (the fool scored a good goal against his old club then ran the length of the field to taunt the fans who, until weeks before, had chanted his name with affection), Lemi's behaviour seems more an explosion of emotion rather than a premeditated insult.
Is it, though, any less scandalous than the dives and abuse of the officials we scream at while watching Match Of The Day on Saturday night? If Wayne Rooney had sprinted at Frank Lampard, having watched him miss a penalty, telling – and showing – him where he wanted him to go, he would have been strung up in the press. Instead, Lemi said sorry and all was forgiven. To be honest, I would not want him to be punished, it was certainly out of character and to see him banned would not make me feel better. But I ask, were it Danny Grewcock's face on that picture, would an apology from our club press officer have been sufficient? I doubt it.
Last season we lost to Leicester in the Guinness Premiership semi-final. We were well beaten by the eventual champions and it was a feeling that will stay with me forever. Upon the final whistle I approached my old friend Julian White and we had a chat. "How you feeling, Jules?" I asked him. "Old, mate," he replied. We shared a laugh with arms on one another's shoulders as the camera panned past us, then retreated back to the changing rooms to either celebrate or sulk.
It was a few weeks later that someone (they shall, for the benefit of all concerned, remain nameless) accused me of not caring enough, having witnessed me dare to smile with my friend on television. "Laughing at the final whistle after losing to Leicester?" he squawked.
I felt instantly violent towards this man, mainly because he was wrong – very wrong – but also because he seemed to have forgotten what rugby is about. Rugby is about giving everything for the badge, for each other, and then, whatever might have happened in battle, shaking hands with the opposition and sharing a pint afterwards. This isn't rugger; it's not the good old boys getting the game out of the way before getting down the pub for a ruddy good knees-up.
The game may have gone professional but the values remain the same; we operate in a world of brutal violence and ruthless physicality but also one where respect is king.
It's not wrong to cash in overseas
The exodus of some of the Premiership's most talented and charismatic players to the French Top 14 has caused a stir. When questioned, they talk about lifestyle, experiencing new cultures and taking on new challenges, and a lot of this may be true. However, why folk continue to deny money being the main cause is beyond me. Why maximising earnings has become frowned upon is one of sport's great mysteries.
If a successful chap in a suit decides to leave his post at, say, BHS and gets a 100 per cent pay rise for a similar position at M&S, he is congratulated. But if a sportsman (football's at it too, see Manchester City) declares money to be any sort of motivation in a short, high-risk line of work he is branded a mercenary, a slave to the Euro.
Of course loyalty still exists in rugby but how far must that stretch? Will a Premiership club keep a man on when his playing days are over, on a nice salary, just to be loyal? No. He will, in almost every case, be discarded like the obsolete commodity he is and replaced by the new, young buck. Anyone who tells a father of young children and main breadwinner that he ought not to chase more financial security for his family before it's too late is a braver man than me.
Feels brilliant to put Sale away
Though it is rarely talked about in the same breath as the likes of Welford Road and Kingsholm, Edgeley Park has become quite a fortress in the last few seasons. A combination of precise territorial rugby with Charlie Hodgson and company plugging the corners and 30 hours straight in the same hotel room before the late-evening kick-off make it a truly awkward fixture.
So to travel north with the odds against us and claim our first, much-needed win of the season – a 25-12 victory on Friday night – feels wonderful. Sale had moments of early brilliance with Mark Cueto and Mathew Tait causing havoc through incisive running and untouchable agility but our midfield of Shontayne Hape and Matt Carraro held firm and built a platform from which to win the match. Their every tackle was hurtful, every ball-carry thunderous. It takes a lot for me to credit anyone outside the front five with such abandon, but they were wonderful.
Once or twice Dean Schofield, the big oak who seems to have been around forever, ran the ball in so hard and with such ferocity it was almost inconceivable that his progress might be arrested. But arrested it was – just – and we hung on to beat a team of real quality for a win of real value.
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Oh lordy she's clever.
But not as clever as me. 'You hope.' Piped up the voice in the back of my mind. 'Oh shut it.' I reply before realising I should probably get up off the floor before Trish thinks she's won.
With a bit of effort, I stand. Breathing deeply, I begin my counter attack.
"You should've thought harder about getting yourself stuck in that small space Trish. Silly, silly Trish." I mock.
I see her panic slightly and try to get out - too late.
I made the edge of the zero gravity ball impenetrable
Rising on a circular podium, I stop the zero gravity inside the hamster ball and Trish falls to her knees, her face worried. From other parts of the ground, I make other podiums rise. Then, with a single, hard swipe of my hand, Trish is bouncing between all the podiums inside the hamster ball.
"I hope you like Pinball!" I yell and smile.


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I am an experienced art therapist working with a range of clients, offering them a different and creative way in which to communicate and express their thoughts and feelings – combining talking therapy with art making. The process of art making can act as a bridge between the conscious and the unconscious mind. This enables my clients to explore aspects of themselves that they may otherwise not yet have discovered. I guide and hold the process through the careful, empathic relationship I build with each of my clients. I strongly believe that this strong therapeutic relationship lies at the centre of the work.
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Muscle metabolism during intense, heavy-resistance exercise
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The objective of this study was to examine the muscle metabolic changes occurring during intense and prolonged, heavy-resistance exercise. Muscle biopsies were obtained from the vastus lateralis of 9 strength trained athletes before and 30 s after an exercise regimen comprising 5 sets each of front squats, back squats, leg presses and knee extensions using barbell or variable resistance machines. Each set was executed until muscle failure, which occurred within 6–12 muscle contractions. The exercise: rest ratio was approximately 1∶2 and the total performance time was 30 min. Concentrations of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), creatine phosphate (CP), creatine, glycogen, glucose, glucose-6-phosphate (G-6-P), α-glycerophosphate (α-G-P) and lactate were determined on freeze-dried tissue samples using fluorometric assays. Blood samples were analyzed for lactate and glucose. The exercise produced significant reductions in ATP (p<0.01) and CP (p<0.001), while α-G-P more than doubled (p<0.05), glucose increased tenfold (p<0.001) and G-6-P fourfold (p<0.001). Muscle lactate concentration at cessation of exercise averaged 17.3 mmol · kg−1 w.w. Glycogen concentration decreased (p<0.001) from 160 to 118 mmol · kg−1 w. w. It is concluded that high intensity, heavy resistance exercise is associated with a high rate of energy utilization through phosphagen breakdown and activation of glycogenolysis.


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``This experiment has got to be the crappiest of the year!'' Adrianna muttered under her breath. ``Look! No matter how much I go farther or nearer, the damned light won't focus its shadow onto this stupid paper!``
Isabelle chuckled lightly noticing that Mr.Conrad was less than a feet away from them.
``Any problems?`` Mr.Conrad asked.
``The light's not focusing on the this paper-`` Adrianna replied tossing the paper which fell softly on the ground beside Mr.Conrad.
Isabelle got off her chair and picked up the paper. He looked down towards Isabelle who returned his gaze and noticed a light pink color rising to her cheeks. She gave him a small smile and told him they didn't need any help.
``Um-Isabelle. I think we kinda do.``
``Adrianna, here,`` Isabelle said handing her the paper. ``Just turn the paper horizontally,`` Isabelle instructed as she stood in front of her while backing away with the candle.
``What did I tell you?`` she said, giving a triumphant smile.
Mr.Conrad couldn't help but smile at her. Her smile was infectious, and the way her eyes seemed to brighten for a simple achievement made him feel happy.
While sitting on the bus, Isabelle felt a playful nudge on the side of her stomach. ``Adrianna!``
Now that Isabelle thought about it, the simple nudge felt like it was going to leave a bruise. Isabelle was never the one to back down and avenged her painful side.
``Okay okay stop!`` Adrianna giggled. ``What just happened back there? You know, when we were doing the experiment?``
Isabelle gave her a quizzical look. She had no idea what Adrianna meant.
``Oh come on! Didn't you see the way Mr.Conrad smiled at you? Earth to Isabelle, he hardly ever smiles!`` Adrianna pointed out.
``He smiled at me?`` Isabelle questioned and became immersed in deep thought. She was reminded of the day she stayed afterschool and whether to tell Adrianna her secret.
``Yes he smiled at you, you delusional twit! And let me say, he has an incredibly gorgeous smile...``
Isabelle disregarded the insult and looked at her best friend of 6 years. She knew her long enough to know her secrets would be safe.
``Hey, you know I had to stay afterschool with him?`` Isabelle said.
Adrianna nodded her head and her light brown eyes widened. ``Oh God, he- you – you guys fucked?!``
Isabelle looked at Adrianna in disbelief. ``No..no! We didn't fuck. Gosh Adrianna, you and your dirty mind. We got locked in afterschool!``
``How in the world did you get locked in?``
``We both slept-``
Isabelle rolled her eyes and kept silent.
``Okay I`m sorry. Continue,`` Adrianna said smiling sheepishly. Isabelle shook her head. ``Please! Please! I want to know! I'll tickle you if you don't!`` she threatened, her eyes glinting almost evilly.
``Fine but don't interrupt. I'm not sure why but we both fell asleep. The next thing I knew, I woke up in the dark, the whistling song was playing and I thought I was dreaming. Remember all that lucid dreaming thing I was talking to you about?``
``Yeah I remember.``
``Well silly me thought I was having one and was running around the room thinking Mr.Conrad was a monster who was trying to kill me. Then I find out I wasn't dreaming and my iPod was in my ears the whole time.``
Isabelle noticed Adrianna who was trying to cover her laughter.
``I made him believe I was still dreaming and we kissed-``
``Was it good?``she interrupted.
``Splendid. He's an amazing kisser.``
``Wait, did you kiss or first or the other way around?``
``I kissed him-``
``Naughty naught-``
``Quit interrupting! As I was saying, I kissed him and then apologized after using that I thought I was dreaming as an excuse. Then I asked him why he didn't stop me and he admitted to enjoying it except that it was inappropriate since he was my teacher-``
``Hell yeah! But wow... Okay I'll stop, sorry,`` she smirked. ``Continue.``
``Okay well long story short, I picked the lock open and we got out of school and he drove me home. And don't you dare tell anyone. I don't want him fired or any rumours to start,`` Isabelle said.
``Your secret is safe with me. You know that,`` Adrianna smiled. ``So uh...do you like him?``
Isabelle bit her bottom lip, ``Yeah, I think I do.``
``Well...as jealous as I am, if he likes you back, then maybe just maybe...you could keep this whole relationship a secret...``
``We both promised never to bring the subject up ever again,`` Isabelle replied.
``Well just thinking. Oh and if you ever start failing this course, think of blackmailing him...``
``Or he could blackmail you...do it, or fail! Now doesn't that sound peachy? Just kidding, Isabelle,`` Adrianna laughed. ``Oh hey, here`s my stop. See you later and don't do anything I wouldn't do,`` she said and gave Isabelle a tight hug and exiting the bus.


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But today Robert Tchenguiz is not quite so rich. According to one estimate, he and his brother Vincent have lost a staggering £560m in the past weeks.
But no one should feel too sorry for Mr Tchenguiz. One report recently put the brothers' wealth at £850m, so a back-ofthe-envelope calculation - and with the brothers as secretive as they are, back of the envelope is as close as anyone gets - would still put their worth at just under £300m.
When asked whether he was going to get rid of his Monaco-moored yacht, Mr Tchenguiz said: "I love my boat. I have
no intention of selling it. I've lost a lot of money but I'm not in trouble. It's just taking the rough with the smooth." The Tchenguiz wipeout has been caused by a fall in the paper value of three of the brothers' investments in 12 weeks, thanks to collapsed corporate deals and the plunge in market confidence. The share prices of Sainsbury's, pub group Mitchells and Butlers and games firm SCi Entertainment have all declined.
Mr Tchenguiz became a Sainsbury's investor last year when the company was anticipating a takeover and shares were 525p. The deal did not come off, a second bidder also walked away, and the shares have lost a third of their value.
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Ive noticed that when I drive my jeep on a longer drive maybe 25-30 miles on roads with stoplights that after a while one of my front wheels brakes will drag terribly. An interstate drive is fine, as long as I dont use the brakes heavily or very much. Its only the front wheels and is only one at a time. Any idea what this is all about?:banghead:
Sounds like the caliper slides are not sliding like they are supposed to or, the caliper piston is not releasing when you let off the brakes. Check your steel and also braided lines for signs of wear or damage. A bad line will also cause this to happen.
I agree with AllMudd, you have slides that are hanging up. I personally have never experience a brake line problem, other than being ripped out, that problem is obvious. Spend a couple hours on the weekend and pull the calipers, get some local parts-store caliper slide/bolt kits and install. Remember, speed gets you there, brakes get you home. Hang tough!!
I would lean towards a collapsed brake flex line, the brake fluid can be pushed into the caliper under assist, but the collapsed line will not let it return to the master cylinder. As you drive the heat from the brakes causes the fluid to expand and will apply the brakes even more. You may not see any external signs of damage either ! I would start there, they are a lot cheaper than calipers and given the age they should be replaced anyway.
The stock Jeep calipers crap out. There is no way around it. I have had my share of problems with the calipers. First my passenger side seized, then a couple months later my driver side. My driver side happened when I was driving home from about 10 miles away. When I got home my driver side rotor was actually glowing bright red like it had been heated by a torch, then it burst into flames. I hauled ass into my yard and grabbed the garden hose and put it out. I now keep a fire extinguisher in the Jeep. Best thing to do is to replace both calipers, rotors, pads, grease the slides, and bleed the crap out of your lines. You may get by a few months if you just fix the one you are having problems with, but from my experience once one goes the other is not far off. Something like brake it makes the most sense to spend the $200 and do everything.
yup... calipers most of the time.
If you crack open the bleeder screw and the brakes release, then its a pinched line.
But, most likely you can crack open the bleeder and the caliper will just sit there... locked up. I've replaced mine twice because of mud bogging. Even pulled 'em apart once and expanded the boots to clean them really good and they still frikin locked up so I replaced 'em a second time. Thats part of the reason why I don't go into mud bogs anymore... Some mud, heck yeah, but the mud with little tiny rocks in it, no way...
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Professor Yeo is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Columbia Business School. Professor Yeo's research focuses on accounting-based equity valuation. His current work focuses on parameters that are pivotal to valuing securities. The valuation parameters that he examines include required rates of return by investors, growth rates, tax-adjustments and biases in analyst earnings per share forecasts. Prior to joining Columbia, Yeo was a faculty member at the University of Melbourne and the University of Western Australia. In 2007, he was awarded the Dean's Teaching Excellence in Core Courses at Columbia Business School and one of the finalists for the Presidential Teaching Awards at Columbia University. In 2008, Yeo received the EMBA Commitment to Excellence Award for Excellence in Teaching. And most recently, he was named one of the 12 Favorite Professors teaching in Executive MBA Programs in 2008 by Wall Street Journal. Yeo teaches an elective, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation, at the Columbia Business School to Executive MBA.
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Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
Summer 2014
Financial Planning & Analysis
Fall 2013
Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
Spring 2013
Accounting I: Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting (EMBA)
Fall 2012
Journal articles
The Use of Comparable Firm Approach in Valuing Australian IPOs
In International Review of Financial Analysis
Coauthor(s): Janice How, Jennifer Lam, Julian Yeo
The Impact of Forecast Disclosure and Its Accuracy on Equity Pricing: The IPO Perspective
In Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance
Coauthor(s): Janice C. Y. How, Julian Yeo
The Pricing of Underwriting Services in the Australian Capital Market
In Pacific-Basin Finance Journal
Coauthor(s): Janice C. Y. How, Julian Yeo
Web-only articles
The usefulness of accounting fundamentals and other prospectus information in the valuation of IPO firms
In Chazen Web Journal of International Business
Coauthor(s): Julian Yeo
Working papers
Another Look at Equity Valuation Using Price Multiples
Coauthor(s): Ming Deng, Peter Easton, Julian Yeo
Dividend Tax Credits and the Residual Income Valuation Model
Coauthor(s): Julian Yeo
Expected Bias in Analyst Earnings Forecasts
Coauthor(s): Ming Deng, Julian Yeo
Expected Rates of Returns for IPO Firms
Coauthor(s): Asher Curtis, Julian Yeo
Properties of Analyst Contemporaneous Multi-Period Earnings Forecasts
Coauthor(s): Julian Yeo
Understated Book Values and Analyst Earnings Forecast Errors
Coauthor(s): Ming Deng, Julian Yeo


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The NT Live screenings of Rory Kinnear's Hamlet in November and Derek Jacobi as King Lear on 3 February at a cinema near you trace their origins to the MBA programme at Cambridge Judge Business School.
David Sabel, an actor from the US, was working as a chef in Paris when he decided an MBA was the route to take back into the theatre. "I wanted to get into the production and management side but knew that I would need some basic business skills," he says. "Judge's MBA programme is almost the only one with a focus on culture and the arts. I was immediately attracted by their open attitude to my rather oddball CV. They said 'That looks interesting' instead of querying why on earth I would want to do an MBA. The atmosphere was creative, and the students were diverse – there was a former television producer and other media industry people but also doctors, lawyers and journalists, which made a stimulating mix."
Dr Allegre Hadida has run a culture, arts and media management elective at Cambridge Judge Business School since 2000, attracting partners including Channel 4 and the Britten Sinfonia. She says: "Our students get a lot out of working with arts and cultural organisations, which are very different from the usual case studies, and our partners also benefit. Developing a case study about your own organisation forces you to think about what is going on, which can sometimes be painful."
Bringing together the business and arts worlds removes misconceptions says Hadida. "A certain classical musician took part in a workshop here and was terrified that the business students would be like participants in the television series The Apprentice, so he was delighted to find that they were humans and not caricatures."
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Despite its worldwide success, NT Live and Sabel haven't abandoned their connections to Cambridge Judge Business School. Becky Schutt, a Judge MBA graduate and lecturer in the culture and arts management elective, designed an NT Live case study together with Jeremy Newton, chief executive at The Princes' Trust. The Judge MBA students did a presentation to Sabel and his colleague Emma Keith in 2010. "It was very useful to get the business students' perspective" he says. "NT Live was at a critical point; we knew it was a huge success but still losing money, though we'd budgeted for that. I had to explain some of the issues in the arts world to the students like the complicated areas of copyright and artists' arrangements with the unions. Given this insight, the students looked at how to maximise value when you don't have flexibility in negotiations."
Sabel found the mix of experience and backgrounds in the class brought interesting and innovative ideas to the project. He says: "They all picked up on the fact that the key to the model was scaling up distribution. Once you're on satellite you can go to more cinemas and increase your revenue, because your costs are high but fixed. They also spotted that the biggest business opportunity was in the US."
Julie Zhang was one of the Judge students involved in the presentation. Her background was in finance and, until joining the elective, she had never considered the arts as a future career. "For the first time I saw the cultural arts from a business perspective," she says. "We took the business theory and applied it in practice to a case study in real time. Some of the ideas that we advocated, such as going worldwide with the brand and attracting younger audiences, are already being implemented. It's very rare and incredibly rewarding to see that your ideas are valued and taken on board by a client."
Schutt finds that the NT Live case study makes the point to a group of students with mixed backgrounds that the arts are facing the same issues as other organisations. "Globalisation and customer and market development are challenges that our students will grapple with wherever they work," she says.
Sabel provides a useful role model for the Judge students, says Schutt. "He's a wonderful Judge success story, and shows that you can be an entrepreneur even in a large organisation, creating a department from scratch, as David has done," she says.
Jeremy Newton came to Judge from within the arts sector. "My previous job was running RADA and I love working with students. The arts sector doesn't have a very good career development structure in this country, and I was keen to help Judge nurture the next generation of arts leaders," he explains.
"NT Live didn't start out to be profitable but, in a world of significant cuts in the arts, the students brought a sharp sense of financial reality. The benefit of this type of partnership flows in both directions, the MBA bringing value and the arts sector repaying that in spades by contributing insights and learning."
Sabel agrees that, as a client, he has benefitted from "having sharp minds who were hungry to work on a real project using their ideas and skills. It was exciting to see them really passionate about contributing to a ground-breaking innovation in the arts."Reuse content